FSS First Birthday Bash - Day 2 - Giveaway!

Welcome to Day 2 of Fresh Squeezed Stamps' first Birthday Bash!  We had so much fun yesterday sharing our new special edition stamp set Paper, Scissors, Ink.  We have some fun birthday cards to share all week using this set from our amazing design team members.

And, don't forget to participate in our Birthday Bash challenge - Make a NEW Birthday card!  You can find all the details HERE (bottom of the post).

In addition to ALL that, we've got a whole new bunch of fabulous Fresh Squeezed friends to help us celebrate our Birthday Bash today!  Shall we have a look?  :)

Heather Pulvirenti

Arielle Gordon

Amy Kolling

Jennifer Ingle

And because our Birthday Bash wouldn't be complete without a giveaway...  :)


Use the Rafflecopter widget below for a chance to win a Paper, Scissors, Ink stamp set!  Winners will be announced on our blog Sunday, October 6th!  *Please note that winners have seven (7) days to contact us, otherwise prizes are returned to the prize bucket for another giveaway. You can find our complete contest/giveaways policy HERE.

Giveaway ends at 11:59pm EST tonight, October 1, 2013

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DT Wrap Up: Amy Kolling

Happy Weekend!  We've made it!  We're at the end of our DT Wrap Up week featuring our super talented outgoing design team!  Before we finish out the week, we wanted to let you know that we will be revealing our NEW design team TOMORROW!!!


Today we've got our regular Wednesday poster, Amy Kolling!


What FSS owner Ryann has to say:

Amy Kolling is one of my favorite designers around and we were thrilled to have her join our design team.  Her projects are always perfectly executed and her attention to detail is impeccable.

What FSS Owner Shannon has to say:
Amy's so clever with combining texture and color - I love the way she works her magic! She really puts a sparkle into our Fresh Squeezed Stamps designs, turning them into mini masterpieces that make me smile every time I see them.

Shannon's Favorite:  Amy's use of elements beyond stamp and ink only magnify the beauty of the stamped images.  Here, her use of color and placement turn subtle into sophisticated.  This card exemplifies Amy's mad design skills!

Ryann’s Favorite:  This is Amy’s first project posted here on the FSS blog.  For me, this design is perfection – from the paper piecing to the faux stitched frame. 

For Amy's NEW project today, she's created a bold beauty using The Envelope, Please. Here's what Amy has to say about her card: "My last FSS card uses 5 images from The Envelope, Please.  I had fun creating my card to look like an envelope front using the adorable images in the set.  I must confess that I did cut my airplane "tail" off to stamp the images separately.  I didn't particularly get the rows of airmail stamped straight so to "ground" things, I added a tiny red strip of cardstock that I left overhanging the sides.  This card is at the top of my favorites for sure!!!"

When asked which was her favorite set Amy replied, "Breath of Fresh Flair...such a trendy, fun set!"

Breath of Fresh Flair

Want your own copy of Amy K's favorite stamp set, Breath of Fresh Flair? ** Use the Rafflecopter widget below for a chance to win a set!!  One winner will be announced on our blog this Sunday, June 30th!  Prize will ship mid-July.  *Please note that winners have seven (7) days to contact us, otherwise prizes are returned to the prize bucket for another giveaway.  You can find our complete contest/giveaways policy HERE.  

Giveaway ends at 11:59pm Eastern on June 29, 2013

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Fathers...

Hi everyone!  Amy K. here today sharing a card for Father's Day.....I know, it's over this year but I had this made and couldn't help but share it!  I've used the Father Knows Best stamp set and stamped the tie images in various masculine colors.  Easy, simple, and masculine.....with no frills.

Is your dad a tie-wearing dad?  A grill master dad?  A cooler than cool dad?  Well, this stamp set has all of those things covered for those "dads" and "grandpas"!

Father Knows Best

 

You Rock!

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Hello Fresh Squeezed Stamp friends! Amy K here to share a fun and trendy card that would be perfect for a teen! 

I used the arrow stamp from The Envelope, Please to stamp a border in a fun color combination.  Pairing my favorite saying "you rock" from You Said It, Sister is the perfect touch!  (my family doesn't claim me when I say "you rock"....hehe....it's fun to say though!)

Have a fabulous Wednesday!!!

Congrats!

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Hi Fresh Squeezed friends!  Amy K. here with a sweet baby card using 3 Fresh Squeezed Stamps sets:  Weather Through, String Me Along, and You Said It, Sister.  I also played along with the newest 10-minute Craft Dash challenge..... Whew!  I barely made it!  Now I see that my panel is a bit crooked but not bad for just under 10 minutes!

Thanks for joining me here today!

Thanks

**For your chance to win a FREE stamp set - play along with Squeeze-A-Palooza!  Details can be found HERE**

Hi Fresh Squeezed Friends!  Amy K. here with a thank you card using Subway Series: Basics.  These stamps can be used in so many ways but I chose to use it as my focal point today and highlight THANKS in a different ink color and accent it with matching flowers. 

Subway Series: Basics

Thanks so much for stopping in today!!



SWAK



Hi everyone!  Amy K. here with a sweet card that uses several Fresh Squeezed Stamp sets!

The Sweet Life

String Me Along

The Envelope, Please

It's so fun to mix and match sets to make your idea come alive!  I love the 2 bee images that are included in The Sweet Life and I paired them with the little heart that I "removed" from the envelope stamp from String Me Along.

The Sweet Life 

String Me Along

The Envelope, Please

That's it for me today but stay tuned this week as it's almost time for this month's Squeeze-A-Palooza Challenge.........get out those stamp sets and get inky!!

 

Release Week Day 2: The Envelope, Please

So glad you could make it to our May Release Week Day 2!!  We're thinking outside the box (or envelope) with this set!

The Envelope, Please helps give that very important envelope a little love, too!  We thought it would be fun to create lots of images to dress up more than just your card, and the jazzy sentiments follow suit.   Mix and match 'em -- then sit back and enjoy knowing your card's recipient is smiling ear to ear!

The Envelope, Please

Mail's in!  Here's a sweet card by Val Stangle using the airplane image and pretty little sentiments sure to make someone happy.  Love how she popped up the word "love" onto the red heart...so cute!

Val Stangle

These stamps aren't just for envelopes, so give that card a kiss!  Amy Tsuruta sealed this one with lots of fun images from the set...guaranteed to give someone a thrill when they open some very happy mail!

Amy Tsuruta

All signs point to HAPPY MAIL for Amy Kolling!  So many cool little elements are available in this set!!  That smiley face alters an envelope from the String Me Along set -- another must-have!

Amy Kolling

Love the old fashioned string and button closure image paired with some fun sentiments! Maureen Merritt added awesome dimension with embossed clouds that work great with the airplane image, too!

Maureen Merritt

All stamps previewed during Release Week will be available for purchase in our online store beginning this Friday, May 17th!

Use the Rafflecopter widget below for a chance to win a The Envelope, Please stamp set!  One winner will be announced on our blog this Friday, May 17th!  *Please note that winners have seven (7) days to contact us, otherwise prizes are returned to the prize bucket for another challenge.  You can find our complete contest/giveaways policy HERE.

Giveaway ends at 11:59pm EST tonight, May 15, 2013

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Release Week Day 1: Father Knows Best

Welcome to our May Release Week Day 1 -- Party Central!!  We're thrilled about today's stamp set reveal!

Father Knows Best is the happy companion to our Mother Knows Best set.  We couldn't decide who knew best, so now we're covered!  This set includes a fun variety of fantastic images and coordinating sentiments perfect for celebrating the everyday heroes in our lives.

Father Knows Best

Any way you stamp it, Dad's going to love being the cookout hero this Father's Day!  Val Stangle added some fun stitching, and a sneaky peek at an element from another new set is on this card, too.

Val Stangle

Ahem, your attention please!  Here's to the dads who sport a tie during the week and tongs on the weekend!  Jennifer Ingle's got this one topped with an adorable set of 'stache and specs.  Who's dad rocks?!

Jennifer Ingle

Reel in a compliment when Dad sees this card by Chunyuan Wu!  Colorful fishies, with just a hint of rod and reel in the background, make this the perfect card for the fishermen in your life!

Chunyuan Wu

Amy Kolling did a bang-up job on this card!  Her Pop is sure to love knowing he's so special...and check out the open line arrows from Trendy Triangles (can you spot them?)

Amy Kolling

All stamps previewed during Release Week will be available for purchase in our online store beginning this Friday, May 17th!

Use the Rafflecopter widget below for a chance to win a Father Knows Best stamp set!  One winner will be announced on our blog this Friday, May 17th!  *Please note that winners have seven (7) days to contact us, otherwise prizes are returned to the prize bucket for another challenge.  You can find our complete contest/giveaways policy HERE.

Giveaway ends at 11:59pm EST tonight, May 14, 2013

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Congrats!

Hello Fresh Squeezed Stamps friends!  Amy K. here mid week with you sharing a non-traditional engagement card.  We have some friends that got engaged recently so this card is going to them to congratulate them!

I've used 3 different Fresh Squeezed Stamps to make this card:  Breath of Fresh Flair, String Me Along, and You Said It, Sister.  I love mixing and matching stamps from sets......gives more life to your sets!

If you are wondering where the little heart came from, well.......I did some creative surgery on the envelope stamp from String Me Along.  I wanted the little heart by itself to use on things other than the envelope.  Don't worry, it still can be used "on" the envelope as it was designed.  :)

Breath of Fresh Flair

String Me Along

You Said It, Sister

Enjoy your day!!!





Happy Birthday

Hey Fresh Squeezed Stamps fans!!!  Amy K. here with a fun Happy Birthday card for just about any girl you would have on your list!!

I've used the soda straw from the stamp set.....Soda-lighted.  I've stamped it on the angle and then colored in just the tiny stripes with Copics:  Y35, RV25, BG13.  Next up, stamping my sentiment across the panel, trimming it down and adding in some enamel dots....all done!

If you visit my blog, then you may know that in the past I don't do "tilted" but it's really growing on me now!  I guess I just need to get out of my comfort zone!!

Soda-lighted

Thanks for stopping by the blog today!!!



Sweet Life

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Hi....Amy K. here with a quick and easy card using The Sweet Life.  As the school year nears the end, we usually end up needing quite a few "teacher" cards to say just a little something.  I thought this sentiment would be perfect for my youngest to write her teacher a note!!

To stamp the apple, I stamped the red "apple" first with the BACKSIDE of the stitched apple stamp.  Flip it back over and stamp with the stitched side.  You get this great look WITHOUT the coloring.....which is right up my alley.  :)

The Sweet Life

Be sure to check us out tomorrow for my Fresh Squeezed inspiration!!

Slice of Happy

Hey everyone!  Amy K. here with a little "slice of happy" for your Wednesday!

I went with an unusual color combination for my Trendy Triangles.......berry, ocean, lime.  Images like these triangles lend themselves to trying out these different color palettes.......so find a trendy color combo.  Give it a try!

I thought this birthday sentiment, from Words to Live By, was perfect to use with these triangles!!

That's all for today!!!  Thanks so much for stopping by Fresh Squeezed Stamps!!!