Good Morning Fellow Stampers ~
Hello my crafty friends!! Whooo hooooo ~~ I'm so excited this morning. Thanksgiving is tomorrow; my honey and I are hosting Thanksgiving together for the first time. Both his boys and one of their girlfriends are here; his mom and one of his sisters. It should be a wonderful day together. I've already got the 7-Up Jello Salad done and in the fridge; the Chocolate Marble Cheesecake is finished (Mike made the Pumpkin Pies last night - something he likes to do!); and the Sweet Potato Casserole is put together and ready to be popped in the oven tomorrow. The Thanksgiving table has been laid; and this morning the dough is started in the bread machine for my homemade rolls!! I have big plans for a nice breakfast for everyone tomorrow morning; and it should just be a wonderful day together!!
I'm also over the moon excited to bring you today's little video technique tip. I promised this video last week on taking a closer look at layering different colors of the Stampin' Blends and seeing the pretty effect you can get. So let's jump in and take a look at that first up today!!!
I promised in the video that I would post up the cards I designed and created for and out of last weekend's Meet the Stampin' Blends class. So let's take a closer look at those for some fun today!!
This 2-card set is created with the Remarkable You stamp set (one of my favorites!!). One is a CAS (clean and simple) card using Rich Razzleberry Stampin' Blends, and layered on the card front with Berry Burst cardstock. The other has some simple layering incorporating the Sweetheart TIEF, the Naturally Eclectic DSP, and a combination of the Layering Circles, Layering Ovals, and Stitched Shapes framelits.
This card was easily thrown together with Pool Party and Soft Suede cardstocks, and the wonderful piece of Wood Textures DSP in the background. l love the Pool Party 3/8" Shimmer Ribbon on this card.
This fun card has a series of layered ovals in Tangerine Tango, Peekaboo Peach, and of course Whisper White. The soft background in Sahara Sand keeps it neutral and lets everything else pop. Don't you love the look of that Garden Trellis TIEF in the background? I did sneak in the retired Tags & Labels framelits for my little sentiment; punched holes with the 1/8" Handheld Punch, and added some pretty Calypso Coral 1/8" Sheer Ribbon. So pretty!
This simple sweet card was created with the Just Add Color SDSP. I really did just keep this card simple so that the focus would be on the colored images.
I used a piece of Painted Autumn DSP layered with Calypso Coral and Old Olive in the background, and wrapped with Crushed Curry 3/8" Mini Chevron Ribbon.
Don't forget to color those pearls (and rhinestones) with your wonderful Stampin' Blends.
If you've been on the fence about these markers, I encourage you to take the plunge. If you're not sure, pick just a couple of the color sets, and start there. Give them a try! I can assure you, these are well worth the purchase. Click HERE or on the image below to learn all the details about Stampin' Blends. Then hop on over to my Online Store and snag yourself the collection today!
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Until Next Time . . .