Thanks to everyone who joined us this past Saturday at our May Crop in Support of Relay for Life - we raised almost $150! That is awesome.

3D project using a acetate treat box and some new products. The Mosaic Mood Specialty Designer Series Paper and the Stitched Nested dies are in the new catalogue that starts on Jun 4, 2019. The sentiment is part of the Vibrant Vases stamp set, we masked the bottom part of the sentiment before stamping.

Both Lisa and I used the same retiring designer series paper on our projects! The All My Love designer series paper worked so well with the stamp set and the embossing folder.

Scrapbook page designed by Lisa. A mix of some new product - the Stitched Nested dies and some retiring designer series paper - the All My Love Designer Series Paper.

A lovely z-fold card. This card features the beautiful Country Florals embossing folder that everyone received in their grab bags very well. This card features the Varied Vases stamp set that is very similar to the Vibrant Vases stamp set everyone received.

We had a bonus card with our make and takes this month! Lisa created this beautiful card using the Narrow Note Cards, Gingham Gala Designer Series Paper and the Stitched Labels dies.

~ Amanda

Join us on October 25th to 27th, 2019 for our Crop Kingston Fall Retreat. Registration is open until September 1st. Head over to Facebook to learn more: https://www.facebook.com/events/290602808288112/

Our next crop will be on Saturday June 22nd in support of Make A Wish. Registration is $30 and closes on June 7th. Head over to Facebook to learn more: https://www.facebook.com/events/2397055546983692/

Hello! My cards today are what I made during my Facebook Live this pas Thursday. These are easy to create using the Whisper White Memories & More card bases that come with envelopes and the Happiness Blooms Memories & More card pack. These items are retiring on June 3 and are while supplies last.

The embossing folder I used, the Country Florals, was a free Sale-A-Bration item that will be in the new catalogue starting June 4. Have you received your catalogue yet? If you live in Canada and would like to receive a brochure please let me know and I will send one out to you.

Supplies
Stamps: None
Colours: Call Me Clover, Whisper Whit, Night of Navy
Accessories: Happiness Blooms Memories & More card pack, Whisper White Large Memories & More Cards and Envelopes, Bitty Blooms Punch Pack, Stampin' Dimensionals, Country Floral embossing folder, Happiness Blooms Enamel Dots

~ Amanda

A new goal for me this spring and summer - make more scrapbooking pages, whether they are pocket pages (my favourite type) or full 12"x12" pages. I hope that you can join me either here on my blog or Facebook at www.Facebook.com/FromWhereIStamp or join me at one of Crop Kingston's all day crops.

My page today is from my camping trip in May 2007. Created this page during my Facebook live and it was very hard to not take a long time picking what I wanted to use for this layout. But I love how this turned out. Maybe I need to use a timer when I scrapbook so that I spend less time being indecisive and more time creating!

Supplies
Stamps: None
Colours: Blackberry Bliss, Basic Black, Mint Macaron
Accessories: Delightfully Detailed Memories & More card pack, Faceted Dots, Stampin' Dimensionals, Variety Pack 12"x12" Photo Pocket Pages

Thanks for stopping by today!
~ Amanda

Thank you to everyone that joined us last month for our All Day Crop in support of Partner's In Mission Food Bank here in Kingston. Myself and another demonstrator have teamed up to run Crop Kingston that runs all day crops almost every month and 2 weekend retreats! At our all day crops we have 4 make and takes - a card, a pocket page, a 12"x12" scrapbook page and a 3D item for everyone to make using product in their grab bags.

Here is one of the cards that I modified from the pocket page we created at April's crop. I stamped Yay and then coloured it in using the Blends. I also stamped the flowers on the envelopes to jazz it up.

Supplies
Stamps:  Amazing Life
Accessories:  Lovely Lipstick and Granny Apple Green Blends, Pearls, How Sweet It Is Designer Series Paper. Whisper White Memories & More card and envelopes

~ Amanda

A birthday card for a coworker! The 6.25" by 4.25" card was the perfect size for the four of us at work to fill out our birthday greetings. This card features new product that will be available on June 4th. The Mosaic Mood Specialty Designer Series Paper is gorgeous! I fussy cut the hummingbird from that paper and used a different piece for the background. If you need a catalogue please contact me if you live in Canada so I can send you a catalogue!

Supplies
Stamps: Stitched All Around (sentiment)
Colours: Soft Suede, Whisper White, Copper Foil
Accessories: Mosaic Mood Specialty Designer Series Paper, Rhinestones, Leaf Punch, Stitched Shapes Dies, Stampin' Dimensionals, 1/4" Copper Trim, Whisper White Memories & More card bases and envelopes

~ Amand

A friend of mine asked for me to share how to do the Black Ice Technique so I decided to do a Facebook live sharing how to! Check it out here: https://www.facebook.com/FromWhereIStamp/videos/440345480124815/

Supplies
Stamps:  Lovely As A Tree, Special Celebrations
Colours:  Night of Navy, Basic Black
Accessories:  Wood Textures Designer Series Paper, Clear Embossing Powder, Pinewood Planks Embossing Folder, Black Stazon Ink, Linen Thread, Tailored Tag Punch, Stampin Dimensionals

~ Amanda

Welcome to May's Global Stamping Friends Blog Hop - focusing on Flowers and Leaves.

At Onstage a few weeks ago we were given a pack of the new Mosaic Mood Specialty Designer Series Paper that will be in the 2019-2020 Annual Catalogue starting in June. One side of this DSP has shiny accents and it has bright bold patterns. At first I thought the design on the sheets were too busy for me but then I found a card on Instagram by Janina Baltrusch and I cased it! The large leaves, butterfly and bee are all cut from the Designer Series Paper. Whereas the other leaves are cut out using the Leaf Punch.

Supplies
Stamps: Stitched All Around (greeting)
Colours: Crushed Curry, Mint Macaroon, Garden Green, Whisper White
Accessories: Leaf Punch, Mosaic Mood Specialty Designer Series Paper, Rhinestones, Stitched Shapes Dies, Stampin' Dimensionals, Linen Thread, Subtle Embossing Folder

Thank you for stopping by today, it would be lovely if you left me a comment before moving on to visit Libby's blog.
~ Amanda

Blog Hop Roll Call
1. Tricia Butts
2. Rachel Macleod
3. Anastasia Radloff
4. Amanda Farlinger You Are Here
5. Libby Dyson
6. Amber Thompson 7. Kimberley Anne Morris
8. Jan Musselman
9. Jenn Curtis Charles 
10. Lisa Ann Bernard
11. Angélique Stempelkeuken
12. Lisa Henderson
13. Amanda Bates
14. Marieke Bart



Registration is open until May 7th for our All Day Crop in support of Relay for Life. Join us at St. Lawrence College for a full day of crafting. See here for more information: https://www.facebook.com/events/368760673707922/

During my Facebook live on Thursday I case'd this card, that I received as a swap, to create my own card.

I changed up the colours and stamp set but kept the design and designer series paper the same. I'm still not sure I like the Melon Mambo card base, by the time I realized that everything was already glued to it. Not that a few days have passed its grown on me, so I'm glad it wasn't changed.


Join me on Thursdays at 7pm over on www.Facebook.com/FromWhereIStamp for my next Facebook Live.

Supplies
Stamps:  Butterfly Gala
Colours:  Melon Mambo, Bermuda Bay, Whisper White
Accessories:  How Sweet It Is Designer Series Paper, Share What You Love Artisan Pearls, Butterfly Duet Punch, Country Floral 3D embossing folder

~ Amanda

The day before Onstage I decided to create some 3D swaps to use as roommate gifts, new table friend gifts and swaps if there were any left over. For this swap my goal was to use the Best Catch bundle in the Occasion catalogue and gummy fish inside the pizza boxes. I started with an idea to use a circle of velum as a peek hole in the pizza box, embossed the vellum with the Seaside Embossing Folder and then coloured it blue. That idea failed, the velum wasn't see-though enough to see the gummy fish I was putting inside.

My second idea was to use a square of Window sheet, emboss it and then colour it blue using a Stampin' Blend. It turned out okay, but still not transparent enough because I coloured it blue! So my final design has a clear Window Sheet that is embossed with the Seaside Embossing Folder and left uncoloured. I used a Stampin' Spritzer with rubbing alcohol and 7 drops of Balmy Blue ink refill to spritz the outsides of the pizza boxes before assembling them.


The fish were coloured using a variety of Stampin' Blends. Mixing different colours, such as Cajun Craze and Crumb Cake together is a first for me but I love how it turned out! Did you notice that the die for the fish has cut outs for the fins? Looks awesome doesn't it?

Supplies
Stamps: Best Catch
Colours: Balmy Blue, Old Olive, Garden Green
Accessories: Window Sheets, Stampin' Spritzer, Catch of the Day dies, Pizza boxes, Mini Glue Dots, Stampin' Blends in various colours, Seaside Embossing Folder, Layering Circle dies

~ Amanda

Welcome to a Extra Ordinary Blog Hop to celebrate new products coming in June with the 2019-2020 Annual Catalogue or products that will be carrying over from the current catalogues!


Last weekend at Onstage in Quebec City was a blast! There were 6 of us that travelled the 6.5 hour drive for a weekend getaway. At Onstage there were about 450 demonstrators from across Canada and from the US as well. The above card was our make and take at Onstage. The card base is a Note Card with the new Come Sail Away Designer Series Paper covering the card front. I wanted to share a new version of this card using products I was able to order early. Demonstrators that attend Onstage have an early chance to order from a Product Purchase Premiere and I made sure to order the Come Sail Away suite!

For this card I tried to mimic similar elements from the Onstage Make and Take card. The anchor was stamped and embossed in Silver and then die cut, instead of the lighthouse I used the sailboat and the die cut rope instead of the Baker's Twine. These 2 cards would work as part of a card gift set for anyone!

Supplies
Stamps: Sailing Home
Colours: Night of Navy, Soft Suede, Smokey Slate
Accessories: Come Sail Away Designer Series Paper, Smooth Sailing Dies, Sail Away Trinkets, Night of Navy/Sahara Sand Baker's Twine, Note Cards, Tailored Tag Punch, Everyday Label Punch, Silver Embossing Powder, Stampin Dimensionals.

Thank you for stopping by today, it would be lovely if you left me a comment before moving on to visit Amber's blog.
~ Amanda
Blog Hop Roll Call
1. Amanda Farlinger - You Are Here 
2. Amber Thompson
3. Vicky Wright
4. Lisa Ann Bernard
5. Jenn Curtis Charles
6. Tricia Butts
7. Marieke Bart
8. Amanda Bates
9. Kimberley Anne Morris
10. Lisa Henderson

Onstage in Quebec City was a blast! The drive there and back was uneventful, other than rush hour traffic on Fri - that was insane! Quebec City is a beautiful spot to walk around even with the steep and tall hills. Check out my Instagram feed for some pictures of my weekend away - www.instagram.com/FromWhereIStamp.

Today I'm sharing my second swap that I made up for Onstage. I haven't looked through the swaps I received back yet but hope to share some of those within the next few weeks! Since I made 20 of these I wanted a simpler design with few layers. My Stamparatus was very helpful to creating this card quickly. The bass and the lure were stamped in Night of Navy while the bubbles were in Balmy Blue. For the cattails I coloured in the top part with a Bronze Stampin' Blend.


Supplies
Stamps: Best Catch
Colours: Gray Granite, Night of Navy, Old Olive, Balmy Blue
Accessories: Catch of the Day, Bronze Stampin' Blend

~ Amanda

This card is cased from one I saw on Pinterest. The original card used designer series paper from the Holiday Catalogue so I switched it to the Wood Textured Designer Series Paper. I had a lot of scraps that were perfect for this card! I made about 20 of these cards as swaps for today's Quebec City Onstage that I am attending. Head over to Instagram to check out the excitement as I will be sharing photos of today's events - www.instagram.com/FromWhereIStamp

Supplies
Stamps: Country Home
Colours: Rich Razzelberry, Crushed Curry, Whisper White
Accessories: Tin Tile Textured Embossing Folder, Leaf Punch, Stitched Shapes Framelits, Stampin' Dimensionals, Wood Textures Designer Series Paper

~ Amanda

Welcome to my blog and April's Colour Combo Blog Hop using the colors Pear Pizazz, So Saffron and Blushing Bride.


These colours are perfect for Spring! I'm looking forward to seeing my tulips and daffodils in my garden. My garden and these colours brought to mind the First Frost stamp set - a prefect combination for this project! The coordinating Frosted Bouquet Framelits help make this card come together quickly.

Supplies
Stamps: First Frost
Colours: Pear Pizzazz, So Saffron , Blushing Bride
Accessories: Frosted Bouquet Framelits, Subtle Textured Embossing Folder, Stampin' Dimensionals

Than you for stopping by, please leave me a comment before moving onto Pia's blog. Enjoy everyone's projects!
~ Amanda


Blog Hop Roll Call
1. Elisabeth Pirolt
2. Lisa Kmiec
3. Silke Trapani
4. Tanja Klingler-Selinger
5. Sue McDonald
6. Sandra Herzog
7. Rene Guenther
8. Janey Backer
9. Tricia Butts
10. Amanda Farlinger - You are here!
11. Pia Gerhardt
12. Anastasia Radloff
13. Rebecca-Jo Unwin
14. Jo Blackman
15. Dorothee Felicitas Buhn
16. Tatiana Grübler
17. Sandra Roberts
18. Angélique Nederpel
19. Tracy Marie Lewis

There has been a buzz the last while online about the Floating Frame technique and I thought it would be neat to try it for a swap card that I needed for the team meeting this past Sunday. The technique calls for Press and Seal wrap but someone had mentioned on the Demonstrator Facebook page her idea of doing the technique without the wrap. First I cut out the frame with the Stitched Rectangle dies and then embossed it using the Seaside Embossing Folder. Ahead of time I stamped and die cut the images. Once the frame was ready I placed the image on the frame, then used my scissors to trim the pieces that hung past the edges. The images then are popped up on the Mini Stampin' Dimensionals and placed on the frame. To finish the card adhere the frame to the card base and stamp the greeting in the middle.

Supplies
Stamps: Sea of Textures, Humming Along (sentiment)
Colours: Soft Sea Foam, Blackberry Bliss, Crumb Cake, Whisper White
Accessories: Seaside Embossing Folder, Under the Sea Framelits, Mini Stampin' Dimensionals

~ Amanda

Welcome to the April Global Stamping Friends Blog Hop! This month we are featuring The Neutrals Collection with our projects.


A few people had asked me to make some Father's Day cards and the Neutral collection is perfect for them. I had bought the Best Catch bundle from the Occasions Catalogue for scrapbooking pictures of my husband's fishing but it also fits for Father's Day.


I used Shimmery White cardstock for the water, embossed it using the Seaside Embossing Folder,  sprinkled Prussian Blue Brusho over the "waves" and spritzed with water. I left some of it white thinking that it looked like whitecaps on the water. You can see the sparkle of the Shimmery cardstock in the above picture. The fishies were die cut and then embossed using the Subtle Embossing Folder. Love how this card turned out - definitely have to make more cards using this stamp set!

Supplies
Stamps: Best Catch
Colours: Night of Navy, Mossy Mellow, Early Espresso, Gray Granite, Whisper White, Shimmery White
Accessories: Prussian Blue Brusho, Catch of the Day Thinlits, Seaside Texture Impressions Embossing Folder, Subtle Dynamic Impressions Embossing Folder, Silver Metallic Thread, Tailored Tag Punch, Stampin' Dimensionals

Thank you for stopping by today, it would be lovely if you left me a comment before moving on to visit Libby's blog.
~ Amanda
Blog Hop Roll Call

1. June Olsen
2. Tricia Butts
3. Amanda Farlinger You are here!
4. Libby Dyson
5. Amber Thompson
6. Anastasia Radloff
7. Jenn Curtis Charles 
8. Lisa Henderson
9. Amanda Bates 
10. Jan Musselman 
11. Angélique Stempelkeuken 
12. Kimberley Anne Morris 

This beautiful card was made at March's team meeting that Lisa held at her place. Love that it resembles Delftware - maybe not in the design but the colouring! The Painted Seasons stamp set is part of a bundle that was part of the Sale-A-Bration Second Release, it comes with the Painted Seasons Designer Series Paper and is free when you spend $120. Sale-A-Bration is almost over - ends on March 31 - this Sunday! Place your order online with me here: www.amandafarlinger.stampinup.net

Supplies
Stamps: Painted Seasons
Colours: Night of Navy, Whisper White
Accessories: Silver Embossing powder, Silver Pearls

~ Amanda

Thank you to everyone who joined us for Crop Kingston's March Crop in support of Martha's Table. I was able to work on my swaps for Onstage in April - hard to believe April is next week already! For our Make & Takes we used the Animal Expedition Designer Series Paper that was in each participant's grab bag.

A few months ago - how are we into the middle of March already?! - I participated in a swap. We needed to use a stamp set from the Occasions Catalogue and I really wanted to use the Humming Along stamp set but did not own the Hummingbird framelits yet, so I settled on hand cutting about 50 leaves! The background was watercolour washed using a Mint Macaron ink refill and an Aquapainter. Each card was a little different depending on how much water vs ink that was used. I did try using Thick Whisper White cardstock and the Shimmery White cardstock but both warped as they dried. The Watercolor paper is perfect for this technique!

Supplies
Stamps: Humming Along
Colours: Mint Macaron, Smokey Slate, Pool Party
Accessories: Watercolor Paper, Silver Embossing Powder, Pearls, Aquapainter, Stampin' Mini Dimensionals

~ Amanda

With St. Patrick's Day coming up very soon I made this card using the Shamrock stamp from the Amazing life stamp set. It has a little bit of flare with the Gold Glimmer scalloped circle! I struggle to use the Gingham Gala Designer Series Paper. I started with a piece of Lemon Lime Twist sheet from the pack and added colours until I had something that would work for St. Patrick's day. Sometimes we just have to throw things together to see what it makes!

Supplies
Stamps: Amazing Life
Colours: Smokey Slate, Call Me Clover
Accessories: Gingham Gala Designer Series Paper, Granny Apple Green Stampin' Blends, Gold Glimmer Paper, Layering Circle Framelits, Stampin' Dimensionals

~ Amanda

Last month my upline Lisa gave the team a creative challenge to use the Occasion catalogue to CASE one card and add our own twist to it. My card is from page 16 and I changed the Designer Series Paper to the Animal Expedition designer series paper and used a piece of Pool Party cardstock instead of ribbon. This little otter is very cute!

Supplies
Stamps: Hey Love, Amazing Life
Colours: Shaded Spruce, Pool Party, Whisper White
Accessories: Rectangle Stitched framelits, Animal Expedition Designer Series Paper, Metallic Pearls, Stampin' Dimensionals

~ Amanda

My card today was very simple to make but really strikes an impact! I used the light Granny Apple Green Stampin' Blend to colour in the background of one of the sheets from the Botanical Butterfly Designer Series Paper - this paper is beautiful! The black embellishments are from the Faceted Dots - one big dot on the greeting and three sprinkled around on the flowers. The designer series paper was then adhered onto a Thick Whisper White cardbase. I cased this card from Paula Dobson but changed it up to what I had on hand.

Supplies
Stamps: Incredible Like You
Colours: Granny Apple Green, Basic Black
Accessories: Light Granny Apple Green Blend, Botanical Butterfly Designer Series Paper, Faceted Dots, Stitched Shapes dies, Stampin' Dimensionals

~ Amanda

Hello! Welcome to the Global Stamping Friend's March Blog Hop! This month our challenge was to create 2 to 3 projects, each one building on the last one. My projects feature products from the Delightfully Detailed Suite in the 2018-2019 Annual Catalogue and were perfect for creating these quick cards. (If you saw either my Instagram or Facebook post this morning you would have learned that I created these cards very early - at least for me - this morning before work!)

The first card used a card from the Delightfully Detailed note card pack and pieces from the Delightfully Detailed Memories & More card pack. I love that the Memories & More card packs include sticks and sentiments to make crafting nice and easy! I did cut down one of the 3"x4" cards with the black/multi-coloured design. The Calypso Coral flag, the little flower and the Congratulations are both stickers from the Memories & More card pack.

For my second card, I changed it up a little. Keeping the Blackberry Bliss and Basic Black theme, I added one of the laser cut Basic Black lace 3"x4" cards - cut diagonally in half so that I could split it between this card and the next stepped up card. The Congratulations is popped up on Stampin' Dimensionals and adhered to a trimmed 3"x4" card from the Delightfully Detailed Memories & More card pack. To complete this card I added a few Mint Macaron and Blackberry Bliss Faceted Dots.


And the final stepped up card! I cut the Delightfully Detailed note card's back off and trimmed it down a little bit on the sides. It is framed in Basic Black with some Silver Metallic Thread wrapped around before placed onto a Blackberry Bliss card base. For some extra texture I added a Pearlized Doily behind the Basic Black laser cut piece.

Supplies
Stamps: None
Colours: Blackberry Bliss, Basic Black, Mint Macaron, Calypso Coral
Accessories: Delightfully Detailed Note Cards, Delightfully Detailed Memories and More card pack, Faceted Dots, Pearlized Doilies, Silver Metallic Thread, Stampin' Dimensionals, Tailored Tag punch

Thank you for visiting today, it would be lovely if you left me a comment before moving onto Lisa's blog for the next project!

~ Amanda

I love how this one turned out! Although those that sat near me at Crop Kingston's Winter retreat will remember how I detested the first watercoloured image I did! This second one turned out just the way I wanted it - and the trick was to use watercolour paper, not Whisper White cardstock. I stamped the rooster first with Memento ink and then added a light wash in each colour. After letting it dry for a few minutes I added a darker wash over certain parts of the image. To finish off the card I used the new Rectangle Stitched Framelits and then the Hexagons Embossing Folder to create the frame.

Supplies
Stamps: Home to Roost
Colours: Lovely Lipstick, Mango Melody, Shaded Spruce
Accessories: Hexagons Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Stampin' Dimensionals, Aquapainter, Rectangle Stitched Framelits Dies, Watercolor Paper

~ Amanda

This card idea came to my tired brain on Friday night while I was keeping myself awake until midnight at Crop Kingston's Winter Retreat. I thought it would work for this month's simple stamping challenge from Stampin' Up! but I was wrong -  using a punch was for January's challenege. Still love how it turned out! This weekend I'll see if I can do another simple stamping card for the proper challenge!

The card base is a Delightfully Detailed Note Card. To me it looks like a foggy morning along the river where you cannot see the trees, just as the sun rises.  Perfect to use with the new Best Catch stamp set!

Supplies
Stamps: Best Catch
Colours: Mint Macaron, Very Vanilla
Accessories: Delightfully Detailed Note Cards, Tailored Tag punch, Stampin' Dimensionals

~ Amanda

Thank you to everyone you joined us Saturday January 26th at our first all day crop for 2019! We raised $50 to donate to the Boys and Girls Club of Kingston. We used the All My Love Designer Series Paper for our Make & Takes.


My pocket page was created with dies and no stamps. I used the Celebrate You Thinlits and Petals & More Thinlits to decorate one of the 4"x6" pockets. The large heart was cut from the designer series paper - I hand cut it with scissors but have discovered that the Be Mine Stitched Framelits has a heart die that will work with it!


The card I designed uses the Amazing Life stamp set. The flowers were hand cut while the main image was cut out using the Layering Oval framelits. A piece of Powder Pink 3/8" Mini Ruffled Ribbon completes the card.


Lisa designed the 12"x12" scrapbook page to showcase pictures from her son's birthday! I love that Otter stamp from the Hey Love stamp set and it works well with the pictures on the layout.


Out next all day crop will be Saturday February 23 in support of H'Art Kingston. Registration is closed for this crop but is open for our March crop on March 23rd in support of Marta's Table here in Kingston. Head over to Facebook to learn more and for the link to register: https://www.facebook.com/events/376893946209713/

~ Amanda