Fast & pretty!

I have gotten a little scrapbooking done the last couple days but I really needed a thank you card, so I paused to make this, and get it in the mail. It's super simple, but perfect for what I need.

Supplies:
Stamps: Very Versailles
Ink: Old Olive, Crumb Cake & Blackberry Bliss
Paper: Soft Seafoam card stock
Accessories: gold rhinestones from the Dec 2019 Paper Pumpkin kit

Scrapping x2

I haven't gotten to stamp anything in quite a while. Life went completely batty. So today I had some time and I really wanted to scrapbook. My little one had asked me to do more for her book, haha, so I started there. And then my son saw the pictures I was working with and got excited and thanked me for doing it for his book! Um! So clearly I had to do both kids' layouts right then, haha!!

Also, I just helped my mom start reorganizing her craft space, and that included moving all the old, retired stamps that went to live at her house. I spied these super adorable Snow Angels and knew exactly what pictures to pair it with!

Here's the first layout I did...

Supplies:
Stamps: Snow Angels, ABC Alphabet Lower & ABC Alphabet Upper
Ink: Memento Black, Bermuda Bay, Balmy Blue
Paper: Whisper White, Balmy Blue card stocks
Accessories: Watercolor Pencils

And a few close ups!

My coloring is nothing like perfect, I wasn't going for perfect. I just used the Watercolor Pencils as pencils and added some color.

Annnd the second layout I made! I might go back and add a more obvious title, but for now I'm happy with it. 

Supplies:
Stamps: Snow Angels
Ink: Memento Black, Blueberry Bushel, Pool Party
Paper: Whisper White, Blueberry Bushel card stocks
Accessories: Watercolor Pencils

And a few more close ups!

And that's four more pages done, haha!

First Grade!

Hello again! I hope your week is turning out calmer than mine, haha!
Just a quick post today. Here's a sweet page I did last week, with a whole lot of old things, the stamps, the DP and the pictures!

Supplies:
Stamps: Skinny Mini ABC (retired)
Ink: Pumpkin Pie
Paper: Pool Party, Storytime DP (retired)

And a closeup of that stamping. I love to stamp in my scrapbooks! It's the best way to do titles for sure!

One Sketch, Two Birthdays!

Happy Monday! I have two cards for you today!

I needed to make some birthday cards and liked the freedom from this sketch on Inspire.Create.Challenges.

First I made this bright card. I had seen this Forever Lovely used as poppies from fellow demonstrator, Nicole Chevallier, (no idea how to link from facebook. Help!) but I hadn't tried it out yet. All it takes is making it a more solid flower by coloring your stamped image in with a blender pen. So easy! I went with pink because I used the color challenge from TGIF Challenges.

Supplies:
Stamps: Forever Lovely, Very Versailles
Ink: Melon Mambo, Pool Party, Smoky Slate Marker, Dark Basic Black Stampin' Blend
Paper: Melon Mambo, Pool Party, Whisper White card stocks
Accessories: Blender Pen

Then I made this softer card. I used the inspiration challenge from Just Add Ink for a beachy sunset. It's not my favorite "sunset" because I used a blender pen. It would be smoother with an Aquapainter, or sponges, but it works just fine for this card.

Supplies:
Stamps: Friend Like You
Ink: Memento Black, Blushing Bride, Rococo Rose
Paper: Rococo Rose, Basic Black, Whisper White card stocks
Accessories: Blender Pen

If I hadn't used a blender pen on both cards, these would totally qualify for #simplestamping. And I like that, because sometimes there just isn't a lot of crafty time! haha...

Quick & Cute

I finally designed the last card for tomorrow's class! I wanted an option "for kids" because everyone coming has kids or grandkids. I picked Calypso Coral because it's kind of orangy and I think works for a boy better than a pinker shade. But maybe they have a different valentine idea for the kids, so I wanted it to work for any occasion they might need.
I used the latest CASE This Sketch for the layout, and I don't know why I turned it the other direction, haha... I also broke my own rules, and pulled out an old Paper Pumpkin stamp set for the hearts and valentine greeting...! Then a few gold pearls finish it off, and that is that!

Supplies:
Stamps: Artfully Aware. Jan 2017 Paper Pumpkin kit
Ink: Calypso Coral
Paper: Calpyso Coral, Pool Party & Whisper White card stocks
Accessories: Metallic Pearls

Beautiful Day

Today I have the third card for my class. It isn't exactly Valentine-sy but it is pretty and it uses Sale-A-Bration items!
I've barely mentioned that here on my blog this year, but this stamp set and embossing folder are only available til the end of March, and only with a $100 order! These two items come as a bundle only. There are items that are free with a $50 order too. View them all in the catalog on my sidebar, or click HERE.

Supplies:
Stamps: Power of Hope, Very Versailles
Ink: Memento Black, Dark Blackberry Bliss Stampin' Blends, Light Blackberry Bliss Stampin' Blends, Dark Petal Pink Stampin' Blends, Light Petal Pink Stampin' Blends
Paper: Whisper White & Blackberry Bliss card stock, Perennial Essence DP
Accessories: Scalloped Lace Trim, Stone Embossing Folder, Big Shot, Dimensionals

Couple Valentine

Happy Wednesday! Still prepping for my card class this Saturday, so here's another card we'll be making. I think this turned out lovely, and it is SO simple! This could be for Valentines or a wedding or anniversary, or just because your sweetie needs something fun in his lunchbox or briefcase!

This card totally counts for the latest SUO challenge love-theme, and I used a previous week's Freshly Made Sketch for the layout. It's a little wonky to have the angled DP, especially for a class, but it worked out just fine.

Supplies:
Stamps: Silhouette Scenes
Ink: Blackberry Bliss
Paper: Petal Pink & Whisper White card stock, Perennial Essence DP
Accessories: Pearls, Big Shot, Sweet Silhouette Dies

We Create Blog Hop: Have a Heart

Good afternoon! It's a new month and that means a fun new blog hop! With Valentine's Day right around the corner, today's hop is all about love!

My card is pretty simple, but I'm really happy with it. In fact, if you took off the little droplets, it totally qualifies for #simplestamping! But I like the droplets so I kept them, haha!

Supplies:
Stamps: Forever Lovely
Ink: Flirty Flamingo, Real Red & Memento Black
Paper: Whisper White & Basic Black card stocks
Accessories: Frosted Epoxy Droplets

My card fits three current challenges, which was a big help trying to get back in to stamping after being sick. I used the color challenge from Global Design Project, the SC784 sketch from Splitcoaststampers.com and since I used flowers, I'm putting it with the SUO Floral Challenge! AND! This card is definitely going to be part of my upcoming class!

Now, hop on over to Libby's blog and then hop on thru the whole group to see what we've created for you today! Leave us your thoughts- we all enjoy feedback!

February 2020 We Create Blog Roll:

Kimberley Morris

Sharon Dalton

Tanya Harvey

Libby Fens

Cheryl Curtis

Julie Davidse

Jeanna Kay

Anastasia Radloff

Tricia Butts

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.

Asking...

I totally meant to post this Friday, but the kids were out of school and that threw off everything, haha. So here we go-

I really am so excited I've gotten so much scrapping done! I'm really hoping to get some more done this week too...!
This was the simplest page ever. I literally cut a strip of this (retired) wizard print paper, wrote up the story and glued the pics down, haha! And it's a story worth scrapping.

Around here you have to get fancy to ask someone to a dance...
My son was asking a friend and they have grown up together and loved Harry Potter since they started reading chapter books. So he took that idea and ran with it.
He dressed up like Harry and the first picture was turned into a puzzle for her, with the date written on the back. Then he numbered the rest of the pieces, which is where the third photo on the top comes from. (an adjusted quote from the book)
She answered by sending a package- a stuffed owl "carrying" a rolled up sheet of "parchment" that says YES. The "parchment" was "tied" with a Slytherin slap bracelet.

Supplies:
Paper: Whisper White card stock, Myths & Magic DP (retired)

Halloween again!

I've spent some time searching thru my retired stamp supplies and thought if I separated some things by topic (holidays, for example) I might get a bit more work done, haha... I started that, and came across these fun Project Life supplies that I wanted to use right now! Fortunately I have photos printed and a kiddo who is a huge fan of Halloween! haha!

This little one got to dress up three times on Halloween this year, haha, and trick-or-treat twice! The journaling explains that she was a ladybug to trick-or-treat at the mall because it was supposed to be less than 20* that day. Then she put on her witch hat and skirt to go to the grocery store, haha! Finally, someone in the community organized a very last-minute trunk-or-treat so the kiddos didn't have to walk much or be out in the cold, so she was a unicorn for that.
I used one of the Project Life cards, and both the stamp set and stickers for the title card on the second page. Then I just used a bunch of the little bits and stickers! The kit doesn't use Cajun Craze at all, but I decided I liked it best with the colors in the photos.

Supplies:
Stamps: Seasonal Snapshot 2015 (retired)
Ink: Memento Black
Paper: Cajun Craze, Basic Black card stock
Accessories: Seasonal Snapshot 2015 Project Life Cards & Accessory Pack (retired)\

And here are a couple close ups!

I have another page for tomorrow too!

Baby Scrapping!

I have more scrapping today! I'm actually really excited- it's only the 7th of the month and I've done a layout for each kid already! Three events scrapped and everybody got something! Yeay!!!

Today's is a favorite, haha... This is the baby set that was purchased closest to her being born, so it's fitting that I used it for this page. She was only four days old when I did this little photo shoot. Ohhh how I miss that tiny snuggle! But it's okay, she's a big snuggler now. Especially for me, ha!

Supplies:
Stamps: Moon Baby
Ink: Gray Granite, Petal Pink, Light Petal Pink Stampin' Blend, Light Crushed Curry Stampin' Blend
Paper: Petal Pink & Whisper White card stock, Twinkle Twinkle DP,
Accessories: Cupcakes and Carousels embellishment kit (twine, sequins), Glue Dots

I don't know why pictures of pages turn out so fuzzy... maybe because I'm using a bunch of indoor lights? But I'm not taking it outside to half melty snow and ice melt, ha... so here's individual pages that might work better?