Marshmallow Hugs

Hello stampers and happy Friday!

 

Did you all have a Happy St Patrick's Day?  Did anyone have any mischievous leprechauns in their house?!?!  We had a little leprechaun fun at our house and my boys loved it!

 

Well, it's Friday and we all know what that means....it's time for an all new Friday Mashup Challenge.  But I have some sad news...this will be the last challenge for the Friday Mashup Design Team :(  Friday Mashup was one of the first challenge blogs I played along with and it was an honor to become a part of the Design Team.  I will miss all of the talented designers and seeing all of the participants creations!

 

Don't miss your last chance to create with us and join along in the fun with our very last challenge.  We would love to see your creations with this sketch mashup with an Easter theme!

 

I'm using up every last bit of this months Simon Says Stamp kit and had to make one last card for today's challenge.  I LOVE the Peep bunnies!

 

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ March Simon Says Stamp Kit, Vellum

Ink ~ StazOn, Copic Markers

Stamp Set ~ My Kind of Peep

Other Supplies ~ It's My Party Enamel Dots

 

Sending Peep-filled Marshmallow HUGS to all of the Friday Mashup Design Team!  It's been a lot of fun creating with you!

 

Happy Stamping!

 

 



My Kind of Peep

TGIF stampers!!! 

 

Easter is quickly approaching and this week's Friday Mashup color challenge reminded of the sugary sweet Peep marshmallows!

 

I couldn't resist this months Simon Says Stamp Kit...the Peep bunnies were just too cute!  I watercolored these little guys then added a little Dazzling Diamonds to make them look sugary sweet!

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Whisper White, Melon Mambo, Tempting Turquoise

Ink ~ Blushing Bride, Tempting Turquoise, Melon Mambo, Basic Black

Stamp Set ~ My Kind of Peep

Other Supplies ~ My Kind of Peep framelits, Dazzling Diamonds

 

These are just too cute!  I can't wait to create more little Peep bunnies for Easter this year!

 

Enjoy your weekend!

 

Happy Stamping!

Happy Birthday with a Cherry on Top

Happy Friday stampers...TGIF!!! 

 

I'm kicking off what I hope to be a weekend full of stamping with a happy card for this weeks Friday Mashup Challenge.  The challenge this week is to create a birthday card using stencils.  I'm also playing along with my girls over at SSINK where anything goes.

I'm kind of lacking in the stencil department, but I do have the fun Dots & Stripes stencils.  The polka dots gave this card a fun little splash of color behind the balloons.

 

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Whisper White

Ink ~ Pool Party, Cucumber Crush, Watermelon Wonder, Crushed Curry, Basic Black, Stampin' Chalk Marker

Stamp Set ~ Party Pants

Other Supplies ~ Circle Framelits, Balloon Bouquet Punch, Cherry on Top Washi Tape, Whisper White Bakers Twine

 

Don't these bright balloons just make you happy??!? 

 

I hope your weekend is very happy and you get some stamping time in too!

 

Happy Stamping!



Treats for my Loves

Hello happy stampers!  We made it through another week...I'm doing a little happy dance :-)  I love me a Friday!!!

I've been doing a little countdown to Valentine's Day for my boys, leaving them a little treat each morning.  It's been fun coming up with different ideas and treats to surprise them with each day.

 

Today's Valentine/candy theme over at Friday Mashup Challenge along with the 3-D challenge over at Stylin' Stampin' INKspiration inspired these cute little Ghiradelli Chocolate wraps. 

I'm the queen of procrastination and am usually scrambling early in the morning to put their treats together, so I was super happy that these went together so quickly!

 

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ It's My Party DSP, Red Foil, Silver Glimmer, Whisper White

Ink ~ Real Red

Stamp Set ~ Hello Life

Other Supplies ~ Triple Banner Punch, Bow Builder Punch, Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack, Basic Black Bakers Twine

 

Super easy and cute...my kind of special treat!

 

I hope you all have a fabulous weekend and get some stamp time!  I'll be stamping my way through the weekend and cheering on the Denver Bronco's on Sunday....Go Broncos!

 

Happy Stamping!



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!

Forever Begins Today

Happy Friday Stampers!

 

Friday means it's time for an all new Friday Mashup Challenge.  This week we have a fun sketch to play around with.  And if you are feeling extra creative, you can mash this sketch up with a musical theme.

 
I have absolutely nothing in my collection that relates to a music theme at all, so I just had to go with the sketch. 

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Whisper White, Mint Macaron, Birthday Bouquet DSP

Ink ~ Mint Macaron

Stamp Set ~ Suite Sayings

Other Supplies ~ Triple Banner Punch, Gold Metallic Thread

 

I am loving all of the DSP with the big images that can be cut out to use as a the focal point of a card!

 

Thanks for stopping by today!   I'll be back a bit later with another post :-)

 

Happy Stamping!

 

Super Hero Storybook

Happy New Year stampers!

 

I hope you had a fun time ringing in the New Year!  I actually made it until midnight this year...first time in MANY years!  My family joined some of our fire family and went to a hockey game...we all had so much fun!

 

We are kicking the New Year off with a FUN challenge over at Friday Mashup.  We are mashing things up with a Super Hero Storybook creation!

 

I'll admit, I was a little afraid of this challenge at first, but after a little thought, I was able to come up with a fun super hero birthday card, which my 4 year old has already claimed as his for his next birthday!

I've included a little photo tutorial below for how I designed the layout for this card, so be sure to scroll through to the end!

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Whisper White, Real Red, Pacific Point

Ink ~ Basic Black, Crushed Curry, Real Red, Pacific Point

Stamp Sets ~ Calling All Heroes, B.Y.O.p

Other Supplies ~ Circle Punches, Itty Bitty Punch Pack (star), Word Bubble Framelits (retired), Square Framelits

 

Creating the storybook layout was a piece of cake using the Square Framelits and Magnetic Platform...take a look!

 

I lined the 1-1/2" square framelit up on the upper left corner of the card front and ran it through the Big Shot using the Magnetic Platform.  I repeated this step in the upper right corner, then moved the square framelit over to make a rectangle shape.

These steps were repeated at the bottom of the card front as well, cutting the square and rectangle shapes on opposing sides.

 

  Next, I cut the center rectangle using the same 1-1/2" Square Framelit.

 Once I had my storybook template cut, I placed it over the front of the card base and used a pencil to draw a few lines for guides for my stamping.

 

This card was a ton of fun to make!  I encourage you to join in the fun too!

 

Happy Stamping!

Celebrate 2016

Happy, Happy Friday stampers!!!  This has been one long week for me and I am STOKED that the weekend is finally here!  We have a busy weekend ahead of us, but it will be a FUN one!
We are getting a head start on our New Years celebrating over at The Friday Mashup today.  I am the host this week with a festive New Years Theme with a mashup using Black, Silver and Gold colors.

You might be wondering where these fabulous numbers are coming from, right?!?!?  You will be able to get your hands on the VERY soon as they are in the upcoming Occasions Catalog.  The Number of Years stamp set and coordinating Framelits are awesome and were perfect for today's card!
With the help of the Magnetic Platform, I was able to line my numbers up just how I wanted them.  I used the negative images and popped them up on some Silver Glimmer paper...love it!

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Whisper White, Basic Black, Silver Glimmer, Gold Glimmer

Ink ~ VersaMark

Stamp Set ~ Celebrate Today

Other Supplies ~ Large Number Framelits, Medium Star Punch, Itty Bitty Punch Pack (Star), Metallic Sequins, Rhinestone Basic Jewels

So...a sad story about the Celebrate sentiment...I had to walk away from my craft table while I was working on this card and in the time that I was away, my pesky cat got into things and carted the Celebrate stamp off, which my puppy ended up finding later and chewed one end off :(  I'm so bummed!!!  Guess that teaches me a lesson to clean up as I go and not leave anything out...or beg my hubby to put a door on my office!

That's all for now!  Hope to be back later this weekend with a few more new things to share.  Until then...

Happy Stamping!

Cookies for Santa

'Tis the season to bake cookies...and lots of them for Santa! 
The Friday Mashup team is getting inspired by all the Christmas baking we are all doing (or getting ready to do) and we are mashing things up by using our dies!

My boys came across some super cute Mickey and Minnie Christmas cookies a few weeks ago and have been begging to make some!  I finally got some Mickey cookie cutters ordered so we can make some extra special cookies for Santa. 
While we wait for those cookie cutters to get here, we have Santa's card all ready to leave on Christmas Eve with his cookies!

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Real Red, Mossy Meadow, Whisper White, Basic Black, Silver Foil, Silver Glimmer, Merry Moments DSP

Stamps ~ Project Life Seasonal Snapshot 2015

Ink ~ Smoky Slate

Other Supplies ~ Circle Framelits, Home for Christmas Enamel Dots, Itty Bitty Punch Pack (Heart), 1/8" Striped Real Red Ribbon, 1/8" Silver Ribbon

 

These cute little Mickey and Minnie ears certainly make me want to get in the kitchen and start baking!   Will you be doing any holiday baking this weekend?

 

Have a great weekend!

 

Happy Stamping!



Into the Woods Thanks

Hello happy stampers!  It's Friday, and we all know what that means...time for an all new Friday Mashup Challenge.  This week we have a fun sketch from Heidi and we are mashing things up with Thankful themed creations.

My aunt was kind enough to let me stay with her last weekend while I attended OnStage Vancouver, so I wanted to send her a thank you card for her hospitality.  I don't get to see my auntie often enough, so any time I get to spend with her is greatly cherished!

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Soft Suede, Gold Glimmer, Blackberry Bliss, Tangelo Twist, Into the Woods DSP

Ink ~ None

Stamps ~ None

Other Supplies ~ Circle Framelits, Metallic Gold Thread, Into the Woods Elements, Into the Woods Cotton Ribbon, Greetings Thinlits

I love that we have such beautiful DSP that you can use for the main focal point of your card...sometimes no stamps are required!  

You will have to forgive the wonky lighting in my picture...I'm having a few issues with my editing...technology is NOT my strong suit!

Be sure to head on over to see the rest of the design team creations and play along with us!  We love to see what you create!

Have a happy Friday and an amazing weekend!

Happy Stamping!



Believe...

...in the spirt of the season!

Happy Friday friends!  I always love me a Friday, but I love this Friday even more because in just a few short hours I will be leaving to spend the weekend with some of my favorite stamping people...yippee!!!

But, before I get to leave, I have to wrap a few things up, including this weeks  Friday Mashup challenge.  

This week we are embracing winter with colors of the snow covered landscape.

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Smoky Slate, Mint Macaron

Ink ~ Smoky Slate, Minto Macaron

Stamp Set ~ Jolly Christmas

Other Supplies ~ Woodland EF, Rhinestone Basics

Another very simple card from me today...this is about all I can manage with my crazy work load these days.  All the more reason to look forward to a weekend away!

Happy Stamping!

You're So Vintage

Happy Friday friends!

We're getting our coloring blocking groove on over at Friday Mashup this week.  Our challenge is to create a decades themed or color blocking project or to mash it up and create a color blocking decades theme project.  This was a really fun challenge to play along with! 

While I was a child of the 80's I grew with parents of the 60's, so they were kind of the inspiration behind this card.  A little bit of tie-die background with some embossed blocks of color made for a fun card.

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Basic Black, Pacific Point, Melon Mambo, Crushed Curry

Ink ~ VersaMark, Melon Mambo, Crushed Curry, Pacific Point

Stamp Set ~ That Thing You Did

Other Supplies ~ Basic Black Bakers Twine, Circle Framelits, Honeycomb and Large Polka Dot Embossing Folder, Candy Dots

Be sure to head on over and check out the rest of the groovy creations from our team!

Happy Friday and Happy Stamping!

Truly Thankful

It's Friday and for that I am truly thankful!  It has been another crazy week, but I think I am finally seeing the light at the end of the tunnel.  No matter how crazy the weeks may be, I always look forward to Friday because that always means it's time for and all new Friday Mashup!

This week we have a sketch with a mashup challenge of adding leaves to your project.  I always love an open sketch like this...so many possibilities!

After making all of the cute Wickedly Sweet Treats from September's Paper Pumpkin kit, I kept the stamp set out on my desk because I knew I wanted to use it again.  The little leaves and acorns were perfect for this challenge!

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Soft Suede, Very Vanilla, Gold Glimmer Paper 

Ink ~ Soft Suede, Delightful Dijon, Tip Top Taupe, Tangelo Twist, Blackberry Bliss

Stamp Set ~ Wickedly Sweet Treats September Paper Pumpkin

Other Supplies ~ Square Pillow Box Thinlits, Linen Thread, Score Board

It's been a while since I've used my score board to add a little extra detail to a card, but I am reminded that I need to use it more.  I love how just a couple score lines can add so much to a project!

Be sure to head on over to see the rest of the fabulous mashup creations from our design team!

Have a great weekend!

Happy Stamping!



Grateful Pumpkins

Happy Friday to all of my favorite stampin' friends!  We made it through the week...well, almost!  Just need to make it through the end of the work day and then it's the WEEKEND!  

What better way to kick things off than with an all new Friday Mashup Challenge?!?!

We have a fun challenge this week...a Halloween themed project or a project using ribbon...or mash it up and create a Halloween themed project with ribbon!

I have kind of Halloween'ed myself out in, but I am still loving all things pumpkin and made a fun punch art pumpkin card using some of my favorite Stamping' Up! ribbons!

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Tip Top Taupe, Very Vanilla, Tangelo Twist, Hello Honey, Gold Glimmer

Ink ~ Tip Top Taupe, Hello Honey, Tangelo Twist

Stamp Sets ~ Gorgeous Grunge, Acorny Thank You

Other Supplies ~ Circle Punches, Small Oval Punch, Natural Chevron Ribbon, Very Vanilla Thick Bakers Twine, Square Pillow Box Thinnest (little gold leaf), Metallic Sequins

I  can't seem to make a card these days without adding sequins and some sort of bakers twine or metallic thread...a card just doesn't seem like it's a card without those two things!

Be sure to check out all of the awesome projects from our even more awesome design team...then get our your paper and stamps and play along with us!  We love to see what you create!

Happy Stamping!



Have an Awesome (Boss's) Day

It's finally Friday!!!  It has been a whirlwind sort of week at work for me and I am so happy to see this week come to an end!  But before we wrap up the work week, we are celebrating Boss's Day and I am so very grateful for my boss, especially this week.

This weeks Friday Mashup Challenge is perfect for a fun card for my boss.  Our challenge this week is to make a creation with donuts or baked goods or a creation with a friendship theme...or you can mash them up and have a donut friendship creation!

I knew right away I wanted to pull out this cute donut paper from the Cherry On Top DSP stack.  I added a fun chocolate donut that almost looks good enough to eat!  

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Tip Top Taupe, Cucumber Crush, Whisper White, Early Espresso, Cherry on Top DSP Stack

Ink ~ Watermelon Wonder, Bermuda Bay, Cucumber Crush

Stamp Sets ~ Endless Birthday Wishes

Other Supplies ~ Circle Framelits, Decorative Dots EF, Bermuda Bay Bakers Twine, Scallop Circle Punch

"Donut" forget to head on over and check out the rest of our design team yummy creations and be sure to join in the fun!

Thanks for stopping by today!

Happy Stamping!



Fall Friday Mashup

Happy Friday friends!! Please forgive me for being late with my late post...my family is on vacation and I was simply having too much fun yesterday and forgot what day it was!!

We have an all new challenge over at Friday Mashup today! 

Create a project using 3-5 of these colors and mash it up by using the masking technique.

I stuck with just using the colors...they are pretty fall colors...so rich and yummy!

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Early Espresso, Lost Lagoon, , Night of Navy,Whisper White, Season of Cheer DSP

Ink ~ Night of Navy, Lost Lagoon, So Saffron, Hello Honey

Stamp Set ~ 2015 Seasonal Snapshort

Other Supplies ~ Woodgrain EF, Lost Lagoon Striped Cotton Ribbon, Tip Top Taupe Dotted Lace Trim, Linen Thread, Square Pillow Box Framelits

Thanks for stopping by today! 

We Interrupt This Marriage...

...for hunting season!  Yep...it's that that of year again.  The time of year that my hubby gets a serious case of buck fever and I become a hunting widow.  The good news is that with my hubby and boys gone most weekends I get some time to myself which means more stamp time!

This week at The Friday Mashup we are playing around with silhouettes and backgrounds.  

When I started to make the background I had a little something different in mind, but the more I played around with creating the background, the more it looked like camo, which sparked a whole new idea...a hunting card for my hubby!

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Basic Black, Whisper White, Watercolor Paper, Winter Wonderland Specialty DSP

Ink ~ Tip Top Taupe, Mossy Meadow, Old Olive, Soft Suede, VersaMark

Stamp Set ~ Wonderland

Other Supplies ~ Circle Framelits, Snowflake Elements, Black Embossing Powder, Basic Black Bakers Twine, Aqua Painter

To create my background, I first spritzed my Watercolor Paper with water then used my Aqua Painter to apply the Tip Top Taupe.  I used my Stamping  Write Markers to color the pinecone image the spritzed it with water and stamped it on the still damp Watercolor Paper.  This made for a fun background for the antlers!

I'll tuck this card in my hubby's pack as he heads out for his first morning of hunting...a fun little traction I started way back when we first started dating.

Now it's your turn to create a background for your silhouette image!

Happy Friday and Happy Stamping!!



hOWL-o-ween Boo

We're getting ready for fall over at The Friday Mashup!  Fall means cooler weather, leaves changing colors and of course, pumpkins!

We're mashing things up this week by adding pumpkins to our project and using our dies to make a frame for our creation.  I still love the Polaroid frame, so I used my Square Framelits to make a cute frame for this trick-or-treating owl.

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Basic Black, Very Vanilla, Happy Haunting DSP

Ink ~ Blackberry Bliss, Tangelo Twist

Stamp Set ~ Howl-o-ween Treat

Other Supplies ~ Boo to You Framelits, Square Framelits, Happy Haunting Washi Tape, Silver Thread, Rhinestone Basic Jewels

Love this cute owl...his big eyes are spooktabulous!

Hope you all have a great weekend!

Happy Stamping!

Haunting {Friday} Mashup

Woo-hoo....we made it to Friday again!!  And we all know what Friday means...time for a new Friday Mashup Challenge!  This week we have this awesome sketch and a fun technique to try!

Along with the sketch, we are mashing things up by adding some Inlaid Die Cutting...check out the (Video Here) 

 

I had never thought to do this before with any of my dies, but it was a lot of fun and I can't wait to try this technique with other dies I have in my stash!

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Tangelo Twist, Basic Black, Very Vanilla

Ink ~ Basic Black, Blackberry Bliss

Stamp Sets ~ Cheer All Year, Howl-o-ween Treat

Other Supplies ~ Boo to You Framlits, Circle Framelits, Happy Haunting Washi Tape, Rhinestones

 

I love me some Halloween cards!  This DSP and stamp set are too much fun!

 

Thanks for stopping by today!

 

Happy Stamping!

Vintage Glitter Rudolph

Happy Friday friends!  It was a short week for me, which always seem to be the longest weeks for me...is it the same for you?  I was more than happy to take a little break from the craziness of the week and play along with this weeks Friday Mashup! challenge.  This week we are getting glittery and mashing things up with a 3-D creation!

This challenge gave me the perfect excuse to break out some Christmas goodies and have some fun!

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Very Vanilla, Gold Glimmer, Home for Christmas DSP

Ink ~ Real Red

Stamp Set ~ Oh, What Fun

Other Supplies ~ Real Red Pompom Trim, Lots of Labels Framelits, Venetian Crochet Trim, Very Vanilla Thick Bakers Twine, Clothespins, Bakers Box Thinlits

 

I LOVE this DSP and all of the fun images, like the adorable Rudolph, that you can cut out!  It also makes for some cute boxes too...perfect for gift giving this upcoming holiday season!

 

Be sure to check out all of the other amazing glittery creations from our team and don't forget to play along!

 

Happy Stamping!