That's all, folks!

Hello again and happy Thursday to you! 

Time to make a little announcement here. 
After 21 years and five months, I am choosing to no longer be a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator. Look how little some of us used to be when I started this journey! 

My start date fell on my birthday! You can see my friend and her daughter made me a cake, my husband brought home Taco Bell and fancy fudge, and flowers...put in the only pitcher we had at the time....weird. And the 2004 Annual Catalog! Happy birthday to me! 

So, this means I won't have the latest catalogs or deals featured here anymore, but I will keep stamping. I have way too much in my craft room to just stop! Plus I don't expect to ever stop scrapbooking (31 years of that so far...) and I haven't bought a card from the store in yeears, obviously. 

Case in point: a birthday card that has been mailed out already! It goes with the Inkspirational Challenge about "birthday"! DONE! 

Supplies:

Stamps: Arched Wishes

Ink: Bermuda Bay (retired)

Paper: Basic White card stock, Cherry On Top DP (long retired)

Sand Hill!

Today I have another hybrid layout from the same trip. This spot was a huge hit for all the kids but especially my youngest. That girl loves dirt and sand in any form. The little dots up the hill between mine and my husband's heads in the center picture are our kids and some other people, ha. It was big and fun and sooo sandy and dusty! 

The title has been in my head since I created this page so it had to be done! It comes from a Wiggles song of the same title, haha! Some of my kids were huge fans of The Wiggles.

This page was also for a challenge to use hot colors, liiike red, orange and yellow. DONE! I actually scanned in the now-retired Delicate Desert DP for the background. Then I added digital mats in Calypso Coral, and the cardstock for the title is also Calypso Coral. 

Supplies:
Ink: Calypso Coral mats
Paper: Calypso Coral, Delicate Desert   - scanned in

Accessories: Mini Alphabet Dies

Green River

Happy Monday to you! 

We are going on a big fun trip so I wanted to scrap the last big fun trip before that, ha. I've got about 1/3 of it done so far, but that's something! 

This first layout was done in the long-retired MDS, then printed, then I die cut the letters for the title and glued it all down! I love MDS for fitting a BUNCH of pictures on a single layout.

Supplies:

Paper: Always Artichoke card stock (retired) Everybody's Business digi recolored to Always Artichoke

Accessories: Mini Alphabet Dies

The alphabet dies are new to me, and this was the first go. I have been wanting them a while...but also hesitating because how tedious is it to cut out allll the extra letters I may never use?? (this is why I haven't bought alpha stickers in actual decades...) The first run I used a sheet about the same size as the die. But this card stock is retired, which means I have a bunnnch of scraps. This pack happened to have a number of strips that were just the right width! Handy!! I tore off strips the length of the letters I needed and voila- no extras! (there were extras, lol, but not when it got down to the end) Anyway! If you're on the fence too about this die- here's my solution for you!
Also, I used the green liquid glue or the fine tip glue pen to adhere all those letters, haha! 

I hope you're off to a great new week! 

The Journey

Good morning and happy Friday! Busy weekend for me, as we prep for a fun trip! 

Today's card looks like a very similar color scheme as yesterday, but it's not. The only same color is Daffodil Delight, but I did use that for both card bases.... hmm.

But for today, I combined the colors from CAS Colours & Sketches, the theme from The Paper Players, and the theme from Hand Stamped Sentiments! You can totally do "things with wheels" with "summer vibes"! The first thing with wheels I spied in my stash was this VW Bug with road trip suitcases. Yep- that says summer to me! 

Lots of fussy cutting here! I meant to color the wheels, but I forgot. I did scuff up the car with a bit of Crushed Curry ink on a Blending Brush. I tapped it more than blended. 

Supplies:

Stamps: Beautiful Ride (retired!)

Ink: Memento Black, Crushed Curry, Garden Green

Paper: Basic White, Strawberry Slush, Daffodil Delight, Garden Green

Accessories: Blending Brush, 2025-27 In Color Flat Pearls, Perennial Postage Dies, Dimensionals, big shot (retired)

Another Floral Thanks

(I feel like I've  used that title before...maybe a lot?)

Anyway, today I have a triple challenge card. I used the colors from Color Throwdown, the sketch from Freshly Made Sketches, and it fits the SUO Challenge to make something! Simple and cute- my favorite kind! 

Supplies:

Stamps: Spotlight on Nature, Elements of Text

Ink: Melon Mambo, Basic Gray, Daffodil Delight

Paper: Daffodil Delight, Melon Mambo, Basic Gray, Basic White card stocks

Triple Celebration

Happy Monday! 

My first born celebrated another trip around the sun this past week, so when I had a minute, I pulled out his photo box that needs scrapped and decided to scrap this previous birthday! I started by trying to fit these pages into a specific challenge, but that didn't work out, so it's just a layout, ha. But done is done and I think this turned out fun with a bit of uniqueness for me. 

Supplies:
Stamps: Skinny Mini Alphabet (retired)

Ink: Timid Tiger

Paper: Sweet Taffy DP (long-retired), Basic White card stocks
Accessories: Blending Brush

Journaling Font: Courier New

Summer!

Happy Monday to you!

 
Today's layout looks more like today, that's for sure.

This is actually of the last two days of school this past May. I helped at what was supposed to be a beach-theme party, but I was the only parent who signed up that day (they had a LOT going on and other parents signed up for other things, just not that day). I decided to sort of "dress up" like I was at the beach to help make it a little bit more fun. That meant I had to go to the store and buy a floppy beachy sort of sun hat, and exaggerated sunglasses. I didn't find a shirt or skirt... Mostly I just felt like an idiot, but that's how I remember class parties when I was a kid, so whatever, ha. The kids were seated on their beach towels instead of desks, and we played several rounds of bingo. I had bought prizes and the teacher had some too, and I think they all got two, maybe three, lol. 

The second page was the last day of school which was done at noon. I had bought some surprise treats to kick off summer, and I also went to the thrift store several times during May looking for some new-to-her books (contributing to incomplete series' we own) that she enjoys. She got 21 chapter books that day, ha! That would make a serious impact on summer reading! And I always let my kids choose a special treat after the first and last days of school. I used to make a treat, but this week was too busy, so she got a donut and "special" milk, and was more than happy with that, ha. 

Everything on this page is long retired, except a couple markers, and the white card stock, ha. 

Supplies:

Stamps: ABC-123 Sketch Alpha (retired), Sunny Fun (retired)   

Ink: Bermuda Bay (retired), Memento Black

Markers: Pool Party, Crushed Curry, Bermuda Bay (retired), Cucumber Crush (retired), Watermelon Wonder (retired), Tip Top Taupe (retired)

Paper: Bermuda Bay (retired), Basic White card stocks, Cherry On Top DP (retired)

Accessories: Misc Paper Pumpkin

Thinking of Flowers

Happy Friday! I hope you have a relaxing weekend ahead! 

Today I have a quick and simple card that I am really happy with.  I combined the colors from Color Throwdown and the sketch from CAS Colours & Sketches. 

Supplies:

Stamps: Spotlight on Nature, Simply Said, Elements of Text

Ink: Berry Burst, Timid Tiger, Crumb Cake

Paper: Basic White card stock

Accessories: 2025-27 In Color Flat Pearls, Dimensionals 

Winter Wonderland!

Yesterday hovered at 99* for hours. Then I ran an errand and it was 104*. Of course it was. YUCK. My parents arrived at their destination where it was 116* at dinner time. NOPE. 

So today I played with snowy pictures! So there!! 

Actually, this was for the current SUO Challenge to CASE Christy, and she is a scrapper, so that's what I decided to CASE. I didn't scroll back too far thru her pages, really I was looking for something I had printed the the same direction and quantity as she used. So I picked THIS POST from June. I changed the colors, DP, stamps and added a couple little dots.  

Supplies:
Stamps: Peaceful Evergreens, Whimsical Alpha Lower
Ink: Basic Gray, Smoky Slate
Paper: Basic White, Soft Sky, Basic Gray card stocks, Peaceful Place DP
Accessories: Neutrals Candy Dots

And actually, this is the second time I scrapped these photos, ha. The above layout is for my older daughter, and the one for my younger daughter was done in April and hasn't yet been shared. I used the same pack of paper, but differently, and I used different stamps. 

Supplies:
Stamps: Roughing It (1998), Berry Christmas (2009), Just Perfect Alphabet (2010)

Ink: Smoky Slate, Basic Gray, 
Paper: Basic White c/s, Peaceful Place DP
Accessories: Metallic Pearls

I always like that you can use the same layout or supplies and make something quite different from the last.

Softball!

I hope you had a safe and happy weekend, and if you live in the United States, I hope you had a great Independence Day! 

Today I have a softball layout! And some memories.
The year I was 10, my mom signed me up for softball and my brother up for baseball. Same city league. He had an actual grown up coach and got a shirt and a hat and this style of picture. I got three 8th graders as coaches (big sisters of some of the team..) They wrote bubble letters in puffy paint on tshirts for our team. The contrast was stark, to say the least. But that was our only year playing this kind of sport. Actually...I took dance a few times but that was the only paid sport for me (that was FINE!). The only thing I remember "learning" was that forfeit meant you have to have enough players, otherwise your team loses by default. (we lost every game except the time the other team had to forfeit.) Also, I don't enjoy anything about softball. Please don't ever throw the ball at me, or expect me to throw it back. I'm not good at batting and I am a *slow runner, ha. 

Several months ago, my kiddo informed me she wanted to try baseball. We don't sport at our house, other than some soccer. She never seen a game, we didn't own a single baseball related thing. She has seen the movie Sandlot, but not for a few years... haha! We bought her a ball and glove, and she was on a team that got a tshirt and a hat, ha, and pre-named teams. Her coach was a real grown up, (ha- altho he was younger than I am...) and he did a great job. My kid learned a lot! She improved at all of it! But she didn't love it. It was a HOT season and most of her games were played between 95* and 98*, with the late afternoon sun beating down on all of us. I don't know that she'll do it again, but it's good to try new things! 

I created these in the long-retired MDS. I knew I had a softball image there, ha. I "filled" them in with a dot image that honestly looks like scribbled gum drops. I added a little stitching, and the Texture overlay, which makes the edges look like canvas. And I took my colors from her team shirt and her ball. And the season is scrapped!

Supplies:
MDS
Stamps: Great Sport, Lemonade Stand dots, Texture
Ink: Basic Black, Barely Banana, Night of Navy
Accessories: Stitching Thread
Journaling Font: Brush Script title, Book Antiqua notes

Farm Field Trip

Happy Thursday!
Today I have a quick post and a quick scrapbook layout for you, using all retired product. 

Supplies:
Stamps: Countryside, Alphabet Attitude Lower

Ink: Pebbled Path
Paper: Wild Wheat, Pebbled Path, Very Vanilla card stocks

Accessories: 2023-25 In Color Dots
Journaling Font: Courier New

Have a safe and happy 4th! 

Big Butterfly!

Good morning!

Today I have a card using the latest colors from Hand Stamped Sentiments, combined with another sketch from Splitcoaststampers. The stripes on the side are a fun idea. Other than fussy cutting the butterfly, it was a quick card! 

Supplies:

Stamps: Beautiful Butterflies

Ink: Strawberry Slush

Paper: Strawberry Slush, Coastal Cabana, Granny Apple Green, Basic White card stocks

Accessories: Brass Butterflies, Dimensionals 

Layers!

Happy July, already!! I mean, at least there's a reason for the heat, lol, but the year is kinda flying... 

For today's card I used the color challenge from As You See It, and the sketch is a recent one from Splitcoaststampers. 

Supplies:

Stamps: Spotlight on Nature

Ink: Peach Pie, Garden Green, Melon Mambo

Paper: Peach Pie, Basic White card stocks, Full of Life DP

Accessories: Party Dots (retired), Dimensionals 

Bright Birthday!

Good Monday morning to you! I got to stamp so I have some posts for the week! Hooray!! 

Today's card combined the latest Freshly Made Sketch and the colors from Color Throwdown, and I ended up with a bright, happy birthday card! 

Supplies:

Stamps: Arched Wishes

Ink: Daffodil Delight, Granny Apple Green, Coastal Cabana

Paper: Daffodil Delight & Basic White card stocks

Accessories: Shades of Green Hexagons, Dimensionals

New In Colors!

Happy stampy Saturday! 

Since I finally got my new catalog order, I can play along with the latest SUO Challenge to use the new In Colors! I only chose three of the colors today. 

(Also I didn't even get Darling Duckling ink... It doesn't strike me as a yellow I would like and at this point, I'm only buying what *I like most. I do really like the other four colors, altho I never purchased the Strawberry Slush ink pad when it was originally an In Color...)

Supplies:
Stamps: Beautiful Butterflies, Elements of Text
Ink: Timid Tiger, Cloud Cover, Secret Sea
Paper: Timid Tiger, Cloud Cover
Accessories: 2025-27 In Color Flat Pearls  

I hope you're having a good Saturday and maybe doing something you want to today! 

Flowery Note

Happy Monday! I hope you had a good weekend and didn't melt. We actually got some lower temps over the weekend which were much appreciated. 

Today's card is quick and cute! I took the colors and sketch from the Inspired By... blog. I don't think I've ever used this little flower image before so it was definitely time. 

Supplies:

Stamps: Layers of Beauty, Simply Said

Ink: Real Red, Lemon Lolly, Summer Splash

Paper: Summer Splash, Basic White card stocks

Accessories: Dimensionals 

I am hoping for some more stamping time this week.....! Cautiously optimistic, ha. 

Colorful roses

I got a thank you card made! 

I don't know about you but I intensely hate cleaning the bathroom. I am deeply grateful for indoor plumbing, but man, oh man ... I hate cleaning it. 

We have company coming so it had to be done and it had to be done now... So I bribed myself that if I would hurry and get it done I could make a card, haha! 

Today's card combines the sketch from Freshly Made Sketches, with the inspiration photo from SUO Challenges. Although I just realized that I accidentally turned the direction of the sketch...

I even know who this card is going to! 

Supplies
Stamps: Layers of Beauty, Simply Said
Ink: Memento Black, Pumpkin Pie
Paper: Country Woods DP, Peach Pie, Basic White cardstock.
Accessories: Watercolor Pencils, Layers of Beauty dies, big shot

Purple Pie Place

Still no time to make something, but time to share something! 
This is a hybrid page. I scanned in this long-retired DP for the digital background! It was more than perfect, and I needed to fit a bunch of pics, so that's what I did! I actually then started scanning in all my DP for just such a reason and then stopped after two packs....I need to find a LOT of free time to work on that, ha.

Anyway, we came upon this cute little spot and decided it was a perfect time for a treat, and here's the result! 

Supplies:
Cottage Wall (retired!) scanned in DP

MDS
Journaling Font: Cinnamon Cake

Pizza & Games!

Look! A post two business days in a row! Crazy! Both are scrappy, ha.
This was a chill night at a motel in South Dakota. Yep- we got personal sized pizzas from Pizza Hut, and then played some family games before bed. But it was a fun evening together.

Supplies:

Stamps: Just Perfect Alpha (2010), Girlfriend Accessories (2002), Toy Box (2002)

Ink: Cherry Cobbler, Pool Party, Daffodil Delight, Pear Pizazz (retired)
Paper: Basic White, Bandstand Simply Scrappin' Kit (long retired)
Accessories: Watercolor Pencils

I would love some stampy time this week but I don't know if that will happen.... Today we're emptying out the basement to finally finish framing it and I think we're going to complete the storage areas. Like with sheetrock, lol. And this weekend we have a big family event. I hope you're having some creative time!   

Strawberry Shortcake!

Hello again! Another summer Friday, and it's a busy one! But I got to scrap this week so here's a new page for you- altho everything is long retired.

I used three prints from this DP pack so that's helpful, haha. I do own the punch for the larger strawberries, but these were placed so randomly that I had to cut them out before punching anyway, so I just fussy cut the three. That was enough, ha. 

Supplies:
Paper: Berry Delightful DP (retired), Basic White c/s
Journaling Font: Book Antiqua

EEK!

It is summertime, and that makes it difficult to get any crafting time in, no matter what else is going on. And stuff just keeps "going on"! 
But this week I went to my parents for a couple days and got to play with paper! My mom hoped to get a small stack of Halloween cards ready to go, ahead of schedule, so we did! A bunch!! They're not super fancy, but they're fun and that is the point. 

I'll share other close ups another time, but for today, I'm sharing the one I based on the current sketch from SUO Challenges. 

ETA Supplies: (thanks Christy!)

Stamps: Ghoulish Goodies, PP Sept 2016

Ink: Memento Black, Petunia Pop

Paper: Magenta Madness, Basic Black, Basic White

I neglected to get the name of the stamp set with the witch and the "eek". I know it's not super old, maybe 2023? But the "Happy haunting" came from a Paper Pumpkin kit, I think from 2016.
That purpley paper is ancient too, ha. It was Marvelous Magenta, and was in my starter kit, 21 years ago, and clearly not my favorite shade. However, it worked well with the current Petunia Pop ink, so that's what we did! 

Class of 2025!

We are in the thick of graduation season! 
I've had two children graduate, and I've made a number of graduation cards for cousins (my own and my kids') and friends and whoever, thru the years. But this year was the year I had the most graduation announcements come, ever! I really intended to make cards for everyone, but 2025 is killin' me Smalls, so I used cards from my stash, and nobody knows but you...HA. 
A few were made with the intent to send to previous grads, but they didn't go out for one reason or another. If you still need an idea and you don't have a graduation-specific set to play with, or know their school colors, here's a few ideas, along with a few graduates peeking out, ha.
It's fine. Everything is fine. 

Garage Birthday

Summer is here- it's hot, school is out, people don't wanna do chores..... Here we go! 

I punted on graduation cards, (a later post) but this birthday card HAD to be made. I used the challenge from SUO Challenges to CASE the catalog...mostly. I did use strips of DP like the top card, and a couple items in place of the flowers and leaves, ha... 
This birthday boy's favorite color is black, so black it is! This will also be arriving late, but I'm sending it anyway, so there! HA!  

Supplies:

Stamps: Simply Said

Ink: Memento Black

Paper: Basic Black, Basic White card stocks, Classic Garage DP (2020?)
Accessories: Circle Punch (retired), Dimensionals

Magical Day!

Today I have made a new card!! 

This should have been mailed out already, but sometimes you do the best you can and that's all there is. This birthday girl got a blank card from me last year, so I'll be sure to write in this one, even tho it will be late ha. It is almost entirely made with retired supplies, but what does that matter if it's something you like? 

I used the CAS Colours & Sketches sketch for the layout and I like how it turned out! 

Supplies:
Stamps: Magical Day (retired)

Ink: Memento Black, Bermuda Bay (retired)

Paper: Bermuda Bay (retired), Rich Razzleberry (retired) & Basic White card stocks
Accessories: Watercolor Pencils (some shades retired), Dimensionals 

Paper Pumpkin for a Picnic

Well that unplanned hiatus took much longer than I would have expected... 
My father in law passed away, and even tho he was 100 (really, really) it was still a sudden downturn, emotions have been high, it involved a lot of drive time and my house is still exhausted. I did pull out stamping a few times but I just didn't have it in me. 

Yesterday I decided to make a scrapbook layout.  
This picnic blanket paper came from a 2018 Paper Pumpkin kit. I am not a fan of the kit projects but I did think the paper would work nicely with picnic photos! And, by happy chance, there were die cut apples in the kit- which goes along with the picture of my youngest not quite able to eat an apple with a bunch of missing teeth! 

Supplies:
Paper: Basic White, Poppy Parade card stock, July 2018 Picnic Paradise PP
Accessories: July 2018 Picnic Paradise PP, Transparent Dots (all retired)
Journaling Font: Century Gothic

And hopefully I'll be able to get more stamping done very soon! There are birthdays and graduations coming up that need cards!!

Make My Heart Smile

It's been one of those weeks years? where the hits just keep on hittin'... Today has been nothing like a normal Saturday, and I even had some time to stamp, so here's what I've got! 

I combined the fun SUO Challenge colors, which reminded me of rainbow sherbet, with the latest Freshly Made Sketches.

I also did some heat embossing, which I haven't done in a very long time. Years, I'm pretty sure. It isn't perfect, I wondered if it would catch both layers and it didn't. The greeting is a bit shadowed too, but there's a card, lol!! 

Supplies:
Stamps: Layers of Beauty
Ink: Peach Pie, Versamark
Paper: Lemon Lolly, Peach Pie, Soft Seafoam
Accessories: 2024-26 In Color Resin Dots, White embossing powder, heat tool

Latest Paper Pumpkin!

Lots going on at my house! Easter was a happy day. Now we've got college finals, a small trip coming up, and all the other life! But I really needed some crafty time, so here's something pretty! 

This Paper Pumpkin kit is called Inked Occasions, and it came last week. I actually did not intend to receive this Paper Pumpkin kit, but I missed the deadline to skip it. Annnd I like it, so it's okay. ha. Altho, I am not entirely sure what I will use the cards of congratulations for... Oh well. 

These are the nine card bases, so as I usually do if the back is printed, I started by cutting them in half for double the card fronts. 

Then I quickly put together twelve cards, instead of just nine, and here they are! 

Design 1: 

Design 2: 

Design 3:

Three bonus for today: 

And then I have all this left: 

That could make six more cards, or who knows what else? And it's really pretty! 

Scrapbooking Dance

Hello again! 

This afternoon I have a scrapbook layout for you. I had the idea to cut out little squares like the sequins on her costume. I used some long-retired glimmer paper, and another shade of pinky-purple for the squares- I just cut strips and then cut them into squares, and glued them down in a pattern. 

Later, I'll add some journaling to the second page, across the middle. 

Supplies:

Stamps: Just Perfect Alpha (retired!)

Ink: Petunia Pop
Paper: Bubble Bath, Petunia Pop card stock, 6x6 Glimmer Paper Asst Pack (retired, I used Bermuda Bay & Sweet Sugarplum)

Monochrome Celebration!

Hello again! 

Today I have a monochrome card to play along with Inspire.Create.Challenges. I chose this color because I have it in DP and dots, lol! And because it's all sticking around, this one is going on my display board! 

Supplies:

Stamps: Beautiful Butterflies

Ink: Pretty in Pink

Paper: Basic White, Pretty in Pink card stocks, Unbounded Beauty DP

Accessories: Party Dots, Dimensionals, Circle Dies (retired), big shot (retired)

Die Cuts!

Good Monday morning to you! I hope you had a good weekend! I did! My husband and I took a little overnighter to see a show, and it was great little get away! 

I have a new card for you! This one used retiring colors, so I used a retiring die set (the stamps are already sold out) and a different retiring greeting. And the dots are on their way out too! Sad, sad...! But, I have never used just the dies, so that made for something new and fun.
The colors come from CAS Colours & Sketches. I do love these two In Colors. And Blackberry Bliss has been one of my favorites as long as it's been around! I feel like I was able to keep this CAS even with the layers. Interestingly, the last time I used this bundle was with the same colors and the same challenge, ha! 

Supplies:

Stamps: Encircled in Nature (retiring)

Ink: Blackberry Bliss

Paper: Very Vanilla, Pebbled Path (retiring), Moody Mauve (retiring), Blackberry Bliss

Accessories: Regal Foiled Dots (retiring), Cheerful Daisies Dies (retiring), Dimensionals, Glue Dots, big shot (retired)    

Pastel Friend

Happy Friday! We made it another week! Today is a busy one at my house, starting with a school field trip to a farm! 

Today's card uses the colors from Color Throwdown. They said "lavender, mint green and yellow" so I chose Fresh Freesia, Soft Seafoam and Lemon Lolly. I stamped in the purple and green and used a Blending Brush to add the yellow. And I rather love it. This one also gets to go on my display board! 

Supplies:

Stamps: Spotlight on Nature

Ink: Fresh Freesia, Soft Seafoam and Lemon Lolly

Paper: Soft Seafoam, Basic White card stocks

Accessories: Striped Trim ribbon, Dimensionals, Blending Brush  

Beside Me

Today, once more,  I have a card featuring some retiring products. The stamps and the dots are on their way out! I used the "travel" theme from The Paper Players, and the colors from Hand Stamped Sentiments, and while the layout is a little weird, I still like the result! 

Supplies:

Stamps: Watercolor World, Beside Me (both retiring)

Ink: Summer Splash, Pecan Pie, Pretty Peacock

Paper: Pretty Peacock & Basic White card stocks

Accessories: Tinsel Gems Three Pack (retiring), Dimensionals

The gems are supposed to be Lost Lagoon, but it sure looks Summer Splash to me....! Both of these stamp sets are discounted (as of typing this) so you will definitely want to snag them asap! 

Birthday Cupcake!

And THIS card makes today a three-fer, so I can get this one in before the deadline too! Wow... I didn't realize how many challenges were ending! But hooray for a crafty afternoon!!

I used the color combination from Just Add Ink, and since the colors are all sticking around, I used a stamp that is also sticking around! Yeay! I used a Blender Pen and ink pad to color in the image so it's not the *best coloring job, but it works. The dots I used are retiring, but it's fiiine. haha.... 

Supplies:

Stamps: Arched Wishes

Ink: Smoky Slate, Petunia Pop, Balmy Blue, Soft Seafoam

Paper: Petunia Pop, Soft Seafoam & Basic White card stocks

Accessories: 2024-26 In Color Resin Dots, Dimensionals, Blender Pen   

Butterfly Birthday

This card makes today a two-fer, so I can get this one in before the deadline, ha! 
I combined the colors listed in the Festive Friday challenge with the Inkspirational challenge to use two sentiments! The card supplies for this one are all sticking around so this gets to go on my rather empty display board! Yeay! 

Supplies:
Stamps: Beautiful Butterflies

Ink: Fresh Freesia, Pretty in Pink

Paper: Pretty in Pink, Basic White, Lemon Lolly card stocks

Accessories: Party Dots, Dimensionals, Circle Dies (retired), big shot (retired)

Umbrella Girls

Happy Tuesday! A bit earlier posting today, lol. Hoping to get a lot of things done today, starting with card making!

This super cute stamp set is retiring, and this is the one I am the most sad about. I have definitely not played with this one enough! The taller person has a long braid and the smaller person could absolutely be a little boy, but in my head, these are my two girls, ha. 

As soon as I saw the latest Inspired By... challenge with their pretty photo, I knew what I wanted to do! I die cut the umbrellas instead of coloring them. I used the watercolor pencils just as pencils to color the girls, nothing fancy. Then they're popped up on Dimensionals. That paper was kiinda perfect, altho I was looking for a different shade. It's fine- it also works with the little girl's pants! 

I think I know who this is going to, altho it could go to a few different people... 

Supplies:

Stamps: Umbrella Days (retiring)

Ink: Memento Black, Blueberry Bushel

Paper: Lemon Lolly, Basic White card stocks, Bright & Beautiful DP (retiring) 
Accessories: Regal Foiled Dots (retiring), Watercolor Pencils, Umbrella Days Dies (retiring), Dimensionals, big shot (retired) 

Follow Your Dreams

Happy Monday!! Life is back to "normal" today, whatever that means, and I still didn't get anything created til after 4pm! 

This one combines the colors and texture from the inspiration photo from SUO Challenges and the sketch from Freshly Made Sketches. And I'm too late for the sketch! That's okay- I like how this turned out and I know who is getting this card!  

Since I was using almost-retired colors, I went ahead and chose a retired stamp set too. And the dots are retiring too. I love these dots and I love Copper Clay. Not so much with the Wild Wheat but I have two kids who like it, so I've stocked up on the 12x12 paper for their scrapbooks. 

Supplies;

Stamps: Elements of Text, Lighting The Way (retired)

Ink: Basic Beige, Wild Wheat, Copper Clay

Paper: Wild Wheat, Basic Beige

Accessories: Earth Tones Shimmer Gems, Perennial Postage Dies, big shot (retired)

Cookie Competition

This is a busy week, with no crafting time yet. But here's a sweet page I made in March. This cookie stamp has recently retired, but it was perfect for this page! 

Supplies:

Stamps: Perfect Pairs, Alphabet Appeal Lower (retired- 1998)

Ink: Memento Black, Blackberry Bliss

Stampin' Blends: Bronze, Dark Basic Black
Paper: Basic White and Blackberry Bliss card stocks

Accessories: Blackberry Bliss Stitched Satin Ribbon (retired)

Journaling Font: Garamond

A Day In the Life

It is FRIDAY. We made it. And with spring break this coming week, we're hoping to be both busy AND relax, ha. We'll see how it goes! 

Today I have a scrapbook layout for you. This double layout uses a Scrapbook Workshop Kit that is on the Last Chance list, but it's still there! I made four pages with the kit in February, and here are two more. None of them remotely follow the included instructions, but I am happy with what I made. In fact, I like this one so much I kiiiinda might keep it in my own book instead of hers, ha. 

Almost everything here came from the kit, but the button and ribbon are long retired supplies- which is how I scrap! 

Supplies:
Paper: Crushed Curry & Basic White card stock, Autumn to Remember kit (DP, wood elements)

Accessories: Linen Thread, Autumn to Remember kit, Glue Dots, Natural Woven Ribbon (retired), long retired buttons, Paper-Piercing Essentials Pack (retired)

Moody Thanks

Today's card features two of the out-going 2023-25 In Colors. I actually really like both of these shades, I just struggle to make them work very often. But I am happy with today's result!
I used the latest CAS Colours & Sketches challenge for the layout, altho it is not a slimline card... 

Supplies:

Stamps: Cheerful Daisies, Simply Said

Ink: Moody Mauve, Pebbled Path

Paper: Very Vanilla, Pebbled Path & Moody Mauve card stocks

Accessories: Earth Tones Shimmer Gems, Cheerful Daisies dies, Dimensionals, big shot  

Spring Thanks

Hello again! We did get a little snow but now we've skipped over spring and it's 75* yesterday, today and tomorrow. rats. I'm not ready to be hot yet... 

Today's card uses the inspiration photo and sketch from Inspired By Challenges, and it fits the Inspire.Create.Challenges to make a card with a spring theme.

Supplies:

Stamps: Spotlight on Nature

Ink: Shaded Spruce, Soft Seafoam

Paper: Basic White, Soft Seafoam, Lemon Lolly & Bubble Bath card stocks

Accessories: Transparent Dots

That piece of Bubble Bath card stock was a scrap I pulled out of the pkg exactly like that, and trimmed the white and Lemon Lolly to match the width. Keep those scraps, hahaha!