Happiest of Birthdays Won A Prize

I am so excited today. First off, it is Juneteenth which was recognized by my job as a holiday so I had the whole afternoon off. I spent my afternoon with family watching Just Mercy. If you want to understand the feelings that people are currently expressing, this is a fantastic movie that conveys current themes to a tee. Next up, I watched Brandyscards.com Friday night YouTube live and found out I was one of the winners for last weeks’ color challenge. 

This was my entry card for the challenge:

Both of these bright cards were inspired by Brandy’s colors and I won a Butterfly Gala stamp set and Butterfly duo punch! So incredibly excited! 

Product List

Happiest Of Birthdays Cling Stamp Set (English) [152539]	Sending Sunshine Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [152592]	Friendly Silhouettes Dies [149546]
Frost White Shimmer Paint [147046]	Stampin' Spritzer [126185]	Pumpkin Pie Classic Stampin' Pad [147086]
Melon Mambo Classic Stampin' Pad [147051]	Highland Heather Classic Stampin' Pad [147103]	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708]
Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock [140272]	Highland Heather 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146986]	Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [121045]
Rhinestone Basic Jewels [144220]	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755]
Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper [149612]

All supplies are available on my Stampin' Up website if you would like to get some for yourself.  Don't forget my live Artistry Blooms workshop is next Saturday night over in the Saturday Night Crafters Facebook Group.  Please make sure to sign up for my workshop using the link above or click on the Artistry Blooms photo on the right hand sidebar if you are interested.  Anyone who makes a purchase of $30 or more using the June hostcode QB3DZTES will be entered into a drawing for a chance to win a giveaway of tools and goodies worth $50. The first 8 people who order will receive a Multipurpose Liquid Glue as a thank you gift from me.

Stampin’ Up! All Purpose Ink Shimmer Paint - Ways To Use It

Happy Spotlight Sunday.  On Sundays, I will be spotlighting a product or technique that I love.  Today's spotlight features Stampin’ Up! All Purpose Ink Shimmer Paint  and a few ways to use it.  

In the below video I show how to make your own shimmer spray and some samples of other ways to use All Purpose Ink.  Check out the video and like and subscribe to my YouTube channel if you would like to see more videos like this. 

 Product List  
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 Frost White Shimmer Paint 
 
 [147046] 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 Stampin' Spritzer 
 
 [126185] 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 Purple Posy 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock 
 
 [150881] 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 Stitched So Sweetly Dies 
 
 [151690] 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 Pattern Play Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) 
 
 [152523] 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Don't forget my upcoming workshop on June 27th.  We will be making two projects with the Stampin'
 Up Artistry Blooms Suite of products and I just may show you a bonus technique featuring this 
homemade shimmer spray.  

There will be a giveaway drawing for anyone who signs up and places an order with me between now and the workshop.  

Click the workshop link on the sidebar to sign up and purchase your class supplies.  Make sure you order soon so that your supplies will ship in time for the workshop so you can craft along. 

Cutaway Card

Dawn Griffith had a fantastic card tutorial over on her blog a few weeks ago.  I decided to try to make the card and I just love how it turned out. Give Dawn some love and check out her tutorial here.  Let me know in the comments if you think I did her card justice. 

Kaisercraft Amethyst Collection and Catherine Pooler Inks: Stone Blue, Queen For A Day, and Sugared Lavender, Clear Sparkle Ink

Saturday Night Crafters

Happy Monday!
I hope you all had a great weekend. I had a ton of fun making cards during our Saturday Night Crafters Facebook Live this weekend. 

We have a new weekly challenge in the group. It is a Random Color Challenge. Each week Kathy will ask the group to pick 4 numbers. Each number has a color randomly assigned and the challenge is to try to make a card featuring the random color combination. Here is what I came up with:

Saturday Night Crafters Random Color Challenge

Week 1: Oasis, Bordeaux, Amethyst, Metallic Gold

Additional Supplies: 

Stampin’ Up! Power of Hope Stamp Set

Stampin’ Up Mosaic 3D Embossing Folder

Stampin’ Up! Highland Heather card stock

Water color card stock

Water Painter

Gold Embossing Powder

Versamark Ink

Ribbon 

Techniques: 

Inked Embossing Folder

Ink Pad to Glass mat

Masking

This week we made Puzzle Cards. This is such a quick and easy project. 

Here are the two versions that I made.

You can watch Kathy demonstrate how to make these here. 

Don’t forget, The new Stampin’ Up! catalog is live!

https://michellehollings.stampinup.net/

Send me some love and use June host code for orders under $150: QB3DZTES

Re-Ink It!

Happy Saturday! 
I am patiently waiting to receive my order from the new Stampin’Up! catalog. I decided to have a look through some of my old stash and found these oldies but goodies from 2009. You can check out my video of my ink test over on our Saturday Night Crafters Facebook page. 

Ink Test Results:

I was pleasantly surprised to see how well these products have held up for 11 years! That is a true sign of quality. 

If you would like to get some new ink for yourself, head over to my website and click on SHOP. 

Don’t forget, The new catalog is live!

https://michellehollings.stampinup.net/

Send me some love and use June host code for orders under $150: QB3DZTES

Pick up some products from the Artistry Blooms Suite so you can stamp along during my live workshop Coming June 27th.

Join our Facebook Live group Saturday Night Crafters and craft and chat with Kathy and the gang 8pm Eastern every Saturday night. 

Stampin’ Up! 2020-2021 Catalog Release

Today was release day for the new Stampin’ Up! Catalog. 
My friend Kathy, our host on the Saturday Night Crafter’s Facebook Group shared their current special with me. I loved so many of the new catalog items that I decided to rejoin Stampin’ Up! as a demonstrator. I will be hosting a workshop in the group on June 27th. Click here to view the Event details on Facebook and set a reminder.  

The theme of our workshop will be 2 projects using the new Artistry Blooms Suite of products. 

You can click the link to watch a video about the products and can purchase them right on the site. 

The host code for the Artistry Blooms workshop is: QB3DZTES

Please make sure you order by June 15th if you would like to craft along during the workshop. 

You can view the new catalog on my website at:
Michellehollings.stampinup.net

Artistry Blooms Workshop details:
Join us to make two projects using the new Artistry Blooms Suite of products from Stampin’ Up!

We will add additional details regarding the projects and any prep instructions toward the end of the month.

Featured Supplies:
Artistry Blooms Suite Collection 154150
Or
Hand drawn Blooms Bundle 154101
Artistry Blooms Designer Series Paper 192495
Rainbow Glimmer Paper 153056
Artistry Blooms Sequins 152477

Recommended Tools:
Sponge Brayer
Aqua Painter or Brush
Versamark
White Embossing Powder
Heat Tool
Circle Die or Punch 2.5”or 3”

Colors:
Whisper White
Magenta Madness
Calypso Coral
Mango Melody
Costal Cabana
Granny Apple Green
Rich Razzleberry
Gorgeous Grape

Order supplies at:

https://michellehollings.stampinup.net/

8pm ET June 27th

Crafty Fun Z Fold Card

The Sara Signature Crafty Fun range from Crafter’s Companion is full of fun dies and papers. I used that great Z Fold card technique adapted from Kelly Acheson (see my May 18th post for details) to showcase my favorite patterns from the Crafty Fun 6 x6 paper pad. 

The fabulous envelope die and flowers are all from a die set in the range called Sealed With Love. I love that it comes with a couple of choices for the in laid cut in designs as well as decor and cute sentiment dies. 

There will be a Facebook Live on the Crafter’s TV page on Wednesday Creative Cravings show featuring the Crafty Fun range. Check it out. 

Don’t forget to join our Saturday Night Crafters Facebook Group so you can chat and make along with us. 

Fun Birthday Cards

In our Saturday Night Crafters Facebook group we share a love of several of the same company's products including Crafter's Companion, Tonic Studios, Diamond Press and Stampin' Up. We love discovering and sharing all new products with each other but we also have a lot of the same supplies.  This week we made fun freestyle Birthday cards using Crafter's Companion December Balloon Sentiments Craft Box.  The box is great because it includes coordinating stamps, embellishments, dies, cards, ribbon, twine, paper and cardstock.  I decided to make two cards.  

I made a Center Step card base using some Hunky Dory Cardstock a while ago and had never come up with a concept to decorate it.  When I saw the patterned paper in this box, I knew I could make a really cute Birthday card using that base.  

I stamped out Hello Friend using the balloon stamps and Versafine Clair Nocturne ink.  I matted those onto the patterned paper and edged around it with Nuvo Glitter Marker then matted that onto some of the purple cardstock from the box.   I added some cute Shimelle Sparkle City Glitter Enamel Stickers and drew in some balloon strings with a black pen. 

I used some of the left over purple cardstock and added some Versamark Ink all over then embossed with Holographic embossing powder. Next I die cut the balloon die out of my custom sparkly paper and added those on the steps of my card.  I finished the card off by stamping It's Your Day and Have Fun.  

For my second card, I decided to keep it simple and showcase some of the patterned paper.  I embossed Happy Birthday balloons with White Embossing Powder directly onto the patterned paper and stamped some confetti using Pink Tulip and Jade Green Harmony Opaque Pigment Ink.  I stamped my sentiment "Wishing You A Very" in Versafine Clair Nocturne Ink and added some Studio Katia Crystal Clear Confetti and finished things off with some Noble Peacock Rhinestones from Stampin' Up!

Z Fun Fold Cards

This past weekend in the Saturday Night Crafters Facebook Group, we worked on Z Fold cards. Everyone has their own preferred design and measurements for this type of card. I have to say this design by Kelly Acheson from A Stamp Above is my new favorite. 

This card is so perfect for showcasing beautiful papers. I chose Stampin’ Up! Parisian Blossoms Specialty Designer Series Paper. I pared it with Pale Silver Centura Pearl CardStock. I finished it off with a sentiment die from Diamond Press and cut out one of the flowers from the patterned paper to place behind the die.