Sending SUNSHINE Your Way

Happy Friday friends and welcome to this months TGIF Challenges Sketch Challenge!

I finally got back to some of my new pre-order goodies and had some fun with the Delicate Desert Suite.  The winter months are long and dreadful for me, leaving me craving sunshine and warmth.  Since I can't convince my family to move somewhere that's it warm year round, I'm finding sunshine and warmth in the beautiful Delicate Desert DSP.

I chose the pattern that reminds me of the setting sun for the background, adding another die-cut layer of Calypso Coral and Pale Papaya DSP to go along with the sketch.  I stamped each of the flowers in Petal Pink, daubing some Calypso Coral around the edges and center.  

I cut the plant and fun aztec design using the Desert Details Dies from one of the Soft Succulent patterns of DSP.  The plant leaves were tucked behind the flowers and the aztec piece was perfect the center the sentiment around.

I pieced a couple sentiments together to make the perfect sentiment...Sending SUNSHINE Your Way!  A few Gold Faceted Sequins were tucked here and there, along with a golden strand of Simply Elegant Trim for just the right amount of shimmer and shine.

This is a great sketch and I hope you all play along with us!

Happy Stamping!

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Delicate Desert Suite - available January 5, 2023

Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

Happy Wednesday stampin' friends! Even after 30 days of Christmas cards last month, I'm still not ready to put my Christmas stamps and supplies away yet!

This bright and cheerful card was inspired by the latest Global Design Project CASE the Designer.  I love the beautiful flowers on the white background with a bold black and white sentiment!

I added a bit more color to my card, using the ornament pattern from the Celebrate Everything DSP.  I stamped the festive ornaments from Decorated with Happiness in colors to coordinate with the DSP, all hanging from Granny Apple Green and Shaded Spruce pine branches.  Or maybe they are spruce branches... :)

I used one of my favorite Framed & Festive sentiments, heat embossed on Basic Black, just like Kayla's card.

I still have a few more Christmas cards to finish up, so stay tuned for more!  And hopefully I will have some fun Mini Catalog pre-order projects to share with you soon!

Happy Stamping!

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Greetings From The North Pole

It's another Merry Monday AND time for another Monday Montage Blog Hop!

After a busy weekend of kicking off the holiday season, my stamp time was pretty limited.  Thank goodness for November's From The North Pole Paper Pumpkin Kit!

With some of the left over bits and pieces I didn't use, along with the add-on bags, I created a couple alternative projects to share with you today!

First off is a simple, yet festive card.  I cut one of the add-on bags, layering it on top of a piece of Cherry Cobbler.  I cut the tails off of the Mint Macaron glitter banner to use as an accent strip for the Express Delivery stamp.  I tied some the Mint Macaron bakers twine around it to cover the hole at the top of the tag.  A few of the little snowflakes were all the embellishments this card needed.

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I also used one of the add-on bags to turn into a gift card holder.  Simply fold the bottom up, not quite half way.  (I had a gift card on hand to use as a guide for folding.) I added a strip of adhesive on either side, leaving room to slide the gift card in.  A piece of Black & White Gingham Ribbon was wrapped around the bag to hide the seam and hang a cute little bell on.  

The top of bag is perfect to slide a small card in to write a little note.  How cute is the HOHOHO with the Santa hat on top?!?

This week is shaping up to be a super busy one, but I am going to do my best to make sure I find some time to stamp.  Stamping is the only way I can keep my sanity some days!

Be sure to click on the next button below to keep on hopping.  Or you can click on the back button if there was something you missed!

Happy Stamping!

 

A Season of Happiness & Wonder

 I'm a little late to the TGIF Challenges color party, but I'm so happy to be here!  These cheerful Christmas colors were too fun to resist!

I decked out the edge of a Basic White card front with some Decorated with Happiness Pine branches, stamped in Granny Apple Green and Shaded Spruce.  These two greens together are simply glorious!

The beautiful sentiment came next, stamped in Real Red.  And believe it not, I just stamped right on the paper and didn't fussy cut it...shocker, right?!? 

A Christmas card always needs a little bit of shimmer and shine, which came in with the fun Christmas ornaments.  I stamped the festive background in Real Red, letting it dry for a bit, then heat embossed each ornament in gold.  I LOVE how they turned out!  A few Gold Swirls completed the decorations.

Anyone else absolutely LOVING the Celebrate Everything DSP that is offered as a host item in the July-December Mini?  I want to keep this paper pack forever!  The Shaded Spruce and Granny Apple Green pattern was a perfect match for today's color challenge, especially when you add just a little hint of red to the mix.

Join along in the colorful fun and share your creations with us!

Happy Stamping!

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Sweet Citrus Birthday Wishes

 Happy December stampers! I can't believe we are in our final month of 2022...what a year this has been!

One might think I would kick off the Christmas month with another Christmas card, but the cold, dark and gloomy weather has me dreaming of warm, sunny summer days!  Say hello to the sweet and zesty Sweet Citrus Bundle!

This sweet bundle was one of the items attendees of OnStage were able to pre-order a bit early and I'm so happy I added it to my collection.  I love the juicy images...so many citrus possibilities!  

I chose to go with some oranges, stamped in Pumpkin Pie and Mango Melody.  A few Granny Apple Green Leaves added another pop of color, along with some subtle Petal Pink Flowers.  All of these pieces are easily cut out with the Sweet Citrus Hybrid Embossing Folder.

And isn't this embossing folder amazing?!?  I love all of the detail and texture!  As I mentioned earlier, I'm already dreaming of warm, sunny days.  What's better than Costal Cabana to make it feel like summer! I love all of these colors together.

Today's sketch was inspired by the latest Freshly Made Sketches Challenge.  You can never go wrong with a great sketch!

Today also happens to be the big pre-order day from the upcoming January-April 2023 Mini Catalog for all demonstrators.  One more reason to join in the fun...you can order all of the fun new products early!

Have a wonderful day!

Happy Stamping!

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