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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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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Daffodil Blessings

Hello friends!  I feel like it has been FOREVER since I last posted.  I've kind of been in a creative slump, but after deep cleaning my office this past weekend and getting everything back in order, I pulled myself out of that slump.

Inspired by the latest Global Design Project CASE the Designer Challenge and my daffodils that are just starting to peek out of the soil, I created a cheerful Easter blessing. I love the use of the Paper Lattice!

By now you should know that I love to color with the Stampin' Blends.  Daffodil Daydream Bundle was a must have, of course!

I started out by creating a soft Daffodil Delight background with an ink pad and Blending Brush.  A few Daffodil Delight splatters were stamped, then layered with a trimmed piece of Paper Lattice.  I layered the bunch of daffodils on top of the Paper Lattice, but it needed a little something more.  A die cut circle of You're A Peach DSP  was just what it needed!  The Pear Pizzazz pattern was perfect...so perfect that I layered another piece on the card front!

The bundle of daffodils was colored with Stampin' Blends in shades of Daffodil Delight, Old Olive and Pale Papaya.  A little bit of Linen Thread wrapped the bundle of flowers up and a few Brushed Brass Butterflies were scattered around.  Oh!  And I can't forget my heat embossed sentiment!

I've managed to keep my office clean so far this week, so hopefully you'll see more creations from me!  

Happy Stamping!

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Easter Wishes

Happy Palm Sunday!  I hope today finds you rested, happy and well!

I finally made my way in to my craft room today and happily stamped a few hours away.  This weeks Freshly Made Sketches  was just the inspirit I needed to get started on an Easter card.

I love these pretty little Crocus flowers!  They are popping up all over town and brightening my daily walks with their cheerful colors!

I added some pretty texture with the Layered Leaves and Subtle 3D embossing folders...just the right amount of texture for these delicate little flowers!  If you have followed me for a while, you know just how much I love to fussy cut...so of course I fussy cut the flowers and sentiment!

I finished the card off with the Polka Dot Tulle Ribbon, which just seems like Easter to me.

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Purple Posey, Whisper White, So Saffron, 2019-2021 In Color DSP

Ink ~ Highland Heather, Memento, Stampin' Blends:  Highland Heather, Daffodil Delight, Purple Posey, Granny Apple Green

Stamp Set ~ Easter Promise

Other Supplies ~ Layering Circle Dies, Layered Leaves 3D Embossing Folder, Subtle Embossing Folder, Polka Dot Tulle Ribbon

I hope you are all finding some time to create with your extra time at home!  

Happy Stamping!

#tgifc152 Technique Time

Hello happy stampers!!  Can you believe it's already Friday?!?!  I don't know about you, but this week FLEW by for me!  Between being super busy at work and baseball season being in full swing for all 3 of my boys, my days are non-stop from the time I get up until the time my head hits the pillow!

 

Thankfully I still manage to sneak in a little stamping time each morning before I head out the door!  That means I had time to join the amazing TGIF Challenges Technique Challenge this week.  We are inking up our stamps with markers this week! 

This is a fun technique and one that I often demonstrate at my classes.  It can be a bit trickier on the photopolymer stamps because of the material, but I love the way the stripes on my Easter egg turned out!  I inked my stamp up with markers once, stamped it on my card stock, then did it again to add a bit more color.  I ended up with a watercolor appearance that looks a lot like a real colored Easter egg :-)

 

Supplies Used:
Paper ~ Whisper White, Lemon Lime Twist, Powder Pink

Ink ~ Lemon Lime Twist, Peekaboo Peach, Pool Party, Powder Pink, Soft Suede, Flirty Flamingo

Stamp Sets ~ Hello Easter

Other Supplies ~ Iridescent Sequins, Flirty Flamingo Bakers Twine, Polka Dot Basics Embossing Folder

 

I can't believe Easter is just a little over a week away!  Everything is sneaking up on me so quickly this year!!

 

Wishing you all a fabulous Friday!

 

Happy Stamping!

Think Spring ~ 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!

It has been FREEZING here this weekend.  With the crazy wind, snow, hail and rain we've had, I'm not feeling guilty at ALLl for hanging out in my warm, cozy craft room.

We may still be dealing with winter weather, but I'm thinking spring!!!  With Easter being just a little over a month away, I decided it was time to work on some cute Easter creations.  Hello Easter is the CUTEST stamp set...I love that little bunny!

I was inspired by the Occasions Catalog and this weeks fun sketch at Freshly Made Sketches for the card.  And since my FAVORITE Easter treats are in the stores, I had to buy a bag to make  cute treat box with.  I may have eaten a few of those yummy chocolate eggs while I was stamping!  You really can't see in the picture, but I used the Basket Weave embossing folder on the Treat Box..it's super cute!

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Whisper White, Lemon Lime Twist, Powder Pink, Pool Party, Whole Lot of Lovely DSP

Ink ~ Soft Suede, Powder Pink, Calypso Coral, Pool Party, Lemon Lime Twist, VesaMark

Stamp Set ~ Hello Easter

Other Supplies ~ Ombre Lemon Lime Twist Ribbon, Whisper White Bakers Twine, Clear Tiny Treat Boxes, Layering Circles Framelits, Stitched Shapes Framelits, Duet Banner Punch

 

Do you think my projects will bring on the spring weather?!!?  I sure hope they do!  Baseball season is just a few weeks away and I do NOT want to sit in the freezing rain...brrrr!!! Bring on SPRING!!!

 

Thank you for stopping by today.  I hope you have an amazing day!

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!

 

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!





Egg-Stra Awesom Easter Wishes ~ HSSCC258

Hello friends and happy Tuesday!

I hope you all had a fabulous Monday and were able to get some ink and paper therapy.  I took a half a day off from work to hang out with my kiddos and even managed to get a little therapy in for myself!

We have a pretty spring color challenge for you over at Hand Stamped Sentiments, which inspired me to create a little Easter treat box.  It seems crazy to be thinking about Easter already, but it will be here before we know it!

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Whisper White, Tip Top Taupe

Ink ~ Sweet Sugarplum, Tip Top Taupe, 2015-2017 In Color DSP

Stamp Set ~ My Hero

Other Supplies ~ Tags & Labels Framelits, Layering Ovals Framelits, Festive Flower Builder, Linen Thread, Succulent Garden 3/8" Sweet Sugarplum Ribbon, Whisper White Mini Pompom Trim

 

Marshmallow Hugs

Hello stampers and happy Friday!

 

Did you all have a Happy St Patrick's Day?  Did anyone have any mischievous leprechauns in their house?!?!  We had a little leprechaun fun at our house and my boys loved it!

 

Well, it's Friday and we all know what that means....it's time for an all new Friday Mashup Challenge.  But I have some sad news...this will be the last challenge for the Friday Mashup Design Team :(  Friday Mashup was one of the first challenge blogs I played along with and it was an honor to become a part of the Design Team.  I will miss all of the talented designers and seeing all of the participants creations!

 

Don't miss your last chance to create with us and join along in the fun with our very last challenge.  We would love to see your creations with this sketch mashup with an Easter theme!

 

I'm using up every last bit of this months Simon Says Stamp kit and had to make one last card for today's challenge.  I LOVE the Peep bunnies!

 

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ March Simon Says Stamp Kit, Vellum

Ink ~ StazOn, Copic Markers

Stamp Set ~ My Kind of Peep

Other Supplies ~ It's My Party Enamel Dots

 

Sending Peep-filled Marshmallow HUGS to all of the Friday Mashup Design Team!  It's been a lot of fun creating with you!

 

Happy Stamping!

 

 



Eggstradorinary Easter Chick

Happy Monday stampers!

 

Did you all remember to set your clocks forward this weekend?  I hope no one was late for work today ;-)  I'm not a fan of losing an hour of sleep, but I love that our days are getting longer...makes my life much happier!  Now, if I can make it through our rainy season, I'll be golden!

 

Even though I lost an hour this weekend, I still found a little time to stamp and create a fun card using this month's Stylin' Stampin' INKspiration Card Sketch. 

I was going to stick with the flowers in the sketch, but I had a few pieces left over from a card I made a few days ago, so I put them to use for the sketch.

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Mint Macaron, Whisper White, Birthday Bouquet DSP

Ink ~ Pool Party, Crushed Curry, Tangelo Twist, Soft Suede

Stamp Sets ~ Greatest Greetings, Honeycomb Happiness

Other Supplies ~ Oval Framelits, Decorative Dots Embossing Folder

 

This little chick is just too cute....and perfect for an Easter card!

 

 I hope you all have a marvelous Monday!

 

Happy Stamping!



A Bunny Hunt

Happy Friday stampers!

 

My card club is tonight and, as always, I came up with a last minute idea for a cute project for my stampers to create. I ordered the Polka Dot Cone Cellophane Bags a while back and forgot all about them until yesterday morning and decided I HAD to use them for my club.  But I had nothing to put in them :(  I had Goldfish crackers, but those really didn't seem Easter-ish, so I sent my hubby on a bunny hunt!  I knew I had seen the Annie's Cheddar Bunnies at one of our local grocery stores, but couldn't remember which one.  My very sweet, kind and loving hubby went to 3 different stores until he found them for me...he's a keeper!  These cute little bunnies were the perfect little snack to put in these adorable cellophane bags!

Since we are singing our ABC's over at SSINK, I'm adding this quick and easy project to the Anything But a Card post today!  Be sure to check out all of the other fun non-card creations!

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Whisper White, Smoky Slate, Cucumber Crush

Ink ~ Tangelo Twist

Stamp Set ~ Teeny Tiny Wishes

Other Supplies ~ Polka Dot Cone Cellophane Bags, Cucumber Crush Dotted Lace Trim, Whisper White Bakers Twine, Note Tag Punch, Festive Flower Builder, 1/2" Circle Punch

(I used two retired punches to make the rest of the bunny...don't tell!)

 

This was super quick and easy to put together and will be perfect to tuck in to my kiddos Easter Baskets this year.  And the good news..no sugar thanks to my hubby's bunny hunting skills!

 

Have a great weekend!

 

Happy Stamping!



Eggstraordinary Easter Bunny

Happy March stampers!  Can you believe February is already over?  I don't know about you, but the beginning of March brings a little bit of excitement knowing that spring is on it's way which means more sunshine and warmer weather.  YAY!!!

March also brings Easter this year and the girls over at Stylin' Stampin' INKspiraiton are hopping right into Easter creations!

I love the little bunny face and ears that can be made with the Friends & Flowers stamp set!  The guy is just too cute peeking out of his rabbit hole!

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Whisper White, Pool Party, Birthday Bouquet DSP

Ink ~ Basic Black, Blushing Bride, Pool Party

Stamp Sets ~ Flowers & Friends, Greatest Greetings

Other Supplies ~ Festive Flower Builder Punch, Oval Framelits, Butterfly Punches, Triple Banner Punch, Decorative Dots Embossing Folder, Circle Framelits, 1-3/8" Circle Punch, White Perfect Accents

 

Now hop on over to SSINK and see what the rest of the team has created to kick off this Easter month!

 

Happy Stamping!

 

Here Comes Peter Cottontail

Happy Friday!!!  I have never been so thankful to see a week come to an end...it has been a doozy for me!  I'm looking forward to a fun weekend with family and lots of celebrations...just what I need after this crazy week.  And to kick things off, we have an all new Friday Mashup Challenge and Cynthia has a super cute one for us!  Along with her fun color combo, we are mashing things up by adding some Easter Critters to your creation. 

As usual, I am scrambling to wrap up Easter projects for my kiddos, but with this card, I checked one more item off the list!  I'm sure my son will get a kick out of these bunny bottoms!

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Whisper White, Calypso Coral, Pool Party, So Saffron

Ink ~ Calypso Coral, Pool Party, So Saffron

Stamp Set ~ For Peeps Sake

Other Supplies ~ Small Oval Punch, 3/4" Circle Punch, Petite Petals, Boho Blossoms, Bakers Twine

 

Super simple card but oh-so-cute!!

 

Be sure to head on over to check out all of the fabulous creations from our design team and please join in the fun and play along!

 

Happy Easter and Happy Stamping!



Petal Potpourri Soiree

Happy Thursday friends!  I'm playing with a new {to me} stamp set...Petal Potpourri.  Even though I have more flower stamp sets than I know what to do with, I just had to have this AND the coordinating punch.  Pairing these stamps up with Gold Soriee made for the perfect Easter card.

Be sure to check out some other INKspiring ideas with this stamp set over at Stylin' Stampin' INKspiration. 

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Calypso Coral, Whisper White, Crisp Cantaloupe, Garden Green, Gold Soriee

Ink ~ Crisp Cantaloupe, VersaMark

Stamp Sets ~ Petal Potpourri, Indescribable Gift

Other Supplies ~ 2-1/2" Circle Punch, Flower Medallion Punch, Pistachio Pudding Thick Bakers Twine, White and Calypso Coral Embossing Powder

 

I had totally forgot that we had Calypso Coral embossing powder...how could I forget this?!?!?  I have a love hate relationship with the whole embossing process, but I LOVE the end result!!

 

Thanks for stopping by today!

 

Happy Stamping!



Sharing in the Joy

Whew...made it to Wednesday!  Not only are we half way through the week, but it's also time for an all new Freshly Made Sketches sketch, and Amy has a simple sketch that has a lot of room to play.

I kept my card pretty simple and CASE'd the card from the 2015 Occasions Catalog on page 34.  I love this stamp set and yes, I did use the Blendabilties on it...I just can't let them go yet!

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Crumb Cake, Blushing Bride, Very Vanilla

Ink ~ Crumb Cake, Blushing Bride, Wild Wasabi, Memento

Stamp Set ~ Indescribable Gift

Other Supplies ~ Very Vintage Designer Buttons, Linen Thread

 

It's another dreary, rainy day here, so I spent my lunch hour coloring these pretty flowers instead of walking my dog...she's been giving me the evil eye ever since!  I hope the weather clears up soon so I can take her after work...there will be a new hole in our yard if I don't!

 

Hope your day is full of sunshine!!

 

Happy Stamping!



Egg-Cellent Easter Sketch ~ HSSCS208

It's time for an all new challenge over at Hand Stamped Sentiments and we have an Egg-cellent sketch for you this time!  I don't know about you, but I see an Easter Bunny in this sketch.  I didn't see it until AFTER I had created my cards, but now I have to go back and create another card with this sketch!

I have had a ton of requests for Easter cards and this is such a fun sketch that I decided to make two cards!

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Sahara Sand, Coastal Cabana, Whisper White, Best Year Ever DSP

Ink ~ Coastal Cabana, Calypso Coral, Crushed Curry

Stamp Set ~ For Peeps Sake

Other Supplies ~ Bow Builder Punch, Calypso Coral Pom-Pom Trim, Crushed Curry Bakers Twine, Best Year Ever Accessory Pack, Ornate Tag Topper Punch, Extra Large Oval Punch, Large Polka Dot Embossing Folder

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Blackberry Bliss, Daffodil Delight, Whisper White, Painted Blooms DSP

Ink ~ Wild Wasabi, Daffodil Delight, Blackberry Bliss, Rose Red

Stamp Sets ~ Painted Petals, Indescribable Gift

Other Supplies ~ Oval Framelits, Spring Flowers Embossing Folder, Daffodil Delight Seam Binding Ribbon, Whisper White Bakers Twine, Decorative Label Punch

 

Be watching later this week for that bunny card that came to mind...I'm going to make it happen!

 

Now head on over to see what the rest of the design team has created this week...you're going to love them all!! 

 

Happy Stamping!



For Peeps Sake, Happy Easter



Welcome back to Monday Montage!!!  We are back with another fabulous hop and I'm glad you are here with us!  I can't believe this is our 40th hop...where does time go?  I love all of these stampers and look forward to seeing their creations each and every month.  I hope you love them as much as I do too!

I worked on some Easter projects this weekend and thought I'd share one of those creations with you today.  I mixed matched a few different stamp sets to put together this cute little card!

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Coastal Cabana, Whisper White, Best Year Ever DSP

Ink ~ Crushed Curry, Coastal Cabana, Pumpkin Pie, Calypso Coral, Pear Pizzazz, Blushing Bride, Sahara Sand, Pool Party, Memento

Stamp Set ~ For Peeps Sake, Epic Alphabet, Yippee-Skippee

Other Supplies ~ Blushing Bride Baker Twine, Oval Framelits

I don't know why I waited so long to use the Epic Alphabet stamp set...LOVE!!  You can bet on seeing more of this stamp set soon!

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!





It's a Celebration ~ Friday Mashup 200th Challenge

We are so excited to be celebrating our 200th Challenge at the Friday Mashup and we want to say a Huge Thank you to all our fans who have supported us! In honor of our fans we are giving back with a 200th celebration Blog Hop and some Fabulous Prizes from Ellen Hutson, Newton's Nook, Lawn Fawn and more!

 

This week's challenge is Create a project using your TWO favorite Mashup Challenges together on one project!
 

We have Two very Special Guest joining in the fun... Sandy Allnock & Jennifer Jackson from Newton's Nook have both created Mashup's for us!

Head over to the Friday Mashup Blog for more Info and to Link up and Hop along or you can link up in the Inlinkz below.

For my two Mashup Challenges, I chose Challenge # 43 - Try Something New and Sketch and Challenge # 59 - Ribbons & Bows and a Decorative Edge

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Sahara Sand, Very Vanilla, Wild Wasabi, Blushing Bride, Something Borrowed DSP

Ink ~ Memento, Wild Wasabi, Blushing Bride, Crumb Cake

Stamp Set ~ Indescribable Gift

Other Supplies ~ Oval Framelits, Paper Piercing Pack, Blushing Bride Cotton Ribbon, Sahara Sand Lace Ribbon, Venetian Crochet Trim

 

My something new was the Indescribable Gift stamp set...this was my first time inking it up.  I used the Crochet Trim as my decorative edge and other ribbons as part of the sketch.

 

It was so much fun looking through all of the past challenges to pick out two of my favorites!  I can't wait to see what you choose and create!  Be sure to link up with the link below or visit the Friday Mashup page to link up!

 



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