A Miracle Worth Waiting For ~ Monday Montage

 

Welcome to another fabulous Monday Montage Blog Hop!  Don't miss out on a single creation along the way....these ladies are amazing!

Some very special friends of ours will be welcoming a sweet baby girl into the world in just a few short weeks.  The momma-and-daddy-to-be were showered with love this past weekend, which, of course, called for a cute card!

My inspiration for this card came from the baby shower invitation.  These warm, calming colors were so much fun to use the with new Watercolor Shapes stamp set. I inked up the shapes in shades of Petal Pink, Pale Papaya, Cinnamon Cider and Merry Merlot, randomly stamping them in no particular pattern.

Each of the adorable sentiments were heat embossed on coordinating card stock using the One Happy Family set.  If you don't have this sentiment stamp set yet, it is a MUST HAVE!  There are so many great sentiments!  I love "you made a little human".  This sentiment couldn't be more perfect for our friends!

After layering everything, it felt like something was missing...embellishments, of course!  Elegant Faceted Gems were the perfect final touch!

We are all so excited for their little princess to make her way into world!  We are counting down the days until we all get to meet her. 

Thank you for stopping by today!  On to the next stop!  

Happy Stamping!

Wildly Happy

Anyone else Wildly Happy it's Wednesday?!?

I've been eyeing this adorable stamp set for quiet some time and finally added it to my collection after getting an invite to a baby shower for a very special family friend.  After seeing her cute and cuddle elephant theme for her soon-to-arrive baby boy, this momma and baby elephant was a must!

I am often inspired by the amazing Stesha Bloodhart and her adorable card using the Wildly Happy stamp set just had to be cased!  I loved her layout and soft colors, which just happened to match the little lovey blanket I got as part of the gift. 

I stamped the momma and baby on Smoky Slate, then softened the images with a layer of velum.  I added a few little hearts from the Detailed Bees Dies and added some Smoky Slate color to the Whisper White Crinkle Seam Binding Ribbon. I love that you can use your Stampin' Blends on this ribbon...the possibilities are endless!

Supplies Used:
Paper ~ Whisper White, Smoky Slate, Velum, Follow Your Art DSP

Ink ~ Smoky Slate, Memento, Stampin' Blends: Smoky Slate

Stamp Set ~ Wildly Happy

Other Supplies ~ Whisper White Crinkle Seam Binding Ribbon, Layering Circle Dies, Detailed Bees Dies

I am so excited for this sweet family to welcome their baby boy soon.  It has been long awaited!

Have a fantastic day!

Happy Stamping!

Hello Little One

Happy Friday stamping friends!  It's a Freshly Made Sketches  Friday....the perfect way to kick off the weekend!

Now that my boys are older, I find myself not creating baby cards as often as I used to.  Knowing that there are several little ones who will soon be making their way in to the world, I am doing my best to work ahead!

I love, love, LOVE the adorable Little Elephant stamp set and coordinating Elephant Builder Punch!  It's too cute and perfect for a new baby card!

Isn't the Denim Ribbon the best?!?!  It is so versatile and works for so many cards!  And look at those cute little elephant ears!  I stamped the fun stitched boarder in Petal Pink and punched them out for just the right splash of pink, working for a baby boy or a baby girl.  The Tufted 3D embossing folder isn't quite available yet in the new style of embossing folders, but I'm still happily using the older style and loving it on this card.  It reminds me of a baby blanket my youngest had!

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Seaside Spray, Night of Navy, Petal Pink, Whisper White

Ink ~ Night of Navy, Petal Pink

Stamp Set ~ Little Elephant

Other Supplies ~ Elephant Builder Punch, Stitched Shapes, Tufted 3D EF, Denim Ribbon

One baby card down...a few more to go!  Hopefully I can find some time this weekend to get a few more made!

Until my next post...have a great Friday!

Happy Stamping!

Twinkle Twinkle Little One ~ 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!

Since my boys are older and we don't have a lot of friends having babies at the moment, I always seem to glance over any baby related stamp sets or suites.  But when I saw the Twinkle Twinkle suite, it was one that I had to have.  Sure, it's mainly for little ones, but it would also make for a great anniversary or just because card for your significant other.

I made a few cute cards with this suite to share with you today.  The first one is a sweet little card using the new Petal Pink card stock.  I'm really liking this color, especially with the other great colors in the Twinkle Twinkle DSP.  This card will make it's way to our neighbor who just had an adorable baby girl last week.  I can't wait to go buy her a cute little girly outfit!

 Next up is a card that I plan on giving to my hubby, just because.  I don't leave him little notes or cards as often as I should and this sentiment is perfect!  I used some of the Glossy White cardstock and added a little Pool Party watercolor background.  I stamped the heart shape in the awesome new Gray Granite and added the sentiment in Night of Navy.  I added a few splatters of Pool Party and stamped a few Gray Granite stars.  With a few of the Twinkle Sequins, this card is complete!

 My last card is a cute one that could be used for any occasion for your favorite little person.  I love the Twinkle Builder Punch and all of the patterns in the DSP. I added a little bit of the Sparkle Glimmer paper behind the punch out stars and moon for just a bit of bling. This suite kind of reminds me of a sweet storybook I used to read my boys when they were younger.   

 Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Whisper White, Petal Pink, Gray Granite, Soft Sea Foam, Night of Navy, Glossy White, Twinkle Twinkle DSP, Sparkle Glimmer Paper

Ink ~ Gray Granite, Night of Navy

Stamp Set ~ Little Twinkle

Other Supplies ~ Twinkle Adhesive-Backed Sequins, Silver & Pool Party Bakers Twine, Twinkle Builder Punch, Metallic Silver Thread

Don't forget that select DSP is buy 3, get 1 free right now. The Twinkle Twinkle DSP happens to be one of the papers available during this promotion!  Get yours today!

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 you for stopping by today!

Happy Stamping!

We've added links to all of our home pages as well so you can hop along in any order you'd like!

Amy O'Neill - Amy's Paper Crafts

Breelin Renwick - Craft-somnia Momma

Cathy Casey - Sugar Shack Designs

Dani Dziama - Dani's Thoughtful Corner

Elizabeth Price - Seeinginkspots

Julie Warnick - Julie Warnick Stampin' Up! Blog - taking this week off

Kaitlyn Zumbach - Create with Kaitlyn

Melissa Stout - The Stamp Doc
Wendy Weixler - Wickedly Wonderful Creations

Baby Birds of a Feather ~ #tgifc95

Happy Friday stamping friends!

 

It's time for an all new TGIF Inspiration Challenge and this week it's for the birds :-) 

 

Birds of a Feather is the theme and this cute image had me thinking of a baby card right away!

 

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Whisper White, Tip Top Taupe

Ink ~ Pool Party, Delightful Dijon, Flirty Flamingo

Stamp Set ~ Swirly Bird, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Other Supplies ~ Swirly Scribbles Thinlits

 

Now I just need a mommy to be to give this card to! Who will be my next friend to have a sweet baby?!?

 

I hope you all have a fabulous Friday!

 

Happy Stamping!



Baby Bookcase ~ SSINKCC41

Happy Monday stampers!

I hope you all had a safe and Happy New Year!  It's back to the grind today...never fun after a string of holidays.  But it IS great to be back with the girls at SSINK for this month's color challenge!


I just got the super adorable Bookcase Builder stamp set and thought it would be pretty darn cute to use with these colors!

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Whisper White, Blushing Bride, Mint Macaron

Ink ~ Mint Macaron, Blushing Bride, Crumb Cake

Stamp Set ~ Bookcase Builder

Other Supplies ~ Subles Enamel Shapes

 

There are so many fun items to add to your bookcase in this stamp set!  I originally got it with a teacher card in mind, but the possibilities are endless!

 

Be sure to join in the SSINK fun and play along!

 

Happy Stamping!

 



Baby Banner

Happy Thursday friends!  We are officially on the downhill slide for the week and one day closer to the weekend!

Not only is Easter this weekend, but it is also the due date for two of my friends..can't wait for new babies!

My amazing group of fire wives celebrated with a new momma-to-be, who is anxiously awaiting the arrival of baby Jackson and I made this adorable banner to hang up at the baby shower.  The baby's room is all decorated in a Woodland Animal theme, so I just had to dig out an old favorite to stamp these cute little critters.

 Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Tip Top Taupe, Hello Honey, Pool Party, Very Vanilla, Sweet Li'l Things DSP, Watercolor Paper

Ink ~ Tip Top Taupe, Old Olive, Watermelon Wonder, Smoky Slate, Basic Black, Tangelo Twist

Stamp Sets ~ Larger Than Life Alphabet & Numbers, Life in the Forest

Other Supplies ~ Woodland Embossing Folder, Circle Framelits, Party Pennants Bigz Die, Linen Thread, Felt Pom-Poms

I love making banners and was honored to make this for baby Jackson!

 

Be sure to head on over to Stylin' Stampin' INKspiration for more fun banner ideas!

 

Happy Stamping!

 



Peek-a-Boo Sweet Pea



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!

I spent over 3 hours deep cleaning my craft room this week...it was LONG overdue!!!  It felt good to purge, sort and organize all of my supplies and actually have space on my craft table to work on!  It made creating todays card so much more relaxing and fun!

'Tis the season for babies...it seems to happen every year right around this time! I have two friends who are expecting their first babies in the next month, so I decided to get a head start on some new baby cards.  I've had this idea in my head for a while and finally put in on paper today. 

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Blushing Bride, Whisper White, Vellum

Ink ~ Blushing Bride, Calypso Coral, Basic Gray, Old Olive, Pear Pizzazz

Stamp Sets ~ Friends & Flowers, Suite Sayings, Balloon Celebration

Other Supplies ~ Balloon Bouquet Punch, Old Olive Bakers Twine, Tree Builder Punch

 

Isn't that little sweet pea adorable?!? 

  

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!

 





Little Deer

 Hello stampers and happy Tuesday!

 

It's time for an all new Hand Stamped Sentiments Challenge.  This week we have a color challenge that is perfect for your last minute Valentine's or for an adorable baby girl card!

I have a lot of friends who have either had or expecting a baby girl, so I am trying to get caught up on all of my baby card needs.

The Love Blossoms DSP Stack and the adorable little deer from Made With Love.

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Crumb Cake, Love Blossoms DSP Stack, Whisper White, Blushing Bride Glimmer Paper, Velum

Ink ~ Basic Black, Crumb Cake, Rose Red

Stamp Set ~ Made with Love

Other Supplies ~ Circle Framelits, Triple Banner Punch, Owl Builder Punch

 

That little deer is just too cute and is perfect for any baby card!

 

Be sure to check out the rest of the design team creations and join along in the fun!

 

Happy Stamping!



Baby Boy Blue

It's Tuesday, which means it's time for an all new Hand Stamped Sentiments Color Challenge.  Being the mommy of 3 boys, these colors were all boy to me!

A good friend of mine is having an ultra sound today with hopes of finding out the gender of her baby and she's hoping for a boy.  So, I'm hoping this card will get put to good use a little bit later today :-)

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Whisper White, Lost Lagoon, Pool Party, Schoolhouse DSP

Ink ~ Tangerine Tango, Lost Lagoon, Pool Party

Stamp Sets ~ Something for Baby, A Dozen Thoughts

Other Supplies ~ Circle Framelits, Baby's First Framelits, Lost Lagoon Striped Cotton Ribbon, White Perfect Accents, Itty Bitty Accents Epoxy Stickers

I just love that itty bitty baby tie!  

Fingers crossed this finds it's way into my outgoing mail today!

Happy Stamping!



A Gift for Baby

 Spring is coming and we all know what that means...babies!!!  I have had a run of baby showers in the past few months and they just keep coming!  I've been trying to make sure I have a good stock of baby cards on hands as the babies just keep coming :)  And since I'm always a slacker when it comes to buying gifts, I always take the easy way out and get a gift card, which always needs to be wrapped up in a cute way! 

The girls over at Stylin' Stampin' INKspiration are sharing some fun gift card ideas today and I am here with mine.

I have a crazy amount of these fun Chevron Bags and the Gift Card Enclosures, so I thought...why not put them together?!?!

The Gift Card Enclosure is held shut with this adorable little belly band, inspired by the one and only Shelli.  She shared an adorable card at Leadership 2015 with this cute little baby bumblebee all swaddled up...love!

And of course I had to make an equally adorable card to go inside of the bag!!!  I will be making some more of these gift card holders for sure!

 Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Lost Lagoon, Hello Honey, Whisper White, Sweet Dreams DSP

Ink ~ Memento, Blendabilities: Daffodil Delight, Smoky Slate, Skin Tones, Calypso Coral

Stamp Sets ~ Baby Bumblebee, Little Sunshine

Other Supplies ~ Chevron Tag a Bag Gift Bags, Gift Card Enclosures, Clothespins, Whisper White Bakers Twine, Linen Thread, Sweet Dreams Designer Buttons, Ornate Tag Topper Punch, Starbust Framelits, ZigZag and Large Polka Dot Embossing Folders

 

That adorable little bumblebee just makes me smile...it's so cute and happy!

 

Be sure to head on over to SSINK and check out all of the other amazing gift card holder ideas!

 

Happy Stamping!

Special Delivery ~ FMU 198

Happy Friday!!!  You all know what Friday's mean...an all new Friday Mashup Challenge! This week we have a Sketchy Flight challenge for you.  Along with this fun sketch, we are mashing things up with anything flight related on your project.  Get creative!  We can't see what you come up with!

 

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Coastal Cabana, Whisper White, Crisp Cantaloupe, Sweet Dreams DSP, Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer

Ink ~ Coastal Cabana, Crisp Cantaloupe, Baked Brown Sugar

Stamp Set ~ Celebrate Today

Other Supplies ~ Cupcake Builder Punch, Balloon Framelits Dies, Sweet Dreams Designer Buttons, Crisp Cantaloupe Thick Bakers Twine, Large Polka Dot Embossing Folder

 

Thanks for stopping by today and don't forget to head over to Friday Mashup to check out all of the other Sketchy Flight designs and join in the fun!

 

Happy Stamping!



Snuggles and Smooches Baby

Happy Friday Mashup Friday!!!  We made it to the weekend...woohoo!!!  I don't know about you, but I have some serious stamping on my agenda this weekend!

If you are looking for a fun challenge to play along with this weekend, join us over at Friday Mashup!  We have a fun baby themed inspirational photo and/or a project with Brown, Aqua and Tangerine colors.

 

 

As I said a few days ago, I have a lot of friends having babies, so this challenge was perfect for the next baby shower I have to go to!

 

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Baked Brown Sugar, Coastal Cabana, Whisper White, Best Year Ever DSP (SAB)

Ink ~ Coastal Cabana, Baked Brown Sugar, Tangelo Twist

Stamp Set ~ Snuggles and Smooches

Other Supplies ~ Decorative Dots Embossing Folder, Large Polka Dot Embossing Folder, Circle Framelits, Little Letters Thinlits

 

I LOVE that this cute stamp set can be used for so many different types of cards!  I have used the heck out of it and will be using it much more for sure!

 

Now head on over and check out the rest of the design team creations and join in the fun!

 

Happy Stamping!

 



Hello, Baby

'Tis the season for babies!!!  I have gone to two baby showers in the past two weeks and have two more to go in the next few weeks!  While we are done with babies at our house, I love snuggling with everyone else's new little bundles!

Yesterday we attended as shower for one of our fire family members, who are expecting their first baby {boy} in just a few weeks.  I can't wait to meet him!

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Lost Lagoon, Whisper White, Sweet Dreams DSP

Ink ~ Lost Lagoon, Crisp Cantaloupe, Hello Honey

Stamp Set ~ Little Sunshine

Other Supplies ~ Word Bubbles Framelits, Sweetheart Punch, Sweet Dreams Buttons, Sweet Dreams Washi Tape, Whisper White Bakers Twine

 

I've been on a bit of a washi tape kick lately...figured I needed to stop just collecting it and actually USE it!  And this washi is so super cute!!!

 

Thanks for stopping by today!

 

Happy Stamping!



Hello Baby ~ FM192

Happy Friday friends!!!  It's time for a new challenge over at Friday Mashup!  This week's challenge is to use the Embossing Folder Stamping Technique, a fun and different way to use your favorite embossing folder!  We are mashing this up with the addition of some mixed match shapes on your project!  So break out your favorite embossing folders and punches and/or framelit and get creative!

I used the Decorative Dots Embossing folder to create the "dotty" background paper.  All you have to do is ink your embossing folder up on the raised side of the folder, sandwich your paper in between and press down...you end up with a fun stamped image from the folder!  You can also run the inked up embossing folder through your Big Shot for even more fun!  I mashed things up with some hearts, clouds and word bubbles...perfect for this adorable new stamp set!

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Crisp Cantaloupe, Whisper White, Sweet Dreams DSP

Ink ~ Hello Honey, Crisp Cantaloupe, Lost Lagoon, Basic Gray

Stamp Set ~ Little Sunshine

Other Supplies ~ Cupcake Builder Punch, Sweetheart Punch, Word Bubbles Framelits, Itty Bitty Punch Pack (heart), Decorative Dots Embossing Folder

 

This card is going to a very dear friend as she anxiously awaits her second baby girl, due next month...I can't wait to love on a new baby!!!

 

Be sure to join us and play along!  We love to see what you create!

 

Happy Stamping!!

 



Rubber Ducky...

...You're the One!

Yep, had that song running through my head the whole time I was working on today's card :-)

I finally had some time to stamp for fun this morning and play along with Freshly Made Sketches.  It feels like forever since I've stamped just for fun and let me tell you, it felt good!  And playing with new paper and stamps made it even better! 

Here is the sketch for this week:

And here is my take:

I love this little duck and just had to stamp him a few more times on the inside of the card...quack, quack! 

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Whisper White, Coastal Cabana, Lullaby*

Ink ~ Crushed Curry, Pistachio Pudding

Stamp Sets ~ Something for Baby*, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Other Supplies ~ Pistachio Pudding Thick Bakers Twine*

*2014-2015 Catalog

 

So, I had to cheat and use Crushed Curry instead of the NEW Hello Honey ink...I'm {impatiently} waiting for a special box to get here with all of the new In-Color ink pads!  Hoping to have them in my hot little hands by the end of the week :-)

 

Happy Stamping!



Sweet Baby Spencer

Today over at Stylin' Stampin' INKspiration we are CASEing projects from the catalog(s).  I fell in love with the baby announcement in the 2014 Occasions Catalog, and was so excited to show my friend Stacee, who was soon expecting her sweet baby Spencer.  She too fell in love with it and asked if I would help her make the announcements, which I happily agreed to do. 

Stacee took on the task of punching out 70 of the adorable little owls...you go girl!  With a little help from MDS, I printed out Baby Spencer's info and the "Sweet Baby" sentiment...love me some MDS!  Once all of the pieces were cut out, Stacee put them all together and they turned out so stinkin' ca-YOOT!!!  But not as cute as that adorable baby of hers :-)

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Baked Brown Sugar, Coastal Cabana, Pistachio Pudding, Whisper White

Ink ~ Baked Brown Sugar, Coastal Cabana

Stamp Set ~ Baby We've Grown (MDS)

Other Supplies ~ Owl Punch, Small Heart Punch, Scallops Embossing Folder, Pistachio Pudding Ruffled Stretch Trim

 

Be sure to head on over and check out the rest of the CASE'ed creations from the design team and let us INKspire you to CREATE today!

 

Happy Stamping!



Sweet Baby Owl

Happy {sunny} Sunday!  Spring has really sprung here and I am loving it!  It took all I had to come down to my craft room to write up this blog post instead of staying outside in the sun.  BUT, I did get to Skype with my good friend Cynthia, so that made it all worth it!

Some good friends of ours are expecting their first baby in a few months and are having their baby shower this afternoon.  They have decided not to find out the gender of the baby, so I found some pretty gender neutral colors to play with and made a cute little owl card.

Supplies Used:

Paper:  So Saffron, Whisper White, Baked Brown Sugar, Pear Pizzazz, 2013-2015 In-Color DSP, Neutrals DSP, Subtles DSP

Ink ~ Jet Black StazOn, So Saffron, White Gel Pen

Stamp Supplies ~ Baby, We've Grown

Other Supplies ~ Owl Builder Punch, Bird Builder Punch, Simply Scored Scoring Tool

 

When ever I have a baby shower gift to give, I love to make one of these cute little diaper motorcycles.  With just a small package of diapers, some cute receiving blankets and a few other baby items, I can whip one of these out in less than 30 minutes!

 

I used some of the Smoky Slate Chevron Ribbon to tie around the wheels and handle bars...it was a prefect match to the blankets.

 

I can't wait to give this gift to our friends and I really can't wait to meet their baby!

 

Time to head back out and enjoy more of our sun-shiny day!

 

Happy Stamping!