Color Me Green

Happy St. Patrick's Day stampin' friends!!  Are you getting your GREEN on today?  The girls over at Stylin' Stampin' INKspiration sure are!  In honor of St. Patrick's Day, we are sharing creations in our favorite shades of green.

 

I'm still mourning the loss of Lucky Limeade, but I do have a new love for Mossy Meadow.  It's such a bold and rich shade of green! I kind of got a little carried away with this card, but in the end, I was pretty happy with how it all came together.

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Mossy Meadow, Whisper White, Watercolor, Gold Foil, Sheer Perfection Designer Vellum Stack*

Ink ~ Mossy Meadow, Old Olive, Pear Pizzazz, VersaMark

Stamp Sets ~ Papillon Potpourri, Regarding Dahlias

Other Supplies ~ Butterfly Thinlits (not available...boo!), Butterfly Punches, Gold Basic Metal Buttons, Mossy Meadow Satin Ribbon, Whisper White Bakers Twine, White Embossing Powder, Aqua Painter, On Film Framelits

 

I hope you have your GREEN on today and have fun with any St. Patty's Day festivities you may have in store!

 

Happy Stamping!!

 

 

 

 



Freshly Made O's

Happy, Happy Wednesday!  Half way through the week...YIPPEE!!! 

Wednesday also means a new sketch over at Freshly Made Sketches! I'm also playing along with the pretty color challenge over at ColourQ.  I substituted Apricot Appeal with So Saffron and Going Gray with Smoky Slate.

 

I was working on this card {early} this morning and enjoying the company of my early morning riser.  As I was cutting out the rings for my card, my son asked me if I was making O's for Owen...he is a funny little man and getting to be so smart!  So, this will be his "O" card now :-)

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Whisper White, Coastal Cabana, So Saffron, Calypso Coral, Smoky Slate

Ink ~ Versa Mark

Stamp Set ~ Regarding Dahlias

Other Supplies ~ Circles Framelits, 1-1/4" Circle Punch, Smoky Slate Chevron Ribbon, Coastal Cabana Ruffled Stretch Trim, So Saffron Taffeta Ribbon (retired), Calypso Coral Bakers Twine, Basic Metal Buttons

 

This was a quick and fun card to make...perfect for my crazy mornings!  I have very limited time to play before my work day begins, so I love it when I can pull something together so quickly.

 

Here's to hoping the rest of the week goes by quickly so we can enjoy the weekend!

 

Happy Stamping!

 



Stylin' Stampin' Squad "Blooming" Blog Hop

Thank you so much for joining us for our March Stylin' Stampin' Squad Blog Hop!  Temperatures are on the rise and there is just one short week until the official first day of Spring!  We are all so ready to put away our snowflakes and break out the flowers in our craft rooms!  Stampin' Up! has so many options for Spring-time flowers and we are showing you just a few of those today!

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 7 on the Stylin’ Stampin’ Squad blog hop – Darcy of DJ's Stampin' Place. 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'm sharing one of my favorite stamp sets with you today...Regarding Dahlias.  The big, beautiful dahlia is gorgeous stamped in any color, but it is downright stunning when embossed and colored!  I created a colorful Spring-time card and a cute little treat box to match.

I embossed the dahlia in white on Whisper White cardstock then used my Aqua Painter to create the pretty shades of pink (Strawberry Slush) and purple (Rich Razzleberry).  Some clear embossed dahlias in the background and a little butterfly makes this a "picture perfect" card :-)

 The matching treat box was made using the Scalloped Tag Topper Punch and Simply Scored.  You can find a great tutorial for the box HERE.  Thank you Heidi for providing great instructions on your blog!

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Rich Razzleberry, Strawberry Slush, Sahara Sand, Whisper White, Brights DSp

Ink ~ Rich Razzleberry, Strawberry Slush, VersaMark

Stamp Set ~ Regarding Dahlias

Other Supplies ~ On Film Framelits, Bitty Butterfly Punch, Brights Buttons, Strawberry Slush Ruffle Stretch Trim, Whisper White Bakers Twine, Scalloped Tag Topper Punch, Simply Scored Scoring Tool, Clear Embossing Powder, White Embossing Powder, Aqua Painter

 

Next stop on the hop is Heidi of Stuck on Stampin'...be sure to make the full hop and see all the beautiful blooms!

 

Blog Hop Participants:

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

Regarding Dahlias with Sympathy

The ladies over at Stylin' Stampin' INKspiraiton are heating things up today...heat embossing things up, that is! 

 

Heat embossing was one of the very first stamping techniques I learned and it has always been one of my favorites.  I love to watch the embossing powder turn in to a shiny, embossed image as you heat it!

 

I embossed the dahlias with clear embossing powder on the Soft Sky card stock, creating the tone-on-tone look.  I then embossed a single dahlia with white embossing powder on Whisper White card stock and colored it in using my Aqua Painter and Soft Sky ink.  I love the way the Aqua Painter helped to create such a pretty flower!

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Soft Sky, Whisper White, Basic Black

Ink ~ VersaMark

Stamp Sets ~ Regarding Dahlias, Best of Greetings

Other Supplies ~ Clear Embossing Powder, White Embossing Powder, Paper Snips

 

Thanks for stopping by today! 

 

Be sure to check out the rest of the heat embossing awesomeness from the rest of the SSInk design team...you'll be INKspired to go CREATE something of your own!

 

Happy Stamping!

 

 

Deco Lable Framelits, Dahlias and MORE!

This week's Weekly Deals include some amazing products!  If you don't have any of these fabulous items, grab them while you can!

I have a quick card for you today using some of these products...take a look and see which ones you can find!

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Raspberry Ripple, Whisper White

Ink ~ Raspberry Ripple, Summer Starfruit

Stamp Set ~ Regarding Dahlias

Other Supplies ~ Deco Labels Framelits, In Color Dahlis, Basic Pearl Jewel Accents

 

Be sure to hop on over to Stylin' Stampin' INKspiration for some more great INKspiring ideas using some of the Weekly Deals!

 

Happy Stamping!



Homeward Bound ~ General Swaps

Good morning stamping friends! I'm up and at 'em, getting ready to head home. I have had the BEST time in SLC and am already making plans for returning next year. It was a fast and furious few days full of learning, laughing, stamping, running and, of course, crying too.  I am going home with a notebook and a head full if ideas and I can't wait to share them all with you! 

I promise to post some pictures if Convention highlights as soon as I get settled back home...I have some fun ones! 

As I get ready to head to the airport, I'll leave you with the two cards I made for  my general swaps. It was great to meet so many awesome demonstrators from all over the world! 

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Basic Black, Bermuda Bay, Very Vanilla, Modern Medley DSP

Ink ~ Bermuda Bay, Jet Black StazOn

Stamp Sets ~ Swallowtail, A Dozen Thoughts

Other Supplies ~ Linen Thread, Very Vintage Designer Buttons

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Real Red, Pacific Point, Whisper White

Ink ~ Real Red, Pacific Point, Crushed Curry, Red Sharpie

Stamp Set ~ Regarding Dahlias

Other Supplies ~ Simply Scored, Basic Rhinestones

Hi, Dahlia

Hi stamping friends!  I have a quick post this morning with a clean, crisp card...something that is so hard for me to create sometimes!  I'm actually doing a dozen of these cards for a friend who was in need of some thank you cards, so I wanted to keep it quick and easy. 

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Calypso Coral, Pool Party, Whisper White

Ink ~ Calypso Coral, Pool Party

Stamp Set ~ Regarding Dahlias

Other Supplies ~ Simply Scored, Regals Candy Dots

 

I love the little pop of color from the Crushed Curry Candy Dots!

 

And...my time is up!  My little man is calling me from his bed, "Mama, up!" 

 

Have a fabulous day and Happy Stamping! 

 

 



Friday, Hi!

Finally Friday...thank goodness!  This has been the first full week of summer break and it's always an adjustment to have all 3 boys home all day.  We had a bit of a scare yesterday when one of my twins, Hunter, got his pinkie finger slammed in a closet door by his little brother, Owen.  Hunter was screaming his fool head off in pain and Aidan, his twin bother, was screaming his fool head off because he was certain Hunter's finger got cut off.  And all Owen could do was look at me and say "uh-oh"...ugh!  After I managed to settle everyone down and made sure Hunter's finger was NOT cut off, I did discover that his finger nail was split in half and was pretty sure the tip of his finger was broken.  I knew there was nothing that could be done for a broken finger tip, but I wasn't sure what to do about the nail, so I called my hubby to see what he thought.  His crew just happened to be in the neighborhood checking fire hydrants, so they stopped by to check it out.  A visit from Daddy at home on the fire truck or ambulance is always a treat, so the hurt finger was quickly wrapped up and splinted and all were happy again. 

Needless to say, it was kind of a crazy, stressful afternoon and I was happy to escape to my crafting room last night.  I had a huge mess to clean up after finishing a few projects I had been working on, so I didn't get any stamping done, but I did bright and early this morning.

I combined the Hand Stamped Sentiments sketch challenge with the Friday Mashup challenge...

 

 

I was happy to put another new set to use for these challenges!

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Crumb Cake, Pacific Point, Whisper White, Summer Starfruit, Brights DSP Stack

Ink ~ Summer Starfruit, Pacific Point

Stamp Set ~ Regarding Dahlias

Other Supplies ~ Aqua Painter

 

It felt good to create such a simple card after wrapping up some more detailed and time consuming projects!  It was fun to use the Triple Time Technique in a bit of a different way.  And I LOVE these colors together!

 

Here's to hoping for a more uneventful day today and a great weekend for all!  I'm hoping to {finally} get a good start on my Convention swaps this weekend!

 

Happy Stamping