Be as bold as your lipstick

Fall in love at first sight. That's what happened to me when I got my hands on the Mini catalog 2020 for the first time and paged through it. I fell in love with the Dressed to Impress stamp set. I could play with that all day - that is if I could find somebody to do the laundry, the dishes, make dinner..... you get the picture LOL. Here is one of my cards today but here is more so come back and check again in a few days.

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Timeless Tulips POP-UP

When all of us demonstrators received the stamp set Timeless Tulips from the 2020 Mini catalog last year at convention I wasn't really sure what to think about it. I challenged myself to use it in different ways even though it might not be my favorite. And it has really grown on me. The cards I made with it turned out so pretty! Sometimes you just have to start playing with the stamps to see all their potential. 

In addition to stamping the image and coloring it with Stampin' Blends I used my Watercolor Pencils (you can find these in the main catalog) to give the tulips more depth and definition. Don't they almost look real?

So when I discovered I really like the stamp set my mind started racing about 100 miles an hour with countless ideas. One of my visions was a big bouquet of tulips that unfolds when you open the card 3D pop-up style.

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Using Leftovers

Remember the card from my last post? I created the sparkly green background with the White Embossing paste. I loved the look and just couldn't throw out the scraps. That strip is  the perfect amount of background for this card. Covering the entire cardstock with the  leaves just would have been too much with all the layering around the flower. Scraps used, mission accomplished. 

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A Little Bit Of Both

Now that the Holiday catalog is live it's easy to forget about all the beautiful stamp sets and embellishments in the main catalog. So for this card I combined product from both catalogs.

I really wanted the background to shimmer but was totally out of the Shimmery White Embossing Past. NOW WHAT? Here is where the creativity kicks in. I mixed the regular White Embossing Paste with Granny Apple Green refill and just added some Dazzling Diamond Stampin' Glitter. It's so sparkly!

Love how it turned out! And rest assured the Shimmery White Embossing Paste was added to my next order immediately!!!

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Happy Birthday Monster

Today I wanted to show you that stamp sets from the Holiday catalog can be used in many different ways and are not limited to the holidays. I totally fell in love with those little monsters. If I would only use them for Halloween I feel I wouldn't get enough use out of them. I think they make a perfect birthday card too and BAM! you can use them year round. Add a heart somewhere and you have a Valentines card. The sky is the limit to your imagination and creativity.

For this card I chose a watercolor background and doodled a fine line around with a Journaling Pen. I stamped the little monsters with Memento black ink and colored and shaded them with Stampin' Blends. I also wanted to practice my coloring skills and added all the furry details with the Watercolor Pencils.

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BOO to You

Aren't those little monsters in the Holiday catalog the cutest? Halloween is right around the corner but I am just getting into the mood. For the background I chose the tree stencil from the Basic Pattern Decorative Masks and the White Embossing Paste. After the trees had dried I went along the edges with a Smokey Slate Stampin' Blend to create the shading. Then fuzzy cut the monsters and added them to the card.

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Just A Little Creepy

Or maybe a lot? In our neighborhood houses and front yards are getting decorated big time right now.  What is your favorite Halloween activity or decoration? Leave me a comment below.  Look at all these googly eyes staring at you in the forest. For this card I layered Night of Navy and Gorgeous Grape on Whisper White cardstock to achieve a night sky look. Then I used my Basic Pattern Decorative Mask stencil from the 2019 Holiday catalog and created the forest with sponge daubers and black ink. Next I added the googly eyes. I also have received my Paper Pumpkin this month and there is always some extras included so I decided to use some of the embellishments from the box to add it to my cards. Done!

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