Summer Vacation Vibes

It may be almost the end of July, but we are still feeling the summer vacation vibes over at TGIF Challenges with this weeks Inspiration Challenge!

Our summer vacation brought us to Mexico this year and it was absolutely beautiful!  As my summer break winds down, I am trying to relive as much of the fun as I can, which helped inspire today's card.

Mix & Match products for the win again!  Thanks to the Sunny Springs Cards & Envelopes and Something for Everything, Say Something and Labels & Layers Ephemera Packs, this card is FULL of good vacation vibes!

Have you created with the Mix & Match products yet?  If you haven't, what are you waiting for?!?  The creative possibilities are endless!

Happy Stamping!

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Lovely & Sweet Thoughts

We made it through Monday and are on to Tuesday, which means it's time for an all new Hand Stamped Sentiments Sketch Challenge!

Nature's Sweetness DSP was the star of the show for this sketch.  I pulled in two patterns and added a punched circle of Petal Pink for the main sketch.  The beautiful almond tree branch was also die cut from the DSP and colored in soft shades of Soft Sea Foam, Petal Pink and Pecan Pie.

A simple So Sorry sentiment and a few Brushed Brass Butterflies completed this simple, yet elegant sympathy card.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Happy Stamping!

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Stay Tuned...

Stay tuned for an important message...

It's time for an all new Monday Montage Blog Hop!

The Tune In bundle immediately made me think of the old television at my grandma's house and how me and my cousins would fight over who had to get up to change the channel.  Anyone else remember those fights?!?

I pulled out some retro colors of Old Olive, Cajun Craze, Crushed Curry and Pretty Peacock for this card.  The Country Woods DSP was the perfect paper for the television, complete with some gold Textured Metallic rabbit ears!

I had to add little bit of gold to the project in memory of the mirrored wall in my parents old house...it had gold streaks throughout and I thought it was the most beautiful thing ever when I was little!  The Metallic Gems help to pull all of the little bits of gold together in this nostalgic card.

Let's hop on over to see what my friend Cheryl has to share with us!

Happy Stamping!

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Iconic Christmas In July

This weeks TGIF Challenges Theme Challenge is perfect for a Christmas in July creation!  I created some simple cards with the Online Exclusive Iconic Imagery Bundle, focusing on the wintery images.

I love the tree pattern from the Iconic Celebrations DSP.  I layered the DSP on a piece of Mossy Meadow, which was adhered to a Basic Beige card front.  Celebrate was stamped in Mossy Meadows on Basic Beige and die cut with the large label from the Iconic Dies.  The Season was heat embossed in white on Mossy Meadow and die cut with another fun label.  Some cute greenery, holly berries and sprigs were added for the perfect touch of traditional Christmas colors.

The Misty Moonlight snowflake pattern of DSP came in as a close second favorite!  I love the crisp, coolness of this paper!  I kept the same layout and simply swapped out colors.  The pretty little snowflakes were embossed in white on Mossy Meadow for the "coolest" added touch!

Are you ready to start making Christmas cards yet?  It feels a little early for me, but you can never have too many Christmas cards, right?!?

Happy Stamping!

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Keeping Tabs on Country Flowers

It's been a week of triple digit heat where I live, which means I spent a lot more tie-in my craft room where I was nice and cool!  The extra crafty time allowed me to play along with the latest TGIF Challenges Sketch.

Country Flowers and Keeping Tabs paired up to create this card.  If you follow along with me on a regular basis, you'll know I love my Basic White cardstock!  I ventured out and used Very Vanilla this time, which I love with the pop of color from the flowers!

I stamped the floral image to create the background.  Isn't it pretty!  The flowers in the Gray Granite bucket were colored in Berry Burst, Peach Pie, Lost Lagoon and Pretty Peacock.  The Adhesive Backed Pearl Trio and the Black & Very Vanilla Large Check Ribbon were the perfect embellishments. The Keeping Tabs stamp set and coordinating die were meant for this sketch!

I can't wait to see all of the creations inspired by this week's sketch!

Happy Stamping!

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