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!



Zoo Baby Birthday ~ Stylin' Stampin' Squad

Good morning and welcome to April's edition of the Stylin' Stampin' Squad Blog Hop!  This month our hop is FULL of fun children's creations.  From baby shower invites to fun birthday gifts and cards (and soooo much more!), you are sure to smile as you hop along!

 

As you hop along, please be sure to comment and show some love on every blog! We are always excited to hear from our followers! You should have just left stop number FIVE on the Stylin' Stampin' Squad Blog Hop - Cynthia of Ink-A-Doodle Creations. If so, you are in the right spot. If a link doesn't work or you get off track, you will find the full blog hop lineup below.

 

A sweet little boy just celebrated his 1st birthday last week and I was so excited to make him a fun card and gift bag for his special day.  Pop-up books and cards were always a favorite of mine when I was little, so I decided to try a pop-up card of my own.  But rather than the pop-up being on the inside, I made it on the outside. 

 

I created a coordinating gift tag to go on the gift bag...

And used one of the awesome bags from the March Paper Pumpkin kit to attach the tag to!

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Marina Mist, Real Red, Tempting Turquoise, Crushed Curry, Pumpkin Pie, Gumball Green, Whisper White, Polka Dot Parade DSP

Ink ~ Real Red, Tempting Turquoise, Crushed Curry, Pumpkin Pie, Basic Black

Stamp Sets ~ Zoo Babies, Four You, ABC-123 Sketched Alphabet & Numbers, March Paper Pumpkin

Other Supplies ~ March Paper Pumpkin Kit, 1" Circle Punch, Whisper White Bakers Twine, Real Red and Marina Mist 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon

 

Now it's time to hop on over to Jennifer with Happy 2 Scrap 4 Life!

 

Blog Hop Participant List:

1. Dawn S. of Dawn's Creative Chalet
2. Erica B. of Stamping Starlette
3. Shellie G. of Craft Smashup
4. Kathy P. of Katrina P's Creative Corner
5. Cynthia R. of Ink-A-Doodle Creations
6. Bree R. of Craft-Somnia
7. Jennifer C. of Happy 2 Scrap 4 Life
8. Donna S. of Organized Chaos
9. Darcy J. of DJ's Stampin' Place
10. Tonya B. of Stampin' with Tonya
11. Diana E. of Stampin' Fun with Diana
12. Pam S. of Stampin' in the Sun
13. Kim R. of Stamping with Kim
14. Rose C. of Stampin' with Rose
15. Darla R. & Nancy K. of Stampin' with Darla and Sisters

 

Happy Congratulations Birthday ~ HSS183

Happy Tuesday friends! 
It's time for a bright and fun color challenge over at Hand Stamped Sentiments!

Can you guess where my inspiration came for my new blog header?  I LOVE these colors and the Happy Congratulations stamp set is just plain FUN!  I created a festive shaker frame with the polaroid framelit...who doesn't love a shaker card?!?!

supplies Used:

Paper ~ Coastal Cabana, Whisper White, Crushed Curry, Gumball Green, Festive Prints DSP, Window Sheet

Ink ~ Coastal Cabana, Gunball Green, Crushed Curry, Jet Black StazOn, White Stampin' Chalk Marker

Stamp Sets ~ Happy Congratulations, Gorgeous Grunge, Four You

Other Supplies ~ On Film Framelits, 1-3/8" Circle Punch, Owl Punch, Whisper White Bakers Twine, Silver Glass Stampin' Glitter

 

Now head on over to check out the rest of the creations from the design team and don't forget to play along!

 

Happy Stamping!



Celebrating my Momma

Today we will celebrate my Momma's birthday...a few days late.  I'm making her favorite dish for dinner...lemon pasta...yum-O!  I will say that the cooler fall weather has inspired me to cook {and eat} more.  Does anyone else feel the need to cook/bake more in the fall and winter months?

Today I'm sharing with you the birthday card I made for my mom for her birthday.  If you saw my Christmas Star card last week for Stylin' Stampin' INKspiration, you'll see that I CASE'd myself.  But I hope you'll also see that you can use a stamp for more than one occasion too :-)

Supplies Used:

 

Paper ~ Basic Black, Real Red, Modern Medley DSP, Silver Foil Sheets, Very Vanilla

Ink ~ Real Red, VersaMark

Stamp Sets ~ Christmas Star Single Stamp, Four You, Gorgeous Grunge

Other Supplies ~ Simply Scored, Silver Embossing Powder, Rhinestone Basics

 

This card is perfect for my mom....the big Christmas Star remind me of the red Macy's star and my mom LOVES shopping there!  There's a good chance she may just get a Macy's gift card inside this card!!!

 

It's another windy and rainy day here today.  I'm headed up to get the house all cleaned so I can take full advantage of some nap time stamping today!

 

Happy Stamping!!!

Fab and Fresh Fall Friday

While we have yet to have fall like weather here, it is Friday and that is fabulous!!!  Even though it's still been pretty darn hot here, I'm still in fall mode in so many ways...cooking, coffee, clothes and cards!

With my pumpkin spice coffee in hand, I have a fall card to share with you this morning.  My inspiration for today's card came from the fresh and clean sketch at Freshly Made Sketches and the yummy fall colors from Fab Friday.

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Chocolate Chip, Very Vanilla, Sweater Weather DSP, Champagne Glimmer Paper

Ink ~ Chocolate Chip, Soft Suede, Tangerine Tango, VersaMark

Stamp Set ~ Four You, Gorgeous Grunge

Other Supplies ~ Autumn Accents, Neutrals Buttons, Linen Thread, Gold Embossing Powder

 

I sponged the leaves and crumpled them up to give them a bit of texture...I have such a hard time with a "flat" card sometimes!  Anyone else have that problem?

 

This card will also be submitted in this weeks  Friday Mashup Challenge...Thinking of You.  October is National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness and FMU is giving this month great honor.  This card was made for my dear friend who just lost her unborn grandson.  My heart aches for her daughter and all of their family.  I know all too well what it feels like to lose a baby during pregnancy...I hope my card brings a little comfort and peace to my friend and her family.  I will also be creating another card to send to Heidi to send to her local HANDS charity.  Hugs to any of you who may have suffered the loss of a pregnancy or baby...

 

Happy Friday and Happy Stamping!

 

 



Hello {Mellow} Monday

Good morning stamping friends and Happy Monday!  Um...is there really such thing as a Happy Monday?!?!?  It's not my favorite day of the week, but sometimes it feels like a day of rest after a really busy weekend!  We had a fun, but busy weekend, so I'll gladly take a Mellow Monday today :) 

I finally finished up my Inky Fingers Summer Session Guest Designer projects Sunday morning, so I had some time to stamp for fun last night after my kiddos went to bed.  I love the latest color challenge over at Hand Stamped Sentiments...

So, I pulled out a few new stamp sets and inked them up in these fun colors!  I did swap out Baja Breeze for Pool Party.

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Midnight Muse, Whisper White

Ink ~ Summer Starfruit, Pool Party, Midnight Muse, Primrose Petals

Stamp Sets ~ Tape It, Flower Shop, Four You

Other Supplies ~ Pansy Punch, Aqua Pens (for splatters, which you can't see very well in the picture)

I used the Tape It stamp set for my Inky Fingers Guest Designer cards and I had so much fun with it!  I came up with a couple different ways to use the set and I'm really happy with out all of my projects turned out!  I can't wait to share them with you during the Summer 2013 Session :)

Hoping you all have a Mellow Monday and as always...

Happy Stamping!

Stylin' Stampin' Squad June 2013 Blog Hop ~ 2013-2014 Annual Catalog Release Party

Hello stamping friends!  If you are just starting the hop...WELCOME!!!  If you just came from Heidi's blog you were treated yet another one of her great creations!  Our hop is a week later this month to allow us a bit more time to get our NEW CATALOG orders...I hope it was worth the wait for all of you.

Not only is today the day we set aside for the Stylin' Stampin' Squad Blog Hop, but it is also the last day of school for my boys.  I always like to send special teacher gifts throughout the year, especially at the end of the school year.  They go to Edison, as in Thomas Edison, and are the "Home of the Shockers".  Their school logo is a light bulb, so the cute new Crazy, Mixed-Up Love set made for a perfect thank you card for their teachers.  Have a look!

I found these cute little light bulb jars at an area craft store a few months ago to use for teacher gifts, but I didn't even think to use this stamp set with it. That is, until I saw a super cute card seen here...my light bulb turned on and I ordered this set right away.  Thanks Mindy!

Supplies Used:

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Real Red, Whisper White, I Am Me DSP

Ink ~ Real Red, So Saffron, Basic Gray

Stamp Sets ~ Four You, Crazy Mixed-Up Love

Other Supplies ~ Window Frame Framelits, Square Framelits, Stripes Embossing Folder

Happy summer to all you teachers out there...thanks for lighting up our childrens life!

Now hop on over to Diana's page and see what she has for us this month!

Happy Hopping and Happy Stamping!

   Blog Hop Participants:

1. Pam S. of Stampin' in the Sun!

2. Rose C. of Stamp with Rose

3. Tonya B. of Stampin' with Tonya

4. Dawn S. of Dawn's Creative Chalet

5. Darcy J. of DJ's Stampin' Place

7. Pamela W. of Stinky Tofu

8. Kim R. of Stamping with Kim

9. Heidi B of Stuck on Stampin'

10. Bree R. of Craft-somnia

11. Diana E. of Stampin' Fun with Diana

12. Annie L. of Love Me Cards

13. Jamie H. of Unique Ink