Gingham and Apples

Hi stampers!  Happy Wednesday!  I've switched gears back to a fall card today even though it's still freezing :-)

It took me a long time to get the Come To Gather DSP but I finally did and I'm so glad!  I just love this peacock gingham.  I also love the apples from Harvest Hellos so I used some Sponge Daubers to make a couple.  All you need to do for these is start with the lightest color and then add the darker one.  Circular motions work the best to blend well.

I just love all of these colors together!  You can find the full supply list in my FB group!

Happy stamping!

Fab Friday 162

Hi stampers!  Happy Friday!  It's been a pretty busy week here.  Figures since I got some new stuff and haven't really had time to use it much.  Anyway, it's time for another challenge over at Fab Friday!  I just love these colors together!

Sadly, I do not love my card.  At all.  LOL!  Since I was so busy it was crunch time to make one and I had a couple of backgrounds that turned out so well but I got too complicated and stamped on them and didn't end up liking the end result and then just couldn't get either one to work on a card.  I finally ran out of time and this is where we ended up.  Don't judge LOL!  Sometimes you learn the hard way to leave well enough alone, right?

Gah, it's even worse posted here.  LOL!  Oh well.  I tried really hard to use a set that was retiring so I chose Another Wonderful Year and tried to do an ombre type technique with the sentiment..  Meh, lol!

Anyway, PLEASE show me all the amazing things you'll do with this combo and play along with us!

Happy stamping!

Manic Monday

Hi stampers!  My shirt today says, "In a holidaze".  Is anyone else feeling me?  LOL!  I have too much to do and not enough time to do it but I guess that's life in general ;-)

I have a quick project to share today!  I whipped this up for Chad when he was here last weekend as a little thank you.  My Young Living upline saw our pillow boxes and realized that our oil rollers and oil bottles would fit nicely in them!  I quickly embellished one up!

See how nice they fit in there!  If you wanted to make it extra fancy, just put some shredded paper in there!

I just love these boxes!

Happy stamping!

Thankful

Hi stampers!  Happy Thanksgiving!  I had grand plans to schedule blog posts throughout the holiday week and it just didn't happen....I know...imagine that :-)

But I did want to do a quick post today to say how thankful I am for you, my readers, customers, and friends and for Stampin' Up!  My life has been blessed many times over because of you all and SU is the driving force behind all of that!  I love having a hobby that brings me joy, let's me spread a little joy, has given me friends all over the world, has given me a little bit of something for me once I quit my job to stay home, and gives me a creative outlet.  It really has been a lifesaver for me and for so many!  I'm so thankful for each of you, no matter how you support me.  I'm thankful for all the people who take time to comment, who purchase from me, who like my projects enough to CASE them, and to those who just stalk me quietly and make my blog views go up ;-)

Here's a card for all of you that I copied from the Holiday Catalog!

I hope that all of you have a happy Thanksgiving and have too many blessings in your life to list!

Happy stamping!

Thankful For SU

Hi stampers!  Happy hump day!  I'm slowly getting back to normal here, only to have the upcoming holiday throw a wrench in my routine yet again :-)  I cannot believe it's almost Thanksgiving!  It was JUST Halloween!

I'm always thankful when I can pair two products together unexpectedly, just like with this card!  The "give thanks" sentiment in Labels to Love fits just perfectly in the punch from the Christmas Traditions Punch Box.

This card may look complicated, but it was pretty easy.  A quick water color wash and then some splatters.  You can see I didn't let it fully dry before...I'm impatient like that ;-)  Then, I just layered everything up!

Some linen trim, a few sequins, some sparkle, and a button sealed the deal!  I just love these colors together!

I'm also thankful for ALLLLL of the friends Stampin' Up has blessed me with!  I'm so happy I got to hug so many of them last week.

Happy stamping!

Product List

Christmas Traditions Punch Box

[148030]

Labels To Love Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[144967]

Painted Harvest Photopolymer Stamp Set

[144783]

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock

[140272]

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[100730]

Shaded Spruce 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[146981]

Watercolor Paper

[122959]

Wood Textures Designer Series Paper Stack

[144177]

Joyous Noel 6" X 6" Glimmer Paper

[147817]

Cajun Craze Classic Stampin' Pad

[147085]

Shaded Spruce Classic Stampin' Pad

[147088]

Regals Stampin' Write Markers

[147155]

2017-2019 In Color Stampin' Write Markers

[144033]

Leaf Punch

[144667]

Sprig Punch

[148012]

Layering Squares Framelits Dies

[141708]

Metallics Sequin Assortment

[144214]

3/16" (1 Cm) Braided Linen Trim

[147808]

Linen Thread

[104199]

2017–2019 In Color Flower Buttons

[146931]

Christmas in September

Hi stampers!  Happy Wednesday! I hope everyone had a good long weekend!  I took some time off from stamping and blogging and just had family time and got some things checked off our to-do list!  BUT, I had to make sure to post today because it's my favorite day of the year!  The day the HOLIDAY catalog goes live!  It's always my most favorite catalog because I LOVE fall, Halloween, and Christmas!

I sent them out to my customers that have ordered in the past 12 months but if you need one, please let me know!

I actually don't have a Christmas card today, shocking, I know ;-)  But I wanted to kick things off with a fall card since it's September and all.  It doesn't feel like fall in Oklahoma and probably won't for a few months (lol) so I'm just going to pretend!  Have you seen this set?  Did it make it onto your radar?  I'm guessing it didn't for a lot of folks but it's SO CUTE!  It's called Making Every Day Bright and while it isn't part of the bundle with the Christmas Bulb Punch, it totally coordinates!  There is an image for just about every occasion!  Just look at this cute feather!

ACK!  Isn't it cute!?!?  I pulled out some fall colors to experiment with Soft Suede, Merry Merlot, Cajun Craze, Fresh Fig, and Tranquil Tide.  They are pretty fabulous together!  The washi tape and that gorgeous ribbon are also from the holiday catalog.  The ribbon is Merry Merlot and copper and gorgeous!  My TINY little sentiment is from another holiday set, Country Home.  Don't forget to scour ALL of our stamp sets for great sentiments!

And don't forget, you can use bonus coupons now if you shopped and earned in August!

If you haven't checked out the Holiday Catalog, do it now!  Hopefully I'll get to stamp some this week since the weekend didn't go as planned.  Hopefully....I'm always thrown off when there's a holiday...what day is it again? :-)

Happy stamping!

Product List

Making Every Day Bright Photopolymer Stamp Set

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Country Home Photopolymer Stamp Set

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Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[100730]

Sahara Sand 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[121043]

Merry Merlot 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[146979]

Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad

[147115]

Merry Merlot Classic Stampin' Pad

[147112]

Cajun Craze Classic Stampin' Pad

[147085]

Fresh Fig Classic Stampin' Pad

[147144]

Tranquil Tide Classic Stampin' Pad

[147146]

Merry Merlot & Copper 5/8" (1.6 Cm) Reversible Ribbon

[147818]

Linen Thread

[104199]

Suite Season Specialty Washi Tape

[148079]

Corrugated Elements

[144158]

Fancy Friday

Hi stampers!  It's Fancy Friday Time!  We are a group of friends and both current and former Stampin' Up Artisan Design Team members who come together once a month to knock your socks off ;-)

This month's theme is all about the bundles!  Our Annual Catalog is just filled to the brim with cute bundles that coordinate seamlessly to make the cutest projects!  You can get a stamp set and either a punch or framelits for 10% off when you buy them in the bundle!  Who doesn't love cute and a discount????

I chose Animal Outing because I haven't used it enough and it's amazingly cute!

I actually kept my projects rather simple but that's because I wanted the focus to be on the awesome embossed backgrounds!  I used the framelits and our Embossing Mats to add some interest and texture.

You can check out the process here in this video!

I posted a video recently using the mats in shapes that were cut out but I wanted to make one for the backgrounds as well, where nothing is actually cut out.

For this card, I colored my giraffes using the Mango Melody Blends markers.  I think it makes the prefect giraffe color!  A few branches from the die set in Call Me Clover are the perfect finishing touch.

For my rhino card, I also colored him and his little friend with my Blends.  I think that background is so cool!  Isn't it just a fun texture?  You can see in the video how I lined them up twice.

Do you have this bundle and/or the embossing mats yet?  If not, you totally should!  Now it's time to hop on over and see my amazingly talented friend Marisa!  You're going to love what she did with her bundle!  

Happy stamping!

Product List

Animal Outing Clear-Mount Bundle

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Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[100730]

Sahara Sand 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[121043]

Gray Granite 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[146983]

Coastal Cabana 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[131297]

Lemon Lime Twist 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[144245]

Grapefruit Grove 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[146972]

Call Me Clover 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[146969]

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

Soft Suede Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack

[147273]

Smoky Slate Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack

[145058]

Mango Melody Combo Pack Stampin' Blends

[147945]

Pool Party Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack

[144605]

Pumpkin Pie Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack

[144599]

Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies

[145372]

Big Shot Embossing Mats

[146327]