Never too old to play dress up

Happy Monday everyone!  Hope everyone isn't suffering too much from that lost hour of sleep over the weekend!  I had a little surgery on Friday, so I got lots of rest over the weekend and haven't missed that hour yet.  My boys, on the other hand, are letting me know they missed that hour today...yikes!  Talk about a house full of grumps this morning ;)  I didn't feel up to doing much of anything on Friday and spent most of Saturday enjoying some beautiful sunshine, but I did finally make it down to my craft room yesterday and had some fun!

What little girl, big or small, doesn't love to play dress up?  In a house full of boys, I'm always looking for an excuse to dress something up and Stampin' Up! has given all of us something to help!  The All Dressed Up Framelits seem to be a HUGE hit and I finally found time to get mine out and play!

There are sooooo many fun things to do with these framelits, but I kept things a little more simple to start. This card was inspired by a friend who has had a bit of a rough go the past year, but she was determined to make a good life for her and her kids and she is well on her way to doing that!   

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Basic Black, Very Vanilla, Real Red, Crumb Cake Timeless Portrait DSP (retired, but available in MDS)

Ink ~ Basic Black & Real Red Stampin' Wright Markers

Stamp Set ~ Feel Goods

Other Supplies ~ All Dressed Up Framelits, Oval Famelits, Basic Pearls (colored with a black Sharpie)

This card was inspired by a similar one seen on Pinterest, but I forgot to actually pin the card, so I can't give credit where credit is due!  If I find it again, I'll let you know :)  I forgot how cute this DSP is..perfect for a teacher card!  And you can't have a teacher card without a chalkboard, right?!?!?  Loving the chalkboard technique!

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Riding Hood Red, So Saffron, Basic Black, Storytime DSP

Ink ~ VersaMark, White Gel Pen

Stamp Set ~ Family Reunion

Other Supplies ~ All Dressed Up Framelits, Denim Jean Ribbon, Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack, Basic Rhinestones

Hope you all have a great day and a fantastic week!!!

Happy Stamping!

Stylin' Stampin' Squad Blog Hop ~ March 2013

Hello!  Welcome to March's Stylin' Stampin' Squad Blog Hop where Spring Has Sprung!  I'm pretty sure many of us haven't seen many signs of Spring yet, but maybe all of these great creations you will see today will help encourage Mother Nature to push Old Man Winter out and let Spring in!

Chances are you probably just came from Jennifer's Blog...doesn't she have amazing talent?

Spring is full of transformations...flowers begin to bloom, days are longer and there always seems to be a ton of new babies coming in to the world :)  My first card is made with the adorable little elephant from the Patterned Occasions Set...I love him!  It's a little difficult to see in the picture, but the ears on these cute little elephants are popped up with a Dimensional and inked up in a couple different shades of blue, with the exception of one, which was stamped in Melon Mambo.

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Basic Gray, Whisper White

Stamp Sets ~ Patterned Occasions (Sale-A-Bration), Oh, Whale, Sweet Essentials

Ink ~ Basic Gray, Melon Mambo, Marina Mist, Pacific Point

Other Supplies ~ Melon Mambo Striped Organdy Ribbon, Silver Basics Designer Buttons

With Spring always comes Easter too...and what's a Spring Blog Hop without a few little bunnies hopping along?!?  I knew as soon as I got the Oval Framelits that I would have to make an egg shaped card for Easter.  How cute is this?!?!

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Pink Pirouette, Whisper White, Certainly Celery

Ink ~ Primrose Petals, Raspberry Ripple, Pink Pirouette, Certainly Celery

Stamp Set ~ Ears to You (Single Stamp)

Other Supplies ~ Ovals Collection Framelits, Occasions Paper-Piercing Pack, Raspberry Ripple Stitched Satin Ribbon

And lastly I have a pretty St. Patrick's Day card for you.  The wee bit o' Irish in me loves St. Patty's day!

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Lucky Limeade, Very Vanilla, Tea for Two DSP

Ink ~ Lucky Limeade

Stamp Set ~ Itty Bitties, Teeny Tiny Wishes, Summer Silhouettes

Other Supplies ~ Hearts a Flutter Framelit (heart), Soda Pop Tops, Lucky Limeade Ruffled Ribbon, Simply Scored

Thanks for stopping by today!  Now hop on over to Diana's Blog to see what she has created for you this month!

1. Shellie G. of Craft Smashup
2. Annie L. of Love Me Cards
3. Nancy B. of Lady Stamps-A-Lot
4. Rose C. of Stamp with Rose
5. Tonya B. of Stampin' with Tonya
6. Dawn S. of Dawn's Creative Chalet
7. Darcy J. of DJ's Stampin' Place
8. Pamela W. of Stinky Tofu
9. Kim R. of Stamping with Kim
10. Heidi B of Stuck on Stampin'
11. Jennifer B of NW Stamper
12. Bree of Craft-somnia
13. Diana E of Stampin' Fun with Diana

Vintage Ciao

Sometimes it is very hard for me to think outside of my "clean and simple" style of stamping and come up with something that is not a "me" card.  But I have really been trying to push myself out of my creative comfort zone and work on other styles of stamping.  My bestie, and fellow SU! demo, has an amazing vintage style of stamping and I love it!  She's having a little surgery tomorrow and I wanted to make her a card to bring to her during her stay in the hospital.

With some help from this weeks Mojo Monday sketch, I came up with a card that I hope she will like.

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Gumball Green, Summer Starfruit, Primrose Petals Core'dinations Paper, Very Vanilla, Print Poetry DSP

Ink ~ Summer Starfruit, Gumball Green, Primrose Petals

Stamp Sets ~ En Francias, Collage Curios, Ciao, Baby!

Other Supplies ~ Apothecary Accents Framelits, Curly Label Punch, Petite Curly Label Punch, Soda Pop Tops, 1" Circle Punch, Crochet Trim, Silver Basics Designer Buttons

I went back and forth, trying to decide if I wanted to use the Crochet Trim bow on the card...it looked to plain without it, but I felt like it overpowered the card with it.  I ended up making it a little bit smaller and went ahead and stuck it on.  Still not totally sold on it....oh well :)

Wishing my bestie a successful surgery and speedy recovery!

Happy Stamping!!

Still time to Sale-A-Brate!

Can you believe that Sale-A-Bration will be over in just a little over 2 weeks?!?!?  I am using all of the great FREE items I've earned and am just not ready to see them go!  Don't miss out on your opportunity to earn some of the awesome Sale-A-Bration items for FREE with every $50 purchase.

Take a look at what you can earn for FREE:

 

Here is an example of one of MANY projects you can create using some of the awesome Sale-A-Bration items...

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Whisper White, Rich Razzleberry, Summer Starfruit, Pool Party, Sycamore Street DSP (SAB item)

Ink ~ Rich Razzleberry

Stamp Sets ~ Madison Avenue, A Word for You

Other Supplies ~ Apothecary Accents Framelits, Floral Frames Framelits, Itty Bitty Punch Pack, Rhinestone Basics, In-Color Dahlias

Don't forget to stop by my Online Store and check out all of the fabulous Stampin' Up! products and earn your FREE Sale-A-Bration items before this great deal comes to an end!

Happy Stamping!



This Too Shall Pass

Blue skies, sunshine and a little ball of gray fluff are brightening my day after kind of a sad weekend.  We received some sad news about our 10 year old lab on Thursday and are dealing with the fact that he won't be with us much longer.  My poor sweet Bailey boy has cancer and sadly, there is nothing we can do about it.  We are taking it day by day and spending as much time with him and giving him as much love as we can.  This news came just days before I was to pick up our new kitty...bitter sweet. 
The sentiment on this card kind of sums up how I'm feeling.  They Say This Too Shall Pass...They Just Never Say When.  The sadness and feeling of uncertainty is still with me today, but I know in time it will pass :)  I created this card based on the sketch from Fab Friday.

I used Summer Starfruit ink to sponge the embossed portion of the card stock to give it more of an antiqued/vintage look...

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Island Indigo, Whisper White, Summer Starfruit, Twitterpated DSP, Birds of a Feather DSP

Ink ~ Island Indigo, Summer Starfruit

Stamp Set ~ From My Heart

Other Supplies ~ Labels Collection Framelits, Apothecary Accents Framelits, Itty Bittys Punch, Pearl Basics, Lacy Brocade Embossing Folder

I keep reminding myself of all of the good times we've had with our pup and know that when the time does come for us to let him go that he has had a pretty awesome life!   I'll leave you with a couple of pictures we took over the weekend...a family pic with our Bailey boy and a pic of our new baby, Freya Katniss :)



Bailey refused to stand up...this is as good as it gets when you are trying to get 3 kids and a dog to look at the camera!



Freya Katniss


Happy Stamping!