Happy Saturday and if you live in the Mid Atlantic States that you know what it feels like to be a duck! WOW….we are getting some heavy rains and I am sure that the crops are lovin’ it – it is a great day to do a FUN indoor activity like STAMP!
Today I have a super FUN card for you made by a team member,Rosanne Mulhern from the great state of Pennsylvania.The timing of this card could not be anymore PERFECT as the Daisy Bundle is still back in stock and there is more BLOG CANDY for you to win today…..so read on!
Rosanne is my East Coast gal and tomorrow you will see the stepped up version from Karen….my West Coast gal! Both of these talented ladies have blogs and I will share them with you as I hope that you “take the time to see their stuff….cause’ they have some GREAT stuff!!!!”
Before we get to the fun post…we need to do our exercises….yep, push that chair back ….stand up and reach for the ceiling….give a little shake and if your name is DANA M….than you need to jump up and down…spin around and pretend that you are on the Ellen Show because you WON the Lemon Zest Stamp Set!
Dana, go get a drink of water…and then email me and I will send you the “goods” Many thanks for popping on and leaving a comment….
It sure seems like we like embellishments…bows…punches to hide the boo-boos….but read Dana’s….I just LOVE and honest stamper and I will think of her each and every time I see my trash can, the “circular file” 😉 Another thing I loved that was consistent….was that you just go forward….that is just wonderful – YOU made it – THEY will love it!
Let’s get going because there is no doubt that this beauty is one to CASE! Rosanne has a blog, Heartfelt Stamping…..and when you go there…BE READY to be inspired as she will give you all of the scoop on this super clean and classic card!
She has done a FABULOUS job with her pictures and descriptions….so the show is hers! WOOT-WOOT!!!!
Yep….you will have all of the pictures….the dimensions….the whole deal and I know that you will be beaming….please give her the great Simple Stampin’ love we do for our guests!
While you are having fun at Heartfelt Stamping….there are 2 things that I would encourage you to do…
- SURF around her blog and see the talent that Rosanne has….she is the queen of clean – her talent is amazing and she aways does such a fantastic job with giving the “inside of her cards” love…..
- SIGN UP for her blog to have inspirations in your mailbox!
I am sure that you have been back and forth from my blog to hers and I am soooooo glad that I was able to introduce Roseanne to you. Definitely one to check out as clean and classic are her middle names! Now you will just have to POP back tomorrow as you will also love what Karen has done to this little number!
We all know that this is one hot little number and today is the perfect day to swoop it up….add a little extra to your order to take the advantage of the final days of Bonus Bucks….(remember to keep your coupon codes that Stampin’ Up! sends to you…..just think if each of those numbers as a $5.00 bill)
Now to BLOG CANDY for today! YIPPEE…..more candy!
One lucky winner will win this BUNDLE….yep, not just the STAMP….the whole bundle! Tomorrow is my last day of “Candyland” for you guys….again, my thanks and appreciation for your support as without your support…the Thailand trip wouldn’t have been possible. Here’s the question!
What would you consider your “style” to be in Stamping
and what is the one technique that you would like to try to master?
One lucky winner will win this BUNDLE….so lets get the comments going and when you are leaving a comment – please do not forget to give Rosanne some LOVE…as this is one super-de-duper card! How can you NOT smile with this sweetie!
The VAULT is still there ready for you to go in and pick a freebie……yesterday I had someone pick a stamp that was originally $35.00 (an alphabet stamp) and someone else picked a stamp that was part of a bundle and then bought the matching framelts at 50% off (she swooped up a whole bundle for under $12.00)….they were THRILLED…..I am tellin’ you – this is the best I have had it organized and it will be GONE from Randall Lane…one stamp at a time!
When you think about it – it is a great return….you will get a $5.00 coupon from Stampin’ Up! and then a HOT stamp from me…..all for a $75.00+ order!
If you are affected by the wet weather…..please be careful – we have many roads that have been flooded and what am I planning to do today??? Well…..cook up a storm as I bought a bunch of corn to put up….can some peaches and STAMP! Sounds like a perfect day!
BEAUTIFUL card – the colors are over-the-moon! And that DSP…..WOW!
Thanks very much, Debbie!
Beautiful card…colors are vibrant yet soft to the eye. Love the simplicity of it. Great job, Roseanne. My style of stamping is simple and classic and I would like to master “not hoarding my DSP!” Lol! I have this bundle so no need to put my name in. Have fun with the yummy corn and peaches, Susan. ??
Thanks Mary Ann!
yes I am a hoarder of DSP and yes I will continue to succumb to the new ones…love the inspiration to actually use it. I have an old Sizzix Daisies Flower Die that is similar to the punch but of course just different enough to NEED the bundle.
blessings
patti
Beautiful card, Rosanne! I like your simple style; just like Susan~ I think I’m more of a classic gal and a step up from CAS. I’ve never really thought about my style, to be honest. I shy away from cards with folds, so I guess they are the type I’d like to master.
Thanks very much, Roberta!
Beautiful card Rosanne! I love two designs in the DSP, but wasn’t sure about the others. Your card might just move me into the “buy it” category! I also have the old Sizzix Daisy die, but I keep looking at this one. I tend toward clean and simple, but enjoy the occasional more difficult or fun fold card. I also like 3D projects.
Thank you, Susan!
Thanks for showcasing the amazing talent of Rosanne! This card is stunning.
Mary, thank you for your kind comment!
I love stamping. I always try to “spoof” up my cards a little. Even if I just add wink of Stella. I’m recently retired and am so anxious to spend more time making cards.❤️
I’m always up for a challenge, but I’d like to learn how to work with embossing paste.
Hi all, Rosanne your card is perfect. Definitely, one I will be checking back on tomorrow. . . how could this be stepped up? Maybe some gold thread . . . or a little Wink of Stella in the middle? Karen had a big job ahead of her. Looking forward to tomorrow. Wasn’t this fun?!
I like folds and punches and dies to make cards. Don’t faint . . . I’m not too fond of stamping, as I am a bit sloppy I guess and get ink all over me and the card or the envelope. I truly have gotten better covering up the ink pads immediately, but somehow I still get inky. Oh, I don’t like coloring at all.
I think I’ll cook a little today. I’m not fond of cooking, as most of the time, I’m alone. My husband and daughters work the afternoon into night shift most of the time. Today we will be three for dinner so cooking it is. 🙂
Heading over to Heartfelt Stamping now.
Happy Saturday.
🙂
Thank you, Nancy! I’ve seen your cards and they are wonderful, too!
Susan–the entire bundle! You are super sweet & generous! As for style? Well, I began as a CAS stamper, and I still love that style, especially if I do a simple color-wash background and then just add a die cut (especially houses or birds)and perhaps a tiny sentiment. Lately, though, I’ve been working on layered, “let-‘er-rip” pieces with some unexpected twists. For instance, I did a birthday card for my sister on which the entire front was an overlay coated with embossing paste, “mooshed” to look like old plaster, with a little pile of peachy-pink beach glass that I’d found on Carolina Beach in NC, and a personal sentiment that I’d hand-lettered. Today, I’m finishing a multi-layered tag card with a Parisian theme, for a friend of mine to give to her niece. Lots of die cut flowers and a fluffy bow made with SU crinkled seam binding in peekaboo peach. I finish both sides of tag cards, adding a pocket to the back with a blank tag for the giver to write a note to the recipient and maybe tuck in a gift card or little treat. So, I guess I’m all over the map, stylistically-speaking! Feels like fall here in Ohio today! Good day for garden work & of course, stampin’!
I’m smitten with this bundle! My style is classic with bling! And I’d like to master watercoloring.
The card is lovely with the DSP.
I would like to master heat embossing. I always manage to have a few “crumbs” show up when I am done. I also like folds and punches, but find myself NOT doing as many fold cards as I should. You have provided some lovely (and well documented) ideas.
Thank you, Carol
Hi Susan, it is so nice of you to share your talented friends with us! Lovely card and stupendous bundle too! One of the things that I like about creating is being able to make different styles. I tend to make more classic designs but will also do vintage, artistic, and glittery things as the mood strikes me. I would like to learn more folds as there seem to be so many out there. Thanks for sharing your blog candy with us. You are a delight!
Thanks, Judy!
I just love today’s card. That DSP is beautiful. I don’t have the daisy set but it might just have to go on my list! I guess my style is clean and “flat.” Our post office is rather surly about bumps in the cards so I concentrate on making my cards elegant without bulk.
Thanks very much, Martha!
Well I love the daisy bundle!! Have seen a lot of awesome cards made with it. I don’t know that I have a style but I fear the new things like the paste and water coloring scares me lol! Thanks for your neat ideas and all the chances to win!
Beautiful card! I’m not sure how to define my style. I do like fairly simple cards usually because of time. But then I like to do super elaborate for my sister who also stamps :). I like to “collect” embellishments but have not made use of them as I should. I do enjoy learning new techniques and trying them when time allows. Thanks for the chances to win!
Thank you, Beth
Rosanne has my favorite DSP on her card today. I hadn’t thought to use it with the calypso coral yet. I have used both the so saffron and wisteria wonder a couple of times. The inside of the card is lovely too. Will remember how you balanced the DSP there. My style is much like me, eclectic(that’s a fancy way of saying I don’t think I have one). I like layers and have been trying masking my stamping more for a more layered effect.
Thanks, Rosanne, for sharing your beautiful card here on Susan’s blog. It love the colors, as well as your design for inside and envelope flap. I like to try different styles, but CAS with a little bling is probably my go-to style. I’d like to learn more about different background techniques of watercoloring, sponging and using embossing paste. Thanks, Susan, for showcasing Rosanne today and offering blog candy. The daisy was my favorite bundle from the moment I first saw it in the new catty. Have a great day!
It was my pleasure to share this card…thank you for your kind comment!
I love the color choice on Roseanne’s card. The inside of her cards are just as pretty. I never do that but that has inspired me. My friends kid me that I am the layering queen. They can always pick my cards out. Watercoloring with blending pens is probably something I need to work on. My creations usually end up in the “circular drawer.” Have a fun rainy day.
Thanks very much, Gracie
Thanks for the link to Rosanne’s blog. She makes so many beautiful cards including this one. My style? I really don’t think I have one. Some days I feel like making something a little more complex but then then the next day I might just do something simple. Thanks for all your inspiration too.
Thank you for your kind comments, Kay!
I think I have a clean and simple style, but I also like to do interactive cards.
The technique I would like to master is ink blending without splotches. The distress oxide Inks are definitely helping with that.
Thanks for sharing Rosanne’s beautiful daisy card! I really like the extra envelope flap with DSP!! My style of card is LAYERED (a lot of them). I love the look of clean and nested papers on a card front. I am very picky and I often use jewels to hide boo-boos. I tell my friends, ‘If you get a card with a ton of jewels, you’ll know I had a bad day!!’ I would adore learning to perfect water-coloring techniques. I am awed by those who are good at watercolor and I so admire the misty look it gives to card artwork.
Thank you, Peggy!
I really like to layer and learn how to do different fancy folds. The card is beautiful and there are so many cute examples with that set. As I’ve said all week, thanks for giving us all a chance to win!
I am loving the mixup of guest stampers. I think my style is mostly simple but wow (I like the easy cards that look not so easy)and CASEing because many times I feel “lost” and have a difficult time coordinating colors and papers. I like bling when it’s appropriate. I have learned using watercolor pencils with a dove blender pen and I’d like to master that (without making the paper pill and do prper shading) or try copics (I am always amazed at what can be done with those).
What a great looking card. Love that bundle……hope SU can keep it in stock!
My style of card making is clean & simple & generally CASEd……I have a hard time with my own idea for a card. I generally will find a card I like & then maybe tweek it a little to fit the person I am giving it to.
Thank you, Karen
Wow! Rosanne’s card is fabulous! I have not been sure about this bundle…but this is convincing me that I need it! I would like to master the blender pens and the aqua painter as these are challenging for me.
Thanks very much, Linda!
Colors are awesome on your card Rosanne! The stamp set is growing on me.
My style is simple. I think that’s why I gravitated to you website Susan. As Mary Ann H from NJ stated above, I also would like to master not hoarding my DSP, along with many other things in my crafting room. There’s more stuff out there to purchase.
Thanks very much, Sue!
I love this card, Rosanne!!
I am a simple stamper at heart, which is why I love sites like yours, Susan. I would love to master the water coloring aspect because I think everyone’s looks a little different so it is truly yours 🙂
Thanks so much, Darlene
Rosanne’s card is a great combination of DSP and stamping. It fits my style of clean and simple as well. I also borrow quite a few ideas from others!
I am headed over to her blog to check her out.
The WHOLE bundle! Thanks for the generous opportunity
Thanks very much, Pat!
Rosaane great cad. I love this bundle and it is at the top of my list. My style is simple with layers. I like the simple look but I always add layers of color to enhance the card! Keep up the great posts Susan!
Thanks Kathy
Just scooted over to Rosanne’s blog–how did I never bookmark her site before now? Many other great projects, just as inspiring as this one. Love this card and am hard pressed to figure out what Karen has done for tomorrow’s version. This is perfect to me. Thanks, Susan, for giving your team a chance to wow us yet again.!
So happy you enjoyed the visit to my blog, Linda. Thanks so very much for your kind comments!
Rosanne’s card is very nice. I like the daisy in coral. She’s a whiz with that DSP inside and out as well.
My style has evolved over time and lately it is simple. I would love to learn to watercolor. I know you say practice is the key (so says my friend who only colors via water color). I don’t have time to practice.
That said I bought the farm country set with the barn and the boy with the geese with the idea of water coloring it. I might even try it out today. I’ll keep an open mind and try not to drown the paper.
Thank you, Judy!
Clean and simple – just like your style, but I do like layers of cardstock. I have avoided water coloring- I do like the new pencils with using the blender pen. I’m more of a “follow directions” person vs let your creative juices flow. Think it was the era I grew up in.
I am over the top excited to have won the Lemon Zest blog candy! Thank you so much Susan for your generosity and daily inspiration!!!
Gorgeous card Rosanne! I love the color choices and how the sketchy daisy plays on the sketchy water colored petals of the DSP. Heading over to Rosanne’s blog for more inspiration.
I enjoy a number of card styles but clean and layered is my go-to. I frequently color an image with an aqua brush and ink, but struggle with actual watercolors. I would love to improve as the results can be amazing.
Thank you Dana…hope you enjoyed your visit to my blog!
I have been following Rosanne’s blog for some time and always enjoy her style. This is definitely a “made me smile” card! My own style is clean and layered. I do love our DSP and I love playing with the dies. I would like to improve myself by making more free-form cards. Thank you, Susan, for all of your generous daily inspiration and the chuckles I have as I read about some of the adventures of Randall Lane.
Thanks very much for your support and kind comments, Nancy…I truly appreciate it!
Clean and simple is my style. That’s why I love Roseanne’s card. No fluff. I like to layer, cards with flowers and a few sequins. I am struggling, like so many others, with water coloring but I am not going to give up. Practice, practice, practice!
Thank you, Kathy!
Rosanne, great job! I don’t think I have seen the Calypso Coral used with that paper and it sure works wonders! Beautiful inside and out and that envelope sends it to the top! Again, great job and looking forward to seeing what Karen does for tomorrow’s post. I will check out your blog more later.
Dana, congratulations on your win!
I have been wanting this daisy bundle but have not ordered it. I guess I will wait another day or two to order it just in case, the random doofliggy picks my number! Of course another few days and it will be on backorder probably.
Style, oh crap, do I have to have a style? I do love layers. I also love collage types but seldom do them. Not quite into glittery bling but I do love the enamel dots type of embelishments which are easier to work with than brads. I do enjoy playing with the watercolor pencils. What would I like to master – clean and simple. I need to learn to let go and quit adding to the project mucking it up! Also, clean stamp with no boo-boos.
That requires a quick story. I was making a quick thank you card. I thought 3×3 would be fast and easy. I even conditioned the stamp before it saw ink. I went to use it – Ted decided to chase a fly and ran into where I was stamping – sending the block a skidding! OK, the piece of cardstock wasn’t huge so I tried making it tag style since I was just slipping it in with a check. Somehow I managed to punch the scallop end on the wrong end! So, I just had a neat watercolored flower in my hand so I decided to just forget the whole idea. I stuck a sticky note to the check and wrote thanks on the sticky note. The flower clashed horribly with the sticky note, otherwise I could have put it on the sticky note. Then, as I was sealing the envelope – I had addressed the envelope upside down. Also, I noticed teeth marks on the sticky note. Seems Teddy had gotten a hold of pad and mauled it with his teeth and probably dried slobber. But, the recipient has dogs so she will understand!
Thank you, Chris…Karen’s card is great!
I love the coral colors with the green on Rosanne’s daisy card! i too love using DSP or embossing folders to add texture/design to my cards. I am not one for a lot of bling and only tie knots and bows using your measuring suggestions Susan. I have only used my Aquapainters a few times and have never used watercolor paper even though I have quite a few packs! I really need to practice the “use it or lose it!” technique!!
Thanks, Beth!
I like this card ! I left Rosanne a comment on her blog earlier . I like how she altered the stamping on the petals !
Yay for Dana !
I will drop back in later to read all the comments ….fun !!
Thanks for the kind comment, Sonny!
Thank you, Roseanne for sharing your talents and such a lovely card. The color combinations are right on beautiful!!!!!! I am about to hop over to your blog. As far as my style, I confess I have never tried to label it before, but guess that simple and layered with a little twist describes my usual work. I enjoy adding a little interest through embellishments or bling to spice things up. Again, thank you Roseanne. You card is beautiful!!
Thanks so much for the lovely comment, Ann!
I like to keep things simple. Sometimes with a “twist.” I would love to try making a “shaker” card. I have seen some wonderful ones, but I hesitate to give one a try. Someday when I feel adventurous.
Love the alternating petals! I would not have thought of that, my style is definitely CASE’d clean and simple, which is why I love your blog! So many great ideas. I need to step out of my super clean and OCD symmetry and try some of the “messy” techniques.
Thanks, Jeffie!
Lovely card, Roseanne! Heading over to your blog next.
My style is clean and classic with some layers. Would like to do better with the blender pen and ink. I usually end up tossing my tries with this method.
Thanks, Pat. I hope you enjoyed your visit to my blog!
Love the beautiful simplicity of your card, Roseanne. Who knew simple could also be stunning!
I would really love to learn to watercolor well.
Thanks, Susan for your “over-the-top” generosity!
Thanks so much, Debra!
I like your outside the box colors with this set! I tend to be more traditional so I like to see when someone else changes things up to challenge me to do the same!
I like to personalize things so I don’t know if that is a style? I LOVE the letters & numbers framelits since they really make that happen easily
Thanks for the chance at some great blog candy!
I would have to say my card making style is clean and simple. As the saying goes “less is more”. The technique that I would like to give a try is shaker cards. I feel intimidated by them. Thanks for the chance at some awesome blog candy!
Beautiful card Roseanne, love the colors. I will check out your blog. My style is clean and simple. My theory is less is more. Shaker cards are a challenge for me. I would also like to do more heat emboss resist. Thanks Susan for all the chances to win this week!
What a lovely card Rosanne and a lovely stamp set bundle! I would like to master heat embossing to perfection w/o the goofs! And my style is that I love to color with markers or watercolor and Use embossing folders for texture. They seem to add some oomph to the cards!
I am an eclectic stamper—inspired by the person receiving the card more than anything. I like flower, grunge, formal and informal, subtle colors or bright ones—Whatever speaks to me as I think of the person for whom I am making the card. My ambition is to someday be able to do really great watercoloring—now I mostly do smooshing and washes because they don’t have detail, but they add so much.
Thanks so much for pointing me to Rosanne. I love getting awesome ideas for card insides!!
My stamping style in three words – Gimme too much! I can’t remember where me and my siblings picked that saying up from but we used to always say, How much do you want? Gimme too much! Unfortunately that’s exactly what came to mind when you asked for my style. I tend to overdo. Don’t know when to say when. Enough is enough. Fold and walk away. Pull the plug…….kinda like this paragraph……
You are so right Susan. I LOVE Roseanne’s beautiful card.. I have checked out her blog. Gorgeous. clean and simple.
And she (usually) shows the insides too.
The first thing people do when they pick up a card is open it up!
The insides are the icing on the cake.
I will be following her blog.
Cheers from Australia