Botanical Dinosaurs

Happy {masculine} Monday!!!  I hope you all survived Thanksgiving and Black Friday!  My family had a nice, quiet Thanksgiving and I totally avoided Black Friday.  I'll stick with Cyber Monday shopping from the comfort of my own home :-) Don't forget to shop the Online Extravaganza today too...it's the last day!

In addition to Thanksgiving, we celebrated the birthday of our good friend Ethan.  He is my youngest sons best buddy and they are as thick as thieves together!  We can never trust them along!  We got Ethan a cool dinosaur for his birthday (which I was later informed was a tooting dinosaur...sorry Erica!) so I decided to make a fun dinosaur card to go with it...perfect for Masculine Monday over at Stylin' Stampin' Inspiration too.

The new Botanical Gardens DSP in the upcoming Occasions Catalog was the perfect addition to these marching dinos!

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Mint Macaron, Cajun Craze, Hello Honey, Mossy Meadow, Whisper White, Botanical Gardens DSP

Ink ~ Mint Macaron, Cajun Craze, Old Olive, Mossy Meadow

Stamp Set ~ No Bones About It

Other Supplies ~ Botanical Builder Framelits, Itty Bitty Punch Pack (stars), Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Tags and Labels Framelits

I had a lot of fun with these colors!  These are not colors I would normally use together, but I loved how they all worked together.

Be sure to head on over to SSINK and check out the rest of the teams masculine cards!

Happy Stamping!

Global Peace ~ 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!

I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend and were able to spend time with those that you love most!  My family had a quiet Thanksgiving, which was a  nice change!  I'll take all the quiet I can get this time of year :-)

I finally had a chance to pull my pre-order goodies out of the box and put them to use.  (Fingers crossed my work load start to slow down so I can get back to stamping on a regular basis!)  Going Places is one of my favorite suites in the upcoming Occasions Catalog and I could not wait to pair it up with something for Christmas.  The globe image from the Going Global stamp set made for a pretty and different Christmas card.

 

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Sahara Sand, Lost Lagoon, Going Places DSP Stack, Vellum, Silver Foil

Ink ~ VersaMark

Stamp Sets ~ Holly Jolly Greetings, Going Global

Other Supplies ~ Circle Framelits, World Traveler EF, Metallic Sequins, Silver Thread, Black Embossing Powder, Christmas Greetings Thinlits

This seems kind of fitting after the horrific events that took place in Paris...this is a Christmas wish for all! 

Next stop on the hop is Cathy...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!





Thankful For You

Happy Thanksgiving stamping friends!  I hope your day is filled with family, friends, good food and love...and for everyone who is working today, thank you!  

The SSINK girls are showing their thankfulness today and I am joining in the fun.  I have so many things in my life to be thankful for...my husband, my boys, my job (even when it takes over my stamping time!), my family, my friends...especially my stamping friends!  I am truly blessed by all of the friends who have come into my life through stamping...near and far, I love you all!

Okay...on to my card.  My stamping time is still pretty limited, so I stuck with a clean and simple card today. 

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Whisper White

Ink ~ Blackberry Bliss, Rich Razzelberry, Tangelo Twist, Crushed Curry, Pear Pizzazz, Old Olive, Mossy Meadow

Stamp Set ~ Endless Thanks

I LOVE all of the Endless stamp sets...their simple images and pretty sentiments  make some of the pretties cards.

I wish you all a very Happy Thanksgiving!!

Happy Stamping!



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Click HERE to view and download the .pdf file with all of the sale items. 

 

Be sure to check out the Flash Sales on Monday, November 23rd and again on Monday, November 30th!

 

Scoop up other amazing products at 20% to 50% off dozens of stamps, ribbon, paper and so much more November 23 - 30!

 

Happy Shopping and Happy Stamping!



Into the Woods Thanks

Hello happy stampers!  It's Friday, and we all know what that means...time for an all new Friday Mashup Challenge.  This week we have a fun sketch from Heidi and we are mashing things up with Thankful themed creations.

My aunt was kind enough to let me stay with her last weekend while I attended OnStage Vancouver, so I wanted to send her a thank you card for her hospitality.  I don't get to see my auntie often enough, so any time I get to spend with her is greatly cherished!

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Soft Suede, Gold Glimmer, Blackberry Bliss, Tangelo Twist, Into the Woods DSP

Ink ~ None

Stamps ~ None

Other Supplies ~ Circle Framelits, Metallic Gold Thread, Into the Woods Elements, Into the Woods Cotton Ribbon, Greetings Thinlits

I love that we have such beautiful DSP that you can use for the main focal point of your card...sometimes no stamps are required!  

You will have to forgive the wonky lighting in my picture...I'm having a few issues with my editing...technology is NOT my strong suit!

Be sure to head on over to see the rest of the design team creations and play along with us!  We love to see what you create!

Have a happy Friday and an amazing weekend!

Happy Stamping!