Scor-Pal and American Crafts Blog Hop

The Scor-pal DT has teamed up with American Crafts to bring you a blog hop that is sure to inspire! You will want to start at the Scor-Pal Blog to see the full list of designers as well as the prizes that are being offered.When I saw all of the adorable accessories that went with the Garden Cafe line, I knew that these little paper strawberries would be a fun way to welcome spring! I

The strawberry template came from the Whiff of Joy blog.  I just used the template, and scored all of the folds with my Scor-pal.  I used a Crop-o-dile to punch the holes at the top of each "petal" and then Scor-tape held the tab firmly in place. The Twinery's Baker's twine  was used to lace the top together.  The strawberry top was made using  a Punch Bunch Cherry Blossom punch instead of the template provided.. The strings were drawn together and pulled through the leafy top, and tied in a bow.

The box that holds the strawberries was made using the Christmas Treats Basket Tutorial from Scor-pal. It is such a quick but cute basket to put together, and was a great canvas to add some of the AC dimensional stickers.

We hope you will enjoy this hop!

Kanban Crafts Birdcage Card

I love the stamps from Kanban Crafts and this week, I have a card to share with you that not only uses one of their gorgeous stamps, but also some of my favorite sparkly papers from Kanban.



Peacock Stamp Set
Bella - Time for Cuppa -Mocha PCT 9970
Bella Damask- Mocha CRD9996
Textile Collection - Ornate Flourish
A4PRL240FGO

Viva la Verve - Week 2 sketch

Inspiration from Scrap-Mart

I love when spring awakens and chases winter away. I think that is why I am so fond of any stamps with birds and nests. Today's card uses a wonderful stamp from La Blanche. Have you seen all of these wonderful stamps at Scrap-Mart? If you've never tried these stamps, you are going to fall in love. They are a foam mounted silicone stamp, that gives you great detail. After I stamped the image, I colored it with water color pencils and used the new Tim Holtz detail water brush. I've had a water brush for years, but his new shapes are a great addition to my studio. I inked the background using Distress Inks, and then misted it with Lindy's Stamp Gang Ink Sprays in Buccaneer Bay Blue (which is my favorite color!). I then painted a coat of crackle medium over it, and let it dry completely. I added just a little bit of the Distress Stains in Broken China. All of these fun steps lead to a stamp with tons of depth. I added die-cuts to frame the oval from Spellbinder's Damask Motifs and Damask Accents. The patterned papers are Graphic 45's Curtain Call.

I hope you will check out some of these fun new products that are arriving daily at Scrap-Mart.

Scor-Pal and Skipping Stones Designs Blog Hop

Hi! and welcome to the Scor-pal and Skipping Stones Designs blog hop! You should have arrived from Katie Gehring's blog. If not, then be sure to start at the Scor-pal blog so you don't miss anything (and you can see how to win the prize!). There will also be a giveaway on the Scor-Pal Fan Page on Facebook - so make sure to check it out and like us!

I chose the Victorian Summer stamp set from Skipping Stones Designs and knew it would make a gorgeous Center -Step Card. I used a tutorial from Splitcoast stampers, and my Scor-Pal made it so easy!

Stamps: Skipping Stones Designs Victorian Summer
Scoring Board: Scor-Pal
Cheery Lynn Designs Dies - Flourish Challenge
Patterned Paper: Kaisercraft Lil' Primrose
Pearls: Kaisercraft
Creative Inspirations Paint: Beige, Rose Quartz, Blush, Aqua Marine, Sea Foam, Sage

Now, it's time to hop on to the next stop, which is Stephanie Mino's blog. Have a great time on the hop!

Scor-Pal Blog

Lindsay Amrhein

Diane Zechman

Katie Gehring

Gini Cagle

Stephanie Mino

Karen Baker

Anji Barrs

Lisa Andrews

JoAnn Valderama

Katie Tate

A.J. Otto

Jennifer Ingle

Steph Ackerman

Wendy Jordan

Tami Mayberry

Pamela Young

Amy Tsuruta

Kandi Phillips

Wendy Price

Skipping Stones Design Blog