Washi Feathered Birthday ~ Monday Montage



Welcome back to Monday Montage!!!  We are back with, once again, a 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 have oodles of washi tape sitting on my desk, so I decided it was time to use some of it up and made some cute washi feathers with the help of the Feathers Framelits.  I am going to have to make some more of these for sure!

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Basic Black, Typeset DSP 

Ink ~ Versa Mark, Basic Black, Crisp Cantaloup

Stamp Set ~ Hello Life, Celebrate Today

Other Supplies ~ Gold Embossing Powder, Freathers Framelits, Stacked with Love Washi, Sweet Dreams Washi, Gold Bakers Twine

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!





Reduce, Reuse, Retire

TGIF....we made it through another week!  It was another crazy-busy week for my family and next week is going to be even crazier-busier...hang on!!!   I am going to take full advantage of this weekend and enjoy a quick weekend getaway with my hubby before he heads out of town for a week.  But before we hit the road, I have a fun Friday Mashup creation that also fits in perfectly with Friday Favorites over at Stylin' Stampin' INKspiration.

This weeks mashup challenge is to use this fun sketch by Heidi along with a favorite retired/retiring product.

My office is full of boxes right now as I have been cleaning out my stamping space, so I tore off a bit of cardboard to use for the coffee cozy and to create the grid pattern on the Baked Brown Sugar paper.

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Coastal Cabana, Whisper White, Pistachio Pudding, Crisp Cantaloupe, Baked Brown Sugar, Lullaby DSP

Ink ~ Memento, Baked Brown Sugar

Stamp Sets ~ Perfect Blend

Other Supplies ~ Pistachio Pudding Thick Bakers Twine, Itty Bitty Punch Pack, On Film Framelits, Sweet Sadie Washi Tape

 

 

So, does this card look a little bit long to you? I thought my eyes were playing tricks on me while I was editing the photo, but after a quick check, I realized I cut my paper 1/4" longer...oops!  Thankfully I left a little bit of room at the top and bottom and was able to trim the excess and safe the card!

 

I hope you all have a fantastic weekend! 

 

Happy Stamping!!!



Congratulations Grad!

Graduation season is upon us...it feels like the first day of school was just a few weeks ago!  A couple of us over at Stylin' Stampin' INKspiration are sharing a few graduation card ideas today and I'm happy to share this festive little creation!  I love adding the little grad caps to my graduation cards...so much fun and so easy to make!

Supplies Used:Paper ~ Night of Navy, Crushed Curry, Calypso Coral, Whisper White, Birthday Bash Specialty DSP

Ink ~ Night of Navy

Stamp Set ~ BYOP

Other Supplies ~ Circle Framelits, Itty Bitty Punch Pack, Confetti Stars Boader Punch, Lucky Stars Embossing Folder, Mini Brads

 

And there ya have it...a quick and easy card for your favorite grad!

 

Happy Stamping!



Best Dad's Ever

A few weeks ago my hubby and I were talking about getting the kids together from our fire department family and letting them make a Mother's Day card for their mom.  My hubby decided it would be an awesome idea for HIM to teach the class so all of the moms could go out...smartest idea he has ever had!!!

Each kiddo got to make their mom a card and some fun peanut butter cup flowers to go in a little pot of pansies.

 

New daddy Ryan jumped right in and made a card for his wife and took over helping the kids at the card table.

 My twins (in the baseball uniforms) were quick to jump in and help and also manned the flower making table...my crafting heart is full :)



No, the kids weren't drinking beer...but it was necessary for the dads while wrangling 12 crazy kids :-) 

And don't worry...they didn't forget to feed the kids!   

 

While all of the crazy chaos was happening in my home, myself and all of the momma's of these sweet kids were out enjoying dinner and drinks together...something that rarely happens, but needs to happen more often! Sadly, we didn't get any pictures, but we had lots of good laughs and a fun time!  That in itself was probably the best Mother's Day gift for all of us! 

 

There is already talk of making this an annual tradition...I love it!!

 

Thanks to my hubby and all of the other daddy's pulling this together and making it fun for all!



Bootiful Sunshine ~ Friday Mashup 206

We made it to Friday...oh yeah, it's the weekend!!!  Let's kick of the weekend with a little crafting fun, okay?  Join in this weeks April Shower's Challenge over at The Friday Mashup where we are mashing things up with a creation focusing on April showers and umbrellas along with some polka dots.  Fun challenge, right?!?


I didn't have anything with an umbrella, but these cute rain boots sure do represent April Showers!  And I added in just a few polka dots peaking out on my little starburst circle. 

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Lost Lagoon, Hello Honey, Whisper White, Moonlight DSP

Ink ~ Memento, Lost Lagoon

Stamp Set ~ Bootiful Occasions

Other Supplies ~ Circle Framelits, Starburst Framelits, Decorative Dots and Tiny Triangles Embossing Folders, Sunburst Stencil

 

Can you spy all of the retiring items in this card?  *Sniff, sniff*....there are too many that I am super sad to see go!

 

Don't forget to check out the rest of the design teams creations and be sure to play along!

 

Happy Stamping!