Flowers and Fields of Healing Hugs

Hello stamping friends!

I don't know about you, but I have several friends and family members who have been under the weather lately and could certainly use some Healing Hugs.

I love the bright and cheerful colors in the Sale-a-Bration Flower & Field DSP!  It was perfect to pair up with the Healing Hugs stamp set!  

All of the patterns of the Flower & Field DSP are so pretty!  It pair's up beautifully with the Bumble Bee Gingham Ribbon and Ornate Floral 3D Embossing Folder.  The new Matte Black Dots were the prefect final touch!

If you've been following my blog for a while, you know that I love to fussy cut!  These pretty blooms were just begging to be cut out and layered with a few other patterns of DSP!  Again, I used the Ornate Floral 3D EF and Bumble Bee Gingham ribbon.

This one is my favorite!  I love the bright colors against the Basic Black background!  I threw in a few Granny Apple Green die cut circles for a little extra pop of color.

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ So Saffron, Basic Black, Granny Apple Green

Ink ~ Memento

Stamp Set ~ Healing Hugs

Other Supplies ~ Layering Circles Dies, Ornate Floral 3D Embossing Folder, Bumble Bee Gingham Ribbon, Label Me Fancy Punch, Matte Black Dots, 2020-2021 In Color Enamel Dots

Thank you for stopping by today!  I hope you are all staying healthy, but if you're not, know that I am sending healing hugs your way!

Happy Stamping!  

 

Mountain View Anniversary

Happy Memorial Day!  Today we honor and celebrate the lives of those who served our country...thank you!

Today also happens to be my parents 45th wedding anniversary!  They have set such an amazing example of what true love really is. 

Our little valley is so beautifully lush and green right now.  As I was driving my son to go fishing with his friend the other day, I was so inspired by all of the beauty of this town we call home.  I just had to come home and recreate it in a card.  It turned out to be the perfect anniversary card for my parents.

I started out by watercoloring the background with Pool Party and Granny Apple Green, letting them bleed in to each other a little.  After letting it dry, I stamped the mountains and trees from Mountain Air in shades of Balmy Blue, Old Olive and Shaded Spruce.  I added a few wild flowers from Healing Hugs and a little pond and deer from Snow Front.  I love it when you can use several different stamp sets!

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Whisper White, Basic Black, Watercolor

Ink ~ Pool Party, Granny Apple Green, Old Olive, Balmy Blue, Shaded Spruce, Memento, VersaMark

Stamp Sets ~ Mountain Air, Snow Front, Healing Hugs, Itty Bitty Greetings

Other Supplies ~ White Embossing Powder

I'm pretty sure I share this picture of my parents every year, but they were just so darn cute!   They have been dating since they were in 7th grade!

Happy Stamping!

#TGIFC218 With Sympathy

Happy Friday my stamping friends!  We made it through the week and to a new TGIF Challenges.  This week we are working on cards that we don't always like to...Sympathy.  While these are not my favorite cards to make, they are always good to have on hand.  I find if I keep a good stash of sympathy cards available, when the time comes to send one, I'm not lost trying to create something in a hurry.

My husband lost his grandmother a little over a week ago, so this card was created with our family members in mind.  Healing Hugs is a beautiful stamp set  that is very fitting when someone is feeling a little under the weather.  But it can also be turned in to a beautiful sympathy card using the Well Written dies.

Healing Hugs is a Distinktive stamp set, which made for a  gorgeous rose when inked with Terracotta Tile.  Adding a little Granny Apple Green fro the leaves and a little splash of Night of Navy, this color combo is stunning!

I die cut the word Sympathy 3 times, glueing them all together, then topping the cut image with the Fine Tip Glue Pen to create a glossy look.  This is such a quick and fun technique!  I stamped "With" in Night of Navy using the Make a Difference stamp set.  I really need to use this stamp set more often!  The font is so pretty and the possibilities of words is endless!

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Whisper White, Night of Navy

Ink ~ Terracotta Tile, Granny Apple Green, Night of Navy

Stamp Sets ~ Healing Hugs, Make a Difference

Other Supplies ~ Well Written Dies, Layered Leaves 3D Embossing Folder, Fine Tip Glue Pen

I hope you all have a great weekend!  We are wrapping up our final baseball tournament and I'm camping with 5 {stinky} boys and one coach...pray for me!

Happy Stamping!

Healing Vibes ~ Monday Montage

Welcome back to Monday Montage!!!  We are back once again another fabulous hop for you to enjoy!  Make sure you click on the links below so you don't miss any of the creations...we promise you will love them all!

I finally had a weekend where I didn't feel like I was running around non-stop and it was so NICE! My twins had a baseball tournament on Saturday, which warmed my baseball momma heart.  I haven't made it to many of their fall tournaments because I've been busy being a soccer momma too :-) My husband and I have learned our lesson this fall...3 boys in 4 different sports is TOO much.  It's a good thing our family knows how to work together as a team or we'd be defeated in a hurry!

Since we didn't have 7 million things going on this weekend, I had time to put my craft room back in order and finally unbox my last order, which may or may not have been sitting on my desk for almost two weeks.  It was kind of like Christmas opening up the box because I had almost forgotten what I had ordered.  Healing Hugs was one of the stamp sets in the box and the first one I decided to ink up {after I cleaned my office!}.

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Merry Merlot, Whisper White, Wood Textures DSP

Stamp Set ~ Healing Hugs

Ink ~ Merry Merlot, Old Olive

Other Supplies ~ Layering Circles Frameits, Whisper White Solid Bakers Twine, Metallic Sequin Assortment, Gold Mini Sequin Trim

I absolutely LOVE Merry Merlot.  It's such a rich, bold and beautiful color!  Paired up with Old Olive and the touch of wood grain made for a beautiful combination of colors.  And aren't the Distinktive stamps amazing?!?!  I love all of the detail!

Next stop on the hop is my crafty Colorado friend Cathy...I can't wait to see what she has for us this week! Or if you want to hop backwards, you can hop on backwards to the amazingly talented Amy...I just love her style!

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 * You are HERE

Cathy Casey - Sugar Shack Designs

Dani Dziama - Dani's Thoughtful Corner

Elizabeth Price - Seeinginkspots 

Julie Warnick - Julie Warnick Stampin' Up! Blog

Kaitlyn Zumbach - Create with Kaitlyn 

Melissa Stout - The Stamp Doc
Wendy Weixler - Wickedly Wonderful Creations