Bombs Away Birthday

Hello to all my stampin' friends and happy Saturday!  I hope your {long} weekend is off to a great start...I know mine is!  We just got home from our annual Walla Walla Fair and Frontier Days Parade...so much fun!  We may be avoiding the fair this year, but we can't miss the parade :-)  The kiddos are resting now and then we're off to the pool for one last swim day for the summer.  Back to school on Tuesday...I say YIPPEE, my boys say BOO!!!

 

I'm taking advantage of rest time and getting my September Club cards all ready.  I'm focusing on the fun photopolymer stamps this month and love the Bombs Away Birthday set...the sentiments are so sassy and fun!  I used this weeks sketch over at Freshly Made Sketches to get me started.

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Smoky Slate, Bermuda Bay, Whisper White

Ink ~ Smoky Slate, Bermuda Bay, Basic Black

Stamp Set ~ Bombs Away Birthday, Tape It, Positively Chevron

Other Supplies ~ Witches Brew Washi Tape

 

I sponged my Positively Chevron stamp with the different inks and I love how it turned out!  And this Washi Tape...I've gone through two whole rolls of the skull and cross bones already :-)

 

Hoping all my Stamp Club members have as much fun creating this card as I did!

 

As much as I'd like to spend a few more hours in my craft room, I've gotta get all of our swim stuff and snacks packed up so we can hit the pool ASAP!

 

Wishing you all a great Labor Day weekend!!

 

Happy Stamping!

 



Ready for a the Joy Ride of my Life!

One more sleep and I will be on my way to SLC!  To say I'm excited would be a huge understatement!  I can't sleep, I can't eat...I'm ready to jump out of my skin with excitement and anticipation!  Be sure to check back later this week for Convention updates and see some of the swaps I made!

Today I have another card to send to my boys while I am gone.  This one started with a sketch from Stampin' Celebration.  This is a fun sketch that was perfect for another Rev Up the Fun card!  I am saving this sketch for a later date to create a scrapbook page too...love it!

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Basic Black, Smoky Slate, Daffodil Delight, Whisper White, Brights DSP Stack

Ink ~ Jet Black StazOn, Daffodil Delight, Smoky Slate

Stamp Sets ~ Rev Up the Fun!, Tape It

 

Again, I am so happy I got this set...my boys are going to love getting their cards in the mail while I am gone!   I'm going to miss them all like crazy, but am looking forward to an amazing time in SLC!

 

Happy Stamping!!!

Obsessions

We all have obsessions right?!?!?  Please don't tell me that I'm the only one who has new obsessions all the time!  My latest obsession is Jamberry Nails.  I won't go crazy telling you all about them, but I will say you should check them out! They were the inspiration for my latest card. 

 

Aren't these fun?!?!?

 

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Strawberry Slush, Whisper White

Ink ~ Strawberry Slush, Pumpkin Pie, Smoky Slate

Stamp Sets ~ Yippee-Skippee, Tape It, Positively Chevron

Other Supplies ~ Chevron Embossing Folder, Circle Collection Framelits

 

Another obsession...the circle and square framelits.  Love them!!!  This card is kind of busy, but the colors make me happy and...You Can Never Have Enough Happy!

 

Happy Stamping!



No Freakin' Way!!!

Ever get a phone call that totally makes your day?  Well, I sure did yesterday!!!  My hubby and I had made plans to go out for a long overdue date night, but he got called out for work...boo :( So, I was a little bit bummed for the rest of the day...until I saw I had a missed call from Utah!  At first I thought, "Oh, it's just that darn telemarketer calling me again to see how my cat food shopping experience was".  But then as I listened to the message, I found out it was Amy from Stampin' Up!  And she had some AMAZING news for me!  I've been selected as one of the 20 Artisan Design Team finalists...No Freakin' Way!!!!!

 

It's a good thing she had to leave me a message instead of talking to me because I was jumping up and down, squealing like a little girl as I listened!  My youngest started jumping up and down with me and one of my 7 year olds came running in asking "what the heck happened?!??!".  After I managed to calm myself down a bit, I called Amy back to thank her for the phone call.  Then I called my BFF (twin-brain-sister-friend-crafting partner in crime) and all of my other super close friends to share the exciting news.  (I called my hubby too, but he was in the middle of horrid traffic trying to get a patient to the hospital, so we weren't really able to talk.)

 

When I decided to submit my projects and application for the Artisan Design Team, I NEVER thought I would make it as a finalist!  There are so many talented and well deserved artists who entered and I am honored to have been selected.  Thank you to all of my friends and family who believed in me and encouraged me to enter!

I am excited, anxious and nervous for Convention to get here now!  I knew we were in for a fun-filled couple of days, but this just adds even more fun to the mix! 

 

Here's a fun card I made to share my excitement:

 

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Pool Party, Very Vanilla, Epic Day This and That DSP

Ink ~ Gumball Green, Calypso Coral, Pool Party, Basic Gray, Daffodil Delight

Stamp Sets ~ Tape It, Yippee-Skippee Positively Chevron

Other Supplies ~ Calypso Coral Bakers Twine, Subtles Designer Buttons, Hung Up Cute Clips, Epic Day This and That Stickers, Sponge Daubers

 

I used some re-inker and water with my sponge daubers to create the fun splatter marks...so much fun! 

I'm still running on pure excitement this morning and hope to use some of this energy to get through some more of my Convention swaps.

Wising you all an amazing weekend!

Happy Stamping!

 

 



Inky Fingers Summer Session ~ Sneak Peek!

Good morning stamping friends!  Can you believe the month of June is almost over?!?!?  The 4th of July is a week from today...looking forward to fun times with my family next week!  What else am I looking forward to?  The Inky Fingers Summer Session!  If you haven't joined yet, be sure you do ASAP!

Click HERE to join today!

 

Here is what you will get when you join the Summer 2013 Session:

All NEW Stampin' Up! Products

Over 50 EXCLUSIVE Designs from 14 AMAZING Guest Designers

Creative Card Sets & Containers with FULL Tutorials

Step by Step Directions and LOTS of photos

 

There will be DAILY Challenges with PRIZES too!

Original Artwork will be shipped to winning Members

 

I hope you will JOIN so you can see not only my projects, but all of the others from the AMAZING talented Guest Designers.  Be sure to let me know when you've registered...you may just win a PRIZE!  (brrenwick@charter.net)

 

I'll leave you with a little sneak peek of my project today...

 

You can also purchase a Special Embellishment Pack that contains some of the goodies that each of the designers used in their projects.  These embellishments, along with all of the awesome daily tutorials, will help you to recreate all of the projects! 

 

Happy Stamping! 

 



Will run for coffee

Coffee {and stamping} is my motivation to get out of bed bright and early every morning!  I know as soon as I get home and shower, I'll have my "me" time to enjoy a cup of coffee and get some stamping time before the rest of my crew wakes up.  And I did just that this morning!

 

Using the clean and simple sketch from this weeks Try Stampin' on Tuesday  challenge I made a fun card using the new Perfect Blend stamp set.

 

I couldn't decide which one I liked the best, so you get to see both of them!

 

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Baked Brown Sugar

Ink ~ Crumb Cake, Baked Brown Sugar, Bermuda Bay, Tangerine Tango, Smoky Slate

Stamp Sets ~ Perfect Blend, Tape It, Paper Pumpkin

 

 

 

If you haven't noticed, I've been kind of on a grunge and splatter kick with my cards...kind of a fun way to add some detail or a little extra color to your card.  The little splatters reminded me of coffee splatters that always manage to find their way onto my pants or shirt ;)

 

Now, if my coffee would only motivate me to work...

 

Happy Stamping!



Hello {Mellow} Monday

Good morning stamping friends and Happy Monday!  Um...is there really such thing as a Happy Monday?!?!?  It's not my favorite day of the week, but sometimes it feels like a day of rest after a really busy weekend!  We had a fun, but busy weekend, so I'll gladly take a Mellow Monday today :) 

I finally finished up my Inky Fingers Summer Session Guest Designer projects Sunday morning, so I had some time to stamp for fun last night after my kiddos went to bed.  I love the latest color challenge over at Hand Stamped Sentiments...

So, I pulled out a few new stamp sets and inked them up in these fun colors!  I did swap out Baja Breeze for Pool Party.

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Midnight Muse, Whisper White

Ink ~ Summer Starfruit, Pool Party, Midnight Muse, Primrose Petals

Stamp Sets ~ Tape It, Flower Shop, Four You

Other Supplies ~ Pansy Punch, Aqua Pens (for splatters, which you can't see very well in the picture)

I used the Tape It stamp set for my Inky Fingers Guest Designer cards and I had so much fun with it!  I came up with a couple different ways to use the set and I'm really happy with out all of my projects turned out!  I can't wait to share them with you during the Summer 2013 Session :)

Hoping you all have a Mellow Monday and as always...

Happy Stamping!