Celebrating Birthday's ~ Monday Montage



Welcome to another marvelous Monday Montage Blog Hop!  Sit back and enjoy all 9 blogs as you make your way through the hop today...you are sure to be blown away by all of the amazing talent from this group!
I am sure you will see some fun Thanksgiving and Christmas creations with this hop...I can't wait to be inspired!  I had to take a little break from my holiday creations and work on some birthday cards for all of the birthdays I have coming up over the next few weeks.

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Whisper White, Crushed Curry, Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper, Watercolor Paper

Ink ~ Crush Curry, Pool Party, Smoky Slate, Versa Mark

Stamp Set ~ Endless Birthday Wishes

Other Supplies ~ Chalk Talk Framelits, Starburst Framlits, Decorative Dots Embossing Folder, Crushed Curry Bakers Twine, Build a Banner Stencils, Pool Party Embossing Powder, Handheld Stapler

 

I had so much fun making the first card that I CASE'd myself and made a second!  (I was treated to a whole afternoon in my craftroom on Saturday, so I created my little heart out!)

I used the same supplies for this card, just switched the colors out using Blackberry Bliss, Calypso Coral and Smoky Slate.   Oh, I and I used the Silver Glimmer Paper instead of the Dazzling Diamonds. 

Next stop in the hop is Cathy...you don't want to miss out on her post today...love her stuff!  Or if you want to hop backwards, you can hop on back to the amazing Amy...love her style!!

 

  Thanks for hopping along with us today!

 

Happy Stamping!

 





Cozy Coffee Cafe

Whew!  We made it to the weekend!!  And it's not just any weekend for me...it's the start of a 9 day vacation for me....YES!!!  I have big plans to spend the afternoon in my craft room doing nothing but creating!  I'm sneaking in a little early morning creating too before the rest of my family gets up, although the tiniest human in my family decided he needed to be up at 5:30, so he's keeping me company!

I'm playing along with two of my favorite Friday challenge sites...Fab Friday and The Friday Mashup.   Fab Friday has a fun sketch this week...perfect for the weather mashup over at The Friday Mashup!  The challenge this week is to let our weather inspire us in our creation and to mash it up, we are to add in a metal embellishment.  So...here's what I came up with!

Supplies ~

Paper ~ Watercolor Winter Simply Created Card Kit Card Base and Background Pieces, Whisper White, Regals DSP

Ink ~ Memento, Smoky Slate Blendabilities, Bermuda Bay

Stamp Set ~ Perfect Blend, Good Greetings

Other Supplies ~ Bermuda Bay Bakers Twine, Basic Hodgepodge Clips, Watercolor Winter Simply Created Card Kit Die-Cut Accents, Frosted Sequins

Everyday Adventure Project Life Accessory Pack Washi Tape

 

We've had some super cold temps this past week with a little bit of snow, so that is what inspired my creation for today.  I'm not a fan of the cold, but if it's going to be this cold, I'd be happy if it would just snow like crazy!  That would be the perfect excuse to warm up in my favorite coffee shop with a good friend and catch up.  Sounds amazing, doesn't it?  And do you spy the little bit of metal?  That teeny tiny little  paper clip is so much fun, right?!?!? 

 

The Friday Mashup still has an open Design Team call going on, so I'm giving it my best shot...wish me luck!

 

I'm hoping to crank out another crafty creation before the rest of my people wake up and we battle the weekend-before-Thanksgiving-grocery-store madness!

 

Wishing you all a Happy Saturday and I hope you get some stamping time in too!

 

Happy Stamping!

 



So Long Cowboy

Hi friends and Happy Friday!!!  I've been waiting all week for this day!!!  I just need to make it through today and then I get to enjoy 9 wonderful days off...just what this momma needs!

A friend and fellow co-worker lost her husband unexpectedly this week...so heartbreaking :-(  I never like making sympathy cards, but my hope is that they will bring a little smile to the face of the recipient.

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Whisper White, Kraft

Ink ~ Memento, Crumb Cake and Night of Navy Blendabilities, Marina Mist

Stamp Sets ~ Yee-Haw, Bootiful Occasions, A Dozen Thoughts

Other Supplies ~ Linen Thread

 

Simple, yet thoughtful...

 

Time to bust through my work day so I can kick off my vacation!!!

 

Happy Friday and Happy Stamping!!!

 

 



Celebrate!

Looking at my birthday calendar for the next few weeks reminded me that a LOT of my friends and family members have birthdays coming up!  I'm not gonna lie...it was fun to take a break from all of my Christmas creating to work on this card and a few others.

I visited Freshly Made Sketches for a little inspiration...those talented design team members never let me down! 

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Rich Razzleberry, Old Olive, Confetti Celebreation DSP

Ink ~ VersaMark

Stamp Set ~ Endless Birthday Wishes

Other Supplies ~ Old Olive Bakers Twine, Square Framelits, Corner Punch, Wonderful Wreath Framelits (bow), Brights Candy Dots

 

Not only do I look forward to celebrating a few birthdays this weekend, but I also look forward to celebrating my husbands homecoming.  He's been gone for over a week on his Idaho hunting trip and this momma is ready to have his helping hand back!

 

Wishing you all a happy day and Happy Stamping!!

 

 



Krafty Christmas Star

It may only be Wednesday, but I live for Friday...two more days!  While I patiently wait for Friday to get here, I figured why not play along with The Friday Mashup and pretend it's Friday!  This is one of my favorite challenge sites and being that they are doing a Design Team Call, I'm gonna give it a shot.  Wish me luck!

Tara has a fun sketch for everyone to play along with this week!

I had to switch out the DSP I used a few times with this sketch!  Let's just say DSP with stripes got the best of me :-)

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Garden Green, Whisper White, Nordic Noel DSP, Under the Tree Specialty DSP

Ink ~ Real Red

Stamp Set ~ Christmas Bliss

Other Supplies ~ Star Framelits, Basic Hodgepodge Clips, Linen Thread, Whisper White Bakers Twine

 

I know, I know...another creation with the Nordic Noel and Under the Tree DSP.  I can't help myself...I love it!!! 

 

Time to get to work...I have a boat load of stuff to catch up on before I enjoy a week off next week!

 

Happy Stamping!!