Dad's Trusty Toolbox

The Monday Montage crew is back with the first hop of 2024!  We hope you all had a wonderful holiday season and a Happy New Year!

With the New Year comes my dad's birthday and it was a big on this year...70!  The Trusty Tools bundle was meant just for my dad!  I can't count the number of times my dad has shown up with his own trusty tool box to help with a project over the years.  He always knows just what to do and has just the right tool to fix anything!

I snipped some Trusty Toolbox DSP tools to fill a wooden diet tool box.  This old wooden toolbox also brings memories of my grandpa's old tool box!  I stamped the Dad segment in Lost Lagoon, fussy cutting around each letter.  Happy Birthday comes from Waves Inspiration, the perfect sized sentiment to tuck in with the tools.

A gift card holder was adhered to this inside.  I love this quick and easy way to git a gift card! 

What's next?  Click on the button below to see!

Happy Stamping!

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Beauty of the Deep Birthday

Happy Friday and welcome to this months TGIF Challenges Sketch!  There is nothing I love more than a great sketch to help get the creative ideas flowing!

I used Beauty of the Deep for one of my class projects last week and had a few left over bits and pieces that worked perfectly for today's sketch.

I started out by creating an ocean-y background, blending Boho Blue on a piece of Basic White and stamping with a few Misty Moonlight bubbles before embossing with the Painted Texture 3D embossing folder.  I tore some pieces of Boho Blue and Misty Moonlight, layering them for even more texture and water-like colors.

Next came all of the colorful bits of coral and seaweed to help complete the under the sea feel.  I can almost hear the ocean waves and feel the warm sunshine!

And anchor and simple Happy Birthday sentiment, along with a few 2023-2025 In Color dots help to complete the card. 

Thanks for stopping by today!  Be sure to join along and share your creative inspiration with today's sketch.

Happy Stamping!

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Sea Turtle Birthday Wishes

Welcome to this weeks TGIF Challenges where we are celebrating all things Birthday!  You can never have too many birthday cards on hand, right?

I've had the adorable Sea Turtle stamp set sitting on my desk since it arrive a few weeks ago and finally got around to inking it up. Sea Turtles are one of my favorite sea creatures, so this big guy was a must have for me!

I used the bubbly water stamp to create a the background, using both sides of the reversible stamp.  I think I used nearly every shade of blue I own! A few Pastel Sequins were added for a few extra bubbles.

The turtle was stamped with Mint Macaron (stamped off once) with Soft Suede for the shell.  Calypso Coral and Blackberry Bliss were used for the starfish and Crumb Cake for the starfish, just like the ones we find on the Oregon Coast!

The sandy layer was also stamped with the bubbly stamp on Sahara Sand, then tore at the top for a little extra texture.  I struggled to find the right Happy Birthday sentiment at first, but after looking through my stamp sets I found the perfect one in Waves of Inspiration.  I kept things simple and stamped the sentiment on a strip of Basic White in Pacific Point.

I hope you'll join along in the fun this week and share your Birthday creation with us!

Happy Stamping!

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Waves of The Ocean ~ Monday Montage

 

Welcome to another Monday Montage Blog Hop!  We're back to share some more projects with you and I promise you will love them all!

Today I have a sneak peek of a new collection coming your way March 1st.  Waves of the Ocean is full of the beauty and wonder of the ocean...my happy place!

My first card was inspired by the talented Cindy Schuster over at Crafty Carrot.  She created an adorable card with the Paradise Palms bundle and I cased the layout of her card.  

With DSP as beautiful as Waves of the Ocean, it's easy to keep thing clean and simple.  I stamped and colored the perched pelican and the beautiful sentiment.  Just a bit of Linen Thread and a few of the pretty Rhinestone Waves Basic Jewels completed the card.  

Next up is a beautiful sunset at the ocean...I feel like I'm at my favorite spot along the Oregon Coast!  Once again, the DSP did most of the talking.  A bit of the Blue Foils Specialty Paper provided just the right amount of shimmer for the waves...just like the ocean waves at sunset.  The perched pelican made an appearance again, along with a couple seagulls floating through the clouds.  A simple sentiment stamped on a strip of DSP and a few Rhinestone Waves finished the card off.

If you love the ocean as much as I do, mark you calendar for March 1st and add this beautiful new collection to your stamping collection!

Next up is my friend Cathy over at Sugar Shack Designs or you can hop on back to my stampin' BFF Wendy at Wickedly Wonderful Creations

Happy Stamping!

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