Chevrons Squared

Happy Friday!  I hope you all had a safe and Happy 4th!  I'm stuck working today while my hubby and the rest of the family have the day off...boo!  At least I can haul my laptop outside and work while they all play.

I took full advantage of my early morning quiet time today and had some fun with the latest Stampin' Celebration inspiration challenge...chevrons!  I don't know about you, but I love anything with a chevron pattern on it, so I was exited to ink up some rubber and create!

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Coastal Cabana, Whisper White

Ink ~ Coastal Cabana, Calypso Coral, Smoky Slate, Pear Pizazz, Wisteria Wonder

Stamp Sets ~ Positively Chevron, Yippee-Skippee

Other Supplies ~ Square Collection Framelits

 

Don't you just love the new square framelits? With the new magnetic platform, they are so easy to use!  Speaking of the magnetic platform, everyone loves that too...so much that it is on back order for a bit.  But sit tight, orders will be shipping as soon as possible!

 

I hope all of you aren't stuck working like me today and get to enjoy a nice, long weekend.  But if you are working, here's to a speedy day!!!

 

Happy Stamping!



Simply Stars for the 4th

Happy 4th of July!  Any big plans for today? We have a full day of family fun planned and I can't wait!  Our neighborhood has an annual 4th of July parade where all of the kids are invited to participate.  The kids all decorate their bikes, scooters, helmets and themselves and make their way around the 3 block loop...it's something we all look forward to every year!  We'll venture to Pioneer Park later today for the big 4th of July vendor event, which is always a lot of fun.  The rest of the day will probably be spent in the pool and will wrap up with a big family BBQ and fireworks show!

To celebrate today, I made a patriotic card using the latest sketch from Fab Friday.  I pulled out my brushed silver paper for this one...I forgot how pretty it is! 

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Brushed Silver, Night of Navy, Real Red, Whisper White, Brights DSP Stack

Ink ~ Night of Navy, Real Red, VersaMark

Stamp Sets ~ Simply Stars, 123-ABC Outline and Sketch Alphabet & Numbers

Other Supplies ~ Essentials Hardware Clips, Artisan Label Punch, Silver Embossing Powder

 

 

Wishing you all a very Happy 4th of July!  Celebrate and be safe!

 

Happy Stamping!

 

 



Venetian Hexagons

I had a visit with a long time friend the other day that I haven't seen in a few months.  It was so nice to see her and catch up on all that is going on in her life.  And I was so happy to hear that she has made some fabulous and positive changes in her life...I'm so proud of her.  I hope and pray she continues on with her progress and thought I would send her a card to encourage and motivate her.

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Night of Navy, Night of Navy Core'dinations, Very Vanilla, Venetian Romance DSP, Etcetera DSP

Ink ~ Crisp Cantaloupe, Pistachio Pudding, Night of Navy

Stamp Sets ~ Six-Sided Sampler

Other Supplies ~ Hexagon Punch, Linen Thread, Crochet Trim, In Color Boutique Details, Honeycomb Embossing Folder, Beautifully Baroque Embossing Folder

 

Happy Wednesday and Happy Stamping!



Crisp {clean} Cantaloupe

All of my creations lately have been kind of "grungy"...I decided I needed a little change of pace this morning. The color combo over at Hand Stamped Sentiments is perfect for a crisp, clean card! 

 

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Strawberry Slush, Pistachio Pudding, Whisper White

Ink ~ Crisp Cantaloupe, Strawberry Slush, Daffodil Delight

Stamp Sets ~ Happy Day, Flower Shop

Other Supplies ~ Pansy Punch, Simply Scored Score

 

Sometimes the clean and simple cards are the hardest for me to create...I just want to keep on adding MORE!  But sometimes I just have to tell myself to walk away and be done! 

 

Hoping you are all having an amazing week!

 

Happy Stamping!



Awesome...

That pretty much sums up our weekend!  It was the first weekend in a long time that we didn't have a million things going on and we had nothing but FUN all weekend long!  Sure makes Monday's a whole lot more bearable when you aren't totally exhausted from a busy weekend.

What else makes Monday's nice?  Mojo Monday!  Julee has a fun design for us this week to celebrate the 300th Challenge.  How AWESOME is that?!?!

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Night of Navy, Very Vanilla, Pool Party Core-dinations, Etcetera DSP

Ink ~ Old Olive, Pool Party, Night of Navy

Stamp Sets ~ Clockworks, Simply Stars, Yippee-Skippee

Other Supplies ~ Chevron Embossing Folder, Circle Collection Framelits

 

I love the grungy, distressed look of the Etcetera DSP...seems to be my favorite stamping styles as of late.  Grungy-fun! 

 

Hope you all had an AWESOME weekend and have an AMAZING week too!

 

Happy Stamping!