Wednesday, April 27, 2016

Paper Players 292 Girlfriends and Vodka Shaker Card

Happy Hump day to you!!! The school year is winding down to an end! The kids are counting the days down and last night I really could have used a stiff drink! 

The Paper Players have a really fabulous sketch this week so I decided to play along! You can get all the details by clicking below!

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So this Martini Glass has been sitting on my desk fussy cut and ready to go! The image comes from Unity Stamp Co. It is called I Like It Dirty. I bought the set because my mom is a dirty martini drinker and loved the play on words! I colored the martini glass using colored pencils and a blender pencil. In the picture below you'll see that I added Wink of Stella to give it some sparkle!


The card part really came together quickly! I created my shaker using the Stitched Circles from Gina Marie Designs! Because some of us like our drinks shaken and not stirred! The fun sequin mix is from Fancy Pants! I rummaged through my paper stash and found these great pieces of DSP from Stampin' Up! For the sentiment I stamped Memento Tuxedo Black on Whisper white and made a quick little banner across the bottom! To finish this fab card I added a few more sequins to bring everything together!!!

Hope you all have a fantastic day!
Thank You for stopping in!

Tuesday, April 26, 2016

SIP Challenge #45 - Welcome Baby

Good Morning and Happy Tuesday! Had a wonderful Monday spent with the kids... We farted around the house and ended the day with some time on the horses!

This with Stamp Ink Paper we have a wonderful baby themed challenge!
I can't to show you what I made...

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I knew right away that my card needed to be different than baby cards past. That is why with this card I chose to use "Primary" type colors. The card started with a brilliant blue base of Pacific Point card stock. The super cute polka dot DSP is from the soon retiring School House DSP! I punched the balloons with our fabulous punch in Real Red, Pacific Point and piece of Crushed Curry DSP that I had in my scrap bin then tied them in a lovely group using Whisper White Bakers Twine! I heat embossed the stars on the blue and red balloons. I adhered these to the card with Stampin' Dimensionals! My sentiment is from Big News! I had a little fun fussy cutting the little to add some more dimension to the card! I created the stitched rectangle using Gina Marie Designs stitched rectangle dies.... 

I can't wait to see what you all come up with! Have a fabulous day!




Thursday, April 21, 2016

Stampin Friends Animal Lovers Blog Hop



Hello welcome to the April Stampin' Friends Blog Hop! If you floated over by way of Kirsteen Gill and it is your first time to my blog, Welcome! I just love EVERYTHING that she creates!! We are really lucky to have her. If you are starting with me you can click the button below to get to Kirsteen!

Kirsteen Gill
We also have some amazing guest hoppers this month. Be sure to check out there projects as well! 


This months hop is a fun Animal Lover theme! You would think that with my menagerie (3 Horses, a dog and whatever wild critter that decides to hang out here) that I would have been bubbling over with ideas... Well, not so much. I think what I came up with is really fun! I can't wait to share it with you! 



I just love the colors in this stack of It's My Party DSP!! So the funny thing is that I whipped out this cute little Fridge Magnet To Do List in about 20 minutes! The card was a little harder knowing I needed to incorporate an animal! I knew Zoo Babies would be fun to use so I started with the colors from the It's My Party and the Melon Mambo Lion won!


My super fun card started with a great base of Basic Black Cardstock. With a quick layer of Melon Mambo. I did one more layer using DSP.  Next I cut a thin strip of the star pattern so that my card coordinated with my project! I did a narrow Basic Black strip with some twisted up Melon Mambo/Black Twine. I punched the Melon Mambo lion from Zoo Babies out using a 1 3/8 inch circle punch and layered it on to the 1 3/4 Scallop Circle then adhered it to the card using Stampin' Dimensionals. I then used various sizes of circle punches to make my fun little circles with fun little coordinating enamel dots! I didn't want this to be a "Baby" card... I still hadn't used my Party Pants set from Sale-A-Bration and thought that sentiment was absolutely adorable!


I know, I know!! Adorable right? The To Do List pad was a whopping 50 cents!!! So I bought a few thinking MAAAAYYYYBEEE I can figure out something to do with them! Well, I did something and I think this turned out totally cute! I used the backing page from our DSP as my base. I cut it 5.5 inches by 9.5 inches. I cut my Basic Black Cardstock to cover in the same size and used liquid multipurpose glue to adhere it so that it was more sturdy. I then did a matted layer of the Its My Party DSP and like the card did a strip on the right with a quick little twine bow! BOOM! Done! 

I can't thank you all enough for stopping by! 

Don't forget to comment #SFAprHop on each stop of the hop! If you tour the whole hop you have 15 chances of winning a great giveaway!!


Next is Melanie Coverston and I can't wait to see what delightful creations she has for us!

Melanie Coverston
If you get lost along the way, here is a list of all of the hoppers!
Elizabeth Jeanne 
Carolina Evans
Melissa Thomas
Steph Jandrow
Kathie Rotti
Robyn Rasset
Kristal Bell
Deana Benson
Leanne Johnson
Lynn Streifert
Kim Smith
Kirsteen Gill
Andrea Tracy-Tucker You Are Here!
Melanie Coverston



Tuesday, April 19, 2016

Stamp Ink Paper #44 Lighthouse Inspiration

Happy Tuesday! I am so glad we are into a new week. I can't believe we had over 7 inches of rain over the weekend!! It was nuts!!
So glad I had a lighthouse to help me find my way out of this soggy weekend. 
This weeks challenge is an Inspiration Challenge. I can't wait to see you all come up with... Let me give the details on my card!


The card started with a rich base of Soft Suede with a stitched layer of Soft Sky. This layer was created using the Gina Marie Designs Stitched Rectangle set! I just loved the idea of gingham... It gave me beach blanket, picnic feel which is usually what we would do when I was a child! I inked up the Gurnsey Gingham stamp from Unity Stamp Company using Soft Sky ink and stamped it onto Very Vanilla. This too was cut using the stitched rectangles. I also sponged the edges! The burlap ribbon was made to look frayed. What day at the beach isn't happy! Oh Happy Day is from a sentiment kit also from Unity! Again I have the Stitched Circle collection from Gina Marie and adhered this with Dimensionals!

Hope you all have a happy Day!

Thursday, April 14, 2016

OSAT Tic Tac Toe Blog Hop


Guess what day it is?? It is the second Thursday of the month and we should all know what that means... OSAT Blog Hop time! Huge shout out to all of my Stampin' Up! Friends at OnStage! I am kind of jealous! Everyone's taxes done? If not, you better get on that! Did you get to me by way of Renee Ondrajka, welcome!! 

This month we decided to play a friendly game of Tic Tac Toe! What better a game to play with all my stamping friends??

My three in a row is accomplished Lace, Glitter Pen and Ribbon! I killed two birds with one stone using lace ribbon! 




Isn't this fabulous?? It started with base of Mint Macaron and quickly came together with a Watermelon Wonder matte. The lovely DSP is from our 6 x 6 stack Pretty Petals! I just love the color combos on this stack so I hope it gets to stick around! The Wood Tag... I know I find all the good stuff!! I stumbled on these on Zulily! There are so cool and cute! I stamped on this using our Basic Black Archival ink, brushed Clear Wink of Stella and simply tied a big bow in the Mint Macaron Lace Ribbon! I adhered this with some Foam Mounting tape because I wasn't sure the Dimensionals were strong enough for the wood! My cute flowers I stamped in Mint Macaron, Watermelon Wonder and Basic Black! The It's My Party enamel dots made great flower centers! To top this pretty little thing off I added some lovely Pretty Pink Posh Sequins in Sparkly Clear and Onyx! 



Here is a closer look at the clear Wink of Stella on the black!!!



My husband would probably tell you that I am hoarder! But this awesome little 7 Gypsies tray has been hanging out in my craft stash for over a year! I have cupboard full of things to do for gifts or craft fairs. When I opened it looking for something to do as my project this month, this spoke to me!

I used coordinating paper from the Pretty Petals DSP stack! I simply trimmed them all to fit in each little nook and adhered the paper using Liquid Multipurpose Glue! I used our Butterfly Thinlits to cut out my butterfly and adhered it to velum using spray adhesive! Once I adhered it I fussy cut the velum, added Clear Wink of Stella and popped on a cute in-color flower to coordinate with my "love"sentiment that is also Watermelon Wonder!



Thank You so much for taking a look! Make sure you click next to tour the whole hop! I am sure my crazy cave dwelling crafty cohort Dena Rekow has created something oh so lovely!!

 Dena Rekow
Dena Rekow
Have a great Day!

If you get lost along the way here is a list of our hoppers!
  • Martie Pollard - http://craftybandit.com/welcome/2016/4/14/osat-blog-hop-tic-tac-toe/1
  • Anna Smith - http://www.scrappingstampingandstuff.com/osat-blog-hop-tic-tac-toe/
  • Melissa Davies - http://rubberfunatics.blogspot.com/2016/04/osat-blog-hop-tic-tac-toe.html 
  • Elizabeth Jeanne - http://craftsbyhappystamper.com/2016/04/14/tic-tac-toe-blop-hop-with-one-stamp-at-a-time
  • Lea Denton - http://www.thecraftyspark.co.uk/2016/04/osat-blog-hop-tic-tac-toe.html
  • Wynne Grob - http://cropsscissorspaper.blogspot.com/2016/04/osat-blog-hop-tic-tac-toe.html 
  • Alisa Tilsner - http://wp.me/p51aTO-1w5
  • Tina Riddle - http://www.tinascropshop.com/2016/04/osat-blog-hop-tic-tac-toe.html
  • Marisa Gunn - http://dzinesbymeg.typepad.com/dzines_by_meg/2016/04/osat-blog-hop-tic-tac-toe.html  
  • Lori Mueller -- http://www.stampindreams.com/my-blog/2016/04/osat-blog-hop-plays-tic-tac-toe.html 
  • Sara Levin - http://theartfulinker.com/osat-blog-hop-tic-tac-toe/
  • Pam Tetreault - http://airbornewifestamping.blogspot.com/2016/04/osat-blog-hop-tic-tac-toe-youre-so.html
  • Renee Ondrajka - http://stampinwithrenee.blogspot.com/2016/04/osat-blog-hop-tic-tac-toe.html 
  • Andrea Tracy-Tucker - http://onestampinmothertucker.blogspot.com/2016/04/osat-tic-tac-toe-blog-hop.html You are here!!!!
  • Dena Rekow- http://www.thecreativitycave.com/my_weblog/2016/04/osat-blog-hop-tic-tac-toe.html
  • Justin Krieger - http://wp.me/p5dZez-5hd
  • Jeanna Bohanon - bit.ly/1RSidvf
  • Maria Willis - http://cardbomb.blogspot.com/2016/04/osat-blog-hop-tic-tac-toe.html
  • Kim Smith - http://craftingbuddy.blogspot.com/2016/04/osat-blog-hop-tic-tac-toe.html
  • Edna Marie- http://inkspirationswithedna.blogspot.com/2016/04/osat-blog-hop-tic-tac-toe.html


Tuesday, April 12, 2016

Stamp Ink Paper 43 Sketch Challenge

Hey there! Had really fab weekend with some great weather. We even got to grill on Saturday!

I am so excited for this weeks sketch that we have for you!! It is a pretty simple one although I am sure you all can sass it up if you need!


This card starts with a dramatic base of Basic Black card stock. The next layer is My Minds Eye On Trend 2 paper.  One of the sheets had these cute little panels! I simply adhered the panel that had the sentiment already on it to my base. I added the gold metallic glitter tape and gold sequins for my strips across the bottom....BOOM!!! Done!! No joke it took 5 minutes!!!

I can't wait to see what you all come up with on this sketch!!

Wednesday, April 6, 2016

A Little Cowgirl Paper Players 289

I can't convey my excitement when Justin Krieger told me that the Paper Players challenge this week is a western theme! It would be the equivalent of telling me to buy what I wanted at Michaels, Stampin' Up! or any other crafty location with an unlimited budget! Western is my lifestyle... So I really get over stimulated knowing that it is my only stipulation for a card... 

I can't wait to show you what I have come up with! It is perfect for any occasion with a "Little Cowgirl" in mind!
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So I broke into my secret stash of vintage DSP! I knew that I had the chicken wire  from the Beau Chateau pack. This determined my colors right away! Pink Pirouette and Soft Suede! It really isn't a far cry from my usual Blushing Bride stand by... I used Vintage Photo Distress ink on the edges of the Pink Pirouette and sentiment.  The Soft Suede strip across was embossed with a barb wire embossing folder I stumbled on from Cuttlebug. I am really saving the best for last on this card! Y'all are probably wondering how I made my shaker... Yes it is BURLAP real BURLAP! I found paper backed burlap at Michael's! First I used my circle framelits to cut the circle. Next I ran it through my Big Shot with my Boot die from Dies By Dave 3 times for it to cut all the way through. I adhered the acetate panel using Scor-Tape for my window of the shaker card... My Pink Pirouette stitched circle was created using Gina Maries stitched circle dies... I really love the quality of these dies and they are a fabulous price! My cute sentiment was made using the Stampin' Up Photopolymer set Yee Haw! I used the Washi Label Punch and fussy cut "Cowgirl" and adhered the little heart!!! 
I really love the way this little cutie turned out!
Thank you so much for stopping in!

Tuesday, April 5, 2016

Stamp Ink Paper 42 Color Challenge Enjoy The Little Things


Happy Tuesday and Birthday to my middle son Joshua who turns 8 today!! We are having a birthday celebration at school today and I can't wait to take him his birthday cookies!

This week we have a really amazing color challenge. I know that I have used the colors before but never have I used them all together!  I can't wait to show you what I inked up!
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My card started with a bright base of Bermuda Bay with a subtle matte of Soft Sky. My stamped layer was created using the Timeless Textures stamp set. I started with Soft Sky ink first, then stamped the next layer with Bermuda Bay and final layer was using the Night of Navy ink. My lovely circles were cut using Gina Marie Designs Stitched Circle Dies! On the Whisper White stitched circle I stamped the sentiment from the Enjoy The Little Things Photopolymer set! I made a few metallic silver thread loops behind the circles with some lovely little sequins from Pretty Pink Posh and this little lovely was done!
Hope you all have a fabulous day!