Look Who's Turning One!

Happy Friday stampers!

We are monkeying around over at Friday Mashup today with a fun challenge!

This week's challenge is to create a project with a monkey or a fancy fold...or you can mash things up and make fancy fold card with a monkey.

It's also Friday Favorites over at Styin' Stampin' INKspiration today, so I used some of my current favorites on today's card.  Can you guess what my favorites are?  You can head on over to SSINK to see what they are!

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Bermuda Bay, Old Olive, Crushed Curry, Real Red, Tangelo Twist, Whisper White

Ink ~ Bermuda Bay, Old Olive, Crushed Curry, Real Red, Tangelo Twist, Early Espresso, Basic Black, Smoky Slate

Stamp Sets ~ Zoo Babies, Dotty Angles, Number of Years, Balloon Celebration

Other Supplies ~ Balloon Bouquet Punch, Party Punch Pack, Whisper White Bakers Twine, Large Number Framelits

I made this card for a sweet little man in our fire family who will celebrate his first birthday next weekend!  I can't wait to help celebrate his big day with him!

Happy Friday to all of you and happy stamping!

Thanks So Much Deer

Hello stampers!

 

I'm back today with another deer thank you card...guess that's my thing this year!  It's another Anything Goes day over at Stylin' Stampin' INKspiration, so I'm linking this fun guy up over there!

 

This super simple card has a lot of different stamp sets rolled in to it...some old, some {brand} new and some that we'll soon be saying good-bye to.

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Whisper White, Watercolor Paper

Ink ~ Smoky Slate, Soft Sky, Pool Party, Lost Lagoon, Basic Black

Stamp Sets ~ Dotty Angles, Jolly Christmas, Perfect Pairings*

Other Supplies ~ Silver Metallic Thread, Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Greetings Thinlits

*2016 Sale-A-Bration Stamp Set

 

After cutting out the "Thanks", I used my Aqua Painter and created an ombre effect...this was a fun way to add just a splash of color to the card.

 

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

 

Happy Stamping!



Be the Star Birthday ~ SSINKCC12

Happy Monday friends!  It's the first Monday of the month which means it's time for a new SSINK Color Challenge.

 I'm not gonna lie....these colors made me think for a bit, but I love these colors really do work together!   I also pulled some inspiration from the latest Fab Friday Sketch and from one of our Convention make and takes.

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Strawberry Slush, Whisper White

Ink ~ Strawberry Slush, Tempting Turquoise, Mossy Meadow

Stamp Sets ~ Be the Star, Amazing Birthday, Dotty Angles

Other Supplies ~ Strawberry Slush Thick Bakers Twine, Stars Framelits

 

Now head on over to see what the rest of the design team has come up with and don't forget to play along with us!

 

Happy Stamping!



Hello Sequins

Hello friends and hello weekend! It's our second weekend at home where we don't have a billion different things going on and this makes me happy!  I got in a run early this morning and some time in my craft room before my kiddos woke up...this makes me happy too :-) 

I got my sparkle on this morning with some crafty inspiration from Friday Mashup...I mashed up some sequins with the fun new "hello" stamp from the Hi There stamp set...

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Very Vanilla, Crisp Cantaloupe

Ink ~ Crisp Cantaloupe

Stamp Sets ~ Hi There, Dotty Angles

Other Supplies ~ Tea Lace Paper Doilies, Natural Chevron Ribbon, Venetian Crochet Trim, Gold Sequin Trim, Oval Framelits

 

I love the new Venetian Crochet Trim....LOVE it!  Added to the flip side of the Natural Chevron Ribbon...swoon! 

 

Here's a little peek of the inside of the card...I love the Dotty Angles stamp set to dress up the inside of the cards. 

I hope you all have a fabulous weekend and find a little time to get creative!

 

Happy Stamping!

 

Enjoy the Adventure

Hooray!!  We made it to Friday!  It has been one crazy week for me...how about you?  I think my subconscious must have been telling me something when I decided to create a card each day using the Life's Adventure stamp set, because we have had one heck of an adventurous week!  Between running my boys to and from baseball game and going into work for interviews, I feel like I've spent most of my time in my car this week. 

Yesterday was my day off (if you don't count having to go in for another interview) and my boys were itching to go to the bike and skate track.  So after the little man got up from his nap, we all loaded up in the truck and headed to the track, only to find the skate track FULL of older kids, which kind of intimidated my twins.  We decided to check out the other skate park on the other side of town, even though it didn't have a bike track for my little dude, and found it to be nearly empty...score!  The big boys were having a blast riding their scooters, the dog was happily chasing her ball and the little dude was happy to ride his bike around the ball fields.  After a bit, my youngest decided he wanted to go watch his brothers ride their scooters.  It all went downhill from there...and in a hurry!  My little man has NO FEAR and decided to run up one of the ramps, not realizing that the concrete is very smooth, slipped and split his chin wide open!  Needless to say, our trip to the skate park came to an end :-(  We all loaded up and headed to the fire station so my hubby could bandage him up...thank goodness it wasn't deep enough to warrant stitches.  My twins were a bit upset that we had to end our visit to the skate park, but we made it up to them with a trip to our favorite fro-yo place after dinner.  Our lives are ALWAYS an adventure!

I'm wrapping up the week with a card that seems pretty fitting for our adventure yesterday and playing a long with a couple of my favorite challenges!  The sketch comes from Freshly Made Sketches and the color combo comes from Colour Me! 

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Chocolate Chip, Whisper White, Tempting Turquoise, Sweet Taffy, Confetti Celebration

Ink ~ JetBlack StazOn, Tempting Turquoise, Daffodil Delight, Chocolate Chip, Pistachio Pudding

Stamp Set ~ Life's Adventure, Dotty Angles

Other Supplies ~ Essentials Hardware Clips, Pistachio Pudding Thick Bakers Twine

 

Are you wondering where the fun little polka dots came from?  A pencil eraser!  I felt like there was just too much empty white space and didn't have any Candy Dots to add, but I had my pencil sitting next to my workspace, grabbed it, inked it up and added a little extra color! 

 

I hope you've all enjoyed my {Life's} Adventure week!  It's been fun for me to focus on just on stamp set.  I might give it a try again next week with another new set!

 

Happy Stamping!



Be YOU {tiful} Friend

Happy Friday friends!  Where did this week go?!?!  It seems like Monday was  just yesterday...gotta love when the week days fly by :-)  I started my summer work schedule this week and have Thursdays off until my kiddos go back to school.  I am very lucky and blessed that my boss is such a kind hearted man and allows me to work this schedule, which allows me a little more time to have fun with my boys.

Since I didn't have to work yesterday, I was able to take advantage of some early morning stamping while everyone else slept...yay! I got two of my Convention card swaps designed and made a couple of other fun cards too.  I'm still lovin' Flower Patch and inked it up again.

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Coastal Cabana, Whisper White

Ink ~ Coastal Cabana, Bermuda Bay, Crushed Curry, Pear Pizzazz, Old Olive

Stamp Sets ~ Flower Patch, Dotty Angles

Other Supplies ~ Flower Fair Framelits, Crushed Curry Bakers Twine

 

Here's a little peak of the inside too...I love those fun dots! 

This card is going out to a good friend and fellow stamper who was just diagnosed with some pretty scary medical conditions...I'm hoping this will cheer her up a little and put a smile on her face.

 

Enjoy your weekend!!!

 

Happy Stamping!



Hello My {Fab Friday} Friend

Hello my fabulous friends!  It may not be Friday yet, but we are half way there....woohoo!  Even though it's not Friday, I have a fun card to share with you for the latest Fab Friday Challenge.  I love this sketch and had a lot of fun making this card!

I held on to these "HELLO" pieces left over from my Monday Montage post because I knew I would use them for something.  Never.throw.away.a.scrap!  The fun triangles in the sketch led to a whole card FULL of triangles!

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Whisper White, Bermuda Bay, Strawberry Slush, Crushed Curry, Tangelo Twist, Confetti Celebration DSP

Ink ~ Pistachio Pudding

Stamp Set ~ Dotty Angles, Six-Sided Sampler (MDS)

Other Supplies ~ Triangle Punch, Everyday Adventure Project Life Accessory Pack Washi Tape, Little Letters Thinlits, e-cutter, sewing machine

 

I love, love, LOVE the new Dotty Angles stamp set....so much fun!!!  I feel like I'm on a total crafting high with all of my new stuff :D  I really should have taken a day or two off of work just to play!

 

Thanks for stopping by today!  Be sure to check back in tomorrow for our FINAL Stylin' Stampin' Squad Blog Hop!

 

Happy Stamping!

 



Hello My Dotty Friend ~ Monday Montage



Welcome back to another fabulous edition of the Monday Montage Blog Hop!  I don't know about you, but I'm really excited to see everyone's creations this go round.
I was lucky enough to get my NEW box-o-goodies on Thursday and have been in heaven playing with everything since I opened it!  I could not wait to try out the new Kraft paper...squeal!!!  I LOVE it!!!  Add some white craft ink and I'm one happy stamper :-)  I love the "Friend" card on page 125 of the new catalog and just had to CASE it...this is my version.  (And yes, I did sew on my card again...kinda having fun with that!)

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Kraft Cardstock, Bermuda Bay, Confetti Celebration DSP

Ink ~ White Craft

Stamp Set ~ Dotty Angles, Six-Sided Sampler (MDS)

Other Supplies ~ Bermuda Bay Bakers Twine, Little Letters Thinlits, e-cutter

 

So, who else was so excited for all of the new colors of Baker's Twine? I have a serious addiction to this stuff and am sure to own every single color in the near future!

 

Now it's time to hop on over to Cathy's blog for another awesome creation...you're sure to love it!  Or if you prefer to hop backwards, you can head on back to Amy's project...she inspires me each and every week!  Either way, just make sure you make the whole loop and don't miss any of us.  And don't forget to leave us some love on our blogs...we love hearing from you!

 

  Thanks for hopping along with us today!

 

Happy Stamping!