Hippo Happiness: Favourite Bundle in 2020/2021 Annual Catalogue

Welcome to another Global Friends Stampin' up Blog Hop!

I have been absent on here for over a year. For those of you who don't know, I became a work from home Travel Agent (contact me for a free quote! erica@enchanted-vacations.ca) and started a Disney Blog with my sisters over at www.stressfreemickey.com.

Things have been very busy, even with covid!

With regulations here in Vancouver, BC, we had to put our monthly stamp club on hold. Last month I did a class over zoom... by dropping off supplies to everyone and doing it together online.
This month, though, we were able to socially distance and do a club partly on my deck, and partly in the kitchen.

We used my absolutely new favourite stamp bundle called Hippo Happiness. It comes with dies for either the big shot or the new die cutting machine, coming soon!



I LOVE the stamp set, but I'm even more excited about the dies because there's a million ways to use them!
The shapes are good for any kind of card, even if the hippos and other animals aren't really your thing!

Here are what the dies look like!

See what I mean about the shapes?

We kept it really simple with the card, but I'm super happy with it!

We used two of the new in colours for the card, I really like them for the summer time. This card is perfect for a little girl in your life... and if you want to make it for a boy, just change the hearts to bow ties, and the colours a bit and voila!

Ink: 
Magenta Madness
Crushed Curry
Just Jade
Calypso Coral 
Staz on

Silver Slate

Basic Grey

Paper:
Whisper White

Magenta Madness

Dies and Stamp set:
Hippo Happiness

Technique: 
I dragged the edges of the paper on the ink pad to get the "messy" edging, and the only tricky part of the card is lining up the sentiment. If you have the stamparatus, then it will be very simple... otherwise just line it up best you can with the grid paper.

Check out the other amazing products from our Stampin' friends here!

Blog Hop Roll Call

1. Amanda Farlinger

2. Rachel Macleod

3. Anastasia Radloff

4. Jenn Curtis Charles

5. Tricia Butts

6. Jan Musselman

7. June Olsen

8. Kimberley Anne Morris

9. Erica Jones

10. Libby Dyson

11. Darla Roberts

12. Mary Ann Kay Rossiter

13. Marieke Bart

14. Angélique Stempelkeuken

15. Lisa Ann Bernard

16. Barbara Welch

What's your favourite bundle from the catalogue? 

I'd love to hear from you!

Erica

In Colours 2019- 2021: Global Stamping Friends Blog Hop:

Welcome to the next stop on the global friends Blog Hop!

This month's topic is the new In Colours.... I have been insanely busy this last season, becoming certified as a Travel Agent specializing in Disney! My sisters and my blog is www.stressfreemickey.com if you're interested in that sort of thing... and for NO booking fees or added costs, I can help you plan your next Disney, universal or general travel vacation! www.clickthemouse.ca/Erica.

Now that THAT is all out of the way, lets chat about this years in colours!
They are absolutely LOVELY.

The one that i am drawn to the most is the new purple, called "purple posy"... it's soft, and perfect for spring/summer time.
For club this month, we made this lovely, simple card.
                                       

Bundle: Floral Essence
Colours: smoky slate, purple posy, soft sea foam, whisper white
Tools: clear faceted gems, leaf punch, country floral 3D folder

What is your favourite in colour?

Don't forget to check out the other amazing blogs for the hop!

1. Tricia Butts

2. Jan Musselman

3. Jenn Curtis Charles

4. Anastasia Radloff

5. June Olsen

6. Amanda Farlinger

7. Libby Dyson

8. Amanda Bates

9. Lisa Henderson

10. Kimberley Anne Morris

11. Angélique Stempelkeuken

12. Lisa Ann Bernard

13. Marieke Bart

14. Erica Jones

Thanks for stopping by!
Erica

Seasonal Fun: Bloghop with global stamping

Welcome to the next stop of the Global Stamping Friends!

Christmas! It's Christmas time!  Man the fall went in a blink and here we are in CHRISTMAS already!
I've made lots of cards for Christmas, but I really want to highlight my favourites from the Stamp-a-Stack I did. I had over 30 people make stacks of these cards over 3 days.
It was so merry!

The first was with the bundle "making Christmas Bright".  I really like it because there is another stamp set called "making everyday bright", so with the two stamp sets you really do get a lot of use out of these sets.

This is with the green "granny apple green".

And with classic "Real Red"

I used "staz on" black because it gives the crispest coverage in my opinion. We used the Stampin' write markers to color the lights.

The other 3 cards are here: 

Joy To the World is using "hometown greetings" edgelits and coordinating "hearts come home" stamp set. It's simple but time consuming to pre cut 150 cards!

The middle card is using a bunch of odds and ends.  The snowflake is from the "blizzard" plate, and the foil is using Swirly Scribbles, and the beautiful branches are from "first frost".  I just LOVE that merry merlot makes this pop.

The last card is using a favorite big shot framelits set of mine: Coffee cups.  The snowflake is also from the blizzard die.  The background is embossed and the pop of color is pool party! I didn't realize how much I LOVED pool party with a little read red.

Which is your favorite card?

Don't forget to check out the other beautiful Seasonal projects from the other bloghoppers!

Angélique Stempelkeuken

Libby Dyson

Tricia Butts

June Olsen

Jenn Curtis Charles

Lisa Ann Bernard

Jan Musselman

Erica Jones

Sharon Dalton

Narelle Fasulo

Rachel Macleod

Courtenay Heuston

Kimberley Anne Morris

Thanks for stopping by!

Tropical Chic Bundle

Well unfortunately i didn't get this out in time for summer, but it's better late than never right?

My favorite new bundle, hands down, is the Tropical Chic. As soon as I saw it, i knew I HAD To have it!

For our summer club (we only meet once during the summer because it's always so crazy to coordinate holiday schedules) we made 2 cards with this set!

This first one I really wanted to do the leaves white and then have color behind... i've seen a couple with color on color, so i wanted to do something really different.

 Here's the inside:

We used Coastal cabana and basic grey and calypso coral. 

The next card I saw used DSP, and i decided to do it ourselves instead, so we used stamping off to get different shades.

These colors are blush bride, mint macaroon and smoky slate.

Such a fun bundle! I'm so happy with it and can't wait to play with it more.

Varied Vases

I've had a chance to play with the new stamp set and matching punch "varied vases" and i'm having a ton of fun!
I love that it can be playful or simple and elegant.
It's nice to find a stamp set that also works for a variety of occasions... this one works for a house warming, birthday, anniversary, sympathy, you name it!

This card is a perfect "pillow" note.  I used my envelope maker to make the perfect envelope.  Just with basic old computer paper! I love that you can make envelopes of any size.

 This is a new color (petal pink), one that came with the refresh, and I really like it! Especially with sahara sand... a color I don't reach for a lot!

Stamp set: Varied Vases
Ink: Staz On (best black ever, i'm so happy it's back! It makes the crispist images)
       Petal Pink
       Sahara Sand
Markers: Petal Pink
Cardstock: whisper white, petal pink, sahara sand and then vellum sheets
Punches: vases builder punch, leaf punch

This next card I did for my open house in June.  I always buy the variety pack of the new in colors for my open house, and i had the BEST time using those brights with this card!
       

Those colors are pineapple punch, lovely lipstick and grapefruit groove!
Same stamp set.

I got the texture on the bottom using a texture embossing folder with the big shot called seaside texture... man i've used that folder a LOT!

If you're in the surrey area, i'd love to have you join my monthly club! We make the cutest projects, all for free when you buy product every month.  We have a blast and it's a nice way to start out with stampin' up when you're not sure where to start.

Thanks for stopping by!

Let the Good Times Roll

One of the stamp sets I was really excited about that i FINALLY got my hands on is called "Let the Good Times Roll". It has matching framelits dies that makes a really effective, stunning 3D roller coaster!!!

It sure was fun!

And it was surprisingly easy.  It took a while, don't get me wrong... but it was fun to throw on an old episode of friends and get all the pieces together.

What kid wouldn't LOVE this card?
I also can see that it will be fun to use for scrapbooking as well (although not the 3D version).

The outside of the card is simple, and understated... then they open it up and BAM!

I used navy blue as my neutral, and then the new granny smith apple for the base.  I complimented it with Grapefruit Grove and Pineapple Crush.
 Outside:

 Inside:

Global Stamping Friends Bloghop #20:That Little Bit Extra

Hello and welcome to the next stop of Global Friends! Thanks for joining me.

Well, this month we are all about highlighting those little details that make a card really POP!

This card features a few special elements:

To get the mermaid facing the other way, we stamped directly ONTO a clear block, then rubbed it to create a mirror image! Pretty simple.  We did have to use a black stampin' write marker to define the lines a bit.

- Glitter paper (this specifically coordinates with the stamp set I used, Magical Day) from the occasions catalogue... it comes in a big pack with clear, blue and green glitter paper
- framelits that coordinate with the stamp set (they are called "magical mates" and they make this a cinch! If you don't already have a big shot, I can't emphasize enough how it makes your projects both easier and more detailed and amazing).
- sponge brayering (stampin' up a couple years ago made sponging/brayering super simple by making a sponge on a roller, essentially)
- embossing folders (for backgrounds they are a quick and effective way to get texture on your card!)
- wink of stella (this creates a beautiful shimmer when you hold the card... it's addictive!)

Here's what I used for the card:
Stamp Sets: teeny tiny wishes, magical day
Card stock: pool party (double layered), tranquil tide and lemon lime twist
Ink: pool party, Archival Basic Black, rich razzleberry
Tools: Magical mates framelits, seaside and softly falling embossing folders, watercolor pencils
Extras: glitter paper, wink of stella for the mermaids, brayer

Thanks for stopping by, don't forget to check out the rest of the amazing projects in the bloghop!

1.Lisa Ann[mm1]  Bernard
2. Anastasia Radloff
3. Karie Beglau
4. Tricia Butts
5. Libby Dyson
6. Jane Musselman
7.Anita Wifladt
8. Rachel Macleod
9. Courtenay Heuston
10. Lisa Henderson
11. Rebecca Urban
12. Erica Jones (YOU ARE HERE)
13. Jenn Curtis Charles
14. Amanda Farlinger
15. Marieke Bart
16. Amanda Bates