For Peeps Sake, Happy Easter



Welcome back to Monday Montage!!!  We are back with another fabulous hop and I'm glad you are here with us!  I can't believe this is our 40th hop...where does time go?  I love all of these stampers and look forward to seeing their creations each and every month.  I hope you love them as much as I do too!

I worked on some Easter projects this weekend and thought I'd share one of those creations with you today.  I mixed matched a few different stamp sets to put together this cute little card!

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Coastal Cabana, Whisper White, Best Year Ever DSP

Ink ~ Crushed Curry, Coastal Cabana, Pumpkin Pie, Calypso Coral, Pear Pizzazz, Blushing Bride, Sahara Sand, Pool Party, Memento

Stamp Set ~ For Peeps Sake, Epic Alphabet, Yippee-Skippee

Other Supplies ~ Blushing Bride Baker Twine, Oval Framelits

I don't know why I waited so long to use the Epic Alphabet stamp set...LOVE!!  You can bet on seeing more of this stamp set soon!

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!





Shhh! It's a Secret...

...a Secret Garden! 

 

I decided this morning that it was time to pull out a stamp set that has been neglected for a while and went with Secret Garden.  Spring is here and I'm loving all of the bright flowers popping up all around!

 

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Bermuda Bay, Night of Navy, Whisper White, Regals DSP Stack

Ink ~ Melon Mambo, Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight, Gumball Green, Bermuda Bay

Stamp Sets ~ Secret Garden, Yippee-Skippee

Other Supplies ~ Hexagon Hive Thinlits Die, Secret Garden Framelits

 

I love these bright, bold colors...they make me HAPPY!!!

 

Hope this brings some happy to your day too!

 

Happy Stamping!



Mini Weenie Birthday

Happy, Happy Friday friends!!!  I don't know about you, but this week has flown by and it has been BUSY!  I'd like to say I have a quiet weekend ahead of me, but it is packed FULL of things going on.  'Tis the season, right?

I did manage to sneak in a little stamping time this week and one of the cards I made was for my good friend Kerri who will be celebrating her birthday tomorrow.  She has the cutest little Mini Weenie puppy, Wiffle, and I just LOVE him.  So naturally, I had to pull out my cute little stamp set with a weenie puppy :)

I knew I wanted to have some balloons wrapped around the little pup and the sketch over at Freshly Made Sketches was the perfect layout for what I had in mind.  Thanks for a fun sketch Jen!

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Bermuda Bay, Raspberry Ripple, Summer Starfruit, Gumball Green, Crisp Cantaloupe, Whisper White, Birthday Basics DSP

Ink ~ Bermuda Bay, Crisp Cantaloupe, Summer Starfruit, Gunball Green

Stamp Sets ~ Gorgeous Grunge, Yippie-Skippie, Come All Ye Faithful (papertreyink)

Other Supplies ~ 3/4" Circle Punch, Owl Punch, Whisper White Bakers Twine, Crisp Cantaloupe Ruffle Stretch Trim

 

My apologizes for the fuzzy picture...I take my pictures outside and it is soooo cold here!  My camera lens kept fogging up :(

 

I hope you all have a wonderful Friday and an even better weekend!!

 

Happy Stamping!



I Freakin' LOVE Monstermaniac ~ HSS 171

Happy friends!  It's Tuesday and that means it's time for another Hand Stamped Sentiments Challenge!  This week we have a sketch for you to play with!  So grab a cup of coffee, some paper, stamps & ink and join in the fun :-)

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Old Olive, Whisper White, Brights DSP Stack

Ink ~ StazOn, Bermuda Bay, Old Olive, Melon Mambo

Stamp Sets ~ Monstermaniacs, Yippee-Skippee (MDS)

Other Supplies ~ Bermuda Bay Taffeta Ribbon

 

I wanted to use this cute sentiment from Yippee-Skippee, but I was too lazy to get out my Stamp-a-ma-jig to line things up just right.  Sooooo...MDS to the rescue!  In just a couple of clicks, I had the sentiment just the way I wanted it and I was all ready to stamp my cute little monster!  If you haven't seen the full Monstermanics stamp set, you MUST!!!  They are all so cute!!!

 

Be sure to check out what the rest of the design team has for you and be sure to play along!

 

 

Pink Polka Dot Happiness

I don't know about you, but anything with polka dots just makes me smile :-)  Put some polka dots on a cute little slug bug car and it really make me happy!

After seeing the super cute pink "punch buggy" that Erica posted in the latest Friday Mashup Challenge, (Happy Polka Dots) I just had to make this cute card! 

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Strawberry Slush, Brushed Silver, Whisper White, Basic Black

Ink ~ Strawberry Slush

Stamp Set ~ Yippee-Skippee

Other Supplies ~ Extra-Large Ova, Large Oval, 1/2" Circle, Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack (circle), Word Window, Ticket Duo Builder, Modern Label, Boho Blossoms Punch, Neutrals Brads, Build a Banner Kit (Polka Dot Stencil), MDS Lemonade Stand download

 

I found the super easy punch pattern for the car here.  Thanks Patti for sharing this for everyone! 

 

Off to work I go...but only for 2 days this week and then we are hitting the road for 10 awesome days at the beach.  WOOT WOOT!

 

Happy Stamping!

 

 



Never Underestimate...

...the POWER of TWO! 

This sassy little sentiment kept popping into my head yesterday as my hubby and I ran the Run or Dye race together.  (Please tell me I'm not the only one who is always thinking in Stampin' Up! colors and sentiments!!!)  With our busy schedules, my husband and I never get to run together, so when we are able to find a fun race and BOTH have a day off, it's always a special treat.  We both had a blast!

All of the colored powder that was thrown at us inspired my card this morning...which I will leave for my hubby when I head off to Convention on Wednesday.  (Oh my!  It's getting soooo close!!!)

 

I apologize for the "grainy" photo...my phone case still has a some color powder in it! 

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Smoky Slate, Whisper White

Ink ~ Melon Mambo, Pacific Point, Gumball Green, Crushed Curry

Stamp Sets ~ Yippee-Skippee, Positively Chevron

Other Supplies ~ Cute Clips, Sponge Daubers, Owl Punch (heart)

 

I have to say, it felt good to create this morning...even if it was a quick and easy card!  Now it's back to my swaps...I WILL finish them today!

 

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!



Chevrons Squared

Happy Friday!  I hope you all had a safe and Happy 4th!  I'm stuck working today while my hubby and the rest of the family have the day off...boo!  At least I can haul my laptop outside and work while they all play.

I took full advantage of my early morning quiet time today and had some fun with the latest Stampin' Celebration inspiration challenge...chevrons!  I don't know about you, but I love anything with a chevron pattern on it, so I was exited to ink up some rubber and create!

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Coastal Cabana, Whisper White

Ink ~ Coastal Cabana, Calypso Coral, Smoky Slate, Pear Pizazz, Wisteria Wonder

Stamp Sets ~ Positively Chevron, Yippee-Skippee

Other Supplies ~ Square Collection Framelits

 

Don't you just love the new square framelits? With the new magnetic platform, they are so easy to use!  Speaking of the magnetic platform, everyone loves that too...so much that it is on back order for a bit.  But sit tight, orders will be shipping as soon as possible!

 

I hope all of you aren't stuck working like me today and get to enjoy a nice, long weekend.  But if you are working, here's to a speedy day!!!

 

Happy Stamping!



Awesome...

That pretty much sums up our weekend!  It was the first weekend in a long time that we didn't have a million things going on and we had nothing but FUN all weekend long!  Sure makes Monday's a whole lot more bearable when you aren't totally exhausted from a busy weekend.

What else makes Monday's nice?  Mojo Monday!  Julee has a fun design for us this week to celebrate the 300th Challenge.  How AWESOME is that?!?!

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Night of Navy, Very Vanilla, Pool Party Core-dinations, Etcetera DSP

Ink ~ Old Olive, Pool Party, Night of Navy

Stamp Sets ~ Clockworks, Simply Stars, Yippee-Skippee

Other Supplies ~ Chevron Embossing Folder, Circle Collection Framelits

 

I love the grungy, distressed look of the Etcetera DSP...seems to be my favorite stamping styles as of late.  Grungy-fun! 

 

Hope you all had an AWESOME weekend and have an AMAZING week too!

 

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!

 

 



Yippee-Skippee, It's {Mojo} Monday

Carbs, schmarbs...they're why I run!  I love to eat {the cake}!  I cracked up when I saw the Yippee-Skippee stamp set during the online catalog sneak peek and knew I would have to get it for this one stamp alone.  All of the other stamps are super cute and sassy too, but the Carbs, Schmarbs is my favorite!!

 

I used today's Mojo Monday sketch to get me started...

 

 

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Epic Day This and That

Ink ~ Gumball Green, Calypso Coral, Pool Party

Stamp Sets ~ Make a Cake, Yippee-Skippee, March Paper Pumpkin

Other Supplies ~ Chevron Embossing Folder, Circle Framelits, Epic Day This and That Stickers

 

I'm sending this card to my twin-brain-sister-friend with a funny little "awkward moment" message on the inside.  She may disown me as a friend when she opens it, but I can't help myself ;) Love you friend!

 

Happy Monday to all and Happy Stamping!