Stampin' Anne

Sunday, February 5, 2023

Sweet Songbirds for PP626

Happy Sunday, friends!

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

This week, the lovely LeAnne is hosting our Theme Challenge.

Our theme this week is “A Song is in the Air” so there are lots of possibilities with this one. 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 fun Theme Challenge!

*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:

As soon as I saw this challenge I was drawn to use the Sweet Songbirds stamp set and coordinating Songbird Builder Punch from the Stampin’ Up Annual Catalog. I just love that chubby little bird who is just hopping along singing a song. So cute, right?

I decided to use the Dandy Designs Designer Series Paper as the starting point for my color combo. The patterns in this DSP are great and work well for so many occasions. Best part, the DSP can be earned exclusively for FREE with a qualifying order during Sale-A-Bration. The special deals for Sale-A-Bration run through February 28th, so make sure to check it out before it ends.

Card Measurements & Details:

Balmy Blue Card Base: 4-1/4” x 11", scored at 5-1/2”
Shaded Spruce Cardstock: 4” x 5-1/4”
Dandy Designs Designer Series Paper (Sale-A-Bration Exclusive): 3-7/8” x 5-1/8”
Dandy Designs Designer Series Paper (Sale-A-Bration Exclusive): 1-1/2” x 5-1/8”
Basic White Cardstock: scrap to die-cut the 4th largest rectangle from Stitched Rectangles Dies
Basic White Cardstock: scrap to stamp songbird and wing images, punch out with Songbird Builder Punch
Add Wink of Stella to the birds little belly for some extra sparkle :-)
Mango Melody Cardstock: scrap to punch out bird beaks with Songbird Builder Punch
Pearl Basic Jewels and White Baker’s Twine
Basic White Cardstock: 1” x 1/2”, stamp woodgrain image in Crumb Cake ink, stamped-off once, then stamp sentiment in Memento ink
Basic White Cardstock (card interior): 4” x 5-1/4”
Dandy Designs Designer Series Paper (Sale-A-Bration Exclusive): 4” x 3/4”

Finally, here is a peek inside the card. I added a little friend for the bird on the front along with some more foliage. I guess I didn’t really leave a lot of room for a handwritten note, but it sure scores some points for being cute!

I hope you will join us this week over at The Paper Players and share your project for our ”A Song is in the Air” Theme Challenge. We’d love to see what you come up with! You can link up your project through Noon PST on Friday February 10th, 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

Thanks for visiting today! All of the products that I used on this card are listed below. You c

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Thanks for stopping by.
Have a HAPPY day!

BIG hugs,
Anne Marie

Product List

Sweet Songbirds Bundle (English) [158727]	Sweet Songbirds Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [158721]	Songbird Builder Punch [158726]	Stitched Rectangles Dies [151820]	Dandy Designs 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [160836]
Balmy Blue 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146982]	Shaded Spruce 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146981]	Mango Melody 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146989]	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159276]	Baker's Twine Essentials Pack [155475]
Pearl Basic Jewels [144219]	Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush [141897]	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708]	Balmy Blue Classic Stampin' Pad [147105]	Shaded Spruce Classic Stampin' Pad [147088]
Mango Melody Classic Stampin' Pad [147093]	Petal Pink Classic Stampin' Pad [147108]	Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad [147116]	Stampin' Seal [152813]	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755]
Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]	Mini Glue Dots [103683]	Paper Trimmer [152392]	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653]

Wednesday, February 1, 2023

Positive Inkers Blog Hop - February 2023

Hello Stamping Friends! I’m thrilled to join the Positive Inkers Design Team for our February 2023 Blog Hop.

We are a group of Stampin’ Up!® Demonstrators from around the globe who are super-excited to share our love of creativity. I’m so happy you stopped by today!

If this is the fist time you are visiting, please let me introduce myself. My name is Anne Marie Hile and I live in San Antonio, Texas. Welcome!

Our theme for this month is: Use 2 Products from the Stampin’ Up!® Mini Catalog!

How do you pick TWO favorites from the Mini Catalog? This one was hard for me, but then I realized that my two products can come from the same suite! The Petal Park Bundle and Sentimental Park Bundle are made to work together. How can you resist a fun floral set along with a very versatile sentiment set?

*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 po

Color Combo:

I decided to make a fun gate-fold card for a little something different with my card. This fun-fold is really easy and is held closed by a simple belly-band. I love how the larger layers pair up together in the Sentimental Park Bundle to create the sentiment label. The die-cut flowers are such a pretty accent, too. I have been staring at the Petal Pink Soft Polyester Ribbon for a while now wondering how I was going to use it and it just worked with this project

Card Measurements & Details:

Shaded Spruce Card Base: 5-1/2” x 8-1/2”, score at 2-1/8”, then flip and score at 2-1/8” again to create the Gate Fold Card base
Mango Melody Cardstock: (2) 1-7/8” x 5-1/4”
Regency Park Designer Series Paper: (2) 1-7/8” x 5-1/8”
Shaded Spruce Cardstock: 9-1/2” x 1-1/4”, score once on long side at 2-1/2”, wrap around card and seal in front
Shaded Spruce, Basic White, Petal Pink & Textured Shimmer Paper for die-cutting
Adhesive-Backed Milky Dots and Petal Pink Soft Polyester Ribbon
Mango Melody Cardstock (card interior): 4-1/8” x 5-3/8”
Basic White Cardstock (card interior): 4” x 5”
Regency Park Designer Series Paper: 4” x 1/2”

Finally, a peek inside the card. I added some more of the DSP along with additional floral accents. This is just a fun card to send to a friend to brighten their day!

I hope you enjoyed my card today! Please stop by to visit everyone on the hop and leave us a comment to say hello. We’d all love to hear from you and so appreciate you stopping by. If you are following the hop, my sweet friend Jo Blackman in the UK is your next destination.

We are also doing an Instagram hop today and I’d love to have you check it out. If you aren’t already following me on Instagram, you can find me HERE.

Positive Inkers Global Design Team - February 2023:

Sandy McCullough - Canada

Maheswari Rajaguru - Australia

Elly Eijnvis - Netherlands

Anne Marie Hile - USA

Jo Blackman - UK