Truly Thankful

It's Friday and for that I am truly thankful!  It has been another crazy week, but I think I am finally seeing the light at the end of the tunnel.  No matter how crazy the weeks may be, I always look forward to Friday because that always means it's time for and all new Friday Mashup!

This week we have a sketch with a mashup challenge of adding leaves to your project.  I always love an open sketch like this...so many possibilities!

After making all of the cute Wickedly Sweet Treats from September's Paper Pumpkin kit, I kept the stamp set out on my desk because I knew I wanted to use it again.  The little leaves and acorns were perfect for this challenge!

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Soft Suede, Very Vanilla, Gold Glimmer Paper 

Ink ~ Soft Suede, Delightful Dijon, Tip Top Taupe, Tangelo Twist, Blackberry Bliss

Stamp Set ~ Wickedly Sweet Treats September Paper Pumpkin

Other Supplies ~ Square Pillow Box Thinlits, Linen Thread, Score Board

It's been a while since I've used my score board to add a little extra detail to a card, but I am reminded that I need to use it more.  I love how just a couple score lines can add so much to a project!

Be sure to head on over to see the rest of the fabulous mashup creations from our design team!

Have a great weekend!

Happy Stamping!



Grateful for You

We are only a few days away from Halloween which means Thanksgiving will be here before we know it!  I always like to send cards out to family and friends during the month of November just to let them know how grateful I am for them.

Stylin' Stampin' INKspiration is focusing on the stamp set called For All Things Today.  This was one of my favorite sets last year and I was very happy to see it carry over in the annual catalog. The soft watercolored images are so pretty...

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Blackberry Bliss, Very Vanilla, Gold Fancy Foil Designer Vellum

Ink ~ Blackberry Bliss, Hello Honey, Tangelo Twist, Tip Top Taupe

Stamp Sets ~ For All Things, Holly Jolly Greetings

Other Supplies ~ Circle Framelits, Metallic Sequins, Blackberry Bliss Striped Cotton Ribbon

I have had to stop and remind myself of all that I have to be grateful the past few weeks...I've been under some major stress at work and I let it get to me in so many ways.  But when I take a step back and look at the big picture, I am reminded of how blessed and grateful I am to have this job and one of the very best co-workers around!  This card is going out in the mail this week letting her know just how grateful I am for her!

Be sure to check out all of the beautiful creations from our design team today...you are sure to be Inspired to create!

Happy Stamping!

Peaceful Embossed Pines

Two blog posts in a row...it's a Christmas Miracle!  

I broke down and got the Softly Falling Embossing folder and it was just in time for today's SSINK Product Focus...embossing folders!

I tried telling myself I didn't need these trees, but I didn't listen.  They also ended up in my last order and I'm so happy I've fallen victim to my children's inability to listen ;-)

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Naturals White, Lost Lagoon, Wild Wasabi, Silver Foil

Ink ~ Wild Wasabi, Lost Lagoon

Stamp Set ~ Peaceful Pines

Other Supplies ~ Perfect Pines Framelits, Softly Falling Embossing Folder, Christmas Greetings Thinlints, Silver Thread, Itty Bitty Accents Punch

And here I thought I was doing so well...but I just realized that the Naturals White paper is no longer...that would explain why I have so much of it still!  This is a clear sign that I really need to go through all of my supplies and pull out what is retired.  This needs to happen soon as I will be moving into a new craft room...but pro"craft"nation is my middle name!

Happy Tuesday to all of you and Happy Stamping!



Merry Christmas Monday

No, it's not Christmas yet, but it sure felt like it yesterday because I actually got to stamp!  It was a treat to spend a couple hours in my craft room and just stamp...much needed therapy after a couple of crazy weeks!

I finally got to play with the Festive Flower Builder Punch and I love it!  I had to cheat a little with the stamped images...I some how managed to mess up and only ordered the punch instead of the bundle, so I had to improvise and use the retired Build A Bouquet stamp set.  Shhhh....I won't tell if you don't tell ;)

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla, Real Red, Old Olive, Gold Glimmer, Home for Christmas DSP

Ink ~ Old Olive, Real Red

Stamp Sets ~ A Little Something, Build a Bouquet (retired)

Other Supplies ~ Square Pillow Box Die, Festive Flower Builder Punch, Stylish Stripes Embossing Folder, Gold Sequin Trim, Pearl Basic Jewels, Note Tag Punch

The Square Pillow Box die is a lot of fun and will make perfect gift card holders this holiday season!  There's even enough room in the box to include a few tasty treats too!

Here's to an awesome week of stamping for all of us!

Happy Stamping!

Grateful Pumpkins

Happy Friday to all of my favorite stampin' friends!  We made it through the week...well, almost!  Just need to make it through the end of the work day and then it's the WEEKEND!  

What better way to kick things off than with an all new Friday Mashup Challenge?!?!

We have a fun challenge this week...a Halloween themed project or a project using ribbon...or mash it up and create a Halloween themed project with ribbon!

I have kind of Halloween'ed myself out in, but I am still loving all things pumpkin and made a fun punch art pumpkin card using some of my favorite Stamping' Up! ribbons!

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Tip Top Taupe, Very Vanilla, Tangelo Twist, Hello Honey, Gold Glimmer

Ink ~ Tip Top Taupe, Hello Honey, Tangelo Twist

Stamp Sets ~ Gorgeous Grunge, Acorny Thank You

Other Supplies ~ Circle Punches, Small Oval Punch, Natural Chevron Ribbon, Very Vanilla Thick Bakers Twine, Square Pillow Box Thinnest (little gold leaf), Metallic Sequins

I  can't seem to make a card these days without adding sequins and some sort of bakers twine or metallic thread...a card just doesn't seem like it's a card without those two things!

Be sure to check out all of the awesome projects from our even more awesome design team...then get our your paper and stamps and play along with us!  We love to see what you create!

Happy Stamping!