Friday, July 14, 2017

Morning Glory ~ With Fun Stampers Journey

Today I have a small, but fun card to show you.  I'm sure many of you are familiar with Splitcoast Stampers right?  On Wednesdays they have a technique that is shared and this past Wednesday it was a technique called Duoprinting with Chlorophyll.  Check out the instructions and video HERE.  Since I'm a bit of a nature lover myself I HAD to give it a try!  I whipped out a bunch and hope to share some of the cards I've created with them in the coming weeks.

I made this little 3x3 as a thank you for my upline for being so generous. :)  



As you can see below my morning glory sample didn't turn out the greatest.  That's because it's a juicy, wet plant.  I loved how it looked other than all the green blobs so I decided to use just a portion of the reverse of this sample so I didn't have to throw it all away.  Can you tell what part of the other sample I used?



I used watercolor paper when I did the technique and added a bit of Liquid Color in Lovely Blue to create the sky and to add just a bit of color.  I used the new Corrugated Board embossing folder from Fun Stampers Journey on the Pool Play piece of card stock so it wasn't quite so plain.



Butter Cream
Cool Pool




Thanks for looking and have a great day!
Sara

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Tuesday, July 4, 2017

Snappy Birthday ~ A Fun Stampers Journey Card

Yes, it's the 4th of July here in the U.S. but I ended up creating a birthday card for today's post that was inspired by Try Stampin' or Not on Tuesday's sketch challenge #329.  My daughter likes blue and orange together, so she got it on her b-day card.  Not sure what she thought of it.  I never asked. lol


Make sure you check out what the other designers created HERE.  If you get a chance to play along I'd love to see what you create! :)





Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Sara

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Saturday, July 1, 2017

Today is THE Day...

What's so special about today?!  

Today you can order from the 2017 - 2018 Inspiration Book and Catalog!  
If you haven't had the chance to look through the catalog check it out...
HERE!!!

To place an order go to my website at www.funstampersjourney.com/sarahoogendoorn


Thanks for looking and have a great day!
Sara

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If you like what you see and want to order just click on the 
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 If you have questions feel free to contact me. 
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Supplies used on this card

Friday, June 30, 2017

My World ~ A Fun Stampers Journey Card

Just a quick post for you today...it's my hubby's birthday so I created this card for him. :)


I used a couple of embossing folders for the grainy look on the "table" and striped look for the "wallpaper".  And of course I had to have the grand idea to cut out the globe and stand so I spent a bit of time fussy cutting.  Other than that it was a pretty quick and easy card to assemble. :)


Butter Cream
Oatmeal Cookie
Hazelnut Blend
Dark Roast



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Sara

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Also used embossing folder Corrugated Board that is in the new 2017 - 2018 Inspiration Book and Catalog

Monday, June 26, 2017

Using Splashes as Watercolor ~ A Fun Stampers Journey Card

Today's card is something that I've been doing a little bit of lately...watercolor.  I love the look of watercolor and was inspired by a video by thefrugalcrafter.  Check her out!  She does a LOT of different kinds of crafting and has videos galore! lol  
So I'm telling you right now I did not come up with this scene on my own.  I did use my own colors because I don't have any actual watercolor paints.  I try to use what I have on hand from Fun Stampers Journey.  For today's card that means using Journey Color Splashes! 



I tried this on several different watercolor papers and found that I liked it the best on 140 lb hot press watercolor paper.  Anything with texture didn't seem to work for me.  Probably because I wasn't using true watercolor paints.  I've never used them though so I don't really know!


These are the color of card stock that I used.

Whip Cream
Lemon Grass
Kiwi Slice
Denim Days


Yes, these are the Journey Splashes that I used.  I just did a bit of mixing. :)

Pineapple Smoothie
Sour Lemon
Sweet Berry
Cool Pool
Turbo Teal



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Sara

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Supplies used on this card:




Other supplies used:

Fabriano 140 lb. hot press watercolor paper
1" Flat Brush
Size 6 and 10 Filbert Brushes

Sunday, June 25, 2017

Ready for Some Inspiration?!?!

Guess what?!?!  
Fun Stampers Journey has their 
2017-2018 Inspiration Book and Catalog 
available to look at online!!  
Check it out HERE!!!  


Just a note:  You cannot order from this catalog until July 1, BUT when you're ready to order go to www.funstampersjourney.com/sarahoogendoorn.  
You can still order from the 2016-2017 catalog and summer catalog that you can see to the right of my blog. :)

If you have ordered from me on a regular basis I will send you a catalog for free.  Please let me know if you would like one if you've been a regular customer.

If you haven't ordered from me in the past and place a $50+ order I will also send you a catalog for free!


Thanks for looking and have a great day!
Sara

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Fun Stampers Journey and would like to be a Journey Coach click 
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Supplies used on this card

Tuesday, June 20, 2017

Greetings Bouquet ~ A Fun Stampers Journey Card

Today's card was inspired by sketch #327 for Try Stampin' or Not on Tuesday.  They have great sketches over there if you need a little help to get creative every now and then!  After I looked at the sketch I noticed that I had a couple of "scrap" pieces of pierced watercolor paper sitting on my desk and figured they went with the sketch so I might as well put them to good use!  

I stamped the flowers with FSJ Clear Pigment Ink and embossed it with white.  Next I used a couple of Journey Splashes to do a watercolor wash in the background.  Usually when I do the emboss resist technique I'm sponging ink onto my card stock, but this time I did a watercolor wash.


Make sure you head over to Try Stampin's blog HERE to see what all the other designers created.  We'd love to see what you create with this sketch if you get a chance to play along. :)


Whip Cream
Cool Pool
Lemon Grass
Green Olive


Thanks for looking and have a great day!
Sara

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Supplies used on this card: