TGIF Challenges 221 Christmas In July

Good Friday to all of you! I have been a bit absent this week. I was called on Sunday by my friend Amy's husband... needless to say it was not good news. Amy had passed away from cancer. Something she chose to not tell many of us close to her. I believe she did this with good intentions. She wouldn't have wanted any of us constantly checking on her or to be sad. She would have wanted us to be all our sassy selves! I am going to miss her like crazy, 20 years of friendship doesn't just go away...

I was finally able to sit down and make a card yesterday. I had the intentions of making more than one as I wanted to do a blog hop yesterday. Time nor the outside temperature was my friend. This week with the TGIF Challenges Design Team we are creating with a Christmas In July theme!

With the new Annual Catalog only being live for about a month, Christmas Cards or even the theme have been the least of my worries. When looking at my stamps to create today's card for you, I didn't have very many options! Making Christmas Bright was one of my favorite stamp sets from our 2018 Holiday catalog and I was soooo happy to see it make a return! Let me show you what I have made!

This card started with a layer of Real Red card stock. I have stamped the star pattern at the top right for just an added something. I have nice piece of Granny Apple Green gingham paper from the Brights DSP pack. This has a strip of Real Red card stock with a layer of Real Red DSP. I have taken the Scallop Tag Topper and Granny Apple Green card stock to make a cute little tag by stamping the Christmas light pattern on it with Granny Apple Green ink. My 2 1/4" Circle was perfect for the circle pattern in this stamp set. This is heat embossed in White Stampin' Emboss Powder. A nice Pearlized Doily was just the pop I was looking for when layering this cutie up. I have fussy cut the sentiment and adhered it with Stampin' Dimensionals. Some White Bakers Twine, Polka Dot Tulle and a few Glitter Enamel Dots and this card was done!

I can't wait to see ALL of your Christmas creations! 

Have a fabulous day!

A Paper Pumpkin Thing Blog Hop Frights and Delights

Boo!! A happy Thursday to you! A Paper Pumpkin Thing is back with our September Frights and Delights kit! I can't wait for you to see the amazing ideas that we have come up with for you to feast your eyes on.

I am off to Colby Kansas today to watch my 7th grade sons football game! I can't believe that our season is almost over. My head has not stopped spinning from the summer I think!

With this months kit I was committed to making quite a few tutorials and plate of things to do is just getting BIGGER! With OnStage about a month away I am trying to get swaps done and that is about 200 cards! I could honestly use Batman right now! Today's card is play on the Batman call light/sign. Lets take a look...

My card is base of Basic Black cardstock. When I reached into the scrap bin for a "Gray" layer I snagged Gray Granite. I have used the Basic Gray Ink Spot to stamp the stars and moon. I then cut a narrow triangle that would fit behind my 2 1/4" Mango Melody circle punch (I have layered up two)in the Mango Melody DSP. I used a bit of the Frosted White Shimmer Paint to give a shimmery appearance to my Mango Melody circle. I have also layered up about 3 of the bats to give it some pop. They have some white edges, you can use a Basic Black marker of any sort to color its edges. The Best Route enamel shapes were the perfect addition to this card with the Mango Melody stars. The silver foil Boo! finished this card off! Yes it is raised up off the card I used 3 of the self adhesive sentiments before attaching to the card! 

I hope that you all have an amazing day today! 

I can't wait for you to see what the fabulous Dawn Olchefske has created! 

A full hop participants list is below, so make sure you check them all out!

TGIF 175 Varied Vases Tic Tac Toe Challenge!

Friday! Friday! Friday is my favorite day! Especially on a long weekend! We got home late last night from Wesley's first middle school game! You can tell that the kids had jitters and were a little bit nervous! They had great attitudes for the 7th grade game. The second game was for 8th grade! It was a barn burner 24-20 them! We lost a player at half time. Wesley was super emotional! We will be saying a prayer for that kiddo!

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This week with TGIF We have a challenging Tic Tac Toe! I couldn't wrap my head around a clear concise idea. Clean And Simple is an esthetic that I truly struggle with and saw this as an opportunity to try it out! I made my three in a row by going straight across, let me show you my card!

This great card started with a piece of Thick Whisper White Card Stock. I stamped the stemmed flower with Memento Tuxedo Black and colored them with Stampin' Blends in Highland Heather and Lovely Lipstick with some Granny Apple Green stems! The Artisan Textures has a little stamp that makes the appearance of a shadow or table top. I have also taken one of the vase stamps and created a vase using Gorgeous Grape in the Brights Designer Series Paper pack and adhered it over my flowers. A few Silver Metallic Pearls, Silver and White Bakers Twine and a simple Thanks sentiment and my card front was done! It is nicely matted using Lovely Lipstick Card Stock with a Gorgeous Grape Card Base!

I can't wait to see what you all create for this challenge! Happy Stamping!