Wednesday, April 17, 2013

WHALE, WHALE

One of the cutest stamp sets in Stampin' Up!'s Spring Catalog is the "Oh, Whale".  Its punny expressions make it a great go-to set for newcomers to the neighborhood ("Whalecome!"), under the weather ("Get whale soon."), Valentine 's Day ("Whale you be mine?") and gratitude ("Thanks a ton!")

It is also great for baby cards.
Cute, huh?
One of things I enjoy about Stampin' Up! is the availability of products designed to work together to make crafting cards easy and fun. A Big Shot and the Happy Whale Clearlits™  die make cutting out the whale, spray and fish a breeze.  The background in the bottom card is a bit of Sunshine &Sprinkles designer series paper.

Other supplies and tools needed to make these 3 cards:
stamps:  Sweet Essentials, Cuddles & Kisses (inside wording)
card stock:  Pretty in Pink, Bashful Blue Pacific Point, Marina Mist, Whisper White
classic ink pads:  Pretty in Pink, Melon Mambo, Bashful Blue, Midnight Muse, Pacific Point Basic Gray
tools etc. :  Cloudy Day embossing folder, 1" Circle punch, Basic Black marker, stampin' dimensionals

Hope you have a whale of a good day!
Trish


BRING COLOR to YOUR AREA

No matter how spacious or compact your stamping area is, a bit of color makes it even more inviting.  Like many of you, I store a lot of supplies in plastic stacking drawers.  Useful, yes; but let's face it -- plain and BORING! I spent some time recently, sprucing up my cases with some Designer Series Paper, and I must say I love the results!





Two things make this really work --
1.  Color Blocking- rather than random scattering of various colors and patterns (like a kaleidoscope),  grouping similar colors together in blocks (like a quilt) makes for colorful harmony.

2. Labels, so I know what's inside!

Hope you feel inspired to bring some color to your space; I would enjoy seeing your latest project.

Happy stampin'!
Trish