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My Sweet Petunia (MISTI) and Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps

Today the My Sweet Petunia Design Team is creating with the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Design Team for lots of creative fun.

 

By and large, my sympathy cards usually end-up veering toward the feminine (often with flowers), so my goal was to create some masculine sympathy cards by combining Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Texture Tiles 4 with Sympathy Innies (which I turned into Outies).   

I started with a box of shimmery card bases in various shades of green and teal and picked out three shades (dark, medium & light) for each of my cards.  

 

 

I picked a coordinating ink and stamped the Texture Tile and sentiment both on the lightest shade using my MISTI (which makes the tricky stamping on shimmery paper a piece of cake).

 

Then I used this week's Atlantic Hearts Sketch (perfect for those tiles) and finished with some enamel dots, which are also perfect for masculine designs.

 

My second card used shades of green with another sentiment from the set.

 

 

Enjoy hopping along to see all of the fun creations ... both Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps & My Sweet Petunia will each be giving away a $50 gift certificate to one lucky commenter.

 

• Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Blog
  Colleen Gaddie
  Diane Zechman
  Gayle Bond
  Jane Bosi
  Jennifer Powell
  Julee Tilman
  Julie Cassell
  Lyn Tomlin
  Sheri Gilson
  Kia Gibson-Clapper
  Stephanie Severin <<<<<<<< YOU ARE HERE
  Ilina Crouse
  Giovana Smith
  Jeanne Streiff
  Ceal Pritchett
  My Sweet Petunia Blog
  Lydia Fiedler

Trifecta of Fun!

The teams at Therm*O*Web, My Picket Fence, and My Sweet Petunia are all joining together today for a Trifecta of Fun.  

 

 

I started with a card that combines products from both companies ... the cool new Therm*O*Web Flock Transfer Sheets in Sunshine Yellow and A Sunny Day from Picket Fence Studios with the coordinating Die.

 

 

To make the background, I used Therm*O*Web Decofoil Transfer Gel with A Colorful Life Designs Rough Edge Circlezz Stencil.  I attached the stencil to my watercolor paper using the fabulous Pixie Spray (this stuff is magic) and then applied a thin layer of the transfer gel.

 

 

After about an hour, when the transfer gel is clear and dry, I placed the Sunshine Yellow Flock Sheet (cut slightly larger than the stenciled area) soft side down on top of the gel and then ran it through my laminator two times ... and voila.

 

 

The cool surprise was that I loved the remaining piece of the Flock Sheet almost more than the flocked water color paper, so I used them both for my card ... BONUS!

 

I used my MISTI to stamp Picket Fence Studios A Sunny Day in Gina K. Designs Black Amalgam Ink, so I could channel my inner Kathy Racoosin and color her with Spectrum Noir Markers and my new Faber-Castell Polychromos Pencils.  I finished with a sticker sentiment.

For my next cards, I used Picket Fence Stamps and some backgrounds I made playing with some Alcohol Pearl Inks ... love those color combinations.

 

 

My first card features Picket Fence Beautiful Girls - Isabella.  I used my MISTI to stamp her in vivid blue and then added a tiny paper flower to her hat.

 

 

For the bright hues, I used a fun set from Picket Fence called Sympathetic Unicorn (don't we all need more sympathetic unicorns in our lives).

 

I added a little pink sparkle to her horn & heart.

For Therm*O*Web I got to use some fun Designer Toner Sheets from Brutus Monroe called CrossHatch ... I paired it with Gina K. Designs gorgeous Glittering Green Fancy Foil ... will you look at how cool that looks in the light.  

 

I paired it with Cathy Zelske's Happy Hour stamps, because the gorgeous green reminded me of Margaritas.  And I used my My Sweet Petunia Cut-Align for that perfectly trimmed sentiment.

 

I just love all of that green goodness.

 

I'm also thinking about relaxing with my girlfriends and enjoying that Margarita, so I'm linking up at the Relaxation Challenge at TIME OUT Challenges (love how there's even a margarita on the challenge badge).

 

The pattern of the DecoFoil Sheet sort of minded me of a road, so my second card uses a fun running shoe sentiment ... so true for running and for so many other things in life.

 

I hope you enjoyed seeing all of the fun products from our Trifecta of Companies - Therm*O*Web, My Picket Fence, and My Sweet Petunia.  All three companies are giving away a $25.00 shopping spree, so make sure you leave comments on the design team blogs to join the fun.

Thermoweb Design Team

Jeanne Streiff

Giovana Smith

Stephanie Severin

Ilina Crouse

Kia Gibson-Clapper

Ceal Pritchett

Susan Wymer

My Sweet Petunia Design Team

 

Coloring Wreath Wishes

Come visit me at the Technique Junkies blog today where I'm sharing some coloring with the Technique Junkies Wreath Wishes Stamp.  Remember, discount code TJ10Stephanie for 10% off your order.

 

 

In my imaginary neighborhood ...

I bought the City Stacks Stamp Set from Concord & 9th entirely for the "In my imaginary neighborhood" sentiment. 

When I read stories of friends buying a neighborhood of tiny houses or big house to share when they retire, I think how fun it would be to just have a house filled with art supplies and all my crafty friends (although I'm guessing no one would want to do the dishes, so we would need a maid too).

I decided to use my Memory MISTI to extend my neighborhood.  When I originally stamped, I intended to position my sentiment under the City-Scape, so I used a piece of typing paper to mask along the bottom when I stamped.

 

But as often happens, I ended-up trimming my space below the city too narrow to fit the sentiment, so I added some red cardstock to ground the buildings and stamped my sentiment in the sky.

 

This card is already in the mail on the way to one of my crafty friends who loves the city as much as I do.

IZink Boho Background

The Monday Challenge at Simon Says Stamp is to Make Your Own Background.  I wanted to break-out the new Aladine Fuchsia IZink Diamond Glitter Paint and A Colorful Life Designs Boho Medallion Stencil from Technique Junkies to create some glittery goodness.  Remember you get 10% off your order at Technique Junkies with my Discount Code TJ10Stephanie.

 

I used my Memory MISTI Mouse Pad as my mat (the glittery paint wiped away easily with just a wet paper towel).  I sprayed my stencil with the new Pixie Spray Adhesive, which is especially helpful for intricate stencils like this one.

 

The first squeeze of the container blooped a bit, so make sure you're holding it over your paper.  It spread very easily, but next time I think I'll try thicker watercolor paper rather than basic cardstock.

 

Make sure you give it plenty of time to try.  I rushed it a bit trying to trim my edges.

 

I attached my panel to a dark grey mat before attaching to a white card base.

 

I used the Technique Junkies Serenity Butterfly as my sentiment with a pink gem in the flower center.  I initially stamped it in the same bright pin, but it got lost in all of the glittery sparkle, so I went with Black Amalgam ink instead.  I used a 3-D Glue Dot trimmed into a strip down the center of my butterfly for dimension.

 

My Sweet Petunia and #lettersforhenry

I'm on the My Sweet Petunia Blog featuring cards with ink blending and the new #lettersforhenry stamp set from Unity Stamp Company ... please click on over and come visit me.

 

Junkiefest 2019 Recap

I just got to spend 4 days with about 200 of my craftiest friends at Junkiefest 2019 ... seriously solid days of making art and learning new techniques ... not much better than that.

I started by hanging out with the talented Effie Cho owner of The Ton Stamps and watched her make her sample for our class.  Then at 8am the next morning, I got to try the skill myself.

 

I managed to get two finished in our 4 hour class ... can you tell which one was first? ... I could already noticed marked improvement in my second watercolor.  We used the gorgeous Peony Dreams Cluster Stamp from The Ton and Ken Oliver's ColorBurst Watercolor Powders for those intense colors.  Can't wait to try painting again in my own space.

I did a terrible job of getting pictures of people this trip.  I think partially because I get pretty overwhelmed by that many people in such a tight space for an extended period of time.  I had to sneak off with a book throughout to recharge my batteries.  However Effie's lovely Mom Laura snapped a shot of us in class.

 

 

She also took a picture of the entire class with our projects.

 

Next class was another 4 hours ... coloring with Kathy Racoosin of The Daily Marker.  I had fun playing with unexpected colors (and the new AlteNew Markers) for this little cutie.

 

Mingle the Flamingo was hiding throughout the venue ... we found him and won an awesome prize from ThermoWeb (thanks Sue).  My new friend Seeka aka SkyPaperScissors and my friend Mona joined me.

 

 

Next day I had lots of fun creating with Angela & Whitney of Unity Stamp Company.   We started with Angela's card.

 

 

We used batteries and electronics, so that the card lights-up when you push the battery.  We also learned some awesome masking & distress oxide techniques with the MISTI that made the jar look like it was glowing ... can't wait to try them again.

 

Next we made a gorgeous Mixed Media Notebook cover ... I didn't exactly follow the directions, but I did absolutely love the end-result.  I will use the notebook at work ... seeing my art while I'm crunching numbers makes me happy.

 

 

I also spent time in the big crafty room doing challenges and making cards.  Hanging out with Ellen Hutson and Julie Ebersole was one of the highlights of my trip ... Julie took a picture of us, but she shared it in her Instagram stories, so I didn't know how to find it again.  Love them both so much.  Here are some of the make and takes I did one evening.

 

Stenciling with Karen Hightower and Canada Kim from The Creative Card using Gina K. Designs products ... a couple of stenciled cards using a cool layered stencil and fun color combinations with A Colorful Life Design Stencils ... and a stinkin' adorable card with Julie and Ellen using stamps & dies from Essentials by Ellen Voices in my Head ... and cool cork earrings from Taylored Expressions.

I had fun doing a Love from Lizi Kit Unboxing with her ... and remembered (from last year) how much I loved her Peel Off Strips.  There was a store this year, so I was able to buy the entire collection and bring them home with me.

 

I got a whole batch of holiday cards finished.

Next I had class with Alexandra Renke using her gorgeous papers, stamps and dies.

 

Can't wait to add some more of her products to my collection.

My final class was with the super-talented Gina K. and Rina.  I had so much fun creating with her stencils ... and I coveted her shoes so much, I had to order my own pair.

 

We finished the night with a group picture.  I already miss my friends and making art all day.

 

If this sounds like fun to you, start saving your money because next year's event is already scheduled.

Sending Sunshine!

The theme at Impression Obsession is Sending Sunshine! 

 

No one needs sunshine more right now than Iowa Farmers ... it's been such a wet winter and spring, the planting is far behind schedule.  I used my MISTI to ink the corn stamps with a variety of ink colors.

 

Then I finished with a Birthday Wishes Die Cut sentiment.

Text Me

We're still TEXTING at Jingle Belles ... creating cards that primarily features some texty elements.

This week I had to ink up this new Texty Block Party Christmas Stamp from Uniko ... so many fun Christmas Phrases in my new Catherine Pooler Rouge Ink on Kraft.   My MISTI makes it so easy to get perfect coverage on a large stamp like this one.

 

 

I added some texty designer paper to finish the design and a gem on the top of the Santa Gnome's Hat.

I'm also joining the Uniko Anything Goes Challenge with a Masculine Twist, since this will be a Holiday Card for one of my male co-workers.

Stamping Friends Trifecta

The My Sweet Petunia Design Team is having fun creating with two of our dear friends ... Gina K. Designs and Picket Fence Studios.  Each company will be giving away a $50 gift certificate to one lucky blog commenter from all of the participant blogs.

 

I love Gina K.'s cardstock ... the colors are so vibrant and the card stock is the perfect sturdy weight.  I decided to stamp on three different colors of half sheets using the new Elegant Asters Stamp Set ... I thought it would be fun to have stamping on both the front and back of my folded card.  I used my Memory MISTI, so I could easily stamp off all the edges.

 

 

The first card used Gina K. Designs Sweet Mango Cardstock and the three flowers in the set.  I wanted a tone-on-tone look for each card, so I worked with a monochromatic design.

 

The Memory MISTI allowed me to stamp all three flowers at once, clean them with my Gina K. Designs Tidy Towel (love that thing) and then stamp again.

 

 

After filling my cardstock, I folded it in half and made my first card.  I stamped the large flower and two sets of leaves on Gina K. Designs Sea Glass cardstock and cut them out with the coordinating Dies.

 

 

I added some Eyelet Outlet Bling in the center of my bloom and some enamel dots before finishing with a sentiment from Picket Fence Studios Going to Be Okay.  I just love how her cardstock colors work together.

 

 

Next I decided to stamp with only the leaves in the set on Sea Glass Cardstock.

 

 

Aren't those leaves just beautiful.

 

 

Again I covered the entire half sheet and folded it to make my card.

 

 

I used more die cut leaves together with the Gina K. Designs Wishes Word Die cut from fun foam.  The sentiment is Picket Fence Studios Ways to Say Congrats paired with the tiny BEST Stamp from Gina. K. Designs Mini Wishes Stamp Set.  Love how it all works so well together.

For my final card, I combined the flowers and the leaves, which allowed me to stamp them all together using my Memory MISTI very quickly.  This time I used the yummy Jelly Bean Green Cardstock from Gina. K. Designs.

 

 

Stamping so many images at a time, my half sheet was filled in no time at all.

 

 

Next I stamped the butterfly from the Gina K. Designs Elegant Asters Stamp Set twice on Sea Glass Cardstock and die cut them.  Then I added some adhesive pearls.

 

 

I used more of my Fun Foam with the Gina. K. Designs Hello Word Die and perched my butterflies on several of the flowers ... this card just makes me happy.

I hope you had fun on my creative journey today ... if you don't have any of this yummy cardstock, you should really consider adding some to your stash.

Now it's time to HOP ... remember, three $50 gift certificates up for grabs chosen from commenters on the participant blogs.

Gina Krupsky

My Sweet Petunia

Picket Fence Studios

Karen Hightower

Ilina Crouse

Sheri Gilson

Jeanne Streiff

Cathy Tidwell

Lydia Fiedler

Donna Idlet

Susie Moore

Ceal Pritchett

Lisa Hetrick

Giovana Smith

Mindy Eggen

Stephanie Severin <<---- You Are Here

Rema DeLeeuw

Chris Dayton

Emily Loggans

Heather Ruwe

Arjita Singh

Karen Reategui

Melanie Muenchinger

Angela Bode

Beth Silaika

Jen Timko

Jana Millen

Lisa Henke

Anna Wight

Judy Rozema

Susan Wymer

Hannah Schroepfer