TGIF Challenges 99 Baby! Oh Baby!

Friday! How I have been waiting for you! I am ready to put this week behind me. 3 weeks from tomorrow this girl will be at OnStage San Diego among all of my Stampin' Up! Demonstrator friends whoopin up over a sneak peek of the upcoming annual catalog! Can you believe that it is already that time of year?? This will be my first one EVER. I am sure the lovely Jeanna will show me the ropes. It is so exciting to have it in my hometown though!

This week the TGIF Challenges has a fun baby themed challenge! It seems like lately I have friends who are having one last one. I am not going to lie, I miss when the kids were little. However since Troy is 12 years my senior I am pretty sure that we are done. Although I said that after Joshua and that is how I ended up with Taryn!






Well look at that! Andrea did punch art... well not punch art, it is more like die and punch art. With a shaker element so that it looks like a rattle! Adorable right? Sue Plote and I discussed this and it really came together easily! A Little Foxy DSP was perfect for this gender neutral baby card! My card has a base of Smoky Slate with a coordinating matte of Pool Party! I used the Layering Circles dies to create my rattle. I was stumped when I needed to create a proportionate handle but the Classic Label was just the size and was heat embossed in Clear Stampin' Emboss powder to give it some depth. The 1/2 Circle Punch at the bottom and paper bow from the Cupcakes & Carousels Embellishment kit were just the right touch! The Suite Sayings set has this adorable sentiment that I stamped onto the Whisper White Banner with Calypso Coral ink.

Thank You so much for stopping in! I can't wait to see what you make for that special bundle of joy!

Stampin Friends Black, White and a Pop of Color Blog Hop

I am so excited to be hopping this month with Stampin Friends! We have 3 amaing guest hoppers
This month we have three amazing guest blog hoppers. One in which is my personal friend So you will want to make sure to check them out too!​

Bibiana Cameron
Maria Willis
Lana Staab

. I am a little excited to be hopping with such an amazing talent. If you would like to take a look at Bibi's work you can get to her by clicking the previous button below.

Bibi Cameron

This month we are hopping with Black, White and a Pop of color. The struggle was real with this! I mean I immediately want to use the Pop of Pink DSP color scheme, but I felt like with Watermelon Wonder leaving in a few months it needed to come out to play! Not only did I use Watermelon Wonder, I also busted out Paisley & Posies, Pop of Paradise, and Suite Sayings...

It all came together once I got out of my own way... I used the black and white striped paper from the Pop of Pink DSP. I simply stamped the "medallion" like shapes from the Paisley & Posies bundle in Basic Black and Watermelon Wonder and die cut them with the coordinating framelits and arranged them around my oval. You will notice I did a couple shapes in Basic Black. They actually have Clear Wink of Stella on them. I wish the picture could catch this element that you can see in person. I accented this with a few sequins from the Metallic Sequin Mix to finish it up!

My amazing little treat bag was made using the Gift Bag Punch Board and a 6 x 10 Sheet of DSP so that I could make a small bag! Cute right? This cute gold polka dot ribbon is also from the Pop of Pink DSP. I made the great tag using the Cheerful Tag Thinlits. The gold heat embossed sentiment is from the Pop of Paradise set and layered onto a Watermelon Wonder scalloped circle from the Layering Circles dies. I add this onto the Fancy Acetate and the fun two sided doilies from the spring catalog! It fastens close with velcro! Some fun Watermelon Wonder Striped Ribbon with some left over Gold Bakers Twine was just the right accent!

Thank you so much for stopping by! Next on the hop you will find the always creative Barbara Welch! If for any reason you would like to see a full list of our hoppers it is just below the next button!

Barbara Welch

Barbara Welch (NEXT)

Elizabeth Jeanne

Kathie Rotti

Lynn Streifert

Lana Staab

Raquelle Clifton

Steph Jandrow

Twila Davis

Melissa Thomas

Kirsteen Gill

Cindy Slack Waldroff

Kim Lamos

Bibi Cameron

Andrea Tracy-Tucker (You Are Here)

Paper Craft Crew Im Bringing Birthdays Back

Happy Wednesday! I proudly have Joshua home today with a stomach bug of sorts! Go me! I am so excited to be registered for my first ever Stampin' Up! event! It is even more exciting to know that I am going back to San Diego with my kids for a week! I can't wait for them to see all the places I went to growing up!

This week with the Paper Craft Crew we have a fun birthday challenge! It goes right along with Shannon West's #Imbringingbirthdaysback and I can't wait for you all to play along!

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I have to admit when I started this card I was trying to not use the same supplies I have been using the last few weeks! It is really hard to do when this Tasty Treat DSP is so stinking adorable!!! I decided to make this fab little shaker using the "Sprinkle" paper from the pack along with the Brights Sequin Assortment! It really tuurned out cute with coordinating stripes and banners! You can get a full list of the supplies used below! I can't wait to see how you bring birthdays back!

Product List

Tasty Treats Specialty Designer Series Paper [142770]	Watermelon Wonder 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [138334]	Peekaboo Peach 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [141417]	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730]	Suite Sayings Clear-Mount Stamp Set [140712]
Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin' Pad [131180]	Whisper White Thick Baker's Twine [141688]	Banner Triple Punch [138292]	Stars Framelits Dies [133723]	Window Sheets [142314]
Brights Sequin Assortment [138389]	Foam Adhesive Strips [141825]	Fine-Tip Glue Pen [138309]

Stamp Ink Paper 65 Monochromatic Challenge

Hey there and Happy Tuesday!! Can't believe we are almost half way through the month of September already! I am so ready to wear big sweaters and infinity scarfs! I know I will probably be kicking myself for typing that. Anyway, we are suppose to have a nice cool day today and I am planning on making Chicken and Dumplings!!

This week on the Stamp Ink Paper Challenge we have a great Monochromatic challenge for you! 

It is really fun to take one color and run with! Come take a look at mine...

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Okay my goal this week is to NOT do a shaker...but when was the last time I did a really cute baby card?? I chose three colors for this monochromatic challenge Watermelon Wonder, Flirty Flamingo and Blushing Bride. Who knew that these three colors would work together as the Three Musketeers do. This cute baby card started with a base of Watermelon Wonder. I then matted the Flirty Flamingo DSP onto the Blushing Bride Card Stock and set this aside. The cute little baby themed stamps are from the set Something For Baby. When I purchased this set it came as a bundle with the Baby's First Framelits. The cute little buggy popped up with a Stampin' Dimensional is stamped in Flirty Flamingo Ink and then embellished with Basic Pearls and Clear Wink of Stella. I tucked the Blushing Bride onesie behind the buggy. The adorable flower and hanger were both stamped using Watermelon Wonder ink! I even popped the flower up using a Stampin' Dimensional and added a pearl center! I wasn't quite sure what I was going to do with all the baby goodies. I had a pile of embellishments that I hadn't put away yet and the doilies screamed my name! I adhered the baby items with glue dots to the doily then tied a lovely Blushing Bride bow around the card front! Once I perfected the bow I adhered the doily! The great sentiment stamped in Flirty Flamingo was so perfect, it is from the Suite Sayings set!

Thank You so much for stopping by! I can't wait to see what you use for your monochromatic card!

All Items Used for this card are Stampin' Up! 

Cardstock

• Watermelon Wonder
• Blushing Bride
• Whisper White

Stampin' Classic Ink Pad

• Watermelon Wonder
• Flirty Flamingo
• Blushing Bride

Stamp Sets

• Something For Baby
• Suite Sayings

Paper/DSP

• InColor DSP 2016-2018 

Embellishments/Trim

• Blushing Bride 3/8" Stitched Satin Ribbon
• Delicate White Doilies
• Pearl Basic Jewels

Tools

• Stampin' Dimensionals
•  Big Shot
• Magnetic Base
• Stampin' Trimmer

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Stamp Ink Paper 58 Lisa's Sketch

Hey there and Happy Tuesday! I am off to help at school registration this morning! Usually this takes me out of summer mode! Still have a few adventures that we would like to have before that first school bell rings!

This week with Stamp Ink Paper team member Lisa Altman has designed a fun little sketch for us to play with!





My card started with a base of Mint Macaron with a lovely matte of Crumb Cake! I used coordinating DSP from  Affectionately Yours and tied a quick strand of Mint Macaron Striped Ribbon across. I used the Tags & Labels Framelits to create my "tag" with the sentiment from Suite Sayings! The Bow Tie Paper clip seemed to be the right touch. I had some left over wood hearts from the Spring Occasions! I think I put them to a really cute use!

Fun and Simple! Not always something you see from me! I can't wait to see what you come up with!

Have a fabulous Tuesday!