Get Inky! Blog Hop -- Hello and Farewell

As a Get Inky! alumni, I've been invited back to hop with the current team.  New members are being introduced today while we former members are saying our farewells.  What a great idea, and I think Thia for not only this chance to hop today, but also the chance to serve on her design team last term.  I adore any chance I have to play with stamps, and she has some fun ones!

Here's the hop line-up, in case you just happened across my blog and you'd like to start at the beginning:

Blog Hop Line-Up

1. http://getinkychallenge.blogspot.com
2. Ann  -  http://annmakes.blogspot.com
3. Beth ~ http://thecraftyscrapyard.blogspot.com
4. Crystal-http://paperribbonandlipstick.blogspot.com
5. Jamie- http://capture-your-memories.weebly.com
6. Jessica- http://www.kissinkrafts.blogspot.com/
7. Judy - http://insearchofmycreativeside.blogspot.ca
8. Julie - http://muddypawsinkyfingers.blogspot.com
9. Kathy - http://upinthenightwithkat.blogspot.com
10. La-Vie - http://www.cestla-viedesigns.blogspot.com
11. Lyne - http://lynnseverydayideas.blogspot.com
12. Susan B. ~ http://susanascorner.blogspot.com
13. Susan R - http://susanrenshaw0404.blogspot.com
14. Tonya- http://scrappingfunwithtonya.blogspot.com
15. Thia- http://bluemooncreation.blogspot.com

Now, for my project...

When I served on the Get Inky! Stamps design team, the stamp set I used the most was the Buzzing Bees set.  So, it seemed only right to reach for it again for this hop.

I used a cutting file from The Cutting Cafe for the beehive shaped card. I used paper from October Afternoon.  The bees and the sentiment are both from the Get Inky! Buzzing Bees stamp set and are embossed in white. Close To My Heart Saddle ink was used on the edges of the 2 layers of beehive.  And some 3 Girl JAM crinkle ribbon in Aqua Splash from the Carribean Splash Bundle finishes off the card.

 Now for the fun part... Leave a comment on each blog along the way and you'll be entered to win:
* one of three one-year Inky Moonbeam memberships
* one Crafty Card Gallery app donated from Jennifer Restivo
To see what the club is all about, visit www.bluemooncreation.net

Off you go to the uber-talented Kathy's blog.  I know she's going to WOW you with her creation!  Have fun on the hop, hop, hop!

Winter Snow -- for Get Inky! Stamps

Hello, crafty friends! Here we are, two days before Christmas.  And today is the start of a new challenge at Get Inky! Challenge.  The theme for the next two weeks is, "Winter Snow".  With that in mind, I used this adorable snowman to create a card...

 

 

I used the Holiday 2013 stamp set from Get Inky! Stamps to make this card.  I absolutely love this stamp set!  It is so easy to be creative with the wide variety of images and sentiments in this set.  I paper pieced the hat and bow tie on this adorable snowman.  I used Viva Décor pearl pens on the tassel, brim, eyes, nose, and buttons.  There's some Timeless Twine wrapped around the Kraft cardstock. Designer papers are from My Mind's Eye.

This is my last post for Get Inky! Stamps.  I've enjoyed my time on the design team very much, and thank Thia for the opportunity to use her stamps!



Christmas Inspiration for Get Inky! Stamps

There's a new challenge just getting underway at Get Inky! Challenges. The theme this next two weeks is "Christmas".  Here's my inspiration for the challenge and the Get Inky! Stamps blog:

 

 

I used the Holiday 2013 Get Inky! stamp set found here.  This stamp set is packed with images AND sentiments.  It is so fun to create with!  the possibilities are endless!

Inside of this is a gift card holder.  I cut it out on my Silhouette with a cutting file from My Scrap Chick.  I've made several of these, and they are ready to go.  Now, if I could just get my gifts wrapped!

 

 

 



Onward & Upward...Skyward Bound...for Get Inky! Stamps

Is it still hump day when the work week is so short? Happy Wednesday, my friends.  I'm posting today on the Get Inky! Stamps blog. There's a new challenge underway, and the theme is Onward & Upward.

I made a hot air balloon card using my Silhouette earlier this summer, and I thought the shape would be perfect for this challenge.  So, I looked through my computer folders until I found it, and made another balloon shaped card for this challenge. This cutting file is from The Cutting Café.

 

 

The stamp set I used on this card is the Get Inky! Stamps Love Bugs set.

 

 

I used Carta Bella World Traveller 12x12 papers, and some bling from my stash.

Come join the Onward & Upward Challenge at the Get Inky Challenge blog.  I'd love to see what you create with this theme!

And Happy Thanksgiving to my American friends!



Snowmany Thanks! for Get Inky! Stamps

Happy Friday, my blog friends!  I'm posting today on the Get Inky! Stamps blog.  The current theme for the Get Inky! Stamps challenge blog is "Thanks & Thanksgiving". With that in mind, I created this gift card holder:

 

 

 

I cut the gift card holder out on my Silhouette, and used the Get Inky! Stamps Holiday 2013 stamp set to stamp the sentiment. You can find it in the Etsy shop.  The gift card holder can be found in the Silhouette Online Store here.

Here's the inside view:

 

 

I think this will be the perfect holiday gift for the teachers, staff members, Sunday school teachers, beauticians, and Postal workers in my life.  That's all for me, I've got more gift cards to make and stamp!

Create your own "Thanks and Thanksgiving" project and join the challenge! I'd love to see what you make!



Get Inky! 3D Holiday

Happy Day-Before Halloween, everyone!  The current challenge on the Get Inky! Challenge blog is 3D Holiday. Being so close to Halloween, I just HAD to create a "spooky" 3D character for some inspiration! 

 

 

This treat bag is cut out on my Silhouette and stamped with the Get Inky! Stamps 2013 Halloween set.  Isn't it adorable?  Perfect for a little treat for the ghosts and goblins in your life!

The treat bag is an SVG file from My Scrap Chick. I inked the cheeks with a little Tim Holtz distress ink in Spun Sugar, because every ghost looks better with rosy cheeks.  The crinkle ribbon bow is from 3 Girl JAM.  It is, of course, from the Spooky Bundle -- how appropriate is THAT? The eyes were made with an anthracite Viva Décor pen. 

That's it for today! Have a safe, fun, candy filled Halloween!



Buttons and Halloween -- for Get Inky! Stamps

Happy Hump Day, friends!  The theme for the current Get Inky! challenge is "Buttons on Halloween".  I absolutely love any chance I can get to play with the Get Inky! Stamps "Halloween Spooktacular 2013" stamp set, so I had a great time creating this card...

 

 

I give away many Halloween cards in the nursing home where I work, and I think someone will have a fun time getting this one!

I stamped the ghost 3 times, fussy cutting each of them, then "strung" them from the Halloween twine clothesline.  The ghosts and the wonderful sentiment, along with many, many more great images and sentiments, can be found on the Get Inky! Stamps "Halloween Spooktacular 2013" stamp set.



Get Inky! Stamps has a new challenge -- Fall Colors

It's time for a new challenge on the Get Inky! Challenge blog. This time the theme is Fall colors.  I love the colors this time of year.  I'm an earth tone kind of gal, so this is my kind of theme!  I decided to go with a Halloween theme for my card as I give away many Halloween cards to residents in the nursing home where I work and I need to get going on them.  Now, I have a pretty one to add to my stash:

 

 

This card is a modified tri-shutter card.  I found the tutorial HERE on Splitcoast Stampers.

Here's the front, untied, where you can really see the stamped image, using Get Inky! Stamps:

 

 

This was all stamped using the Halloween 2013 stamp set from Get Inky! Stamps.

There's one more view of the card, opened:

 

 

This card was easy to make and very fun!

The challenge runs for 2 weeks, so get out those Fall colors, get creative, and link up with us at Get Inky! Challenges!



Inspired by a Song -- for Get Inky! Stamps

There's a new challenge starting today at the Get Inky! Challenge blog.  It's based on a song title.  I think I must be getting old, because I've never heard of the song, but it has something to do with birds and bees.  So, I went with a bee theme for my project for the challenge.  And, since it's a challenge, I wanted to try something I'd never done before.

I made a rocking card:

I used the really, really big, really loaded with tons of great images and sentiments Get Inky! set called "Buzzing Bees". It is an 8"x12" stamp set.  Big!  These are only a couple of the many bee images on the set.  And one of the many many sentiments included.  I fussy cut the heart (also a stamp in the set) and used foam tape to elevate it.  All the papers, the ink, and the foam heart are from Close To My Heart.  The rocker card is a file found in the Silhouette Store.  You can find it HERE.

Use your favorite song in a project and link up to our new challenge that starts today.  You have two weeks.  I'd love to see your projects!

 

 



Everybody loves cupcakes -- for Get Inky! Stamps

There's a cupcake challenge going on (Cakes, Cakes, and Cupcakes) at the Get Inky! Challenge blog, and Get Inky! Stamps sells some adorable cupcake stamps in their Etsy shop, so this should be a fun, easy one to participate in.

Last week, on the Get Inky! Stamps blog, I left a little sneak of what I was making today on the "What'cha Workin' on Wednesday" post.  Laura Turcotte guessed it right!

 

I made a cupcake holder for the challenge, using my Silhouette and some Close to My Heart papers.  I stamped a cute cupcake image several times using Close To My Heart Saddle ink, fussy cut it, layered it up, used some Stickles on it to make it look like frosting, stamped and fussy cut a bow, and stamped a sentiment. All the stamped images are from the Get Inky! Sew Sweet Cupcake set. And, there's room inside the box for one delicious cupcake. 

Here's a close up of the stamped images.  Yummy!

 



 Let's see your cake and cupcake creations.  Get inky! friends and enter the challenge!



BUGS! For Get Inky! Stamps

A new challenge starts today on the Get Inky! Challenge blog.  The theme can be anything -- as long as it includes a bug. 

I've been working with Perfect Pearls lately, so decided to continue with that line of thinking, and used one of the newer Get Inky! Stamps releases, Love Bug.

 

 

 

I find that the Perfect Pearls show up best on darker color card stock.  This is Close To My Heart outdoor denim.  All the butterflies and bugs, along with the sentiment are from the Love Bug set -- it's a real cutie!  I stamped using Versamark ink, then brushed various colors of Perfect Pearls on the bugs where I wanted the color to be. I made sure to leave room for the sentiment, then used the same technique on that.  All the leftover powder can be dusted off with a larger brush.

I mounted the outdoor denim card stock to a piece of textured white c.s., and that is adhered to a crystal blue card base. Hope you like my "buggy" creation!

Get Inky! Stamps Halloween Spooktacular Hop

Welcome to the GI 2013 Halloween Spooktacular Blog Hop and Sale!!! You should be arriving here from Sarah's spooky blog. If so, great! If not, please return to Thia's blog for the complete line up. During this weekend only (starting at 12 am on Friday, August 9 through Sunday the 11th at midnight PST) we will be taking 20% off of your entire order at our Etsy Shop!!! No minimum purchase required, just use coupon code 2013SPOOKTACULAR20 upon checking out.
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We said there'd be treats, here's the scoop...

TREATS (provided you follow the rules):

1 winner will receive one 2013 Halloween Spooktacular Stamp Set (value $27.99, winner is responsible for shipping charges and will be billed via PayPal emailed invoice).
*To be eligible to be in the drawing for this set, you must complete these 2 easy steps...
- Follow ALL blogs along the hop if you aren't doing so already.
- Comment on EVERY blog post along the hop.

We also have 3 $15 gifts to our Etsy shop!!!
* To be eligible for one of these prizes, you must...
-Follow ALL blogs along the hop if you aren't doing so already.
-Comment on ONE blog post.

 And, after that long intro, it is time for my Spooktacular projects!  I have two of them for you -- both cards.  

I'll start with my not-so-spooky ghost card.  I made it using my Silhouette Cameo.

 

 

The stamped ghost, the witches hat, and the sentiment are all from the new Get Inky! Stamps 2013 Halloween Spooktacular Stamp Set. Aren't you just loving all the fun images and sentiments included in this set?

The file I used for this card, from the Silhouette online store, can be found here.  The background paper is by Fancy Pants, and there is some 3 Girl JAM ribbon from the Celebrations Bundle.

For my second card, I combined 2 stamp sets:

 



I used the new 2013 Halloween Spooktacular set and the Joyful Jar Drinks set.  The jar and the label are from the Joyful Jar Drinks set.  The bats and the sentiment are from the new Halloween set.

I stamped the jar twice -- once on white cardstock, once on vellum, and fussy cut both images.  There are 3 fussy cut bats placed "inside" the jar (in between the white c.s. and vellum).  I used Halloween papers from Echo Park for this card.

Your next stop along the hop is the oh-so-talented Sue!  Go check out her wonderful creation for the hop.
 

Here's the whole hop order, in case you get lost along the way:

http://bluemooncreation.blogspot.com

Ashley  http://especiallymade.blogspot.com

Beth     http://thecraftyscrapyard.blogspot.com

Jessica www.kissinkrafts.blogspot.com

La-Vie   http://cestlaviedesigns.blogspot.com

Ann      http://annmakes.blogspot.com

Sarah    itswhatkeepsmesane.blogspot.com

Julie     http://muddypawsinkyfingers.blogspot.com

Sue      http://susanascorner.blogspot.com

Tonya   http://scrappingfunwithtonya.blogspot.com

Tracey  http://mowbraydesigns.blogspot.com

Thia      http://getinkystamps.blogspot.com/

 

Off you go! Have fun on the hop, don't forget to follow each blog and leave comments to be eligible for the prizes and, best of all, don't forget the SALE!





I'm entering these cards in the following challenges:

Reasonable Ribbon -- things with wings

Sister Act Card Challenge -- anything goes

D. L. Art Thankful Thursday linky party -- anything goes

Crafty Creations Challenges -- texture
Just Be Creative linky party -- anything goes
 Creative Inspirations Paints -- anything goes

Ribbon Here, Ribbon There, for Get Inky! Stamps

Happy Wednesday, friends, I have a post up today for Get Inky Stamps, using a ribbon theme.  It's also the current theme for the Get Inky! Challenge blog.  So, for some ribbon inspiration, I made this card:

 

 I used the Get Inky! Stamps "Sew Sweet Cupcakes" set, for the cupcake, the stamped ribbon, AND the beautiful sentiment.  LOVE this set!! You can never have to many cupcakes! (or cupcake stamps).  I used a step card to make the design a little fancier. I used a file from Pretty Paper Pretty Ribbon found HERE. I colored the cupcake and stamped ribbon with Copic markers. I got the papers in a paper exchange, so I'm sorry, I don't know the brand. The crinkle ribbon is 3 Girl JAM, goblin green, from the Spooky Bundle, and some Milled Lavender Distress Stickles blinged up the stamped bow for the finishing touch to the card.  Hope you like it!

 

 

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:

All That Stickles Linky Party -- Anything Goes

Sister Act Card Challenge -- Anything Goes
Crafty Creations Challenges -- texture



Birthday Wishes -- with Get Inky! Stamps

I hope everyone is enjoying their Friday!  I have a quick post, sharing this card I have on the Get Inky! Stamps blog today. We're having a Christmas in July and Birthday Challenge.  I made a shaped birthday card for inspiration, using my Silhouette.

 

The stamp set I used is "Sew Sweet Cupcakes by Get Inky! Stamps. Both the paper pieced cupcake and the sentiment are from the set.  I found this shaped card in the Silhouette store. It is this file, if you are interested. The crinkle ribbon is 3 Girl JAM London Blue, from the Wine and Jewels bundle.  Come link up your Christmas in July and birthday creations at the Get Inky! challenge blog.  There's fun prizes to win!

 

I'm linking this card up to the following challenges:

 

Ribbon Carousel -- celebrations

Sister Act Card Challenge -- anything goes

Pin and Tack -- anything goes

D.L. Art Thankful Thursday -- anything goes

It's Friday! -- Yeehaw! (and FWF!!)

It's Friday, and this is supposed to be the start of a 2-week vacation for me.  However, my oh-so-wonderful boss is making me come in to work Monday morning for CPR recertification.  Yeah.  I bet he'd interrupt HIS two weeks for it.  Oh well.  I have a job!

Remember last week's post? I posted early, heading out on my first ever scrapbook retreat? Well, it was a wonderful experience.  I would do it again tomorrow (or as soon as I catch up on sleep).  Here we are, my online friends from CropChocolate.com

 

 Our Tees say, "chocolate is usually the answer".  Don't they just look like a great bunch of scrappers?  Yup, they were!  We shared supplies, some techniques, lots of food, and even more stories and laughs.

 

I promised you the "serious" card that I gave my BFF for her birthday last week, and here it is:

 

 

I used one of my favorite Unity sets, Tulips & Daisies.  I've colored the tulips a few times, but this was a first for the daisies.  They were colored with Copic Markers.  Then, I used a little Creative Inspirations Paint Fairy Dust on the petals for some lustre. I used Fancy Pants Hopscotch 12x12 papers on this card, a Lifestyle Crafts doily die, and Spellbinders die, a sentiment from Get Inky! Stamps, a chipboard border from Close To My Heart, and chipboard confetti circles from my friend DeeDee, and UmWow Studio.

The birthday card used a sketch from Cardabilites:

 

I'm going to post a couple other cards that I had on my blog earlier this week.  I really like both of these.  They both have Unity stamps on them and neither one got much traffic.  I want my FWF audience to see them, too.

I made this butterfly card for a tutorial on the All That Stickles blog.  You can find the tutorial HERE.

 

 



I used Unity's Bold Butterfly (Donna Downey) on this card.  The sentiment is from Joy's Life "Pun in the Sun".

My last card was a fun one.  I made it for the Unity {Show & Tell} party happening this week on Facebook.  It hasn't gotten a lot of attention.  I think I entered it too early in the week.  So, I thought I'd show it here.  Maybe it will inspire you to go "like" it on FB ;)

 

 

 

It uses, of course, the free digi image from Angie Blom. I loved the way this turned out.  The colors of the digi matched the papers so well.  The papers I used are Simple Stories Vintage Bliss 6x6. I used 3 different Spellbinder dies on this, and a corner rounder.  I added some bling from Close To My Heart and some pearls from my stash.  The cream crinkle ribbon is from 3 Girl JAM's coffee bundle. And, there's some Stickles on the flower's centers.

I have more blog candy to give away this weekend.  Karen Nofziger won last weeks.  Tomorrow, I'm hopping with the Joy's Life design team so I'm giving blog candy away to celebrate that event.  To increase your chances of winning, you can comment on any of my posts from Thursday, July 25 (there are 2) through Sunday, July 28 (there are 5 more posts Friday and Saturday).  I'll announce the winner on Monday, July 29.

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:

 

Sister Act Card Challenge -- anything goes

Oozak.com -- anything goes with texture

Pin and Tack -- anything goes
D.L. Art Thankful Thursday Linky Party -- anything goes

Color Me Creative Challenge -- Anything Goes
Creative Inspirations Paints -- inspired by ribbon and bling
Crafty Creations Challenges -- Summer





Two Shade of Blue -- for Cameo Creations Challenges

If you are looking for the 3 Girl JAM post, please click here!

 

It's time for another challenge on the Cameo Creations Challenge blog.  This time, it's a 2 shades of blue challenge.  Since I love blue, it was a perfect challenge for me!

 

I used a piece of Echo Park Wintertime double sided cardstock for my 2 shades of blue.  The card is a file from the Silhouette store. The sun is a digi stamp from Get Inky stamps that I colored with Copic markers. The sentiment is from the Joy's Life stamp set, "Pun in the Sun".  That's it for me, I'd love to see your two shades of blue project!

Fun with a Sun - for Get Inky! Stamps

Happy Friday, everyone! It's my turn to post on the Get Inky! blog, and our theme is Summer Sun Fun. I've had this idea swirling around in my head for quite some time, and finally got to put it on to paper (and ink!). I'll show it to you first, then tell you how I did it:

 

 

I used glossy cardstock for my base, got out my brayer (I hardly ever use that thing), some multi colored ink called Kaleidacolor by Tsukineko, and brayered my background to make the sky. I wiped it off with a baby wipe while it was still wet to tone it down just a bit. Next, I needed a sun.  I turned to my trusty Lifestyle Crafts circle dies and cut out two of them that were very close in size to make the ring.  Then, I cut out a smaller, yellow circle for the middle.  Using Lemon Tart Trendy Twine and daffodil 3 Girl JAM ribbon cut in 1/2 the long way, I tied them around the ring. The Get Inky! Stamp set, "Buzzing Bees" was used for the bees, the trail, and the sentiment.  It is a very fun set to design with!  I used Close To My Heart black archival ink on the bees and sentiment. And, that's my Summer Sun Fun card.  Come join us at the Get Inky! Challenge with your own summer themed project.

 

AUD sentiments challenge -- 2 word sentiment

Sister Act Challenge Blog -- anything goes

D.L. Art Thankful Thursday Challenge -- summer



It's red, white, and blue! Get Inky! Challenge!

The newest Get Inky! challenge started on June 24th and will go until July 7th.  If you've been working on Patriotic projects, come link up and try to win some great prizes.  I went very non-traditional with this one, but I love the results:

 

 

I used the Joyful Jars stamp set from Get Inky! Stamps, available here.  These stamps are wonderful to use -- they stamp crisp and clean and clean up beautifully, time after time.

This card was so fun to create.  I started with Glitz Designs Vintage Blue 6x6 papers.  The card base is 6 1/2 x 5 as the jar itself is so large, in order to fit the flowers on the layout, I needed larger than the standard A2 size card.  I stamped the jar on white cardstock and fussy cut it.  I stamped it again on vellum and fussy cut again.  I stamped the label stamp on a light colored yellow Glitz DP and fussy cut that, then stamped the sentiment on it.  The flowers are a Spellbinder poppy die.  I ran white cardstock through my Grand Calibur 3 times, then colored the flowers with Copic markers, using the back side of one of the flowers.

To assemble the card, I started with the layer of blue DP, and a bit of yellow at the bottom because the paper was 6x6 and the card was 6 1/2 inches.  Then, I ran a layer of Scor-Tape, and semi-pleated some 3 Girl JAM red ribbon from the new Red, White, and Blue bundle.  Next, I attached the white jar to the base of the card.  Then, I arranged the flowers how I wanted them, gluing them down when I liked the look, and using foam tape on the middle clump to add dimension.  I added the vellum layer over the stems so they'd look like they were inside an actual jar or vase, then added the label with the sentiment to the top. Lastly, I tied a double bow out of the same red 3 Girl JAM ribbon.  And, that's my red, white, and blue card for the current Get Inky! Challenge!  Hope you like it!



I'm Always Up for a Challenge!

There's a new challenge starting today on the Get Inky! Challenge blog.  Click on over there to see if you were one of the winners of the Good golly glitter challenge and see all the other inspiration posted there today. Today starts the Masculine card challenge. Here's the project I have posted, with a few details of how I made it:

I used the Get Inky! Stamps set Joyful Jar Drinks and did a little masking to get the sentiment for this. I bent the rules just a little bit and, instead of making a masculine card, I made a masculine project -- a gift card holder.  It's a briefcase gift card holder, found here in the Silhouette Store.  It will fit a credit card sized gift card perfectly.  Here's another angle of it:

 

 

 

The butterfly is a leftover from a Silhouette card I cut out awhile back. I put some Cotton Candy Stickles on it to bling it up a bit. And the flower was a discard from another project. It's blinged up with Peacock Feathers distress ink and Turquoise Stickles.  Oops. Did you notice that it was missing in the first pic? Sammy ate one and I had to make another.  He's my dog, not my husband, in case you're wondering. He eats almost anything.  That would be both my dog and my husband. I used Echo Park 12x12 paper on this, and tied a little Trendy Twine on for the finishing touch.

 

That's it for me today.  Have a great week!

 

I'm entering this project in the following challenges:

Simon Says Stamp -- Masculine/Father's Day challenge

Reasonable Ribbon blog-- masculine with ribbon (or twine)

D.L. Art Thankful Thursday linky party -- anything goes

Crafty Creations -- one for the boys

Raisin Boat -- Challenge #11 -- Father's Day



The First Ever Get Inky! Stamps Blog Hop! Woohoo!

If you are looking for the All That Stickles post, click here
If you are looking for the Craft Lovin' Challenge Blog post, click here
Welcome to Get Inky! Stamps "Repeat" Blog Hop!

Welcome to the first ever Get Inky! Stamps Blog Hop! Our theme for this hop is REPEAT, in celebration of National Repeat Day, which is this Monday, June 3rd! It is a day to repeat anything...such as eating the same thing for breakfast, lunch, AND dinner! Or, for repeating things you've said...are you ready for some blog candy blog candy blog candy? Yes? Well...great, we have some! Among the prizes, one lucky person will be winning a 3 set sample of our BRAND NEW, NOT YET RELEASED STAMPS!!! How fun is that!?! 

Along your blog hopping journey you will see some brilliant hand crafted works of art brought to you by designers from Get Inky! Stamps, and we know you're going to love each one of them! The first stop on the hop is Thia from Blue Moon Creation, so be sure to start there! We are THRILLED you could hop along with us! Have fun!

Since this is a National Repeat Day Hop, I made two projects, both with a common theme.

I used the Get Inky Stamps Buzzing Bees set on both these cards.

 

 

My husband thinks the bee looks like he's coming out of the clouds.  One of my favorite techniques for making a stamp look like it has movement is to this technique -- stamping repeatedly.  Since it's a repeat hop, I had to use this technique.  I used alcohol inks and an air can to create the background on glossy cardstock.

 

This second card also uses the same stamp set, alcohol inks, and stamping technique:

 

 

Again, with repeated stamping, the bee looks like it's flying across the page.  I blotted different alcohol inks on this background.  They were softer colors and the blotting made for a different effect.  The chipboard is from my friend DeeDee.  You can find it here at UmWow Studio.  You want this stuff!  It is so much fun! I also used another of my favorite products, Trendy Twine.

 

And of course we have blog candy! To be eligible to win, you must:

• Become a follower (if you aren't already) of the Get Inky! Stamps blog
• Become a follower of each design team member's blog (if you aren't already)

1 Winner will receive the Joyful Jar stamp set:

1 Winner will receive a bundle of our 3 new stamp sets:

 

And THREE design team members have hidden gift certificates valued at $5, $10, and $15. Remember that commenting on every stop of the hop increases your chances of winning!

Winners will be announced on Wednesday June 5th 

at the Get Inky! Stamps blog.

 

 

Your next stop is Sue's blog.  You're gonna love what she has for you!

 

Here's the entire lineup in case you get lost along the way:

Thia

Ashley

Beth

Jessica

La-Vie

Ann

Sarah

Julie

Sue

Tonya

Tracey

Get Inky! Stamps

Happy Hopping!