Welcome to the Pals’ Blog Hop! We’re so glad you’re here because we made some great projects for “It’s the Sentiment That Counts” – showcasing new or favorite sentiments as the focal point of their project. You may be starting the hop here or coming from a previous Pal’s blog. Either way, you’ve come to the right place. You’ll find the full line-up below to help you move, or “hop” along from Pal to Pal.
When I saw the theme for this month’s blog hop, I knew immediately the sentiment I would be showcasing. As I have gotten older I realize how fortunate I am in so many ways. One of those things I include is the stamping community of course. In that regard this sentiment speaks to me.
My Thankful sentiment is from the Country Home stamp set. It carried over to the new annual catalog and I was so happy! The new Gather Together stamp set in the Holiday Catalog pairs perfectly with it , as does the Come Gather Designer Series Paper.
As I generally do, I chose my colors from the designer series paper. Pretty Peacock is quickly becoming one of my favorites and I love how well is pairs with Mint Macaron. Looking at them separately you would not think so. I also added Sahara Sand for the pitcher and the flecks in the bouquet.
The greenery is from the Bouquet Bunch Dies. The pearls around the edges of the Stitched Rectangles are our basic Pearl colored with the Dark Pretty Peacock Stampin’ Blends. I hope you will give this a try. Surprisingly they dry almost immediately.
The bit of shimmer ribbon is the Mint Macaron Textile Ribbon. I added a Linen Thread bow to tie in to the Sahara Sand pitcher.
Thank you for looking at my project. I really appreciate you stopping by and I would love to see what you think.
More inspiration awaits! Use the Blog Hop Line-up below to visit the rest of this month’s Design Team. My fellow Pals are excited to show you what they’ve created! Don’t forget to show us some love by commenting on our creations. Mark your calendars for Wednesday, October 9, 2019 when our Hoppin’ Pals share “My Favorite Season” projects. Don’t miss the fun!
I realized as I was typing this post that I am using the Mosaic Mood Designer Series Paper two posts in a row. Sorry about that. But it may give you ideas of your own for this gorgeous paper.
The shades of green in this sheet of the DSP is just WOW! And I love the specks of Soft Suede thrown in. I had to layer the Soft Suede to help those specks pop a bit more. The shading on the tree is from the stamp itself. I love that Stampin’ Up! has done this effect on several stamp sets. It is like you used two step stamping but really didn’t need to. A win for sure.
The tag on the tree is from the Cup Of Cheer Dies. The perfect layering is one of my favorites. I simply added the little bow using a couple of strands of the Linen Thread and attached it with a glue dot. I would be lost without the glue dots.
I have listed all of the supplies at the bottom of the post. If you shop with me and spend under $150.00, please use the Host Code below. Any order of $50.00 and over in product will receive a small gift from me. And don’t forget the DSP Sale! All of the DSP choices that are included in the sale are listed on the flyer below. You can click on it to enlarge it.
Thank you for stopping by today. Please return tomorrow for the monthly Pals Blog Hop. There are always a lot of gorgeous projects for your pleasure.
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Happy Monday to you! I have a really simple gift card holder to share today. I saw a sign over the weekend at a craft fair that said it was only something like 14 weekends until Christmas. Oh My!! Of course this gift card holder could be made for any occasion. The one I have made is a birthday one.
It took me a bit but I now really like this Mosaic Mood Designer Series paper. I love the texture of how it feels and looks. And here is the inside of the card.
As you can see, both the outside and the inside are really simple. The hardest part was deciding to put the ribbon just as an outside wrap that slides off. I originally was going to run it underneath the top layer. Then I thought of bow difficulties, etc. So went with it as just a band.
Directions:
Card base measures 4 X 9 3/4, scored at 3 1/4 and 6 1/2
From the top of the 6 1/2 score, cut diagonally to the bottom right edge.
Fold and burnish all of the score lines. Fold the angle to the inside and secure Only At The Bottom with Tear & Tape.
The inside layer is 3 X 3 3/4
The Front base layer is 3 X 3 3/4 and the DSP is 2 7/8 X 3 5/8
I started with a 15″ piece of Petal Pink Organdy Ribbon. Wrap it somewhat loosely around the card and tie a know. Trim ends.
Stamp the sentiment ,which is from #Elfie, and punch with the 1″ Circle Punch.
Punch the background with the 1 1/4″ Scallop Circle Punch.
Use a handheld hole punch to make a hole at the top of the circle layers and run a piece of Linen Thread through it.
Wrap the linen thread around the Petal Pink Ribbon underneath one of the ribbon ends. Pull tightly, tie a knot, and trim the knot very close.
Thank you for visiting today! I hope you will give this gift card a try. This is one that would be great to have in a variety of colors just to have on hand.
Even thought I mentioned most products in the directions, I have them listed at the bottom of the page and that will take you to my On Line store. My September Host Code is listed below. Don’t forget that the DSP sale is going on right now! WooHoo.
HOST CODE
My September Host Code is VYHZ6ZM2. Please use this code for orders under $150.00. I will have a small perk for those with orders over $50.00.
It is no where near ready to snow here in Georgia! Sadly we are still in the 90s here. But…..having received my pre-order of the Let It Snow Designer Series Paper and the Snowman Season stamp set, I could not wait to give it a try. I am pretending it is cool weather.
I really do like the different colors in this pack of DSP. There is Real Red and Shaded Spruce in it. But there are also Coastal Cabana and Flirty Flamingo as well. I love these. This sheet of paper is a perfect balance for me.
The snowman looks like he is having a blast playing in the snow. I colored him with the Stampin’ Blends in Light colors. I added the Real Red for the sentiment and then thought it needed “something”. So I used the Splatter technique with the Stampin’ Write Marker to Flick color onto the white layer. That made me happy!
Thank you for coming by today. I hope you will return again on Monday for more new projects.
Measurements:
Base layer is 5 1/2 X 8 1/2 folded in half
Flamingo layer is 5 1/4 X 4
DSP layer is 5 1/8 X 3 7/8
Sentiment background is 3 1/8 X 3 1/8
White layer is 3 X 3
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I have a #simplestamping type card today. It is just paper and ink with a little bow added. You know how I love designer series paper. This card uses those leftover pieces that you may think are too small to use.
I have said several times how much I love the 2019-2021 InColor DSP. My love of the paper resulted in quite a few of these little strips. So I decided to make them the focal point of a Thank You card for a sweet friend.
I chose the A Big Thank You stamp set. The fonts and sentiments are wonderful. I used the small heart to give a border down the side. It is stamped in Rococo Rose Ink on the card stock. The sentiment is from the same set and is backed by a different scrap of the DSP.
The only additional thing I added was the little bow. It is the Thick Whisper White Baker’s Twine that I attached using a glue dot.
Thank you so much for stopping by today. I have had some issues with the email version of my post the last two days. That should be fixed now thanks to the wonderful Brian Watt at Integrant Services!!
Measurements:
Base is 5 1/2 X 8 1/2
sentiment layer is 1 7/8 X 1 3/8 for DSP and 1 3/4 X 1 1/4 for Whisper White
The strips are 2 @ 1/2 X 4 1/2, and 1 @ 1/2 X 4
HOST CODE
My September Host Code is VYHZ6ZM2. Please use this code for orders under $150.00. I will have a small perk for those with orders over $50.00.
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