Happier Than Happy

Happy Tuesday and welcome to an all new Hand Stamped Sentiments Inspiration Challenge.  I love the summer vibe of all of these images and live vicariously through them over our rainy weekend.  I'm really hoping summer finds it's way here soon!

I was drawn to the meadow image and immediately thought of the adorable Happy Forest Friends DSP.  The Calypso Coral flowers and mushrooms remind me of the pops of color from the flowers in the meadow.

You all know that I LOVE to fussy cut, right?!?  I turned on one of my favorite shows and started cutting away, cutting little bits and pieces of critters to add to the adorable forest pattern of DSP.

This cuddly bear is the star of the show on this corner of DSP.  A few extra tree stumps and a hoot owl were the perfect touch to complete the forest scene.  A heat embossed sentiment embellished with a few die cut acorns and leaves completed the card.

Next up is a majestic mountain scene that reminds me of the mountains just to the east of us.  An extra tree, along with another happy bear and furry fox made this mountain scene even happier.  

The sentiment was stamped in Calypso Coral and fussy cut for just the right placement.

I love it when DSP can totally make a card!  This suite will certainly make you Happier than Happy!

Happy Stamping!

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Another Round of Birthday Brews

The weekend is here and there is nothing better, in my crafty world, than starting the day off with some stamping!  This weeks Freshly Made Sketches offered inspiration for a Brewed for You birthday card.

Since I still had some pieces of He's The Man DSP out on my desk I put them to good use for this sketch with the Basic Boarders Dies.  I love the BBQ patterns, which go together so well with the Brewed For You stamp set and Brewed Dies.

To create a frosty glass look, I die cut the mug and growler from a piece of Vellum, layered on top of Crushed Curry.  Foamy bubbles topped the mug and a little hop was tucked behind for the perfect pop of color.

A sentiment heat embossed on Mint Macaron added a little more color and some white Classic Matt Dots were the perfect little embellishments for this round of birthday brews.

I am working on a masculine theme class for the month of June and this card will be added to the mix for sure!  I always love a great manly stamp set!

I hope your weekend is off to a great start and you find some time to get crafty!

Happy Stamping!

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Framed Father's Day - #TGIFC370

Happy Friday and welcome to an all new TGIF Challenges Technique Challenge!  This week we are framing our projects and I can't wait to see what everyone creates!

With Father's Day just around the corner, this was the perfect opportunity to check one off the list.  The He's The Man Suite has all you need for all the guys in your life.  From BBQ to tools, cars to camping, this suite has you covered!

With 2 full sheets of die-cut images, cards come together in a hurry! The only stamping on this card is the Happy Father's Day sentiment...how easy is that?!?  I framed the card using the Stitched Rectangles with the fun BBQ DSP pattern as the background.

There are certainly a lot of dad's I know who this card would be perfect for.  Who will it go to?!?!

I hope you'll join along in this weeks Technique fun!

Happy Stamping!

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Let Your Dreams Set Sail

Welcome to an all new Monday Montage blog hop! Hop along and see all of the amazing creations we have for you this week!

 The Crafty Carrot Collective is featuring their masculine tutorials this month and Let's Set Sail is one of the stamp sets selected by the fabulous Cindy Schuester.  Cindy shared her sneak peek and her tutorial using this stamp set, which were the inspiration for my card.

I created the sky and sea background with the "water" stamp, using Pool Party and Starry Sky. The sailboat sails were stamped in Crushed Curry and Sweet Sorbet and perfectly punched out with the Sailboat Builder Punch.  These bright colors are just full of summer vibes!

A few crumpled up strips of crumb cake added a little extra texture, along with the Timber 3D embossing folder.  Some Starry Sky Bakers Twine and a little Resin Star Embellishment were the perfect final touches!  With graduation season upon us, I thought this sentiment would be perfect!

Keep on hopping...forward or backward.  Either way you go, just make sure you hop all the way through!

Happy Stamping!

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Clean and Simple Hues

Hello stampers!  The Control Freaks are back this month and we are sharing some clean and simple creations with all of you!  You may just be starting the hop or you may have come from the creative Cindy Elam...either way, be sure to make your way  all the way through!

If you've been following along with me this week, you'll remember that I shared a card earlier in the week with these beautiful Hues of Happiness blooms. I fussy cut nearly an entire page of these flowers and put them to good use for today's projects.

First off we have shades of Flirty Flamingo and Melon Mambo...

...followed by shades of Daffodil Delight and Mango Melody.

Next up are Costal Cabana and Pool Party...

...followed by Gorgeous Grape and Fresh Freesia.

Each card was embellished with coordinating Glossy Dots and a touch of texture from my favorite Painted Texture 3D embossing folder.

I chose a few of my favorite Peaceful Moments sentiments, which were stamped in Memento then, you guess it...fussy cut!

It's always so refreshing to create something clean and simple!

Next up is my stamping BFF Wendy Weixler.  You won't want to miss her wonderful creation!

Happy Stamping!

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