Love Letters

We made it through the longest month in history...good-bye January and hello February!  This weeks TGIF Challenges Color Challenge is the perfect way to kick off the month made for love letters!

I'll be totally honest...I struggled with this color combo!  But as I was watching a show, I was inspired by the red typewriter one of the character was using...too cute! I used the new Mini Alphabet Dies to spell out LOVE, using the heart from Just My Type for the O.  I was also going to spell out LETTERS, but it looked too clunky, so I opted for little stamped letters.  Love letters...cute, right?!?

I layered some Real Red and Bubble Bath to add a bit more pop of color to the Very Vanilla.  And of course a few Pastel Adhesive-Backed Sequins to finish it off.  Not my favorite card I've ever made, but it's kind of growing on me.

Come play along with us! We always love to see what you are inspired to create!

Happy Stamping!

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Life is Sweeter With Watermelon

Our little town has been covered in a blanket of fog for weeks!  I am beyond ready for some sunshine and warmth!  Since we still have a couple months of winter yuck, I'll find joy in creating some visions of summer with Watercolor Melon and the latest Global Design Project Sketch.

I stamped the whole watermelon in Garden Green, then went over the entire image with the dark Parakeet Party Stampin' Blends. Thanks for the fun tip Charlet! (Check out her fun tip over on Instagram @I.heart.stamps) The slices were stamped in Sweet Sorbet with a Garden Green rind and some Tuxedo Black Memento Seeds.

This sentiment from Share a Milkshake was perfect for some sweet, juicy watermelon!  The adorable little Sweet Sorbet floral pattern of Bee Mine DSP was just right for the tag, especially with some of the yellow and white Adhesive-Backed Hearts & Flowers embellishments.

 

I added a few Parakeet Party splatters to the Basic White layer and stamped some more seeds on the Sweet Sorbet card base.  So deliciously sweet!!!

Happy Stamping!

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So Much Love

We have a beautifully bold Color Challenge this week over at Hand Stamped Sentiments.  What will you create with Night of Navy, Berry Burst and Pretty Peacock?

We have been reminded lately that we need to be so much more intentional with letting important people in our lives know just how much we love and care about them.  Love For You is the perfect stamp set for this!

I stamped the flowers, tone on tone, in Berry Burst and the leaves in Pretty Peacock.  Sticking with the color combination, I stamped the center in Night of Navy.

The sentiment was also stamped in Night of Navy on Basic White and die-cut with a Night of Navy die-cut background.  A few Night of Navy hearts helped tie everything together.  The only embellishments needed were a few Gold Pastel Adhesive-Backed Sequins. 

Are you a fan of bold colors like these?  Share with us what you are inspired to create with them!

Happy Stamping!

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Sweet Thoughts

Welcome to the latest and greatest Monday Montage Blog Hop!

Life has been a bit out of sorts lately for our family and we've had a mess of wintery weather, which has left me feeling kind of blah.  Thankfully, stamping is a true therapy for me, and thanks to a couple of snow days, I was able to dig in to more of the new products from the January-April Mini Catalog!

Have you seen the Sweet Thoughts Memories & More Card Pack and coordinating Cards & Envelopes?  These are the BEST for creating quick, easy and SUPER cute cards!

I cut the Cards & Envelopes cards down to the standard 5-1/2" x 4-1/4" for these cards, but check back later this week for a couple cards with the larger card bases!

For the first card, I cut down one of the envelopes, which has this beautiful floral image on the inside.  I used the floral image as a layer, followed by the adorable Pecan Pie heart pattern.  The globe and sentiment were on one of the cards, which I fussy cut to piece together individually. A cute little heart from the Adhesive-Backed Hearts & Flowers was the perfect little embellishment.

Next up I a super simple card, again using the inside of one of the envelopes.  I simply cut the sentiment from a card and added the butterfly sticker.  Easy peasy!

I used one of the Memories & More cards as a base later, punching the sunny floral pattern with the circle punch and adding You Are My Sunshine from another card.  A few gold Pastel Sequins added just the right amount of glimmer.

And for the last card...the paintbrush!  I bought this card pack just for this paintbrush.  It's so cute!   The Basic White layering is the only cardstock I used for these cards.  Can you believe it?!?  I added the row of Calypso Coral flowers along the edge and punched a cheerful polka dot circle, followed by the paint brush sticker.  The sentiment and butterfly stickers were added, along with a few other single flower stickers.

A little tip when using the stickers with Dimensionals on your cards...use the embossing buddy on the back of the stickers to remove the stickiness.  This will prevent the edges from sticking the card base once they are sent in an envelope!

Thanks for hopping along with us!  

Next up is Cathy of Sugar Shack Designs!

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Let's Eat Cake

Hooray! We've made it to Friday and an all new TGIF Challenges Theme Challenge!  Any day is a good day for cake, right?!?

I knew right away that I needed to use Earthen Elegance DSP to create a cake for this challenge!  Some may see dripping paint, but I saw yummy frosting in this pattern!

I created my own paper version of chocolate ganache by coloring the "frosting" on the top tier with the Deep Tone Natural Tone Stampin' Blends then coating it in a layer of glue with the Fine Tip Glue Pen. Some Distressed Gold Sentimental Park Dies flowers made the perfect cake topper

A cake stand was made using the sundae dish from the Share a Milkshake Dies.  Isn't it fun to find different uses for dies?  The Painted Texture 3D embossing folder adds a little more frosted texture to the card.  

Let's Eat Cake is probably my favorite sentient from Heartfelt Hexagons!  With a few stamped and fussy cut hearts and flowers tucked behind, it's a beautiful cake that looks good enough to eat!

Thanks for stopping by today!

Happy Stamping!

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