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Thursday, August 1, 2013

Throwback Thursday's Pattern Craze

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(FOR INFO ON THE GIVE-AWAY READ THRU TO THE BOTTOM FOR ALL THE DETAILS!)

Hi everyone!!! Welcome back to this week's Sweet Stamp Shop's Throwback Thursday. I am featuring Pattern Craze on the blog today and....

This is a MUST HAVE stamp set! 

Just look at it lol. It pretty much speaks for itself :) Patterns, geo-metric shapes, sizes, OPTIONS!!!!! HOT and TRENDY!!!!
Pattern Craze







 I use this stamp set a lot because of the versatility I get from it.

This week I took my inspiration from the Play Date Cafe's challenge blog. The theme for this week's challenge was, It's a {Splash} of Neon. I just LOVED their color scheme they had going...Black, white, and neon yellow (although it looks green to me and that is what I used for my card, neon green)
 
It's VERY TRENDY this week just like the stamp set. I didn't enter my card in the challenge since it was over before Thursday's Throwback, but it is still fun to play along and a GREAT way to draw your inspiration from. I was also going to use a sketch from another challenge blog but I ended up doing my own thing once I broke out the stamp set and got to work.

This is my card that I came up with:

I got out my watercolor pencils for this card and colored in some of the hearts with black on the panel I created, just to give it a little pop and add a little something! Then to give the panel I stamped and embossed on separation, I matted in black. Next I grabbed the plain hexagon and the dot hexagon and stamped on white and trimmed out. I like the idea of just layering them sligthly underneath with out being "neat" about it. For a little more texture, I broke out the trusty mist and added some neon splash and then my black and neon pens and did some border lines. Then I just accented with a few embellies and a sentiment.
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For my sentiment I first stamped Epic from Starts Here in neon green and then stamped right in the middle, Happy Birthday from Zombies. I love how perfectly they fit together.
 Starts Here

Zombies
Loving Pattern Craze??? Head on over to the Sweet Stamp Shop  HERE and snag one up before they are gone, we only have limited stock on hand. So don't procrastinate ;)

Here is a fun little "extra" for you as well :)
 How To:
  • Stamp and cut out three big hexagons and one small then distress the edges
  • On one edge cut a slit  just to the middle
  • Glue the slit together slightly overlapping the edge to creat a "cone shape"
  • Glue the rest of the layers together and add a crystal, brad, or pearl

So, like I mentioned above I am doing a fun little giveaway today!!!! You will have unitl midnight tonight to do just a couple(very simple) little things so don't be shy hehehe:
  1. "Like" Sweet Stamp Shop on facebook
  2. Give us a shout out over on the Sweet Stamp Shop Blog
  3. Leave me a comment below on how much you are loving Throwback Thursdays

Please note: Becuase of the shipping cost, only U.S. residents eligible. BUT, I still love love love to hear everyone's feedback!!!!)
 

13 comments:

  1. Throwback Thursdays are awesome! Totally makes me look twice at my abandoned supplies buried in my stash. :) Love your card!

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  2. What a fun post!! We all tend to forget older sets of stamps and/or card making basics...what a fun way to remind us! LOVE both cards and am soooo going to try your little faux flowers out. And I'm totally giving your little post and Sweet Stamps Shop a shout out on FB, what a fun idea having a Throwback Thursday...genius! (facebook.com/denamiaddict)

    I "like" Sweet Stamp Shop on Facebook and was actually directed here from one of their posts. :) I hopped in for a little visit and to introduce myself as one of the applicants for the new DT line up.

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  3. Such a fun post Danni! I really do look forward to throwback Thursdays!! :)

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  4. Love your beautiful projects! Congratulations on the DT coordinator!
    Just read about throwback thursday! This is awesome!

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  5. Totally cool!! Love it! Love that set and I don't have it yet either! Thanks for a chance to win and congrats on being DT coordinator!

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  6. I'm new to SSS so I wasn't around to see the reveal of this when it was new but thank goodness for Throwback Thursdays because I get to see all the prior reveals just as if they were brand new! I love this card too, not a fan of neon (had enough of that in the '80s!) but this works!

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  7. Awesome card!! Such a versatile stamp set. :) I just got the "Starts Here" set in the mail earlier this week and can't wait to play with it!

    Ashley
    http://especiallymade.blogspot.com

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  8. I'm a happy follower on Facebook, and I love Throwback Thursdays! It's great seeing older sets being used with the current trends!

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  9. Fabulous card! I love the neon!

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  10. I love these Throwback Thursdays! Super cute!

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  11. I LOVE Throwback Thursday!
    I left a SHOUT OUT over at Sweet stamp shop
    sorry---I don't have fb (my job doesn't allow us too)

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  12. Fabulous stamps + fabulous cards = I LOVE Throwback Thursdays! I've added you to my Feedly: so much creativity here that I don't want to miss a single post! Thanks for sharing and inspiring!
    c

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