Taking the Scenic Route with the Artisan Design Team

 

We are so excited about the 2025 Artisan journey we get to take with you this year & all that we have to share!  So let's keep the sharing going with an InstaHop inspired by the new Annual Catalog.  Come hop along with us as we share projects inspired by new and carry-over products!

I am sharing a bright and happy card using the Weekend Adventures stamp set, which is part of the Weekend Adventure scrapbooking products.

I opted for a card with this stamp set, using the adorable camping coffee mug.  I'm all about ALL things coffee, especially when you can add some cute flowers to the mix!

I stamped the mug in VersaMark on Petunia Pop, Summer Splash and Timid Tiger, then heat embossed in white.  I also added some white splatters...because every good camping mug has some good splatters on it!

I colored the cute wildflowers in colors to coordinate with the mugs, tucking them inside the top mug.  I used the Painted Trees 3D embossing folder with a piece of Granny Apple Green Two-Tone Cardstock, sanding a little bit off to expose the white core of the paper.    I finished the card off with the sentiment stamped in Secret Sea and a few Secret Sea 2025-2027 In Color Flat Pearls.

Be sure to follow along with the hop over on Instagram so you don't miss a single creation from the 2025 Artisan Design Team!

Happy Stamping!

For The Books - Hand Stamped Sentiments Sketch Challenge #461

I always love a good sketch and this week's Hand Stamped Sentiments Sketch Challenge is one that everyone is going to love!  This sketch allows you to have all kinds of fun with layers!

I'm trying to give some love to all of my Last Chance stamp sets and papers.  I'm so sad that For the Books and Country Flowers aren't sticking around longer.  I love how well these two stamp sets worked together!

The fun colored books matched up with the layers of Summer Splash and Azure Afternoon.  And the printed pattern of Nature's Sweetness DSP was the perfect background for this book-loving card!

This card is perfect as we near the end of the school year.  Now I need to decide which co-worker I'm going to send this to before the school year is over!

I hope you'll join along in the fun with us at Hand Stamped Sentiments!

Happy Stamping!

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He Is Risen

It's time for another Mail It Monday...a day for not only making a card, but sending it as well!

In honor of Holy Week, the Faith Collection bundle helped to create this beautiful card. I love the woodgrain die-cut cross in this bundle...it is stunning!

Inspired by the latest Freshly Made Sketches, I used the Everyday Arches dies, which worked beautifully with the palm branches.

I dropped the sentiment a bit lower than the sketch and added a few more palm branches and some pretty Daffodil Delight Lillies.  The mound of dirt die from the Storybook Garden Patch dies was perfect to tuck the cross in to.

The Lost Lagoon pattern of the Storybook Moments DSP brought just the right amount of soft color to the card.  

Who will you be sending a card to on this Mail It Monday?

Happy Stamping!

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Sea of Friends - #TGIFC520

It's Friday and time for an all new TGIF Challenges Sketch Challenge!

I'm getting all the use out of the Friends of the Ocean suite that I can!  I'm so sad these cute little crustaceans aren't carrying over.  They will be staying in my stash, along with all of my other most loved ocean stamp sets!

I fussy cut the Friends of the Ocean DSP to create an underwater scene, complete with rippling Soft Waves of Summer Splash.

Short and sweet post today...my youngest and I are on a little spring break get away and have a full day ahead of us!

Happy Stamping!

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Celebrating Five Years Around The World on Wednesday

 

Five years ago yesterday (April 8, 2020) in the midst of the COVID pandemic we shared our first hug around the world on Wednesday!!!  To celebrate this milestone, we are CAS(e)ing one of our beautiful team members, Anne Marie Hile. 

Whether you are arriving here from the talented Theresa McEntee or just getting started, be sure you hop all the way through to see all of the creative and inspired projects created by this talented team of stampers!

I chose to CASE an adorable card that Anne Marie created (seen below) for another Around the World on Wednesday hop a couple of years ago.  I love anything "school" related and this gave me the perfect reason to ink up the new School Days stamp set in some of the brand new 2025-2027 In Colors.

I went with the same layout, using the new 6x6 patterns of the 2025-2027 In Color DSP in shades of Darling Duckling and Secret Sea.  Have you seen that Strawberry Slush has made a comeback with the new In Colors as well?  I'm so excited! This was the perfect alternative for the apple!

I hope you continue to feel the big hugs we share each and every month! We always need a little love in our lives, every single day!

Happy Stamping!

Next up is my friend Teri West - Alaska Stamper. I can't wait to see what she has to share with us this month.  

Jan Clothier - NZ
Leonie Stuart - AU
Rochelle Laird-Smith - AU
Cheryll Miller - AU
Danielle Kassing - NL
Marga Bultena - DE
Aurélie Fabre - FR
Kim Fee - UK
Annette Ball - CA
Kelly Taranto - US
Chris Smith - US
Theresa McEntee - US
Bree Renwick - US
Teri West - US
Cheryl Hamilton - US

Hand Stamped Note of Appreciation

It's time for an all new color challenge at Hand Stamped Sentiments!

I was a bit stumped with this color combo at first, but as soon as I pulled out the ink pads, I instantly knew I needed to use the Texture Notes bundle.  These earthly colors are beautiful with this stamp set!

I stamped the leaf images in Pretty Peacock and Summer Splash, then put my snips to work...fussy cutting is one of my favorite crafty things to do! The wicker round was stamped in Pecan Pie, which was the perfect centerpiece for the greenery.

A couple of Textured Notes die cut Pecan Pie rectangles added a bit more color and texture to the card, along with a die cut card front.  A Pretty Peacock card base and sentiment brought a bit of boldness to the card.  And I can't forget the Summer Splash Resin Dots!

Join along in the colorful fun!

Happy Stamping!

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Mixed Florals For Piccadilli Players

Welcome to the first ever Piccadilli Players post! You might be asking what or who these Piccadilli Players are...follow along over on Instagram to see all of the talented designers who share a little love for pickles.  IYKYK!

Our first hop theme is flowers in our favorite colors.  It was hard to decide which of my favorite colors I wanted to use, so I decided to go with my favorite color of tulips in my garden...Petal Pink!

While they might be the most difficult colors to photograph, the softness of the Petal Pink blooms, with a splash of Lemon Lolly and Soft Sea Foam stems creates the most lovely bouquet of spring flowers.

I heat embossed one of the Elements of Text images in white then blended a little Gray Granite over the top.  The fun banner adds a bit of flair to the Spotlight on Nature die cut sentiment.

What's another color that's hard to photograph?!? Gray Granite!  I tried my best, but there are some green undertones that I just couldn't seem to edit out.  If you look past that, you'll see the beautiful embossed background for this bunch of greenery.  The background technique and layout of this card come from a couple Crafty Carrot tutorials this month. (If you haven't checked them out, do it now!  They have a free month coming up in May!)

Follow along on Instagram starting with me craftsomnia to see the rest of the amazing floral creations in our favorite colors!

Happy Stamping!

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Beautiful Butterflies

Welcome to the latest TGIF Challenges Inspiration Challenge!  There are so many beautiful images and colors to pull inspiration from...I can't wait to see what everyone is inspired to create!

I embossed the Beautiful Butterflies in gold, adding some color with the Water Painters in shades of Petunia Pop, Peach Pie and Lemon Lolly.  To achieve the darker colors, applied a few layers of color, allowing the paper to dry in between each application.

Nature's Sweetness DSP helped to bring out the gold embossing, along with my favorite Brushed Brass Butterflies.

Thanks for visiting!

Happy Stamping!

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Inspiration Squad

Happy Monday friends!!  I have some cute little critters from the soon-to-be-released Inspiration Squad for the latest Monday Montage hop.  Be sure to check us all out over on Instagram.  You can find me at @craftsomnia and hop along with all of us!

I always love a fun stamp set that requires coloring.  These little critters are so cute and have the BEST motivating and inspiring sentiments.  I love them all, but I think the dragon is my favorite!

The fun background images from With You In Mind were the perfect little added to touch to each of these cards.  A sweet and simple design made creating multiples of each card super easy!

The Inspiration Squad stamp set will be available in the May 2025 Online Exclusive release. 

Happy Stamping!

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Freshly Made Impressions Abloom

 Happy Saturday friends!  I think I am finally recovered from my time at OnStage.  Between the time change and catching up on things at work and home, I was in a bit of a fog most of the week!  Please tell me I'm not alone...

I'm happy to be back in my craft room and diving in to some of the products we received at OnStage.  I participated in OnStage After Hours and chose the Impressions Abloom bundle...I'm so happy I did! (But those turtles are growing on me!)

Inspired by the latest Freshly Made Sketches sketch, I die cut a few of the Impressions Abloom flowers. The Painted Strips background stamp, once again, helped to complete the sketch.  Have you noticed how much I love this background stamp?

The oval shaped dies that are included in this bundle are awesome!  The stitched outer ring adds so much!  And the Greetings For All Mix & Match Ephemera Pack are so good!  

When you attend OnStage events, you also have the opportunity to order select items from the Product Purchase Premier.  My order arrived yesterday, just in time for the weekend.  Be on the lookout for more sneak peeks of new products!

Happy Stamping!

Bright and Bold Birthday

It's Friday and you all know what that means...time for an all new TGIF Technique Challenge!  Today we are creating bold backgrounds with stamps, embossing, paper...whatever you choose!

I needed an easy button this week, so I went with the bright and bold Full of Life DSP as the background.  These wonky circles went along perfectly with the Around It All dies.

Saying Hey helped to create a bold sentiment to go along with this weeks challenge.  I can't get enough of that Hey!

Happy Stamping!

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Once An Artisan, Always An Artisan

 Last week at OnStage in Raleigh, past and present Artisan's met up for hugs, laughs and swaps.  This was my favorite moment of the week!

I used the Online Exclusives You Are Remarkable and Painted Stripes stamp sets for my card.  Bright and cheerful colors were a must...Petunia Pop, Lemon Lime Twist and, my favorite, Coastal Cabana.

This sentiment was absolutely perfect for all of my talented and crafty friends...they make my world a happier place!

Some Lemon Lime Twist Painted Stripes and some heat embossed splatters created a fun background for these pretty flowers.

Look at all of these beautiful, talented, loving and caring friends...it was sooooo good to see all of them! Once an Artisan, always an Artisan!

Happy Stamping!

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Just a Little Thank You

Happy Tuesday and welcome to the latest Hand Stamped Sentiments Inspiration Challenge.  This one is full of beautiful images that are certain to inspire you!

I was inspired by the pretty blue mushroom in the image, so of course I had to use the Terrific Toadstools.  The mushroom tops were inked in Boho Blue and the stems in Basic Beige.

I initially stamped the mound in Pecan Pie...not the best choice of colors!  My husband, who hates mushrooms, is always quick to remind me that mushrooms grow best in poo! After I good laugh, I quickly changed the color out to Soft Sea Foam. Much better!

Perennial Postage dies added a fun little frame to this magical fairy mushrooms.  I love this color combo...very spring-y!

Join in the fun and play along with us.

Happy Stamping!

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Textured Appreciation

Happy Friday from Raleigh, NC!  I am here with 2000+ stampers for OnStage and can't wait to meet up with some of my TGIF Challenges friends in person!

We might be away playing, but we are still crafting along with this week's sketch challenge!  I have one more card to share with the Textured Notes bundle.

I love the black and white patterns in the Botanical Textures DSP, especially with the bright pop of Lemon Lime Twist!

I added more texture to this bundle with the new Mini Corrugated and Exposed Brick 3D embossing folders. 

Short, sweet and simple post today...we have a day packed full of fun ahead of us!

Happy Stamping!

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Textured Best

Happy Monday stampin' friends!  How many of you are getting ready to attend OnStage later this week?  I'll be there and I hope to get to see some of you!  I'll be joining several of my Monday Montage friends in North Carolina and I can't wait to see all of them!

Today I'm sharing a card created with the newly release Online Exclusive Botanical Textures Suite.  If you love neutral colors and tons of texture, this suite is for you!

I die cut 3 rectangles using the Textured Notes dies and Woven Textures DSP.  Then I stamped various images from the Texture Notes stamp set in shades of Mossy Meadow and Pecan Pie.

I stamped more leaves on the Basic White card front to add just a bit more color. A little strip of the beautiful black and white Botanical Textures DSP gives the perfect pop of boldness to the neutral colors.  The White Ribbon and Linen Tread add just a bit more texture to the project, along with the Neutral Matte Dots.

Be sure to check out the rest of the Monday Montage creations in our Instagram Hop.  You can start with me at @craftsomnia and hop your way though all of the amazing creativity!

Happy Stamping!

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