Polar Bear Cocoa ~ HSSCC#354

Happy Tuesday my friends!  I hope your week is off to a wonderful start!

Can you believe this is our last Hand Stamped Sentiments challenge of the year?!!?  It has been another great year of creating with all of you and I look forward to continuing with you all next year. Today we have a cheerful color challenge to wrap thing up.

I saw Patty Bennett's  adorable Warm & Toasty Polar Bear card a few weeks ago and knew I had to CASE it.  The cute little bear pairs up perfectly with the Press On stamp set.  

If you know me, I love any image that I can color with my Stampin' Blends, so of course I had to break them out for these cozy little cups of cocoa.

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Whisper White, Cherry Cobbler, Trimming the Town DSP

Ink ~ VersaMark, Memento, Stampin' Blends:  Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive, Misty Moonlight

Stamp Sets ~ Warm & Toasty, Press On

Other Supplies ~ Layering Circles Dies, Dainty Diamonds 3D Embossing Folders, White Embossing Powder

I can't wait to see what you create with this weeks Color Challenge to wrap up the year!  Thank you for joining us!

Happy Stamping!

Merry Monday Montage

Welcome to an all new Monday Montage Blog Hop!  You won't want to miss a single creation from this amazing group of stampers!

We had another weekend of triple digit temps...it was so hot!  I love me some summer weather, but there was a brief moment of wishing for snow.  My wish didn't come true, so I created some winter fun right in my craft room.  I loved the adorable images in Warm & Toasty the first time I saw it!  The skating polar bear and happy little reindeer are my favorites, especially paired up with the equally adorable Trimming the Town Designers Series Paper.

I chose the festive pine tree DSP pattern to go with this cheerful iceskating bear.  I can just see him skating on a froze forest lake in the freshly fallen snow.  The sweet sentiment from the Christmas Means More stamp set seemed so fitting as well...I believe, it's silly, but I believe.  I love it!

How cute is this happy little reindeer?  His sweet face brings a smile to my face!  I love all of the sentiments on this DSP pattern, and the colors are right up my alley.  I love the Misty Moonlight mixed in with the traditional Poppy Parade and Old Olive.  I colored the reindeer in the yummy Cinnamon Cider and gave him a cheerful Poppy Parade bow.  

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Pool Party, Old Olive, Whisper White, Trimming the Town DSP

Ink ~ Poppy Parade, VersaMark, Memento, Stampin' Blends:  Pool Party, Old Olive, Cinnamon Cider, Poppy Parade, Basic Black, Crumb Cake, Petal Pink 

Stamp Set ~ Warm & Toasty, Christmas Means More

Other Supplies ~ White Embossing Powder, Snowflake Adhesive-Backed Snowflakes, Woodland Embossing Folder

Have you started working on your Christmas cards yet or is too soon for you?  The earlier I start on mine, the less stress I feel as the holiday gets closer!

Thanks for stopping by today!  Now, on to the next stop on the hop!

Happy Stamping!

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Amy O'Neill - Amy's Paper Crafts

Breelin Renwick - Craft-somnia Momma <-- You are HERE

Cathy Casey - Sugar Shack Designs

Charlet Mallett - Painted Orange

Cheryl Curtis - Pomp and Sustenance

Dani Dziama - Dani's Thoughtful Corner

Elizabeth Price - Seeinginkspots

Julie Warnick - Creating on the Run

Melissa Stout - The Stamp Doc

Wendy Weixler - Wickedly Wonderful Creations