Cup of Birthday Wishes

We are feeling a little scrappy over at TGIF Challenges this week!  It's time to use those scraps off your desk and create something fun!

I have a bowl that I throw little bits and pieces of paper, ribbon and embellishments to save for later projects.  It's always fun to pull random scraps out to create something new!

I took this strip of black and white paper, a fussy cut floral image, a die cut heart and a few strands of White Frayed Ribbon and turned it into this...

I added a black and white Cup of Tea tea cup, a little Blushing Bride splatters and ink blended in the background and a Happiness Abounds birthday sentiment for the perfect cup of birthday wishes!

What will you do with the scraps in your stash?  Share your project with us this week at TGIF Challenges!

Happy Stamping!

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Kind People

We're back with an all new Monday Montage Blog Hop!  Hop along with us and get your fill of creative inspiration!

I pulled out a favorite stamp set from the Annual Catalog that I haven't used in a while.  I forgot just how beautiful Simply Succulents stamp set it, especially paired up with the coordinating Potted Succulents Dies.

Soft Sea Foam, Fresh Freesia, Parakeet Party, Calypso Coral, Old Olive and Soft Succulent added some beautiful color to these desert plants, complete with a Smoky Slate Pot.

The delicate succulent die is gorgeous!  I stared out with white on white, but ended up tucking a piece of Soft Succulent in between for just a bit more color.  

I'm think I'm going to have to play with this stamp set a bit more before I put it away!

Hop on over to the next blog...

...or take a step back! 

Either way, make your way all the way through!

Happy Stamping!

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Golden Birthday Growth

Woo-hoo! We made it to Friday AND an all new TGIF Challenges Product Challenge!

I'll be honest...Vellum is one of the papers that I use least, but I have no idea why.  I am always reminded how awesome it is whenever I do use it.

Today I used it as a fun accent overlay for a Paper Pumpkin alternative project. 

I cut down one of the card fronts from this months Ten Years of Growth Paper Pumpkin kit and adhered it to a Polished Pink card base.  I tucked one of the laser cut plant leaves behind the vellum circle, which I embossed with one of the Online Exclusive Basics 3D embossing folder.

I cut down the fun patterned strip from the kit, laying that on top of the vellum before arranging the rest of the plants in the adorable little pot.  I was going to stamp the Happy sentiment with the included stamp set, but the gold laser cut Happy was too good to pass up.  A cute little strip for a Polished Pink Birthday was stamped and a few Gold Pastel Sequins finished the card off.

Thank you Paper Pumpkin for coming to my rescue for a last minute addition to this weeks TGIF Challenges Product Challenge!

Happy Stamping!

Sending Birthday Wishes

Happy Tuesday friends!  Yesterday may have been the first day of spring, but we are still celebrating today with a very springy Hand Stamped Sentiments Color Challenge!

As soon as spring flowers start blooming, you can plan on finding me in my flower garden until the autumn leaves start falling.  Stamping is my first love in the creative world, but growing flowers comes in as a very close second.

I love these Sending Smiles blooms and they look so pretty in shades of Balmy Blue, Fresh Freesia Pear Pizzazz. I mixed and matched DSP from the annual and mini catalogs, pulling a Fresh Freesia pattern from Tea Boutique and a Balmy Blue pattern from Country Floral Lane. Add in one of the new Basics 3D Embossing Folders for some fun texture, and I have all of the shopping areas covered!

A bit of yellow was added to the mix thanks to the Sending die-cut that I had left behind in the die envelope.  To tie it all together, the center of the flowers were stamped in So Saffron.  Look at me using those Subtles colors again...I'm beginning to shock myself!

What will you create with these beautiful colors?  Join in the fun and share your project with us at Hand Stamped Sentiments!

Happy Stamping!

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Springing into Easter

Welcome to March's Control Freak Blog Hop! This month we are trying something fun...a color challenge!

Are you just starting or did you arrive from the amazing Wickedly Wonderful Creations?  Either way, make sure to hop on all the way through!

Spring is finally making an appearance in my area and that means the Easter bunny will soon be making an appearance as well!  These spring-time colors were perfect for a sweet little Easter card.

I mixed and matched these fun colors with a variety of patterns and textures.  Country Gingham DSP and Highland Heather embossed with the Basic 3D Embossing Folders are too much fun together. 

A cute floral necklace of flowers decorated the fuzzy Smoky Slate bunny, tucked into the Granny Apple Green grass and some hidden Easter eggs. I can almost see that bunny nose twitching. 

Next up is RubberFUNatics...don't miss out on this colorful creation!

Thanks for hopping along with us today!

Hoppy, I mean Happy, Stamping!

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