I am thrilled to be joining the Blog Hop with the My Sweet Petunia MISTI team and Kitchen Sink Stamps.
I was given the Plaid Plus! Stamp set to create with (thanks so much KSS). I love plaid and stripes, and the MISTI give you so many possibilities.
I started by stasmping the Three-Row Stripe from the set three times in Sunkissed Orange from AlteNew ... I keep my stamp in the same place on my 12" MISTI and move the paper vertically to cover it.
Next, I trimmed and rotated my paper so I could do the same stamping the other direction using the Darker Autumn Blaze Ink.
For me, this plaid screams autumn, so I added some fun Pumpkin Washi Tape & Pumpkin Brads from Eyelet Outlet, together with a sentiment sticker. I finished my design with some matte black enamel dots.
For my next plaid, I combined Lucky Clover & Peacock Fethers Distress Oxide Ink. This time I created by Plaid by rotating my paper four ways and stamping on each edge. Then I positioned the center piece of the plaid and stamped two more times.
Here are both Plaid pieces for a combined view. I purposefully left my ink a bit blotchy because I thought it made it feel more like *flannel* plaid.
I used my second plaid for a fun birthday card design (because plaids are perfect for any occasion). I love that this could be masculine or feminine with these hues.
In addition to making plaid, you can also just go with the stripes. For this card, I stamped the Double Stripe from Plaid Plus! in Vermilion and the Stars in Indigo.
Then I used the stripes with this week's CAS(E) this Sketch.
The sentiment is from another Kitchen Sink Stamp Set - 3 Step Baseball. I finished with a few silver star embellishments.
The prizes for this hope are amazing ... one winner will get a $50 Gift Certificate to Kitchen Sink Stamps ... the second winner will get their choice of a standard or mini MISTI. Everyone who comments on every stop on the hop will be entered to win one of the two prizes. Commenting deadline is 11pm CST on October 2nd and winners will be announced on October 3rd on the My Sweet Petunia and Kitchen Sink Stamps blogs.
Have fun hopping.
I love the plaids you created! Great take on the sketch, too!
Posted by: Leigh Penner | September 26, 2017 at 05:31 AM
Great cards !! And thanks for sharing your background techniques!
Posted by: Marjorie Dumontier | September 26, 2017 at 06:08 AM
Lovely idea. Love the great colors.
Posted by: Francine D | September 26, 2017 at 08:24 AM
Love the stamp and love how you used it.
Posted by: Dianne Cameron | September 26, 2017 at 10:25 AM
Who doesn't love plaid? All of your samples are amazing. I loved the blues and you made it all look so simple that I have to try this technique. Thanks for sharing.
Posted by: Penny Hanuszak | September 26, 2017 at 10:49 AM
Lovely and colorful plaid cards!
Posted by: Terry B. | September 26, 2017 at 10:49 AM
Love these plaid cards. You have really inspired me to make my own background plaid papers, I don't have to buy all the colors available in the shops now:)
Posted by: Dee Earnshaw | September 26, 2017 at 11:12 AM
this stamp seems to be
very versatile. You
put it to so many pretty
designs. Great colors
and themes.
thanks for sharing.
Posted by: Mary Holshouser | September 26, 2017 at 11:13 AM
Thanks for the tips on how to stamp the gorgeous plaids! Your cards are beautiful, especially,the baseball themed one. Such a great design!
Posted by: Patt H. | September 26, 2017 at 11:53 AM
Wow Stephanie, you have created some all star cards! Each is a burst of beautiful hues of color! Love these designs and the creativity to see outside the box designs and use of your stamps and MISTI! Blessings and TFS! ♥
Posted by: Kelly Santi | September 26, 2017 at 12:13 PM
WOW! Never ever dreamt of making my own plaids.. Amazing!
Posted by: April Rogers | September 26, 2017 at 03:38 PM
Love your stripes and plaids for the backgrounds! Delightful cards!
Posted by: Denise Bryant | September 26, 2017 at 05:15 PM
Love how you used MISTI for the plaids
Posted by: Janet Ingraham | September 27, 2017 at 12:54 AM
The plaid backgrounds are really fun and I LOVE the red white and blue border! Gotta get a Misti
Posted by: shartl | September 27, 2017 at 01:16 AM
Wow! Beautiful backgrounds!!! Wow!!! Gorgeous colors!!!
Posted by: Arianna Barbara | September 27, 2017 at 08:48 AM
How fun are your plaid backgrounds! Perfect canvases for you wonderful images! The Kitchen Sink is a new company to me (I know...what rock have I been hiding under!), but what I've seen is beyond impressive! Off for much closer looks once I'm done hopping! Your showcase is so inspired!
~carol
Posted by: carol | September 27, 2017 at 04:25 PM
You did a great job with all the plaids. Beautiful colors. Very pretty fall colors, tyvmfs :)
Posted by: LINDA FILLDS | September 27, 2017 at 06:01 PM
beautifully done!
Posted by: chark | September 27, 2017 at 09:20 PM
WOW! Lots of patience for the perfectly spaced plaid design! Bravo Girlfriend!!
Posted by: Teri Klawitter | September 28, 2017 at 09:17 PM
never would have thought to make my own checkered background what a great idea. thank you for sharing
Posted by: Kim Ducat | September 29, 2017 at 10:18 AM
What an awesome stamp. Those plaid background look really cool.
Posted by: Susan Sieracki | September 29, 2017 at 03:14 PM
How awesome to showcase this stamp on so many cards- your ideas are fabulous! Love the sketch card. This is also a great idea to find a plaid in a color to match a card- I always have such difficulty with that! Awesome!
Posted by: Shelly Schmidt | October 01, 2017 at 03:47 PM
I like all the different ways you used the plaid stamp set. I usually think of Scotland and my grandmother when I think of plaid, but I love how you showed a lot of other options with it. So pretty!
Posted by: dannyscotland | October 02, 2017 at 10:15 AM
I love these. Thanks for sharing your ideas. Very clever.
Posted by: B Prior | October 02, 2017 at 05:24 PM
Stephanie, love your fun, bright and playful cards! You are master at stamping a plaid background! Awesome job!
Posted by: Maria | October 09, 2017 at 11:37 AM