Softly Stippled Inspiration

Valentine's Day may be behind us, but that doesn't mean we can't keep sharing love all year long!  This weeks Hand Stamped Sentiments Inspiration Challenge is full of images to help continue to spread a little love!

I was inspired by the beautiful roses.  I sat down with the rose pattern of the Softly Stippled DSP and a few of my favorite Stampin' Blends.  Melon Mambo, Flirty Flamingo and Bubble Bath, along with Granny Apple Green, made for a colorful display of roses.  I fussy cut each image out and popped them up with Dimensionals on another piece of DSP.

I heat embossed a Charming Sentiments sentiment in white on Pebbled Path to go along with the card base.  A few Melon Mambo Shiny Sequins added just the right amount of sparkle and shine to the card.

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

Happy Stamping!

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Mountain Views

Welcome to our first Around the World On Wednesday hop of 2024!  Today we are all sharing projects inspired by this fun sketch.  You are going to love what you see as you hop along!

This fun and unique sketch was so much fun to create with. I love the split colors in the background!

I created a square scene with the beautiful Forever Forest stamp set and dies. The mountains were die-cut from Crumb Cake.  I colored the mountaintops with the dark Crumb Cake Stampin' Blend to add a bit more depth.  Some Lost Lagoon trees were tucked behind...they remind me of a Blue Spruce!  A couple of die-cut pine trees were added to the outside of the frame, along with a simple sentiment from Charming Sentiments.  The only embellishment needed was a white bakers twine bow!

Be sure to make your way through the entire hop to see what everyone has to share  today!  Next up is Cheryl Hamilton of Create with Cheryl.

Jan Clothier - NZ

Leonie Stuart - AU

Rochelle Laird-Smith - AU

Cheryll Miller - AU

Danielle Kassing - NL

Ximena Morales - DE

Aurélie Fabre - FR

Mikaela Titheridge - UK

Tina Zinck-MacDonald - CA

Annette Ball - CA

Angie McKenzie - US

Kelly Taranto - US

Shel Anderson - CA

Sharon Hashimoto Burkert - US

Chris Smith - US

Tricia Butts - US

Theresa McEntee - US

Bree Renwick - US

Cheryl Hamilton - US

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Zany Zoo Thank You

It's the last Friday of 2023 and TGIF Challenges is wrapping up the year with a fun Inspiration Challenge!  There is so much cuteness wrapped up in this cute little inspiration photo...so many creative possibilities!

I mixed some Annual Catalog favorites with some upcoming January-April Mini and Sale-a-Bration Catalog favorites to play along with this challenge.

I used the Perennial Postage dies to create a postage stamp with the super cute Sunny Days DSP, which you can earn for free with a qualifying order during Sale-a-Bration!  The sunshine pattern goes along perfectly with the clouds!

I colored one of my favorite Zany Zoo critters to cruise through the forest with a basket full of Charming {Thank You} Sentiments. 

I love the sweet and simple layout inspired by the latest Freshly Made Sketches...a great way to end the year!

I hope you join along in the fun!

Happy Stamping!

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Stepping Things Up - Control Freaks Blog Hop

 

Hello stampers and welcome to another Control Freaks Blog Hop!  This month we are stepping things up with our projects. Did you just arrive from the amazing creation from Melissa Davies of Rubber Funatics or are you just getting started?  Either way, make sure you don't miss a single stop along the way!

I decided to make my focus on the beautiful Perfectly Penciled DSP for my projects today.  I always love any black and white DSP and this pack of paper does not disappoint!

For my first card, I keep things simple with nothing but paper, stamps and ink...and maybe some embossing powder too!  Charming Sentiments stamp set was perfect to go along with each different design.

Next up is another pattern of Perfectly Penciled with a little pop of color.  I die-cut 

circle from the center of DSP and colored the flowers with Calypso Coral and Granny Apple Green Stampin' Blends.  I wanted a bit more color, so I filled in the remaining white space with Pool Party Stampin' Blends.  The colored circle was then layered on a Basic Black circled, carefully lined up to match the black and white flowers behind.

Next up is the big step up...lot of color for the flowers, followed by lots of fussy cutting!  These beautiful blooms were popped up with a few Dimensionals on top of a Basic White background with just the right amount of splatter.  Some separated threads of Parakeet Party Metallic Woven Thread were tucked behind the sentiment, along with a few Fine Sparkle Adhesive-backed Gems scattered around the floral image as a finishing touch.

It's always fun to start simple and step things up!  

Check out Cindy Elam of Hearts Delight Cards to see how she stepped things up too!

Thanks for hopping along with all of us!

Happy Stamping!

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Charming Framed Birthday Wishes

Welcome to the latest Hand Stamped Sentiments Color Challenge!  I love these rich, bold colors and can not wait to see what every creates!

I paired up Framed Occasions with Charming Sentiments for this color combo.  I stamped the flowers in Calypso Coral and Rich Razzleberry, with a couple Parakeet Party leaves.  I brought Bermuda Bay in with the hexagon frame and stamped Charming Sentiments birthday sentiment.

A little Bermuda Bay splatter brought some fun to background and a few Seasonal Sequins added the perfect amount of bling.  Just a hint of black and white is peeking out from behind the sentiment, thanks to my favorite Black & White Designs DSP.  Sweet, simple and charming!

Join along in the the fun and share your creations with us over at Hand Stamped Sentiments!

Happy Stamping!

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Perfect Pomegranate Birthday Wishes

 Happy Thursday stamping friends!  I am finally back into the swing of things after our amazing family vacation in Cancun. This is my final week of summer break before returning back to work for the school year, so I am soaking up as much stamp time as I can get!

I never seem to have enough birthday cards on hand, so my goal this week was to get a good stockpile built up.  I inked up Perfect Pomegranate for this first time and it did not disappoint!  These images are gorgeous! The sentiment comes from Charming Sentiments, which comes with coordinating dies...amazing!

I stamped the pomegranates in Merry Merlot, which is a little darker than a real pomegranate, but I loved how beautiful it was, so I went with it.  A few Pale Papaya flowers and some Pear Pizzazz leaves were also included...which were all fussy cut.

I created a simple stamped background in colors of Pale Papaya and Merry Merlot then added a small piece of Texture Chic for the perfect amount of shimmer and shine.  I love the gold foil in this DSP!

I hope you are all having a fantastic week and have found some time to be creative!

Happy Stamping!

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