When I saw the latest Hand Stamped Sentiments Color Challenge featuring Coastal Cabana, Old Olive, and Pecan Pie, I knew I wanted to create something bright, and cheerful with the adorable Wild Bunch Stamp Set, this month's Product of the Month.

For this card, I started with a Coastal Cabana card base and added texture using the Lazy Daisy Embossing Folder. The embossed floral panel creates a fun backdrop for the star of the card—this sweet little cow from the Wild Bunch Stamp Set.

I stamped the image in Basic Black Ink and colored it with Stampin' Blends in Pecan Pie, Crumb Cake, and Barely Blush for a warm, rustic look. The cow was then fussy cut and layered onto a die-cut circle from the Stylish Shapes Dies.

To bring in the challenge colors, I added a strip of Pecan Pie cardstock behind the focal image and accented the design with a few Old Olive die-cut leaves from the Sweet Bugs Dies. The subtle floral pattern from the Cute as a Bug Designer Series Paper adds just the right amount of detail without competing with the focal image.

A simple "Hi Friend" sentiment and a few Natural Matte Dots finish off this sweet card, making it perfect for sending a little handmade hello.

Card Details

Stamp Set: Wild Bunch
Cardstock: Coastal Cabana, Basic White, Pecan Pie, Old Olive
Designer Series Paper: Cute as a Bug DSP
Ink: Basic Black, Pecan Pie
Stampin' Blends: Pecan Pie, Crumb Cake, Barely Blush
Dies: Stylish Shapes Dies, Sweet Bugs Dies
Embossing Folder: Lazy Daisy
Embellishments: Natural Matte Dots

Thank you for stopping by! Be sure to check out the latest Hand Stamped Sentiments Color Challenge and see how these beautiful colors inspire your next project. I'd love to hear what you think of this cheerful little cow—leave a comment and let me know! 🐮💙💚🤎

Layers of Smiles

Welcome to the latest TGIF Challenges Inspiration Challenge!  This gorgeous photo is filled with endless inspiration!

I reached for the Layers of Beauty bundle and a enjoyed a peaceful little coloring session to create todays' card.

I blended the Bubble Bath and Pretty in Pink Stampin' Blends together for these pretty in pink blooms. 

I nestled the pretty flowers inside a Textured Notes Frame with a little added texture from the Beautiful Pattern 3D embossing folder.  A few Pearls of Beauty completed this pretty little card that is certain to make someone's heart smile!

Happy Stamping!

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Rustic Arches

Welcome to another fun week at TGIF Challenges!  This week we are having some fun with arches.  I don't know about you, but the Everyday Arches dies have become a staple in my creating these days!

I paired the Rustic Centerpiece stamp set up with a simple Pecan Pie arch.  It almost looks like the floral arrangement is setting inside an arched window...so pretty!  I love the Summer Splash vase with the sunny sunflowers.

The Sunflower 3D embossing folder brought in some beautiful and subtle texture. The Pressed Flower Motifs were the perfect little accents.

Happy Stamping!

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Corner in Bloom Celebration

It's a Monday Montage kind of Monday!  Follow me over on Instagram @craftsomnia to see the full lineup of creations from our team!

I'm trying to get in as much creating with my Sale-a-Bration stamp sets as I can! Corner in Bloom is such a pretty stamp set, especially paired up with Mixed Media Florals DSP!  I just can't get enough of the Petal Pink stipe pattern!

The simple Celebrate die cut sentiment makes this card perfect for any special celebration..birthday, wedding, new job...the possibilities are endless!  

The layout of today's card is thanks to inspiration from Freshly Made Sketches.

Happy Stamping!

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County Flowers Christmas

Welcome to the last Hand Stamped Sentiments Challenge of 2024.  We have a beautiful Inspiration Challenge to help inspire your creativity this week!

I was inspired by the festive holiday floral arrangement.  Take a peek at what I was inspired to create!

Country Flowers is a bundle that can be used for all of the seasons...which is why it is one of my favorite bundles!   

The Pecan Pie snowflake pattern from the Sentimental Christmas DSP was perfect for this challenge.  I love the warmth that radiates from all of these beautiful colors!

Be sure to join along in the creative fun.  We always love to see what you are inspired to create!

Happy Stamping!

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Candy Cane Wishes

Happy Friday stampers and welcome to an all new TGIF Challenges Sketch Challenge!  If you've been following along on my Instagram @craftsomnia, you know that I've also been playing along with Martin's 30 Day Christmas Card Making Challenge.  This sketch went along nicely with today's Candy Cane Wishes theme!

When I think of candy canes, I think of peppermint hot chocolate!  More Than Autumn bundle and the super cute Snowy Scenes DSP came together to make the cutest candy cane inspired card!

Poppy Parade and Petal Pink make fun color buddies for this sweet holiday card.  I may have to turn this into a hot chocolate packet holder...stay tuned!

I hope you'll join in the fun this week and share your sketch inspired project!

Happy Stamping!

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Merry Reindeer Fun

 Monday has, once again, snuck up on us way too fast! Why must the weekends go by so quickly?!?  At least this weekend was another creative weekend for me. I had my monthly card class on Friday and celebrated World Card Making Day with a friend on Saturday...so much fun!  And I even managed to get in some stamping on Sunday, just in time for another Merry Monday post!

The Reindeer Days Suite Collection is my favorite in the holiday mini catalog.  I love the adorable stamped images and the DSP is so festive and fun!

I played along with the latest Freshly Made Sketches challenge as a starting point for the card.  You can never go wrong starting with a grea656t sketch!

How cute is this sweet buck and little baby deer?!? I love this pine tree pattern of Reindeer Days DSP...the greens are so good together!  I used the Painted Trees embossing folder to add a little texture in the background and love how it turned out.  And let's talk about the Real Red & White Baker's Twine...do you all love it as much as I do?  I'm really hoping the bring back more twine like this in other colors!

Here's to a happy Monday and a fantastic week.  May your week go by quickly and your weekend drag on!

Happy Stamping!

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Surf's Up Santa

 I can't let a Monday go by without sharing a Merry Monday card!!!

You all know how much I love to color, so I just had to add this Surfing Santa to my collection of stamp sets.  I'm loving his Christmas tree shorts!

I stamped the waves in Coastal Cabana and fussy cut them to layer them in the perfect surfing wave.  Santa and his surf board, along with the sunshine and sentiment were also fussy cut and popped up for some added dimension.

The So Swirly Embossing Folder is my go-to for any ocean themed card.  Isn't it perfect?

May your days be sunny and bright!

Happy Stamping!

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Merry Monday Christmas Friends

It's a Merry Monday Montage kind of day!

Today I'm sharing all of my Christmas Friends together on one card!

These fluffy winter friends are so fun to color! I paired them up with the Take A Bow DSP for a festive little gathering!

Our Monday Montage hop has moved exclusively to Instagram, so be sure to hop along with all of us there.  You can find me @craftsomia and find all of my Monday Montage friends there too!

Happy Stamping!

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A Beary Merry Christmas

 I'm back today with another cute Christmas Friends card to share!

This time I'm featuring the pudgy polar bear which I paired up with a super cute pattern of paper from the Snowy Scenes Designer Series Paper.

I am loving the Pumpkin Pie and Petal Pink color combo and love it even more with just a touch of Soft Sea Foam added to the mix.

One of the gift box dies in the Christmas Friends Dies fits the Have a Beary Merry Christmas sentiment perfectly.  I love it when that happens!

Inspiration for today's sketch comes from the latest Global Design Project Sketch Challenge. I'm always down for a great sketch to play along with!

Still a few more critters to play with in the Christmas Friends stamp set.  What will the next one be? Stay tuned!

Happy Stamping!

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A-B-C and 1-2-3

Welcome to the August edition of Around the World on Wednesday!  This month we have an A-B-C and 1-2-3 theme.  

Since we are in full on back to school mode here, I thought it would be fun to create a couple of encouraging cards for some extra special kiddos in my life.

I brought together the books and birds from Bird's Eye View, the pencil from Trusty Tools and sentiments from Saying Hey and Kiddin' Around for this bright and cheerful cards!

I used every Brights Collection Stampin' Blend, plus Summer Splash...so much fun! 

Keep on hopping along to see what  Jan Clothier has to share with us...I promise you will love it!

Check out the full line up here!

Jan Clothier - NZ

Leonie Stuart - AU

Rochelle Laird-Smith - AU

Aurélie Fabre - FR

Kelly Taranto - US

Theresa McEntee - US

Bree Renwick - US

Happy Stamping!

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Strong Coffee and Short Mondays

 

It's Monday...and time for an all new Monday Montage Blog Hop! 

This is my first Monday back to work after my summer break...send all the coffee please!  Here's to hoping my coffee is strong and my Monday is short!

With coffee on my mind, I had some colorful fun with the Latte Love Bundle (available in the Online Exclusives).  If you love coffee, this is the bundle for you!

For my first card, I die-cut and stacked a colorful assortment of coffee mugs.  I pulled in the Friends for Life bundle as well for the perfect sentiment.  And how cute is the A Little Latte DSP?  I LOVE this paper!

Isn't this French press the best? I used the outline of the Friends for Life heart for this coffee-loving birthday card.  I can't wait to send this card to someone special with a gift card to their favorite coffee shop!

Keep on hopping along to see what Charlet has to share with us. You won't be disappointed!

Happy Stamping!

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Zinnia's of Summer

This week's TGIF Challenges Color Challenge matches all of the zinnia's blooming in my garden, which means I just had to use the Simply Zinnia bundle!

The trio of Zinnia's was the perfect way to showcase all three colors of the challenge.  I added a layer of Melon Mambo and Pretty In Pink DSP, which really pop against the Zinna 3D embossed Basic White card front.

This sentiment is one of my all time favorites.  It's just the perfect sentiment to let someone know you are thinking about them.  A little Baker's Twine bow and a few Shiny Sequins were the finishing touches for this sunny summer card.

Happy Stamping!

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Lovely & Sweet Thoughts

We made it through Monday and are on to Tuesday, which means it's time for an all new Hand Stamped Sentiments Sketch Challenge!

Nature's Sweetness DSP was the star of the show for this sketch.  I pulled in two patterns and added a punched circle of Petal Pink for the main sketch.  The beautiful almond tree branch was also die cut from the DSP and colored in soft shades of Soft Sea Foam, Petal Pink and Pecan Pie.

A simple So Sorry sentiment and a few Brushed Brass Butterflies completed this simple, yet elegant sympathy card.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Happy Stamping!

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Keeping Tabs on Country Flowers

It's been a week of triple digit heat where I live, which means I spent a lot more tie-in my craft room where I was nice and cool!  The extra crafty time allowed me to play along with the latest TGIF Challenges Sketch.

Country Flowers and Keeping Tabs paired up to create this card.  If you follow along with me on a regular basis, you'll know I love my Basic White cardstock!  I ventured out and used Very Vanilla this time, which I love with the pop of color from the flowers!

I stamped the floral image to create the background.  Isn't it pretty!  The flowers in the Gray Granite bucket were colored in Berry Burst, Peach Pie, Lost Lagoon and Pretty Peacock.  The Adhesive Backed Pearl Trio and the Black & Very Vanilla Large Check Ribbon were the perfect embellishments. The Keeping Tabs stamp set and coordinating die were meant for this sketch!

I can't wait to see all of the creations inspired by this week's sketch!

Happy Stamping!

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Citrus Hello - Around the World on Wednesday

Welcome to the July edition of Around the World on Wednesday Blog Hop!

This month we are casing a team member and adding the fun twist of Scrabble to the mix.  I had the honor of casing Teri of Alaska Stamper, who also happens to be an amazing Artisan Design Team member!  It was so great to meet Teri in person last March in Houston.  I hope we get to see each other in person again someday!

We both started with the word Artisan with our scrabble tiles and built from there.  Our tiles are to tell you all a little about ourselves and our love of stamping.  How fun is this?

This is Teri's card that I cased. I love the black and white images with the blue background...it's simply beautiful!

For my card, I swapped out the apples for oranges.  I stamped the oranges in Tuxedo Black Memento and colored in the background with the Boho Blue Stampin' Blends.  I followed the same layout as Teri's beautiful card and stamped a simple little Hello for the sentiment.

Teri happens to be up next in the hop!  Let's jump on over and see what she has to share with us!

See the full lineup below:

Jan Clothier - NZ

Leonie Stuart - AU

Rochelle Laird-Smith - AU

Cheryll Miller - AU

Danielle Kassing - NL

Aurélie Fabre - FR

Kelly Taranto - US

Angie McKenzie - US

Chris Smith - US

Bree Renwick - US

Teri West - US

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