Happy New Year

Here it is...the last day of 2014.  This year has gone by so super fast, but has been filled with so many fun adventures and memories.  I am so thankful to all of you for allowing me to share so many of those fun times with you through my posts!

The design team members over at Stylin' Stampin' INKspiration are sharing one last card for the year with you today.  I actually have two cards for you today...I couldn't decide which one to post, so you get both :-) 

 

This first card is what I sent to my Secret Santa, Diana, along with her Christmas goodies.  I know this stamp set is intended for Valentine's Day, but with a few little additions, it quickly became a fun New Year's card!

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Whisper White, Birthday Bash Specialty DSP

Ink ~ Night of Navy, Bermuda Bay, Crushed Curry, Calypso Coral

Stamp Sets ~ Snuggles and Smooches, Good Greetings, Remember Rotary Stamp

Other Supplies ~ Bermuda Bay Sequin Trim, Circle Framelits

 

My next card is filled with lots of new goodies!

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Blackberry Bliss, Lost Lagoon, Perfect Plum, Whisper White

Ink ~ Perfect Plum, Lost Lagoon

Stamp Sets ~ Good Greetings, Celebrate Today, Snuggles and Smooches

Other Supplies ~ Circle Framelits, Balloon Framelits, Itty Bitty Accents Apoxy Stickers, Silver Embossing Powder

 

Wait until you get your hands on these Apoxy Stickers...they color up so well with the Blendabilities...I am in LOVE!

 

Thanks for following along with me again this year!  I look forward to sharing lots more with you in the New Year!

 

Happy New Year and Happy Stamping!!!

 



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!

 



Wondrous Thankful Wreath

Happy Monday friends!  Did you find any time to stamp this weekend or were you out enjoying the last official weekend of summer?  I managed to do a little of both...yay!!!

I broke down and got the Wondrous Wreath Stamp Set and coordinating Wonderful Wreath Framelits...love them!  I kept telling myself I didn't need them, but I just couldn't resist! And after making this card, I'm pretty happy that I had that weak moment ;)

I found my inspiration for this card in two different challenges...CAS(E) This Sketch for the layout and The Friday Mashup for a little stitching fun!

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Soft Suede, Cherry Cobbler, Very Vanilla, Flower Pot DSP

Ink ~ Crushed Curry, Soft Suede, Cherry Cobbler

Stamp Sets ~ Wondrous Wreath, Good Greetings (Hostess Set)

Other Supplies ~ Wonderful Wreath Framelits, Burlap Ribbon, Naturals Chevron Ribbon, Crystal Effects, Sewing Machine

 

I clearly need to play with my sewing machine more often and work on sewing in a straight line...the crooked stitches just add to the card, right?!?! ;-)  And you can see below the fun sketch...I'll be using this one again for sure!

 

Wishing you all a great week!

Happy Stamping!