One of my greatest pleasures in the past year and a half has been playing along on several of the Wacky Watercooler Blog Hops. Now that I'm home and settled back into a crafting routine once again I'm totally excited about participating in their latest hop which is focusses on the 2014-2016 Stampin' Up! In-Colours which will soon be retiring.
Okay let's get to it! The Wacky Watercool April Blog Hop is a "circular blog hop" running from 6:00pm Thursday April 21st through 6:00pm Saturday April 23, 2016. The focus is on the 2014-2016 In-Colours which will soon be retiring. No matter where you begin just keep going to the “next” blog on the list and eventually you'll wind up right where you started. What fun!
If you've been working your way forward through this hop you'll have arrived here after visiting the totally talented Libby Fens's blog. What a great selection of cards she posted to start this blog hop off.
CASEing Our Friends:
For my first project I've been given the privilege of CASing a card designed by the very talented Marie Green. Marie has one of those great blogs where you want to spend time wandering so it was difficult narrowing down my choice of cards to CASE. If you haven't visited Marie's "My Tanglewood Cottage" blog site before, make sure you do, because you'll come away with lots of ideas and tips.
Telescoping Card Technique:
For my first CASE I fell in love with one of her more recent projects entitled the "Traveler". This is simply an incredible and inspirational card which offered me an opportunity to play with a "new to me" technique called "telescoping". Here is Marie's stunning "Traveler" card.
Here's My Card:
For this card I've used three of my favourite retiring in-colours - Lost Lagoon, Mossy Meadow and Hello Honey for the base and layers of my card. I also used a gorgeous designer series paper featuring those colours from the "Going Places" DSP paper pack which also retires the end of May 2016.
Here's a closer look at the "telescoping" layers used to highlight the big blue Maine Lobster. I only added three layers, while Marie used four in her sample. I have to say I'm totally fascinated by the 3-D dimension this easy technique achieves. Tip: Make sure that you increase the depth of the foam tape for each layer you add above the first layer and use good firm foam tape so the layers don't sink.
Supply List:
Stamp Sets: By the Tide, Party Pants, Number of Years, Boys Will Be Boys
Sprinkles of Life
Ink: Lost Lagoon, Hello Honey, Mellow Moss, Versa Mark and Gold Glory EP
Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Mossy Meadow, Lost Lagoon
DSP: Going Places (Spring Occasions 2016)#140581
Accessories: Square Framelit Dies, Heat Gun, Large Number Framelit Dies, Big Shot, Dimensionals, Foam Tape
Peek-A-Boo Technique Card:
For my second CASE I chose a Peek-A-Boo Technique card from Marie's blog, that actually was part of the Watercooler Blog Hop in April 2015. Again, this is a "new to me" technique and I just had to try it with my own spin for a boy's birthday card.
Here's my card:
For this fun masculine peek-a-boo card I started with a Very Vanilla card base covered with a Mossy Meadow/Very Vanilla designer series paper from the Going Places DSP pack. I used the Boys Will Be Boys stamp set to stamp the Robot in Mossy Meadow ink. I used a blender pen and Hello Honey ink to colour the Robot. The Lego image was stamped on scraps of Lost Lagoon, Hello Honey and Mossy Meadow and then fussy cut glued together to form one multi piece block. I stamped the YoYo image as a background on the sentiment piece in Hello Honey. This is such a fun stamp set to have on hand for crafting kids cards.
Double Fold Card:
For my third and final project I was inspired to CASE a card made by Lisa Curcio of Lisa's Stamp Studio. She called it a Double Fold Card.
For measurements and a video on how to make this card click on this link.
Here's My Card:
The sky's really the limit when creating with this fancy fold card. It's just that super simple but it packs a big wow! I chose to use Blackberry Bliss as the main colour in this card and have added only small touches of Lost Lagoon and Mossy Meadow. I think it turned out pretty posh?
Supplies:
Stamp Sets: Remembering Your Birthday, Party Pants
Card Stock: Blackberry Bliss, Whisper White, Lost Lagoon, Mossy Meadow
Ink: Blackberry Bliss
Accessories: The Big Shot, Botanical Gardens Thinlet Dies, Lost Lagoon Ribbon, Black Berry Bliss Ribbon, Rhinestones, dimensionals
I hope you're having fun on the blog hop today and that my creations have been an inspiration for you. Let me know if you have any questions about the projects I made, I'd be happy to respond.
Now it's time to move on to the amazing Buffy Cooper's blog to see her wonderful creations. Enjoy!
Happy Stamping!
Penny Tokens Stamping Spot
Say good bye to the 2014-2016 In-Colours - Tangello Twist, Mossy Meadow, Lost Lagoon, Hello Honey and Blackberry Bliss |
If you've been working your way forward through this hop you'll have arrived here after visiting the totally talented Libby Fens's blog. What a great selection of cards she posted to start this blog hop off.
CASEing Our Friends:
For my first project I've been given the privilege of CASing a card designed by the very talented Marie Green. Marie has one of those great blogs where you want to spend time wandering so it was difficult narrowing down my choice of cards to CASE. If you haven't visited Marie's "My Tanglewood Cottage" blog site before, make sure you do, because you'll come away with lots of ideas and tips.
Telescoping Card Technique:
For my first CASE I fell in love with one of her more recent projects entitled the "Traveler". This is simply an incredible and inspirational card which offered me an opportunity to play with a "new to me" technique called "telescoping". Here is Marie's stunning "Traveler" card.
Here's My Card:
For this card I've used three of my favourite retiring in-colours - Lost Lagoon, Mossy Meadow and Hello Honey for the base and layers of my card. I also used a gorgeous designer series paper featuring those colours from the "Going Places" DSP paper pack which also retires the end of May 2016.
Here's a closer look at the "telescoping" layers used to highlight the big blue Maine Lobster. I only added three layers, while Marie used four in her sample. I have to say I'm totally fascinated by the 3-D dimension this easy technique achieves. Tip: Make sure that you increase the depth of the foam tape for each layer you add above the first layer and use good firm foam tape so the layers don't sink.
Supply List:
Stamp Sets: By the Tide, Party Pants, Number of Years, Boys Will Be Boys
Sprinkles of Life
Ink: Lost Lagoon, Hello Honey, Mellow Moss, Versa Mark and Gold Glory EP
Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Mossy Meadow, Lost Lagoon
DSP: Going Places (Spring Occasions 2016)#140581
Accessories: Square Framelit Dies, Heat Gun, Large Number Framelit Dies, Big Shot, Dimensionals, Foam Tape
Peek-A-Boo Technique Card:
For my second CASE I chose a Peek-A-Boo Technique card from Marie's blog, that actually was part of the Watercooler Blog Hop in April 2015. Again, this is a "new to me" technique and I just had to try it with my own spin for a boy's birthday card.
Here's my card:
For this fun masculine peek-a-boo card I started with a Very Vanilla card base covered with a Mossy Meadow/Very Vanilla designer series paper from the Going Places DSP pack. I used the Boys Will Be Boys stamp set to stamp the Robot in Mossy Meadow ink. I used a blender pen and Hello Honey ink to colour the Robot. The Lego image was stamped on scraps of Lost Lagoon, Hello Honey and Mossy Meadow and then fussy cut glued together to form one multi piece block. I stamped the YoYo image as a background on the sentiment piece in Hello Honey. This is such a fun stamp set to have on hand for crafting kids cards.
Double Fold Card:
For my third and final project I was inspired to CASE a card made by Lisa Curcio of Lisa's Stamp Studio. She called it a Double Fold Card.
Grateful Bunch Double Fold Card by Lisa Curcio of Lisa's Stamp Studio. |
Here's My Card:
The sky's really the limit when creating with this fancy fold card. It's just that super simple but it packs a big wow! I chose to use Blackberry Bliss as the main colour in this card and have added only small touches of Lost Lagoon and Mossy Meadow. I think it turned out pretty posh?
Supplies:
Stamp Sets: Remembering Your Birthday, Party Pants
Card Stock: Blackberry Bliss, Whisper White, Lost Lagoon, Mossy Meadow
Ink: Blackberry Bliss
Accessories: The Big Shot, Botanical Gardens Thinlet Dies, Lost Lagoon Ribbon, Black Berry Bliss Ribbon, Rhinestones, dimensionals
I hope you're having fun on the blog hop today and that my creations have been an inspiration for you. Let me know if you have any questions about the projects I made, I'd be happy to respond.
Now it's time to move on to the amazing Buffy Cooper's blog to see her wonderful creations. Enjoy!
Happy Stamping!
Penny Tokens Stamping Spot
14 comments:
Three very fun techniques! My favourite is that telescoping lobster. I haven't even used that particular stamp from that set because I just couldn't think what to do with it. Now I know! Thanks for the inspiration.
Oh, Penny, I can understand why you decided to CASE Marie's telescoping card. And you've done a beautiful job making it your own. And the peek-a-boo card? Simply WOW! I love Marie's but I absolutely have to try making yours because I can't get enough of that Boys Will Be Boys set. So sad to see that one go! That double fold card featuring the Blackberry Bliss is stunning. That's three for three, Penny. Great job! Thanks for being part of our crazy April Blog Hop.
Beautiful projects, Penny! Love the telescoping card, and the peek-a-boo is adorable. And your double fold - lovely!
Penny, I think the peek-boo card is my favourite but I love how you used the diamond orientation for the telescope card. Always such great details.
Thanks for your comment Bev. I'm glad you like the peek-a-boo card. It was a fun card to make and I really love the Boys Will be Boys stamp set, which I'm sure I'll keep using forever.
I just can't choose a favourite, Penny! As always, you've outdone yourself with your amazing designs. The new telescoping technique has been on my radar to try - now you've given me an extra push to get it done! And will you please explain the 'magic' in the peek-a-boo card?! I have to try all of these fun folds!! Thanks for sharing :)
Hi Deb, I'm glad you like all of my projects. The telescoping technique is one I want to go back and try again because it was fun to do and the images just blast of the card face. To get the magic in the peek-a-boo card just click on the link I had to Marie's blog and she has a link to a tutorial on Split Coast Stampers and a video showing how the card moves. It was also a really fun card to make.
Penny, Penny, Penny - these are wonderful cards you CASEd!! I had not seen the first one, guess that rock needs to moved! I liked the second one too. But, my favorite was the third one, the double fold or something.....I loved your choice of colors and the use of the Botanical Framelits. Great choice. Thanks for showing me some new ideas and techniques!
Wow, wow, wow - one for each card! You absolutely out did yourself on all three cards. Your attention to detail is awesome. I really like your take on the telescope card by making a diamond rather than a square. Of course the details in the card are out of this world. Then there is the peek-a-boo card, I love it. I have struggled to use the Boys will Be Boys set so now I'm going to have to CASE your card! (I have some grandsons who will love it.) The double-fold card, another winner! Thank you for CASing my projects - I really like yours more than mine.
Wonderful projects, Penny! I see some more CASEing in my future. I've not tried a telescoping card so that's one I want to try at least once.
Wow, Penny--I wish I had seen these before I CASED you for this hop! Now I have some new ones to CASE. Love the Boys Will Be Boys card--that's going to my grandsons! And the colors in your floral card are perfect! Super ideas and great CASEing! Thank you!
Thanks for stopping by Priscilla. This is such a fun hop! I love seeing whatever has created and shared. Glad you like the Peek-A-Boo card with the Boys Will Be Boys set and the floral card. They were both a lot of fun to make.
Penny, your cards are all stunning! You do such great work and I love the instructions that you leave. I am going to try all the projects.
Thanks Heather. You're always such a great fan! Let me know if you need any help along the way! Hugs.
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