So Glad We're Friends ~ Monday Montage

Welcome back to Monday Montage!!!  We have another fabulous hop in store for you this week!  Make sure you click on the links below so you don't miss any of the creations...we promise you will love them all! 

What do you do when your BFF isn't able to make it for a visit due to the stupid flu virus invading your house and horrible winter conditions?  You spend the day FaceTime stamping! And that is just what Wendy and I did this weekend.  It wasn't quite the same as stamping together in the same room, but it sure makes you thankful for technology when you can't be together in person! My crazy family made sure to make Wendy feel like she was here too by popping in to my craft room every so often to say hi :-)  I think we both managed to make 3-4 cards during our marathon FaceTime crafting time...yay for us!  

I haven't given Incredible Like You much attention since coming home from OnStage, so I pulled it out and put it to good use with this splashy background that I've had sitting on my desk for a few weeks.

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Whisper White, Glossy White, Grapefruit Grove

Ink ~ Night of Navy, Bermuda Bay, Grapefruit Grove, Granny Apply Green

Stamp Set ~ Incredible Like You

Other Supplies ~ Stitched Shapes Framelits, Layering Circles Framelits, Silver Metallic Thread

The layout for this creation was inspired by the latest Fab Friday Challenge. Such a fun sketch!

Next stop on the hop is my friend Cathy...I always love all of her awesome creations! Or if you want to hop backwards, you can hop on backwards to the amazingly talented Amy...her stamping style is amazing!  

Thanks you for stopping by today!

Happy Stamping!

We've added links to all of our home pages as well so you can hop along in any order you'd like!

Amy O'Neill - Amy's Paper Crafts

Breelin Renwick - Craft-somnia Momma

Cathy Casey - Sugar Shack Designs

Charlet Mallett - Painted Orange

Cheryl Curtis - Pomp and Sustenance

Dani Dziama - Dani's Thoughtful Corner

Elizabeth Price - Seeinginkspots

Julie Warnick - Creating on the Run

Melissa Stout - The Stamp Doc

Wendy Weixler - Wickedly Wonderful Creations

Celebrating the Good Stuff

Hello stampers!  I hope everyone's week is off to a good start so far!

I had big plans yesterday of getting some chores done around the house after a doctors appointment, but thanks to a power outage, I had to leave some of my chores behind and had some time to stamp!  I checked out the latest Fab Friday Challenge and decided to pay along with their latest sketch. 

I got a little off track with the sketch when I added the cute little flag banners, but I just rolled with it!  I won the Pick a Pennant stamp set at OnStage in April and thought I had bought the coordinating framelits, but I thought wrong.  It's a good thing I love fussy cutting!

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Whisper White, Tranquil Textures DSP, Garden Impressions DSP

Ink ~ Balmy Blue, Calypso Coral, Petal Pink

Stamp Sets ~ Pick a Pennant, Picture Perfect Birthday

Other Supplies ~ Layering Circles Framelits, Whisper White Bakers Twine

I kind of wish I would have used an embossing folder on this, but simple is good, right?!?!

I'm off to get my Christmas in July class supplies all cut and ready.  And I supposed I better do a little bit more yard work before I head back to my craft room to create.  I'm not gonna lie...it's going to be really hard to go back to work at the end of my summer break!  I'm loving my time off and somewhat unstructured days.

Happy Stamping!

Blue Marlin Birthday

Happy Tuesday stampin friends!!!  Did you all survive Halloween?  Does anyone else have a bit of a sugar hangover this morning?!?!

 

I have the perfect cure for any sugar withdraws you may have today...an all new color challenge over at Hand Stamped Sentiments!  These cool colors will help clear you head and get your creative juices flowing!

I've been so busy working on Halloween and other fall and winter creations that I've fallen behind on getting some birthday cards made.  I thought these colors would be great for a blue marlin birthday card!



Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Mint Macaron, Dapper Denim, Whisper White

Ink ~ Mint Macaron, Emerald Envy, Dapper Denim, Basic Black

Stamp Sets ~ From Land to Sea, Feather Together

Other Supplies ~ Swirly Scribbles Thinlits, Tags & Labels Framelits

 

I pulled some inspiration from Fab Friday thanks to their awesome sketch!

 

Be sure to check out both of these great challenges and play along!

 

Happy Stamping!

Retiring Birthday Wishes

Most of you know by now that the 2014-2015 Annual Catalog retiring product list has been release...are you mourning the loss of some of your favorite stamp sets like I am?  This is always a bitter sweet time of year!  It's sad to say goodbye to some of our favorites, but it means that new stamps are just around the corner and that makes me HAPPY!!!  I can't wait to see what will be in the 2015-2016 Annual Catalog!

 

As I was going through my stamp sets that will be retiring, I pulled out a couple of my favorites...

Supplies Used~

Paper ~ Mossy Meadow, Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Adventure Bound DSP

Ink ~ Crumb Cake, Soft Suede, Early Espresso, Mossy Meadow

Stamp Sets ~ Walk in the Wild, Four You

Other Supplies ~ Gold Basic Metallic Buttons

 

I played along with this weeks Fab Friday sketch, which was perfect for the moose!



Cozy Coffee Cafe

Whew!  We made it to the weekend!!  And it's not just any weekend for me...it's the start of a 9 day vacation for me....YES!!!  I have big plans to spend the afternoon in my craft room doing nothing but creating!  I'm sneaking in a little early morning creating too before the rest of my family gets up, although the tiniest human in my family decided he needed to be up at 5:30, so he's keeping me company!

I'm playing along with two of my favorite Friday challenge sites...Fab Friday and The Friday Mashup.   Fab Friday has a fun sketch this week...perfect for the weather mashup over at The Friday Mashup!  The challenge this week is to let our weather inspire us in our creation and to mash it up, we are to add in a metal embellishment.  So...here's what I came up with!

Supplies ~

Paper ~ Watercolor Winter Simply Created Card Kit Card Base and Background Pieces, Whisper White, Regals DSP

Ink ~ Memento, Smoky Slate Blendabilities, Bermuda Bay

Stamp Set ~ Perfect Blend, Good Greetings

Other Supplies ~ Bermuda Bay Bakers Twine, Basic Hodgepodge Clips, Watercolor Winter Simply Created Card Kit Die-Cut Accents, Frosted Sequins

Everyday Adventure Project Life Accessory Pack Washi Tape

 

We've had some super cold temps this past week with a little bit of snow, so that is what inspired my creation for today.  I'm not a fan of the cold, but if it's going to be this cold, I'd be happy if it would just snow like crazy!  That would be the perfect excuse to warm up in my favorite coffee shop with a good friend and catch up.  Sounds amazing, doesn't it?  And do you spy the little bit of metal?  That teeny tiny little  paper clip is so much fun, right?!?!? 

 

The Friday Mashup still has an open Design Team call going on, so I'm giving it my best shot...wish me luck!

 

I'm hoping to crank out another crafty creation before the rest of my people wake up and we battle the weekend-before-Thanksgiving-grocery-store madness!

 

Wishing you all a Happy Saturday and I hope you get some stamping time in too!

 

Happy Stamping!