ROYAL BLOG TOUR

Welcome to the Bermuda Bay Path of the Royal Blog Tour.

Ye are currently at Castle Number 11.

It is my pleasure to showcase the Circus Circles Stamp Set from the Award Winning Stampin' Up! Idea book & Catalog 2009-2010. This Stamp Set is sure to be one of your favorites because of its versatile images. The samples below provide a few of the ways this set can be used and I have included recipes.

SAMPLE 1: I like to have a few cards on hand for those "spur of the moment" occasions. I'll make up 10-15 of one design using a few different color combos and then add the appropriate sentiment when I need the card. I clear embossed over the individual squares to add some gloss and versamarked the Medallion as a background for texture.

SET: Circle Circus, Heard from the Heart, Medallion
CS: Melon Mango, Soft Suede, Whisper White
INK: Versamark, Soft Suede, Melon Mango
OTHER: Square Punches (1 1/4", 1 3/8"), grosgrain ribbon, clear embossing powder


SAMPLE 2: I used the Faux Silk technique on this card and layed it over So Saffron. I also added a subtle texture by VersaMarking the En Francais Background stamp on the exposed Melon Mambo cardstock. I dyed my white ribbon to match our new In-Color Soft Suede for a perfect match.

SET: Circle Circus, Heard from the Heart, En Francais BG
CS: So Saffron, Melon Mambo
INK: VersaMark, Melon Mambo, Soft Suede, Crushed Curry
OTHER: White Grosgrain Ribbon, tissue paper, silver brads

SAMPLE 3: I enjoy making cards in different sizes and the 3x6 is one of my favorites! I added a subtle texture by stamping the Medallion Background in Soft Suede, enhancing this scrapbook layout I copied for my card. This card certainly conveys the "Circle Circus" theme with most of the set's stamps and New In-Colors used!!

SET: Circle Circus, Medallion BG
CS: Melon Mambo, Soft Suede, Crushed Curry, Bermuda Bay, Rich Razzleberry
INK: VersaMark, Not Quite Navy

SAMPLE 4: I used the Modern Grid Technique on this card. It is very easy to do and I'll post step by step directions next week for those who haven't tried this great technique. I added a pop-dot to one circle to provide another layer. While this card looks time consuming, I could whip up ten of these in thirty minutes.

SET: Circle Circus
CS: Whisper White, Soft Suede
INK: Melon Mambo, Soft Suede, Crushed Curry, Bermuda Bay
OTHER: 1/4 " grosgrain dyed to match Soft Suede, Melon Mambo and Crushed Curry In-Color Markers

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A) For Non-Demos, I am offering a DSP sampler. That's correct! You will receive a 3x4 in. sample of all of the Designer Series paper in the current catalog.

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Thanks for stopping by, enjoy the rest of the tour!!

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