Sunshine!

And then everyone in the house got sick and stamp time was not happening. So today I got a little done! YEAY!

First this scrapbook page. It's a bit busy for my taste, but I didn't know what to leave off, hahaha, so here it is!

Supplies:
Stamps: Priceless (retired), Here Comes The Sun (retired)
Ink: Smoky Slate, Daffodil Delight, Crushed Curry, Gumball Green marker (retired)
Paper: Smoky Slate, Daffodil Delight & Whisper White card stocks, Gumball Green card stock (retired) Watercolor Wonder DP (retired)
Accessories: White Baker's Twine, Linen Thread, Wink of Stella, Big Shot, Well Written Framelits, Layering Circles Dies, Glitter Enamel Dots (retired), Dimensionals

It was inspired by the As You See It challenge, and it fits the top row of the latest Retro Rubber challenge too. The stamps are old- Here Comes The Sun was in last years' Occasions Mini, and Priceless has a copyright date of 2007 on it, and I "only" started this blog in '08, haha!

Here's a close up of the chaos. I made the Baker's Twine green with the Gumball Green marker, because that's the shade of green in the DP.

And finally, here's a close up of the strips of DP. The watercolor look makes them very pale, but I stamped along the bottom dotty strip and I like how it worked with this page.

We Create In Color 2018-2020 Blog Hop

It doesn't make sense how quickly the years have started flying by, but here we are at May of 2019 already, and while that is crazy to me, that means a fun and inspiring blog hop for you!

This month our Blog Hop is focusing on the 2018-2020 In Colors that are sticking around! I wanted to play with a set that is retiring at the end of the month (well, June 3) that I loved as soon as I saw it, and haven't got to play with yet! 

It has been a while since I bought a hostess-only stamp set, but this was one of those that I really had to have. Are you familiar with the idea of the "shoemaker's children having to go barefoot"? That totally applies at my house. I used to be great about sticking little notes in my kids' lunch boxes for the holidays or just when they needed an extra hug, but it has been quite some time since I did that... like years. And this set was PERFECT for the kinds of notes my kids need now. 

My projects today definitely qualify as #simplestamping. I only got out the one stamp set, the 2018-2020 In Color markers, 2018-2020 In Color card stock pack, Whisper White card stock and Memento black ink. That's it! But, with these shades, these cards are still happy and cute and get the motivational thought across, haha! 

The sunshine stamp...

the growing stamp...

and the believe stamp! 

And all of them lined up together! Do you have a favorite? 

I think these will be a nice surprise over these last few weeks of school, don't you? These cards are 4x4 size, with a 3x3 panel of Whisper White, which are great for lunch boxes, by the way. 

Now hop on over to Cheryl's blog to see what she's created for you! Then keep hopping around til you get back to me- it isn't a long hop, but it will be full of these same happy colors and a lot of great inspiration! And let us know what you think of our work!