Freshly Made Friday Mashup!

Say that 3 times fast!  :)  TGIF stampin' friends! It's been super cold and foggy here, but no snow :(  We had a tiny little bit on Christmas night, but it melted as soon as it it hit the ground.  My boys have been pretty bummed that we haven't had any snow during their Christmas break.  Thankfully we are close to the snow covered Blue Mountains and can make a quick trip up there to hit the snow and go sledding. 

When I saw the fun challenge over at The Friday MashUp! I was excited to pull some of my snowflake stamps back out.  My hopes were that maybe if I made a few more "snow" cards then maybe we'll actually get some snow :)  This weeks MashUp challenge is to make a project using Snowflakes and a color combo of Whisper White, Pool Party, Midnight Muse and Black.  I'll be honest...the black threw me off and created quite the challenge for me!  But I stuck with it and with some sketch help from Freshly Made Sketches I came up with this:

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Pool Party, Basic Black, Whisper White, Midnight Muse, Print Poetry DSP**

Ink ~ Illuminate Glimmer Watermark, Black StazOn

Stamp Sets ~ Snowflake Soriee, En Francais

Other Supplies ~ Window Frames Framelits, Basic Rhinestones (colored with a black Sharpie), White Gel Pen, Basic Black Taffeta Ribbon

**Spring Catalog**

This color combo gives me the feeling snow falling on a cold winter night.  Maybe we'll get a late Christmas wish and wake up to some snow tomorrow morning :)  In the meantime, we'll keep on making some trips up the mountain to have our fun in the snow!

Happy New Year's Weekend and Happy Stamping!

HSS #144 Snowflakes & Stampin' Up! On-Line Sale TODAY!

Good morning friends and Happy Monday!  What's so great about Monday you ask?  Well, this Monday is AWESOME because it kicks off the Stampin' Up! On-Line Extravaganza sale.  Today through November 28th, you can get some of your favorite Stampin' Up! items for up to 50% off!!!  And for TODAY ONLY, you can get the Big Shot Die Cutting Machine, Big Shot Doctor's Bag and Simply Scored Diagonal Plate for 20% off!  Check out all of the other great items on sale here.  You can order items directly from my On-Line Store, or by calling me (509)200-0325 or email brrenwick@charter.net.  Don't miss out on any of these great deals!

Now, on to a fun card inspired by the latest challenge over at Hand Stamped Sentiments...SNOWFLAKES!!  I tried really hard to work on fall cards over the weekend, but Christmas cards kept calling my name.  Using the white StazOn on the Window Sheets was a technique that was taught at Tacoma Regionals earlier this fall and I love it!  Take a look-see...

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Baja Breeze, Whisper White, Window Sheets

Ink ~ Baja Breeze, White StazOn

Stamp Sets ~ Snowflake Soiree, Sassy Salutations, Distressed Dots

Isn't this fun?!?!  Perfect technique for your favorite snowflake card.

Have a great Monday and have fun shopping the On-Line Extravaganza!

Happy Stamping!

Freshly Made Sketches #61

Another weekend has come to an end...why must they go so fast?  I will say that I do feel refreshed and ready to take on a new week...and a {kind of} short week at that!  I still have to work on Friday, but it's guaranteed to be a s-l-o-w day!  The kiddos and I continued our family fun today with a visit to my hubby at the station.  Always a fun time for all 3 of my boys to play on the engines and ambulances, no matter how many times we've been there.  We took advantage of the little bit of sunshine and warmer temps and raked some leaves while the baby slept.  The said leaves are now all back in the yard thanks to the lovely wind that blew in tonight...LOL!  And this afternoon, my momma and my aunt came over for a little crafting therapy.  I am so blessed to have my parents living right next door and my aunt and uncle right across the street.  So awesome to have family so close!

One of the cards I made today was based on the sketch over at Freshly Made Sketches.  Thank you Jennifer T. for providing us with a great sketch this week!

This sketch was perfect for this cute little owl!

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Crumb Cake, Island Indigo, Whisper White, Gumball Green

Ink ~ Early Espresso, Raspberry Ripple, Island Indigo, Gumball Green, Pumpkin Pie, White Craft

Stamp Sets ~ Owl Occasions, Snowflake Soiree

Other Supplies ~ Corner Punch, Raspberry Ripple Satin Stitched Satin Ribbon

Time to wrap up my day and get to bed soon!  Early morning ahead of me with high hopes of getting some of my work computer problems from last week sorted out and be back in full working mode.

Happy Stamping!

Post It Note holder and Card

Last weekend I participated in a local craft fair and had a few special requests for some items.  One of the requests was the fun Post It Note holder and matching card set.  Here are a couple that I have created...

I was so happy to make this set!  I LOVE the No Peeking set :)

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Island Indigo, Whisper White, Festival of Prints DSP

Ink ~ Stampin' Write Markers: Basic Black, Island Indigo, Lucky Limeade, Cherry Cobbler

Stamp Sets ~ Distressed Dots, No Peeking

Other Supplies ~ Scallop Circle Punch, Circle Punch, Island Indigo Ruffled Ribbon, Whisper White Stitched Ribbon, Mini Gel Pen (non-SU)

And here is another set...



I forgot that I had some extra Simply Sent kits left over from last year, so I turned them into Christmas Cards!  You can't see it in the picture, but the card has some silver Glimmer Paper that peeks out through the scalloped edges of the card.  Very pretty!

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Cherry Cobbler, Whisper White, Crumb Cake, Silver Glimmer Paper

Ink ~ Cherry Cobbler

Stamp Set ~ Snowflake Soiree

Other Supplies ~ Simply Sent Everyday Elegance kit (retired), Snow Flurry Die, Finishing Touches Edgelits, Whisper White Stitched Ribbon, Mini Gel Pen (non-SU)

These make a great little gift idea for a teacher, a friend, a carpool buddy...anyone!  I hope the recipients of these enjoy them!

Happy Stamping!

Inked Embossing -HSS 140

Half way through the week and I'm still alive.  It's a good thing I can survive on very little sleep because between pulling some late nights to get things done around the house (and some stamping too) and my son waking up at 4:15AM, I'm sure not getting much! At least I have lots of time to get a run in a few mornings a week :) 

Last night I did manage to get a little stamping done after I wrapped things up around the house.  And being that yesterday was Tuesday, I had to check out what Hand Stamped Sentiments had going on this week.  It's a technique challenge, which I love!  It's always fun to learn something new :)

Inked Embossing is a technique I have used before and it is a fun way to use your embossing folders.  It's almost like creating your own DSP.   I started out with the Chevron Embossing folder, but the ideas that I had in my head just weren't coming out the same when I tried to put them together on paper.  So, I tried the Lacy Brocade Embossing Folder and LOVED how it turned out!

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Whisper White, Cherry Cobbler

Ink ~ Cherry Cobbler

Stamp Set ~ Snowflake Soiree

Other Supplies ~ Lacy Brocade Embossing Folder, Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding Ribbon, Finishing Touches Edgelits

Happy Stamping!