Southern Thank You ~ HSSCC309

Hello stampers!

We made it through another Monday and we're on to Tuesday, which means an all new Hand Stamped Sentiments challenge!  This week we have some soft colors for you to play along with. 

My little town is still covered in snow with no end in sight, so I've been pulling out all of my flowery stamp sets while I dream of spring-time weather!  Southern Serenade is such a pretty set and so much fun to color with the Stampin' Blends.  And that background stamp is so good!

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Whisper White, Soft Seafoam

Ink ~ Memento, Stampin' Blends:  Soft Seafoam, Highland Heather, Pool Party

Stamp Set ~ Southern Serenade 

Other Supplies ~ White Bakers Twine, Gingham Gala Adhesive Backed Sequins

I kept things as simple as I could with this card...if you call fussy cutting the flowers out as simple!  If you've followed me for a bit, you know that I LOVE to fussy cut, so this was no big deal for me.  It's my therapy!

I hope things are warming up in your neck of the woods.  And if it is, send some warm wishes my way!  Baseball season is here and practicing in the snow is no fun!

Have a terrific Tuesday!

Happy Stamping!

#tgifc200 On the Wings of Inspiration - Bunches of Butterflies

Hello Friday!  We have survived our second week of the "Snowpocalypse" and it looks like we may be entering week 3...gross!  Doesn't Mother Nature know it's baseball season?!?!  
It's a good thing we have a spring-feeling TGIF Challenges for our 200th Challenge this week.  It's all about butterflies!  I can't wait to see the bright and colorful butterflies soon!

Stampin' Up! has provided us with some beautiful coordinating products in this years Occasions and Sale-A-Bration catalogs!  The Butterfly Gala stamp set and Botanical Butterfly DSP are so GOOD!  I love that they punch pairs up with some of the DSP images.  I know the punch is unavailable at this time, but rumor is that it will be in the 2019-2020 annual catalog.

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Whisper White, Basic Black, Botanical Butterfly DSP, Grapefruit Grove Foil Sheet

Ink ~ VersaMark

Stamp Set ~ Butterfly Gala, Incredible Like You 

Other Supplies ~ Butterfly Duet Punch, Petal Burst Embossing Folder, Faceted Dots, Black/Silver 1/4" Striped Metallic Ribbon

I am so sad that they Grapefruit Grove and Lovely Lipstick Foil paper is no longer available as a Sale-A-Bration reward.  Maybe this is another great product that we will see again in the annual catalog...fingers crossed!  I used a bit of the Grapefruit Grove under my sentiment and for a little added touch to my butterfly.  Swoon!

The Grapefruit Grove Faceted Dots were just right for tying everything together on this fluttery-butterfly card!

Thanks for stopping by today!  I'm sending warm wishes to everyone who is suffering through this late winter and I hope you'll send some my way too!

Happy Stamping!

Hooray for Cupcakes

I can not believe the month of February is almost over!  Once again, time is flying by so fast!  But guess what March brings?!?!  Amazing new Families that coordinate with some of this year's Sale-A-Bation stamp sets!  These coordinating products can be purchased beginning March 1st, so be sure to watch for the big release!

One of the new products is the Call Me Cupcake Framelits, which coordinate with the super cute Hello Cupcake Sale-A-Bration stamp set.  Not only are there framelits to cut out the cupcake, but there is a fun cupcake stand and dome, along with so many others!  See those cute little hearts?  Framelits!

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Gorgeous Grape, Melon Mambo, Whisper White, Silver Foil, How Sweet It Is DSP

Ink ~ Bermuda Bay, Pineapple Punch, Gorgeous Grape, Memento, Stampin' Blends:  Soft Suede

Stamp Set ~ Hello Cupcake

Other Supplies ~ Call Me Cupcake Framelits, Well Written Framelits, Stamparatus

Want in on a little secret?  This is the first card I have used the Stamparatus for!   Why did I wait so long?!?!  This tool is so amazing!  I used the hinge technique to stamp the sentiment along the side of the card.  I can't wait to finally share this with my club members next month!

Thanks for stopping by today!

Happy Stamping!

So Glad We're Friends ~ Monday Montage

Welcome back to Monday Montage!!!  We have another fabulous hop in store for you this week!  Make sure you click on the links below so you don't miss any of the creations...we promise you will love them all! 

What do you do when your BFF isn't able to make it for a visit due to the stupid flu virus invading your house and horrible winter conditions?  You spend the day FaceTime stamping! And that is just what Wendy and I did this weekend.  It wasn't quite the same as stamping together in the same room, but it sure makes you thankful for technology when you can't be together in person! My crazy family made sure to make Wendy feel like she was here too by popping in to my craft room every so often to say hi :-)  I think we both managed to make 3-4 cards during our marathon FaceTime crafting time...yay for us!  

I haven't given Incredible Like You much attention since coming home from OnStage, so I pulled it out and put it to good use with this splashy background that I've had sitting on my desk for a few weeks.

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Whisper White, Glossy White, Grapefruit Grove

Ink ~ Night of Navy, Bermuda Bay, Grapefruit Grove, Granny Apply Green

Stamp Set ~ Incredible Like You

Other Supplies ~ Stitched Shapes Framelits, Layering Circles Framelits, Silver Metallic Thread

The layout for this creation was inspired by the latest Fab Friday Challenge. Such a fun sketch!

Next stop on the hop is my friend Cathy...I always love all of her awesome creations! Or if you want to hop backwards, you can hop on backwards to the amazingly talented Amy...her stamping style is amazing!  

Thanks you for stopping by today!

Happy Stamping!

We've added links to all of our home pages as well so you can hop along in any order you'd like!

Amy O'Neill - Amy's Paper Crafts

Breelin Renwick - Craft-somnia Momma

Cathy Casey - Sugar Shack Designs

Charlet Mallett - Painted Orange

Cheryl Curtis - Pomp and Sustenance

Dani Dziama - Dani's Thoughtful Corner

Elizabeth Price - Seeinginkspots

Julie Warnick - Creating on the Run

Melissa Stout - The Stamp Doc

Wendy Weixler - Wickedly Wonderful Creations

Sale-a-Brating Painted Seasons

Happy Friday!

We are officially half way though Sale-A-Bration...the most wonderful stampy time of year!  As of today, new Sale-A-Bration items are available and they are amazing!  Click on the image below to see all of the fabulous newly released items!

The Sale-A-Bration Painted Seasons Bundle is available to you for FREE with a $100 catalog purchase and it is gorgeous!  With this bundle, you get the stunning Painted Seasons stamp set and beautiful Painted Seasons DSP.  These items are perfect for any season! 

 

If you spend an extra $50, you can also earn the Country Floral Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder.  This is the BEST embossing folder Stampin' Up has had yet! Take a look at a couple cards I created with the bundle and embossing folder.

Want in on a little secret?  On March 1st, there will be coordinating frailest for this stamp set!!  How awesome is that?!?  Want to know another little secret?  I forgot to pre-order my frailest, so all of my flowers and leaves are fussy cut!  It's a good thing fussy cutting is therapeutic for me!

I love the succulent stamp and coordinating DSP pattern.  This was my first image to ink up in the stamp set and I LOVE it.  This is another awesome Distinkstive stamp set and I've found the best way to get a crisp, clear image is to drag the stamp across the ink pad, rather than tapping.  There are several helpful tips and tricks out there to successfully inking up the beautiful Distinktive images.  Don't be afraid to ask for tips!

I coordinated both cards with the Well Written Framelits to complete my sentiments.  These framelits are so good...with or without the coordinating Well Said stamp set!

I'll be using this bundle at my upcoming stamp club in March.  I can't wait to share these amazing products with my club members.  They are going to love them!  

Thanks to my amazing job, I get to enjoy a 4-day weekend, which means lots of stamp time!  I have plans to FaceTime stamp with my BFF since she wasn't able to make the drive over due to our crazy winter weather.  Thank goodness for technology!

Happy Stamping!