Stampin' Anne

Sunday, April 9, 2023

April 2023 - Stamping Sunday Blog Hop

Hello Stamping Friends! Today, I’m super-excited to share the April 2023 Stamping Sunday Blog Hop. We share on the second Sunday of every month.

Our theme for the month is “From Little Seeds” where we are each sharing projects revolving around the Spring or Fall seasons. I’m doing a lot of planting in my yard right now, so this theme really resonated with me. There are always beautiful projects from the team sure to inspire your creativity. Welcome, I’m so happy you are here today!

For my project, I decided to create my card with the fabulous Cheerful Daisies Bundle. This product will be part of a new 2023-2024 Annual Catalog from Stampin’ Up!® starting May 2nd, 2023. As a Demonstrator, I was able to preorder the product early and it just arrived to me last week. I couldn’t wait to start creating with it!

*I’ve listed all of the measurements and details for my projects below and there is a full supply list at the very end of this post

Oh, how I love to pre-order new products! The Cheerful Daisies Bundle is so beautiful and perfect for so many occasions. It is always so exciting to play with new stamps…and new COLORS! This card features two of the new 2023-2025 In Colors: Pebbled Path (sentiment label) and Wild Wheat (sprig die-cuts). They are also featured in the new Fresh As a Daisy Designer Series Paper along with a new color: Lemon Lolly. That’s the lighter yellow in the DSP. Wouldn’t you know, I forgot to order it on my original preorder. And I’ve placed three orders since last Tuesday and still forgot to add it. Grrr! BUT Crushed Curry is also featured in this pattern, so I went with that and I think it looks pretty good.

I also used the Scalloped Contours Dies and Stylish Shapes Dies which are two of my all-time favorites. They are so versatile, I use them SO much. One thing that’s a little tough to see in the photos is that I layered two of the die-cut daisies together and popped them up with a Stampin Dimensional. The top layer daisy is brushed with Clear Wink of Stella Glitter Brush (or “Stink of Wella” as I refer to it thanks to my friend Juliene). I stamped the center of the flower and popped that up on Stampin’ Dimensionals, too. This card is pretty “fluffy” in-person which I love!

Card Measurements and Details:

Garden Green Cardstock: 4-1/4” x 11”, scored at 5-1/2”
Crushed Curry Cardstock: 4” x 5-1/4”
Fresh As a Daisy Designer Series Paper (coming 5/2): 3-7/8” x 5-1/8”
Crushed Curry Cardstock: 3-7/8” x 1-1/2”, die-cut scalloped border from Scalloped Contours Dies
Vellum Cardstock: scrap to die-cut the largest circle from Stylish Shapes Dies
Scraps of Garden Green, Wild Wheat, Basic White for die-cutting the layered daisy and foliage
Pebbled Path Cardstock: scrap to die-cut sentiment label from Cheerful Daisies Dies, heat emboss sentiment
Brushed Brass Butterflies
Basic White Cardstock (card interior): 4” x 5-1/4”, stamp sentiment is Pebbled Path ink and flowers in Crushed Curry ink
Fresh As a Daisy Designer Series Paper (card interior, coming 5/2): 3/8” x 5-1/4”

Here is a look inside the card! I simply added another strip of that gorgeous DSP along with a stamped sentiment and floral image. I always need birthday cards and this one is sure to bring a smile to the recipient.

I hope you enjoyed these projects today using the upcoming Cheerful Daisies Bundle! Please continue along on the Stamping Sunday Blog Hop to check out more awesome creative inspiration filled with lots of beautiful projects.

Stamping Sunday - April 2023 Blog Hop:

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Registration is open through April 20, 2023 for this month’s Cultivated Creativity DIY Papercrafting Kit club. This month features the fabulous Conversation Bubbles Bundle. Five fabulous projects you won’t want to miss!

Y’all, I think this my favorite club kit to date, the projects are SO much fun. I LOVE them and I know you will too!

Learn More about Cultivated Creativity and Register HERE

Thanks for stopping by.

Have a HAPPY day!

BIG hugs,

Anne Marie

As a reminder, the following products will be available to order in the new 2023-2024 Annual Catalog starting 5/2/23:

Cheerful Daisies Photopolymer Stamp Set
Cheerful Daisies Dies
Fresh As a Daisy 12" x 12" Designer Series Paper
Pebbled Path Cardstock
Pebbled Path Classic Stampin’ Pad
Wild Wheat Cardstock

Product List

Stylish Shapes Dies [159183]	Scalloped Contours Dies [155560]	Vellum 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [101856]	Shaded Spruce 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146981]	Crushed Curry 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [131199]
Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159276]	Brushed Brass Butterflies [158136]	Basics Embossing Powders [155554]	Heat Tool (Us And Canada) [129053]	Versamark Pad [102283]
Crushed Curry Classic Stampin' Pad [147087]	Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush [141897]	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755]	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]	Mini Glue Dots [103683]
Paper Trimmer [152392]	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653]

Saturday, April 1, 2023

Maker’s Mojo Spring Creative Escape - April 21-22, 2023

Registration is Now Open For Our Spring Event!

The Maker’s Mojo Creative Team is pleased to present our latest event and collaboration! We’re so excited to help you find your creative mojo through multiple stamping presentations at our upcoming event! Whether you create on your own or teach others, you are sure to find inspiration.

I love that this event is available for anyone globally! Scroll down for more details.

The Maker’s Mojo Team includes five successful Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators, Melissa Kerman, Wendy Lee, Audra Monk, Anne Marie Hile, and Jo Blackman. As a group, we have about 70 years of combined Stampin’ Up! experience! The team includes demonstrators with OnStage Event presentation experience and Incentive Trip Achievers!

We established the Maker’s Mojo Team in an effort to support and provide creative inspiration to our team members and customers. Join us for this exclusive creative escape event. We can’t wait to share our ideas with you, help inspire your creative mojo, and provide a bit of “paper magic” too!

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Testimonials from a few participants:

It was great! All presenters and projects were amazing! And I especially love that each of you showed alternative projects to broaden our creative inspiration. Jackie H.

I’ve participated in many events of this type and so far, this was the best. Lisa C.

Amazing! Love love love this event! Shelly N.

Very informative, great techniques, and some great laughs. Beth M.

I enjoyed all the projects, techniques, presentations, and alternate projects. Kayrn J.

Fun to get so many ideas to try. Jan M.

It ran smoothly. Everyone was very prepared and had quality projects. Great day. Pammie K.

Absolutely fabulous! Anonymous

Excellent. Picked up some lovely new techniques, loved the demonstrations. Rachel

Magnificent!! Awesome!! Absolutely loved it! Diane B.

Each of the events gets better than the last and this one did not disappoint! So many new tips and techniques all in one day!! LaQuita F.D.

I think the presenters were amazing. They were enthusiastic, welcoming, interesting, clear, and personable. They kept the focus on passing on their craft to us. Patricia A.

I honestly couldn’t figure out how this Maker’s Mojo could be better than the past ones but it definitely was. I loved each and every presentation. Pam A.

Even for the avid crafter there were new ideas and creativity in all the projects. Barbara M.

It encompassed a wide variety of topics and techniques. I learned so much! Jackie H.

Projects were outstanding. PDFs are great—the additional examples are really appreciated. Loved all the tips and hints. Wonderful personalities. But my favorite part is seeing that we all make mistakes and we should just go with them! Thank you all. Anonymous

The projects were all so different. I loved that they reached several skill profiles. Pammie K.

The projects were all excellent and engaging. I couldn’t get creating fast enough. Barbara M.

The whole event was my favorite – 🙂 Each project was so well planned. I just loved everything. The breaks in between were just right. Loved ALL the presenters. Diane B.

You all do a wonderful job, from the intros on Friday evening to each and every project throughout the entire event. I love that you brought in someone from the UK too, I love Jo’s work. Jackie H.

You guys are so organized and everything runs right on time. The after-event resources are amazing. Shelly N.

I truly enjoyed witnessing the rapport between the presenters. Their sense of ease made me feel like we were together. Patricia A.

Love the new techniques, folds, and reminders of older folds that I have not used in a while. Jill G.

Event Details:

Date: Friday, April 21, 2023 and Saturday, April 22, 2023

Place: Private Facebook Group

Fee: $45.00

Fee for Qualifying* Team Members: FREE

Registration Deadline***: April 20, 2023

***Note: you must register by this deadline to be eligible for Door Prize Drawings

Click HERE for Qualifying Team Member Details!

What is Included:

10 Stamping presentations

Written tutorials for projects
Links to event videos with unlimited viewing
Private Facebook Group with unlimited access
Opportunities to share your own creativity
Multiple Prize Drawings!
Basic Project Details* will be provided in advance for those that would like to prepare materials in advance with the goal of stamping during the event!

What you need to know:

This is an online event that will take place in a private Facebook Group.
You’ll be provided with a link to join the event Facebook Group about two weeks before the live event. This link will be sent to the email address you provided when you registered.
A schedule for the live presentations will be provided in the Facebook group.
Project tutorials will include photos, dimensions (in inches), graphics as needed, and links to the corresponding video for easy access. A metric conversion chart will also be provided to support our global friends.
If you can’t participate live:
- You will be able to view the content in the Facebook group.
- You’ll also receive links to the complete tutorials and videos about a week after the event by email. If you do not use Facebook this is a great way to participate in this event.

Do you still have questions? See additional Q&A HERE

Registration details:

Register HERE by April 20, 2023

Please Note: Each presenter has their own unique registration link and I’d appreciate it if you’d register with me. The Sunshine Squad team members must register with me.

The Maker’s Mojo Team is SO excited to stamp and share with you at our delivering paper magic event! If you have any questions, please email me at: annemariehile@gmail.com

See you at the event!

Would you like to attend this event for FREE?

If you are a member of my awesome Demonstrator Team “The Sunshine Squad”, you have the opportunity to earn this event for FREE! See qualifying details HERE.

If your wish list is over $99, you may want to purchase the customizable starter kit and JOIN MY TEAM. Need more information? Click HERE for additional details on joining my team or email me at annemariehile@gmail.com.

Purchase The Starter Kit Now!

Sunday, March 26, 2023

Easter Bunny for PP633

Happy Sunday, friends!

Time for a fun new creative challenge over at The Paper Players!

This week, I’m super-excited to be hosting our Sketch Challenge.

If you have visited me before, you might know that Sketch Challenges are my absolute favorite. When I designed this sketch, I wanted it to be fun to show off different patterned paper and/or texture. But you can do anything that speaks to you with this one. You can add as many or as few layers as you’d like, just have some fun with the layout.

I sure hope you will get crafty and join us over at The Paper Players. We’d love to see what YOU create with this sketch!

*I’ve listed all of the measurements and details for my card below and there is a full supply list at the very end of this post.

Color Combo:

For any Sketch Challenge, I just let the layout guide me to the stamps and papers to use. I settled on the Easter Bunny stamp set and coordinating punch. Easter is right around the corner and I still need a few cards to mail out next week.

I simply punched out a little bunny from Kraft Paper, shaded around the edges and popped in some fun patterns from two different paper packs. There is also texture from the Gingham Embossing folder on the Basic White Layer.

Just a little FYI, the bunny punch is currently un-orderable but WILL be back in stock.

No Bunny Punch, No Problem: If you didn’t get the bunny punch or are waiting for it to return, don’t worry. You can still make an adorable card with another bunny image from the set. Truth be told, this is my favorite bunny from the set. It’s the little floppy ear that does it! I simply stamped her in Memento ink, colored her with Stampin’ Blends and fussy-cut her. I’m usually avoid fussy-cutting, but this image doesn’t stress me out.

I love how the two cards have the same layout, yet look so different because of the focal image, don’t you?

Card Measurements & Details:

Petal Pink Card Base: 4-1/4” x 11”, score at 5-1/2”
Mint Macaron Cardstock: 4-1/8” x 5-3/8”
Basic White Cardstock: 3-1/8” x 4-3/8”, emboss with Gingham Embossing Folder
Design A Daydream Designer Series Paper: 1-3/4” x 4-1/2”
Country Floral Lane Designer Series Paper: 1-3/4” x 4-1/2”
Vellum Cardstock: scrap to die cut the second largest circle from Stylish Shapes Dies
Kraft Paper Pack: scrap to punch bunny, then ink up edges with a Blending Brush and Crumb Cake ink.
Petal Pink Cardstock: scrap to punch the smallest flower from the Petal Park Punch (sorry, I forgot to add the punch to the product list at the end of the post)
Mint Macaron Cardstock: 3-3/4” x 1/2” stamp sentiment in Messy Meadow ink and punch right side with Banners Pick a Punch
Champagne Rhinestones & Linen Thread
Basic White (card interior): 4” x 5-1/4”
Country Floral Lane Designer Series Paper: 1/2” x 5-1/4”

Finally a peek inside the card! I kept things simple with a little strip of coordinating DSP, a stamped sentiment and a little butterfly image. I stamped the butterfly in Mossy Meadow ink and colored it in with Petal Pink and Mint Macaron Stampin’ Blends. Just a little added detail but I think it adds so much to the completed card.

I hope you will join us this week over at The Paper Players and share your project for my Sketch Challenge. We’d love to see what you come up with! You can link up your project through Noon PST on Friday March 31st, 2023.

Be sure to stop by and say hello to The Paper Players Design Team:

Jaydee

LeAnne Pugliese

Claire Broadwater

Joanne James

Anne Marie Hile (that’s me!)

Ann Schach

Suzy Hinton

Fran Wing

Tara Carpenter