Pop of Paradise ~ Monday Montage



Welcome back to Monday Montage!!!  We are back with another fabulous hop!  Make sure you click on the links below so you don't miss any of the creations...you are sure to love them all!

Thanks for joining us for our hop this week!  We took a little break over Easter weekend, but we are back and happy to be creating again!

I went through and pull out all of my retiring items over the weekend...always a sad time :-(  But it gave a chance to look at what I have that is staying around for another year and give some love to some stamps that I haven't inked up in a while.

Pop of Paradise was one of the sets that caught my eye, so I inked it up and had some fun fussy cutting!  Do you spy a new color on this card?!?!

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Flirty Flamingo, Whisper White, Pop of Pink Specialty DSP

Ink ~ Flirty Flamingo, Basic Black, Crushed Curry, Cucumber Crush, Emerald Envy, Tranquil Tide

Stamp Set ~ Pop of Paradise

Other Supplies ~ Pop of Pink Washi Tape, Gold Metallic Enamel Shapes, Gold Metallic Thread

 

I kind of forgot how cute this set is!  I always love anything with flamingos!

 

Next stop on the hop is Cathy...I can't wait to see what she has for us this week! Or if you want to hop backwards, you can hop on back to the amazing Amy...I just love her style!

  Thanks for hopping along with us today!

Happy Stamping!





#TGIF105 It's Time to CELEBRATE!!

Today is a day for celebrating!  Not only is it Friday, but TGIF Challenges is turning 2 today!!  I was a huge fan of the talented group of designers that started TGIFC and I am beyond honored to be a part of their design team today!  I have been inspired by every single member of this amazing team and continue to be inspired week!

 

So, to honor our birthday, we are celebrating with a party!!  We hope you'll join along in the fun!

 

I pulled out a couple of my favorite retiring stamp sets and inked them up with a couple of the new 2017-2019 In-Colors.  What do you think?!?!

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Very Vanilla, Eastern Palace DSP

Ink ~ Lemon Lim Twist, Fresh Fig

Stamp Sets ~ Balloon Celebration, Endless Birthday Wishes

Other Supplies ~ Mini Tassels Assortment, Gold Metallic Thread, Confetti Embossing Folder, Gold Embossing Powder

 

I'm quickly falling in love with this Lemon Lime Twist and Fresh Fig color combo.  Be prepared to see a lot more of it!

 

Be sure to head on over to TGIF Challenges and join along in the party!

 

Happy Stamping! 

 



Forever Begins Today

 

Happy Wednesday stampin' friends!

 

Wedding season is quickly approaching and the amazing design team over at SSINK is getting a head start on wedding and anniversary cards.

 

We have two weddings coming up, so I was happy to get a head start on at least one of the wedding cards that I'll need!  I'm something old and something new for this card...but nothing borrowed or blue ;-) 

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake, Gold Glimmer, Falling in Love DSP

Ink ~ Blushing Bride, White Kraft Ink

Stamp Sets ~ Eastern Beauty, Suite Sayings

Other Supplies ~ Succulents Framelits Dies, Very Vanilla Lace Trim, Metallic Enamel Shapes

 

I'm pretty sad to see the Succulents Framelits go...I love them so much!  You can pretty much guarantee that those will stay in my crafting stash for future projects of my own :-)

 

Thanks for stopping by today!

 

Happy Stamping! 



#TGIFC104 Polka Dot Inspiration!

Happy Friday stampers! 

We're all seeing dots at TGIF Challenges!  Polka Dots!
I always forgot just how cute polka dots make everything!

My youngest had surgery yesterday, so my creativity levels were a little low.  Lucky for me, I just got my box full of the new Eastern Palace Suite products, which include a few of the NEW In-Colors!  I love how quickly this card came together! 

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Whisper White, Fresh Fig

Ink ~ Fresh Fig, Lemon Lime Twist, Tranquil Tide

Stamp Set ~ Eastern Beauty

Other Supplies ~ Eastern Medallions, 1" Circle Punch, Metallic Enamel Shapes

 

Be sure to head on over to TGIF Challenges and check out the rest of the amazing design team creations and be sure to play along!

 

Happy Stamping!

 

 



Playful Watercolor ~ HSSSC262

Happy Tuesday friends!

 

It's time for an all new Hand Stamped Sentiments sketch challenge!  This is a fun sketch that could be use for a card for any occasion!

My first thought was to do a birthday card, but after looking through all of my stamps, I decided to do a card that could work for many different occasions :)

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Pool Party, Old Olive, Crushed Curry, Watermelon Wonder

Stamp Sets ~ Watercolor Words, Playful Backgrounds

Ink ~ Pool Party, Old Olive, Watermelon Wonder

Other Supplies ~ Stitched Shapes Framelits

 

Be sure to head over to HSS and check out the rest of design team creations.  And don't forget to play along with us!

 

Happy Stamping!



#TGIF103 Sketch Challenge

Hello stampin' friends!

 

Can I just say that I am so darn happy that it's Friday?!?! It has been one crazy week, which got even crazier yesterday when we discovered my youngest has to have a hernia repair surgery next week :-(

 

Thank goodness I have this weeks TGIF Challenge to take my mind off of things!  We have a fun sketch for everyone to play along with this week!

 

 

Coloring in any form is always relaxing for me, so I reached for the Birthday Blooms stamp set and broke out my Aqua Painters and got to work!

 

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Whisper White, Basic Black

Ink ~ Basic Black, Marina Mist, Old Olive, Pacific Point, Crushed Curry,Versa Mark

Stamp Sets ~ Birthday Blooms, Crazy About You

Other Supplies ~ White Embossing Powder

 

Be sure to join in the fun and play along with all of us!

 

Happy Stamping!

 



Garden of Friendship ~ SSINK April Blog Hop

 

Welcome to the SSINK Blog Hop for April!

 

We've all got Spring Fever and are shaking off the winter blues with a fun and cheerful hop for you this month!

 

As you hop along, please be sure to comment and show some love on every blog! We are always excited to hear from our followers! You should have just left stop number 8 on the Stylin' Stampin' INKspiration Blog Hop - Kim Ryden with Stampin' with Kim. If so, you are in the right spot. If a link doesn't work or you get off track, you will find the full blog hop lineup below.

 

I'm itching to get my garden planted, but have to wait a couple more weeks before we get to planting.  Until then, I'll make due with creating some fun projects that remind me of gardening!

 

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Night of Navy, Whisper White, Tip Top Taupe, Affectionately Yours Specialty DSP

Ink ~ Night of Navy, Cucumber Crush, Tip Top Taupe, Watermelon Wonder, Mint Macaron, Pool Party

Stamp Set ~ Gifts From The Garden, Sprinkles of Life

Other Supplies ~ Affectionately Yours Washi Tape, Stitched Shapes Framelits, Mini Treat Bag Thinlits, Metallic Copper Thread, Copper Embossing Powder

 

Thanks for hopping with us today!

 

Next up on the hop is Darla!

 

 

1. Cathy A. @ Maine Mountain Stamper
2. Diana E. @ Stampin' Fun with Diana
3. Cheryl H. @ Create with Cheryl
4. Nichole L. @ Scrappy Stamps & Ink
5. Tobe B. @ The Craft Sea
6. Jennifer G. @ Jenny G Paper Crafts
7. Jen G. @ Faith.Grace.Stamp
8. Kim R. @ Stampin' with Kim
9. Bree R. @ Craft-somnia Momma
10. Darla R. @ Stampin' with Darla

 



You're The Best

Woohoo!!  We're half way through the week!  Happy Wednesday!

 

We are over half way through the school year too and we are showing some teacher appreciation today over at SSINK!  My twins are wrapping up their final year at their elementary school...this momma is NOT ready for middle school next year.  I would love for them to remain an Edison Shocker for a few more years, but that's not going to happen.  At least I can make sure their teachers get a fun card from them before the year is over...and maybe a bottle of wine for putting up with my kids all year :-)

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Crushed Curry, Cherry Cobbler, Whisper White, Basic Black

Ink ~ Basic Black, Crushed Curry, Chery Cobbler, Versa Mark

Stamp Sets ~ Pun Intended, Gorgeous Grunge, Friendly Wishes, Writing Notes

Other Supplies ~ Tags and Labels Framelits, Regals Enamel Shapes



The Light You Shine

Happy Monday stampin' friends! 

 

It's the Monday after spring break, so my house is kind of dragging this morning!  After having a week without our crazy school mornings, I think I am looking forward to summer break more so than my kids are!  At least the last two months of the school year always seem to go by so fast, so summer will be here before we know it.

 

At least I had a fun new SSINK sketch to help get my day off to a good start!

My hubby and I are celebrating our 13th anniversary today and this card was created for him.  Finding the right sentiment for an anniversary card for a guy is not the easiest task, but I love this sentiment from the High Tide stamp set and it seemed to work well with the images from the Wherever You Go stamp set.  I love it when you can use more than one stamp set together!

 

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Whisper White, Basic Black

Ink ~ Basic Black, Crushed Curry, Marina Mist, Smoky Slate

Stamp Sets ~ Wherever You Go, High Tide

Other Supplies ~ Burlap Ribbon, Black Baker Twine, Tags and Labels Framelits

 

Be sure to head on over to SSINK and see the rest of the fun creations from our design team and see what you are INKspired to create today!

 

Happy Stamping!



#TGIFC102 - Color Challenge!

Happy Friday stamping friends!

 

It's time for an all new TGIF Challenge and this week we have a pretty color challenge for you!

Given the fact that I seem to be running behind in every aspect of life at the moment, I decided to get a head start on my Mother's Day cards now so I'm not scrambling a day or two before to get them done and mailed out!

The Succulent Garden suite is perfect for this color challenge and made for a pretty Mother's Day card.

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Whisper White, Tip Top Taupe, Succulent Garden DSP

Ink ~ Sweet Sugarplum, Tip Top Taupe, Mint Macaron

Stamp Set ~ Oh So Succulent

Other Supplies ~ Layering Circles Framelits, Succulents Framelits Dies, Lace Doilies

 

I absolutely LOVE this suite and hope it is here to stay!

 

Be sure to check out the rest of the design team creations and don't forget to play along with us!

 

Happy Stamping!

 



A Little Foxy Thank You ~ HSSCC261

Hello stampers!  Happy Tuesday to all of you!

I always love our Hand Stamped Sentiments Tuesday challenges and this weeks color challenge has one of my favorite color combos!

These fun colors are in the A Little Foxy DSP stack, so I pulled some fun prints from that stack and got to work on a pretty simple little thank you card. 

 

 

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Smoky Slate, Calypso Coral, Whisper White, A Little Foxy DSP

Ink ~ Pool Party, Calypso Coral, Smoky Slate

Stamp Sets ~ Foxy Friends, Birthday Blooms, Crazy About You

Other Supplies ~ Layering Circles Framelits, Tags & Labels Framelits, Hello You Thinlits

 

Be sure to check out the rest of the design team creations and don't forget to play along with us!

 

Happy Stamping!



Bunny Buddies ~ Monday Montage 91



Welcome back to Monday Montage!!!  We are back with another fabulous hop!  Make sure you click on the links below so you don't miss any of the creations...you are sure to love them all!

Oh my goodness, where is the time going?  I can't believe it's already been two weeks since our last hop and now Easter is only two weeks away!!!

With a crazy work schedule, baseball and other fun adventures, my poor stamps have been neglected lately and my creative mojo is running a bit low.  Thank goodness I had March's Paper Pumpkin kit to help me out today!   I used some of the cute little square cards from the kit to make a few Easter cards for a friend.  I love the colors in this kit!

Supplies Used: 

Paper ~ Sweet Sugarplum, Dapper Denim, Very Vanilla
Ink ~ Peek a Boo Peach, Sweet Sugarplum, Dapper Denim, Basic Gray
Stamp Set ~ March 2017 Bunny Buddies Paper Pumpkin
Other Supplies ~ Layering Circles and Squares Framelits
*Shhhh...don't tell anyone that I used a retired Embossing Folder*

Next stop on the hop is Cathy...I can't wait to see what she has for us this week! Or if you want to hop backwards, you can hop on back to the Wickedly Wonderful Wendy...I just love her style!

  Thanks for hopping along with us today!

Happy Stamping!