Mini Blog Hop - "Limited Unlimited" & STILL "Stuck on You" :D

Welcome to a Mini Blog Hop from the Journey Blog Hoppers.  

Fun Stampers Journey grew phenomenally in January due to the incredible "join us" deal that was offered.  There is another really wonderful deal available through tonight (2/29/16) ... I will include details at the end of the post here ...

So there are lots of new Coaches and many of us actually got our hands on our very first set of Fun Stampers Journey stamps, dies, inks, cardstock, a few embellishments and supplies with the arrival of our starter kits.  And when the first Blog Hop was proposed, many who were interested said they did not feel ready -- either no blog yet or felt they did not have enough supplies to pull off a "great" project to show off and "Wow!" everyone with.  

I felt it is possible to work with a limited amount of supplies.  So, I proposed this "extra" Blog Hop with the theme of "Limited" (yet "Unlimited) ... For instance, the set of stamps I used for the first blog hop got used for a swap of ATCs (Artist Trading Cards) and again for this "project" too.  In fact, I expect that "Stuck on You" [SS-0201] may find its way into lots and lots of projects ...

So, here's my "project" for this Mini Hop:

The panel from the first Blog Hop that went live on Valentine's Day will go on the front of the card.  This panel will go on the inside.

The cactus and the "thank you" are from the "Stuck on You" stamp set;  the "for your order" I added in using a Pitt Pen (size S).  

The colored cardstocks used are Hazelnut Blend [CS-0013] & Lemongrass [CS-0019].  I also used the Licorice Black Fusion Ink Pad  [IP-0041] to stamp the image and text.

Spectrum Noir alcohol ink markers, Crayola and CraZArt colored pencils were used to color in the image and to add the slight shadow under the pot.

It is simple, uses minimal supplies, but I like it and hope you do too.  You don't "need" lots of tools and supplies to create fun projects.  But ... we all know we do "need" them, don't we?  LOL!  And I've got a deal for you to do just that -- get more fun stuff for your papercrafting stash:

Last Chance for these wonderful deals!! 
TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT!

(OOPS -- that last statement reminded me of this old "Silly Song" from an LP set by that title (um, "Silly Songs" ... and I gotta "share" it with ya ...)

Okay, now for the two deals that end tonight --

It's called Plus One ... It's a BOGO sale!  Buy One, Get One accessory / embellishment.
During February, Fun Stampers Journey is offering you the opportunity to do two things -- Join FSJ and get one extra set of stamps with your customizable kit (contact me at Facebook for more information); plus it's a BOGO Sale on embellishments.  For the full list, go here.  Your dollars do more during a BOGO (Buy One Get One) sale!
You can easily become a Fun Stampers Journey Coach (before tonight's deadline) here then be sure to click on the "Become a Coach" link at the top of the page, and choose the"Customizable Kit" to take advantage of the chance to add ANY other stamp set to your starter kit.  (I'll be honest, I get to choose a free set of stamps too!  So THANK YOU ahead of time for joining today.)

If You Happen to Be Reading This After 2/29/2016

You may be interested to know what the current "Join Us" Deal may be -- leave a comment below making sure your email address is included in your data about yourself and I'll get back to you (if you leave your email address as part of the comment use "dot" not the . so that web spiders can't steal your email address and spam you.)  Or contact me through Facebook.

Oh, Yeh, we're on a Mini Blog Hop 

-- Here are the other bloggers who were brave enough to join in :D  Leave 'em some love for their bravery LOL!  Their projects are wonderful and you will want to see them! 

Ruth Cooper  --  www.sassyangelsstudio.com
Michelle Rothman Greenfield  --  http://mishacraftdiva.blogspot.com/

THANKS for joining us ...
More posts coming soon and the next "regularly scheduled" blog hop will go live March 13 and the theme is "Spring Blooms" (oops, had a typo there for a moment but caught it -- it did say "Spring Booms" -- hmmm ... **shakes head**)

See ya soon! :D


Oh, 'Tis an "Extra Monday," isn't it?

February usually has just four of each day of the week but this year, Leap Year, gives us one extra day and this time it is an extra Monday.  Like we all need extra MONDAYS in our lives, right?  LOL!  So, what do you do with an extra Monday?  Have a birthday celebration!  Watch "The Pirates of Penzance" if you need to know more ... in the meantime while you get someone else in the house to find it at RedBox online, watch this:

that was just silly LOL so here is the one to watch after you suffer through the Veggie one ...

 
 sorry, I pulled another "fast one" on ya ... here it is!  Yes, it is ...

THANKS for visiting today!  Leave a comment and let me know you were here (just say "HI!" if you don't want to comment on the card or the videos LOL!) ...  

Still Stuck on You!

I'm still very much in love with Fun Stampers Journey's stamp set "Stuck on You" [SS-0201] ... used the same stamp for a set of Artist Trading Cards (ATCs).  All "the same but different" -- I have the hardest time even copying myself!

Artist Trading Cards are mini works that are 2 1/2" by 3 1/2" either in portrait or landscape layout and being so small are fun, easy and usually quickly made.  I like to make them for swaps but also to have on hand for adding to a 4"x6" panel to stick to a card front.

For these ATCs, I also used Licorice Black cardstock, Lemongrass cardstock, Journey Twine in Natural and on a few a few drops of Journey Glaze.  For coloring info, see the post

"Stuck On You" -- FSJ Blog Hop Stop One

Licorice Black Fusion Ink Pad  [IP-0041]
Licorice Black cardstock  [CS-0003]
Lemongrass cardstock  [CS-0019]
Journey Twine in Natural  [AC-0005]
Journey Glaze  [AD-0002]
Stuck On You stamp set  [SS-0201]

February FSJ Blog Hop Starts Here

Welcome!

to the first

Journey Blog Hoppers'

Blog Hop!

The theme for this month's Hop is "Valentine's Day / Love" ...  Our bloggers this month are:

1. Susan Berg
2. Kerry Urbatch 
3. Cindy Bristow
4. Janice Whiting: 
5.  Christine Pennington
6.  Vicki Schmidt Soni 
7.  Jenny Watson 
8.  Becky Lemire 
9.  Tami Weil 
10.  Carol Norby
11.  Rachael Shedeed
12. Ruth Cooper 
13. Kathy Dowbenko 

Next month's Hop begins March 13 and the theme is Spring Blooms.  Join us then!

 

"Stuck On You" -- FSJ Blog Hop Stop One

 

Welcome!  This is the first "Journey Blog Hoppers" Blog Hop.

Our theme for the February Hop is "Valentine's Day / Love" ...

You are at the first stop ... 

"Stuck On You"

(visit Kerry Urbatch next ...)

 

I just joined Fun Stampers Journey (FSJ) in January.  The response to the "join us" deal was bigger than expected so that some of the items that should have been in the starter kit were back ordered.  I thought, though, that I could pull off putting together a card or project using just my limited FSJ supplies.

Card Stock:

     Hazelnut Blend (CS-0013)

     Oatmeal Cookie (CS-0023)

     Lemongrass (CS-0019)

Journey Twine:

     Natural (AC-0005)

Stamp Set:

     Stuck On You (SS-0201)

At first, I almost did not add that particular stamp set to my kit order.  Oh, I am so happy I changed my mind and got it!  It is such a fun stamp set!  I think I will be using it A LOT!

FSJ really does not sell coloring tools, so I was able to dig into my stash of pencils, pens and markers for this project (where we wanted to use FSJ-only supplies as much as possible).  Well, sort of stash. 

We moved back in the autumn but most of the boxes are not yet unpacked ...We went from a large house to a single-wide trailer.  And we have not figured out exactly what we will or should do with the stuff as we unbox it.  My good pencils are thus ... who knows where.  In desperation back in the fall, so I could keep on being creatively happy, I purchased a set of 24 Crayola colored pencils and hubby added a couple of small 12 pencil sets of CraZArt colored pencils during the "back-to-school" sales and the reduced prices in the "school-has-already-started-so-we-wanna-get-rid-of-this-extra-stuff" clearance sale ... BUT now the pencil sharpener has lost its pencil shavings collection cup ... meaning I can't keep using the colored pencils for long.  **sigh**

Coloring -- the Best Part of Rubber Stamping!

Back in December, hubby got his Christmas Wish -- no major snow until after Christmas.  And sure enough, we did have about an inch one day but basically we did not have Wisconsin weather until after Christmas!  :-D  That also meant I felt able to take advantage of a really good deal on a few "fluid" items that might have frozen otherwise.

Among the goodies were a couple of sets of Spectrum Noir markers.  They are an alcohol ink -- and I've had both some Copics and the Spectrum Noir in the past but they are all just about bone dry (if I know where to find them).  They are all fun to use but I had not really decided whether they are worth the price.  Still not sure they are but a really good sale price might just make them something to add back into my stash.  The old ones had been used up and are still "lost" so I got new markers not refills.  Primary colors, (reds, yellows and blues sets) thinking I could mix and blend them like I would with paint or pencil.  Alcohol markers work differently though.

I made a color chart of the 6 yellows in the set crossed by the 6 blues in their set.  None really looked like green to me but I got "brave" and tried it out using the lightest yellow and blue ... I was pleasantly surprised by the results.  The green had a little bit of mottled light blue in it;  overall it turned out okay.  I then shaded using a variety of the colored pencils.  Then I used a marker from the yellow set, really an orange, on the pot plus the darkest from the red set to add in the shading.  For further shading of the pot, I let the under layer dry out before putting another layer of the same orangey marker on top ... 

The flowers were colored in using pens from a set of gel pens hubby found in the office supplies department ("Fashion Gel").  The pink and peach worked well, I think.  A gray pencil was used to put a small shadow under the pot and the text.  (The bows kept the panel from laying flat in the Flip-Pal, so that shadowing doesn't show up very well.)

The white of the cardstock is a bit stark against the dark brown panel.  Normally, a light edge would have been added using a sponge rubbed across the ink pad.   Since I am sticking to my FSJ supplies, I don't have the right color for that yet ... Maybe should have cut out the cactus or torn the edges of the smaller white panel or ...  Next one ... LOL!  There will be more -- I love this set of stamps and will be doing a lot with it.

In fact, it has already found its way on to 10 Artist Trading Cards for a swap ... they will be coming to the blog soon!  So will the completed card -- this is a panel that will be added to a card -- probably on a photo-mount card but I am not sure yet.  I will share it once it is finished.

Yep, I "need" more!  And so do you!  LOL!

I need more colors, a few embellishments and ... and ... and ... LOL!

 So, I have a "Party" in progress at funstampersjourney.com/suseadoodle.  I believe this link should add your order to the party.  The party will run until Monday, February 22, 2016.  It will be a "Mystery Hostess" party (so when you check out, it may want to send your order to a "Miss Mary Terry" (um, "Miss Terry"  haha) -- be sure to put in your delivery info since there really isn't such a person hostessing this party -- I just enjoy the silliness of using a punny name like that).  Depending on the party size, hostess goodies will be split among the shoppers by Mr Random ...
On top of possibly winning hostess goodies, anyone who purchases the "Stuck on You" stamp set as part of their party order will receive a special "thank you" gift from me ...

There is more!  If your order totals $50 or more, FSJ offers free "gift with purchase" items ... see them here:  (it is a zipped folder with 2 pdf files of the freebies you can choose from).

AND THERE IS MORE!  Woo Hoo!

During February, Fun Stampers Journey is offering you the opportunity to do two things -- Join FSJ and get one extra set of stamps with your customizable kit (contact me at Facebook for more information); plus it's a BOGO Sale on embellishments.  For the full list, go here.  Your dollars do more during a BOGO (Buy One Get One) sale!

Hop Hop Hop on over to Kerry Urbatch's blog next ...

Stop back here at SuseADoodleDo-Journeys soon -- ATCs making their debut soon plus lots more and further info on the BOGO and How we are progressing on the Party (and find out what hostess goodies are available as we go along ...) and more :D

Next month's Blog Hop will have the theme of Spring Blooms.  Already looking like it will be lots of fun.  Be sure you come back for that too.

For another chance to get a free gift from me, leave a comment below admitting you would like a free gift and telling me which of the Free Gift With Purchase items is your favorite.

[P.S.  If you get lost during the February Blog Hop -- go here for the full blogroll.]