July Grand Vacation Blog Hop!!!

 

 

Welcome to the Grand Vacation Achievers hop for July. This month we are excited to show off the brand new In colors from the just released 2015 – 2016 Annual Catalog. We hope you find great inspiration from the projects. 

 

You may just be starting the blog hop here at my blog - Kelly Acheson or you 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 me - Kelly Acheson. 

 I am in LOVE with this new dinosaur stamp set called NO BONES ABOUT IT!!!  I whipped up two more cards this morning in about 20 minutes...I just couldn't stop.  This is not only a great stamp set for the boys in your life - but it will work great for the MEN (big boys) too....nothing like being called a DINOSAUR!!!

The two new In Colors that I chose are Cucumber Crush (green) and Tip Top Taupe (tan).  They were a great combination for a bright and cheerful card.  I love any type of stamp set that allows for a collage technique and this one certainly qualifies.  The AMAZING BIRTHDAY stamp set is one I've used more and more lately - for those little elements...when you just need  a little something else to make that card POP.  That's where the striped banner comes from.  I stamped in black ink on Tip Top Taupe card stock.  If you look closely you can see that I stamped the "means" word on Tip Top Taupe card stock and cut that out to add a touch of interest to the greeting.

And here's the inside of my card...decorate up those insides too!  Adds so much fun...not quite as much as it would if they found money in there...but....just sayin'

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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 - Kelly Acheson, so check the blog hop line up list to see who is next in the list. 

 

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GV Achievers Blog Hop

 

Welcome to the Grand Vacation achievers hop for June. This month we are excited to show off new Stampin’ Up! products from the just released 2015 – 2016 Annual Catalog that is being paired with something we had previously from the old catalog. We hope you find great inspiration from the projects. Get your wish list ready!

You may just be starting the blog hop here at my blog - Kelly Acheson 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 ME - Kelly Acheson. 

 

I wanted to share one of my FAVORITE new stamp sets with you - GARDEN IN BLOOM!!!  I love anything with "watercolor" art work and this one has soooo many possibilities.  You'll be seeing a lot more of it from me - I have an upcoming class in the works!!!!  I've made 9 different cards with this set already - I'm having a BLAST!!!

For this hop - our challenge was to use something new with something old...boy that was easy peasy lemon squeezy!!!!

SOMETHING NEW - Garden in Bloom Stamp Set

SOMETHING OLD - 2-1/2" Circle Punch

SOMETHING NEW - Color Me Irresistible Specialty Designer Paper

SOMETHING OLD -  the sponging technique

ENJOY!!!!

I took a sponge in Bermuda Bay ink and lightly sponged the color onto the FABULOUS Color Me Irresistible Designer Paper - super easy right???

 

 

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 - Kelly Acheson, so check the blog hop line up list to see who is next.

 

  

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Click on any of the products below to see the details: 

Garden In Bloom Photopolymer Stamp Set

$25.00

Color Me Irresistible Specialty Designer Series Paper

$13.00

2-1/2" Circle Punch

$18.00

Bermuda Bay Thick Baker’S Twine

$3.50

Rhinestone Basic Jewels

$5.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

$4.00

Glue Dots

$5.25

Stamping Sponges

$3.50

Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin' Pad

$6.50

Bermuda Bay 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$7.00

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

$6.00

 

WHAT'S GOING ON? 

  

Check out the details here:

• Get 2 FREE Stamps Sets and MORE - click HERE to see the details!
• Click here to see the WEEKLY DEALS - they run from Tuesday through Monday every week!
• Check out the Paper Pumpkin monthly project kit - subscribe today - PAPER PUMPKIN
• Click here to see the NEW BIG CATALOG:

   

 

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Hawaiian Grand Vacation Blog Hop

 

 

Welcome to the Hawaiian Grand Vacation Blog Hop!  You might have just "hopped" onto my blog from Alison Solven's blog - she does beautiful work!

 

 

The theme for this blog hop is to use one of our Pillow Gifts from the Stampin' Up! Grand Vacation I enjoyed last week in Honolulu, Hawaii....

  

I was inspired by the beautiful necklace we received on our final night - shown below.  This unique piece of beautifulness was hand crafted by Laine Benthall - it's soooo delicate and GORGEOUS!!!

 

 

So here's what I came up with!  This card incorporates the Hello Life stamp set and Bouquet Bigz Die (both shown below).  

 

"Do More Of What Makes You Happy" is a theme that more people should take to heart - I live by this most of the time!  When all is said and done - I will be remembering the friends I have made, the memories of traveling all over the world and the fun we had here and there - not the house I live in or the car I drive.  I'm making memories that will last a lifetime!  I hope that you will take the time to DO MORE OF WHAT MAKES YOU HAPPY!

 

My inspiration for this card - the beautiful necklace - incorporates a beautiful flower and a saying that I think is the THEME of my life...I received this gift by DOING MORE OF WHAT MAKES ME HAPPY - STAMPING!!!

 

 

 

Here's a close up of the flower - I used a black Sharpie marker on the rhinestone in the center of the flower and sponging the outside edges of my flowers with Daffodil Delight ink.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ENJOY! Aloha...

Hop on over to see what Linda Higgins was inspired to make!

 

 

 

 

 

  

Blog hop list

 

1. Louise Sharp

2. Sandi MacIver

3. Kylie Bertucci

4. Selene Kempton

5. Connie Stewart

6. Dena Rekow 

7. Rose Marie Coleman

8. Shannean Moncrief

9. Sharon Armstrong

10. Marelle Taylor

11. Betty Button

12. Connie Babbert

13. Ann Craig

14. Kim Gavarra

15. Renee Kohnke

16. BJ Peters

17. Alisa Tilsner

18. Alison Solven

19. Kelly Acheson

20. Linda Higgins

21. Karina Chin

22. Jacque Williams

23. Lynsay Mahon

24. Georgia Giguere

25. Laura Milligan

26. Vanessa Webb

27. Cynthia Millan

28. Genevieve Ko

29. Janet Wakeland 

 

 

 

 

Here are a few of the products I used for my card.  Click on any of them to see the details:

 

 

Serene Silhouettes Wood Stamp Set

$24.95

Serene Silhouettes Clear Stamp Set

$17.95

Stamping Sponges

$3.50

Bouquet Bigz L Die

$39.95

Basic Black Baker's Twine

$2.95

 

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