Create and Share with Amy: March 2018

Friday, March 30, 2018

WELCOME APRIL - CLASSES, CHALLENGES AND MORE!

It's a new month at Create & Share and so there lots to update you on.

Hopefully you have read your April Newsletter - if you wish to be added to the list to get it sent to you automatically please email me at amy.grendel@gmail.com.

CALENDAR

In the newsletter I outlined this months events and

provided you with the calendar for the next three months:

CHALLENGE

In March we had a colour challenge - you were to create a project using three of these colours and post in the Create and Share FB Group.

Here are a few of the those submitted:

(Created by Linda McCann)

(Created by Danielle Macintosh)

(Created by April Watt)

(Created by Christine Schroeder)

And I did a random number draw and the winner is April Watt!

Congratulations April on winning the February Paper Pumpkin kit!

And now on to our April Challenge

CREATE A BIRTHDAY PROJECT

It can be a card, scrapbook layout, pocket page, home decor piece - whatever!

It just has to be birthday related.

Submit your creations on the Create & Share FB Group and make sure to include

#AprilBirthdayChallenge

Our prize this month is this cute stamp set - Birthday Wishes For You

FEATURED TECHNIQUE

In March I held a Colour Me Happy Workshop where we learned and played with several techniques and products including the new BRUSHO Crystals - we had so much fun!

I will be sharing more cards with this great product over the month, but I did include some details in this months newsletter and here is the finished product:

And here is one of the cards we made at the workshop:

We had a LOT of fun playing and creating and the ladies all agreed though they may look intimidating to use - these are quite easy and look stunning!

If you are interested in purchasing the Brusho Crystals here are some other suggested products to include:

Brusho Crystal Colour

[144101]

$40.00

Stampin' Spritzer

[126185]

$4.00

Aqua Painters

[103954]

$22.50

Shimmery White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[101910]

$10.00

Watercolor Paper

[122959]

$6.75

You can also check out this video from Stampin' Up! for more details on how Brusho works!

SPECIAL DEAL

Have you ever tried out Stampin' Up!'s subscription box - Paper Pumpkin? If not there is a great offer running now until May 10th - check it out!

I hope to see you at one of this months events or online!

Saturday, March 24, 2018

INK & SHARE MARCH BLOG HOP

Welcome to the March edition of the Ink & Share blog hop!

My name is Amy and I’m stamping from Ontario, Canada! This is our second month for the Ink & Share group - if you missed the February edition where we focused on Sale-A-Bration check it out here.

This month our theme is Easter/Spring cards. I hope you enjoy and be sure to check out the other blogs, listed below, to see what the other creative and talented lay dies, from around the world, have created!

This months theme really made me think and look for inspiration.

And I love how it turned it. I actually CUT <gasp> my stamp from the We Must Celebrate stamp set so I could just focus on the cute rabbit.

And thankfully I successfully cut the stamp using the Paper snips and of course can still add him back together on the clear block if I want to stamp them all in a group again.

I encourage you to take a look at your stamp sets and see how you can use them for either an Easter or spring card - and be sure to pop it in the mail and bless someone with some happy mail!

For a list of supplies that I used please scroll to the end of this post

Thank you for stopping by, please feel free to leave a comment and be sure to click on the Next button to head to Jacqueline’s blog to check out her amazing project for the hop! There’s also a full list below in case you get lost along the way.

March Ink & Share Blog Hop Roll Call

Lisa Kmiec

Sandra Roberts

Ingrid Heijnen-Hermens

Amy Grendel <you are here>

Jacqueline Bobeldijk-Schilder

Cindy Mitchell-Clark

Phoebe Borromeo-Carr

Be sure to check all of their blogs for some amazing projects!

Product List

We Must Celebrate Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[145898]

$26.00

Hand Lettered Alphabet Photopolymer Stamp Set

[143744]

$21.00

Labeler Alphabet Photopolymer Stamp Set

[141936]

$21.00

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

$8.00

Smoky Slate Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack

[145058]

$12.00

Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush

[141897]

$10.75

Berry Burst 3/8" (1 Cm) Metallic-Edge Ribbon

[145489]

$9.25

Picture Perfect Party 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[145559]

$12.50

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[100730]

$11.25

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock

[140272]

$9.25

SNAIL Permanent Adhesive

[104332]

$9.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$5.25

Glue Dots

[103683]

$7.00

Sunday, March 11, 2018

KRE8TORS MARCH BLOG HOP

Welcome to the March 2018 Kre8tors Blog Hop! This is our third hop, and I’m so excited to continue working with so many talented demonstrators in sharing our passion for paper crafting! If you’d like to check out our previous blog hops, you can start at:

January - Occasions Theme

February - Sale-A-Bration Theme

Be sure to click the Next button at the bottom of this post to hop over to Lisa’s blog to check out her fantastic project! In case you get lost along the hop, there is also a Roll Call list below the Next button.

This month we are focusing on Birthdays. Who doesn't need to have one or two birthday cards ready for any given month? And I love quick and simple cards that are perfect to pop in the mail - so I decided to stick with one stamp set - Five for All and one stack of Designer Series Paper - Picture Perfect Party.

I don't know if its just me but I have a lot of Designer Series Paper and love to put it to use. And I love the sentiments in this stamp set and how it includes sentiments for the inside of the cards as well!

(Inside: You remind me of me!)

(Inside: Happy Birthday)

(Inside: ...like why did I walk into this room?)

(Inside: It's for the Greatest Kid in the Universe)

Thanks for visiting! Click on the Next button to head to Lisa’s blog to check out her amazing project for the hop! There’s also a roll call list in case you get lost along the way.