Say Goodbye to…

… the Rooted in Nature stamp set and Nature’s Roots dies.

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Gingerbread House

After creating cards using the November 2020 Paper Pumpkin, I decided to create a card that was a gingerbread house.

Supplies:
Stamp Sets – Poinsettia Petals, Rooted in Nature
Die Cutting & Embossing – Brick & Mortar 3D embossing folder, Nature’s Roots dies, Stitched Be Mine dies, Stitched So Sweetly dies
Ink – Real Red stamp pad, Shaded Spruce stamp pad
Paper – Cinnamon Cider cardstock, Shaded Spruce cardstock, Whisper White cardstock
Accents & Embellishments – Wonderful Gems
Coloring Tools – Shimmery Crystal Effects
Tools – Paper Trimmer, Simply Scored, Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, Take Your Pick
Adhesive – Stampin’ SEAL, Stampin’ Dimensionals

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Playing with Watercolor

Since the Brusho and Pigment Sprinkles are still on the clearance rack, I decided to play with them over the weekend. I had something vague in mind that I just couldn’t create but I think the backgrounds are pretty anyway.

Supplies:
Stamp Sets – Rooted in Nature
Die Cutting & Embossing – Greenery embossing folders, Stitched Rectangles dies
Ink – Shaded Spruce ink pad, Coastal Cabana ink pad, Night of Navy ink pad, Early Espresso ink pad
Paper – Coastal Cabana cardstock, Early Espresso cardstock, Night of Navy cardstock, Shaded Spruce cardstock, Whisper White Thick cardstock
Accents & Embellishments – Early Espresso Faux Suede trim, Whisper White Polka Dot Tulle ribbon, Snowflake Splendor ribbon
Coloring Tools – Brusho watercolor crystals, Pigment Sprinkles
Tools – Paper Trimmer, Simply Scored, Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine
Adhesive – Stampin’ SEAL, Stampin’ Dimensionals

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The Joy of Sets October Blog Hop

I don’t have many fall type stamp sets so I chose to take a tree and color it for fall.

Using my Stamparatus so I could repeatedly stamp in the same spot, I stamped the tree using Mango Melody. Next colored the trunk with my Early Espresso marker and stamped again. Lastly, I colored various areas of the tree with my Pumpkin Pie marker stamping after each area to see where else I wanted the darker orange. The tree looked too stark on the white cardstock so I inked the bottom with Mossy Meadow and the top with Balmy Blue just to give the idea of grass and sky.

I added my patterned paper to a 4″ x 5 1/4″ piece of black cardstock and then embossed them together. I cut my patterned paper piece a little larger than I ended up wanting it so I put that extra piece on the inside.

Blog Hop Roll Call
Angie McKenzie
Annette Ball
Narelle Fasulo
Lisa Mackey
Fiona Whitehead
Mo Rootes
Tricia Butts
Gez Carpenter
JoAnn Pollock <–You are here.
Libby Fens
Rochelle Laird-Smith
Vicki Milyard
Susan Webster
Jill Chapman
Rebecca-Jo Unwin
Brenda Nelson

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Stamping With Bleach Technique Blog Hop

Welcome to the August Technique blog hop, this month we are stamping with bleach. I’ve never done this technique before because bleach freaks me out. 🙂 I watched this video by Jessica Taylor and created a “stamp pad” of bleach to use.

I started by stamping on Granny Apple Green and it turned into Daffodil Delight. I’m not a fan of green and yellow together (Go BEARS, boo Packers!) so I added some Gorgeous Grape.

I accidentally got some of the bleach on the Gorgeous Grape and it turned a Pool Party color. Now this combination I love.

I think I would try this again but with less bleach on the paper towels so I can get a crisper image.

• Nicole Mahler
• JoAnn Pollock (you are here)
• Mackenzie Grimme
• Kristie Strum

Supplies:

Stamp Sets – Rooted in Nature, Very Versailles
Die Cutting & Embossing – Fabulous Florals, Layering Squares, Nature’s Root, Stitched Be MIne, Stitched Shapes
Punches – Banner Triple Punch
Ink – Granny Apple Green, Versamark
Paper – Daffodil Delight, Gorgeous Grape, Granny Apple Green, Pool Party
Accents & Embellishments – Linen Thread, Silver Metallic-Edged Ribbon
Coloring Tools – White Stampin’ Emboss Powder
Tools – Heat Tool
Adhesive – Stampin’ Dimensionals, Stampin’ SEAL

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Say Goodbye to the Magnolia Lane Memories & More Card Pack

The Magnolia Lane card pack coordinates with the Magnolia Lane Large Specialty Memories & More Cards & Envelopes and makes these cards so quick and easy to put together. Most of the cards are made with just the 3″ x 4″ card on the front popped up on Stampin’ Dimensionals. On the insides I used the 4″ x 6″ cards.

Supplies:

149554	Magnolia Lane Memories & More Card Pack
149487	Magnolia Lane Large Specialty Memories & More Cards & Envelopes
148217	Rooted In Nature Cling Stamp Set
147111	Mossy Meadow Classic Stampin’ Pad
104430	Stampin’ Dimensionals

Stampfield Stars Stamp Share

A couple of times a year Susan Campfield does a big gathering of all her demonstrators and calls it Stamp Share.  One of the best things about being a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator is the community, I just love these gatherings!  We see some wonderful demonstrations of new products and Susan always has such incredible make & takes for us.  These are two of them from last Saturday.

The first card features the Dashing Deer bundle and the Dashing Along Designer Series Paper.

The second card features the Rooted in Nature stamp set for a fall themed card.

Rooted in Nature with AHSC#277

I’ve had a hard time finding my mojo lately and so I really needed a sketch.  This one appealed to me because it called to my designer series paper which makes cardmaking so much easier.  How beautiful is that paper!  I had an issue putting it on the Soft Suede layer straight so out comes the trimmer and a new Soft Suede layer.  If it wasn’t for the dimensionals under the Blackberry Bliss pattern, you may not have known I had an issue putting it together straight.  🙂

I used the Stamparatus to do the sentiment so I could emboss it twice.  I stamped it with Versamark ink, sprinkled with copper embossing powder, and heat set.  Then I stamped it again with Versamark ink, sprinkled it with copper embossing powder, and heat set!  Three times is even smoother but I was late with this post already.  🙂

Here is the sketch I’m following:

Supplies:

146482	Rooted In Nature  Clear-Mount Stamp Set
146479	Rooted In Nature  Wood-Mount Stamp Set
148353	Rooted In Nature  Clear-Mount Bundle
148352	Rooted In Nature  Wood-Mount Bundle
138337	Cardstock 8-1/2″ X 11″ Mint Macaron
115318	Cardstock 8-1/2″ X 11″ Soft Suede
146338	Nature’s Poem Designer Series Paper
102283	Versamark Pad
138292	Triple Banner Punch
146282	Pearls Metallic
103083	Embossing Buddy
141636	Stampin’ Emboss Powder Copper
129053	Heat Tool
146276	Stamparatus
104430	Stampin’ Dimensionals

Swap Cards

These are the cards I got in return for my Healing Hugs swap card I posted on Tuesday.

Rooted in Nature Sympathy Card

This is another card I swapped with my upline, Cheryl Lee.  I was inspired by a card by Jackie Aitken.  I used the new embossing mat to create the deeply embossed leaves.

Supplies:

148353	Rooted In Nature  Clear-Mount Bundle
148352	Rooted In Nature  Wood-Mount Bundle
146482	Rooted In Nature  Clear-Mount Stamp Set
146479	Rooted In Nature  Wood-Mount Stamp Set
146341	Big Shot Framelits Nature’s Roots
120953	Cardstock 8-1/2″ X 11″ Crumb Cake
115316	Cardstock 8-1/2″ X 11″ Rich Razzleberry
115318	Cardstock 8-1/2″ X 11″ Soft Suede
101856	Cardstock Vellum 8-1/2″ X 11″
146338	Nature’s Poem Designer Series Paper
146936	Doilies Pearlized
104199	Linen Thread
102283	Versamark Pad
109132	Stampin’ Emboss Powder White
103083	Embossing Buddy
143263	Big Shot
146327	Big Shot Embossing Mats