I hope you are healthy and staying safe. Our state (Montana) goes into "shelter in place" mode at midnight tonight so we made a quick trip to the grocery store for a few things. All the essential businesses will still be open but it sounds like it's best to just stay home for now. What a different world we are living in right now. It sure gives you time to think about your life and what you've maybe ignored when things were more hectic.
I'm using much of this time to stamp. It brings me joy, provides a creative outlet and is better than watching TV nonstop. I felt I should focus on stamp sets I haven't blogged about yet, so here goes. Today I'm sharing the "Under My Umbrella" bundle. It's a cute little set that features a punch so is perfect for any type of crafter and really easy to pass around and share. The sentiments are a little different than the usual so that was a nice bonus too. Here are some samples I came up with:
This first one features the 3D Brick embossing folder which I absolutely love. I could use it all day! I also wanted to work in the pretty tricolor purple stripe ribbon so that helped me with my color scheme. The punch cut out the umbrellas and I stamped the handles. I extended the length of them with a Basic Black Stampin'Write marker. Maybe a better sentiment for our times would be "No matter the social distancing, we're friends forever" !!!!
This second card features some of the special Designer Series Paper offered with the Coordination Product Release. These are set to go away on March 31st, so if you still want to grab some the "Pleased As Punch" DSP, get some soon (#153558). It has paper designs that coordinate with the Umbrella Punch, the Tulip Punch, the Heart Punch and the Small Bloom punch, all part of the Mini Catalog and Sale-a-Bration offerings. Are you curious about the polkadots on the purple umbrella? I used the Blackberry Bliss Stampin'Blends to color the umbrella and then used the color lifter Stampin' Blend to make some dots. It removes the color and you can get more or less color removed depending on how much you color with the lifter. I thought it was kinda a fun touch!
My last card takes full advantage of the punch and the coordinating DSP. I punched out all the umbrellas and then used some Silver Foil Paper to punch out the handles. This is a simple card but makes a big splash with all those colorful umbrellas (pun intended).
Here's a look at the bundle so you can see what all comes with it:
It's nice to play with a simple bundle and see what you can do without a lot of extra product, although I love buying as much as I'm able to buy! I'll be back soon with more ideas and I hope you've been inspired to take some creative time for yourself and do a little stamping. All the products I used for these cards are below and you can click on any of them to direct you to the online store. Thanks for stopping by!
Sheltering and Stampin',
Sarah
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