Tuesday, March 19, 2024

Simply Zinnia Thank You

Whew...we made it through Monday and on to Tuesday!  And guess what this Tuesday means...an all new Hand Stamped Sentiment Challenge!  This week we have a unique sketch challenge to play along with.  We can't wait to see all of the creativity this sketch inspires.

I came home to absolutely beautiful weather...sunny and 70!  I can not wait for my flower gardens to be blooming with beautiful flowers soon.  While I wait, the Flowering Zinnia's DSP and coordinating stamp set will help to create beautiful blooms on paper!

I fussy cut the Zinnia pattern, placing a Deckled Circle behind the flowers to go along with the sketch.  A simple Deckled Rectangle banner for the sentiment and a Paper Butterfly Accents helped to complete the elements of the sketch.

The Zinnia 3D embossing folder added the perfect amount of texture and some itty bitty Brushed Brass Butterflies helped to complete the card.

I hope you will join along with this challenge!  We always love to see what everyone is creating!

Happy Stamping!

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Friday, March 15, 2024

Love This Happy Moment

Oops....I'm a few days late getting the latest TGIF Challenges challenge posted!  In all of my excitement to get to Houston for OnStage, I forgot to hit the publish button for this post!

I love, love, LOVE anything with stripes!  I pulled out my Water Painters to create some Smoky Slate stripes to go behind the adorable Happy Moment Flowers.

I love the sweet simplicity these flowers.  I fussy cut the Happy and added Anniversary from Sentimental Park.  A little bit of Smoky Slate peeks out from behind the card front and a few little Pastel Sequins give just the right amount of bling!

I hope you'll join along in this weeks challenge and share what you were inspired to create!

Happy Stamping!

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Sunday, March 10, 2024

Lemon-Lime Fresh Birthday Wishes

 

I brought Sweet Citrus back out for the latest Monday Montage blog hop!  It's always fun to bring some old favorites out from time to time!  
I went with Lemon Lolly for the lemons with a bold pop of Garden Green for the leaves.  But it still needed a bit more...bring in some Lemon Lime Twist ribbon from the Ribbon Duo combo pack and a few Adhesive-Backed Shiny Sequins.  Now you have the perfect lemon lime birthday wishes!
The Sweet Citrus Hybrid dies and embossing folder, along with the Basics 3D embossing folder, brought in the perfect amount of texture. And the tiniest bit of Lemon Lolly Lighter Than Air DSP stripes peek out at the edge.  Now I need a warm sunny day to enjoy a cool glass of fresh lemonade with just a twist of lime!

See what our friend Cathy of Sugar Shack Designs has for us next!


Make sure you hop all the way through to see what all of the amazing design team members have to share with you this hop!

Happy Stamping!

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Friday, March 1, 2024

Spring is Coming!

Happy March and happy Friday!  We have an all new TGIF Challenges Color Challenge that is full of springtime fun!

I pulled out the adorable Easter Bunny stamp set and paired it up with the Lighter Than Air DSP...they worked together beautifully for this challenge!

I love this little bunny surrounded by some sweet springtime flowers.  I opted for the friend sentiment with the intent of sending this card to a friend soon to brighten their day!

When I first started creating the first card, I stamped both bunnies and just had to give the second one a card of its own!  I had some extra flowers colored and cut, which were perfect to go around the neck of this fluffy little one.  Some fresh cut grass and a few hidden eggs helped to make a super sweet Easter card!
We still have some snow in our forecast, but I'm hoping that the weatherman is incorrect.  We are all more than ready for spring!


Hop on over to TGIF Challenges to see what the rest of the team has to share this week!

Happy Stamping!

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Thursday, February 29, 2024

Sweet Springtime Wishes

Thank goodness for the one extra day Leap Year gives us every four years...it gave me time to play with February's Sweet Springtime Paper Pumpkin.  Friends, this is the cutest kit!!!  The projects in the kit are so sweet and have so many possibilities for alternatives!
Inspired by this weeks Freshly Made Sketches Sketch Challenges, I had the best time creating this Paper Pumpkin alternative! I cut down both of the envelopes for the sweet gingham paper on the inside and used the outside of the envelope to layer them.  The sweet little frame was the perfect layer to add on top.  This was all added to a Petal Pink card base.

I cut apart one of the boxes to create a fun flap, adding the sweet floral wreath and fluffy bunny and chick to the center.  The center of the wreath was also cut from one of the envelopes with the Stylish Shapes Dies.

Since the only stamping required was for the Happy Easter sentiment, I included a stamped daffodil on the inside colored with the Daffodil Delight and Granny Apple Green Stampin' Blends.  
Spring is trying to find it's way to where I live and I am oh-so-ready!  Hopefully by creating all of the spring-inspired projects, it will help give Mother Nature the inspiration she needs to bring us some warm sunshine!

Happy Stamping!