One Stamp At A Time August Blog Hop New Beginnings

 

Welcome to the August OSAT Blog Hop New Beginnings.  I really had to stretch myself this month with this theme.  Doesn't seem like a lot of new beginnings in my life or the life of those closest to me , so I decided to use a new bundle from the new 2020-2021 Catalog called Pampered Pets.  I think this card and gift box would be a great gift for someone welcoming a new kitty to their home.  I love animals of all kinds, but kitties are near and dear to my heart.  I've had several cats in my lifetime and I also have a fur grandkitty as well.

I first stamped the two kitties in this stamp set and colored them in with Stampin' Blends and cut them out with the dies.  I used the matching DSP and the ribbon from this suite as well.  I ended up using die cut words from a couple other die sets and I will have them listed on the bottom of this post. Notice how I cut the kitty bowl out from the DSP.  This suite has a lot of options and ways to use it, as you will see in my 3D project.  The sketch I used in one from the catalog where the suite is displayed.  You can find it on page 42 of the catalog.

I used of of our new adorable mini Paper Pumpkin boxes in the new annual catalog. I cut the kitties this time from the DSP since they are super simple to fussy cut out.  You will notice I didn't waste any of that adorable paper either..  I used part of the one kitty and it makes him look like he is hiding from the main focal point kitty.  

This was fun to play with and do some fussy handwork on and like I said I think it would be great to give to someone getting a new kitty in their household.  The box could be filled with kitty treats or even a new collar.

Thanks so much for stopping by and continue on the blog hop by clicking on the name under mine in the list below.

Blessings,

Renee

 

Product List

Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [101650] $9.75	Banners Pick A Punch [153608] $23.00	Stampin' Seal [152813] $8.00	Stampin' Seal Refill [152814] $5.50
Mini Paper Pumpkin B0xes [153069] $7.50	Pampered Pets Bundle [154069] $39.50	Playful Pets Designer Series Paper [152489] $11.50	Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad [147084] $7.50
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $6.00	Real Red 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [102482] $8.75	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [100730] $9.75	Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [121045] $8.75
Smoky Slate 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [131202] $8.75	Paper Snips [103579] $10.00	Playful Pets Trim Combo Pack [152466] $7.50	Well Written Dies [151816] $40.00
Word Wishes Dies [149629] $36.00	Stitched Nested Labels Dies [149638] $35.00	Tasteful Textile 3D Embossing Folder [152718] $9.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.00
Mini Glue Dots [103683] $5.25	Champagne Rhinestone Basic Jewels [151193] $6.00	Basket Weave & Metallic Ribbon Combo Pack [153553] $8.00	Smoky Slate Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [145058] $9.00
Basic Black Combo Pack Stampin' Blends [147942] $9.00	Soft Suede Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [147273] $9.00	Crumb Cake Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [144601] $9.00

A New "Toy" and a Card

Hey there my stampin' friends!  Can you believe I'm posting on my blog today and it's not a blog hop?  I know I've gotten really slack with posting here and I need get better.  I post frequently on Facebook, but my blog has sort of fallen behind.  If you visit or follow my blog, please, leave a comment and let me know if you enjoy reading my posts here.  That would greatly help me in knowing where my time is best spent with my business.

Well today my new "toy" arrived.  You might have guessed it.  It's the new Stampin' Cut and Emboss machine carried exclusively by Stampin'Up!  It's our own product manufactured in our our factory! Woo Hoo!!!  And all I can say is that I'm in love.  It seems like such an amazing machine already and I've only made one card with it.  It is an adorable little machine.  The sides fold up on it for compact storage as well.  Demos could order August 4 and customers will be able to order the first of September.

The other thing I want to share with you today is the card I made using my Stampin' Cut & Emboss.  Of course it was so appropriate that I made my first card using a tree image.  You know how much I love my trees.  I've listed all the supplies I used on the bottom of this post. 

Thanks for stopping by and hope you are having a good day!

Blessings,

Renee

Product List

Beautiful Autumn Bundle (English) [155189] $50.25	Beautiful Autumn Photopolymer Stamp Set [153450] $17.00	Autumn Punch Pack [153609] $39.00	Cajun Craze 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [119684] $8.75
Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [101650] $9.75	Just Jade 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [153079] $8.75	Plaid Tidings 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [153527] $11.50	Cajun Craze Classic Stampin' Pad [147085] $7.50
Shaded Spruce Classic Stampin' Pad [147088] $7.50	Basket Weave & Metallic Ribbon Combo Pack [153553] $8.00	Stamping Sponges [141337] $4.00	Banners Pick A Punch [153608] $23.00
Evergreen Forest 3D Embossing Folder [153576] $10.00	Metallic Pearls [146282] $7.00	Mini Stampin' Dimensionals [144108] $4.00	Stampin' Seal [152813] $8.00
Stampin' Seal Refill [152814] $5.50

OSAT Blog Hop Pretty in Pink

Welcome to the OSAT July Pretty in Pink blog hop!!!  I hope this hop finds you doing well and enjoying summer.  It is extremely and unusually hot here in the Thumb of Michigan.  Thankfully our pool is open and the air conditioning is running.  My stamping room is in the basement, but unfortunately it's so hot that the basement isn't that cool, although with a fan running it's not bad.  I was happy to get to creating for this hop.  I chose all new products and colors from the new catalog.  I hope you like them.

I actually started with my 3D project so that is what I will start with first in my post.  I knew I wanted to base my project around the Flowers for Every Season DSP & the matching Memories & More cards.  This pizza box is covered using Basic Black as the back layer and I cut one of the Memories & More cards to layer on top.  I wanted to bring out the white of the pizza box and the card did just that since the DSP didn't have a pink flower sheet with a white background. I then stamped the flower from the Tasteful Touches stamp set with Memento Black Ink on Whisper White cardstock.  I colored them in using the Magenta Madness Blends.  Very easy.  I hand cut them out since there isn't a die shape for this flower, but they were quick and easy to cut out.  I used the Forever Flourishing dies to cut the greens.  I then used the new Lovely Labels Pick a Punch to make my label using Whisper White cardstock.  The In Color Enamel Dots and a bow using the Forever Greenery gold cord finished it off.  I popped the left flower up with Dimensionals and the right flower with doubled up Dimensionals. 

The card used pretty much the same layout except I used embossing folders for the Magenta Madness layer.  I put it through with the Tasteful Textiles embossing folder and then put it through twice, one on each end using the one embossing folder from the Greenery embossing folder.  The third layer I cut the Flowers for Every Season DSP using the Ornate Layers die.  Instead of the In Color Enamel Dots, I decided to use the Gilded Gems to make them pop with the busyness of the DSP.

I know these projects are probably a little fussier than most, but I sure had a lot of fun making them.  You could replicate them easily since I've already figured all the steps out for you. LOL!

Blessings,

Renee

Product List

Tasteful Touches Cling Stamp Set (English) [152562] $23.00	Itty Bitty Greetings Clear-Mount Stamp Set [146667] $36.00	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [100730] $9.75	Magenta Madness 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [153080] $8.75
Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [121045] $8.75	Bumblebee 8-1/2X11 Cardstock [153077] $8.75	Just Jade 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [153079] $8.75	Flowers For Every Season 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [152486] $11.50
Flowers For Every Season Memories & More Card Pack [153058] $11.00	Magenta Madness Classic Stampin' Pad [153117] $7.50	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $6.00	Forever Flourishing Dies [152714] $36.00
Ornate Layers Dies [152726] $37.00	Greenery Embossing Folders [152716] $8.00	Tasteful Textile 3D Embossing Folder [152718] $9.00	Lovely Labels Pick A Punch [152883] $23.00
Forever Greenery Trim Combo Pack [152475] $9.00	2020–2022 In Color Enamel Dots [152480] $8.00	Gilded Gems [152478] $7.00	Magenta Madness Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [153106] $9.00
Mini Glue Dots [103683] $5.25	Stampin' Seal [152813] $8.00	Stampin' Seal+ [149699] $12.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.00
Mini Pizza Boxes [144645] $6.00	Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush [141897] $8.00