Shabby Chic

I love the ragged torn look of this swap I received waaaaaaay in 2013 at the Baltimore Regional convention I attended.  The stampin' distress tool creates this shabby look.  

The boxes are simply ink applied directly to the clear block and stamped onto the cardstock.  It's clear block stamping.

Two more examples of clear block stamping here and here.

Try block stamping out today!
SHERRI

Sweet Deets (all supplies Stampin' Up!):
Stamps: Fabulous Florets, Oh, Hello, Summer Silhouettes
Ink: Baja Breeze (retired), Basic Gray
CS: Baja Breeze (retired), Basic Gray, Whisper White
Accessories: clear block, stampin' distress tool

Finally Friday

I hope you have a lovely weekend planned.  Stamping has introduced me to so many wonderful people.  Here's a swap card I received from a team event.

Eek! You know how much I LOVE stamping on DSP!  Here and here are two examples!

Have a lovely, crafty, creative weekend!  Friday announcements are on Holiday!!

SHOP NOW. 

SHERRI

Certainly Celery + Baja Breeze

Look at this lovely card, on display at Stamp World!  I think it was stamped by my friend Deb Lehigh.  

 Certainly Celery and Baja Breeze are two of the colors that are retiring this month!  This layout is beautiful!

Have a great day!
SHERRI

Sweet Deets (all Supplies Stampin' Up!):
Stamps:  Fabulous Florets

So Long Lucky Limeade

Lucky Limeade is one of the Retiring Colors.  Here it's paired up with Wisteria Wonder and I think it makes a lovely spring card.  Here is the original.

That ruffled ribbon is retiring too!  I love that stuff.  I don't own Fabulous Florets, but I think I should.  I really enjoyed using Fabulous Florets on this card last week.

Don't miss out on your favorite colors; some are already sold-out!  Happy shopping.
~SHERRI

Sweet Deets (all supplies Stampin' Up!):
Stamps: Fabulous Florets, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Ink: Lucky Limeade, Wisteria Wonder, Staz-On
CS: Lucky Limeade, Whisper White, Wisteria Wonder
Accessories: Big Shot, Square Lattice embossing folder, modern label punch, rhinestone basic jewels, 3/8" ruffled ribbon in Wisteria Wonder

It's Epic!

I hope you had a G-R-E-A-T weekend.  Spring is back and it's been cool and crisp in the evenings. I wanted to plant some flowers Saturday, but it was too cold for me to work and I was worried about the flowers dying.  Good thing too, it dipped to freezing last night.  So instead, look at these pretty flowers!

Speaking of flowers, did you enjoy the Best of Flowers Blog Tour? There were some amazing projects this month!  Be sure to check out the tour and comment or pin your favorite projects!  

And pin anything you want from SweetestDesigns too.  Hover any picture  and the Pinterest "P" should appear! 

It's OK to stamp on DSP.  Here I've stamped a little stem in Lucky Limeade and popped up the embossed flower on a dimensional.  This was inspired by the 2012-2013 Stampin' Up! catalog.  Look at this from page 83, can you see the similarities?  Lucky Limeade is one of the retiring colors - don't delay in stocking up on your favorites, some are already sold out.  The new foam ink pads are juicy and I was able to emboss with a Classic Ink pad and clear embossing powder.  

Go snag the This and That Product! 

Have a great day! 

SHERRI

Sweet Deets (all supplies Stampin' Up!):
Stamps: Fabulous Florets
Ink: Lucky Limeade, Pacific Point, Rich Razzleberry
DSP:  This and That Epic Day
CS: Tangerine Tango, Whisper White
Accessories: Big Shot, Vintage Wallpaper Embossing Folder, Labels Collection framelits, clear embossing powder, embossing buddy, Bitty Butterfly Punch, pearl basic jewels