Comparing Over 80 Stampin' Up & Memento Inks

My day today began with me obsessing over turquoise ink colors. My demonstrator told me that the price of card stock is going up in the next Stampin' Up! catalog. I began to put an order together and quickly became obsessed with which colors I had, which ones I used and which ones I wanted to buy.

So instead of making a card today, I began by reinking all my stamp pads. Then I thought I would stamp each one in a bold flower so I could easily see the differences. Sometimes names don't always help. For example, Stampin' Up's Pool Party could either be a blue or a green, depending on what color pool you're in! 

After making these sheets, I thought I would share them here on the blog. Perhaps someone will find them interesting.

I am missing Memento's Bahama Blue and I don't have Stampin' Up!'s Temping Turquoise anymore, which started this whole thing. I'm not sure if the new Azure Afternoon is a good replacement. I may considering getting Pinkfresh Studio's Turquoise Ink. I think it's just the color I'm looking for, but they don't have coordinating paper. Ugh! 

If you're unfamiliar with Stampin' Up! and Memento Colors, the Stampin' Up! Colors are all two words and almost always begin with the same letter. For example, Lemon Lolly and Pineapple Punch are SU! colors and Dandelion is a Memento color.

There are a couple Papertrey Inks in here too. They are Hibiscus Burst and Lovely Lady.

Anyway, these aren't the most professional photos, but the collection is quite complete. I didn't intend on publishing it, but thought that it may be a good idea after all. Here are my pics:

I hope this helps someone, somewhere, someday! Thanks so much for stopping by!

Sunny Birthday Wishes

Here are two fun cards I made using the digital design below. Dolphins are always a great subject for a birthday card because it seems like both young and old like them. And with blue and yellow as the main colors, they're perfect for a any gender too.

Starting with the images that I had printed at FedEx (she printed two because she said that one set didn't turn out right, but they looked fine to me) I mounted them on Stampin' Up! Crushed Curry Card Stock, then on a generic blue then back on the Crushed Curry. As you can see in the video below, they're made with Wobblers, which give them the perfect feel of the dolphin jumping in the water.

They're finished with generic clear rhinestones that I think I got at Michaels.

Of course you and take the image and create any card you want in any size. Below is the free digi. As always:

1. Snag it to your desktop or photos.
2. Put it in a Word or Pages Document.
3. Resize it to the size card you want to make.
4. Print it out, either at home or at a copy center. 

I hope you enjoy the freebie! Remember that all images are for personal use only, please! Thanks for stopping by my blog today and have a wonderful day!

A Card Based on a Movie and an "NBUS"

What fun I had with this challenge! When I first saw the theme over at Time Out Challenges, I wasn't sure if I had what it took to play along. Make a card based on your favorite movie? Hmmmm... 

Here starring Tom Hanks just came out late last year and instantly became my favorite movie. 

It's the story of a piece of land and everything that happens on that land from prehistoric times through Covid. The entire movie is filmed in one room, and focuses on one main family. As someone who loves to reflect on the passage of time, I became one with this film.

The reviews are mixed, and I understand why. You either love it or hate it. If you've seen the movie I'd love to hear what you though of it. If not, I highly recommend it! You can check out the trailer below too.

Anyway, on to the card! Because it's about a house, I chose a NBUS (Never Before Used Schtuff) stamp set that I picked up a while back that features a door. Ironically, there is a saying in the set that says "So Happy You're Here." So perfect!

Here's my complete supply list:

• Stampin' Up! At Home With You
• SU! Early Espresso Ink and Card Stock
• SU! Perfect Peach Card Stock
• Speckletone True White Card Stock
• Copics C1, Y23, Y35, E97, R43, YG06, YR18 and E34
• Dimensionals

Here's the trailer for this heartwarming and poignant movie:

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

Get Well Challenge Card

Tomorrow is my mom's 84th birthday! It's amazing and wonderful how active she still is. One thing she requested this year is that I make her some "get well" cards for her to send out. She's part of the local Garden Club, and undoubtedly there will be some friends from there who will be receiving those cards, so I thought some potted plants would be great.

I've found three challenges this week that are perfect for this card. Both Retro Rubber and Word Art Wednesday and Darnell's I.D.E.A.S. all have "anything goes" challenges. The only requirement at Retro Rubber is that the stamp has to be at least a year old. Easy peasy! There's no excuse not to enter!

Here is my complete supply list:

• Stampin' Up! Cactus Cuties (2022)
• SU! Tangerine Tango Card Stock & Ink
• SU! Cajun Craze Card Stock & Ink
• Misc. Patterned Papers in Yellow and Purple
• SU! Calypso Coral Ink
• SU! Highland Heather Ink
• SU! Gorgeous Grape Ink
• SU! Granny Apple Green Ink
• SU! Pear Pizzazz Ink
• SU! Old Olive Ink
• Papertrey Sentiment

I still want to make mom a few more cards, so there's more crafting to do today. Thanks so much for stopping by and be sure to check out Darnell’s Blog, Word Art Wednesday and Retro Rubber for lots of inspiration!

Seaside Card For Three Challenges

Today's card was created by inspiration from three different challenge blogs: 

Cardz 4 Guyz #368 - S is For ...

    (my card features the Seaside)

Darnell's Weekly I.D.E.A.S. Calendar (E for Embossing)

    (my card has a heat embossed lobster)

Retro Rubber's Challenge 250 "Under The Sea" #rrcb250

    (and the lobster lives under the sea!)

Here's my complete supply list:

• Stampin' Up! By The Tide Stamp Set (2016)
• Graphic 45 Patterned Paper "Sail Away"
• SU! Night of Navy Card Stock and Ink
• Speckletone True White Card Stock
• Sentiment from Papertrey Ink
• Versamark Ink
• Brutus Monroe Embossing Powder in Vanilla Ice Cream

This card is a perfect addition to the assortment of cards that I'm making for my mom's birthday next week. She requested get well cards, and I think having at least one masculine card will be great for her to have on hand.

Thanks to Darnell, everyone over at Retro Rubber, and the Cardz 4 Guys team for helping me make something new! Be sure to check out their blogs and play along!

And thanks so much for stopping by today!

Jeremiah 29:11 Greeting Card Printables

Who doesn't love the Bible verse in Jeremiah 29:11? It seems like everyone who is familiar with the verse clings to it, myself included. What I love is that it reminds us that God does have a plan for our lives. And it's a good plan. Sometimes it can really seem like that's not the case, but this verse reminds us otherwise.

When I sent these out to be printed at FedEx, I made two of them because that's how much room I had on the sheet of paper. I'm glad I did. I know that it will be really easy to mail these out and will probably want to make more.

To finish the cards off, I used some paper doilies from Stampin' Up!, then mounted the image on their Pear Pizzazz card stock and then on their Bubble Bath card stock. I added flat glitter dots that I believe I got from the Dollar Tree. 

These measure about 6.5 x 4.75, but you can make the design any size you want and of course make the cards any size you want also.

Here's the free digi. As always:

1. Snag it to your desktop or photos.
2. Put it in a Word or Pages Document.
3. Resize it to the size card you want to make.
4. Print it out, either at home or at a copy center. 

I hope you enjoy the freebie! Remember that all images are for personal use only, please! Thanks for stopping by my blog today and have a wonderful day!

Christmas (or Not) BINGO Challenge #12

It's been a while since I've been over at Christmas (or Not) BINGO Challenges and it's good to be back. As always with this challenge, you have to pick just one column going straight up and down and create a card (or other crafty items) with just that column. There's no across or diagonal allowed. 

The column I chose is "I" and the elements from that column are:

• Christmas
• Black/Gray
• No Stamping

I love making digital images and creating cards with them, so this was the perfect opportunity to do that with the "no stamping" spot. I did include a die cut element from white card stock and framed the image with Stampin' Up!'s Garden Green and mounted them all on SU! Real Red card stock.

Black and gray are unique elements on a Christmas card, but I love challenges like that. Plus black is one of my go-to colors to really make cards pop, so this was really fun. It's a super-easy image that I feel really captures the Christmas spirit in a fun way.

Feel free to use the image below in your own work if you want.  As always:

1. Snag it to your desktop or photos.
2. Put it in a Word or Pages Document.
3. Resize it to the size card you want to make.
4. Print it out, either at home or at a copy center. 

I hope you enjoy the freebie! You can make a card out of it like I did, or use in as a digital image to send to someone on Facebook or in an email. Remember that all images are for personal use only, please! Thanks for stopping by my blog today and have a wonderful day!