GUEST ARTIST FEATURE: Lin Brandyberry

Hello, Lin Brandyberry here and I'm thrilled to be a Guest Designer on the Wplus9 blog! Wplus9 has something for everyone, from cute to elegant, and everything in between.

So when I started to think about what I would make for this spot, this Quilt Prints stamp set was one of the first things I thought of. It is a pretty simple set, but the elements in it allow us to make a million variations using it! I went looking through my Pinterest file on quilts, and saw one that used seaglass colors, and that's where I started. I ended up making 2 cards with this set.

For my first card, I filled my panel with the stitched pattern, stamped in a medium grey.

I used 3 shades of blues, punched with a bright spring green, and stamped the large diamond shape in horizontal lines of the same color, varying the pattern as I stamped across. I trimmed the panel down a tiny bit and then ran it through an embossing folder to give a real quilted, dimpled feel. Then I attached it to a light blue base, and added 5 layers of the Hand Lettered Hello die cut along with a stamped panel.

Here's a closer look to see the little patterns this stamp set has; I used a gingham, a floral, a houndstooth, and a dot.

For my 2nd quilt card, I left some white along the edges, adding an inner border, and used the same colors once again.

And a closer look to see the individual patterns, this time using 2 prints and a solid.

One of the things I like best about Dawn's company are her beautiful florals, so I knew I'd have to have a play with them for my last card today. I used a couple of her newest “modern” sets and combined them for my next card.

It was easier for me to stamp, color, and cut out my individual flowers, rather than trying to do a masked card this first time. I'll try that next time!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

~Lin

Featured Supplies

For your convenience, here is a list of the featured Wplus9 supplies used on today's project(s), along with links to purchase.

Wplus9 Quilt Prints Wplus9 Hand Lettered Hello Stamp Set Wplus9 Hand Lettered Hello Die Modern Petunias 4x6" Clear Stamp Set Wplus9 Modern Anemones

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Stamp Set Roulette with Kara

If you're starting out the new year searching for you stamping mojo, you're not alone! I think it's quite a common feeling. I know for me, after cleaning up all of the Christmas sets from my desk I sat down to create feeling like, "What now?" Whenever I feel like this I play a little game with myself that I like to call Stamp Set Roulette! It always does the trick and maybe it will help you too!

The rules are simple: Don't look, choose two stamp sets, make it work! You can add in any other supplies you like, but your project must use the two stamp sets selected. I love the challenge and it often gets me thinking of other stamps and dies that would work with the design. If you're super organized, like me, have someone else choose the sets for you so it's a true surprise. My husband choose for me and he picked Quilt Prints and Happy Wishes. Not too hard to make work together and I am in love with the results, but without this game I wouldn't have thought to pull these two sets out!

I started by die cutting tons of flowers with the Happy Wishes Dies. Next task was to pick a color scheme. I chose Hayride, Flamingo, Miami Spice and Mojito. After stamping out all of my flowers and leaves I die cut a window using the Love Mom Layers Die. Using Quilt Prints, I stamped a pattern behind the window. I knew I wanted to place the flowers around the circle window and that's when I thought of using this adorable fox from the Bountiful Blooms Dies. I die cut him in white cardstock and added color to him using a sponge dauber and Warm Wool ink. For the sentiment I die cut 'hello' several times in white, layered them up ;and added some Flamingo ink. The secondary sentiment is from Happy Wishes and is stamped in Coconut Husk ink like the Quilt Prints background. You can find all of the supplies I used linked at the bottom of this post.

If you're feeling stuck I hope you'll give my Stamp Set Roulette a try. Let me know if you do! I had enough left over die cuts to create a second card. Come check it out.

Featured Supplies

For your convenience, here is a list of the supplies (or equivalents) used on today's project(s), along with links to purchase. Please note: this list does contain some affiliate links.

Happy Wishes	Quilt Prints	Papel Picado	Happy Wishes Die
Bountiful Blooms Die	Love Mom Layers Die	Papel Picado Die	4 Bar Stitched Rectangles Die
Gift Card Layers Die	Hayride Dye Ink	Miami Spice Dye Ink	Flamingo Dye Ink
Mojito Dye Ink	Warm Wool Dye Ink	Coconut Husk Dye Ink	Tsukineko 25 SPONGE DAUBERS Tools stdab025
Tsukineko STORAGE BOX Sponge Daubers 42916	*Brother Home and Office LABEL MAKER P-Touch PT-D200

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Stamp Layering with Kelly Latevola

Hello crafters! It's Kelly here, and I'm excited to share my take on combining old and new stamps.

For today's card, I've combined an older set called Quilt Prints with the more recent Doodle Buds. I love the idea of using a very traditional design like the quilt design with a fun and whimsical set.

You can watch me put them all together in the video below.

Watch above or watch in HD at YouTube

This allows you to not only stretch your stamps but get a completely different look. Quilt designs are traditionally more muted colors but the gorgeous blooms here give this card a punch of color that i just love.

Don't you just love how soft and pretty that Lake House ink is? I adore the way it blends out! I hope you enjoyed the video and will start thinking about combining your sets.

All stamps need love. :) Thanks for stopping by today!