A card for a dad

Happy Friday! Two weeks in a row full of crafty posts! Hooray! 

I love these images but I sometimes don't have enough Stampin' Blends markers yet to do them justice. This time it worked out, ha. 

Also, that DP is on sale still, but only thru tomorrow!! Hurry before you miss the discount! 

Supplies:
Stamps: Beside Me
Ink: Memento Black, Gray Granite
Stampin' Blends: Dark & Light Petal Pink, Dark & Light Granny Apple Green, Dark & Light Balmy Blue, Dark Pumpkin Pie, Dark Basic Black, Dark Smoky Slate, Bronze, Light Cherry Cobbler, Dark Daffodil Delight, Dark Night of Navy
Paper: Basic White card stock, Country Woods DP (ON SALE!)

Pioneer Trek

Hello again! Another scrapbook layout today because this DP is on sale only until Saturday and I do not want you to miss out! And also once again combined with a very old stamp set, or three. I think I got the bootprints in my starter kit, which means it's 20 years old in my stash. Dude. LOL.

This layout is because in my neck of the woods, many people have great-grandparents (more greats than that...) who were actual pioneers, and there are youth activities to give them a tiny slice of a pioneer experience. My daughter went "in memory" of one of my 3rd great-grandmothers. She had to learn what information there was about her, and then they spent three days walking and pulling handcarts and its usually a really great experience. I was glad she got to do this, and she was glad too. 

Supplies:

Stamps: Roughing It, Taffy Alphabet, Classic Alphabet Numbers (all long. retired.)
Ink: Crumb Cake, Early Espresso

Paper: Very Vanilla, Early Espresso card stocks, Unbounded Beauty DP (ON SALE!!)
Accessories: Scalloped Lace Trim

So back to this DP... First of all, I was excited there was a DP in existence that matched her skirt, haha! And for the strip on the second page, I grunged it up a bit by using a Blending Brush and Crumb Cake ink to make it match her very. dirty. skirt. Can you tell? 

Anyway, it's fun what you can find in your stash, both old and new. And its fun to make things work for what you need.

The Sky Is the Limit!

Today I have a layout featuring current DP (that is actually on sale for just a couple more days!!) combined with an old stamp set. I often keep my stamp sets, but this one was specifically kept because later the same year it was released, my daughter flew a plane, and I wanted to use it for her scrapbook page, ha! Right now there is a similar plane set, with really great dies available, that coordinates perfectly with this DP. You can order that if you love this suite. But I already have this one..... 

Background story- when I was a child, the only occupation I felt someone 'couldn't do' based on gender, was nursing. When I was 7 and broke my arm, I was shocked that the hospital nurse was a man. In fact I told him men can't be nurses.... Men can be doctors, but only women could be nurses. Sure, women could be doctors too. But that was too weird to my child brain. 

Fast forward many years and not once, but TWICE in the same year, this daughter of mine learned, that women can do anything- be a politician OR a skilled pilot! She was in such awe of a female stunt pilot at the air show, that she decided to be a pilot too. Our family has never flown anywhere, altho my husband and I have flown individually. After a few months of making big plans and big dreams to be a pilot, my husband learned she could go on a short flight with the flight school at one of the local universities. And he set a date for it! 

She has since decided she no longer wants to be a pilot, but she is still so proud of this day. Over the past few years, any time there's been a get-to-know-you activity, flying a plane always comes up. So it is way past time to get this scrapped for her! 

Supplies:

Stamps: Sky Is The Limit (retired)

Ink: Boho Blue, Smoky Slate

Paper: Boho Blue & Basic White card stocks, Take it to the Sky DP (on sale!)

Accessories: 2023-25 In Color Dots 
Journaling Font: Aptos

Peach & Blue

Today's card was just an idea I had while playing last week. Just a tiny bit different than other cards I've made with this set. 

Supplies: 

Stamps: Layers of Beauty, Simply Said

Ink: Memento Black, Balmy Blue
Stampin' Blends: Light & Dark Granny Apple Green, Light & Dark Balmy Blue, Light & Dark Petal Pink

Paper: Balmy Blue & Basic White card stocks

Trees!

Happy Monday! I managed to post every day last week and I have more this week! Yeay!! 

Today's card is much too late for one of last weeks' challenges. But I didn't know it had ended when I made it, ha. So that's what you get today- a card for a man. I love this set and I haven't used it without the wreath til now. 

Supplies:

Stamps: Encircled in Nature

Ink: Pecan Pie, Garden Green, Shaded Spruce

Paper: Crumb Cake, Garden Green & Very Vanilla card stocks
Accessories: Transparent Adhesive Dots

Richer Flowers

Today's card uses the same set as yesterday, but in richer tones. 
Once again, I used the sketch from CAS Colours & Sketches, but this time I used the colors from Hand Stamped Sentiments. 

Supplies:

Stamps: Spotlight on Nature, Simply Said
Ink: Blackberry Bliss, Moody Mauve, Wild Wheat
Paper: Very Vanilla, Moody Mauve card stocks 
Accessories: Transparent Adhesive Dots Circle Dies (retired), Big Shot (retired)

Peaceful Birthday

Hello again! I'm excited I've gotten so many cards made this week! And lots going in the mail too! 
Today I have a sweet and simple card that combines the colors from Color Throwdown and the sketch from Freshly Made Sketches! 

Supplies:
Stamps: Spotlight on Nature, Simply Said
Ink: Boho Blue, Crumb Cake
Paper: Basic Beige, Crumb Cake card stocks
Accessories: Iridescent Foil Gems, Dimensionals

Happy Dragonflies!

This stamp set is so fun and to me, it just demands the latest In Colors. So I used them! ha! And it's quick and happy! I also used the latest CAS Colours & Sketches sketch.

Supplies:
Stamps: Happiest Day

Ink: Petunia Pop, Peach Pie, Pretty in Pink, Summer Splash, Shy Shamrock

Paper: Summer Splash, Basic White card stocks

Tho I think if I make another card like this, I'll use the In Color dots too... 

Grateful

Happy Tuesday! I have another card for you! 
This time I used the inspiration photo from Hand Stamped Sentiments as a layout for my card. (I finished it just minutes after the deadline, lol....) It's not exact, but you can definitely see it. I used the little flowers from the Layers of Beauty stamp set, and this fantastic DP that is on sale this month!! 

Supplies:
Stamps: Layers of Beauty
Ink: Smoky Slate, Pretty in Pink
Paper: Basic White, Pretty in Pink, Country Woods DP
Accessories: Tinsel Gems Three Pack

This card is a bit random, but I like how it turned out. What do you think? 

Sunflowers

Okay, you get a two-fer today, because I wanted to play along with this challenge before it ends, ha.

The Color Throwdown ends very soon (hour?) so I'm posting now, ha! 

Supplies:
Stamps: Cheerful Daisies, Simply Said

Ink: Crushed Curry, Mossy Meadow, Pecan Pie

Paper: Very Vanilla, Mossy Meadow, Pecan Pie card stocks

Accessories: Brass Butterflies

The photo is a bit dark, but the words are in Mossy Meadow. I like these flowers in autumny shades too! 

Sunshiney Birthday!

Hello again! I think I might be back!! School started, I spent two days making peach jam, and a full day relaxing after all that. Now I've got a bunch of cards that need mailed out, but first I have to make them! 

So first up, I used this fun stamp set that I haven't played with much, along with the mood board from Inkspirational. Those colors were too fun to skip, and I used two new In Colors I haven't used at all yet! First I thought they'd be great for a scrapbook page, and I'm sure they will, but this minute I really need cards, lol, so that's what I did. 

Supplies:

Stamps: Happiest Day

Ink: Daffodil Delight, Summer Splash

Paper: Basic White, Summer Splash, Peach Pie, Granny Apple Green
Accessories: Circle Punch (long retired)

In Person!

Continuing my count down, annnd school starts this week!! Are we ready? ummm.........

But here's a school themed page I made a couple months ago, again, for you, ha. My son graduated in 2020 and did some semesters of college online for a while until he was finally able to attend in person. So this was a big day, ha. 

Supplies:

Stamps: ABC Alphabet Upper & Lower (retired!)

Ink: Shy Shamrock, More Mustard (retired!)
Paper: Basic White, Shy Shamrock, Shaded Spruce, Garden Green card stocks, Just Add Cake DP (retired!)
Accessories: Circle Dies (retired), Garden Green 1/8" Striped Ribbon (retired!)

This layout looks the same as many 4 photo layouts, so the die cut circles gave it a different and more whimsical look.

Friends!

Another Monday, another week down! ACK! 

Here is another school themed page I made a few months ago. These photos were from her wonderful kindergarten teacher, who makes each child a scrapbook, (both AM and PM classes!) which is their own copy of hundreds of photos she took of them over the year. She makes them into collage pages and a quick title and then prints those pages as a booklet for each kid. Then she prints a few sets of the snapshots and let the parents choose whatever they wanted to keep, at the end of year assessment! Later I added their names as journaling strips, but there's no point sharing the blurred out copy, ha. I was sure glad to get these. She absolutely loved Kindergarten so this makes for important memory pages. 

Supplies:

Stamps: ABC Alphabet Upper & Lower (retired!)

Ink: Midnight Muse (retired!)

Paper: Primary Colors Simply Scrappin' Kit (retired!)
Accessories: Cranberry Crisp stitched ribbon (retired!)

Bug Day!

Today I have a happy and bright birthday card for a sweet little kiddo. I used a long retired stamp set, but I thought it was fun with this still-new DP. 

Supplies:

Stamps: Bugs & Kisses (2006)
Ink: Berry Burst, Pumpkin pie, Lemon Lime Twist, Balmy Blue
Paper: Full of Life DP, Berry Burst & Whisper White card stocks

And, I almost never stamp the inside, but the words are so cute in this stamp set so I did! ha! 

I hope you're getting some crafting time!