Celebrate Independence Day

Happy 4th of July stampers!  Do you have any fun-filled plans for today?

I'll fill you in on our amazing plans in just a bit.  But first, I have a festive card to share with you!  In honor of Independence Day, I have a fun card to share with you today.  A few weeks ago I saw this painting on Pinterest and was inspired to pull out my Waterfront stamp set.  I have seen several other similar cards as well...I love all of our creative minds!

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Blueberry Bushel, Whisper White, Silver Glimmer

Ink ~ Blueberry Bushel, Lovely Lipstick, Memento, VersaMark

Stamp Set ~ Waterfront

Other Supplies ~ Celebrate You Thinlits, White Embossing Powder

I LOVE the Waterfront stamp set!  I have seen so many amazing creations!  

Today is guaranteed to be a fun day of celebrating our country's independence!  My stampin' BFF, the amazing Wendy Weixler, and her hubby flew in yesterday in their awesome Clifford plane for a little visit for the holiday.  Wendy and I are kicking the day off with a little fun outdoor Jazzercise class and will then head over to my parents for their annual neighborhood 4th of July parade.  Kids decorate their bikes, scooters and strollers and wear their favorite red, white and blue clothes and parade through the neighborhood.  The local Union fire truck leads the parade and we have ice cold popsicles for the kiddos at the end...so much fun!

We are also gearing up for a big bbq later this evening.  Lots of family and friends will join us for a night of back yard baseball, hide and seek and, of course, fireworks at the end of the night.  This is our second year hosting a party for the 4th of July and I can't wait for everyone to get here!  It fills my heart to the very top having a yard full of so many amazing people and making fun memories!

Wishing you all a very safe and Happy 4th of July!

Happy Stamping!

Happy 4th of July

Happy 4th of July stampin' friends!!!  What are you doing to celebrate today?

We are getting ready for our 13th annual neighborhood parade and we are so excited!  What started out as one neighborhood family walking and riding their decorated bikes around a few blocks has now turned into an entire neighborhood joining in the fun.  And for the second year our local fire department Union truck will lead the parade.  THIS is what the 4th of July is all about!

I have a simple card to share with you today, but I love it!  And I have my BFF to thank because I CASE'd a card she sent me a couple weeks ago...love ya Erica!

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Whisper White, Night of Navy, Silver Foil

Ink ~ Real Red, Night of Navy, Silver

Stamp Sets ~ Work of Art, Gorgeous Grunge, And Many More

Other Supplies ~ Star Framelits, Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack, Silver Metallic Thread, Metallic Sequins

 

Wishing you all a very safe and Happy 4th of July!!

 

Happy Stamping!



Celebration Inspiration

Happy Tuesday stampin' friends!  It's time for an all new challenge over at Hand Stamped Sentiments and we have a festive inspiration challenge this week!  If you love playing along with Hand Stamped Sentiments as much as I do, now is your chance to join our team!  See the HSS Challenge Blog for details on how you can become a Design Team Member!

This inspiration photo made me think of a fun 4th of July birthday celebration...and what does every birthday celebration need?!?!  Candles!!!

 

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Night of Navy, Real Red, Schoolhouse DSP

Ink ~ Real Red, Night of Navy, Pacific Point, Crushed Curry

Stamp Sets ~ Build a Birthday, Project Life Remember This

Other Supplies ~ Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Silver Metallic Thread, Project Life Cards & Labels Framelits

 

What will YOU be inspired to create today?!?!  Be sure to share your creation with us!

 

Happy Stamping!



4th of July ~ Wreath of Roses



Happy Tuesday stampin' friends!  The girls over at SSINK are kicking off the 4th of July festivities a few days early.  Be sure to check out the rest of the INKspiring 4th of July creations from our awesome design team.

 

I saw a wreath a few weeks ago in a home décor store and fell in love with, but wasn't willing to pay $50 for it when I knew I could make it myself!   Knowing that we had a vacation coming up, I thought this would be the perfect project to take along with me.  I cut out a bazillion roses (not that many, but it sure felt like it!) and I spent a better part of our vacation travel time curling all of the roses.  (Those of you who know me know that I hate to travel and almost always bring some sort of crafting project with me to occupy my time.)  Once we got to our beach house, I got to work gluing all of the rosettes together and adding them to the wreath.  This went MUCH quicker than I thought it would! 

 

The supplies are simple for this project...

Real Red, Night of Navy, Whisper White and Silver Glimmer Paper

Stars Framelits, Spiral Flower Original

Foam Wreath, Hot Glue

 

I am so happy with how this turned out and can't wait to hang it on my front door at home.  I may even make a couple of other mini projects with the left over rosettes I have...or I may just play on the beach and enjoy the {cooler} sunny weather!

 

Thanks for stopping by today!

 

Happy Stamping!

 

 



All Bundled Up with Sale-a-Bration

Today, the girls over at Stylin' Stampin' INKspiration have put together some product bundle ideas to help you earn a FREE Sale-a-Bration item...nothing beats FREE, right? 

My product bundle includes the Starburst Framelits, Butterfly Punch and the Hand Held Stapler.  These are fun products that you can use on any card!  With the purchase of those 3 products, you can earn the Best Day Ever stamp set or the Best Year Ever DSP...or maybe you'll decide on Best Year Ever Accessory Pack or any of the other fabulous SAB items!

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Coastal Cabana, Sahara Sand, Whisper White, Best Year Ever DSP

Ink ~ Coastal Cabana, Sahara Sand

Stamp Set ~ Best Day Ever

Other Supplies ~ Starburst Framelits, Butterfly Punch, Hand Held Stapler, Best Year Ever Accessory Pack, Circle Punch, Note Tag Punch

 

This cute card is a CASE from the amazing ADT Member, Sarah Sagert.  I love her style of stamping and look forward to her projects each week!

 

Be sure to check out the rest of the bundle ideas from the SSINK girls and bet INKspired to CREATE today!

 

Happy Stamping!



Celabrate July ~ SSInk Scrapbook Sketch

Monday...you came way too quick!  It's back to reality after a week in Salt Lake City with all of my bestest stampin' friends!  Between staying with the amazing Wendy (Wickedly Wonderful Creations) and meeting up daily with many of the SSInk girls, I'm in a very happy place!  It was so good to see my dear friend Cynthia (Ink-a-Doodle) again too...once a year is just never enough!  All of the friendships that have come from being a Stampin' Up! demo are the best!

 

Before I get all mushy and start shedding tears, I have this months scrapbook layout for SSInk to share with all of you! Don't forget you can always play along with us.   

As always, I turned to MDS for this page and added another page to my family year book.  This is a fun page from some of our 4th of July festivities!  It was fun to have all of the cousins, big and little, together...fun times are always had!

MDS Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Family Fun Photobook DSP

Ink ~ Real Red, Night of Navy, Basic Gray, Tempting Turquoise

Stamp Sets ~ For the Home, Extreme Elements, Wonderful You

 

As I said before, don't forget to play along and link up your creation over on the SSInk blog!

 

I hope I've INKspired you to create something fabulous today!

 

 

 

Happy 4th of July

Happy 4th of July friends!  I hope you have something fun and festive planned for today!  My family is kicking off the day with our annual neighborhood parade and then we're off to the 4th of July in the Park...tons of fun vendors, food, games and lots more.  We'll wrap up our day with a big family taco feed and fireworks.  I LOVE the 4th of July!

Some of the amazing design team members over at Stylin' Stampin' INKspiration love the 4th of July too and are sharing their festive creations with us today.  Be sure to check all of them out...they are awesome!

I had some left over items from the June 2014 My Paper Pumpkin and didn't want them to go to waste, so I put them to use in today's card.  I cut the pinwheel paper down to 3"x3" so it fit a little better on the card and turned one of the paper straws into a firework.  What do you think?!?!

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Night of Navy, Whisper White, Pumpkin Pie, June 2014 My Paper Pumpkin DSP

Ink ~ Real Red

Stamp Set ~ June 2014 My Paper Pumpkin, Be the Star 

Other Supplies ~ Stylish Stripes Embossing Folder

 

I used this weeks Freshly Made Sketches sketch for this card and was totally inspired by Rita's card this week!

 

 

I hope you all have a safe and fabulous 4th of July!

 

Happy Stamping!

Stars and Stripes and Pinwheels

Hi friends!!!  It's almost the 4th of July and I am so excited!  This is one of my favorite holidays!  Spending time with family, baseball games, swimming and of course, fireworks, always make for an awesome time!  We'll be kicking off the holiday weekend tonight with our boys by heading to another Sweets baseball game.  We haven't told the kiddos yet, but there will be a firework show after the game...shhh!!!  :-)  It's sure to be a fun night!

Not only do I love all of the fun festivities that come with the 4th of July, but I love decorating for it too!  June's My Paper Pumpkin has been my favorite so far.  PERFECT for 4th of July decorating....and so much more!

I LOVE the DSP for the pinwheels in this kit...I wish we could get more in full sheets!  I cut out a few stars from some leftover pinwheel paper to create the little star garland...yep, I sewed again!  I'm getting a little better each time ;-)  I cut out a few stars as well and attached them to the super cute paper straws that came in the kit...perfect!  Cut some thin strips of paper, crumpled them up and stuck them inside the bucket.  Added a couple little banners that were a part of the kit and this fun and festive creation was complete! 

 

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Silver Glimmer Paper, Night of Navy, Real Red, Whisper White, June 2014 My Paper Pumpkin

Ink ~ Night of Navy, Real Red

Stamp Set ~ June 2014 My Paper Pumpkin

Other Supplies ~ Stars Framelits

 

I can't wait to see what this months My Paper Pumpkin kit contains...it's like Christmas every month!  Haven't signed up yet?  What are you waiting for?!?!?  Click HERE to subscribe....lots of new options to fit your needs! 

 

Happy Stamping!



Burlap, Stars and Stripes

Hello stampin' friends!  I'm sharing my fun and patriotic Burlap, Stars and Stripes Wreath over at Stylin' Stampin' INKspiration.  Head on over to check out the full details on how to create a wreath of your very own!

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Night of Navy, Real Red, Whisper White, Silver Glimmer Paper, Brights DSP Stack, Window Sheet

Ink ~ Night of Navy, Real Red

Stamp Set ~ June Paper Pumkin

Other Supplies ~ Silver 1/8" Ribbon, Stars Framelits, Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack, 1/2" Circle Punch, Burlap, Wire Wreath Form

 

Happy Stamping!