Craft-somnia Momma: Blended Seasons

Tuesday, July 17, 2018

Flamingo Inspiration ~ HSSIC 294

Hello stampers and welcome to an all new Hand Stamped Sentiments Challenge! This week we have a summer fun inspiration challenge for you to play along with. I can't wait to see what you are inspired to create!

I am loving the flamingos in the photos, but sadly, I have no flamingo stamp sets :-( I think I need to fix that problem! But there is so much more to these photos than flamingos...look at all of the beautiful colors! That is where I drew my inspiration from today!

Since I still had the Blended Seasons stamp set out, I inked up the floral image again and got got to coloring with some of the fabulous new Stamping Blend colors...Flirty Flamingo, Lovely Lipstick, Call Me Clover and Pineapple Punch.

Green is one of my favorite colors and I am LOVING Call Me Clover! It's a great green, especially with some bright pinks!

Supplies Used:
Paper ~ Whisper White, Call Me Clover
Ink ~ Memento, Stampin' Blends (see colors above)
Stamp Set ~ Blended Seasons
Other Supplies ~ Stitched Seasons, Iridescent Sequins

I had fun creating the background by smearing ink on my silicon mat, then spritzing it with water and "smooshing" my paper on top of it. It's an easy way to create a watercolor background with very little effort!

Thank you for stopping by today! I hope you play along with us at Hand Stamped Sentiments and share how you were inspired to create!

Happy Stamping!

Sunday, July 15, 2018

Blended Seasons Swap ~ Monday Montage

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!

Here we are at Monday again! How in the world did the weekend go by so fast?!? It is so very true when they say time flies when you are having fun :-) We had some weekend summer fun at Farmers Market and the swimming pool...AND I had some time to stamp!

I was asked to participate in a swap with the soon to be released Blended Seasons bundle and I couldn't say no. I sat down with the stamp set to create my swap, but I couldn't decided which season to choose. So...I decided to make one of each to help myself decide. I think I know which one I'm going to use, but I may need your help to make the final decision!

Will it be Option #1...the pretty flowers colored in some of the beautiful new Stampin' Blend colors?

Or Option #2...a thank you card full of warm fall colors?

How about Option #3...a simple and fun Christmas card. Who doesn't love plaid, right?!?

Or will it be Option #4...a bright and cheerful summer wheat harvest card?

I need to hurry up and decide because I need to get the swaps all made and shipped out by the end of this week! Be sure to leave me a comment with your favorite!

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Whisper White, Coastal Cabana, Highland Heather, Night of Navy, Granny Apple Green, Under the Mistletoe DSP

Ink ~ Memento, VersaMark, Coastal Cabana, Stampin' Blends

Stamp Set ~ Blended Seasons

Other Supplies ~ Stitched Seasons Framlelits, Linen Thread, Gold Metallic Pearls, Iridescent Sequins, Basic Black Bakers Twine

Mark you calendars...the Blended Seasons Bundle will be averrable to customers August 1st! Don't miss out!

Next up is my stampin' friend is Dani...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 you for stopping by today!

Happy Stamping!