A Whimsical Deer

Happy Wednesday! Can you believe that we are a week out from Thanksgiving... Don't ask about our plans at this point. We have NONE! Everything hangs in the balance of football this weekend. We are playing in the semi finals, it is sure to be a tough game! Wesley probably wont get thrown in to play but we love supporting the whole team! 

It has been awhile since I sat in my craft room and created for fun. I should be working on orders of Christmas cards but some times in order to keep my creative juices flowing, I have to create for fun! This week the Global Design Project has a fun sketch that I flipped, turned inside out and backwards! When you see the sketch you will understand what I mean...

I loved how the design team interpreted the sketch and thought to myself "Oh I can play with this!". So for today's card, I have paired the Peaceful Deer Bundle with the Christmas Tree Dies and Whimsy & Wonder DSP. Cue the fun colors of Polish Pink, Coastal Cabana and Granny Apple Green and we have your quintessential non-traditional Christmas Card! Let me show you what I have created!

This fun card kind of happened on accident. I had left over Reindeer that I had stamped for a Christmas Card order that had been stamped using Polished Pink ink. I originally used the Wonderful Snowflake like a stencil but you will noticed I stuck one underneath my scalloped rectangle from the Scalloped Contour Dies. The Whimsy & Wonder DSP has got to be one of most favorite DSP's EVER. Strong statement right??  I have used our Rectangle Stitched Dies for the Polished Pink herringbone like pattern. This is on a cheerful layer of Coastal Cabana that is embossed with the Tasteful Textile embossing folder. I just love Granny Apple Green with this color combo and it made an excellent base to accent my trees from the Christmas Tree Dies.

I sure hope you enjoyed my cheerful and bright Christmas Card today! Make sure you don't miss out on our seasonal sale! Cardstock, Ink and Dies! Oh My! Just click below to start your shopping!

A Quick Look at Tasteful Touches

Happy Wednesday! I actually had a bit of time to just play in my craft room yesterday. Should I have been cleaning my craft room? Yes! Should I have been cleaning the house? Also, Yes! It seems as though my hopes and dreams of any alone time are just that... Hopes and Dreams! At least until school starts in September! Between taking care of Pigs, Horses, Kids and Garden life is going to be crazy for a long while. We are settling into a new normal. Distance learning is OVER! 

When I saw the colors from the Global Design Project (you can get all of the information by clicking the graphic above) for this weeks challenge I couldn't wait to create SOMETHING. After using the Tasteful Touches last week it was on my work space clearly saying, "Pick me! Pick Me!". I have really been stuck using Petal Pink and this challenge provided an outlet for me to try something new. Now let me show you what I have created today!

When I started this card I placed my ink pads in front of me on my work place and just started stamping. The Soft Seafoam layer was first, it is stamped with the greenery like stamp on Soft Seafoam card stock. My old Paper Snips stick around so that I can distress the edges on card stock like I have done above. After distressing the edges of the Soft Seafoam layer, the sentiment was stamped with Versamark and sprinkled with Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder to be heat embossed. The flower is stamped in Blushing Bride on Whisper White with the center accented with Champagne Shimmer Paint. I have adhered  loops of the Gold Bakers Twine from the Forever Greenery Trim Combo Pack behind the flower. This is layered over a banner stamped with Pretty Peacock and is also distressed.  I wasn't sure what to do or layer all of this over. So I grabbed a Whisper White piece of card stock and put it in the new Greenery Embossing Folder at a bit of an angle so I could emboss the corners. After adhering the Soft Seafoam layer to the embossed Whisper White, I distressed the edges of the Pretty Peacock mat. There really wasn't a better card base color than Blushing Bride, add a few Gold Gilded Gems and this beauty was done!

Thanks so much for stopping by today! If you need more inspiration with this color scheme just click the link above! Bye for now!

Global Design Project 224 You're The Best

Happy Thursday evening! I had a bit of time to just make something. One of my goals for the new year is to find joy again. It can be joy from my spiritual journey or even joy in stamping. Today I found joy in my craft pit! I am calling it the pit because that is what it looks like right now! 

Click Here For Challenge Details

I have to tell you that when I first took a peek at this challenge, I was like, "Meh! Not my jam!". Then I let it soak in while looking at this feather die cut. It really isn't my usual style... but I love it and I hope you do to! Let me give you the details. 

The feather! The feather is what started this card! The feather was die cut out of regular Whisper White card stock then colored with Real Red, Pumpkin Pie, Mango Melody, Pineapple Punch, Granny Apple Green, Bermuda Bay and Highland Heather Stampin' Blends Combo Packs. I just love the way this feather turned out. I lightly sponged a Pool Party background before adding Heat Embossed gold splatters. To adhere the feather I sponged Multipurpose Liquid Glue to the back and adhered it my card front. My sentiment is from the sentiment set in the Mini Catalog called "Thanks For The Laughs". I chose to use Stazon Black before punching it with the Classic Label punch. A bit of Silver Metallic Thread loops was the perfect touch before adhering it with Mini Stampin' Dimensionals. This is nicely layered onto a distressed piece of Basic Black and is nicely layered onto a Thick Whisper White card base. WHOA! I almost forgot the Metallic Pearls! The perfect touch, right?!

I had so much fun playing along with this challenge! Have a great evening!

Ten Minute Tuesday Very Versailles

Happy Tuesday! Hope you all had an amazing weekend! We had a fun packed Wray Daze weekend! We enjoyed Family Night on Friday, Wesley was in a dunk tank (I have video to prove it!) and there is always amazing food choices. I chose to have Loaded Tater Tots from the Slawpy Barn... sooo good! After spending a couple hours down there we came home. The parade was on Saturday, I had volunteered to help with float check in, which meant being in town by 7 AM. All the kids were in tow because Troy inevitably got called out. We spent the rest of the day in town enjoying the festivities. Sunday was the day of rest, although Josh, Taryn and I went to Church.

Enough about my weekend, Today I am sharing a relatively simple card that I created in around 10 minutes! That is right 10 MINUTES!! I was so happy to see that the Global Design Project was a Case The Designer Challenge that was relatively clean and simple that went along with my 10 minute Tuesday idea!

If you haven't ordered the Pressed Petals Journal or DSP, DO IT! Both of these items are very versatile and I didn't realize until I had the journal that the pages were perforated so that they can be torn out easily to use for whatever you desire... 

I chose a card front! Let me show you what I whipped up for you today! 

My card started with a page from the Pressed Petals Journal. The page is a Very Vanilla color with Sahara Sand Script towards the bottom. I chose the largest of Rectangle Stitched Dies to die cut this and give it a bit more panache. When choosing my stamp set, I reached for the Very Versailles because of the similarity in styles. I inked up the leaf pattern with Pear Pizzazz ink and stamped it on the left side overlapping a bit of the script. The copper foil washi is from the Tags & More Accessory Kit. It was a nice added vintage touch. The sentiment fit well on the smallest circle in the Stitched Shapes Dies. I added this with Stampin' Dimensionals after tying the Linen Thread bow. A few gold Metallic Pearls and this card was ready for its Rococo Rose Base!

This card was so simple to make! I have created a full list below so that you can make it too!

Product List

Very Versailles Cling Stamp Set [149275] $23.00	Pressed Petals Journal [149588] $6.50	Tags & More Accessory Kit [149652] $9.00	Linen Thread [104199] $5.00	Stitched Shapes Dies [152323] $30.00
Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin' Pad [147104] $7.50	Rococo Rose Classic Stampin’ Pad [150080] $7.50	Rococo Rose 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [150882] $8.75	Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [101650] $9.75	Metallic Pearls [146282] $7.00

Hello Beautiful Succulents

Good Saturday! There is nothing like waking up with a clear and concise plan for your day! The kids are going to hate me, but what kind of mother am I if they don't scream "I Hate You!" at least once this weekend! Why would they scream that?? It is a cleaning weekend, I am tired of walking into the play room to find wrappers of snacks passed and trash! So that room will be the boys job and Taryn's room looks like a tornado went off, and you know what is funny??? She can't find her gray boots! I wonder why?!

It isn't very often I blog to blog... but today's card is definitely worth blogging. Our second release for Sale A Bration is right around the corner (February15th)!! The Painted Seasons Bundle should be at the TOP of that list! This item is FREE with $100 Purchase. Although with today's card I am only featuring the stamp set!

The Global Design Project has the perfect theme challenge this week for this card with Down The Garden Path. Lets take a look at this card!

You know that I drooled when I saw the succulents in this stamp set! This is a DistInktive stamp and the detail in all of the stamps is amazing! This card has a nice base of Thick Whisper White card stock. The Rectangle Stitched Dies are never far from my reach anymore and I used them for my mat of Mint Macaron. The Whisper White layer has been stamped to make my own DSP of sorts with the succulent stamp using Soft Sea Foam ink. Once I got my desired pattern this layer was also cut with the Rectangle Stitched Dies. I created a bit of the pattern on my sentiment piece before stamping the Hello Beautiful with Soft Suede ink from the Butterfly Gala stamp set. The cool thing about the Painted Seasons Stamp Set is that they have coordinating dies available to purchase! I have used them to cut the Mint Macaron Leaves and Soft Sea Foam Succulent. A nice accent of Champagne Foil, Clear Epoxy Droplets and a Linen Thread Bow and this beauty was done!

Thank You so much for stopping by today! I can't wait for you to get your hands on this!
Don't forget to check out the Global Design Project for this weeks challenge!

Product List

Butterfly Gala Photopolymer Stamp Set [148580]	Painted Seasons Cling Stamp Set [149722]	Soft Sea Foam Classic Stampin' Pad [147102]	Mint Macaron Classic Stampin' Pad [147106]	Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad [147115]
Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock [140272]	Mint Macaron 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [138337]	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730]	Four Seasons Framelits Dies [150074]	Rectangle Stitched Framelits Dies [148551]
Frosted & Clear Epoxy Droplets [147801]	Linen Thread [104199]	Champagne Foil Sheets [144748]	Stampin' Trimmer [126889]	Big Shot Magnetic Platform [130658]
Big Shot [143263]

Notes of Kindess meets Artisan Textures

Happy Saturday! I hope your weekend is off to an amazing start! At our house today it will be packed full of folding clothes, cleaning and I am sure the kids will throw some bickering in there.

This week I took the time to just create! After seeing the Fab Friday sketch yesterday, I decided to not just design a card for the sketch, but to also use the color challenge from Global Design Project as my launching point. I really don't get to play along with many other challenges, but in an effort to blog 5-7 days a week I decided to play along!

The Notes of Kindness kit is a fabulous all inclusive kit in the Annual Catalog. I don't often open a kit up and intend on using it as it is intended. The colors in this kit are some of my favorite but I wanted to try an "alternate" idea. Let me show you my card...

My card started with one of the die cuts from the Notes of Kindness Kit. The stamp set alone makes this kit one of my favorites. I inked up the large sentiment with Blackberry Bliss ink and stamped it on Whisper White card stock. Although the kit comes with a stitched square to be stamped on, I chose to use the Stitched Shapes Framelits for my stitched square. My nice piece of Grapefruit Grove DSP is from the Natures Poem DSP. I tied a nice bow with the 1/4" Copper Trim. I love a card to have some visual texture. The Artisan Textures stamp set has just the right pieces to do that. The spatter type was perfect with my Mint Macaron ink on opposite corners. Time to start finishing this up. I adhered the die cut with sentiment with Stampin' Dimensionals over the DSP banner and Copper Trim. The Whisper White layer is matted on Blackberry Bliss card stock to help my sentiment pop. Without question Mint Macaron was going to be my card base! I added some of the Faceted Dots and this beauty was done!

Thank you so much for stopping in today! I have provided links to the challenges that I have entered below.



You can also find a full list of the products I have used below!
Have a great weekend!

Product List

Notes Of Kindness Card Kit

[148266]

Artisan Textures Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[146573]

Mint Macaron Classic Stampin' Pad

[147106]

Blackberry Bliss Classic Stampin' Pad

[147092]

Mint Macaron 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[138337]

Blackberry Bliss 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[133675]

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[100730]

Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies

[145372]

Nature's Poem Designer Series Paper

[146338]

Faceted Dots

[146910]

1/4" Copper Trim

[144179]

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

Liquid Multipurpose Glue

[110755]

Clear Block D

[118485]

Big Shot Magnetic Platform

[130658]

Big Shot

[143263]

Stampin' Trimmer

[126889]