Best of Brides & Babies Blog Tour

Welcome to the Best of Brides & Babies Blog Tour hosted by RemARKable Stampers. Enjoy!

I definitely had to pull out the Stamp-a-ma-jig, which many of you know I'm usually too lazy to do, to stamp the sentiment on this first card. I think it was worth it though! What do you think?

Uses Best of Brides & Babies Clear-Mount Set plus Pink Pirouette Classic Stampin' Pad, Smoky Slate Stampin' Write Marker, Smoky Slate Card Stock, Whisper White Card Stock, Pink Pirouette Card Stock, Hardware Clips Essentials, Pink Pirouette 3/8" Taffeta Ribbon, SNAIL Adhesive, Sticky Strip, Stampin' Trimmer, Paper Snips, Craft Scissors, Scallop Trim Border Punch, Clear-Mount Block B, Clear-Mount Block D, and Stamp-a-ma-jig.

This next card was really fun to create as I got to color all the little bears using Markers and the Blender Pens with various brown inks from the pad lids. I stamped the bears in Chocolate Chip Ink onto a strip of Watercolor Paper and let it dry for a bit while working on the rest of the card. I like to use the Watercolor Paper when working with the Blender Pens as it doesn't want to tear and pill like regular card stock can.

Uses Best of Brides & Babies Clear-Mount Set and Label Love Wood-Mount Set plus Baked Brown Sugar Classic Stampin' Pad, Chocolate Chip Classic Stampin' Pad, Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad, Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad, Sahara Sand Classic Stampin' Pad, Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad, Pool Party Classic Stampin' Pad, Subtles Collection Stampin' Write Markers (Pool Party and So Saffron), Regals Collection Stampin' Write Markers (Island Indigo), Very Vanilla Card Stock, Soft Sky Card Stock, Watercolor Paper, Subtles Collection Core'dinations Card Stock (Pool Party), Stampin' Sanding System, Core'dinations Dust Buddy, Blender Pens, SNAIL Adhesive, Stampin' Dimensionals, Stampin' Trimmer, 7/8" Scallop Circle Punch, 1-1/4" Scallop Circle Punch, Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine, Multipurpose Platform, Standard Cutting Pads, Alphabet Press Embossing Folder, and Clear-Mount Block H.

The button on this next card doesn't look nearly so bad in person. Scanning it just magnifies all the little imperfections. There are a few imperfections though because apparently my one cat likes the taste/smell/feel of the Simply Pressed Clay! I dyed the clay before pushing it into the mold by rubbing it across the So Saffron Ink Pad a few times and kneading the color into the clay.

Uses Best of Brides & Babies Clear-Mount Set plus Basic Gray Classic Stampin' Pad, So Saffron Classic Stampin' Pad, Real Red Card Stock, Whisper White Card Stock, Calypso Coral Card Stock, Pool Party Card Stock, So Saffron Card Stock, I Am Me Designer Series Paper, Simply Pressed Clay, Buttons & Blossoms Simply Pressed Clay Molds, SNAIL Adhesive, 2-Way Glue Pen, Stampin' Dimensionals, Sticky Strip, Silicone Craft Sheet, Stampin' Trimmer, Paper Snips, 1" Square Punch, Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border Punch, Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine, Multipurpose Platform, Standard Cutting Pads, Fashionable Hearts Embosslits, Needlepoint Border Embossing Folders, and Clear-Mount Block H.

I love to use products in different ways than they might have been originally intended to be used. So, for this last card, I used the bells in the Best of Brides & Babies Set as Christmas bells instead of wedding bells! The sentiment is from the More Merry Messages Set which is still available as a write-in item even though it isn't pictured in the catalog.

Uses Best of Brides & Babies Clear-Mount Set and More Merry Messages Clear-Mount Set plus Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad, Real Red Stampin' Write Marker, Regals Collection Stampin' Write Markers (Garden Green), Real Red Card Stock, Whisper White Card Stock, Garden Green Card Stock, Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Delicate Details Lace Tape, SNAIL Adhesive, Stampin' Dimensionals, Stampin' Trimmer, Paper Snips, 1" Square Punch, Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border Punch, 1-3/4" Scallop Circle Punch, 1-3/8" Circle Punch, 1-1/4" Circle Punch, Clear-Mount Block B, and Clear-Mount Block H.

Here's a look at the images in the Best of Brides & Babies Set:

I hope you liked the projects I created. If you did, please let me know by leaving a comment. Feel free to Pin, Like, or Tweet any of my creations as well!

To go on to the next blog, Sharon Tisdale at http://www.stampinup.net/esuite/home/coveredbridgesstamper/blog, and more wonderful ideas, please click on the link above.

In case any of the links aren't working anywhere along the way, here's a complete list of all the blogs participating:

Nancy Amato http://stampinallnight.blogspot.com
Melissa Bolinger www.stampinup.net/blog/2089191
Jackie Bottomley jackiebottomley.blogspot.com
Susan Carlsonhttp://stampinmomoffour.blogspot.com

Tamra Davis www.thecardladies.com
Sherri Eddleblute - http://www.sweetestdesigns.blogspot.com/
Lynn Embrey - http://www.possibilitiestamperstudio.com/
Kathy Hamrick - http://www.countryroads.typepad.com/

Crystal Kondo www.card-ed.com
Deb Lehighhttp://thestampinhut.typepad.com/
Anne Matasci -www.MauiStamper.wordpress.com
Robin Merrimanhttp://www.trinitydesignstudio.blogspot.com

Andi Potler - http://www.absolutekreations.com
Michele Reynolds - http://www.inspirationink.typepad.com You Are Here!
Sharon Tisdale - http://www.stampinup.net/esuite/home/coveredbridgesstamper/blog
Janet Wakeland http://www.remarkablycreated.com