Hello Stampin friends! It's that time again! Time for another Roll of the Die. What is "roll of the die" you may ask? Well, I purchased these stamping dies from Tada Moments on Etsy. There are five (5) dies in the set and each die has different stamping elements on them such as color family, technique, theme, etc. Tamra is a Stampin' Up! demonstrator so the dies have some Stampin' Up! specific references. So here goes... The dies rolled Sympathy, monochromatic, neutrals, layering, and bling. Usually, "bling" and "sympathy" are not a typical pairing, so this tends to stump me a little. For my color palette, I chose the following colors: Check out the YouTube video to see how I made this card. Measurements: Base: A2  5 1/2" x 8 1/2" Mat Layer: 4 1/8" x 5 3/8" Basic White: 4" x 5 1/4"

  Hello Stampin friends!  It's time for episode 12...yes, 12...of Roll of the Die.  We've been doing them for a whole year now...go us!  What is "roll of the die" you may ask?  Well, I purchased these stamping dies from Tada Moments on Etsy.  There are five (5) dies in the set and each die has different stamping elements on them such as color family, technique, theme, etc. Tamra is a Stampin' Up! demonstrator so the dies have some Stampin' Up! specific references. So here goes... At the end of last month's video when I rolled the die, the elements were: Monochromatic Subtles Sponging Ribbon/Twine "Thank You" Measurements used in today's card can be found in the free tutorial : Click the video below to see how I created today's cards and the links to the other hoppers. New Colorful Kaleidoscope Kit The Colorful Kaleidoscope Kit ($23) is an all-inclusive kit filled with geometric shapes, and layering the peek-through laser cuts on your ...

  I don't know whether to love the dice or hate them...boy do they roll some weird combinations, but oh well...we do the best we can to create some awesome projects for you based on them.   Monochromatic is defined as "containing or using only one color" " Monochrome colors are  all the varieties of a single hue - the tints, shades, and tones . A monochromatic color scheme will range between lighter and darker versions of the base color or hue. Here's a sample of the project I made and used as inspiration for today's presentation.  In today's version, I changed up to color palette chose to use the earth tones:  Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Sahara Sand, and Soft Suede...AND...I used the Fitting Florets Stamp set (y'all this is a premier product from the Jan - Jun '23 Mini Catalog)...available to demonstrators only in the month of October (one of the major perks of being a demonstrator)...and their are many perks (ask me about them).   And here's...

  Hello, Stampers!  It's time for another Stamping with Friends blog hop.  For those of you who are unfamiliar, Stamping with Friends is a group of Stampin' Up! demonstrators who share our love of card making with you through monthly blog hops with various themes. If you are following the hop, then you'll have just popped over from Rachel Merrick's blog.  I hope you took a minute to leave a comment for her.  If you are starting the hop with me, thank you so much and I hope you enjoy what the other hoppers have prepared for you today! This month, the theme is to create a monochromatic card in your favorite color palette.  Wikipedia  defines monochromatic as " Monochromatic colors are all the colors of a single hue. Monochromatic color schemes are derived from a single base hue and extended using its shades, tones, and tints. Tints are achieved by adding white and shades and tones are achieved by adding a darker color, grey or black".   My favorite ...