Mother's Day Swallowtail

Happy Friday happy stampers!

It's Mothers Day weekend and the team over at SSINK is honoring and celebrating mom's everywhere with beautiful creations.

I'm sharing a card using one of my very favorite stamps that is retiring this year...sniff, sniff :-(  I love this Swallowtail butterfly!  This will likely be a stamp that I can't part with and will stay in my collection forever!

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Night of Navy, Very Vanilla, Gold Foil

Ink ~ Night of Navy, Calypso Coral

Stamp Sets ~ Swallowtail, Crazy About You, Timeless Textures

Other Supplies ~ Hello You Thinlits

I absolutely love how this big, beautiful butterfly totally makes the card!

I wish all of you moms, moms-to-be and moms-praying-to-be a Happy, Happy Mother's Day!  May your day be filled with all things you love!

Happy Stamping!



Swallowtail Sympathy

Hello stampin' friends!!!  I finally got some stamping time in after taking a little break...sometimes I need to do that to in order to get my crafting mojo back in order :-) 

The awesome design team over at SSINK is showcasing some of the awesome background stamps today and I pulled out one of my favorites!  

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Pool Party, Basic Black, Whisper White, Melon Mambo, Vellum, Gold Foil, Neutrals DSP

Ink ~ Pool Party, Melon Mambo, Basic Black

Stamp Sets ~ Swallowtail, A Dozen Thoughts

Other Supplies ~ Itty Bitty Butterfly Punch, Metallic Sequins

I love how a background stamp can totally make a card all by itself!  I've used this stamp so so many different cards and I never get tired of it!  I receive a beautiful swap from Mary Haugen at Convention and CASE'd her design for this card..thanks for the INKspiration Mary!

Be sure to check out all of the other awesome background stamp ideas from the SSINK girls!

Happy Stamping! 



2013 Artisan Finalist Blog Hop ~ Day 4

Hello to all my stamping friends and welcome back to Day Four of the Artisan Finalist Blog Hop!  Each one of us will be sharing all of our amazing creations that we submitted to Stampin' Up's 2013 Artisan Design Contest.  For the next 6 days you will get to see the talent from an amazing group of women.  Be sure you check back each and every day so you don't miss out on ANY of the projects!  If you've just come from Amy's blog, you were treated to her amazing talent.  If you are just getting started, keep on hopping until you get back to me. If you happen to get lost along the way, just use the "back" or "next" button at the bottom of each blog and you'll get right back on track.

 

I'm back today with another card.  If I remember right, this was a card I made for one of the Hand Stamped Sentiments challenges, but never posted with them because I decided to use it as one of my entries. The Swallowtail stamp is, by far, one of my favorite stamps EVER!  I love how it turned out when I embossed it in Pool Party on the Epic Day This and That DSP.

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Pool Party, Epic Day This and That DSP

Ink ~ VersaMark

Stamp Sets ~ Swallowtail, One in a Million

Other Supplies ~ Boho Blossoms Punch, Vintage Trinkets, Calypso Coral Bakers Twine, Epic Day This and That Washi Tape, Pop-Up Posies Kit

 

Now it's time to hop on over to Cathy's blog see her first FAB-ulous creation! 

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

The Early Bird gets the worm

This is so true in so many ways in my life!  I am an early morning riser, up before the sun and getting things done.  Today is no different...I'm up and at 'em, getting ready to "Leave the City Behind" and conquer the Helvatia Half Marathon!  This will be my 4th half marathon, but my first one since I had my last son, almost 2 years ago.  I'm excited, nervous, nauseous....but most of all this Early Bird is ready to run!!!

What else does being an Early Bird do for you?!?!?  Well this weekend if you are one of the first 50 people to register for the Inky Fingers Club 2013 Summer Session Special, you get the Early Bird Discount of $19.95.  What is the Inky Fingers Club 2013 Summer Session you ask?  Well, it's a group of AWESOME Guest Designers who will provide you with over 50 Exclusive Designs including 14 Daily Tutorials with step by step instructions using all NEW Stampin' Up! Products.  There will be daily challenges with prizes, including original artwork from the Guest Designers.  How cool is that?!?!?  So don't wait!  Register this weekend and get your Early Bird Discount!  Be sure to let me know when you register...you could win more prizes!  Send me an email at brrenwick@charter.net

Before I head out the door and get ready to tackle 13.1 miles, I'll leave you with a card...

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Basic Black, Very Vanilla, Coastal Cabana, Modern Medley

Ink ~ Coastal Cabana, Jet Black StazOn

Stamp Sets ~ Swallowtail, Papillion Potpourri

Other Supplies ~ Black and Iridescent Ice Embossing Powder, Butterfly Punch, Dazzling Details

 

Now go on and catch that worm!!!!

 

Happy Stamping!!

Bold Butterfly CASE

When I first saw the colors in the latest Hand Stamped Sentiments Color Challenge, I was a bit stumped by what to do with these colors...

But after seeing the design team cards, I was totally inspired by the bold butterfly on Erika's card.  Her bright, beautiful butterfly and the color challenge helped me to come up with a card for Mother's Day for my mother-in-law.

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Bashful Blue, Whisper White, Summer Starfruit, Real Red

Ink ~ Basic Black, Bashful Blue, Summer Starfruit, Real Red

Stamp Sets ~ Swallowtail, Papillion Potpourri, Family Reunion, En Francias
Other Supplies ~ Iridescent Ice Embossing Powder, Decorative Punch, Butterfly Punch, Bitty Butterfly Punch, Boho Blossoms Punch, In Color Dahlias, Fancy Fan Folder

I love that the new ink pads keep the stamped image wet just long enough to be able to emboss them...the Iridescent Ice embossing folder gave the butterfly just the right amount of bling for my momma-in-law :)

This was a fun color challenge and pushed me a bit, which is why I love these challenges so much!!!  Thanks for keeping me crafting :)

Happy Stamping!

Freshly Made Swallowtail

Finally Friday...woo hoo!!!  I always look forward to Friday, but I've really been looking forward to this Friday.  I get to spend some time with two great friends for a belated GNO birthday celebration.  Sushi and Beautiful Creations...can't wait!

Another thing I've been looking forward to and patiently awaiting was my latest Stampin' Up! order.  The man in brown came knocking yesterday and delivered me my box of goodies...hooray!!  In this order was the awesome Swallowtail stamp that I have been lusting over, as has my 7 year old son.  We both squealed with excitement when I opened the box.  He will be very excited to see this card when he gets home from school :)

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Basic Black

Ink ~ VersaMark

Stamp Sets ~ Swallowtail, Vintage Versus (SAB)

Other Supplies ~ Pool Party Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, Dimensionals

My cards almost always start with a sketch and this one comes to you from the current sketch at Freshly Made Sketches.  You can't tell very well from the picture, but the butterfly is cut out and popped up with some Dimensionals.  I don't know about you, but I LOVE the Pool Party EP on black...stunning!  And I love this sentiment too.  I wish the SAB items were around longer than they are...I'm having so much fun using them in my classes!

Wishing you all a wonderful weekend!

Happy Stamping!