LuvBug for Kerri

Hello Stampin' Friends and Happy Thursday!  Today is my day off and I have high hopes of crossing a few projects off of my crafting To-Do list...this list seems to be growing at a rapid rate and I LOVE it!  I plan to take full advantage of nap time and bed time today.

A few weeks ago I made a cute pink polka dot "slug bug" card for a Friday Mashup Challenge and when my friend Kerri saw it, she asked me to make her a card to match her green LuvBug.  I had a lot of fun making the first card and was happy to make a second one.  I checked out a few of my favorite challenge blogs for a little inspiration and loved the color challenge over at Hand Stamped Sentiments.

 Pear Pizzazz is a perfect match to Kerri's bug and the Crushed Curry and Early Espresso reminded me of all the sunflowers that are in bloom right now.  So, there you have it...my inspiration for this card :-)  Not only is Kerri a good friend, she is also my co-worker who helped cover my duties while I was on vacation, so I owe her a HUGE thank you!

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Pear Pizzazz, Early Espresso, Crushed Curry, Brushed Silver, Whisper White, Basic Black

Ink ~ Pear Pizzazz, Crushed Curry

Stamps ~ Lots of Thanks

Other Supplies ~ Build a Banner Stencils, Boho Blossoms Punch, Artisan Label Punch, 1" Square Punch, Large Oval Punch, Extra Large Oval Punch, 1/2" Circle Punch, Itty Bitty Shapes Punch, Modern Label Punch, Word Window Punch, Neutrals Brads

 

The kiddos and I are off to go have some breakfast at our favorite coffee shop this morning and then we'll hand deliver this card to {Auntie} Kerri and visit with her new puppy Wiffle :-)

 

Happy Stamping!



Mosaic Madness ~ Stylin' Stampin' INKspiration

Today over at Stylin' Stampin' INKspiration we are hoping to get your Mosaic Madness creative juices flowing.  This has been my go to stamp set lately for any wedding or anniversary cards...it just makes for a pretty card!

 

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Crumb Cake, Garden Green, Whisper White

Ink ~ Calypso Coral, Garden Green, Soft Sky, Illuminate Glimmer Watermark

Stamp Sets ~ Mosaic Madness, Express Yourself

Other Supplies ~ Paper Doilies, Subtles Buttons, Large Rhinestone Basics, Linen Thread, Crochet Trim

 

Head on over to Stylin' Stampin' INKspiration to see what some of the other Design Team Members have to inspire you to CREATE!

 

Happy Stamping!



Big Buck Birthday and Beach Bum Summer

Happy Tuesday and Happy Birthday to my hubby!!!

 

Summer is winding down and school will be starting back up two weeks from today.  And with the end of summer comes the beginning of hunting season.  Hunting season to my hubby is like Christmas morning to a child.  It's all he can think about...and it's starting to rub off on our boys and they all drive me a bit crazy with all of their hunting talk.  But weekend hunts for the boys means weekend stamping for the momma :-) 

 

When I saw the Remembering Christmas stamp set in the Holiday Catalog, the first thing I thought was "my husband is going to love this stamp!".  With a little Gorgeous Grunge camo, this Big Buck made for the perfect birthday card! 

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Early Espresso, Very Vanilla, Early Espresso Core'dinations

Ink ~ Early Espresso, Baked Brown Sugar, Crumb Cake, Soft Suede, Old Olive, Always Artichoke

Stamp Sets ~ Remembering Christmas, Gorgeous Grunge

Other Supplies ~ Deco Labels Framelits, Label Card Thinlits (banner), Woodgrain Embossing Folder, Linen Thread

I couldn't find a  birthday sentiment stamp to fit in the little banner, so I pulled up MDS and made my own...LOVE that about MDS!

 

Speaking of MDS...it's Download Tuesday!  Check out this weeks NEW Downloads here.  I have been playing around in MDS a lot more lately and I really do love it!  Don't forget, you can try it for FREE for 30 days!  I have a scrapbook page to share with you today too.  This weeks Simply My Digital Studio Challenge (Facebook) is to create a page with our end of summer pictures.  Being that we just got home from our annual end of summer beach trip, I had some perfect pictures to share...take a peek!

We had an awesome summer vacation this year!  I hope you have all had a great summer too!

 

Happy Stamping!

 





2013 Artisan Finalist Blog Hop ~ Day 10

Hello to all my stamping friends and welcome to Day Ten ~ our last day ~ of the Artisan Finalist Blog Hop!  This whole adventure has been absolutely amazing!!!  From working on all of my projects, to getting the phone call from Stampin' Up!, to meeting all of the other AWESOME Finalists...every single step of this journey has been the BEST!  I hope you have enjoyed ALL of our projects that we submitted...I know I have!  And guess what?!?!?  We aren't done!  Beginning Monday, August 26th, the 10 of us will have a new blog hop, which will post every other Monday.   Watch out for MONDAY MONTAGE!

 If you've just come from Amy's blog, you were treated to her amazing talent.  If you are just getting started, keep on hopping until you get back to me. If you happen to get lost along the way, just use the "back" or "next" button at the bottom of each blog and you'll get right back on track.

 Today I have my favorite card for you.  I had fun creating this romantic, fun and flirty card...hope you like it too!  It's a bit difficult to see in the picture, but I created a square around the LOVE sentiment using the Simply Scored Scoring Tool.  I doubled the lines up and pierced holes in between each line...subtle little effect that really added to the card. 

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla, First Edition DSP

Stamp Sets ~ Morning Post Alphabet, Hearts a Flutter, Collage Curios, En Francais

Ink ~ Basic Black, Cherry Cobbler

Other Supplies ~ Simply Scored Scoring Tool, Paper Piercing Tool, Soda Pop Tops, Crochet Trim, Small Heart Punch, Owl Builder Punch, 1" Circle PUnch

 

Thank you for hopping along with all of us over the past 10 days and for leaving some love!  Your comments help me keep me motivated to create! 

 

Don't forget to come back next Monday to see what we have in store for you next!

 

Now it's time to hop on over to Cathy's blog to see her first FAB-ulous creation! 

Monday INKspiration

Happy Monday friends!  I'm back to my normal daily grind after 12 amazing days off.  I'm really hoping Monday treats me kindly!

Today over at Stylin' Stampin' INKspiraiton we have a scrapbook sketch for you.

 

At the beginning of June, my husband played in the Battle of the Badges baseball game...Fire Department vs Police Department.  All of the proceeds went to local charities and it was a super fun game!  My hubby's team (FD) lost, but everyone had a great time!  I decided since tomorrow is his birthday, I would use some of the game pics to create a fun page for him.

 

Again, I used a photo for my background paper...I doing this! 

 

Ok, time to get all caught up on work....big time bummer having to go back to work after that many days off.  Thank goodness I have awesome co-workers who do an amazing job covering for me!

 

Happy Stamping!