TGIF 368 Fresh Cut Flowers Sketch Challenge

Who can believe it is Friday!? Lets not talk about what the actual date is... I mean if your into superstitions, that is on you! It has been a week of cooties, sports physicals, pigs, and end of the school year shenanigans. Funny because as I type this, the song "Mi Vida Loca" comes on... Welcome to my crazy life! This weekend will be filled with Baseball, Laundry and Yard Work!!! The wind has been obnoxious!! We have a fresh harvest of tumbleweeds now surrounding our house. I have made time to be creative though!

Today I chose to not be a slacker or maybe I chose to not let life get in the way... However you want to look at it! The TGIF Challenge for this week is a fun sketch where I chose to pair the Fresh Cut Flowers with the Tailor Made Tags Dies to create this interpretation of this sketch! 

When I started this card, I knew I wanted to use this NEW stamp set. I chose to use my Stamparatus with Memento Tuxedo Black ink because the die cut tag from the Tailor Made Tags was initially a strip much like the one in the sketch. After wanting to add a bit of "something" (you crafters will get it) I chose to die cut the strip into the tag! My love for our Subtle color family returns with my Stampin' Blends in Petal Pink, Soft Seafoam, Pale Papaya and Soft Succulent to color my spotlighted piece. I have used my Basic Black Stampin' Write Marker to create the splatters along with my Clear Wink of Stella. I have accented this with our Elegant Faceted Gems. The sentiment is from the returning stamp set Wildlife Wonder and is heat embossed in gold. This is nicely layered onto a piece of Soft Seafoam cardstock and accented with a piece of the Brushed Gold Cardstock. To keep with the soft feeling of this card I chose to Thick Basic White as our base!

I am so excited to be back in the swing of things! I can't wait to see what you create with this weeks challenge! You can get all the details by clicking the sketch image above!

Happy Friday!

The Spot Congratulations Challenge

                           

Happy Tuesday! I can't believe we are in the month of May already! Things have been full steam ahead around here. We have a barn full of pigs. Wesley has his first summer job at the pool this summer and I will be planting our garden for the summer in the coming weeks! My dad and step mom were here over the weekend... It is the first time I had seen either of my parents since 2019. It was an amazing weekend full of laughs, fishing and food! 

  

This week The Spot design team has a challenge that should be a bit easy since many graduations are around the corner! We are designing with the theme Congratulations! I decided to ink up the new Hand Penned Bundle and make a card with a fun journal that I gave to a friend recently! Let me show you what I have created today!

So recently I have attended another demonstrators retreat where she offered an amazing add on class with these journals! It is not something that Stampin' Up carries but they are amazing and fun to doll up! I have used the Hand Penned Suite with the Scalloped Contour Dies! The card also features the Hand Penned Suite, but I mixed it with the In Good Taste DSP. I colored the flowers on both projects with our Stampin' Blends! I feel like the sentiment "Anything is Possible" is perfect for graduation or a congratulations type card! 

Now show me your Congratulations themed projects!

A Paper Pumpkin Thing Sending Hearts Blog Hop

Happy Thursday! I can't believe the week is almost over... The kids had a blast sledding yesterday afternoon, I even thought about keeping them home today to sled. Notice I said thought. I do miss them being home. For dinner I cheated a bit and used some of my stash of Tastefully Simple and whipped up some potato soup. 

Today is the day that myself and some amazing stampers join together for the A Paper Pumpkin Thing Blog Hop! This month we are hopping with the January Paper Pumpkin Kit Sending Hearts! This kit also had an amazing add on if you felt inclined! I actually didn't end up getting the add on and I can't wait to show you what I created with this months kit and maybe a few other goodies!

This project really isn't a card, it is a jumbo tag  that holds a little valentine in a pocket, cute right?? I have used Poppy Parade as a base with the small polka dot from the True Love Designer Series Paper. I made the pocket using a bit of Tear N Tape and a card base from the kit. The Heart Punch Pack came in handy with the Petal Pink DSP that I decorated the pocket with. It was perfect for the "Love" die cut. My cute little snail is colored with Stampin' Blends. I again used the Heart Punch Pack to create this cute little card that fits into the pocket on the jumbo tag.

I can't wait for you to see all the amazing creations on today's hop! You can click along using the list below!

OSAT Pretty In Pink Blog Hop

Happy Thursday! Hope your week is treating you well! It was a scorcher here yesterday! Even by the time Troy was off of work around 5 PM, it was still 100 degrees (Fahrenheit). So the kids and I set up the slip n slide on the big hill. They played on that until almost 8! The weather was a bit questionable to the east of us and I wasn't sure if it was going to build up over the top of us. Dinner was pretty much set to go because it was a build your own salad night. 

This month The One Stamp At A Time Blog Hop Team is designing with the theme "Pretty in Pink". We are all using our favorites shades of pink from our Stampin' Up! palette and creating some amazing designs. I have paired the Cling Mount set So Much Love with our Stitched Triangle Dies and created today's design. Let me show you what I have created...

The pinks I have chosen today are Flirty Flamingo and Blushing Bride. There really isn't a pink I don't like and I didn't want to use Magenta Madness because I just used it two days ago! I have die cut a bunch of the Stitched Triangles, in different sizes and started staggering them across the card. You will notice I added some Gold Foil as an accent. Once I had a achieved my desired look, I added a strip of Gray Granite. I love this color paired up with a pink of any sort and it was perfect for this card. I stamped one of the flower stamps from the So Much Love in Memento Tuxedo Black so that I could use my Flirty Flamingo Stampin' Blends. I snuck in a bit of Rococo Rose and colored the leaves in Soft Seafoam. When I fussy cut this, I got rid of some of the smaller flowers. I dotted the center with the Champagne Shimmer Paint and added a bit of Wink of Stella to the flower. This is adhered over the Whisper White strip that is stamped with Blushing Bride ink. I chose the Gold Glitter Enamel Dots to accent my design. This is neatly layering onto a mat of Blushing Bride and on a bright base of Flirty Flamingo.

My little sanitizer holder is made from a piece of Flirty Flamingo card stock with an accent of the DSP from the Brights DSP stack. I added a scrap of the Gold and White stripe from this past months Paper Pumpkin so that it would coordinate with the card. I tied a quick bow of Polka Dot Tulle at the top of the bottle.

I am so glad that you stopped by today! I can not WAIT for you to see what my 20 other friends have created for this hop! There is full list of all the blogs to tour below! 

Have an amazing day!

APPT Lovely Day February 2020 Blog Hop

Man, the last few weeks have been doozies! Between sick kids, large card class, sick husband and me just trying to keep up with all of this. Everyone returned to school yesterday so MAYBE I can get back to a routine.

A Paper Pumpkin Thing is back! We are hopping with the kit from February 2020, Lovely Day. This is an amazing kit, with flower die cuts, copper edged banners and dimensional words! The best thing about it is that is that it coordinates with Sale A Bration stamp set Happy Birthday to You. Did you also know that this stamp set has dies too????? They are called Birthday Dies! 

When I started creating my alternatives for this kit, I had full intentions of sending them in for Paper Pumpkins live. I am in the process of rearranging my craft room and Taryn was helping me on their day off this past Friday. Well, she spilled water on my samples... I thought she ruined them! She did ruin one... But I was able to salvage one. I just can't get enough of the flower stamp in this kit! So let me show you my two creations!

 It makes me giggle when I realize how I get stuck on certain colors that if you asked me about using I may gag. Just kidding, I won't gag! I have always been a lover of a nice buttery type yellow. When I was younger I worked in a paint and wallcovering store and often helped customers with colors. So Saffron is much like the yellows I would have recommended. It is funny how unused it has been in the past in my stamp room. This card started with the So Saffron layer. I stamped the large flower in So Saffron ink on opposite corners and set this aside. The scalloped rectangles are from the Stitched So Sweetly Dies. I cut two, one in Whisper White and one in Flirty Flamingo. The Flirty Flamingo one is also stamped with Flirty Flamingo ink with the small flower from the Paper Pumpkin kit. I have layered these onto the So Saffron layer and set aside while I colored the cake stamp from the Happy Birthday To You with my Stampin' Blends in coordinating colors. This is all layered onto a Mint Macaron mat and Flirty Flamingo card base. I have added the copper foil dimensional word embellishment from the kit with a few sequins to finish it off!

This second card started with the large flower stamp on Fluid 100 paper. I whipped out my Aqua Painters and Watercolor Pencils to color this beauty before using my Paper Snips to fussy cut it out. This is layered onto a piece of Pressed Petals DSP that I adhered over a Pearlized Doily onto my card front layer that I created with a card base from the kit. The sentiment is stamped in Rich Razzleberry ink on a strip of Whisper White that is layered over a piece of Copper Foil. A quick Copper Foil Sprig from the Birthday Dies was a perfect touch before adhering it onto my Pear Pizzazz card base!

I hope you found some inspiration today! I can't wait for you to see what the rest of our team has created! You can click along the list below for inspiration! Have a fabulous day!

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! 

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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!

A Paper Pumpkin Thing On My Mind Blog Hop

Happy Thursday! It is the last Thursday of the month and we all know what that means, the A Paper Pumpkin Thing Blog Hop is live with the On My Mind Kit. This months kit is amazing! So versatile and easy to use for anyone! I love that it coordinated with Verdant Garden, Woven Threads and the Sail Away Suites! It made it super easy for me to whip something up when the kids are yelling "Mom!" every 10 minutes.

Out of the three suites that this months kit can coordinate with I just love the Woven Threads! I actually didn't even reach into any of this suite but the Let It Ride stamp set was screaming to be on this card I have made for you today as my Paper Pumpkin alternative! Let me show you what I have made!

 My card started with the blanket like pattern that coordinates with the Woven Threads suite. I have layered this over a Sahara Sand Rectangle Stitch Frame on a mat of Seaside Spray and card base of Pretty Peacock to coordinate with ink spot in the box. I have colored the horse from the Let It Ride stamp set and fussy cut it with my Paper Snips. The sentiment also from the On My Mind kit, is stamped on the gold foil edge label with Pretty Peacock ink and adhered with Stampin' Dimensionals. Once the sentiment was on I added the cute little banners on the top left. Then my horse was adhered with Stampin' Dimensionals as well. A nice little gold Designer Element was all the embellishing that this card needed! 

Thank You so much for stopping in today! I can't wait for you to see what my friends have created for todays hop, you can click through the list below to get even MORE ideas!

TGIF Challenges 220 Sketch Challenge

Happy Friday! Do you have big plans for your weekend? We are heading down to the south east corner of Colorado to celebrate Mr. Tucker's birthday!! It will be fun for sure. The kids will finally get to see the new Toy Story, we plan on hitting the pool and having a game night. The possibilities are endless though!

This week with the TGIF Challenges we have a sketch for you! You can get all the details by clicking below!

I went a bit abstract when interpreting the sketch this week. I had plans to use the design I started for a sketch but when one of my Stampin' Blends ran out of ink   (couldn't get the replacement in time to finish my swaps) I decided to go a different direction, which left me with 21 one of these Good Morning Magnolia stamped using the Wild Rose Dies to mess with... Let me show you what I have for you today!

No matter what I tried while taking pictures I felt like I couldn't get a good shot. The card started with a piece of Thick Whisper White Card Stock. I used the Good Morning Magnolia stamp with Early Espresso ink. It is nicely matted with Early Espresso card stock and Pool Party card base!

Then I chose to use the stitched label like die from the Wild Rose Dies. I only colored what was on that die cut. I have used the Rococo Rose and Old Olive Blends combo's to color the flower. I have accented it with a bit of a Light Pool Party Shadow and Light Crumb Cake Center. It needs a bit of Clear Wink of Stella to set it off! A bit of Linen Thread, Copper Heat Embossed Sentiment and a few pearls and this beauty was done. 

Thank You so much for stopping by today! I can't wait to see all the different interpretations that you come up with this beautiful sketch!

OSAT Something Old, Something New Blog Hop

Happy Thursday! Can you believe it is already the second Thursday in June!? The kids and I are finally going to break down and go to the pool today. The bickering is strong and I know that the pool will wear them out! 

Today I am hopping with the One Stamp At A Time Blog Hop Team... The theme is Something Old, Something New. I know in your head that you are saying "Something Borrowed, Something Blue." Although, this is not the idea of this months hop when I created the schedule. Today we are featuring NEW stamps or products with products that have carried over! I took the opportunity to showcase the Over The Moon stamp set! Let me show you what I have made!

I must say that yesterday morning when I started on this (I work well under pressure), these projects came together so easily! I started by stamping the cow from the Over The Moon stamp set twice, when doing this make sure you stamp them with enough room to be die cut and punched. I colored both of these flower holding cuties the same using Soft Suede, Crumb Cake, Poppy Parade, Granny Apple Green, Gray Granite, and So Saffron Stampin' Blends. Once I had these colored to my liking, I added a bit of "grass" around and then used the large label die.

I layered this die cut over 1.5" x 5" piece of the Pressed Petals DSP, of course I used the burlap! This was adhered onto a Whisper White piece of card stock that I stamped using the All Wired Up in Granny Apple Green ink. Before adhering this to the Poppy Parade mat, I added a cute little strip of So Saffron that was die cut with cross stitch like die from the Stitched Labels Dies. A double strand of Linen Thread was just the right touch. 

So here is my second Cow! Punched with the Starburst Punch and layered onto a 2 1/4" Circle of So Saffron! This cute little treat holder holds some "Mini Cow Tales" candy! I fit two neatly in this easy little treat holder! 

This treat holder was so easy to make. It's 2" x 10 1/4" of Poppy Parade Card Stock. I scored at 5", 5 1/4", 5 1/2". Once this was scored, the second score line will be a mountain and the others valleys. I added a strip of Tear N Tape for the candy to stick to on the back side. The tops were punched with the Detailed Tag Topper Punch. A bit of Flax Ribbon and a Linen Thread bow to close it up. A nice 1 7/8" x 4" strip of DSP fits nicely on the outside of this.

Thank You so much for stopping by on the hop today! I can't wait for you to see what all of my friends have whipped up for you! You can click along the hop by using the link list below!
Happy Thursday!

Product List

Over The Moon Cling Stamp Set [149331] $20.00	All Wired Up Cling Stamp [149262] $16.00	Stitched Labels Framelits Dies [146828] $33.00	Pressed Petals Specialty Designer Series Paper [149500] $14.50	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $9.75
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $6.00	Crumb Cake Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [144601] $9.00	Soft Suede Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [147273] $9.00	Gray Granite Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [149537] $9.00	Poppy Parade Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [147275] $9.00
Granny Apple Green Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [147274] $9.00	So Saffron Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [149557] $9.00	Ivory Stampin' Blends Marker [144606] $4.50	Granny Apple Green Stampin' Pad [147095] $7.50	Granny Apple Green 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146990] $8.50
So Saffron 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [105118] $8.50	Poppy Parade 8-1/2" x 11"" Card Stock" [119793] $8.50	Delightful Tag Topper Punch [149518] $23.00	2-1/4" (5.7 Cm) Circle Punch [143720] $18.00	Starburst Punch [143717] $18.00
Whisper White 5/8" (1.6 Cm) Flax Ribbon [148764] $7.00	Linen Thread [104199] $5.00