'Tis the Season ~ HSSCC378

'Tis the season for warm holiday colors!  This weeks Hand Stamped Sentiments Color Challenge is beautiful and I can't wait to see what everyone creates!

I think I used a a little something from every seasonal suite in the July-December Mini Catalog for this card!  Black & White Gingham Ribbon from the Cute Halloween Suite, Cork Specialty Paper from the Harvest Meadow Suite and cute little Christmas Trees Dies from the Whimsy & Wonder Suite.  I LOVE it when so many different products all work together!

I cut some whimsical trees in shades of Merry Merlot, Evening Evergreen and Soft Succulent and arranged them on a circle of Cork Speciality Paper.  To give the card a bit more color, I added a piece of Evening Evergreen In-Color DSP...but it still needed more!

...bring in the Black & White Gingham Ribbon!  Have I mentioned how much I love this ribbon?!?!  A bit more black was added with a sentiment from Christmas to Remember stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black.  I thought about adding a few embellishments, but decided this card just didn't need them.  

Are you ready for the Christmas season?  I was ready after Halloween, but I held off on putting any decorations up until the weekend before Thanksgiving.  We usually wait until the weekend after, but we were traveling this year, so I decided some Christmas cheer for a few more days wouldn't hurt anyone!

I hope you'll join along and share your colorful Hand Stamped Sentiments Color Challenge  creations!

Happy Stamping!

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Friendly Hello Birthday Wishes

Happy Friday stampers!! I hope all that celebrated Thanksgiving yesterday had a wonderful day with family and friends. 

TGIF Challenges has a fun Product Spotlight to play along with this week! We’re creating with the Soft Pastels and I can’t wait to see what everyone creates!

I’ll admit, these took come encouragement. It’s been a long time since I’ve used pastels! But I jumped in and gave them a try.

I scraped a little pastel dust in each color onto on of my stamp blocks, then sponged it on the images with the Sponge Daubers. So easy and not nearly as difficult as I thought it would be!

I fussy cut the pretty little bird and flowers from the upcoming Sale a Bration stamp set, Friendly Hello. I stamped a few flowers in Fresh Fresia, then tucked a piece of Friendly Hello behind this layer.  An Ornate Floral piece of Basic White added just right amount it of texture. The sentiment was heat embossed in white on Basic Black, of course. 

This stamp set and coordinating Friendly Hello DSP are available for FREE when you purchase $100 in product January 4-February 28. 

I will add my supply list soon! We traveled for the Thanksgiving holiday and I forgot to bring my laptop. Posting from your phone is a blessing, but not as easy as your computer!

Happy Stamping!

Holly Jolly Hot Chocolate

Thanksgiving is almost here, which means I better get started on some of my special treat packages for Christmas!  I love to have a stash of little gifts on hand, ready to go for those last minute holiday gatherings that always seem to pop up this time of year. 

Anyone else have a ridiculous amount of fun packaging in their stash that rarely gets used?!?  Please tell me I'm not the only one!  I pulled out my stash of Acetate Card Boxes and found that they are perfect for a quick and easy hot chocolate kit!

Anyone else have a ridiculous amount of fun packaging in their stash that rarely gets used?!?  Please tell me I'm not the only one!  I pulled out my stash of Acetate Card Boxes and found that they are perfect for a quick and easy hot chocolate kit!

I tucked a packet of hot chocolate and a candy cane in the box, then aded a few strips of the Whimsy & Wonder Specialty DSP to the top and bottom.  

Another crafting item I tend to collect is ribbon...ALL the ribbon!  The Metallic Mesh Ribbon was just what this box needed.  It goes along with the bits of silver in the DSP beautifully!  And you can't have a box without a tag, right?  

After cutting out a Tailored Made Tag from a piece of Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper, I created a watercolor background with the Water Painters and some Mossy Meadow ink.  A beautiful Wonderful Snowflake, a couple of cute die cut trees and a heat embossed sentiment from Christmas to Remember, along with just a few Polished Pink In Color jewels completed the tag.

I'm hoping to get a few more of these put together over the Thanksgiving break, along with a few other treat boxes.  'Tis the season!

This weeks Global Design Project Christmas Theme Project inspired today's project! Join in the fun and play along!

Wishing you all a Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Stamping!

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Rainbow of Happiness ~ Monday Montage

 

Hello friends and welcome back to another Monday Montage Blog Hop!  We're so happy to have you join us!

OnStage@Home was held last weekend and with that came a sneak peek of the upcoming January-June (JJ) 2022 and January-February Sale-a-Bration (SAB) catalogs.  You are going to LOVE these catalogs!!! 

Along with those sneak peeks of the new catalogs, demonstrators who attended OnStage@Home were able to purchase select items from the Product Purchase Premier...say that 3 times fast!  My order was super quick to arrive and I could not wait to play with the new Rainbow of Happiness Bundle from the JJ catalog and coordinating Sunshine & Rainbows DSP from the SAB catalog!

This first card features the ADORABLE Sunshine & Rainbows DSP.  This cloud pattern is just so cute!  And guess what?!?  There is a coordinating cloud punch coming in the new JJ catalog that will be a must have for me!  But I was totally fine with fussy cutting a couple cute clouds to go with the cheerful rainbow stamped with the Rainbow of Happiness stamp set in shades of So Saffron, Pool Party, Bermuda Bay, Magenta Madness and Petal Pink.  A couple strips of some of the other cheerful patterns of DSP brought a bit more color in and the Iridescent Rhinestones offered just the right amount of bling.  Isn't this just the cutest?!?!

Next up is a subtle rainbow card with a sweet little sentiment...You make me happy.  The rainbow was created with the awesome Brilliant Rainbow Dies.  This die is what sold me on this bundle.  I LOVE this die!  I arranged the rainbow in shades of Petal Pink, So Saffron, Cinnamon Cider and Calypso Coral on a piece of Very Vanilla.  I used a piece of So Saffron from the Subtles 6x6 DSP to peek out from behind the rainbow...kind of like the sun peeing out!  I stamped the tiny little hearts and sun rays in Calypso Coral on a Calypso Coral card base.  The sweet sentiment was stamped in Cinnamon Cider on a strip of Calypso Coral, with a Very Vanilla bow tucked behind.  A bit of bling was added with the Iridescent Rhinestones again.  I can already tell these are going to be my new favorite embellishments!

These rainbows are going to bring all kinds of happiness!  I can not wait to share these and the rest of the amazing JJ and SAB catalog goodies with all of you!

Happy Stamping!

Be sure to keep on hopping along with us!  Next up is Cathy of Sugar Shack Designs or if you prefer to go backwards, click back to see what Wendy of Wickedly Wonderful Creations has created.  

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Offering Our Thanks and Gratitude ~ Control Freaks November Blog Hop

 

Welcome to the November Control Freaks Blog Hop!  This month we are full of thankfulness and gratitude and can't wait to share it all with you.  Whether you started here or arrived from the amazing Tami Hewlett's blog, be sure to hop your way all the way through!

The first card I am staring today was a special project for a dear friend at work.  She requested several Thank You cards for secretaries across our school district and I was more than happy to comply!

We are nearing the end of our beautiful fall season where I'm from, but a few leaves are still hanging on, providing a last bit of inspiration!  I started by stamping the Birch background stamp on a sheet of Basic White.  I die cut some Intricate Leaves Dies in shades of Cajun Craze, Mango Melody, Merry Merlot and Early Espresso.  A circle of Cork Specialty Paper was the perfect amount of texture to go along with these beautiful fall colors.

A simple Thanks sentiment from Artistically Inked heat embossed in white on Basic Black added a pop of boldness and a little bit of pulled-apart Crumb Cake Bakers Twine and a few Artistry Blooms sequins were all that were needed to finished this card off.  

Next up is a wintery thank you using the Peaceful Cabin Bundle.  If you haven't seen the Peaceful Place DSP in person, you MUST add it to your collection before its too late.  This paper is filled with beautiful wintery images with a surprise of some silver foil mixed throughout. 

The serene cabin and trees were stamped in Basic Gray, then die-cut with the coordinating Cabin dies.  Isn't that little fox the cutest?!?! These were layered together on top of a shimmery treelined piece of DSP to create a peaceful winter retreat. I need to find a place like this to visit soon!

Once again, I heat embossed the sentiment in white on Basic Gray and added just a bit of bling with the Subtle Shimmer Sequins. I just love the calming nature of this suite...it's gorgeous!  

We are so thankful for all of you hopping along with us!  We love to share our 

creations with you!

Next up on the hop is the wonderful Wendy Weixler!

Happy Stamping!

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