Stamp to the Max May Blog Hop

Welcome to May!  I love this time of year.  Spring is one of my favorite times of the year because it starts to warm up and the snow is gone and everything starts to bloom.  I won't mention that it snowed here in Logan on May 1st...woops, did I just say that? Not my favorite.

The card I have to show you today makes me think of spring with the birds and the flowers coming out.  It uses the stamp set Betsy's Blossoms.  I mixed some bold colors with Rich Razzleberry and Gumball Green with the neutral Whisper White to make a bright bold statement.  I love the way it turned out.

Since we are celebrating Mother's Day and Father's Day on this blog hop I decided that this card worked for that even though the sentiment is not something traditional.  I talk to my sweet mom pretty much every day, 3 times yesterday!  I am always thinking of her, so this sentiment made sense for me and is part of the stamp set called Sweet Essentials.

Another awesome product that makes me think spring is the new Bloomin' Bouquet Project Kit. One of these is definitely going to my mom for mother's day.  She can enjoy these flower all year long rather than just a week.  Plus, at only $12.95 they are way cheaper than real flowers too.  Grab the kit in my online store now!

Hope you enjoyed the projects I showed.  Hop along to the next stop and enjoy more parental merriment. 

Maxine Conrad   www.stamptothemax.com

Christina Ash-Mansker   www.crazystampmom.blogspot.com

Norma Fox    www.stampinup.net/esuite/home/normafox/blog

Martha Haddock    www.stampinmartha.blogspot.com (You are here)

Stephanie Bradley   www.stampinup.net/esuite/home/stampwithsteph/blog

Lisa Fennewald   www.lisaloostamps.com

Elizabeth Harris   www.elizabethloves2stamp.com

 

Happy Stamping!

Martha

March Stamp to the Max Blog Hop

Hey there!  Its that time again.  Are you having fun hopping around and getting some fun ideas? 

I love spring time and I am so excited that that pesky groundhog said that spring was coming early.  Of course, I live in extreme northern Utah and we have snow on the ground until May usually.  But it is warming up! The highs have been in the 30s lately.

I was dying to get some spring in my life so I decided to make some cards with some fun stuff for you.  I make cards for a local nonprofit group here in Cache Valley and they are always needing "thinking of you" sentiments.  Both of these cards are ones that I made for them.

The first is a fun card that uses the Distressed Dots background stamp and the Summer Smooches DSP.  I took advantage of the new oval framelits to cut out my sentiment.  I am just over the dark colors of fall and winter and this did the trick for me. 

 

The second card I did was an idea that I got from a fellow demonstrator with a few changes.  I used the leaf stamp from Besty's Blossoms and Curly Cute for the sentiment.  Stamp the leaf repeatedly gives that Whisper White a look of DSP.  You can create your own DSP with any stamp in any color you want!  Cool right?  Yah, I thought so too. 

Thanks from coming by.  Now, hop your way to the next blog and enjoy the sights you see.  You are bound to find lots that you like and want to recreate. 

1. Maxine Conrad www.stamptothemax.com
2. Christina Mansker www.crazystampmom.blogspot.com
3. Martha Haddock www.stampinmartha.blogspot.com  (you are here)
4. Stephanie Bradley www.stampwithsteph.stampinup.net
5. Lisa Fennewald www.lisaloostamps.com
6. Elizabeth Harris www.elizabethloves2stamp.com

 

Happy Stamping!

Martha

Stamp to the Max July Blog Hop

Welcome to the Stamp to the Max July Blog Hop!  I am so happy you are joining us.  Even though the new catalog came out June 1st, we decided that since it was a new year with Stampin' Up! that we would start off this month with a blog hop having to do with products from the new catalog.  We have all had a chance to order from it now and it is fun to see what different people are choosing for their must haves on the first orders of the year.
 

The card I am showing you today is a fun and summery (yes, I just made that word part of the English language).  It uses the Betsy's Blossoms stamp set and the Floral District DSP.  I knew that I wanted to use a different color combo than normal for the Floral District DSP so I whipped out my handy dandy Color Coach after I had picked the DSP sheet I wanted to use.  I looked up Daffodil Delight to see what it suggested.  The Color Coach actually suggests using Old Olive and Night of Navy....but I wanted a little more bright and some new colors.  I went with similar counter parts and used Gumball Green and Midnight Muse.  Those are two of the new In Colors for this year and they are great!

Notice that I stamped the bird image twice and then cut out the wings and layered them for a multicolor dimensional look.  I also added a rhinstone to its eye for some bling.  I used some of the new Stitched ribbon in Midnight Muse for the final touch.

Are you wondering what I used for the cute little circle behind the bird?  That is the new Delicate Doilies Sizzlit die.  It makes the 3 cutest doilies you have ever seen.  The one I used is the middle size and I covered up all the punched out pieces with the Whisper White circle only letting the outer edge show.  Also notice the cute edge on the bottom?  That is part of the new Finishing Touches Edgelits Dies.

All supplies can be found in my online store 24/7.  And right now if you place a $50 order (before tax and shipping) you can get the Reason to Smile stamp set for just $5!  It is a great two step stamp set that I will show you samples for this week.  The order number for the clear mount set is 131275 or in wood it is 131274.  This is only available during the month of July.

I hope you enjoyed the project for today. You are now hopping on over to Kim's blog where I know you will not be disappointed! She is amazing. 

Martha Haddock - www.stampinmartha.blogspot.com (you are here)

Kim Stewart - www.kimberskrafts.blogspot.com

Sharon Loring - www.stampingingthewind.com

Edie Bunting - www.ediestamps.blogspot.com

Elizabeth Harris - www.elizabethloves2stamp.com

Supplies Used:

• Ink: Midnight Muse (#126860), Daffodil Delight (#126944), Gumball Green (#126861)
• Stamps: Betsys Blossoms (clear #126006, wood #126004), Friendly Phrases (clear #126151, wood #126149)
• Paper: Whisper White (#100730), Gumball Green (#126840), Midnight Muse (#126843), Floral District DSP (#126919)
• Accessories: Midnight Muse Stitched Ribbon (#126847), Rhinestones (#119246)
• Tools: Big Shot (#113439), Delicate Doilies Sizzlit (#126999), Finishing Touches Edgelits Die (#127010), 1 3/4" Circle Punch (#119850), Paper Snips (#103579), Dimensionals (#104430), SNAIL (#104332), Color Coach (#120148)

Happy Stamping!

Martha