Thoughtful Hydrangeas

Happy Tuesday and welcome to April's Hand Stamped Sentiments Inspiration Challenge!  There are so many fun images to pull inspiration from...it was hard to choose!

I was most inspired by the hydrangeas and stripes on the beach towel...take a look to see what I came up with!

I created my own striped background by cutting strips of Basic White and Blueberry Bushel.  I love the extra pop of color from the Blueberry Bushel stripes!

I used the hexagon dies from the Meant to Bee dies, using both the solid and outline hexagon shapes in various patterns of Lovely Garden DSP. The hydrangeas were fussy cut and arranged amongst the hexagons.  

The Greetings for All Mix & Match Ephemera Pack made finding the right sentiment so super easy...I love this pack!  A simple little Fresh Fresia Faux Velvet Ribbon and a few Two-Tone Sparkle Gems completed the card.

I hope you'll join along in the fun and share what inspired you to create!

Happy Stamping!

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Freshly Made Cheers & Sips

Happy Mail It Monday!  Today is all about making a card AND mailing it...who will be the lucky recipient of today's card?!? 

With some help from the latest Freshly Made Sketches Challenge and my trusty Paper Snips, these refreshing images from Celebratory Sips helped to create a card that's perfect for the taste-of-summer weather we've been having!

All of the images were snipped from the DSP, except for the sweet and simple sentiment.  If you haven't noticed, I LOVE DSP that has cute images to fussy cut!

The Mini Corrugated 3D embossing folder added some fun texture and a few Strawberry Slush & Pretty In Pink Gems added just the right amount of sparkle!

Who will you making a card for and mailing it to today?

Happy Stamping!

Paint the Town...

...it's your birthday!

Welcome to an all new TGIF Product Challenge...alphabet dies!  I don't know about you, but I have collected so many sets of alphabet dies over the years! They can be used for any card, any occasion.  Do you have a favorite set of alphabet dies?

The Mini Alphabet dies are one of my favorite!  I die cut HAPPY in a rainbow of colors to coordinate with the paintbrush colors, adding a shadow of Basic Black behind each letter to make them pop a bit more.

I used the Painted Stripes background stamp to create the brush strokes...how fun is this?!?  Melon Mambo, Timid Tiger, Darling Duckling, Granny Apple Green an Coastal Cabana create a rainbow of happiness!  Simply Said helped to complete the Happy Birthday sentiment.  

Happy Stamping!

Taking the Scenic Route with the Artisan Design Team

 

We are so excited about the 2025 Artisan journey we get to take with you this year & all that we have to share!  So let's keep the sharing going with an InstaHop inspired by the new Annual Catalog.  Come hop along with us as we share projects inspired by new and carry-over products!

I am sharing a bright and happy card using the Weekend Adventures stamp set, which is part of the Weekend Adventure scrapbooking products.

I opted for a card with this stamp set, using the adorable camping coffee mug.  I'm all about ALL things coffee, especially when you can add some cute flowers to the mix!

I stamped the mug in VersaMark on Petunia Pop, Summer Splash and Timid Tiger, then heat embossed in white.  I also added some white splatters...because every good camping mug has some good splatters on it!

I colored the cute wildflowers in colors to coordinate with the mugs, tucking them inside the top mug.  I used the Painted Trees 3D embossing folder with a piece of Granny Apple Green Two-Tone Cardstock, sanding a little bit off to expose the white core of the paper.    I finished the card off with the sentiment stamped in Secret Sea and a few Secret Sea 2025-2027 In Color Flat Pearls.

Be sure to follow along with the hop over on Instagram so you don't miss a single creation from the 2025 Artisan Design Team!

Happy Stamping!

For The Books - Hand Stamped Sentiments Sketch Challenge #461

I always love a good sketch and this week's Hand Stamped Sentiments Sketch Challenge is one that everyone is going to love!  This sketch allows you to have all kinds of fun with layers!

I'm trying to give some love to all of my Last Chance stamp sets and papers.  I'm so sad that For the Books and Country Flowers aren't sticking around longer.  I love how well these two stamp sets worked together!

The fun colored books matched up with the layers of Summer Splash and Azure Afternoon.  And the printed pattern of Nature's Sweetness DSP was the perfect background for this book-loving card!

This card is perfect as we near the end of the school year.  Now I need to decide which co-worker I'm going to send this to before the school year is over!

I hope you'll join along in the fun with us at Hand Stamped Sentiments!

Happy Stamping!

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He Is Risen

It's time for another Mail It Monday...a day for not only making a card, but sending it as well!

In honor of Holy Week, the Faith Collection bundle helped to create this beautiful card. I love the woodgrain die-cut cross in this bundle...it is stunning!

Inspired by the latest Freshly Made Sketches, I used the Everyday Arches dies, which worked beautifully with the palm branches.

I dropped the sentiment a bit lower than the sketch and added a few more palm branches and some pretty Daffodil Delight Lillies.  The mound of dirt die from the Storybook Garden Patch dies was perfect to tuck the cross in to.

The Lost Lagoon pattern of the Storybook Moments DSP brought just the right amount of soft color to the card.  

Who will you be sending a card to on this Mail It Monday?

Happy Stamping!

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Sea of Friends - #TGIFC520

It's Friday and time for an all new TGIF Challenges Sketch Challenge!

I'm getting all the use out of the Friends of the Ocean suite that I can!  I'm so sad these cute little crustaceans aren't carrying over.  They will be staying in my stash, along with all of my other most loved ocean stamp sets!

I fussy cut the Friends of the Ocean DSP to create an underwater scene, complete with rippling Soft Waves of Summer Splash.

Short and sweet post today...my youngest and I are on a little spring break get away and have a full day ahead of us!

Happy Stamping!

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Celebrating Five Years Around The World on Wednesday

 

Five years ago yesterday (April 8, 2020) in the midst of the COVID pandemic we shared our first hug around the world on Wednesday!!!  To celebrate this milestone, we are CAS(e)ing one of our beautiful team members, Anne Marie Hile. 

Whether you are arriving here from the talented Theresa McEntee or just getting started, be sure you hop all the way through to see all of the creative and inspired projects created by this talented team of stampers!

I chose to CASE an adorable card that Anne Marie created (seen below) for another Around the World on Wednesday hop a couple of years ago.  I love anything "school" related and this gave me the perfect reason to ink up the new School Days stamp set in some of the brand new 2025-2027 In Colors.

I went with the same layout, using the new 6x6 patterns of the 2025-2027 In Color DSP in shades of Darling Duckling and Secret Sea.  Have you seen that Strawberry Slush has made a comeback with the new In Colors as well?  I'm so excited! This was the perfect alternative for the apple!

I hope you continue to feel the big hugs we share each and every month! We always need a little love in our lives, every single day!

Happy Stamping!

Next up is my friend Teri West - Alaska Stamper. I can't wait to see what she has to share with us this month.  

Jan Clothier - NZ
Leonie Stuart - AU
Rochelle Laird-Smith - AU
Cheryll Miller - AU
Danielle Kassing - NL
Marga Bultena - DE
Aurélie Fabre - FR
Kim Fee - UK
Annette Ball - CA
Kelly Taranto - US
Chris Smith - US
Theresa McEntee - US
Bree Renwick - US
Teri West - US
Cheryl Hamilton - US

Hand Stamped Note of Appreciation

It's time for an all new color challenge at Hand Stamped Sentiments!

I was a bit stumped with this color combo at first, but as soon as I pulled out the ink pads, I instantly knew I needed to use the Texture Notes bundle.  These earthly colors are beautiful with this stamp set!

I stamped the leaf images in Pretty Peacock and Summer Splash, then put my snips to work...fussy cutting is one of my favorite crafty things to do! The wicker round was stamped in Pecan Pie, which was the perfect centerpiece for the greenery.

A couple of Textured Notes die cut Pecan Pie rectangles added a bit more color and texture to the card, along with a die cut card front.  A Pretty Peacock card base and sentiment brought a bit of boldness to the card.  And I can't forget the Summer Splash Resin Dots!

Join along in the colorful fun!

Happy Stamping!

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