Thank your for joining the June Stampin Friends BLOG HOP, where we are celebrating the first day of summer! We have an amazing Hop for you this month!!!

Be sure to follow each blogger to see all 12 of the awesome projects that have been created and shared for you! If you get lost a long the way, there is a list of participants at the bottom of each of the blogs!
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Since today is the first day of summer and school is almost over, I decided to make some teacher gifts! All of my projects use current Stampin Up products! I hope you enjoy what I have planned for you!

My projects theme was from a Lemon Verbena car air freshener I came across from a local store. I was very excited to see the Lemon Zest was carried over to the new annual catalog. So it was a perfect fit for this month's hop.
​The projects use some new and returning products.  My color choice was the New In Colors Pineapple Punch, Grapefruit Grove and Call Me Clover; 2017-2018 In Color Lemon Lime Twist.  Stamp sets are returning Lemon Zest and Daisy Delight.
My First project is a large clothespin. I found them at AC Moore, pretty inexpensive. I cut the cardstock to 1 1x2 x 6 1/8,  embossed with the Layered Leaves Dynamic Embossing Folder. I stamped, punched and layered 3 daisies and finished the center with a Faceted Gem. I added a few strands of the Gold Mini Sequins Trim.
The books mark is 2x4 1/2. I found the sentiment online and printed it out on Whisper White. They can use the bookmark or keep it display in the clothespin. Finished with the Pineapple Punch Grossgrain ribbon and a bow made from Linen Thread.

My card was super easy. Pineapple Punch base layers are Whisper White and the coordinating new In Colors DSP 6x6 Stack. Then a banner cut from the Grapefruit Grove paper that was embossed with the Layered Leaves Dynamic Embossing Folder. The sentiment was printed on Whisper White then stamped over with the Lemon. Finished off with the Call Me Clover Grossgrain ribbon.

I hope you enjoyed my projects, be sure to leave a comment. I'd love to hear your thoughts.  I appear to be the end of the hop, but incase you missed someone along the way, you can find all the hoppers listed below!
Hope you have a wonderful summer
Thanks for stopping by
and Happy Stampin
​Steph

I recently participated in a Demonstrator Only Swap through Tami White's group! It's such a great swap to participate in because you don't have to make a huge quantity of cards. And you receive amazing samples for the new Catalog!  I am not able to purchase  lots of products or produce tons of samples on my own, so this is perfect!!!

​My swap cards features a few different products;

• new Animal Outing Stamp set! This set can be seen on page 27 of the new catalog. Animal Outing is part of the Animal Expedition Suite which also contains, adorable DSP, wooden frames elements, leaf ribbon and matching Thinlits dies.
• new 2018-2020 In Color inks, ribbon and cardstock: Blueberry Bushel, Call Me Clover, Grapefruit Grove, Lovely Lipstick and Pineapple Punch 
• and a favorite of mine, that has carried over to this catalog and can be found on page 74, called Balloon Celebration, which coordinates with the Balloon Bouquet Punch

​I like to mix together old and new. I feel like I get the most out of the products I have on hand!
 

Well, if I participated in a swap, I must have received something in return, right?? But of course!!! Here are the amazing cards I received back!

​A. The card on the left, made by Carol Haffner, features 2 stamp sets, Abstract Impressions on page 129 is available as a bundle with the Springtime Impressions Thinlits and Accented Blooms, found on page 19, coordinates with the Tailored Tag punch. Her mix of Mint Macaron, Shaded Spruce and Blueberry Bushel are so pretty together.

​B. The card on the right, was made by Wendy Crockell, she also used the Accented Blooms Stamp Set and the Basket Weave Dynamic Textured Embossing Folder, which carried over from Sale-a-bration!  Her card uses so many beautiful colors!! ​

C. The card on the left, made by Danette Herrera, features a new stamp set called Sitting Pretty and matching framelits called Pretty Park. The paper in the background is called Nature's Poem DSP.
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​D. The card on the right, was made by Grace Carranza, she also features the new set called Sitting Pretty and Pretty Park framelits, as well as, the Nature's Poem DSP.  How adorable is the bulldog in this set???
 
The Sitting Pretty stamp set and Pretty Park framelits are available as a bundle on page 25 of the catalog.

E. The card on the left, was made by, Traci, she used 2 stamps; Touches of Textures page 153 and Very Vintage page 227. The floral image, from Very Vintage, was embossed in Copper!! Such a GORGEOUS card in person!!! Very Vintage is a new hostess set!!!

​F. The card on the right, was made by Amanda Vanhavermaet, features the new Lilypad Lake stamp set and Lakeside framelits. Available as a bundle in the annual catalog on page 133.  I love this set! It was one of the first sets that made it on my wish list!!

G. The card on the right was made by Linda Cullen, she used the stamp set Serene Garden. This set is on page 166 and is bundled with the Garden Scene Framelits. How pretty is this card???

​H. The card on the right, was made by Jessica Scott, she used the Sea of Texture set! This set can be found on page 155 and is part of the Tranquil Textures Suite. Jessica used Rich Razzleberry and Flirty Flamingo! Just super cute!!!!

I. The card on the left was designed by Joanne. She used 2 stamps sets; Detailed with Love, which is found on page 38, this set is part of the Delightfully Detailed Suite and Stitched All Around on page 17 which is a bundle with the Stitched Labels framelits. 

​J. The card on the right was made by Veronica Meyer, her card feature the new Enjoy Life stamp set. It's a fancy fold card!! Adroable!! The stamp set is on page 58. The paper is Tranquil Texture DSP. Her colors include Night of Navy and Fresh Fig! Sooo awesome!

I can not wait to get creative now that I have so many cards to get inspired by! Everybody did an amazing job! I hope you enjoyed the cards shown!
​If you do not have a copy of the new annual catalog, be sure to contact me!
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​Happy creating and happy stampin
​Steph

We've all been waiting for the new annual catalog to be available for everyone!! It's an amazing catalog. You will not be disappointed!

​You can click on the image to the left to view the catalog content

To view the catalog from my website, you can click here

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​If you would like to get your hands on the actual catalog, please send me a message and i will be happy to send you one
Happy Stampin
​Steph