International Blog Hop Highlighting Stampin' Up! Products

Welcome to our International Blog Hop. We are a group of demonstrators from around the world that want to show you ideas and inspiration using the latest Stampin' Up!® products that are available to purchase right now. You may just be starting the blog hop here with me, Maria Willis, or you may have hopped over from the talented Katina Martinez. If you get off track at any time, the full lineup below (bottom of my post) will help you move along from blog to blog so you see all the amazing projects. If this is your first time visiting my blog... Welcome! I'm Maria Willis and I'm from Boulder Creak, California, USA. I've been a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator for just about 2.5 years now and I have loved every second of it. I'm so glad to have you visiting me today as I take part in this fantastic hop put together by the incredible Kylie Bertucci.

On to my cards! I've got two cards to share with you today and the first card has a bright watercolor background and showcases both the beautiful Butterflies Thinlits Dies (intricate butterfly in the front) and the Bold Butterfly Framelits Dies (solid butterfly).

I love these butterflies! They are so beautiful and are so easy to work with. Here I've layered two different butterflies. The top, more intricate butterfly was cut from vellum for a soft look and was then washed over with Clear Wink of Stella for a bit of shimmer. 

I heat embossed my birthday sentiment in white so that it would really pop on my watercolored background. Some of the fun details of this card might be hard to see but there is Clear Wink of Stella splattered on the black background. The black background is made up of five layers of circles to give it a raised look. There are loops of silver metallic thread tied into a bow just to the left of the butterfly. 

Here's one more look that shows off the fun antennae and the silver metallic dot I used on the butterfly's head. 

For my second card I've used the adorable little kitty from the Pretty Kitty stamp set and the Brick Wall Textured Impressions Embossing Folder.

I stamped the image in Basic Gray Archival on Shimmery White paper and watercolored it using my Aqua Painter. 

I trimmed the image using the new Layering Circles Framelits in Pink Pirouette and half of a doily. Some DSP from the A Little Foxy paper stack and some Stitched Ribbon in Smoky Slate finished the card off nicely. 

I hope you enjoyed my projects today! You are currently visiting me here in the USA and if you are from this area too I would love to assist you with purchasing Stampin' Up!® product or if you need any help with the products.

Thanks for taking part in our blog hop, there are so many amazing ideas and inspiration you don't want to miss so please keep on hopping! Remember that currently you are at my blog, Maria Willis, so check out the blog hop line up below to see who is next on the list.

Thanks for stopping by today and I hope to have you back again soon!
-Maria Willis

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PRETTY KITTY CARD PRODUCT LIST:

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Sweet Birthday Kitty

Hi and thanks for stopping by today! I just realized that before yesterday I hadn't posted in almost two weeks. What in the world is going on?! Thank gosh only good stuff. I've just gotten back from spending a week in Florida with my little, bigger brother (he's younger but bigger) and his beautiful family. We had such a great time enjoying the Florida heat, the pool and most of all some really great family time. I'm back in action now and have lots to share with you. I went on a card making rampage before I left but never had time to photograph and blog my cards. So, if I can just get to the blogging this week you should have a card almost everyday (if not everyday). On Thursday I'm taking part in the monthly One Stamp at a Time Blog Hop and there is always some killer talent in that lineup so be sure to check back on Thursday for the fun.

Ok, onto my card for today. This card is for my friend Barb. Her birthday was yesterday and she loves cats. Unfortunately, this didn't get in the mail on time but I did wish her a happy birthday!

I spattered the card base with Smoky Slate ink and added a doily and some sweet DSP to for a simple but pretty layout.

I stamped this image from Pretty Kitty Basic Gray Archival ink onto Shimmery White paper and watercolored it with lots of love (and lots of colors too!). I added a circle of Peekaboo Peach and a bow of silver metallic thread to just add a bit more detail.

Last of all I stamped my sentiment added my image piece using dimensionals. 

I'm also linking this card up to this week's Paper Craft Crew Challenge: PCCC202 I've completed one of the diagonals withe a punch, animal and pastels. Check out their awesome challenge by clicking HERE. 

That's all for today! Thanks for cruising by! Come back tomorrow for some Jar of Love fun!
See you soon!
-Maria

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Prettiest Kitty!

Hey Everybody! Thanks for stopping by my blog today. I've been playing with these adorable little kitties again and let me tell you that they are so fun to watercolor! I stamped a whole bunch of images and just went to town watercoloring all of them. After they were dry I punched them all out and set to work making different cards with them. Today's card is the first in a string of Pretty Kitty cards you'll be seeing over the next few days or so. I started with a Crumb Cake card base sponged around the edges. Then I added some beautiful DSP from one of our new paperstacks called Serene Scenery. It has so many beautiful sheets and one side of every sheet is "photo realistic" (at least that's what I think it's called). The other side has beautiful designs like the one I chose to use for this card. 

I wanted this card to look a little bit rustic so I added some lace and a few layers of  twine. Have you noticed that beautiful scalloped circle layer yet? That's from our new Circle Layering Framelits! They are so awesome! I'm having lots of fun using them and I feel like there are so many possibilities for them. Anyhow, I sponged both my banner and my scalloped circle and added my watercolored image to finish it off. This kitty is such a cutie! I hope you think so too!

Alright, it's late night (actually it's morning now-yikes!) and I should be off to bed since I have to  et up pretty early for work tomorrow. Thanks for stopping by-It's always nice to have you. Sweet dreams if you're in my neck of the woods and if you're on the other side of the world then have a wonderful day!

Take care!

-Maria

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Want a great discount on Stampin' Up! Products and to have a fun new stamping family? Join me on this fun adventure! I can't wait to be your super excited (possibly way too enthusiastic... No! That's not possible!) Stampin' Up! side kick and support lady! In case you didn't know, you can join Stampin' Up! just for the discount and never sell a single product. If you want to know the details just let me know. If you're looking for a discount on your favorite hobby (stamping and paper crafting with Stampin' Up! products) and want to earn money doing it... let me know! I'd love to talk with you whatever your interest might be! If you want to see a little more info go ahead and click the button below. Looking forward to hearing from you!

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Well, hey, Pretty Kitty!

Hi and happy Saturday morning! I'm off to enjoy some beautiful weather today with family and friends. We're going to take my friend's baby swimming for the first time! I hope you're getting the chance to enjoy some beautiful weather too!

I'm taking part in the #imbringingbirthdaysback movement and today is my friend Kat's birthday. She loves cats and calls them "kitten cats!" Lol! So, of course I had to make her a kitten cat card. Thank gosh for the new set Pretty Kitty because it has the sweetest little kitties you ever did see. Here's Kat's card.

This is just one of the adorable kitties in the set. I water colored a whole bunch more so be on the lookout for more kitten cat cards soon.

Alright, I'm off to go throw some food together and go enjoy this amazing day! I'm hoping you all have a wonderful day too!

-Maria