Pals August 2014 Blog Hop: Too Cool For School

Welcome to the Pals Blog Hop for August. This month we are showing off our favorite crafting tools - those Stampin' Up! tools that we just can't live without. We hope you enjoy our projects!

You may just be starting the blog hop or may have come from Amy Hoptay's Inking of You Blog, #29 on the Pals Hop. If you get off track at any time, the full lineup below will help you move along from blog to blog so you see all of the amazing creations.

I chose to show you an example of how I use my favorite tool: the Big Shot. The leaves are from the Autumn Accents Bigz die and I just love how you can make leaves that look almost real or even funky, depending on the paper & inks you use. The tab was cut using the File Tab Edgelits die. 

I won't bore you with all of the details, as I know you want to get on with the hop, but a few little tips for you: you can color the Pearl Basics with the Gold Stampin' Dazzle Marker (or the Silver) and it dries to a very cool, somewhat matte finish. You can see them below on the rust leaf. Also, to create veins and texture on your leaves, you can use a stylus to create grooves and a graphite pencil to help enhance the grooves. Another tip: I lightly colored Baked Brown Sugar Thick Baker's Twine with an Old Olive Blendabilities marker. I think it worked pretty well to give a hint of color. I also tried it on some light colored ribbon I had and that worked also. 

A few of the products used in this project are from the new holiday catalog. These items will be available on August 28. Please do not hesitate to contact me with any specific questions you may have.

The next stop is  Donna Kopenski's CraftyCardMaker Blog, #31 on the Pals Blog Hop! Thanks for visiting and  I hope to see you next month.

Final Line-Up

1. Sue Becker at RnR Stamping
2. Beth Beard at My Little Craft Blog
3. Susan Lankford at Stamp and Create With Susan 
4. Brian King at Stamp with Brian 
5. Rae Harper-Burnet at WildWestPaperArts.com
6. Debbie Mageed at Secret Stamper 
7. Diane Roberts at Score at Four and a Quarter 
8. Jackie Diediker at Stampin' Jackie
9. Kelly DeTommaso at Kelly's Creative Corner 
10. Amanda Merrill at Inkflair
11. Shannon Hokanson at Paper Works by Shannon 
12. Amy Williams at Stamp and Spice
13. Kerry Willard Bray at Peonies and Paper Chains
14. Michelle Gleeson at Stampin' Mojo
15. Nicole Watt at Pixel Maven's Retreat
16. Peggy Noe at Pretty Paper Cards
17. September Gray at SeptemberGray.com 
18. Shannon Jaramillo at EZPeasy Cards 
19. Natalie Bradley at Natalie Bradley Events
20. Susan Itell at Simple Stampin 
21. Wendy Klein at Doggone Delightful Stampin' 
22. Lynn Kolcun at Stamping with Avery's Owlery 
23. Nancy Gleason at My Stampin Space
24. Sherrie Gross at Stampin' Sunshine
25. Becky Gifford at The Social Stamper
26. Kalyn Shubnell at The Stamping Chronicles
27. Lisa Ann Bernard at Queen B Creatons 
28. Martie Pollard at The Crafty Bandit
29. Amy Hoptay at Inking of You!
30. Kim Jolley at Stampin' Artfully 
31. Donna Kopenski at craftycardmaker.wordpress.com
32. Katy McGloin at Just Fun Stamping 
33. Maggie Mata at Maggie Made Cards 
34. Jane Knudsen at www.seejanestamp.com 
35. Candy Ford at Candy's Blog 
36. Dawn Tidd at Tiddbits from Dawn 
37. Katie Ferguson at Cottage Paper
38. Liz Gautreaux at Kind Deeds Stampin
39. Mary Fish at Stampin' Pretty 

Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

$8.50

Cajun Craze 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

$6.95

Mossy Meadow 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$6.95

Color Me Autumn Designer Series Paper

$10.95

Flashback Designer Series Paper

$10.95

Crushed Curry Classic Stampin' Pad

$5.95

Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad

$5.95

Cajun Craze Classic Stampin' Pad

$5.95

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

$5.95

Metallic Gold Encore Pad

$9.95

Gold Stampin' Dazzle Marker

$3.50

Stampin' Blendabilities™ Markers Old Olive Assortment

$11.95

Stamping Sponges

$3.50

Sponge Daubers

$4.95

Baked Brown Sugar Thick Baker's Twine

$3.50

Gold Basic Metal Buttons

$7.95

Color Me Autumn Designer Washi Tape

$4.95

Pearl Basic Jewels Embellishments

$4.95

Stampin' Dimensionals

$3.95

Dictionary Clear Stamp Set

$13.95

Bloom With Hope Clear-Mount Stamp Set

$17.00

Gorgeous Grunge Clear Stamp Set

$17.95

For All Things Clear-Mount Stamp Set

$17.95

Autumn Accents Bigz Die

$21.95

File Tabs Edgelits Die

$10.95

Snail Permanent Adhesive

$6.95

Liquid Multipurpose Glue

$3.95

Stamping Sponges

$3.50

Mossy Meadow Classic Stampin' Pad

$5.95