Grand Vacations Achievers Blog Hop October - Project Life

Welcome to the Mediterranean Vacation Achievers Blog Hop for October. This month our theme is Project Life.  We hope you find great inspiration from the projects. You may just be starting the blog hop here at my blog - Jennifer Michalski @ Stampin' Serenity or may have come from the person previous to me in the list. If you get off track at any time, the full lineup below will help you move along from blog to blog so you see all the projects. At the moment you are visiting Jennifer Michalski @ Stampin' Serenity.

The challenge this month was Project Life projects.  I used the Hello Baby Accessory Pack to make a six pack card set that I can give as a gift to someone or can be used for a hostess club or make and take.  The colors used are Mint Macaron, Basic Gray, So Saffron, & Whisper White. I love the four window sheets that come in this pack.  I used the washi tape that came in the pack to adhere them to the front of the cards.

 

 

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 Thanks for taking part in our blog hop, there are so many amazing ideas and inspiration you don't want to miss.  Remember that currently you are at my blog - Jennifer Michalski @ Stampin' Serenity, so check the blog hop line up list to see who is next in the list.

 

Haunt Ya Later!!!! Mojo Monday 421

Today's project is a cute little black kitty saying Happy Halloween!  I followed the Mojo Monday 421 Sketch

 

I stamped the kitty from the Haunt Ya Later Stamp Set from the Stampin' Up! Holiday Catalog in basic black, using the new archival basic black stamp pad.  It is great for coloring.  Check out all of the fun products below.

 

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Global Design Project #GDP008 Six Sayings

For today's card I used Cherry Cobbler and Tip Top Taupe as my inspiration from the Global Design Project challenge.

I love the hostess stamp set Six Sayings from the Stampin' Up! holiday catalog. I might even say I am simply Thankful for this stamp set :)  I also used very vanilla card stock along with the venetian crochet trim ribbon.

 



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Hallowthanksmas!

It seems like the Christmas items come out earlier and earlier each year, but today as I was doing some errands I realized that it is now Halloween/Thanksgiving/Christmas shopping time, so how about we celebrate Hallowthanksmas?  We can start the celebration the end of August and carry it all the way into the first week of January or so!  Anyway, here is my early Christmas card with some pretty ornament stickers that I made for my upcoming craft sales.  Be sure to check out my classes and events for the dates and times of the sales.

Wild About Flowers...PPA273

Today's card is playing along with the Pals Paper Arts Sketch Challenge 273.  Here is today's sketch:

For this card I used elegant eggplant and crumb cake card stock and the sentiment comes from the stamp set Wild About Flowers from Stampin' Up!

 

I added some glimmer vellum from the Winter Wonderland Designer Vellum Stack and gold sequins and cut one of the metallic foil doilies in half to add the accents.  Check out all the supplies for this card and don't forget about the Stampin' Up! 15% off stamp sale!

 

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Happy Scenes...Mojo Monday 420

Today's card is a flip of the Mojo Monday 420 sketch.  Here is the sketch...

And here is my card flipped on the side using the stamp set Happy Scenes and the Delicate Ornaments Thinlits Dies.  Check out all of the fun Stampin' Up! Holiday Catalog goodies I used below. 

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Global Design Project #007

Today in playing along with the global design project 007 it was a Farm Theme!  Being that I live in Mid Minnesota in the Midwest this would be an easy challenge right?  But there are so many different stamp sets to choose from, that it was hard to narrow it down to just one.

 

Here is what I came up with for today's challenge :)

 

Nothing says farm like a tractor!  I used a retired stamp set called Harvest Blessings from Stampin' Up! and embossed it on Garden Green card stock in basic black.  The sentiment comes from the For All Things stamp set from Stampin' Up! and is stamped in tip top taupe ink on tip top taupe card stock for this fun farm themed card.

 

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Stampin' Up! Stamp Sale Starts October 19

SAVE 15% ON STAMPS!  Starting TOMORROW, MONDAY, October 19,

ALL regular priced Stampin’ Up! stamps* will be discounted 15 % off retail price. This sale will only be around for a few days before it ends on Oct. 23!

 DON'T MISS OUT!  

It’s a great time to fill your wish list or even try the $99 Starter Kit for additional savings!  Discounted stamps may be added to the $99 Starter Kit, making your savings even greater!  There is no further obligation to make purchases.  Read more about the $99 Starter Kit and joining Stampin’ Up! (when you purchase the kit thru me).  

Hobby stampers, this is a great deal for you!

 

*Hostess sets, rotary stamps, bundlers with stamp sets and any stamp set that is on the Clearance Rack do not qualify for the stamp sale discount.

Acorny Thank You PPA272

For the Pals Paper Arts 272 Sketch Challenge card I used the Acorny Thank You stamp set from the Stampin' Up! Holiday Catalog. 

This card has a mix of very vanilla, soft suede, and mossy meadow card stock.  I also stamped the hardwood background stamp on very vanilla for the card base.  This was a great sketch challenge and here is the card I made:

 

 Here are the Stampin' Up! products that I used for this card.

 



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Pals October Blog Hop

Welcome to the Pals Blog Hop for October where we are celebrating an early Fall season by sharing Halloween and Autumn projects using our wonderful Stampin’ Up! supplies.  We hope you enjoy our creations!

 

You may just be starting the blog hop or may have come from Mary Fish at Stampin' Pretty, number 16 on the Pals Hop.  If you get off track at any time, the full lineup below will help you move along from blog to blog so you see all the projects.

 

 For this spooky graveyard scene I used the Haunt Ya Later stamp set and my stampin' write markers to color in their little outfits.  For the tombstones I converted the gift card envelope thinlits and ran them through my big shot using a spider web folder and then used my whisper white craft pad to give them that spooky webbing.  Check out all of the supplies at the bottom of this post.

 

The next stop is Kim Jolley at Stampin' Artfully, number 18 on the Pals Blog Hop!  Thanks for visiting; I hope to see you on next month’s Pals Hop!

Blog Hop List:

1. Wendy Klein at Doggone Delightful Stampin'

2. Peggy Noe at Prettypapercards

3. Nicole Watt at Pixel Maven's Retreat

4. Pamela Sadler at Stampin Pink Rose

5. Sue Becker at RnR Stamping

6. Karen Hallam at Karen's Stampin' Habit!

7. Dawn Tidd at Tiddbits from Dawn

8. Beth McCullough at Stamping Mom

9. Sherrie Gross at Stampin' Sunshine

10. Michelle Gleeson at StampinMojo

11. Tricia Chuba at ButterDish Designs

12. Debbie Mageed at Secret Stamper

13. Ronna Butt at www.cardstockcastle.com

14. Jane Knudsen at see jane stamp

15. Susan Itell at Simple Stampin

16. Mary Fish at Stampin' Pretty

17. Jennifer Michalski at Stamping Serenity  (you are here)

18. Kim Jolley at Stampin' Artfully

19. Becky Volpp at Inkblossomwithbecky

20. Lynn Kolcun at Stamping with Avery's Owlery

21. Maggie Mata at Maggie Made Cards

22. Jackie Diediker at Stampin' Jackie

23. Rae Harper at Wild West Paper Arts

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Watermelon Wonder Global Design Project 006

 

Today I played along with the Global Design Project 006 Sketch.  I challenged myself to use a color that is not one of my go to colors, and that was Watermelon Wonder.  Here is the sketch challenge: 

And here is the card I came up with :)



 

I used whisper white and watermelon wonder cardstock along with the watermelon wonder design series paper and watermelon wonder dotted lace trim.  The heart and sentiment comes from the stamp set Groovy Love, I embossed the heart in white and cut the sentiment out using the bitty banners framelits.  Check out all the supplies below:

 

 

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A Little Something for PPA271: A Color Challenge

 

Today's card is playing along with the Pals Paper Arts Color Challenge 271.  I love the DS Paper English Garden from Stampin' Up! it was perfect for this color challenge.

 

For this card I also used the stamp set A Little Something from the Stampin' Up! Holiday Catalog.



 

Here is the lineup of products used for this card:

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Grateful For You...#GDP005

Today I played along with the Global Design Project Challenge.  Here is the color trio that we had to work with.

Here is the card I came up with.  The sentiment comes from the  Acorny Thank You stamp set and the butterfly is from the Bold Butterfly Framelits.

 

 



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Beautiful Bunch PPA270

 

Today I played with the PPA Color Challenge 270.  These colors just flowed together so nicely, especially with this stamp set from Stampin' Up! call Beautiful Bunch!

 

For this card I used the Woodland Textured Embossing Folder along with the Fun Flower Punch, Scallop Oval Punch, Extra Large Oval Punch and the Linen Thread.  I also sponged the folder with Sahara Sand to give it more definition.  Thanks for checking out today's card :)

 

October FREE Item!

 

Each month when you place an order of $50 or more online with me I am offering a FREE item that I will send you separately from your online order.  

 

Just click HERE to place your order and make sure you enter your HOSTESS CODE: MD2SRS6T
 

This HOSTESS CODE will be good until October 31, 2015.

(Watch each month for a new HOSTESS CODE and FREE item)

 

The FREE item that you will receive after October 31 for your order is the Iced Rhinestone Embellishments  ($5.00 value)

Peel, stick, sparkle! That's all it takes to add gleaming dots of shine to your projects.  * 24 rhinestones  * 12 each of 2 sizes  * 5/16", 7/16" | 8 mm, 11 mm   * Adhesive backed