Posts Tagged With: Serene Scenery DSP Stack

Stampin’ Up! Avant Garden Serene Scenery Sympathy

Posted on January 15, 2017 by stampsnlingers

Good morning, y’all! Hope you’re having a great weekend!

Finny is still recovering from his play date – so’s Scout. She apparently took advantage of the chance to eat…well…”Stuff”. The kind of stuff Finn eats on a too-regular basis. But she’s not used to it – so, she discharged said stuff….on my friend’s Oriental Rug. 🙁 Oops. We may have to do play dates at their house for a while!

Finn’s not sympathetic. He thinks she needs to toughen up.

You can tell just by looking at him what he’s thinking.

Girls. 😉

My card today is for a friend of my mom’s – who recently had to put her horse down. He wasn’t terribly old and they didn’t expect it. So…quite sad. I had a hard time with this one – I wanted a good quote to put on the card, so I had to read thru a bunch of them. Which made me think of the horses and dogs and cats that have already left me. It’s the plight of every animal owner – we outlive them all.

But – I finally found what I wanted to use and called on my Labeler Alphabet again. I paired it up with some rustic Serene Scenery, and added some vintage feeling touches. The Sale-A-Bration stamp set called Avant Garden played a supporting role, too. Take a look-see:

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Categories: Sympathy, Sympathy for Loss of a Pet | Tags: Avant Garden stamp set, Flourishing Phrases stamp set, Labeler Alphabet stamp set, Serene Scenery DSP Stack | 6 Comments

Stampin’ Up! Thoughtful Branches Thanks for the Happy Stampers Blog Hop

Posted on August 18, 2016 by stampsnlingers

Mornin’, y’all – welcome to another edition of the Happy Stampers Blog Hop. It’s sketch challenge week and I hope you’ll take a minute to browse all the projects brought to you by the ladies-who-hop! I’m bettin’ you see a lot of cool ideas with plenty of inspiration for you!

First off, here’s the sketch we were all working with:

I decided to do another card with the Thoughtful Branches bundle – just to tempt any of you who have not added this one to your stash, and to give those of you who have gotten it another idea for how to use this great set! I added a pretty piece of Serene Scenery DSP. Take a look-see:

It’s a little hard to see in the photos, but there are three blue hydrangeas on the card front. They’re layered with two on the bottom and the third popped over the top of them.
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Categories: Thank You Cards | Tags: Beautiful Branches Thinlits, Serene Scenery DSP Stack, Thank You Card, Thoughtful Branches stamp set | 14 Comments

Stampin’ Up! Wetlands Seaside Shore

Posted on August 5, 2016 by stampsnlingers

Good morning! It’s Friday. Which is 3 days after I ordered my 2016 Holiday Catalog Pre-Order to arrive in 2 days.

So – guess what that means?? Yep – I’ve got a couple of teaser pictures for you. I fought my instinct to tear into the box like my 10-year-old self would have torn into a Christmas present under the tree. You know the one – the one that would somehow – magically! – contain a HORSE!?!

But – I thought of you and restrained myself. See?

You know when you go to the grocery store, and you spend $200? And you can put it in your car in 6 bags? You know that feeling, right?

Well – I’m not even going to tell you what that little ole box costs! It never fails to amaze me how much stuff Stampin’ Up! can put in one little ole box! 😉

Check this:

That’s Jar of Haunts – and guess what it coordinates with? Yup – the Everyday Jars Framelits from the Annual Catalog. Cute, huh?

Here’s a little something that I’m about as excited over as anything in the catalog…

I do love pinecone things! And so does my mom… So – an embossing folder with a pine bough so works for me! 🙂

Here’s another lovely Christmas stamp set:

And one last shot of the whole box. Cut I just like looking at it!

More to follow in the next few days and – spoiler alert! – tomorrow I’ll reveal the Stamps-N-Lingers 2016 Stampin’ Up! Holiday Shares!

So get ready!

Now – on to the card for today! This one is another special request card – from the same friend. This one is for her friends who live in California – by the ocean, and recently had to put their Alaskan Malamute to sleep. So, she needs a sympathy card.

I bought a couple of non-SU! stamp sets, cuz she asked to have Malamute images. But I was really drawing a complete blank on what to do with them once I got them!

And then, in the middle of my massage – yes, I get a lot of good ideas in the middle of massages! – it came to me.

Ocean.

Dog.

Beach.

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Categories: Sympathy, Sympathy for Loss of a Pet | Tags: Blossom Builder Punch, Bunch of Blossoms stamp set, Loss of a Pet card, Seaside Shore stamp set, Serene Scenery DSP Stack, Wetlands stamp set | 18 Comments

Stampin’ Up! Thoughtful Branches In My Heart

Posted on August 3, 2016 by stampsnlingers

Happy Hawmp Day, y’all! Hope you’re cashing in your Bonus Days coupons and grabbing up the Thoughtful Branches Bundle (if you’re not sure how to redeem them – keep reading, I’ll show you)!! I spent my Bonus coupons yesterday – on my 2016 Holiday Catalog Pre-order! Whooooo-hoooo! I indulged myself and got the Priority 2-day shipping, so….hopefully I ‘ll see a big box o’ goodies on….Thursday? I’m going to try to contain myself and take pictures of everything for y’all before I tear into it and start making cards!

I make no promises. It’s going to be like…Christmas in August!

Right this very second, though, I want to tempt you again with the Thoughtful Branches stamp set. This one just uses the stamp set – not the Beautiful Branches Thinlits. Add in a little Serene Scenery DSP and that’s all that I needed. Take a look-see:

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Categories: Encouragement, Love, Sympathy, Thinking Of You | Tags: Encouragement Card, Serene Scenery DSP Stack, Thinking of You card, Thoughtful Branches stamp set | 18 Comments

Stampin’ Up! Wetlands Z-Fold Birthday for the Happy Stampers Blog Hop

Posted on July 28, 2016 by stampsnlingers

Mornin’, y’all – welcome to another edition of the Happy Stampers Blog Hop. This week was a color challenge for us to play with – that usually leaves things pretty wide open, so I hope you’ll take a minute to browse all the projects brought to you by the ladies-who-hop!

Here’s our color challenge:

Now – when I first saw this color combo, I was a little thrown. The colors just didn’t seem “right” to me and I couldn’t imagine how to put them together to look good!

And then I realized it….Mother Nature puts these colors together every single day! 🙂 So, I pulled out my Serene Scenery DSP Stack to be my inspiration and picked one of my favorite designs in that stack. I’d also been seeing some Z-Fold cards around on the internet/Pinterest, and wanted to try one of those, too. Since, at the time, I wasn’t mad at Duck Duck – I decided to add a Wetlands goose. Take a look-see:

I just love this beautiful sun-washed grassy meadow in the Serene Scenery DSP stack, don’t you?
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Categories: Happy Birthday, masculine | Tags: Birthday Card, Fun Fold card, masculine, Serene Scenery DSP Stack, Wetlands stamp set | 20 Comments

Stampin’ Up! Thoughtful Branches Hydrangea

Posted on July 16, 2016 by stampsnlingers

Happy Weekend, y’all! As I promised – I’ve got a peek at the beautiful new stamp set called Thoughtful Branches! This one is so new, in fact – that only demonstrators can get it right now! But not to worry – on 2 Aug, you’ll get your chance. And boy – are you going to want it!! Take a look at the set, first, okay? You can click either picture and see a full-sized flyer! Check those great sentiments and fonts!

I know you can see all the possibilities of this set – and your creative brains are already spinning! I used it today to make a thank you card – I love the combination of sentiments in the stamp set. And, as you can surely tell by the title of this post – I made a hydrangea. One of my favorite flowers! Take a look-see:

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