OSAT Hand Penned Blooms Blog Hop

Happy Thursday!!!! We have about 6" of snow outside and the kids have a snow day today and no school tomorrow so our spring break has officially started! There will be lots of hot chocolate and sledding today... I am so excited because we really haven't had enough snow to even sled on... After this melts I will be ready for spring and the warmth! Especially when we have pigs coming next week! 

This month the One Stamp At A Time Blog Hop Team is hopping with the theme of "Blooms". With Troy still recovering from surgery and having physical therapy appointments, it has been a struggle to get into the craft room! Last weekend I had the amazing opportunity to do a virtual presentation at a virtual retreat hosted by my good friend Amy Combs. When I started creating for her presentation I wasn't sure what I wanted to do and remembered my card from last months blog hop... except most of the products are now retired. So I had to find a way to make it with products available now and I chose to use the Hand Penned Suite. The card is a bit a different, but will look a little familiar! Lets take a look!

Pick Your Favorite DSP 7/8”x 3” 10-12 strips. You’ll want 3 or 4 patterns!

Layer 1-7 3/4”x 3 1/4”

Basic White Layer (you can use another color if you prefer) 7 1/2” x 3”

Card Base 7”x 8” scored on the short side at 3-1/2”

My card here features a Blushing Bride card base with a Pool Party mat. The Basic White layer acts as a base for my strips of Hand Penned DSP. I have about 3/4" strip of Blushing Bride that I have using the cute little stitched scallop border die from the Hand Penned Bundle on. The Basic White die cut is also from the Hand Penned bundle and is layered onto the strip with a small bit of Stampin' Seal. Once I had this complete I decided to stamp the large flower from the bundle onto a scrap of Pool Party and die cut with one the smallest Tailor Made Tags dies. I used the same die on my Blushing Bride stamped sentiment on Basic White. After carefully layering them over each other, I tied a nice Basic White Bakers Twine bow and accented it with a few Elegant Faceted Gems!

I can't wait for you to see the many other blooms on the hop today! You can click through the list below to get your floral inspirations!

OSAT Slim Shady Slimline Card Blog Hop

Happy Thursday if you got to this hop as it went live, you would know that I definitely did not have my crap together. Between kids and helping Troy post surgery life has been a bit crazy. I haven't had a ton of sleep and sometimes I am doing good just get out of the house with my hair brushed and deodorant on, probably a little TMI. I have found time to be in the craft room and that is truly what matters!

This month the One Stamp At A Time Blog Hop team is hopping with the theme "Slim Shady",  the will have an emphasis on slimline cards and hopefully some fun coordinating projects. I chose to use the Rainbow of Happiness bundle (The dies should be back in stock later this month) and the Sunshine & Rainbows DSP which is in the Sale A Bration catalog. Let me show you what I have created today.

When creating the theme for this months hop, I must have been channeling my inner Super Bowl Half Time show... While I knew that we had the dies to create some slimline cuteness, I knew that we didn't have to have the dies to create the slimline card. I also created a fun little matchbook to hold some fun gum that I found at Dollar General. Lets take a closer look at the projects.

The base of Misty Moonlight is matted tightly with Basic White. I have cut strips of the Sunshine & Rainbows DSP at 3/4" x 3-1/4" and arranged them in what I thought was rainbow order. Once I had the desired patterns of papers cut, I adhered them in a staggering fashion with a bit of Stampin' Seal. The sentiment is from the Rainbow of Happiness stamp set and is also on a 3/4" piece of Basic White. A bit of the twine from the Flowers For Every Season Ribbon pack and some Clear Basic Rhinestones was the perfect embellishment for this card. I added a few Supple Shimmer Clouds with my Cloud Punch just to add a bit more sparkle.

This great little treat holder can be as fancy or not fancy as you want. I chose to make it so that it would coordinate with my card with a base of Misty Moonlight. Again, I have used the Sunshine & Rainbows DSP.

Here is a closer look without the flap tucked in... 

It has this really cute pack of gum inside that I usually see at Target but I found it at Dollar General! I can't wait to show you the details and measurements in a Facebook live later this week!

I am so glad that you stopped by my blog today! I can't wait for you to see the rest of the Slim Shadiness on the hop today! 

Have a Fabulous Day! 

You can continue through the hop by clicking through the link list below!