Quaran-TEAM Teacher Appreciation

It's Teacher Appreciation Week!  As with so many other things in life right now, this week of celebrating teachers is going to look so different.   But that doesn't mean we can't show our teachers how much we love and appreciate them!

My son's elementary school is doing Spirit Packet Pickup days every Monday between now and the last packet pickup of the year.  Today is Rainbow Spirit Day, so I thought it would be fun to make a fun card for the ENTIRE staff.  Yes, it's teacher appreciate week, but if it wasn't for ALL of the staff throughout our district, Distant Learning would not be as successful as it has been.

I think this is what you can call a $200 card!  I used SEVERAL different stamp sets, inks and supplies.  I think these are my favorite cards to make!

"You Make A" comes from Broadway Birthday, "Great" comes from To A Wild Rose, "Team" comes from For The Win,"Thank You For All You Do" comes from Rooted in Nature, and the fun little sunbursts come from Rise & Shine.  How awesome it that so many stamp sets can come together to make a fabulous card for some amazing teachers?!?!

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Poppy Parade, Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight, Granny Apple Green, Blueberry Bushel, Gorgeous Grape, Melon Mambo, Whisper White

Ink ~ Poppy Parade, Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight, Granny Apple Green, Blueberry Bushel, Gorgeous Grape

Stamp Sets ~ Broadway Birthday, To A Wild Rose, For The Win, Rooted In Nature, Rise & Shine

Other Supplies ~ Hand-Lettered Prose

I hope you are able to show a teacher in your life how much you appreciate them this week!  Make their week with a handmade card, their favorite coffee or lunch delivery...or just a simple text or email letting them know just how much they mean to you.

I hope you all have a great week!

Happy Stamping!

#TGIFC232 Color Combo Challenge

Good morning stampers and happy Friday!  We've made it through another week AND it's time for an all new TGIF Challenges!  We have a beautiful Color Challenges for you this week and can't wait to see what you are all inspired to create!

Two of our small group leaders for our youth group moved away this week.  My boys, along with several other students are pretty bummed and will miss them dearly.  As we sent them off with a surprise dinner earlier this week, all of the students and fellow leaders signed this card to send them off.  We are ALL blessed to be their friend.

I used the fun splatter stamp from Gather Together stamp set to give the card base just a little added color.  Pinewood Planks added some great texture and paired up well with the fun feathers from the Come To Gather DSP.  

The Tags & Feathers Elements are amazing! I have so many ideas for these fun embellishments...I just need to find the time to use them!  I added a few Grapefruit Grove Happiness Blooms Enamel Dots to bring in just a bit more color.  I finished it off with a little Linen Thread bow...one of my favorite go-to ribbons!

Thank you for stopping by today!

Happy Stamping!

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Pretty Peacock, Crumb Cake, Grapefruit Grove, Very Vanilla, Come to Gather DSP

Ink ~ Pretty Peacock

Stamp Set ~ To A Wild Rose, Gather Together

Other Supplies ~ Happiness Blooms Enamel Dots, Tags & Feathers Elements, Pinewood Planks 3D Embossing Folder, Linen Thread, Hand-Lettered Prose

Friendship Blessings

Happy Labor Day friends!  Today we honor all of the working people, especially those who are working while others, like myself, who have the day off.   I may have the day off from my paying job, but I will be putting in some work at home today with my boys as we prepare our chicken coop for some new chicks!  

But before we get to work, a little stamping time was a must! I snuck in just enough time to play along with Freshly Made Sketches 400th Sketch Challenge.  

I love the sample of To A Wild Rose on page 140 of the Annual Catalog.  The black and white with just a pop of color, along with this great sketch, inspired today's creation.

I was once again reminded that I forgot to add the Wide Rose dies to my order when I ordered this stamp set.  It's a good thing I love to fussy cut though! 

Doesn't the Layered Leaves 3D embossing folder go so well with this stamp set?  It gave this card just the right amount of texture!

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Basic Black, Daffodil Delight, Whisper White

Ink ~ Memento, Daffodil Delight, So Saffron, Pear Pizzazz

Stamp Set ~ To A Wild Rose

Other Supplies ~ Layered Leaves 3D Embossing Folder, Basic Adhesive-Backed Sequins

I have just a bit more time to sneak in some stamping before I have to wake my kiddos up and get to work...I'm going to take full advantage of it!

Have a great day!

Happy Stamping!

Blessed To Be Your Friend

Happy Monday stampers!  Did you find any time to create this weekend?  I know everyone is beginning to receive their boxes of new Annual Catalog products and I'm super excited to see what everyone gets!

I'm still stamping with some of my pre-order items, but have a box of new goodies coming my way this week....I can't wait!

Those who attended OnStage back in April got to see the beautiful To A Wild Rose bundle demonstrated.  It was a must have for me!  The images and sentiments are gorgous!

It took me a couple tries to find the right color combination with this Two-Step stamp set, but once I found it, I was so happy with the finished result.  Rococo Rose and Petal Pink for the WIN!  I stamped the rose image twice and cut the center of the bloom out to give the flower a bit more dimension.  This is one of my favorite techniques with floral images!

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Whisper White, Petal Pink

Ink ~ Petal Pink, Rococo Rose, Pear Pizzazz

Stamp Set ~ To A Wild Rose

Other Supplies ~ Woven Threads Sequins, Stitched Rectangles, Stitched Nested Labels

This sentiment couldn't be more perfect for a card to send to a dear friend this week.  I truly am blessed to have her in my life!

Here's to a great start to the week!

Happy Stamping!