It’s a Pattern Party for the Pals Blog Hop!

Welcome to the Pals July, 2018 Blog Hop. We’re having a “Pattern Party”. This month our creations will feature our favorite Designer Series Papers and coordinating embellishments from the new annual catalog from Stampin’ Up!

You may be starting the hop here or coming from a previous Pal’s blog. Either way, you’ve come to the right place. You’ll find the the full line-up below to help you move, or “hop” along from Pal to Pal.

I’m combining Soft Suede with Mango Melody today using my very favorite DSP of the season, Nature’s Poem.

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I’ve used most of the prints in this pack of paper, but I hadn’t yet used this Soft Suede print. I love it with the gorgeous white leaves on it. It almost looks like they are etched into the paper.

With a Soft Suede card base, a layer of Very Vanilla, and topped with the suede DSP, I then went looking for a great complimentary color. I landed on Mango Melody – another paper I had yet to use. I cut a scalloped circle measuring 2-1/4″ from the Layering Circle Framelits, and topped it with a Very Vanilla circle measuring 2-1/8″. My sentiment is from Beautiful You, stamped in Soft Suede. The tiny mango hearts were cut using the Everyday Jars Framelits.

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I punched three sets of vellum leaves using the Leaf Punch and attached them to the back of the circle piece, then popped the circles up with Dimensionals and adhered it to the card.

The twine bow is one of the spools from Nature’s Twine, made to coordinate with the Nature’s Poem Suite. I used a Glue Dot to adhere it to the card.

My “thing” is to make simple cards with beautiful papers and let their beauty shine, and this is the perfect example of that. I cannot forget the envelope, though! Hmmm…Mango or Suede…or both!

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I cut a 1/4″ x 6″ strip of Mango Melody and a 2″ x 6″ piece of Soft Suede 6 x 6 DSP (perfect for lining envelope flaps among other amazing uses!) Then I attached the Mango strip with a piece of Tear & Tape and tucked the Suede piece right up under the Mango strip with Liquid Adhesive. After it dried, I turned it over and trimmed off the little bit of excess for a beautifully coordinating envelope.

 

Now it’s time to use the Blog Hop Line-up below to see what the rest of my Pals have chosen as their “favorite”. Don’t forget to show us some love by commenting on our creations.

Mark your calendars for August 8, 2018 when we Cut it Out!  Participants will showcase projects featuring “cuts” from punches, Framelits, Edgelits, or Thinlits. . Don’t miss the fun.

 

Blog Hop  Line-up:

  1. Mary Fish at Stampin’ Pretty
  2. Su Mohr at Aromas And Art
  3. Peggy Noe at Pretty Paper Cards
  4. Karen Hallam at Karen’s Stamping Habit
  5. Beth McCullough at Stamping Mom
  6. Jennifer Michalski at Stamping Serenity
  7. Lori Pinto at LollyPop Paper and Ink
  8. Terri George at Stamp Me Crafty
  9. Mary Hanson at Up North Stampin’
  10. Lisa Ann Bernard at Queen B Creations
  11. Stesha Bloodhart at Stampin’ Hoot!
  12. Wendy Klein at Doggone Delightful Stampin’
  13. Leah O’Brien at Stamping By The Bay
  14. Nina King at InkPaperSequins
  15. Jackie Diediker at Stampin’ Jackie
  16. Rachael at Bluebonnet Stampin
  17. Lisa Milligan at Stamp Create Share
  18. Pamela Sadler at Stampin Pink Rose
  19. Susan Itell at Simple Stampin’
  20. Denise Hoepfner at The Mountain Magpie
Get into the Stamping Habit!

~Karen

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26 Comments

  1. That DSP is BEAUTIFUL, and you’ve accented it wonderfully with the vellum! Gorgeous, yet simple card!

  2. Loved the velum leaves Karen. It really adds a nice touch.

  3. This is a lovely card. I love the use of the leaves punch with vellum. Thank you for sharing.

  4. Cute card, the vellum leaves are a nice touch. I love the matching envelope too.

  5. Such a pretty card Karen. I love the vellum leaves too! I never think to use vellum, but I should. 🙂

  6. Whar a beautiful card and I love the combination of DSP!

  7. Jennifer Michalski

    Karen, this card really shines!!! I love how you used the beautiful ds paper with that pop of Mango. Thanks for sharing 🙂

  8. I LOVE this card — the vellum made it even more beautiful!

  9. Karen, beautiful card. Love your style!

  10. Rachael Shedeed

    I love your embellishments here, and especially that pop of color with the Mango.

  11. Wonderful choice of Mango Melody as a pop color! Beautiful, Karen!

  12. Absolutely gorgeous Karen. I love the colors and the velum leaves. Super pretty!!!
    Happy Hump Day.
    🙂

  13. LOVE this color combo….and the vellum – WOW, the PERFECT ACCENT!!!

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