New Catalog is Coming!

I hadn't had a chance to make my March/April swap til I was way overdue! I hate that! Life has been much busier than I expected, even with allllllll the things I totally knew about. I dislike underestimating things, haha.....

But, I got to stamp, and I got to play with new toys! Wahoo!!
....and then I was late to link the sketch I used...yep, that's how it's going right now, haha...It was the Mojo Monday sketch from two weeks ago... So I went ahead and posted it even later so I could feature brand new catalog products just before it goes live! (that'd be Wednesday at 3am MT!) You're welcome! hahaha......

Oh well, I'm happy with my creation!

Supplies:
Stamps: Number of Years
Ink: Melon Mambo
Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black & Melon Mambo card stocks, Pop Of Pink DP
Accessories: Big Shot, Swirly Scribbles thinlits, Silver 1/8 inch ribbon, Glue Dots

I actually ran out of the ribbon I wanted to use, just before I finished them all, darnit. But I found a decent substitute...

And I am excited to play more with the Swirly Scribbles dies!! SO many ideas...!

Paper Pumpkin for May

This month's Paper Pumpkin kit is called Many Manly Occasions, and I finally had a chance to play with it right on my brother's birthday! *ahem.... Fortunately he was on his way to my parents, and that's where I was, so my daughter just set up his birthday cards in the room he uses when he stays, and he was surprised with that, haha!  And I was glad I could whip up one more quick card so there were enough!

Supplies:
May 2016 Paper Pumpkin kit

It was super quick to put together, and I didn't even need adhesive this time! This set has a stamped word for all the men in your life, just in time for Father's Day, but the above card could really go to anyone.

If the video works, check it out here:

Saffron Birthday

Annnd another week blew by with no posts at all....
Once again I had to steal some craft time, but! The house is under contract and all the steps (inspection...assessment...) are moving along nicely...! We even have a date we plan to be moving out on, and since we're more than half way moved out that should work out just fine! YIKES!
It is also the last week of school, which...is...pretty much a waste, haha.... Just a lot of early mornings!

This is the last card made for the card job I mentioned clear back HERE. This one is pretty simple and very straightforward.

I used the newest Freshly Made Sketch and some retiring products. I have used Summer Silhouettes SO many times that sometimes I get tired of it. I think I'll still miss it anyway. But I really like this color combination, and I like the almost-frayed burlap ribbon peeking out the side- which is also retiring! I cut the ribbon in half the long way to help it fray, and to reduce the bulk. Also it feels like a long time since I've used So Saffron, which is a shade I have always liked!

Supplies:
Stamps: Summer Silhouettes (retiring!) Number of Years
Ink: So Saffron, Tip Top Taupe, Calypso Coral, Old Olive
Paper: So Saffron, Very Vanilla
Accessories: Burlap Ribbon (retiring!)

And if you're curious, here are the cards that I have sent this customer! Only six ended up birthday specific, and the others were also requested. It was really nice to have an excuse to create over the last several weeks!

Choose Happiness

Happy Wednesday! I have another card for you today!!

Today's rather simple card was inspired by THIS one on Pinterest, but I changed up the color combo and I really like the striking colors on the white!

Supplies:
Stamps: Choose Happiness
Ink: Real Red, Memento Black
Paper: Whisper White card stocks, In Color Envelope Paper
Accessories: Dimensionals

This stamp set is retiring, so if you love it, order it soon!! The striped paper is retiring too. I cut a corner off the 12x12 sheet and trimmed them down into strips.
Simple and pretty!

Pale Blue Thank You

Happy Monday to you! I have a card all ready to go!!

This time it is not a birthday card, haha, but it could be if you swapped out the word choices. I really wanted to play with the bonus set for Paper Pumpkin subscribers, and I love the fonts they chose, so I needed to use both styles, haha! I used a sketch from Viva La Verve a couple weeks ago for the layout.

Supplies:
Stamps: All About Everything
Ink: Smoky Slate, Lost Lagoon, Mint Macaron, Soft Sky,
Paper: Soft Sky, Lost Lagoon, Whisper White
Accessories: Paper Doilies

I think the Lost Lagoon piece needs some texture, but my Big Shot is not at my house right now...sniff sniff... But, I think the card turned out really soft and pretty as it is, and that is just going to have to be good enough!

Let's see if there is more stamping later this week, shall we?

Bright Birthday Card!

Happy Friday to you! And it IS a happy day because I finally got to stamp!!!

Ordinarily at this time of year I would be cranking out cards using soon-to-be-gone supplies and featuring teacher gifts....
Instead we are keeping the house as clean as possible for showings, and anything that could possibly be considered 'clutter' is living elsewhere. Including 99% of my stamp supplies! I did get to bring home a very few supplies, and my card stash, which means I can now put together teacher gifts using the things I had already made... but that also means very little to share with you!

But for today, I have this...using current colors and supplies but retired stamps....

Supplies:
Stamps: All About Everything Paper Pumpkin, Banner Blast (retired)
Ink: Pumpkin Pie, Rich Razzleberry, Cucumber Crush
Paper: Cucumber Crush, Whisper White card stocks
Accessories: Banner Punch

Well, only the banner uses retired stamps. The birthday greeting comes from the beautiful, bonus stamp set included as a thank you in April's Paper Pumpkin kit! So it isn't available actually, so I guess that makes it retired too?? haha.......
*There is a similar banner set found on page 101 of the catalog that is also retiring if you love this idea! The punch is retiring too, and on sale for only $9.10 so don't miss out!

I stamped the banner images then punched them out. Then I laid them on the card where I wanted them before gluing them down. Quick and cute and happy and bright! Perfect for a birthday!

Missing my stamps....

Yes, I know, I missed a whole week of posting, plus. but......my house is listed, if that counts for anything!
(it totally counts at my house!!!)

I haven't created anything myself lately, I even had to miss out on some deadlines! But I do have a few stamped samples to share with you today, in case you need some inspiration!
These are all so fun and pretty in their own way and I love the variety of colors! I hope you do too!

Cards In The Mail!

I've decided to be satisfied with posting three times a week, haha...something about a time and a season for things, and this is turning out to not be the season for stamping, no matter how much I wish it!

Today I'm sharing the most recent batch of card swaps I have received. I know, some of these cards use now-gone Sale-A-Bration items, but if YOU earned them, YOU can still create these ideas!! *grin! And you can always substitute what you DO have!

A Butterfly Birthday!

Happy Wednesday!
Today I have a pretty card for you.
I love this set. I love collaging with it, because it looks complicated but it isn't. AND I love that it is not on the Retired List!!! This time, I went with purples.

Supplies:
Stamps: Butterfly Basics
Ink: Pear Pizazz, Mossy Meadow, Crumb Cake, Soft Suede, Elegant Eggplant, Perfect Plum
Paper: Wisteria Wonder, Whisper White, Elegant Eggplant card stocks
Accessories: Big Shot, Butterflies Dies, Hexagon Punch

Retiring Stamps List!!!

Any of my readers who are on my email list, already have the Retired Stamps & Products list in their inbox. For anyone else....read on!
I'm only sharing the list of stamps that are retiring, the list is 7 pages of tiny font, and far too long to share here. But you can check the link HERE. The list also includes the Occasions Mini.
*Stamps are available until May 31, but everything else is while supplies last!

Hostess only:  A Whole Lot of Lovely

Best Thoughts (Clear) FR

Best Thoughts (Wood)

Floral Wings (Photopolymer)

Happy Birthday Everyone

Love You Sew

Silhouettes & Script

A Dozen Thoughts

A Little Smile (Wood)

A Nice Cuppa (Photopolymer)

Age Awareness (Photopolymer)

All about Sugar (Photopolymer) FR

All Boxed Up

Amazing Birthday

An Open Heart

And Many More

Another Thank You (Photopolymer)

Apple of My Eye (Photopolymer)

Back to Basics Alphabet (Photopolymer)

Banner Banter

Be the Star

Beautiful Bunch

Beautiful Ride (Photopolymer)

Big News

Birthday Yay (Photopolymer)

Blended Bloom (Wood)

Blessed by God

Bloom for You (Wood)

Bohemian Borders (Photopolymer)

Bordering Blooms (Photopolymer)

Bountiful Border (Photopolymer)

Boys Will Be Boys

Bravo (Photopolymer)

By the Tide

Chalk Lines (Photopolymer)

Choose Happiness

Corner Garden

Creatively Yours

Cupcake Party

Dots for Days

Dotty Angles (Photopolymer)

Easter Lamb (Wood)

Enjoy the Little Things (Photopolymer) FR

Epic Alphabet (Photopolymer)

Every Blessing

Everything Eleanor

Fabulous Four

Feel Goods

Festival of Trees (Photopolymer) FR

Flowering Flourishes

For All Things

For the New Two

For Your Country

Friends & Flowers

Giggle Greetings

Going Global

Groovy Love

Happy Home

Happy Notes

Hello Life (Photopolymer)

Hey, Girl (Photopolymer)

Honeycomb Hello

Hot Diggity Dog

I Think You're Great

In This Together

It's Wild

Kind Koala (Wood)

Larger Than Life Alphabet & Numbers (Photopolymer)

Lots of Joy

Market Fresh

Merry Everything

Num-Num

Oh My Goodies

Party Wishes

Perfect Peacock (Wood)

Perfect Pennants

Petite Pairs (Clear) FR

Petite Pairs (Wood)

Pictogram Punches

Pretty Thankful (Photopolymer)

Project Life Day to Day (Photopolymer) FR

Project Life Happy Times (Photopolymer) FR

Project Life Hello Baby (Photopolymer) FR

Project Life Let's Get Away (Photopolymer) FR

Project Life Memories in the Making (Photopolymer) FR

Project Life Moments Like These (Photopolymer) FR

Project Life Remember This (Photopolymer) FR

Project Life This is the Life (Photopolymer) FR

Ray of Sunshine

Remembering Your Birthday

Santa's Gifts (Photopolymer)

Sassy Salutations

Sea Street

Serene Silhouettes

Simply Sports

Six-Sided Sampler

Skating By (Photopolymer)

Something to Say

Sparkle & Shine

Sprinkles on Top

Stake Your Claim

Stamp a Bag (Photopolymer) FR

Summer Silhouettes

Swallowtail

Sweet Li'l One

Sweetbriar Rose (Wood)

Tag Talk

Talented Trio (Photopolymer)

Tap Tap Tap

That Thing you Did (Photopolymer)

The Open Sea

Trust God

Vivid Vases (Wood)

Watercolor Thank You (Wood)

Welcome Words (Photopolymer) FR

What's Your Type? (Photopolymer)

White Christmas (Photopolymer) FR

Words of Truth

World Map

World of Dreams

You Little Furball

You're So Lovely (Photopolymer) FR

Zoo Babies

A flowery birthday

Happy Friday! I am so ready for the weekend...but I am pretty sure relaxing will be at a minimum... haha! We have a lot of things planned!

Today's card is one I designed for the customer who wanted birthday cards. I saw THIS on Pinterest recently and thought a card with soft spring colors would be a nice birthday card- so this is my version!
I started by stamping the Hardwood on a piece of Very Vanilla card stock, and then die-cutting out the circle. Then I stamped three flower designs in three different colors, and punched them out. The greeting came from a Paper Pumpkin kit from 2014, and it fits nicely in the Word Window Punch! And I added a bit of ribbon for a little something.

Supplies:
Stamps: Hardwood, Petite Petals, Aug 2014 Paper Pumpkin kit
Ink: Crumb Cake, Blushing Bride, Daffodil Delight, Wisteria Wonder
Paper: Pear Pizazz, Very Vanilla card stocks
Accessories: Natural Chevron Ribbon, Word Window Punch, Petite Petals Punch, Circle Die, Big Shot

I hope YOU have a wonderful and relaxing weekend, and I will have more stamped inspiration for you next week!

The Birthday Girls!

I wasn't kidding about birthday's this week...! I hope we mailed cards out on time, but I'm not positive that happened.

Today I'm sharing the card I made for my sister, and I think it's super fun. I was inspired by the TGIF sketch challenge, but it isn't exact. And do you see which stamp I finally got to play with?? *grin! I'm pretty sure when they designed it they meant it for envelopes and maybe the backs of cards, but I think it works for a focal point too! And I used three fun prints from the Cherry on Top DP!

Supplies:
Stamps: #imbringingbirthdaysback
Ink: Bermuda Bay
Paper: Bermuda Bay & Whisper White card stocks, Cherry on Top DP
Accessories: Bermuda Bay stitched ribbon

And here are the birthday girls this week....
first my sister...

Then my daughter...

and my Mother in Law!

(but their cards were made a long time ago...in fact, my daughter's card has been sitting, waiting for her since I think June....!)