Stampin' Pink Rose

Chicago and More!

Pamela August 1, 2016 August 1, 2016Friendship

I am back after a wonderful trip to Chicago and had a great time. I met with a great group of stampers. You don’t know how much fun it is to see everyone and exchange ideas. We had two wonderful host for the event …. Lisa Pretto and Janet Wakeland. We did some web conferencing with some top Stampin’ ! Demonstrators. The picture is of our great host.

I decided to show you some pictures of my trip. The first picture is from the Field Museum. It is the Terra Cotta Warriors which is on a special exhibit. Here is one more of the Terra Cotta Warriors. The last picture of the Field Museum is our old friend Sue.

The next stop was the Shedd Aquarium.

The fish are aspiring me to order the Seaside Shore Stamp Set. My last group of pictures are of the beautiful skyline. Some where taken from a boat off Navy Pier and others from Chicago 360 (Hancock Building).

For more pictures, checkout my Pinterest site.

Today’s card is using Thoughtful Branches. It is Hedgie the Hedge Hog. There is a story behind this card. My son’s ex girlfriend had a hedge hog as a pet. I don’t know if you know, but they make good pets. I used it in the classroom as a teaching tool. So I thought the branches would work for his prickly part. Just my chance when I was in Chicago I took a picture of a hedge hog. So here is that picture and my card. I would love to hear what you think.

Sorry for the dead hedge hog. I think mine is cuter. If you prefer not to make a hedge hog, I have another card on my Facebook that uses Thoughtful Branches. You can click here

https://www.facebook.com/stampinpinkrose/

Base: Blooms and Bliss paper with Island Indigo

Focus: The cute hedge hog front and center.

Tips

Stamp Set: Thoughtful Branches, Love and Affection

Thoughtful Branches Photopolymer Bundle

Love & Affection Photopolymer Stamp Set

Color Combination: Island Indigo, Pool Party, Crumb Cake, Early Espresso

Ink: Early Espresso (feet), Archival Black

Paper: Island Indigo, Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Whisper White, Black

Designer Paper: Blooms and Bliss

Accessories: Layering Circles Framelit, Sweet and Sassy Framelit, 3/4″ Circle Punch, Owl Punch, Thoughtful Branches Framelit, Big Shot, Trimmer

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Timeless and Elegant

Pamela July 24, 2016 July 24, 2016Anniversary

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We all have special cards we need from time to time which sometimes require them to be elegant. So before I head to Chicago I have a challenge (actually two challenges). The first challenge is a color requirement of Melon Mambo, Sahara Sand, and Black. There is one stamp set with thinlit that I haven’t used; Floral Phrases. So I dug it out and thought, many are using it for Wedding cards. At this my point in life, I have far more Anniversaries that Wedding. Therefore, I came up with this Anniversary card. You will find it quick and simple. Yet, this card is truly timeless and elegant. The other challenge is open design. See the challenge links at the bottom.

Base: The beautiful and bright cheery Melon Mambo paper.

Focus: The intricate lace cutout in black of the die. I gave a background of neutral Sahara Sand to help the black stand out. The flower adds a pop of color which ties with the Melon Mambo paper. Remember you need to tie your colors together.

Tips

Stamp Set: Timeless Love

Timeless Love Clear-Mount Stamp Set

Color Combination: Melon Mambo, Basic Black, Sahara Sand

Basic Black

Melon Mambo

Sahara Sand

Ink: Archival Black, Melon Mambo (around flower)

Paper: Melon Mambo, Basic Black, Sahara Sand, Whisper White*

Note: I always use Whisper White behind the papers for my cards.

Embellishment: Wink of Stella

Accessories: Floral Phrases Thinlits, Big Shot, Trimmer, Die Brush set, 1/2″ punch, Botanical Framelits, Sponge Daubers (around flower)

Here are the challenge links. Click to go check out all the wonderful designs.

Global Project Design: http://www.global-design-project.com/

Stampin Pretty Sunday Challenge: http://stampinpretty.com/

Also, check out my Facebook for another idea using this thinlit. https://www.facebook.com/stampinpinkrose/

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Do You Have Tunnel Vision?

Pamela July 22, 2016 July 22, 2016Uncategorized, Video

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Okay, I am playing words, but do all your cards look the same inside? So let us change it up a bit with an easy addition. We are making a tunnel card which will surprise the receiver.