Get Whale!

Hi stampers!  Today I have a card going to a special friend.  She's the only person I've known outside my family for almost my whole life!  We went to pre-school clear up to a year of college together!!!  She's in need of a get well card so I whipped one up the other night after getting my big box of goodies!

In the box was the Oh, Whale set which has a bunch of cute little sayings!  My card is based off the last Freshly Made Sketches sketch by my friend Rita and I was a day too late to enter!  Whoops!  Did I mention the whale is super cute???

Stampin' Supplies:
Stamps:  Oh, whale!
Paper:  Whisper white, pacific point, marina mist, sunshine & sprinkles DSP
Ink:  Pacific point, marina mist
Accessories:  Happy whale clearit, perfect pennants die, 2.5 inch circle punch, large scallop edgelit, paper piercing pack

And guess what?  I didn't have to hand cut the whale!  There is a super cute little clearlit to do that for you!  Holla!  It's a simple card but I hope it makes my friend smile!

Happy stamping!

Patio Party

Hi stampers!  I have a card to share today from a couple of month ago!  Eeep!  I made it for my soon-to-be niece for her fourth birthday:-)  She's ALL kinds of girly (yes she loves the little purse die and I can't wait to make her something with the dress stamps and framelits) and loves my cards.  In fact, when I sent her mom one she quickly snatched it away and said it was hers, lol!

I was going to make her something more juvenile but I just love the patio party DSP and the colors are right up her alley and girly!  And what little girl (or anyone for that matter) doesn't love some CAKE??????  :-)  I also knew she'd like some fun stuff like the dahlia and pearls.  So, I came up with this card:

Stampin' Supplies:
Stamps:  Make a cake,
Paper:  Whisper white, baja breeze, primrose petals, midnight muse, Patio party DSP
Ink:  Primrose petals, midnight muse
Accessories:  Circle punch, perfect pennants die, dotted scallop border punch, itty bitty punch pack, basic pearls, in color dahlias

I just love the perfect pennants die and not for the pennants but for the one scalloped circle because it fits behind the 2.5" circle punch!  The die was worth getting just for that!  I also have to say I LOVE the font of the happy birthday stamp!  It's so fun!

That's it for today!  Hoping to get some good stamp time tonight and tomorrow!  I cleaned my studio yesterday so hopefully it will help me be more focused and creative instead of rocking back and forth in the corner since it's such a disaster, lol!

Happy stamping!

HSS 152

Hi stampers!  Happy Tuesday!  It's time for a new challenge at Hand Stamped Sentiments today!  This week we have a super cute inspiration photo for you!

How cute is that?  Did you notice the background is envelopes???  So many ideas for that one!

I chose to keep it simple because that's just where I seem to be at lately...simple!  I loved the bright read with the crisp white so I was inspired by the colors and by the CAKE!  I wanted to use make a cake as soon as I saw the picture!

Stampin' Supplies:
Stamps:  Make a cake, teeny tiny wishes
Paper: Whisper white, real red
Ink:  Real red
Accessories:  White taffeta ribbon, brights glimmer brads, large scallop framelits, peircing pack, basic pearls

The picture isn't super clear...sorry about that.  It's the best I could get of it for whatever reason...stamper I am...photographer I am not:-)  I did think about going SUPER simple and just leaving the white cardstock plain but I decided to use the little hearts embossing folder and finish it off with a scallop and some ribbon.  This would also be a cute wedding card if you knew the color was red for the wedding...just switch out the sentiment..or a birthday card!

Now hop on over to the site and see how everyone else was inspired and then play along!

Mailable Monday - Bonus Edition

Hi stampers!  I'm finally getting into the swing of stamping again and I'm going to TRY to blog more often now that I'll hopefully have more to share...except I've started working on my Artisan entires and I can't share those, whoops!  :-)  I did get one done the other night...at least I think I'll enter it.  Last year I kind of made cards for that specific reason (as it was much later) but this year I think I'll just maybe enter cards that I end up thinking I like.  The one I made Friday started out as just a regular card to share with you all but I kept adding things and ended up impressing myself, lol!  I'll be working on more of them now that I'm getting a bunch of fun stuff tonight from the UPS man!

I am a bit worried what possibly putting our house on the market this spring and finding a new house might do to my stamp time though.  We looked at a house yesterday and it just goes to show we have a LOT to do to our house to get it ready to sell, eek!  It kind of overwhelms me...so maybe I'll just ignore all the stuff and stamp!  LOL!  Sounds like a plan right?  Oh...and don't go to open houses when it's freezing rain out...the drive at this house was totally steep but we managed to make it up ok....but as soon as we left I put one foot on the step outside and down I went taking the hubs with me!  Oops! Of course the first thing I said wasn't are you ok or I'm ok, it was "did anyone see that?"  LOL!!!!  Anyway, I don't feel like this was the house for us....but of course hubby loved it and wants to put an offer in!  I think there will be a lot of that in our search.  Anyone else relate to that out there? :-)  But more about this in another post....

Ok, onto my card....or cards!  I have two today!  I loved the color challenge at Splitcoast this week!  I actually made this card (the mailable one) second but I'm going to show you it first.  I actually did the dessert option too which was to make a Valentine's card with these non-traditional colors!  I don't usually even READ that far into the challenge after I see the colors, lol!

Stampin' Supplies:
Stamps:  Patterned occasions (SAB), make a cake, teeny tiny wishes
Paper:  Whisper white, soft suede, pool party, calypso coral, in-color 2011-2013 DSP stack
Ink:  Soft suede, pool party, calypso coral
Accessories:  Circle punch, perfect pennants die, basic pearls, argyle embossing folder

I totally wanted to use this cutie when I saw these colors and I had just used the heart from make a cake on another card and thought it would replace the flower he is holding in the stamp.  Isn't it cute?????  There is a teeny tiny pearl on the heart but it should go through the mail just fine:-)

And then here is a non-as-mailable card:-)  I love the Madison Avenue stamp set...even more because it's FREE!  But the images are modern and fun.  I'm trying to use it with more than the coordinating SAB paper too.  I tend to get in a rut when I only use certain things with other certain things, kwim?  I did kind of base this off a card I showed you the other day...it's fun to case yourself sometimes, ha!

Stampin' Supplies:
Stamps:  Madison Avenue, friendly phrases
Paper:  Whisper white, soft suede, pool party, calypso coral
Ink:  Soft suede, pool party, calypso coral
Accessories:  Soft suede polka dot ribbon (retired), large scallop framelit, paper peircing pack, basic pearls

Ok, how's that for a two for one?  Thanks for stopping by!

Happy stamping!

Whew! I made it!

Hi stampers!  So I totally meant to post this card last night because it's for the Retro Sketches challenge this week and I figured it would be closing soon.  BUT I had a basketball game at work and my mom was here while Jon was traveling for work so I got home late and then hung out with her and before I knew it I was half asleep on the couch with my momma!  Ha!  Neither one of us for some reason the night before could go to sleep when we went to bed...our brains must have been in sync...scary, lol!  Anyway I think we were making up for it last night being all tired!  So I didn't get this posted...but I looked this morning and the challenge is open for a few more hours!  Yay!  So here goes!

I loved the simple sketch and since I'm still kind of getting back into the swing of stamping I kept it super simple and super true to the sketch!

Looking back I think if I did it again I'd add some bells and whistles but it was a good and simple card to get the creative juices flowing!  And I love that seasonal sayings is still available for the I love you stamp!

Stamps:  Hearts a flutter, seasonal saying (carry over)
Paper:  Whisper white, real red, pool party
Ink: Real red
Accessories: Triple heart punch, dazzling details

At first I was just going to use red and white but it just needed a little pop of something so a heart from the triple heart punch in pool party was perfect!  Who knew real red and pool party looked so great together!  If pool party doesn't come back this year I'm REALLY going to be depressed;-)  Hehe!  There is also some dazzling details on the heart although it's hard to see in the photo.

This card already found it's way to my hubby!  I used to leave him cards sometimes (and actually mail some to other people....) and I've kind of gotten away from that for what ever reason...so I'm trying to actually give and send some cards this year, lol!!!!

Happy stamping!

Sale-A-Brate Good Times!

Hi stampers!  It's here!  Woo-hoo!  Sale-A-Bration started today!  It's our favorite time of year!  For every $50 you spend you get a SAB item FREE!  There are a bunch of exclusive items (including an embossing folder, ribbons & buttons, stamps, DSP, a punch) and some regular catalog items also!

I'm still kind of in a stamping slump although I'm hoping the hoards of stuff I ordered this morning (hehe) will help that when it gets here:-)  So, I did manage to stamp a few things on Sunday.  To start, I took a gander at pictures from samples at Leadership.  My artisan friends were lucky enough to get to design them all so while I don't know exactly who made the card that inspired mine...it was one of them:-)  I changed it up slightly by using two flowers and switching the side they were stamped on.  This color combo is a bit out of my comfort zone as I'm not a huge tangerine fan but for some reason I really liked it!

Stampin' Supplies:
Stamps:  Madison avenue (SAB), friendly phrases
Paper:  Whisper white, Sahara sand, pool party, Sycamore street DSP (SAB)
Ink:  Sahara sand, tangerine tango, pool party
Accessories:  Pool party baker's twine, color spritzer, large scallop framelit, rhinestones, paper peircing pack

I have to say (and I think I've said it already, oops) that this DSP is really making me love Sahara sand! I need to use it more often!  It's the new crumb cake I think, ha!

Don't forget to click the shop 24/7 button over the right and get your FREE SAB items!!!!

Happy stamping!

Mailable Monday - Sale--A-Bration Style

Hi stampers!  It's back...at least for today:-)  Mailable Monday!  This week it's sale-a-bration style because guess what????  SAB starts TOMORROW!  Woo-hoo!  So, don't forget to set your alarm and get up to place your order:-)  Not much will make me get up early (especially on Tuesdays when I have the morning off, lol) but I WILL be getting up early to place mine!  I've been waiting to get a bunch of stuff from the new mini catalog that I will be using to work on my Artisan projects!  If you are a demo I encourage you to enter the contest!  It will push you creatively and who knows, you may just WIN!

Now, if you're a customer you can't enter (unless you sign up with me, wink wink) but you CAN place your SAB order through my online store!   For every $50 you spend (before tax and shipping of course) you will earn a Sale-A-Bration item for FREE!   There are some super cute exclusive items as well as some regular catalog items such as a stamp set to match the bitty banner framelits (OMG), the diagonal score plate (which you can use to make that awesome quilted background...which I'll do a video on soon), or those CUTE vintage faceted buttons among other stuff!  Any questions, just let me know!

I've been having trouble stamping as you know so I tried to keep it simple yesterday and did some clean and simple work.  That's a good tip if you're having some mojo problems...keep it simple.  And you can't get more simple than this card!

Stampin' Supplies:
Stamps: I am... (convention 2012 exclusive)
Paper:  Whisper white, Sycamore street DSP (SAB)
Ink:  Rich razzleberry, summer starfruit (marker)
Accessories:  Rhinestones, color spritzer

This sycamore street DSP is almost as spectacular as last year's SAB DSP...almost:-)  I love the fun patterns and bright colors!  This type of pattern is very in right now...chevrons, trellis designs and hexagons!  So fun!  You can't help but smile when you look at it!  And ok, ok...it has a rhinestone on it (I left it's partner rhinestone-less) but it was cute with it and that should go through the mail ok:-)

I also spritzed the main panel with summer starfruit and my color spritzer.  It looked a bit stark and I think the font is a little shabby and the spritzing is in line with that.   I haven't used it much lately but I've had it out on my desk to remind me and I think it may get a lot of use with a lot of the new mini stuff since a lot of it is shabby chic looking! Can't wait to order tomorrow!  Set your alarm!!!!

Happy stamping!