Twinkle, Twinkle Little Firefly

Happy Wednesday stampin' friends!

Summer is officially here and I'm loving the long summer nights.  Even with all the craziness of selling our house, we still manage to find time to enjoy some family time together.  Most nights you can find us outside soaking up every bit of sunshine that we can get.

Catching fireflies in a jar is something that every kid should experience in the summer time.  The Jar of Love stamp set is so darn cute and I am so happy the designer of this set added the little firefly!  The design team over at SSINK is having lots of fun with this stamp set and coordinating dies today, so be sure to head on over and check out their creations!

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Whisper White, Night of Navy, Silver Foil

Ink ~ Crushed Curry, Night of Navy, Smoky Slate, Basic Black

Stamp Set ~ Jar of Love, Diagonal Stripe

Other Supplies ~ Everyday Jar Framelits, Layering Circle Framelits, Confetti Stars Banner Punch

Sadly, this is my last post as an SSINK Design Team Member.  I have loved every minute of being a part of this team and hope to be back some day soon.  While I take a little time off, I will still be following along with their INKspiring posts and play along when I can.  Much love to all of the SSINK DT Members!

Happy Stamping!



Fiesta Like There's No Mañana

Happy Tuesday stampers!

 

We made it past Monday and are working our way through the rest of the week and on to a fun and long holiday weekend! 

This weeks all new Hand Stamped Sentiments Sketch Challenge had me pulling out the adorable new Festive Birthday Suite.  I llove the llama in this set :-)  He's just too darn cute and makes for a super festive card!

 

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Tempting Turquoise, Crushed Curry, Melon Mambo, Sahara Sand, Whisper White, Festive Birthday DSP

Ink ~ Basic Black, Crushed Curry, Melon Mambo, Tempting Turquoise

Stamp Set ~ Birthday Fiesta

Other Supplies ~ Fiesta Time Framelits

 

There will certainly be a lot of fiesta's happening this weekend!  We have a lot of friends and family coming to town and all of our days are scheduled to be packed full of fun!

 

Here's to a happy week for everyone!

 

Happy Stamping!

Ahoy, There! ~ Monday Montage



Welcome back to Monday Montage!!!  We are back with another fabulous hop!  Make sure you click on the links below so you don't miss any of the creations...you are sure to love them all!

Baseball season came to an end on Thursday for my boys which means our evenings and weeks are a little bit more freed up for a few weeks until flag football starts for them.  I'm not going to lie...I get a little depressed at the end of baseball season every year, even more so this year.  All 3 of our boys had an amazing season, made huge improvements and made some awesome new friends!  The only upside to baseball season being over is that our evenings and weekends will be a bit less hectic, which hopefully means a little bit more stamping for me!

My parents are leaving tomorrow for the Oregon Coast, which I am totally jealous of!  With the sale of our house pending, our summer plans have pretty much been put on hold until the sale closes or we pull it off the market.  This is the first summer in MANY years that we haven't vacationed at the beach...boo!  If we can't be at the beach, at least I can pretend we're there with the fun fishies from the Seaside Shore stamp set!

Supplies Used:
Paper ~ Very Vanilla, Dapper Denim, Mint Macaron, Calypso Coral
Ink ~ Dapper Denim, Mint Macaron, Calypso Coral, Smoky Slate
Stamp Set ~ Seaside Shore
Other Supplies ~ Layering Circle Framelits, Pearl Basic Jewels, Seaside Embossing Folder

Next stop on the hop is Dani...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!





Happy Father's Day

Happy Father's Day!

Today we celebrate our dad's....whether they are still here with us today or in Heaven above, we celebrate them with love!

I am blessed to have an amazing dad who has taught me so much over the years.  He's picked me up when I've fallen down, helped me with countless projects, given advice (whether I asked for it or not!) and loved me no matter what.  Love you Dad!

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Whisper White, Dapper Denim, Mint Macaron, Real Red

Ink ~ Mint Macaron, Basic Gray

Stamp Set ~ Guy Greetings

Other Supplies ~ Banner Triple Punch, Duet Banner

My boys are equally blessed to have an amazing daddy.  Most days it feels like he is gone a lot with his job, but his days home are spent doing anything and everything with our boys! From teaching the mow the lawn, to perfecting their swing or pitch, he's there to help them out along the way.  He is their hero!

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Real Red, Smoky Slate, Night of Navy, Whisper White, Brights DSP, Silver Foil

Ink ~ Smoky Slate, Real Red, Night of Navy

Stamp Sets ~ My Hero, Guy Greetings

Other Supplies ~ Best Badge, Duet Banner, Sparkle EF

Our twins baseball tournament was rained out yesterday and games were rescheduled for today.  We had to re-arrange our Father's Day plans a bit, but spending the day at the ball field sounds like a pretty great way to spend the day!

Happy Father's Day!

Father's Day Cheers

Hello happy stampers and helloooooo Friday!

I've been sneaking in a little early morning stamping this week, which has made for one happy {Craft-somnia} Momma!  Our first week of summer break is behind us and we all survived.  

The design team over at Stylin' Stampin' INKspiration is having some fun CASEing fellow DT members.  I chose to CASE the amazing Melissa Stout.  I LOVE her adorable sailboat card and the layout of the card is simple yet so stunning!

I chose to CASE the layout of her card, but will be CASEing her entire card too!  It's just too cute!

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Smoky Slate, Basic Black, Whisper White, Regals DSP

Ink ~ Basic Black, Crushed Curry, Smoky Slate

Stamp Sets ~ Mixed Drinks, Seaside Shores, Labeler Alphabet

Other Supplies ~ Silver Metallic Thread, Smoky Slate 1/8" Stitched Trim

It has been a stressful week with the continued process of selling our house.  The buyers had their home and sewer inspection and we are still awaking the results...the waiting is so hard and stressful!  We are hopeful we will pass this phase and move on to the appraisal so we can move forward in the purchase of our next home.  A few extra prayers would be greatly appreciated if you have a minute :-)

Have a great day and happy stamping!