Welcome to the Pals Blog Hop for April where every day is Earth Day.  This month we are showcasing projects that use recycled, reused or other earth inspired elements and colors.  We hope you enjoy the Pals creative projects.

You may just be starting the blog hop or may have come from Beth McCullough at Stamping Mom, number 15 on the Pals Hop.  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.

Hello all!  I love the idea behind this hop even though I struggled a bit deciding what I was going to make!  In the end, I opted to recycle the pages of a school law book for my project.  I hated to see the book go in the garbage when I thought it could provide great papers for a card background. 

Which is exactly what I did for this project and then took it a step further by using some of the paper and the flower frenzy bigz die to cut out some flowers.  I added a few so saffron flowers into the mix and a bit of wild wasabi for the leaves.

I added a quick sentiment and a button and some twine.  I fooled around a bit with the twine until I decided to make it look like a flower as well.  I let both the sentiment and leaves go off the paper a bit.  I like that it looks a bit random and unkempt. 

I hope I have inspired you to reuse old books for papers for your cards.  Anything would work!

The next stop is Kerry Willard Bray at Peonies and Paper Chains, number 17 on the Pals Blog Hop!  Thanks for visiting; I hope to see you on next month’s Pals Hop!

1. Michelle Gleeson at StampinMojo
2. Lynn Kolcun at Stamping with Avery's Owlery
3. Amy Hoptay at Inking of You
4. Becky Volpp at inkblossomwithbecky.com
5. Natalie Bradley at Soiree by Natalie Bradley
6. Jackie Diediker at Stampin' Jackie
7. Maggie Mata at Maggie Made Cards
8. Kim Jolley at Stampin' Artfully
9. Mary Fish at Stampin' Pretty
10. Candy Ford at Stamp Candy
11. Karen Hallam at Karen's Stampin' Site
12. Lisa Ann Bernard at Queen B Creations
13. Benjaman Turner at He Stamps
14. Susan Itell at Simple Stampin
15. Beth McCullough at Stamping Mom
16. Jane Knudsen at see jane stamp
17. Kerry Willard Bray at Peonies and Paper Chains

Supplies:  CS:  SU! naturals white, basic black, wild wasabi and so saffron.  MT school law book 2009.  Dies:  SU! flower frenzy bigz.  Stamps:  SU! lots of thanks.  Other:  SU! black twine and button.

Welcome to the March Pals Blog Hop where we are celebrating spring. This month we are featuring spring related projects for Mother’s Day, Easter or any other occasion that celebrates winter coming to an end.

You may just be starting the blog hop or may have come from Debbie Crowley at expressively deb… on the Pals Hop. 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 of the amazing creations.

Today’s project is all about spring!  Tis the season to start thinking about planting a garden.  So I decided to make my own garden using the picks from the Handpicked framelits.  I cut several out of pear pizzazz, perfect plum, so saffron and one from whisper white.  Then I randomly stamped sentiments from the From the Garden stamp set.

But I am ahead of myself here!  I have buried the lead!  When I started on this card I knew two things – I would use the handpicked framelits and I was going to use the simply pressed clay.  I used my pear pizzazz reinker to color the clay and then worked the color through until I achieved the shade I wanted.  I squashed (technical term!) the clay into the spring flowers embossing folder.  After that, I ran the clay filled embossing folder through the big shot and boy did the clay ooze out the edges!  But that was OK.  I pulled all the clay off the embossing folder and set aside to let it dry.

After it was fully dry, I cut a hilly shape and proceeded to add the picks to the crumbcake layer that I also ran through the spring flowers embossing folder.  I glued some of the picks down and others I popped up on dimensionals.  I used the fast fuse to adhere the clay.  My final touch was the white pick with a spring sentiment.  I wanted to draw your eye in before it wondered to the other picks.

One more look:

I hope you enjoyed this project and inspired you to use the clay.  It really is an overlooked product!

The next stop is Lisa Ann Bernard at Queen B Creations on the Pals Blog Hop! Thanks for visiting and I hope to see you next month.

1. Susan Itell at Simple Stampin
2. Angela Curry at Kindred Stampers
3. Sherrie Gross at Stampin' Sunshine
4. Mary Fish at Stampin' Pretty
5. Jackie Diediker at Stampin' Jackie
6. Katy McGloin at Just Fun Stamping
7. Amy Whelan at Amy's Inklings
8. Patti MacLeith at Papercrafts By Patti
9. Denise Hoepfner at The Mountain Magpie
10. Beth Beard at My little craft blog
11. Natalie Bradley at Soiree by Natalie Bradley
12. Michelle Gleeson at StampinMojo
13. Debbie Crowley at expressively deb...
14. Jane Knudsen at see jane stamp
15. Lisa Ann Bernard at Queen B Creations
16. Nicole Watt at Pixel Maven's Retreat
17. Dawn Tidd at Tiddbits from Dawn
18. Sue Becker at RnR Stamping
19. Candy Ford at Stamp Candy
20. Karen Hallam at Karen's Blog
21. Susan Lankford at Stamp and Create With Susan
22. Pamela Sadler at Stampin Pink Rose
23. Kerry Willard Bray at Peonies and Paper Chains
24. Kim Jolley at Stampin' Artfully
25. Martie Pollard at The Crafty Bandit
26. Wendy Klein at Doggone Delightful Stampin'
27. Benjaman Turner at He Stamps
28. Lynn Kolcun at Stamping with Avery's Owlery
29. Liz Gautreaux at Kind Deeds Stampin
30. Amy Hoptay at Inking of You!
31. September Gray at septembergray.com
32. Katie Ferguson at Cottage Paper
33. Becky Volpp at inkblossomwithbecky.com
34. Beth McCullough at Stamping Mom
35. Brian King at Stamp with Brian

Supplies:  CS:  SU! crumbcake, pear pizzazz, perfect plum, so saffron, whisper white.  Simply pressed clay.  Inks:  SU! so saffron and pear pizzazz.  Memento black.  Stamp/die/folder:  SU! from the garden stamp set.  SU! spring flowers embossing folder.  SU! handpicked framelits.

Welcome to the February Pals Blog Hop. This month we are sharing what we love - our favorite Stampin' Up! products and our favorite crafting techniques.

You may just be starting the blog hop or may have come from Candy Ford at Stamp Candy. Use the full lineup below to move along from blog to blog so you see all of the new projects.

Hello all!  I have many favorite SU! products so it is very hard to choose just one!  But I did (I think!).  I love embossing folders – such a quick and easy way to add some texture to your card.  I used two different embossing folders on this project – the ampersand and lovely lace.

Today’s project is a shaker card. I thought it was a great way to show off the ampersand embossing folder.  By keeping the layers thin and not popping them up, the sequins would have some movement but not too much.  

I opted to use a piece of vellum for the bottom layer of the shaker (embossed with the ampersand) and a window sheet (also embossed with the ampersand).  They fit together nicely, achieving what I wanted with limited movement.

The window framelits created the perfect frame.  A few pearls and I was done. 

The next stop is Nicole Watt at Pixel Maven's Retreat on the Pals Blog Hop! Thanks for visiting and I'll see you next month.

1. Wendy Klein at Doggone Delightful Stampin'
2. Jackie Diediker at Stampin' Jackie
3. Natalie Bradley at Natalie Bradley Events
4. Lisa Ann Bernard at Queen B Creations
5. Sue Becker at RnR Stamping
6. Amy Hoptay at Inking of you
7. Beth Beard at My little craft blog
8. Susan Lankford at Stamp and Create With Susan
9. Susan Itell at Simple Stampin
10. Rae Harper at WildWestPaperArts.com
11. September Gray at www.septembergray.com
12. Pamela Sadler at Stampin Pink Rose
13. Becky Volpp at inkblossomwithbecky.com
14. Beth McCullough at Stamping Mom
15. Sherrie Gross at Stampin' Sunshine
16. Brian King at Stamp with Brian
17. Martie Pollard at The Crafty Bandit
18. Maggie Mata at Maggie Made Cards
19. Lynn Kolcun at Avery's Owlery
20. Kalyn Shubnell at The Stamping Chronicles
21. Dawn Tidd at Tiddbits from Dawn
22. Amy Whelan at Amy's Inklings
23. Karen Hallam at Karen's Blog
24. Michelle Gleeson at StampinMojo
25. Shannon K Jaramillo at Shannon Kay Paperie
26. Peggy Noe at prettypapercards.com
27. Candy Ford at Stamp Candy
28. Jane Knudsen at see jane stamp
29. Nicole Watt at Pixel Maven's Retreat
30. Mary Fish at Stampin' Pretty
31. Angela Curry at Kindred Stampers

Welcome to the first Pals Blog Hop of 2015. We hope your new year is off to a great creative start. To celebrate the start of a new Stampin' Up! year, we are showcasing products from our newest catalog this month - the Occasions catalog. You may also see new Sale-a-bration products too. If you don't know how to earn free Sale-a-bration products - contact your Stampin' Up! demonstrator to learn more.

You may just be starting the blog hop or may have come from Nancy Gleason at My Stampin Space. Use the full lineup below to move along from blog to blog so you see all of the new projects.

Hello and welcome!  My favorite new stamp set has to be Lotus Blossom from the Sale-a-bration catalog! 

I love how quick and easy it is to whip up a beautiful card that looks like you spent some serious time putting it together!  Then there is the Birthday Bash washi sheets.  These could be easy to overlook – but here is what’s so great about them – cut off a hunk of washi, stick it to some cardstock and die cut.  Easy peasy.  No trying to line up washi tape.  And it is that washi background that makes this card work so well.  It takes this card from average to excellent!

With a little help from my friends, pool party and Bermuda bay, I stamped the image and sentiment.  A few of the Bermuda bay sequins (love!), adds a bit of flash.  I pulled out my large polka dot embossing folder to add a bit more texture to the card base and then added some white twine and a button.  By using the washi sheets, you could bust out several of these cards in different colors and impress all of your friends and neighbors!  Thanks for stopping by!

The next stop is Debbie Mageed at Secret Stamper on the Pals Blog Hop! Thanks for visiting and I'll see you next month.

1. Amy Whelan at Amy's Inklings
2. Maggie Mata at Maggie Made Cards
3. Becky Gifford at The Social Stamper
4. Kerry Willard Bray at Peonies and Paper Chains
5. Debbie Crowley at expressivelydeb...
6. Amy Williams at Stamps and Spice
7. Rae Harper at WildWestPaperArts.com
8. Sherrie Gross at Stampin' Sunshine
9. Wendy Klein at Doggone Delightful Stampin'
10. Becky Volpp at InkBlossomwithBecky
11. Nancy Gleason at My Stampin Space
12. Jane Knudsen at www.seejanestamp.com
13. Debbie Mageed at Secret Stamper
14. Michelle Quinno at Shell's Life
15. Susan Lankford at Stamp and Create With Susan
16. Karen Hallam at Karen's Blog
17. Kelly DeTommaso at Kelly's Creative Corner
18. Mary Fish at Stampin' Pretty
19. Laurie Chilton at Stampin' Ink
20. Brian King at Stamp with Brian
21. Peggy Noe at prettypapercards.com
22. Martie Pollard at The Crafty Bandit
23. Kim Jolley at Stampin' Artfully
24. Beth Beard at My little craft blog
25. Michelle Gleeson at StampinMojo
26. Sue Becker at RnR Stamping
27. Jackie Diediker at Stampin' Jackie
28. Natalie Bradley at Natalie Bradley Events
29. Lisa Ann Bernard at Queen B Creations
30. Candy Ford at Stamp Candy
31. Dawn Tidd at Tiddbits From Dawn
32. Angie Valle-Peters at Paperluxuries
33. Amy Hoptay at Inking of You!
34. Lynn Kolcun at Stamping with Avery's Owlery
35. Shannon K Jaramillo at Shannon Kay Paperie
36. Liz Gautreaux at Kind Deeds Stampin
37. Beth McCullough at Stamping Mom
38. Nicole Watt at Pixel Maven's Retreat
39. Pamela Sadller at Stampin Pink Rose
40. Jennifer Michalski at Stamping Serenity
41. Shannon Hokanson at Paper Works by Shannon

Supplies - all SU!:  CS:  Bermunda bay and whisper white.  Stamps:  SAB Lotus Blossom.  Ink:  Bermuda bay and pool party.  Other:  Painted bloom twine, bermuda bay button, bermuda bay sequins, birthday bash washi sheets.  Circle framelits.  Large polka dot embossing folder.

Welcome to the last Pals Blog Hop of 2014. This month we want to help you start your holiday wish list by sharing projects featuring our favorite Stampin’ Up! papers, stamps, tools and accessories. Get your wish list ready as you move along through the blog hop.

You may just be starting the blog hop or may have come from Susan Itell at Simple Stampin on the Pals Hop. 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 of the projects.

Happy Holidays everyone!  I was a bit stumped on what I would showcase for you today until I remembered the one thing that I gave out last year as gifts – gift cards.  I usually just leave them on the little cards they come on and wrap them up.  But no more! 

The gift card envelope is the answer to my boring gift giving ways!  It is easy peasy to cut a card holder, decorate, fold, and seal!  Your gift card recipients will appreciate the gift card holder almost as much as the card inside!

I made two gift holders – same idea, different colors.  I added some serious bling with all that glitter paper.  I am reasonably sure that if I were to walk outside, they could see me from the space station!  That is how much glitter I managed to get all over me!  I will be cleaning up glitter for days!  But it is well worth it, the added little oomph is a good thing!

(I am sorry this last picture is so dark - I wanted an overview of the two holders flat and I am afraid that my shadow got in the picture!!)

I originally lined these holders and I learned a valuable lesson – if you choose to line the holder, cut the pieces separately, otherwise it is harder and bulker to fold.  Learn from my mistake!  Here is the other thing I learned, if your button is heavy, the holders lean!

Go forth and use your gift card envelope with glee!

Thanks for stopping by today!

The next stop is Katy McGloin at Just Fun Stamping on the Pals Blog Hop! Thanks for visiting and I hope to see you in 2015.

1. Michelle Gleeson at StampinMojo
2. Shannon Hokanson at Paper Works by Shannon
3. Dawn Tidd at Tiddbits from Dawn
4. Sherrie Gross at Stampin Sunshine
5. Beth McCullough at Stamping Mom
6. Kalyn Shubnell at The Stamping Chronicles
7. September Gray at www.septembergray.com
8. Debbie Mageed at Secret Stamper
9. Patti MacLeith at Papercrafts by Patti
10. Nancy Gleason at MyStampinSpace
11. Maggie Mata at Maggie Made Cards
12. Debbie Crowley at expressivelydeb...
13. Wendy Klein at Doggone Delightful Stampin'
14. Amy Whelan at Amy's Inklings
15. Brian King at Stamp with Brian
16. Amy Williams at Stamps and Spice
17. Mary Fish at Stampin' Pretty
18. Pamela Sadler at Stampin Pink Rose
19. Jackie Diediker at Stampin' Jackie
20. Candy Ford at Stamp Candy
21. Susan Lankford at Stamp and Create With Susan
22. Peggy Noe at Pretty Paper Cards
23. Nicole Watt at Pixel Maven's Retreat
24. Amy Hoptay at Inking of You!
25. Lynn Kolcun at Stamping with Avery's Owlery
26. Beth Beard at My little craft blog
27. Sue Becker at RnR Stamping
28. Lisa Ann Bernard at Queen B Creations
29. Kerry Willard Bray at Peonies and Paper Chains
30. Rae Harper-Burnet at WildWestPaperArts.com
31. Deb Cozzone at Deb Cozzone's Stamping Zone
32. Debra Simonis at Deb's Stampin' Grounds
33. Susan Itell at Simple Stampin
34. Jane Knudsen at see jane stamp
35. Katy McGloin at Just Fun Stampin
36. Martie Pollard at The Crafty Bandit
37. Natalie Bradley at Natalie Bradley Events
38. Becky Volpp at InkBlossomWithBecky

Supplies (all SU!):  CS:  pool party, bermuda bay, old olive, pear pizzazz, gold glimmer, silver glimmer, motley monsters, Santa & Co.  Stamps:  Festival of Trees.  Dies:  gift card envelope and trims.  Tree punch.  Other:  gold ribbon, gold and silver buttons, linen thread, versamark, clear embossing powder.