Emerging Colors Technique

My Mom's birthday was on July 8th and I was able to hand deliver her card, a bit late ... but seeing her in person is rare so this was especially nice :) I love this card! It is so super cute and the technique is easy but would look so different and beautiful depending on the paper and ink that you chose. Try it! There is a link to the SCS description of the technique in my previous post, but I will tell you how I did it.

I chose Bali Breeze DS paper which I love for its bright colors and bold design. I cut it to fit my square card -- just in a square mood, plus, thought I'd be able to include a larger piece of the DS paper on this shaped card. I used Ginormous Flowers set (which I just got) and stamped a few of the flowers using my versamark pad. I embossed those with crystal clear embossing powder. Then I took my brayer and chose a color from the DS paper -- Tempting Turquoise. I brayered all over the DS paper with that. As you can tell some of the colors changed, some were covered up and some still popped through. Then I took a paper towel and rubbed off the ink from the embossed flowers which really made them POP out so pretty! Voila! I embellished with some turquoise brads and added a few of the Build-A-Brads punched with another piece of paper from that same pack. I love those brads and hope they stay in the next catalog!

Remember the Retired Accessories list comes out in a couple days -- July 15th. If you are on the Stampin' Sisters email list you will get it that way, otherwise, check the SU! website for a peek at it. The accessories tend to go quickly so if you see something you like grab your nearest demo and place your order!!

I received a catalog -- my first ever -- for The Angel Company! I love it :) Thanks, Bridgett! I have a long wish list and shared it with my sister and of course she has one, too. So, maybe we will get an order together so we can try these super cute stamps for ourselves.

And lastly, I was able to preorder the new IN COLORS and a stamp set. I hope to play with this some today/tonight. We still have swim lessons and tonight is our second (but really first cause of the thunderstorm) night of T-Ball. Hopefully after a long day and four kids I will have energy to stamp :) Here is a peak at the in colors:

Pink Pirouette - a very light, soft pink

Pacific Point - think denim colored

Riding Hood Red - deep red, similar to cranberry crisp, i think

Kiwi Kiss - not as bright green as a real kiwi, sort of reminds me of river rock, actually

Baja Breeze - pretty light blue with a tinge of gray

Tangerine Tango - a fun color unlike any we have seen - orangy like a tangerine, go figure!

Catch ya later! Happy Stampin'!

Mystery Hostess Party

Hi! No new pictures to post yet, but we have an upcoming Stamp Camp that I wanted to get the word out about. And I am going to point out a few new features I have figured out how to do on my blog ... so keep reading :)


Mark Your Calendar:


Mystery Hostess Pary, May 10th, 2008

Make this an early Mother's Day present to yourself by attending. We will have a hostess set extravaganza and use only those sets to make 4 beautiful cards. If you place an order, at this event totally $25 or more, you will be entered into a drawing to be the mystery hostess **. If chosen, you will be eligible for at least one level 1 hostess set and $15 in free merchandise. The event is $10 and we ask that you RSVP by Monday, May 5th, 2008.


** If you are unable to attend the event but want to be included in the Mystery Hostess drawing, you will eligible if you submit an order of $35.00 or more. We must have money and your order by the day of the Stamp Camp. Remember that we are now able to take credit card payments.


Okay, now on to BLOG FEATURES :) I figured out how to link myself to the SU! catalogs. So now you can see both the full Spring & Summer Collection 2008 Idea Book and the Occasions Mini 2008. YEA! Especially since we didn't get Occasions Mini out to you in a timely manner ... ahem ... at all!


And you may notice my hits counter ... I am getting excited about my number rising :) I may even offer some BLOG CANDY when I hit a milestone number. Keep an eye out!!


Happy Stampin'! For those of you in STL ... rainy days are the best for stamping!

Come Get Punchy With Us

Okay, I am posting a whole bunch of cards that I have been working on. The first two pictures above are of a sympathy card that will go on sale at Nooks and Crannies. Buckle cards are so easy and look really nice, I think. I am not usually a big fan of Blush Blossom but paired with Close to Cocoa, I thought it looked really nice! Maybe all that paper won't go to waste, afterall. I try to make sympathy cards simple but elegant. Petal Prints stamp set is perfect for that purpose.

The second two pictures are birthday cards. One is going to Nooks and Crannies and the other to my sister, Kari :) Hopefully she won't see it here first!! I got the layout from the most fabulous blog that I have been visiting often ... http://www.poeticartistry.blogspot.com/ -- she does a Monday morning sketch (and you can download all of them in one document). She is very talented and I think you should go check it out (after you read all this, of course!)

The scalloped circle with the "Y" on it is one from the stamp camp coming up this Saturday -- Come Get Punchy With Us! I used my corner rounder to make this large scalloped circle! Isn't that fanastic!! It will fit nicely in a square envelope so no problem mailing it. The "Y" on the outside stands for "you" which is the definition (from Define Your Life set) on the inside. Its chipboard and SU! is having a chipboard promotion beginning May 1st so our guests can try that out, too. The printed paper is Le Jardin.

The little colorful Gable Green card is my swap card for this month. Our challenge was to use vellum, so I immediately knew I wanted to emboss it. I used my cuttlebug embossing folder to do the little bee and then, of course, because its finally spring AND bees love flowers I finally got to use The World Over (hostess set) which I think is so cute but hardly ever use.

And lastly, the pretty buckle card is the second sneak peek at the cards for the Stamp Camp. I just got the Together Forever stamp set to make my cousin's wedding thank you notes. I loved it in the catalog but didn't really have a reason to buy it until she asked me to do those for her. The flowers are just so pretty :) And since I have a few weddings to go to this summer I am sure I will use this card and this set more often. I have not gotten into the In Colors as much this year as I did last year but I decided to dig into that stash of paper and used: Blue Bayou, Soft Sky and River Rock with Purely Pomogranate ink, too.

Alright, hope you find some inspiration!

RESCHEDULED STAMPIN' SISTERS EVENT

Hi Stampers ~ Welcome to my SeaStar Creations Blog! Feel free to look around. Christy and I will be using this occasionally for our "Stampin' Sisters" events. We had to cancel our Love Fest stamp camp this Saturday (Feb. 2, 2008) because Christy has had the flu all week. So, we are rescheduling for Saturday, February 9th from 10am-1pm. This stamp camp will focus on all that is love related :) We will make 4 fabulous cards: Wedding, Anniversary, Valentine's and the ever popular "Just Because I Love You" Cost is $10 and you are welcome to bring a friend along. This also kicks off Sell-A-Bration and if you have not gotten your catalogs we will have those available at the event. Please RSVP by Wednesday, February 6th. Above is a sneak peek at two of the cards we will make. Hope to see you there :)

Kimberly and Christy