Stampin' Anne

Wednesday, August 12, 2020

August 2020 - Around the World on Wednesday Blog Hop

Hello stamping friends! Today, I am SO excited to share my card with you for the Around the World on Wednesday Blog Hop. We are an awesome group of stampers from all over the world who come together on the second Wednesday of every month to share some creative inspiration and smiles from around the globe. We hope you enjoy hopping along with us this month!

If this is the first time you are visiting my blog, I’m Anne Marie Hile from San Antonio, TX and I am so happy that you are visiting today. Welcome!

Our theme for the Hop this month is “Let’s Shake Things Up” and I took it pretty literally with a shaker card. The focus was trying something “new for you” and although I’ve made a couple of shaker cards in the past, I always feel like I’m learning it all over again putting them together. Haha!

My “new to you” aspect came with something I’ve really been trying to focus on more lately, which it looking for fun and different ways to use ribbon/trim on my projects. I tend to be a “trim traditionalist” with a basic bow. Now, there is nothing wrong with that, but I’ve been trying to challenge myself to pop in that texture in different ways. Stepping out of your comfort zone is a good thing sometimes, right?

I’m absolutely smitten with the Whale Done Bundle and all of the coordinating products. I’ve been using it a TON (no pun intended) lately. The Whale Done stamp set, Whale Builder Punch, Whale of a Time Designer Series Paper and the Whale of a Time Sequins are SO perfect to create fun nautical scenes. I also used the Smooth Sailing Dies for some added detail to the card. All of the measurements and details for this card are listed below, along with a full supply list at the very end of the post.

Color Combo:

Shaker cards are not difficult, you just need the right tools. Window Sheets are a must, along with Foam Adhesive Strips. Of course, you need something to fill your “shaker” with and that can be anything from sequins, beads or even small punched/die cut shapes. In keeping with my nautical card theme, I used the Whale of a Time Sequins. I’ll be honest, those little pink shells totally make these sequins a “must have” in my book. So adorable!

Card Measurements and Details:

Pretty Peacock Card Base - 4 1/4” x 11”, scored at 5 1/2”
Whisper White Cardstock - 4” x 5 1/4”
Just Jade Cardstock - 3 7/8” x 5 1/8”, die cut 2 3/4” circle from Layering Circles Dies, emboss with Seabed 3D Embossing Folder and spritz with mixture of Champagne Mist Shimmer Paint and rubbing alcohol (50% or less) in a Stampin' Spritzer for added sparkle
Whale of a Time Designer Series Paper (waves print) - 3 3/8” x 3 3/8”
Pretty Peacock Cardstock - scrap for die cutting, layer the 2 3/8” circle from the Layering Circles inside the 3” (largest) stitched circle from the Stitched Shapes Dies to create the border circle
Window Sheets - 3 3/8” x 3 3/8”
Whale of a Time Designer Series Paper (whale print) - punch out one whale using the Whale Builder Punch, spritz with Champagne Mist Shimmer Paint and rubbing alcohol mixture for added sparkle
Whale of a Time Designer Series Paper (seaweed print) - scrap to die cut sea foliage from Smooth Sailing Dies, spritz with Champagne Mist Shimmer Paint and rubbing alcohol mixture for added sparkle
Crumb Cake Cardstock - scrap to die cut sea foliage from Smooth Sailing Dies, sponge Crumb Cake ink around edges for added shading
Pretty Peacock Cardstock - 3 1/2” x 3/8”, heat emboss sentiment is White Stampin’ Emboss Powder then punch one end with the Banner Triple Punch
Whisper White Cardstock (inside card) - 4” x 5 1/4”
Whale of a Time Designer Series Paper (seaweed print, inside card) - 3/4” x 5 1/4"

One of my favorite details on this card is the Braided Linen Trim that looks like a little fishing net. This trim has a really cool “distressed” look when you gently pull it apart a bit. I frayed the ends up a bit for some more texture. This is a bit of a messy look for my usual style and you know what? I really like it!

Finally, a peek inside the card. I added a strip of the DSP and two stamped images to keep the party going from the front of the card. I decided to leave the rest blank for a handwritten note.

I hope you enjoyed my card! From here, you will hop on over to Brenda Nelson’s blog. Click the button below to check out her awesome project.

August 2020 Around the World on Wednesday Blog Hop:

Tatiana Tobin - AU

Rochelle Laird-Smith - AU

Mikaela Titheridge - UK

Anne Marie Hile - US (you are here!)

Brenda Nelson - CA

Tricia Butts - US

Elaine de Montmorency - CA

Sharon Hashimoto Burkert - US

Teri West - US

Cheryl Hamilton - US

So glad you stopped by today. Please continue to hop along and visit everyone for some awesome creative inspiration. We are all so excited that you are joining us! If you have a chance, please leave a comment below to let me know that you visited. Happy Hopping!

Thanks for stopping by today! All of the products that I used on this card are listed below. You can click on any of the photos to go directly to my Stampin’ Up!® online store.

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Thanks so much for stopping by.
Have a HAPPY day today!

-Anne Marie

Product List

Whale Done Bundle (English) [154053]	Whale Done Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [152470]	Whale Builder Punch [152699]	Banner Triple Punch [138292]	Seabed 3D Embossing Folder [152700]
Smooth Sailing Dies [149576]	Stitched Shapes Dies [152323]	Layering Circles Dies [151770]	Whale Of A Time 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [152460]	Window Sheets [142314]
Vellum 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [101856]	Pretty Peacock 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [150880]	Just Jade 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [153079]	Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [120953]	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [100730]
3/16" (1 Cm) Braided Linen Trim [147808]	Whale Of A Time Sequins [152461]	Champagne Mist Shimmer Paint [147044]	Stampin' Spritzer [126185]	White Stampin' Emboss Powder [109132]
Heat Tool (Us And Canada) [129053]	Versamark Pad [102283]	Stamping Sponges [141337]	Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad [147116]	Pretty Peacock Classic Stampin’ Pad [150083]
Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755]	Foam Adhesive Strips [141825]	Mini Glue Dots [103683]	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]	Paper Trimmer [152392]

Saturday, August 8, 2020

Beautiful Autumn Bundle for Facebook Live

Hello everyone! For my Facebook Live video this week, I featured some new products in the August - December 2020 Mini Catalog from Stampin’ Up!®. The Beautiful Autumn stamp set and coordinating Autumn Punch Pack are already a favorite and I had a lot of fun creating these projects this week.

To check out the video for how these projects were made, click here: Beautiful Autumn Facebook Live.

On Friday at 4:00 PM CST, I go Live over on my Stampin’ Anne Facebook Page with some fun Stampin’ Up!® projects. Please join me and if you can’t make it Live, you can always watch the replay. Also, I’d like to invite you to join my Stampin’ Anne Facebook Group for more updates, promotions, upcoming classes and exclusive projects. Everyone is welcome!

***I have a link to a downloadable PDF with measurements for all of these projects listed toward the end of this post.

My first project is probably one of my favorites! The Gilded Autumn Specialty Designer Series Paper is absolutely gorgeous. Some of the designs have copper or gold foil accents and others just have a stunning mix of colors and patterns. The pattern I used for this card did not have foil accents, so I popped some in by using the new Brushed Metallic Cardstock adding a little scalloped border and banner accent.

I just love the layered sentiment on this card, don’t you? I also added some Wink of Stella to the little punched leaves along with a trio of Champagne Rhinestones.

My second project is a fun gift card holder featuring those little punched leaves and more of that awesome Gilded Autumn Specialty DSP. The little leaves make a fun wreath and I also really love the ribbon that coordinates with this suite. The Basket Weave & Metallic Ribbon Combo Pack works beautifully with the DSP and adds a great pop of texture to your projects, too.

This gift card holder comes together pretty easily and can be used for any occasion with a little switch of supplies. Again, there is a link for all of the measurements for these projects toward the end of this post if you’d like them.

For my last project, I wanted to do something a little different and switch things up using this “fall” bundle with non-traditional colors for the season. I used inspiration from the catalog to create this card using a little bit of a brighter color palette and created a fun background be heat embossing the stamped images.

In the video, I used Rich Razzleberry for the sentiment and the little acorns, but I also created the card again (shown below) using Terracotta Tile for a different look. Which one do you prefer?

***All of the measurements / details for these three projects can be found on the

PDF Project Sheets found by clicking HERE***

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I hope you enjoyed these projects using the Peaceful Boughs stamp set and coordinating Beautiful Boughs Dies! Once again, here is the link to watch the Facebook Live video for more details: Beautiful Autumn Facebook Live.