If you would like a new 2014 – 2015 Stampin’ Up! catalog, and you do not have a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator, please email me at: ann@thestampinschach.com  I have a limited number of new catalogs available for immediate mailing. I would love to be your Stampin’ Up! “go-to” gal!

Until next time…

Welcome back for another round of inspiration from the Stamp Review Crew!  This week we are featuring one of my favorite sets…Wetlands.

I am #10 on the hop. You may have just left stop #9: Holly Krautkremer.  If so, you are in the right spot.  If you get off track, the full blog lineup at the end of this post will help you move along from blog to blog so you don’t miss a single exciting creation.   

I decided to create a Christmas card using the Circle Card Thinlet.  I hope you enjoy this Christmas Goose!

The Stampin’ Schach Design TipsThis finished card measures 5-1/2″ wide by 4-1/4″ long. 

• Use your imagination!  While I would have loved to stamp a few snowflakes in the background, I played by the Stamp Review Crew guidelines of using a single stamp set, with the exception of sentiments.  I put on my thinking cap and decided that the Decorative Dots Textured Impressions Embossing Folder could be used to represent big, puffy snowflakes…if you used your imagination.  Of course, to add a little “wow”, I added pearls.

• Christmas Goose! I watercolored the Goose image using Crumb Cake, Basic Gray, and Cajun Craze inks and a Blender Pen. I snipped him out, and placed him behind some snow drifts.  Dazzling Diamonds Stampin’ Glitter adds a shimmer, as if it is newly fallen snow.

• Merry Christmas! The Merry Christmas sentiment, from Teeny Tiny Wishes, seemed like the perfect way to finish this clean card.

I had fun keeping this card clean.  This design may be the one for this year’s Christmas cards.  What do you think of it? Won’t you let me know in your comment today?  Of course, if you have any questions about the cards I create or the techniques I use,  I am only an email away. Make sure you check out the next stop to see what creative and fun goodies the incredibly talented Cindy Beach has created for you!
Until next time…

The Stamp Review Crew

1. Deb Currier  
2. Lisa Young
3. Tanya Boser   
4. Rita Wright  
5. Heidi Baks  
6. Nancy Smith 
7. Debra Burgin 
8. Dawn Tidd   
9. Holly Krautkremer 
10. Ann Schach   
11. Cindy Beach 
12. Betty Traciak  
13. Jill Coleman 
14. Wendy Weixler  

It’s time to play with The Paper Players!  This week we have a Clean and Simple Floral challenge for you.  I decided to use one of the new 2014 – 2016 In Colors, Lost Lagoon and the floral spray from Happy Watercolor.  I love this new color.  In fact, I love all of the new In-Colors! Enjoy today’s card!

The Stampin’ Schach Design Tips:  Clean and Simple
This finished card measures 4-1/4″ wide by 5-1/2″ long.

• Watercolor! The Floral Spray from Happy Watercolor was stamped with Jet Black StazOn onto watercolor paper. It was then colored using the new In Color ink, Lost Lagoon, and Blender Pens. The stem was colored with Wild Wasabi.  Of course, a few pearls make the perfect floral centers.

• Texture! Very Vanilla Core’dinations Cardstock adds a beautiful linen-like texture to any project. Core’dinations is on the Retiring Accessories list, but is still available while supplies last.  It pairs beautifully with Lost Lagoon cardstock.  The gorgeous bow is made from the new Lost Lagoon ribbon. To give the bow a more tailored look, I trimmed the tails short and adhered them to the back of the bow with glue dots.

• Stampin’ on the card base! For a cleaner look, the Thank You sentiment was stamped in Lost Lagoon directly onto the card stock. How quick and easy!

Don’t you love Lost Lagoon? There has been a lot of discussion about how it, and the other new In-Colors, are similar to current colors.  But I feel that the color is richer…deeper…more vibrant.  What do you think? Won’t you let me know in today’s comment?  Your comments are important to me.  And remember…if you ever have a question about the cards I create or the techniques I use, I am only an email away! Until next time…

Upcoming Posts this Week:
The Stamp Review Crew Hop
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Lexi Lou takes on Kalamazoo
Pals Paper Arts Challenge
May Lesson of the Month

 

Stamp Set: Happy Watercolor; Inks: Lost Lagoon, Wild Wasabi; Cardstock: Very Vanilla Core’dinations (retiring), Lost Lagoon; Tools:  Big Shot, Ovals Collection Framelits, Woodgrain Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Hexagon Punch, Blender Pens, Paper Snips; Glitz and Glam:  Pearls Basic Jewels, Lost Lagoon 3/8″ Satin Stitched Ribbon