Ocean of Thanks

This weeks Hand Stamped Sentiments Color Challenge feels like summer!  I don't know about you, but I am ready for the cold and snow to go away and make way for summer sunshine!

 A mixture of products from the Friends of the Ocean suite were perfect for this color combo!  I love how the Soft Waves 3D embossing folder makes you feel like you are right in the water at the beach!

I love that the Ocean Friends Dies coordinate with the Designer Series Paper...perfect for times that I'm too lazy to stamp!

Happy Stamping!

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Corner in Bloom Celebration

It's a Monday Montage kind of Monday!  Follow me over on Instagram @craftsomnia to see the full lineup of creations from our team!

I'm trying to get in as much creating with my Sale-a-Bration stamp sets as I can! Corner in Bloom is such a pretty stamp set, especially paired up with Mixed Media Florals DSP!  I just can't get enough of the Petal Pink stipe pattern!

The simple Celebrate die cut sentiment makes this card perfect for any special celebration..birthday, wedding, new job...the possibilities are endless!  

The layout of today's card is thanks to inspiration from Freshly Made Sketches.

Happy Stamping!

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Valentine, You're As Sweet As Honey

Happy Valentine's Day!  I hope you are celebrating the day with all things you love!

Speaking of love...we all love a good sketch challenge, right?  TGIF Challenges has a great sketch for you to play along with this week!

I could't resist using a few more of these fussy cut {Cute as Can} Bee's and honey pots for one last Valentine card for the season!

I used the awesome hexagon die from Meant to Bee dies in place of the square.  I love the bold frame of black around the buzzy little bumblebees! 

Nothing but sweet simplicity for this card...that's my kind of Valentine!

Happy Stamping!

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Show a Little Love

Hello stamping friends!!  Today, the 2025 Artisan Design Team is some inspiration with some projects about things we love!  Check out the full lineup of projects over on Instagram and follow me at @craftsomnia

I decided to create a scrapbook page and fill it with some of the things I love!  A cup of coffee and a good book, my favorite place to visit, my flower garden, all of my doggies and, of course, being creative!  

I used the Mixed Media Florals DSP, fussy cutting the pretty floral boarder to create a frame.  I love the black and white floral pattern in the background and of course I had to add in a few stripes to the mix!

I used a variety of dies to include some of my favorite things...can you spot them all?

Click on the fun image below to see the full lineup of projects on Instagram and get to know the 2025 Artisan Design Team!

Happy Stamping!

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Lovely & Sweet Sketch - Around the World on Wednesday Blog Hop

 

Welcome to the February edition of Around the World On Wednesday!  This month we are sharing our creative inspiration in the form of a sketch.  Be sure to hop all the way through to see all of the beautiful interpretations.  Didn't you love Theresa's project?

I used the Petal Pink striped pattern of Mixed Media DSP for the stripe portion of the sketch to get the creativity flowing. I always love any paper with stripes!  This was layered on a Basic Beige card front stamped with a little Petal Pink splatter then embossed with the Exposed Brick embossing folder.  I used the Spotlight on Nature dies for the Basic White circle along with Elements of Text stamp set to add just a bit of Granny Apple Green.

I stamped the beautiful almond tree branch from Lovely & Sweet in Memento, coloring the image in shades of Granny Apple Green, Petal Pink and Crumb Cake. 

The sweet sentiment was stamped in Petal Pink on Basic Beige with some Petal Pink Diagonal Trim tucked behind.  I cut the ribbon into strips to make it a bit more dainty and delicate. A few gold Low Profile Dots added just the right amount of shimmer.

Want in on a funny little secret about this card?  After completing it, I picked it up to get ready to take photos only to realize I had adhered it to the card base upside down!  I know I'm not the only one who has made this mistake, right?!?

Keep on hopping along to see what Lori Willcox has to share with us!  See the full hop lineup below.

Jan Clothier - NZ

Leonie Stuart - AU

Rochelle Laird-Smith - AU

Danielle Kassing - NL

Aurélie Fabre - FR

Annette Ball - CA

Angie McKenzie - US

Kelly Taranto - US

Tricia Butts - US

Theresa McEntee - US

Bree Renwick - US

Lori Willcox - CA

Teri West - US

Cheryl Hamilton - US

Happy Stamping!

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