ssink - convention swap blog hop

 

The gals of the Stylin' Stampin' INKspiration blog are blog hopping today! It's hard to believe, but it's been almost a month since Stampin' Up! Convention where some of our group got the chance to meet each other...many of us for the first time!

Out to dinner at the Cheesecake Factory!

Me, Cynthia, Darla, Pam, Diana, Kim, Bree & Kathy

We had planned ahead of time to meet up to swap cards, so each of us created a card focusing on newer products from the 2014-2015 Catalog.

As you hop along, please be sure to comment and show some love on every blog! We are always excited to hear from our followers! You should have just left stop number 10 on the Stylin' Stampin' INKspiration Blog Hop - Bree at Craft-Somnia. If so, you are in the right spot. If a link doesn't work or you get off track, you will find the full blog hop lineup below.

The card I created features the Sweet Stuff stamp set (you can see more of my samples using this set HERE). I also used the Dotty Angles Photopolymer set. When I put these together I visualized a dancer on stage with confetti coming down on her or even just the twinkling of lights all around her. I will admit the trio of thick Baker's Twine may not make this a cheap "mail-able" card, but I think the bow in the middle adds a fun touch!

I added Dazzling Diamonds glitter to the tutu. Ballerinas can never have enough glitter and bling!

Stamp Sets	Sweet Stuff, Dotty Angles
Ink	Black Stazon, Crumb Cake w/ Blender Pen (for shadow), Strawberry Slush, Coastal Cabana, Strawberry Slush, Pink Pirouette & Daffodil Delight (all used with Blender Pen), Blush Blossom Marker (retired)
Paper	Coastal Cabana, Strawberry Slush, Whisper White, Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper (new!)
Accessories	SNAIL Adhesive, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Dazzling Diamonds Glitter, 2-Way Glue Pen, Coastal Cabana, Crisp Cantaloupe & Strawberry Slush Thick Baker's Twine
Tools	1/4" Hole Punch

Keep on hopping along to find out what all the other SSINK designers created for their swap cards. Up next is Pam at Stampin' in the Sun. 

Blog Hop Participant List:

1. Darcy J. of DJ's Stampin' Place
2. Donna S. of Organized Chaos
3. Cynthia R. of Ink-A-Doodle Creations
4. Jennifer C. of Happy 2 Scrap 4 Life
5. Kim R. of Stamping with Kim
6. Diana E. of Stampin' Fun with Diana
7. Tonya B. of Stampin' with Tonya
8. Shellie G. of Craft Smashup
9. Kathy P. of Katrina P's Creative Corner
10. Bree R. of Craft-Somnia
11. Heidi B. of Stuck on Stampin'
12. Pam S. of Stampin' in the Sun
13. Darla R. of Stampin' with Darla
14. Erica B. of Stamping Starlette

SSINK Convention Display Board Samples - more sweet stuff

Well, it's Day 2 in Salt Lake City, Utah at Stampin' Up's Annual Convention and while I'm "away to play" I wanted to share with you the other two cards I created for the Convention Display Boards. If you missed yesterday's post, I shared that the Stylin' Stampin' INKspiration design team was chosen to help with some samples for the display boards.

Although these next two cards may not be seen on the display board (our board was too small to be able to fit all four of each of the designer's cards), I still wanted to share with you the last two cards I had created.

Stamp Sets	Sweet Stuff
Ink	Black Stazon, Pear Pizzazz, Blender Pens with Markers - Pear Pizzazz, Blushing Bride
Paper	Whisper White, Pear Pizzazz, All Abloom DSP Stack
Accessories	SNAIL Adhesive, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Subtles Candy Dot (Blushing Bride), Crumb Cake Seam Binding, Whisper White Baker's Twine
Tools	Scalloped Topper Punch

Stamp Sets	Sweet Stuff
Ink	Black Stazon, Markers - Crumb Cake, Daffodil Delight, Melon Mambo, Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie, Tempting Turquoise, Rich Razzleberry
Paper	Whisper White, Tempting Turquoise, Melon Mambo, Pumpkin Pie, Rich Razzleberry, Old Olive, Sweet Taffy DSP
Accessories	SNAIL Adhesive, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Brights Candy Dots (Melon Mambo, Daffodil Delight, Tempting Turquoise)
Tools	Scalloped Dotted Ribbon Border Punch, Banner Punch

Come visit our blog to take a look at the other designer's display board cards!

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SSINK Convention Display Board Samples - top 2 favorites!

I am currently in Salt Lake City, Utah enjoying another year of the annual Stampin' Up! Convention and I am super excited to share that our Stylin' Stampin' INKspiration design team was chosen to be one of the group display board designers! Most of our design team members created cards (or projects) to be displayed at Convention. We each created 4 cards using a new stamp set of our choosing and although not all of them will be displayed (the space we had was small!), I am so excited to see them up on the boards...along with all the other thousands of cards from so many talented Stampin' Up! demonstrators!! :) I'll be sure to snap a pic of our board!!

While many of our team is at Convention, we thought it would be fun to share some of our display board cards on our blogs. I chose my top two favorites to show you first and the other two cards I will show you tomorrow. The set I chose to create my cards with is called Sweet Stuff. Isn't it so cute?

Stamp Sets	Sweet Stuff
Ink	Blackberry Bliss, Black Stazon, markers - Crumb Cake, Blackberry Bliss, Hello Honey, Blush Blossom (retired), Rich Razzleberry Blendabilities (to color the rhinestones!)
Paper	Whisper White, Hello Honey, Blackberry Bliss, Moonlight DSP Stack
Accessories	SNAIL Adhesive, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Rhinestones, Blackberry Bliss 3/8" Satin Stitched Ribbon, Dazzling Diamonds Glitter
Tools	Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine, Polka Dot Textured Embossing Folder (new!)

Stamp Sets	Sweet Stuff
Ink	Melon Mambo, Black Stazon, Blendabilities - Daffodil Delight, Markers - Basic Black
Paper	Whisper White, Basic Gray, Daffodil Delight, Basic Black, Melon Mambo, Back to Black DSP, Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper
Accessories	SNAIL Adhesive, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Melon Mambo 1/4" Taffeta Ribbon, Dazzling Diamonds Glitter,
Tools	Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine, HoneycombTextured Embossing Folder, Circle Framelits, Owl Builder Punch (hearts)

Come visit our blog to take a look at the other designer's display board cards!

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friday favorites - all abloom

It's Friday Favorites at Stylin' Stampin' INKspiration and my favorite right now is the colorful Designer Series Paper in the All Abloom DSP Stack. I love these little stacks of paper as they come with so many varieties of paper ~ 24 sheets (4 each of 6 double-sided designs) in 4-/12 x 6-1/2. So many fun options!!

To help with the layout, I used The Paper Players Sketch #201.

A quick and easy card with a great pop of color with the All Abloom DSP!

Stamp Sets	Sweet Stuff
Ink	Strawberry Slush, Memento Ink, Daffodil Delight Blendabilities, Basic Black Stampin' Write Marker
Paper	Strawberry Slush, Mossy Meadow, Pistachio Pudding, Daffodil Delight, Blushing Bride, Whisper White, Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper, All Abloom DSP Stack
Accessories	SNAIL Adhesive, Stampin’ Dimensionals
Tools	Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine, Circle Framelits

Check out more favorites from our designers at SSINK!