Up, Up & Away Birthday

My boys and I were talking this morning about our annual Balloon Stampede coming up next month.  We have an annual tradition of going to one of the local schools on the Friday morning of the Stampede to watch them take off.  And on Saturday mornings we get up early to go chase the Balloons...so much fun and such a beautiful sight!  Our little conversation inspired me to pull out the fun balloon stamp from the You're Amazing set.  With some help from this weeks sketch over at Freshly Made Sketches I came up with this simple, yet bright and cheerful card:

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Crumb Cake, Whisper White, First Edition Specialty DSP
Ink ~ Calypso Coral, Daffodil Delight, Island Indigo

Stamp Set ~ You're Amazing

Other Supplies ~ 2011-2013 In-Color Brads, Calypso Coral Bakers Twine, Vintage Faceted Buttons, Ticket Duo Builder, Apothecary Accents Framelits

I love stamping on the First Edition DSP...bright, bold colors on news print is just FUN! 

Hope you are all having a great week!

Happy Stamping!

Retro Hexagons

I said it in my last post and I'll say it again...I LOVE the new This and That Epic Day DSP!!!!  I have had the pack of paper out since I got it and have used it in almost every single project.  My apologies in advance for the possibility of numerous posts with this paper :)

I had some fun with the latest challenge over at Retro Sketches.   Here's a look at the sketch:

And my take on the sketch, which is full of hexagons :) I ran the Pool Party Core'dinations card stock through my big shot with the Honeycomb Embossing Folder then roughed it up a bit with my Stampin' Distress Tool and Sanding Block. The smaller hexagons come from a piece of DSP that I also ran through the Big Shot with the Honeycomb Embossing Folder then tore out.  The roughed up edges are perfect with the distressed look of this DSP.  I embossed the "Hey there Friend" stamp in Pool Party, which is a little hard to see in the picture, but looks awesome in person.

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Naturals White, Pool Party Core'dinations, This and That Epic Day DSP

Ink ~ Gumball Green, VersaMark

Stamp Set ~ Paper Pumpkin (March Kit)

Other Supplies ~ Honeycomb Embossing Folder, Pool Party Embossing Powder, Pool Party Bakers Twine, Stampin' Distress Tool, Sanding Block

I am so, so, so happy that Pool Party and Calypso Coral are going to be sticking around.  I can't wait to find out what other colors make the cut in the new catalog...just a few more weeks and we'll find out!

Happy Stamping!

Fab Friday Mashup

It's Friday night...the big boys are sleeping over at Grandma & Grandpa's, the little man is sound asleep, my hubby is working a 72 hour shift and I'm in my pj's catching up on my favorite shows (Nashville, Smash and Chicago Fire) and playing with some new stampin' goodies!  I'm in my happy place :D I ordered the new This and That bundle and it was finally delivered today...hooray for new stuff!!!  I have a new favorite DSP...This and That Epic Day.  It's AWESOME!!!  It all has a very distressed look, fun patterns and the colors are amazing!  I could not wait to tear into this package of paper and play.  And I was so excited to bring my gumball green paper and ink back out...it's been a bit ignored since the Christmas season.

This weeks challenge over at The Friday Mashup was made for This and That Epic Day DSP...lined paper and a distressed appearance.  Add to it the awesome sketch from Fab Friday and I came up with this:

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Gumball Green, This and That Epic Day DSP

Ink ~ Gumball Green, VersaMark

Stamp Set ~ Paper Pumpkin

Other Supplies ~ Pop-Up Posies Kit (tag and brad), Pool Party Ruffled Ribbon, Gumball Green Stitched Satin Ribbon, Pool Party Embossing Powder, 1 3/4" Scallop Circle

I punched out a few different patterns from the DSP to create the flower...here's a close up of the flower and a better shot of the embossed sentiment:

Again, I love, love, LOVE this DSP...you are sure to see a lot more of it over the next few days I'm sure ;)  But for now, I must finish up the last of my Easter projects for my kiddos.  Going to take advantage of my hubby being gone and get in a few nights of late night crafting!

Happy Stamping!

{Easter} Basket Case

A few days ago I saw the cutest card created by Linda from Stamp at Linda's, and I just had to CASE it! 

With Easter just a few more days away, I've been sending out all of my Easter creations and these two cards were sent out yesterday...

This one went to my friend Erica and her family...hope her kiddos thought this bunny was as cute as I did!

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Certainly Celery, Soft Suede, Whisper White, Pretty in Pink Basic Black, Sunshine & Sprinkles DSP

Ink ~ Basic Black Stampin' Write, White Gel Pen

Other Supplies ~ Ovals Collection Framelits, Argyle Embossing Folder, Scallop Oval, 1/2" Circle Punch, 1 3/4" Circle Punch, 2 1/2'" Circle Punch, Itty Bitty Punch Pack, Vintage Faceted Designer Buttons, Melon Mambo Striped Organdy Ribbon, Whisper White Bakers Twine

And this one went to my friend Melissa, who has a very vintage style :) I had fun creating this for her and hope she likes it too!

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Lucky Limeade, Very Vanilla, Soft Suede, Tea for Two DSP

Ink ~ Calypso Coral

Stamp Set ~ Everybunny

Other Supplies ~ Ovals Collection Framelits, Argyle Embossing Folder, Framed Tulips Embossing Folder, Flower Trim, Crochet Trim, Modern Label Punch

These little baskets were a lot of fun to make and using the DSP for the eggs made each one unique.  I am loving the Oval Framelits and all of the different projects that they can be used for!

Thanks for visiting today!

Happy Stamping!

When the rain is done...

...out comes the sun! 

This was the story of my day!  The skies opened up this morning just as I got home from my run and poured for a good hour.  After a few more hours of clouds, the sun finally popped out!  Warm weather is on it's way, just in time for Easter weekend :)

Today's weather inspired me to pull out my Bootiful Occasions stamp set and have some fun!  With some sketch help from the great ladies over at Hand Stamped Sentiments and a fun framelits idea from Mindy Backes, I created this:

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Marina Mist, Whisper White, Sunshine & Sprinkles

Ink ~ Marina Mist, Daffodil Delight

Stamp Sets ~ Bootiful Occasions, Sunshine (single stamp)

Other Supplies ~ Ovals Collection Framelits, Labels Collection Framelits, Daffodil Delight Stitched Ribbon, Modern Label Punch, 1/2" Circle Punch

I used the cute little sunshine from the "You" in the Sunshine stamp...love it!  And I love this DSP...coordinates so well with this cute boot stamp. 

I hope any clouds you had today turned into sunshine and made your day!

Off to watch my kiddos race their grand prix cars.  They worked on them all weekend and are so proud of their work.  I'm pretty darn proud of them too :)

Happy Stamping!