Look Who's Turning One!

Happy Friday stampers!

We are monkeying around over at Friday Mashup today with a fun challenge!

This week's challenge is to create a project with a monkey or a fancy fold...or you can mash things up and make fancy fold card with a monkey.

It's also Friday Favorites over at Styin' Stampin' INKspiration today, so I used some of my current favorites on today's card.  Can you guess what my favorites are?  You can head on over to SSINK to see what they are!

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Bermuda Bay, Old Olive, Crushed Curry, Real Red, Tangelo Twist, Whisper White

Ink ~ Bermuda Bay, Old Olive, Crushed Curry, Real Red, Tangelo Twist, Early Espresso, Basic Black, Smoky Slate

Stamp Sets ~ Zoo Babies, Dotty Angles, Number of Years, Balloon Celebration

Other Supplies ~ Balloon Bouquet Punch, Party Punch Pack, Whisper White Bakers Twine, Large Number Framelits

I made this card for a sweet little man in our fire family who will celebrate his first birthday next weekend!  I can't wait to help celebrate his big day with him!

Happy Friday to all of you and happy stamping!

Hello Valentine

 Hello stampers!!!

 

Are you all busy working on Valentine creations right now?  I have been working away on mine!  Just as I think I've caught up on all of my special request orders, more roll in...keeping me busy with stamping and I love it!

 

I love the Bloomin' Heart Thinlits Die...it is so delicate and pretty.  Perfect for a lovely Valentine card!

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Basic Black, Whisper White, Watercolor Paper, Vellum, It's My Party DSP

Ink ~ Watermelon Wonder, Calypso Coral, Blushing Bride, Basic Black, VersaMark, Wink of Stella

Stamp Set ~ Hello, Snuggles and Smooches(retired)

Other Supplies ~ Bloomin' Heart Thinlints Die, Metallic Sequins

 

It is nearly impossible to get a good photo of the beautiful shimmery effect you get when using Wink of Stella, but if you look closely, you'll see just a bit of sparkle on the flowers and on the "hello" image. 



 

I have just a bit of time to sneak in a couple more cards before I become a slave to my work day!

 

Wishing you all a happy day!

 

Happy Stamping!

CASE of Love

Hello Wednesday!!

 

The girls over at SSINK are CASEing a fellow design team member today...love this!  It was so much fun going through all of our posts and seeing all of the awesomeness that our team creates!

I settled on this fun card that Melissa ~ The Stamp Doc made for our color challenge last month.  I love the simple, but wonky layout she use for her card!

 

I kept my card even more simple with fewer layers, but kept the general layout of the card.

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Whisper White, It's My Party DSP, Neutrals DSP, Blushing Bride

Ink ~ Blushing Bride, Smoky Slate

Stamp Sets ~ Watercolor Words, Balloon Celebration

Other Supplies ~ Sweetheart Punch

 

Sweet, simple little love note to send off for Valentines Day...perfect!

 

Be sure to head on over to SSINK to see who CASE'd who...you'll love what you see!

 

Happy Stamping!



Know What I Love?

Hello stampers and happy Tuesday!

It's time for a new Hand Stamped Sentiments challenge and this week we have a sketch for you to play along with!

I've been working away on some special order Valentine's for a good friend and this is one that I made for her to give to her sweet grandma.

Supplies Used:

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

Ink ~ Rose Red, Crumb Cake

Stamp Sets ~ Timeless Textures, What I Love

Other Supplies ~ Sweetheart Punch, Owl Builder Punch, Project Life Corner Punch

 

Now it's your turn to play along...I can't wait to see what you create with our sketch this week!

 

Happy Stamping!

 



Botanical Birthday Girl



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!

Seeing so many of my stamping friends on the East Coast getting hit hard by the winter storm over the weekend had me wishing for warm weather and sunshine for all of them!  I hope everyone is staying safe and surviving the snowy mess!

Day dreaming about the warm sunshine had me pulling out bright and sunny colors for today's card.  The flowers from the Botanical Builder Framelits make me think of Hawaii, where it is much warmer than it is for everyone on the East Coast.  I used them to make a bright and cheerful birthday card for a special birthday girl!

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Whisper White, Melon Mambo, Bermuda Bay, Crushed Curry, Old Olive, Basic Black

Ink ~ Crushed Curry, Old Olive, Melon Mambo, Basic Black

Stamp Sets ~ Botanical Blooms, Hello

Other Supplies ~ Botanical Builder Framlits, Gold Embossing Powder, Metallic Sequins

 

I pulled out my Aqua Painter and Basic Black Reinker to create the watercolor strips...I'm a little addicted to this technique at the moment!

 

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!