Wednesday, October 16, 2013

It's that very exciting time of the month again.... a new RELEASE from Sweet Stamp Shop!! There are some awesome new sets this month, and I had the great pleasure of working with two of them that I really loved.

First up, the Speedy Greetings set. This set is SO adorable. It's perfect for so many different cards, but especially for holiday cards - which is great, because it's coming up soon, and it's time to start working on some of those, right?? The card I made with this set is actually a birthday card:



That was the only project I've made so far with this set, but you can be sure there will be plenty more to come in the future!!! The reason I only made one with this set is because I was so totally in love with the other set I received... What's For Dinner.


This set was EXACTLY what I was looking for - some super versatile, food-themed stamps that I can include in Project Life and scrapbooking (for those of you who don't know, I am a huge food lover and also love cooking. Just check my Instagram feed out - it's mostly food, haha!). So the first thing I did when I got this set was to make some journaling cards that I knew I would use in the future:


I made one of them in particular with a specific layout in mind - a steak night I had recently with friends to celebrate two birthdays - my boyfriend's and a good friend's. It was a manly, meaty meal, so the "Beef" stamp was so appropriate, I used it three times, haha! Here's the final layout I came up with, just having fun layering some strips from my scrap stash.


Also, if you notice in the bottom right journaling card, the straight banner around "What's for dinner?" is quite long - longer than the actual stamp! How did I do that?? Well, here's a little trick I learned a while back that you might find useful that can help you extend that cute banner across as long a sentiment as you want!


Step 1: Stamp your sentiment first, so you can make sure it is centered where you want it.
Step 2: Stamp the banner stamp, using a post it note to mask off the very edge.
Step 3: Take off the post it note and line it up with the lines on the other side.
Step 4: Stamp the banner again, making sure to line up all the lines (it should be easy with an acrylic block!)
And there you have it - a finished, LONG, seamless banner that can contain any sentiment you want! You can even experiment with sentiment stamps from other sets - talk about versatility!!

When playing with this stamp set, I also realized that the little leaf cluster was really cute as an accent, but even BETTER when you repeat it in different colors to make sort of your own patterned paper. Sort of like so:

Doesn't that look so fun and easy?

Well, that was quite a number of projects packed into one post, but I hope this gave you some ideas of how you could use these new sets! And if you wanted even MORE inspiration using these great stamp sets, hop on over to the blog post up at Sweet Stamp Shop to see what all the other designers came up with! You'll even see some projects with the third stamp set, Happy Hour (doesn't that name just scream fun to you??).

As always, there will be a coupon code for a LIMITED TIME for this new release - OR25 - so hop on over to Sweet Stamp Shop to snatch these up before it's over!!

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27 comments:

  1. Great projects! Love that first card and the layout is so fun!

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  2. That little tutorial on how to extend the banner is genius! LOVE - what a great job!

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  3. I love your journaling cards and all the strips of paper and washi on your layout, looks great!

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  4. The layout is great. Really masculine. This is a wonderful stamp release. So many cute stamps and so many ways they can be used.

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    1. Thank you! I'm glad you love the release, too!!

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  5. Love your card's whats for dinner stamps are gorgeous...Hugs

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  6. Fabulous projects! I love your stamp trick too, thank you for sharing that tip!

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    1. No problem - I'm glad you found it useful!! :)

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  7. Love your layout! Especially how you repeated beef beef beef! Ha! The patterned paper on the last card looks so pretty too. x

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    1. Haha, glad you liked that!! Thanks for the kind words ;P

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  8. Great idea of the banner!! Love the LO!

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  9. I just love that little delivery truck, and your use of it as a birthday truck! I was stuck thinking of it as a Christmas truck. Thanks for the great masking tips for longer banners!

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  10. Love your layout and the little tutorial! What a great idea on how to make it fit your needs :) Great job!!!

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  11. Oh these are terrific. TFS.
    Crafty hugs,
    D~
    designsbydragonfly.blogspot
    dmcardmaker at aol dot com

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  12. Dude! These rock. I am in love with that foodie stamp set, I could see my project life getting so much use out of a set like that. Awesome creations.

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