Stampin Friends Blog Hop - All About Flowers

Welcome to the Stampin Friends Blog Hop! 

This month's theme is all about Flowers and Moms. In the UK our Mother's Day is in March, so I decided to go with Flowers for my projects this time :o)

If you are following along with the Hop, you would have arrived from Jean's Blog. 

Be sure to read through my post, comment below and then continue on to  Tiziana's Blog. 

If you get lost along the way, you can find a full list of all the participants at the end of each of their Blog Posts.

Here are the projects I created for this month's Hop ...

I used the Bloom & Grow stamp set and created a Window Scene card and Treat Bag.

You can find a Video below showing you how I created the card.

I've wanted to make these cards for quite a while but held off so I could create them for this month's theme :o) 

This was my first time using the images from the Bloom & Grow stamp set and I thought they would work well in the Window Boxes - they are actually a little large but I still love how they turned out.

All the Flowers were coloured using the Stampin' Blends alcohol markers.

This was my 'trial' card. I made a few mistakes with this one, but I won't point them out to you :o)

I kept the scene inside the window very simple but you could do so many different things here. The card could easily be adapted for Christmas by adding a Christmas Tree or you could add any sort of furniture or fireplace to give it the whatever look you want :o)

The background panel was embossed using the Brick & Mortar folder. I also embossed the Window Box using the Pinewood Planks folder, but you really don't see much of this.

The Windows were created by using the smallest plain square die from the Layering Squares framelits set. This is very simple to do but does take a little time. I added some Window Sheet/Acetate to give the window a 'realistic' look.

The Vase with the Flowers standing on the sill come from the Vibrant Vases stamp set - I used the coordinating Vases Builder punch to punch out the Vase, but hand-cut the Flowers out. 

I used the Grass border die from the Special Day dies set to create the Grass and applied a little Granny Apple Green ink to the top edge. The 'Daisies' were added using a Gelly Roll White pen.

The Special Day dies were one of the coordinating products available during our recent Sale-a-Bration promotion. They are not available at the moment but will be returning with our new Annual Catalogue in June.

The Treat Holder was very quick and simple to make. I used one of the Printed Gusseted Celo Bags from the Spring/Summer Mini catalogue. 

The top was created using the largest of the Stitched So Sweetly dies. I cut two, stamping the sentiment on the front one using Versafine Onyx Black ink and heat embossing with Clear powder.

The cello bag was stapled to the plain die-cut and then I added the front one using dimensionals. 

Here is the Video for the card ... 

Measurements

Note: You can follow either metric or imperial for this project – the results will be the same.

                                                       

Crumb Cake - card base                                   30.5cm x 15.25cm     (12” x 6”)     

          (Or join 2 pieces of card together to create this 6½” x 6” and 6” x 6”)

Whisper White (Inside)                                     14.5cm x 14.5cm       (5¾” x 5¾”)

Thick Whisper White – Front                           14.5cm x 14.5c          (5¾” x 5¾”)

Thick Whisper White – Window Frame          12.5cm x 9.5cm         (4⅞”x 3¾”)

Window Sheet / Acetate                                  11.4cm x 8.5cm         (4½” x 3⅜”)

Thick Whisper White (Windows x2)                8.5cm x 5.7cm           (3⅜” x 2¼”)

Subtle DSP(Curtains x2)                                    8.5cm x 3cm              (3⅜” x 1⅛”)

Crumb Cake (Window Box)                              13cm x 2cm               (5⅛” x ¾”)

Granny Apple Green (Grass)                             14.5cm x cm              (5¾” x ¾”)

White Baker’s Twine (x2)                                  10cm                          (4”)

You will also need additional Whisper White card for stamping and die-cutting.

Here is the list of all the Blog Hop participants for this month:

1. Steph Jandrow

2. Jo Blackman

3. Jean Bolen Beaulieu

4. Teri Pocock (You Are Here)

5. Tiziana Milano

6. Kim Quade

7. Heidi Collins

8. Katja Ettig

9. Rachael Rife

10. Maureen Rauchfuss

11. Kim Lamos

12. Barbara Welch

13. Anne Marie Hile

14. Melissa Thomas

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Supplies Used

White Gelly Roll (10) Pen

If you are in Europe (UK, DE, FR, NL or AT ) you can purchase any of the products below through me in my Online Store. Click on any of the links to take you directly to that item.

Bloom & Grow Bundle [151069]	Bloom & Grow Photopolymer Stamp Set [149229]	Vibrant Vases Photopolymer Stamp Set [148656]	Subtles 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [149615]	Neutrals 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Cardstock [147003]
Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock [121685]	Granny Apple Green A4 Cardstock [147014]	Whisper White A4 Thick Cardstock [140490]	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549]	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708]
Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad [147116]	Granny Apple Green Stampin' Pad [147095]	Smoky Slate Classic Stampin' Pad [147113]	Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad [147115]	So Saffron Classic Stampin' Pad [147109]
Soft Suede Dark Stampin' Blends Marker [146875]	Granny Apple Green Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [147274]	Petal Pink Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [147272]	Highland Heather Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [147276]	So Saffron Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [149557]
Whisper White Solid Baker's Twine [124262]	Stampin' Pierce Mat [126199]	3D Embossing Folder Plate [149658]	Vases Builder Punch [147040]	Layering Squares Dies [141708]
Budding Blooms Dies [149548]	Special Day Dies [153587]	Brick & Mortar 3D Embossing Folder [149643]	Pinewood Planks Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder [143708]	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [154974]
Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]	Mini Glue Dots [103683]