Showing posts with label Life's Adventures. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Life's Adventures. Show all posts

Wednesday, April 8, 2015

Washi Adventure ~ SSINK April Blog Hop

 
It's time for an all new Stylin' Stampin' INKspiration Blog Hop and this month we are playing with Washi Tape.

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 1 on the Stylin' Stampin' INKspiration Blog Hop - Jenny at Jenny G Paper Crafts. 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.

I don't know about you, but I have rolls and ROLLS of washi tape in my craft room...sitting there, begging to be used!   It is something I don't use often enough, but always LOVE it when I add it to a card!
 
 
Supplies Used:
Paper ~ Whisper White, Silver Glimmer Paper
Ink ~ Memento, Pool Party, Real Red
Stamp Set ~ Life's Adventure, Kinda Eclectic
Other Supplies ~ Beach Adventure Washi Tape, Crushed Curry Bakers Twine, Oval Framelits, Mini Treat Bag Thinlits
 
I only used 3 pieces of the washi, but it adds so much fun to the card!
 
Don't let the fun stop here...click on the button below to hop on over to Diana's blog and see what she's done with washi!
 
http://stampinfunwithdiana.blogspot.com/2015/04/stylin-stampin-inkspiration-blog-hop.html
 
Breelin at Craft-Somnia Momma
Shellie at Craft Smashup
Kim at Stamping with Kim 

Friday, June 27, 2014

Enjoy the Adventure

Hooray!!  We made it to Friday!  It has been one crazy week for me...how about you?  I think my subconscious must have been telling me something when I decided to create a card each day using the Life's Adventure stamp set, because we have had one heck of an adventurous week!  Between running my boys to and from baseball game and going into work for interviews, I feel like I've spent most of my time in my car this week. 
Yesterday was my day off (if you don't count having to go in for another interview) and my boys were itching to go to the bike and skate track.  So after the little man got up from his nap, we all loaded up in the truck and headed to the track, only to find the skate track FULL of older kids, which kind of intimidated my twins.  We decided to check out the other skate park on the other side of town, even though it didn't have a bike track for my little dude, and found it to be nearly empty...score!  The big boys were having a blast riding their scooters, the dog was happily chasing her ball and the little dude was happy to ride his bike around the ball fields.  After a bit, my youngest decided he wanted to go watch his brothers ride their scooters.  It all went downhill from there...and in a hurry!  My little man has NO FEAR and decided to run up one of the ramps, not realizing that the concrete is very smooth, slipped and split his chin wide open!  Needless to say, our trip to the skate park came to an end :-(  We all loaded up and headed to the fire station so my hubby could bandage him up...thank goodness it wasn't deep enough to warrant stitches.  My twins were a bit upset that we had to end our visit to the skate park, but we made it up to them with a trip to our favorite fro-yo place after dinner.  Our lives are ALWAYS an adventure!
I'm wrapping up the week with a card that seems pretty fitting for our adventure yesterday and playing a long with a couple of my favorite challenges!  The sketch comes from Freshly Made Sketches and the color combo comes from Colour Me! 
Supplies Used:
Paper ~ Chocolate Chip, Whisper White, Tempting Turquoise, Sweet Taffy, Confetti Celebration
Ink ~ JetBlack StazOn, Tempting Turquoise, Daffodil Delight, Chocolate Chip, Pistachio Pudding
Stamp Set ~ Life's Adventure, Dotty Angles
Other Supplies ~ Essentials Hardware Clips, Pistachio Pudding Thick Bakers Twine
 
Are you wondering where the fun little polka dots came from?  A pencil eraser!  I felt like there was just too much empty white space and didn't have any Candy Dots to add, but I had my pencil sitting next to my workspace, grabbed it, inked it up and added a little extra color! 
 
I hope you've all enjoyed my {Life's} Adventure week!  It's been fun for me to focus on just on stamp set.  I might give it a try again next week with another new set!
 
Happy Stamping!


Thursday, June 26, 2014

Welcome Home

Do you remember when you got your first place, all on your own?   Whether it was your first time being out on your own or purchasing your first home...such a scary and exciting time!  A friend and fellow stamper has a daughter who just moved in to her own place and asked some of us to send her some Happy Mail to welcome her to her new home...what a fun idea!
I'm still playing with Life's Adventures and the cute little house was prefect for a new home card.  Add a little MDS and e-cutter magic and voila!
Supplies Used:
Paper ~ Mossy Meadow, Whisper White, Strawberry Slush, Daffodil Delight, Pistachio Pudding, All Abloom
Ink ~ Tuxedo Black Memento Ink, Mossy Meadow, Pistachio Pudding, Daffodil Delight Blendabilities
Stamp Set ~ Life's Adventure, Love This (MDS)
Other Supplies ~ Square Framelits, Mossy Meadow Stitched Satin Ribbon, Itty Bitty Accents Punch, Rhinestone Basics, Silhouette e-cutter
 
I love what MDS and my e-cutter can add to a card...the "home" stamp was the perfect addition!
 
Thanks for stopping by today!
 
Happy Stamping!
 

Wednesday, June 25, 2014

Rainy Day

Happy Wednesday friends!  We have a cloudy day here today, but no rain...yet!  Even on the sunniest day, we can sometimes have a rainy day...and it's ok.  Everyone has a rainy day :-)
I'm still playing with this cute Life's Adventure hostess stamp set and I love it!  So many cute images that are just begging to be colored.  And who doesn't love coloring?!?!  Especially with the new Blendabilities, which you will all be able to get your hands on soon!
Supplies Used:
Paper ~ Lost Lagoon, Hello Honey, Whisper White, Moonlight DSP
Ink ~ Lost Lagoon, Hello Honey, Tuxedo Black Memento, Pumpkin Pie Blendabilities
Stamp Set ~ Life's Adventures
Other Supplies ~ Hello Honey and Lost Lagoon Stitched Satin Ribbon, Whisper White Bakers Twine, Essentials Hardware Clips, Starburst Framelits, Word Bubbles Framelits, 1-3/4" Circle Punch, Crystal Effects 
 
It's a little hard to see in the picture, but I filled in some of the raindrops with Crystal Effects...I don't use this often enough!  I love how it makes those raindrops pop off the paper a little.
 
Hope you don't have any rain today, but if you do, it's ok...Everyone has a rainy day!
 
Happy Stamping!
 

Monday, June 23, 2014

Monday's {Life} Adventure

Happy Monday friends!  Call me crazy, but I kinda like Mondays...a time to start fresh and make plans for an adventurous week!  School may be out for my kiddos, but that doesn't mean things have slowed down.  They have baseball camp this week, so I'll be busy shuttling them back and forth during my breaks at work.  And our evenings will be filled with getting our back yard ready for grass...we live an adventured filled life :-)
Speaking of adventures, I love the new Life's Adventure hostess stamp set!  I just got it last week and grabbed it this morning since it had not made it's way into my stamp drawer yet.  (Maybe I need to leave all of my new stamps out like that so they get used!  HA!)  I started out with a totally different design in my head for this card, but it kept changing as I went...so I just went with it and came up with this...
I was inspired by Jane's Watercolor 101 on the Stampin' Up! blog...she's so fancy!  Be sure to check out her post for some fun {and fancy} watercolor techniques!  I ran out of watercolor paper, so I used Kimberly's filter paper embossing technique...she's another fancy lady!  Thanks for sharing your tips and tricks ladies! 
 
Supplies Used:
Paper ~ Coastal Cabana, Hello Honey, Whisper White, Filter Paper
Ink ~ Coastal Cabana, Hello Honey, Tuxedo Black Memento Ink , Coastal Cabana and Daffodil Delight Blendabilities
Other Supplies ~ Large Polka Dot Embossing Folder, Coastal Cabana Thick Baker's Twine, Essentials Hardware Clips
 
Time to take advantage of some quiet time and crank out some work...wish I was stamping, but I've gotta be able to pay for new goodies, right?  Hope you have a fun and adventurous week!
 
Happy Stamping!