Hand Stamped Sentiments #272 Inspiraiton Challenge

Hello stampers and happy Tuesday!

 

Summer break has officially come to an end and I ended it on a very happy note!  I spent the weekend at Disneyland running the Disney 10K and Disney half marathon.  It was VERY hot, but the races were so much fun that we almost forgot how hot it was...ALMOST!

 

I have had an amazing summer with my family and enjoy many summer fun days, but I will say that I am ready for some cooler fall weather to come our way.  I think we are still a ways off from it cooling down much, but I know it's coming!

 

This weeks Hand Stamped Sentiments Inspiration Challenge has me dreaming of fall for sure!  Look at all of these yummy fall images!

With fall comes all things pumpkin spice...my favorite!  So of course I had to make a pumpkin spice coffee card!

 

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Tangerine Tango, Sahara Sand, Very Vanilla, Soft Suede, Painted Autumn DSP, Vellum

Ink ~ Soft Suede, Early Espresso, Tangerine Tango, Versa Mark

Stamp Sets ~ Merry Café, Coffee Café, Timeless Textures

Other Supplies ~ Coffee Cups Framelits, Layering Ovals Framelits, Copper Trim, White Embossing Powder

 

I hope you all have a fabulous summer and made some fun memories with your family! 

 

Thanks for stopping by today!

 

Happy Stamping!



It's #PSL Season ~ Monday Montage



Welcome back to Monday Montage!!!  We are back with another fabulous hop!  Make sure you click on the links below so you don't miss any of the creations...you are sure to love them all!

It's really beginning to look and feel like fall in my corner of the world which means one thing...ALL things pumpkin are happening at my house!  Pumpkin pancakes, pumpkin muffins, pumpkin smoothies, pumpkin cookies and, of course...Pumpkin Spice Lattes!!!  I love my coffee and pumpkin spice lattes REALLY make me happy, so that was my inspiration for today's card.

 Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Basic Black, Whisper White, Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie, Watercolor, Warmth & Cheer DSP

Ink ~ Soft Suede, Basic Black

Stamp Sets ~ Timeless Textures, Labeler Alphabet

Other Supplies ~ Brights Enamel Shapes

I am always sad to see summer come to an end, but fall is my second favorite season.  I love the cooler weather, the trees as they change colors, sweaters and leggings....and coffee!

Next stop on the hop is Cathy...I can't wait to see what she has for us this week! Or if you want to hop backwards, you can hop on back to the amazing Amy...I just love her style!

  Thanks for hopping along with us today!

Happy Stamping!





60 & Amazing

Look at me!  I actually stamped this week and it's not for a scheduled blog post!  My older boys started school this week and getting back into the school routine has been good for my stamping time in the morning...a win every way you look at it!

 A co-worker aske me to make birthday card for her sister's upcoming 60th birthday.  It took me a while to get my creative juices flowing again, but I finally came up with this...

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Whisper White, Gold Glimmer, Vellum

Ink ~ Calypso Coral, Blushing Bride, Soft Sky, Gold

Stamp Sets ~ Playful Backgrounds, Timeless Textures, Thoughtful Banners

Other Supplies ~ Large Numbers, Bunch of Banners, Calypso Coral Thick Bakers Twin, Gold Metallic Thread, Medium Star Punch, Confetti Stars Boarder Punch

As much I love having my boys home for summer break, I am always happy to get back into our school routine, especially when it means more stamping time for me!

Hopefully you see another post or two from me this week!

Happy Stamping!

Sunshine Wishes Wedding

Hello happy stampers!

Welcome to Tuesday and an all new Hand Stamped Sentiments Color Challenge.

 The first thing I thought of when I saw these colors was wedding.  These colors are absolutely beautiful together!

 

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Night of Navy, Pink Pirouette, Very Vanilla, Affectionately Yours Specialty DSP

Ink ~ VersaMark

Stamp Set ~ Timeless Textures

Other Supplies ~ Sunshine Wishes Thinlits

 

I'm keeping my post short and sweet today...I had to take some time off yesterday for our home inspection, so I'm playing catch up today!

 

Happy Stamping!



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!



Textured Butterflies

Hello happy stampers!

Welcome to Tuesday and an all new Hand Stamped Sentiments sketch challenge.

There are so many possibilities with this sketch...I can't wait to see what everyone does with it!


I experimented with a few colors that I haven't used in a while for this card.  I'm not entirely sold on all of them together, but they seem to be growing on me.

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Sahara Sand, Blackberry Bliss, Whisper White

Ink ~ Sahara Sand, Blackberry Bliss, Bermuda Bay, Crushed Curry, Tangerine Tango

Stamp Sets ~ Timeless Textures, Butterfly Basics

Other Supplies ~ Butterfly Thinlits, Metallic Silver Thread, Rhinestone Basic Jewels

Thanks for stopping by today!

Now it's time to head on over to Hand Stamped Sentiments and join along in the fun!

Happy Stamping!



Know What I Love?

Hello stampers and happy Tuesday!

It's time for a new Hand Stamped Sentiments challenge and this week we have a sketch for you to play along with!

I've been working away on some special order Valentine's for a good friend and this is one that I made for her to give to her sweet grandma.

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Whisper White, Blushing Bride Glimmer, Love Blossoms DSP Stack

Ink ~ Rose Red, Crumb Cake

Stamp Sets ~ Timeless Textures, What I Love

Other Supplies ~ Sweetheart Punch, Owl Builder Punch, Project Life Corner Punch

 

Now it's your turn to play along...I can't wait to see what you create with our sketch this week!

 

Happy Stamping!

 



Have a Cuppa Christmas Cheer

Happy Tuesday stampers!  Can you believe we only have 10 more days until Christmas?  Where in the world has time gone?!?!  
I'm finishing up the last of my Christmas crafting and today's sketch challenge over at Hand Stamped Sentiments was perfect for a fun card for my Virginia BFF!

I have a fun sneak peek at some of my favorite new things coming out in the 2016 Occasions catalog.  Anyone knows me knows just how much I love coffee, so the Have a Cuppa suite was just my cup of...coffee!

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Real Red, Bermuda Bay, Have a Cuppa DSP Stack

Ink ~ Crumb Cake, Bermuda Bay, Early Espresso

Stamp Set ~ Timeless Textures, Endless Wishes

Other Supplies ~ Cup & Kettles Framelits Dies, Have a Cuppa Embellishments, Linen Thread, Greetings Thinlits

Don't you LOVE this adorable little mug of Christmas cheer?  I can't wait to make MANY more creations with this suite of coffee and tea goodness.

Be sure to head on over to Hand Stamped Sentiments to see the rest of our teams creations and join along in the fun!

Happy Stamping!