Aloha, all!
Today's post is part of a blog hop sponsored by one of my online Stampin' Up! focused groups, VC Rocks. There's more information about this at the end of this post.
But my big news is that this blog post marks the 5th Anniversary of Robin's Craft Room Blog! The anniversary date is June 23rd, and this blog post will be the top post until the end of the day on Sunday, June 23rd. That's important to you if you'd like to have some blog candy – all three of my Card Layout CDs – for free! I'll be giving away a set of all three of my CDs to someone who comments on this post today through June 23, 2013!
So keep those comments coming all through the weekend! Now onto the blog hop projects
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For this month's VC Rocks Blog Hop, we are using some of Stampin' Up!'s fun tools, and I've chosen to focus on punches. In fact, I've chosen two punches for my two projects – the tried and true Blossom Punch, and the fairly new Hexagon Punch. I even added in a Sizzix Big Shot product for the second project.
I got the idea for this first card by looking through the Stampin' Up! 2013-2014 Annual Catalog. If you have a catalog and look at the top of page 88, you'll see a project that is a small bag. It wasn't the bag that caught my eye, it was the color combination and the way that the stamp set, Six Sided Sampler, had been used to form part of the background of the bag. As I wasn't interested in making a bag, I simply adapted the design for a greeting card layout!
What's most fun about this card is the Blossom Punch and how well it works with the stamp set, Mixed Bunch, and how nice the flower looks with the stamped imaged embossed with White Stampin' Emboss Powder on the Primrose Petals Card Stock. I also had fun stamping all those hexagons on the card. To get the effect of the hexagons fading into the Pool Party Card Stock background, I ripped a piece of plain paper at an angle and laid it over the stamped layer while I finished stamping the hexagons. Then I lightly sponged some Primrose Petals Classic Ink over the whole background. I finished by sponging all around the Pool Party layer, before adhering it to the Naturals White Card Stock card base.
Oh, and there's another punch on this card! I used the 3/4" Circle Punch to make the flower's center, which I stamped with Summer Starfruit Classic Ink on the Naturals White Card Stock, and finished off with a Pool Party Candy Dot. The "Hello Sweet Friend" sentiment is one of the three sentiments in the Six Sided Sampler Stamp Set, and the strip of ribbon is Whisper White 3/8" Taffeta Ribbon.
For my second card, I decided to focus on the Hexagon Punch, again filling in the bottom part of the card with hexagons. I wasn't sure where I was going with this when I started. But once I had all those hexagons from the Designer Series Paper Set, Epic Day, I immediately thought of the new Epic Day Washi Tape that I bought when I bought the Designer Paper. So I just plopped some on the card front and called it, "Done"!
Well, not quite. I wanted to use that Blossom Punch again, as well as one of the other sentiments from the Six Sided Sampler stamp set to tie my two projects together. This time I just punched some Gumball Green Card Stock with the Blossom Punch, and then ran it through the Sizzix Big Shot with the Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder. Fun! Then I stamped the same hexagon as I used in my first card on the Naturals White card stock, along with another sentiment from the set stamped using Gumball Green Classic Ink. I hand cut the hexagon close to the stamped edge, punching a piece of Calypso Coral Card Stock with the Hexagon Punch to form a mat for the sentiment.
It is SOOO much fun making projects with Stampin' Up!'s fun products and tools!
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Today's post is part of a blog hop sponsored by one of my online Stampin' Up! focused groups, VC Rocks. The "VC" stands for Virtual Convention, and is a group that gets together online every summer to have our own online Stampin' Up! Convention. Many of us in the group are going to the "real" Stampin' Up! convention next month, but many are not. So we are all trying to duplicate many of the convention activities, including swaps, virtual roommates in a virtual hotel. Lots of fun, and lots of creativity!
This blog hop is a bit different from most that you'll come across. The group's blog site has links to each of the blogs – such as Robin's Craft Room – who are participating in the hop. So you'll go back there each time you've finished enjoying the creations on each blog.
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And don't forget the blog candy! Leave a fun comment for us all to enjoy and you could win a FREE set of my Card Layout CDs!
Congratulations on your blogaversery!! Love the This and That hexagon punches card. It is so cute! Thanks for the chance to win blog candy!!!
Aloha Robin! Great projects! Now that I'm doing some more stamping, your card layout CD's sound fabulous for keeping the creative mojo flowing. Hugaroos, Loni
Happy Blogaversary to you! I am about to celebrate my 3rd! These cards are so cute! I love the hexagons and they go so well with the Blossom Punch!
Congrats on your 5th Blog Anniversary! You made me think and I think I started my blog in 2008 as well… I’ll have to go see when exactly…I’m thinking Sept. /Oct. timeframe, but could be wrong. Now I’m curious!
Forgot to say…love the cards..especially the hexagon one.
Congratulations Robin! I love your work!
Robin,
Great cards you made for the blog hop! Congratulations on your blogaversary!
Congratulations. What did we ever o without blogs to share on. Great inspiration here
Robin,
Love the cards! You have really tempted me with the hexagon punch! I haven't placed an order since the move to NY, so I'm itching to do so, so I can get the set & punch.
Wonderful cards, love what ou have done with the punch and paper. Thanks for sharing and for the opportunity to win such excellent blog candy
Eileen
Congrats on th anniversary! Love the projects!
beautiful cards & congrats!! on your 5th anniversary of the eblog….it's a greast blog & thanks for posting.
Great cards, Robin! I can't wait to get my hands on that hexagon punch!!!
Congrats on your blog anniversary! That card is beautiful. So glad you love what you do.
Robin, you went punch crazy on your second card. And for not knowing where you were going with it, it is beautiful!!
Congrats Robin, I think I have been watching your blog for that long LOL
Love it and will keep watching
Love the new Hex Punch, great job showing how to alter examples in the catalog! Congratulations on your anniversary!
Happy 5th Blogerversary!
I love these two hexi cards. I got the punch and stamp set, but just wasn't sure what I wanted to do with them. I think I will CASE your beautiful cards to get my mojo running. Thanks so much for sharing. AND happy blog-a-versary!!
I am a punchaholic. I don't have the hexagon punch. Seeing your card makes me want to rush out and get one! Thanks for the inspiration and the chance for blog candy. Happy blogaversary!
Robin, you always do such beautiful work — congratulations on your 5 years of bloggin!!! It sure does seem to go by fast doesn't it!
Fun cards! I love using my punches too. Wow, happy 5th! I love visiting your blog. Thanks for sharing your hard work with us!
Congratulations on 5 years! Both cards are great. I'm especially drawn to the colors of the second card and all of the hexagons.
Congrats on 5 yrs. there is so much in the new catty that I love but I love the fact that the bundles are discounted. I always but the punches so this makes it easy & affordable.
Sherry ConradConrad
Great inspiration! Love what you did with the hexagon punch!
ria
Happy Anniversary!! Congrats on 5 years. I love your site, i have learned so much from your site. You are the best!! You are very talented.
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY! You’re a pro now for sure, past the blog-newlywed stage, lol! Cute cards – love the Mixed Bunch white embossed on cardstock, very bold and pretty… I never would have thought of that. Great job as always sweetie 🙂
Awesome cards Robin! It's fun playing with the hexagons.
Congratulations of 5 years of blogging!! It's a great blog that I always enjoy visiting. Thanks for sharing the great cards today. I'll have to check out the rest of the blog hop.
Hi Congrats on 5 years of blogging and I love stampin and the punches are to die for–I have almost all of them well not some of the new ones yet but will get them–I make some wonderful gifts and cards using the punches!! Congrats again and keep stamping!!
OMGOSH! I have to finish those pesky summer projects I volunteered for so I can get some hexagon stamping & punching going on!! That stamp set and punch are calling my name! TFS!
Congrats on 5 years! Great accomplishment! Both of your cards are so pretty; love the details.
I had to check your site when I saw your post on a group post that you live in HI. I just got home from Maui on Thurs. after my daughter got married there on the beach (instead of AK). So pretty!
Thanks,
Bonnie S
I am running late on visiting the blogs. Love your cards! I have to get that hexagon punch!
Love both of your cards Robin, but I have to say the second card with the hexagon punches is my favorite! Love it!
I really love your cards but your 2nd card with the Epic Day dsp really caught my eye. I have been going back and forth on whether or not I want to get that paper but seeing your project and the way you used the hexagon punch has me thinking maybe I do need that paper after all. Haha. And happy blogversy!
Happy Blogaversary, Robin … that is great! I always know I will find the cutest projects here! And this is great – I am loving the the new products that go with the Hexagon Punch and will be CASEing your cards for sure. Thanx for the ideas …
Congratulations on blogging for 5 years. I am new to blogging, so still getting my feet wet. I enjoy following yours.
I really like your style. These cards are great. TFS!
Hi Love all You ur cards . I visit your blog daily .
Congrats!!! 5 yrs…. Love IT Thanks for the blog candy . Have A Great Day!!!!
Cheryl F.