Day 4 of Super Samples from the July Clear Dollar Stamps Product Parade!!!

Our final day of the Product Parade!! Have you enjoyed what you've seen? Have you just LOVED the stamps?? I know you have. The design team worked very hard to give you some great samples to kick-start your mojo with these great new sets. Don't forget that you can find all of these sets, and the set from the past few days, at Clear Dollar Stamps.

Ok ... so onward with some more samples of more great sets!!

The "Proud of You" stamp used earlier is accented on this card using the Designer Label Accent. It works perfectly around the Designer Label!

stamps - Designer Label Accent, Proud of You
paper - purple, dp
ink - black
copics - none
accessories - ribbon, flowers, shiny dots, sewing machine, pop dots



Oh, how I love the precious church and Christian stamps that Clear Dollar has to offer. This set is such a great asset to my collection. It is perfect for cards for the pastor, cards for the church family, stationery gifts for the pastor or church, and so many other projects. If you're involved in your church, you will need this set.

Card Recipe:
Stamps - Assemble Together
Paper - Spruce Needles, Spring Leaf, white
Ink - black
Copics - W3, W5, E71, E31, E33, E37, G21, G24, G28, Y11
Accessories - Cuttlebug, folder, Assemble Together SVG, oval punches, ribbon lace, pearls, pop dots


Free, free, free!!!! What could be better than free?! You can get this wonderful little set for FREE at Clear Dollar Stamps. Just head that way to find out how you can grab this little beauty of a set, too!

Card Recipe:
Stamps - A Time For Tags
Paper - white, Bee Pollen
Ink - black, mustard, rust
Copics - B95, E08
Accessories - Blooming Bouquet dies, ScorPal, pop dots


Numbers 6:24-26 - ²⁴The LORD bless thee, and keep thee: ²⁵The LORD make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee: ²⁶The LORD lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace.

What a beautiful scripture for a friend or family member. What a great way to send someone along on their journey. The scripture and the script are perfect.


Card Recipe:
stamps - Numbers 6:24-26
paper - chocolate, dp
ink - black
copics -
accessories - Elegant Accents Dies, Cricut, SCAL, ribbon, button, distresser, pearls, pop dots
technique - distressing


This little set is so perfect for fall - yep ... it will be here before you know it!!! It was so much fun to color that leaf and to try to emulate the beautiful way God paints the leaves each autumn. I think He just has a great time doing that each year!!! But.... after doing this one, I don't think I can blame Him one little bit.

Card Recipe:
stamps - Leaf Hellos
paper - mud pie, black, white, brown, dp
ink - brown, black, Copics
accessories - Sheer Shimmer, ribbon lace, crystal brads, buttons, Elegant Accent Dies, Cuttlebug, Cricut-cut stencil, pop dots


Whew!! What a parade!!! I hope you have enjoyed seeing the new sets and the samples we've had for you over the last few days. I know that I have enjoyed sharing them with you!! Don't forget that each and every set is available at Clear Dollar Stamps right now. We'll have more fun stamps for you at our next quarterly release in October. Until then, we'll have challenges, blog hops, and tons of fun with these great sets and many other great Clear Dollar Stamps products!!


Blog hop is next Sunday - July 17th! Don't miss it!!

Have a very special Sunday and a great, big, beautiful tomorrow!!!!


~*Shell*~

Day 3 of Super Samples from the July Clear Dollar Stamps Product Parade!!!

Day 3 of the Product Parade!!! We're going strong, aren't we?

Remember that each one of the new sets are available on the Clear Dollar Stamps site ... right now! Yep, you can look at the inspiration here, and then, run over to CDS and grab your favorites!


Grabbing the colors from the dp that I used, I stamped the beautiful oval flower stamps from Elegant Accents. Using the "Proud of you" stamp on the bottom makes this card perfect for the recognition of any special achievement in a friend's life.

Card Recipe -
stamps - Proud of You, Elegant Accents
paper - dp, white, black, blue, rose
ink - black, rose, saffron, blue, blue/gray
accessories - pop dots, pearls




Ooooooh! These swags are soooooo awesome. There are swags for each season and a couple of sentiments to go along. Kind of gets you in the spirit of the season, right??? Well, it's only 169 days until Christmas!!!!

Card Recipe -
stamps - Seasonal Swags
paper - dp, white red
ink - black
copics - Y000, R46, G94
accessories - Tabs & Tags Dies, button, gold dots, pop dots, cuttlebug


Wow ... when I looked at this set, I thought "This is precious, but .... what does a homeschooler do with a school-based stamp set?!" Well .... make a scrapbook page about our Home School, of course!

Card Recipe -
Stamps - My Little School Bus
Paper - Deep Sea, Bee Pollen, Cottonball White, black, red
Ink - black, glitter marker, glitter pen
Copics - 0, B24, B21, Y17, C1, C3, C5, C7, G94, G99, E43, E37, R46
Accessories - pop dots, Cricut, SCAL
Technique - scrapbook page


Oh, my heavens!! Isn't this hedgehog just plain adorable?! I just love him. I decided to go with a fall theme with him and took some time playing with the colors of the leaves.

Card Recipe -
Stamps - Berry Happy Hedgehog
Paper - Worn Parchment, green, black, Cottonball White
Ink - black
Copics - R46, R59, R81, R83, Y26, G99, BG01, C7, E11, E31, E37, E08, E57, E71
Accessories - recycled leaf plate, Tabs and Tags dies, acrylic leaves., pop dots, tacky tape, sewing machine


Squirrels! We sure have PLENTY of squirrels here in Georgia. But instead of the little brown ground squirrels that many others have in their areas, we have little gray squirrels that love to play test the brakes on motor vehicles.

Isn't this guy super cute?! He's great fun to color, too. Again, I went with a fall theme - maybe in the heat of the summer, I was trying to cool off a little! We've had temps in the 90s since May.

Card Recipe -
stamps - Squirrel Chatter
paper - rust, ripe olive, mud pie, melon spice
ink - black
copics - 0, C1, C3, C7, E33, E37, W1, W3, W5, B00, B000
accessories - Cuttlebug, folder, Squirrel Chatter svg file, Cricut, SCAL, sewing machine, pop dots


Do you know someone that needs a pat on the back?? Let them know they've done a good job with these great stamps. What could be a better encouragement than a card letting them know??
Card Recipe -
stamps - Makin' the Grade, Good Job
paper - black, red
ink - white
accessories - Cricut, SCAL, Tabs & Tags dies, Cuttlebug, smiley brads, pop dots




When I saw the "Memories" stamp, I knew that I had to do some sort of scrapbook page. My daughter was in a play in May, and the picture was taken backstage with 2 others in the cast. This picture was priceless and truly fit with the stamp. I had the film frame in my head since the picture was in a theatrical setting.

Card Recipe -
stamps - Memories
paper - dp, black, white, silver glitter
ink - gold, white
accessories - Cricut, SCAL, pop dots, photo
technique - 6x6 layout


So, whatcha think?? Great stamps so far, huh?? :) Yep, I knew you'd love 'em. Remember, they are all available *right now* over at Clear Dollar Stamps!!! Tomorrow will be our last day of inspiration for a while, but don't forget our Monthly Blog Hop - with prizes!!! - on July 17th. :) I know you don't want to miss a chance to win some of these fabulous sets.



Have a great day and a great, big, beautiful tomorrow!

~*Shell*~

Day 2 of Super Samples from the July Clear Dollar Stamps Product Parade!!!

Day 2! Ready for more fun and excitement?? I'm really excited about the sets and projects that I have for you today. They are so much fun and each set will be a huge asset to your stamp collection.



A birthday party set. :) It's so precious that I just had to do something special with it. It's a shadowbox card, and this picture shows it closed.




Now, the shadowbox is open. Looks like a party waiting to happen, doesn't it?! I used the SVG files for this set to create cut outs of the stamps and add the dimension. Each piece is on pop dots to continue adding that dimension.

Card Recipe -
stamps - Birthday Party
paper - K&Company, white
ink - black, celery, pumpkin
copics - E37, YG03, YR04, YR16, Y06, Y11
accessories - Cricut, SCAL, birthday party svg files, Tabs & Tags dies, crystals, ribbon, pop dots
technique - shadowbox card - open


Celebrate!!! And do it in style with the great "Celebrate" stamp combined with that wonderful cake stamp. How fun?! I guess with this one, you can have your cake and eat it, too. :)

Card Recipe -
stamps - Birthday Cake Swirls, Celebrate
paper - dp, white
ink - black, blue
copics - C1, B29, B39, R46, R85, R81, YR68, Y06, Y08
accessories - Cricut, SCAL, crystals, ribbon/cord, pop dots technique - tag



I know you can't tell if from this picture, but this piece of cake just shines. It's been sprayed with Sheer Shimmer and that just adds so much deliciousness to this slice of cake. :)

Card Recipe -
stamps - Birthday Cake Slice
paper - lime juice, white, black, dp
ink - black copics - YG06, E02, E04, R83, YR07, C1
accessories - Cuttlebug, folder, corner rounder, pop dots, Cricut, SCAL, ribbon, Sheer Shimmer



I scream .. You scream ... we all scream for ice cream! Can't you just see a ton of uses for this super-cute ice cream cone? I sure can. Party invites, birthday cards, summer fun cards and so much more.

Card Recipe -
stamps - Ice Cream Cone, Happy Birthday
paper - saffron, powder puff, black, celery, caramel, mud pie
ink - black
accessories - Tabs & Tags Dies, Cricut, SCAL, pearls, flowers, sewing machine
technique - paper piecing


It's my party, and I'll cry if I want to, cry if I want to .... :) Ok, no crying, here. Just time to par-tay! Invite friends and family to YOUR party with this awesome stamp made just for that purpose!

Card Recipe -
stamps - It's a Party, Elegant Accents Ovals
paper - dp, tickled pink, white
ink - green, black
accessories - corner rounder, dot stickers, ribbon, pop dots, scissors



Purple!!! I just love purple. I think I could use it on every card, but I do have to give the other colors in the rainbow to WOW you, too, don't I??? :) Personally, though, I think that purple just 'takes the cake.' :) The great little stamp down at the bottom is such a good way to tell someone that they did a great job or that they deserve a little pat on the back. Use it to cheer on someone special in your life.

Card Recipe -
stamps - You Take the Cake, Birthday Party
paper - grape jelly, turquoise gem, tickled pink, white
ink - black, turquoise, VersaMark
Copics - BV00, BV04, C3, RV11, RV13, Y15, YR68
accessories - Cuttlebug, Elegant Accents Dies, Nesties, folders, crystals, ribbon, pop dots, sponge dauber


Remember - these products are all available NOW!! Don't wait any longer to grab up some of the great new sets released this week. And, join us again tomorrow for some more uber fun ideas with the super fun sets being released by Clear Dollar Stamps this week! Yep ... 2 more days of this great parade!!


Have a great day and a great, big, beautiful tomorrow!


~*Shell*~

Day 1 of Super Samples from the July Clear Dollar Stamps Product Parade!!!

Welcome to the July Product Parade!! Are you ready for some fantastic samples and creations?? If not, brace yourself! Super stamps and wonderful inspiration from the design team. Just wait until you see what the team has cooked up for you this time.

Just a reminder, all July quarter sets are being released today .... yep ... TODAY!!! The Design Team will have more inspiration, highlighting each set, over the next few days.

Let's start with ...


I love, love, love the new Elegant Accent Dies! I used 2 of the dies on this card, as well as one of the Bold Butterflies.

Card Recipe -
stamps - Birthday Blessings Oval
paper - dp, safrfron, black
ink - black, VersaMark
copics - None
accessories - Elegant Accents Dies, Bold Butterflies Dies, flowers, Cuttlebug, pearls, sewing machine, sponge dauber, pop dots

These beautiful ovals are so versatile. I know you will find some wonderfully creative uses for them. I used them to highlight the butterflies and to create a background on the card.

Card Recipe -
stamps - Elegant Oval Accents
paper - tickled pink, black, white ink - pink, white
accessories - Cuttlebug, folder, Bold Butterflies Dies, Cricut, SCAL, sewing machine, ribbon, tickled pink ribbon, pop dots


I needed a sewing journal to keep track of sewing tips and information about my machines. I thought it was a great time to try out the beautiful Elegant Accents set in combination with the dies. Didn't it turn out pretty?! I love the beautiful intricacies of the dies and that wonderful butterfly oval stamp in the middle.


Card Recipe -
Stamps - Elegant Accents
Paper - peach, green, black, yellow
Ink - black, versamark
Copics - N/A
Accessories - Elegant Accents Dies, Cuttlebug, Tabs and Tags dies, folder, pearls, lace, ribbon, flowers, tacky tape, composition book
Technique - journal


For this little card, I used the die on a folded piece of paper. It makes such a cute, little, shaped gift card with beautiful edges.

, Card Recipe -
stamps - Your Friendship Oval
paper - powder puff
ink - black
accessories - Cuttlebug, Elegant Accents Dies, flower, pearls, pop dots
technique - die cut card


Have you ever had a card that just surprised you in how it finally came out? This is one of those for me. I love the way all of the elements combine on this card. I double stamped the Tag Frame stamp on the little rectangle tag. It gave a worn, distressed look to it. I distressed other parts of the card, as well, to keep with the general feel.

Card Recipe -
stamps - Elegant Tag Frames, Faith
paper - dp, white, mossy woods
ink - black, brown, fog
accessories - Cuttlebug, Cross dies, hemp thread, brads, pop dots, sewing machine technique - distressing





So ... don't you just love all of the sets that we are showcasing today?? Well, we've got a lot more for you tomorrow. Hang on tight, and get ready for the ride!! :)



Have a fantastic day and a great, big, beautiful tomorrow.


~*Shell*~

Clean and Simple, Baby ....

I've learned that CAS has quickly become one of my very favorite types of cards. I love the crisp look and sharpness of a CAS. Interestingly, though, they aren't all that 'simple' to create. Regardless of how much I like that type of card, they still remain challenging for me to create.

The Stampin' Sisters in Christ challenge for this week is to create a CAS card. Woohoo! Super fun!



The stamp sets used are Sentimental Flowers and .... get this .... For Our Men. :) Yep. The sentiment is from that set. I masked out the 'a' from "You're a special" sentiment in the set and just made it "You're special."

The ScorPal was used to create the scored line around the edge of the card, and a glassy glaze was used over the flower to give a shine and a bit more dimension.


Card Recipe:
stamps - For Our Men, Sentimental Flowers
paper - white, Deep Sea, black
ink - black
Copics - R20 (Sweet Cheeks), Y21 (Pineapple Twist), R22, Y26
accessories - Cricut, SCAL, Sentimental Flowers SVG, glass finish, pearls, ribbon (Sweet Cheeks), ScorPal, pop dots


This was a fun card to create, and I really like the crisp look of the final product.



I hope you have a beautiful 4th of July. Thank a military service person today ..... because they are why the country is free and why you are free. Oohrah to my precious US Marine son, Jared.



Oh, and have a great, big, beautiful tomorrow. :)



~*Shell*~