A Paper Pumpkin Thing Key To My Heart Kit

Thank God it is FRIDAY!!! Lets just take a minute to think about the fact that TARYN, turns 13 tomorrow!!! I will be the parent to ALL teenagers.... I am not sure I am ready for this! We had basketball last night and had a plan of going to dinner tonight but that may be messed up with sick boys! 

This month with A Paper Pumpkin Thing Blog Hop, we are hopping with the kit "Key To My Heart". I had a great little add of treat boxes that I decided to skip... I couldn't wait to come up with an alternative, because if you know me hearts are not my favorite! Let me show you what I have created.

The card started with a base of Pale Papaya and mat of Calypso Coral Cardstock. I decided to use a card base to create my tag with the Tailor Made Tags dies. This sits nicely on piece of the Delicate Desert DSP. I tied a cute bow with the thread from the kit with a key and lock die cut from the kit. The sentiment was stamped in Gray Granite ink and was the perfect touch!

OSAT September Garden Party Blog Hop

Good Thursday Morning! Hope that everyone is not melting! The kids have officially returned to school and sports schedules are in full swing... Needless to say, with Taryn in junior high volleyball and Wesley in high school football... our fall sports schedule will not be the same for the next two years!

I found some time yesterday to sneak off to my craft room. First let me tell you, IT IS A DISASTER! So I have been chipping away at the mess but decided to get a bit inky at the same time.

This month our One Stamp At A Time Blog Hop Team is hopping with a fall color palette that will get you thinking about a September Garden Party. I decided to bust out a favorite stamp set of mine Celebrate Sunflowers and the Sunflower Dies that coordinate to pair up with the Rustic Harvest DSP from our current holiday catalog!

This card started with the large sunflower and leaves being stamped in Early Espresso (I know, I am a rebel!). I colored the leaves using the Soft Succulent.  Stampin' Blends and the large sunflowers with Cajun Craze and Crumb Cake Blends. Once I had them colored to my liking, I used the coordinating dies to die cut them. I took a small piece of the Rustic Harvest DSP and folded a corner down for a Crushed Curry accent. This is adhered to a piece of Basic White. I have accented the flower with a bit of Crumb Cake die cuts from the Sunflower Dies. I wasn't quite sure how to incorporate the sentiment but it was no brainer when I remembered that I had the Tailor Made Tags dies. I stamped the smaller sunflower with Crumb Cake ink and the sentiment in Soft Succulent to coordinate with the card. This was nicely matted onto Soft Succulent card stock on base of Cajun Craze! A bit of Linen Thread and some Brushed Metallic Dots and this card is sure to get you feeling fall!

I am so glad that you stopped in today! I can't wait for you to see what the rest of the gang has created for you! You can click through the list below to see everyones creations.

New To SU Fresh Cut In Colors

Happy Wednesday afternoon! We are half way to the weekend my friends! We will be celebrating Troy's mothers 80th birthday this weekend. The kids and I can't wait to see all of the family and friends! We are at about a week left of school and the kids and I are more than ready!

Today, I am starting something new! Loni Spendlove has invited me onto a blog hop called "New at SU!". Today we are hopping with some fun new stamp sets and the amazing NEW In-Colors!! I can't wait to show you what I have created today with the NEW stamp set Fresh Cut Flowers!

These fun and amazing cards are made with the Tea Boutique Cards & Envelopes. I have made 5 cards using the Fresh Cut Flowers stamp set to feature each of the new In-Colors. These card bases made it so easy. Each card features a 1" x 4" strip of the Tea Boutique DSP. This such a fun and cheerful pack of 6" x 6". The solid panel of coordinating card stock on the left is 2.5" x 5''. Let me give you the details of each card below!

This card base is Sweet Sorbet with a cardstock panel of Sweet Sorbet. It is accented with a Starry Sky gingham that is in the Tea Boutique DSP and a bit of the Sweet Sorbet twine from the In Color Bakers Twine pack. I have also stamped the sentiment from the Cup of Tea stamp set in Sweet Sorbet ink and die cut it with the new Stylish Shapes Dies! The flower from Fresh Cut Flowers is stamped in Starry Sky ink and die cut with the large tag from the Tailor Made Tags Dies. This card is accented with the Sweet Sorbet and Starry Sky In Color Matte Enamel Dots and 1/8" Starry Sky Metallic Ribbon.

This card base is Orchid Oasis with a cardstock panel of Orchid Oasis. It is accented with a Tahitian Tide polka dot that is in the Tea Boutique DSP and a bit of the Orchid Oasis twine from the In Color Bakers Twine pack. I have also stamped the sentiment from the Cup of Tea stamp set in Orchid Oasis ink and die cut it with the new Stylish Shapes Dies! The flower from Fresh Cut Flowers is stamped in Tahitian Tide ink and die cut with the large tag from the Tailor Made Tags Dies. This card is accented with the Orchid Oasis and Tahitian Tide In Color Matte Enamel Dots and 1/8"Tahitian Tide Metallic Ribbon.

This card base is Starry Sky with a cardstock panel of Starry Sky . It is accented with a Parakeet Party stripe that is in the Tea Boutique DSP and a bit of the Starry Sky twine from the In Color Bakers Twine pack. I have also stamped the sentiment from the Cup of Tea stamp set in Starry Sky ink and die cut it with the new Stylish Shapes Dies! The flower from Fresh Cut Flowers is stamped in Parakeet Party ink and die cut with the large tag from the Tailor Made Tags Dies. This card is accented with the Starry Sky and Parakeet Party In Color Matte Enamel Dots and 1/8" Parakeet Party Metallic Ribbon.

This card base is Tahitian Tide with a cardstock panel of Tahitian Tide . It is accented with a Sweet Sorbet pattern that is in the Tea Boutique DSP and a bit of the Tahitian Tide twine from the In Color Bakers Twine pack. I have also stamped the sentiment from the Cup of Tea stamp set in Tahitian Tide ink and die cut it with the new Stylish Shapes Dies! The flower from Fresh Cut Flowers is stamped in Sweet Sorbet ink and die cut with the large tag from the Tailor Made Tags Dies. This card is accented with the Tahitian Tide and Sweet Sorbet In Color Matte Enamel Dots and 1/8" Sweet Sorbet Metallic Ribbon.

And lastly and this one may be my favorite, This card base is Parakeet Party with a cardstock panel of Parakeet Party. It is accented with an Orchid Oasis pattern that is in the Tea Boutique DSP and a bit of the Parakeet Party twine from the In Color Bakers Twine pack. I have also stamped the sentiment from the Cup of Tea stamp set in Parakeet Party ink and die cut it with the new Stylish Shapes Dies! The flower from Fresh Cut Flowers is stamped in Orchid Oasis ink and die cut with the large tag from the Tailor Made Tags Dies. This card is accented with the Parakeet Party and Orchid Oasis In Color Matte Enamel Dots and 1/8" Orchid Oasis Metallic Ribbon.

I hope you enjoy how I have featured the new In Colors! These cards were so easy to make and I am sure you can do it too! I can't for you to see what my other friends on this blog hop have to share, you can tour the hop by clicking through the list below! 

Have a great day!

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!

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!

A Paper Pumpkin Thing Gifts Galore

Good Morning and if you are in the United States, Happy Thanksgiving! It is the first time in a very long time that I am not making our whole Thanksgiving Day feast! We are so blessed to have a circle of friends that are so much like family to us. 

This month the APPT team is hopping with THIS months Paper Pumpkin Kit Gifts Galore! These cute little treat boxes are so adorable and it was difficult for me to whip up an alternative idea, because I didn't want to use them up!

I managed to use the Peaceful Deer Bundle with some of the elements of the kit to create a fun card for you today! Lets take a look!

My card started with die cutting the largest circle from the Layering Circle from the Snowman die cut.  I have used our stitched triangles again this month to create some fun and festive Christmas Trees. These were made from the gift die cut in the kit. After figuring this part out I added a Wonderful Snowflake. A deer stamped from the Peaceful Deer Bundle in Blushing Bride ink was the perfect addition. My Basic White background was created with our Stamparatus and one of the sentiments from the kit with Pool Party ink. I just love the Hinge Step technique! It was accented with the Whimsy Stitched Dies. I even used the little striped stamp in the kit to create my cute little Tailor Made Tag that is tied with a bit of the Old Olive Twine that is in the kit! A few Pool Party Holiday Rhinestones and this cutie was done!

I hope you enjoyed my card today! Don't forget to save room for pie!

You can continue through the hop by clicking along the short list below, I am sure that you will be inspired!

Creation Station Specialty Paper Blog Hop

Happy Sunday! Hope you all are in good health and spirits! Our house has been humming with church and school obligations. I though things would get easier as they get older. Now I am just an underpaid taxi for my kids. Football is still in full swing for Wesley, we actually won our play off game yesterday!! WOOHOO Go Eagles. Wesley will get his first high school letter this season and I really couldn't be more proud. Today at church, Taryn will be helping our youth group lead service and worship... and Josh... Josh was diagnosed with asthma on Friday. 

PHEW!!! It doesn't get any easier...

Today I am back with my Creation Station team! I couldn't wait to participate this month. One, because I had things already made to go with our theme of SPECIALTY PAPER and two because I have been a slacker and it was time to pull up my big girl pants and HOP! Today my projects are featuring the Whimsy & Wonder Specialty DSP. If you know me, I love a good NON-Traditional Holiday card and this Specialty DSP is amazing! Let me you show you what I have created!

This time of year I am asked to do orders of Christmas Cards. I created this card for one of my orders and I just love the way that it turned out. With a base of Mossy Meadow and a mat of Polished Pink there is nothing traditional about these colors. The dies from the Whimsical Trees Bundle are cut from Mossy Meadow and Mint Macaron. They are the perfect accent with the holographic stripe that is die cut with the Tailor Made Tags Die from the Whimsy & Wonder DSP. My Polish Pink stamped deer from Peaceful Deer Bundle was the perfect added touch. 

These great little blocks are 2" Wood Blocks that I snagged at Hobby Lobby! They are painted with a matte metallic silver paint then adorned with pieces of the Whimsy & Wonder Specialty DSP. I have used the Playful Alphabet Dies to create fun holiday saying on 4 sides of the cubes. Each side features a different pattern and theme! These are perfect for a mantle or shelf for the wintery season! I simply cut 1 7/8" squares of the paper and adhered them with a bit of Multipurpose Liquid Glue and embellished as I desired!

I am so glad that you stopped in today! I can't wait for you to see what my friend Elizabeth has created today! You can get to her by clicking the next button below!

Elizabeth Price

A Paper Pumpkin Thing Blog Hop Hope Box

Good Morning! I am so happy to blogging today! When I looked at my prior posts I realized it had been a bit since I last blogged. I am back and if you know me personally you understand why. Life gets crazy during the summer with fair and projects. Throw in an untimely death of a friend of Wesley's and it kind of had our whole family at max capacity of emotions. It is hard to create ANYTHING when you are in that head space. This week the kids returned to school and I am doing my best to return to normal! My mom was here all last week for the first time in 605 days! So things are looking good! ENOUGH ABOUT THAT!!!!! Lets get to the good stuff!

I am back with the A Paper Pumpkin Thing Blog Hop Team with the August 2021 Kit! This kit was called Hope Box. Shelli, our co-founder, wanted you to be able to decorate a Hope Box that is meaningful to you, as well as craft uplifting cards for those you care for around the world. I couldn't wait to make my alternatives because the ideas were exploding! Let me show you what I have created today!

The card above started with piece of the envelope that I cut to make a card front. The large butterfly die cut provided in the kit was the perfect accent. You will notice I have used it on the card below as a stencil before making this card! I have used the Melon Mambo Splatter piece from the kit as a band across with a banner from the kit as an accent. The tag created using the Tailor Made Tags dies was a fun accent to add with Gold 3/8" Shimmer Ribbon. It sits on a mat of Blackberry Bliss with a card base of Pool Party! For my final touch I added a few Gold Gilded Gems.

Like I stated above this card was actually made first! I found a card from Martin Stone who is on our Artisan Design Team, to give me a launching point. I have used the the large butterfly die cut with our Blending Brushes. The ink used was Melon Mambo and Blackberry Bliss. Once I achieved the desired look, I made a sparkling spritz with Wink Of Stella, Pool Party and some rubbing alcohol in one of our spritzers! I again made a tag using our Tailor Made Tags Dies and accented it with one of the banners provided in the kit. A few small butterflies and sequins was the perfect touch.

I can NOT wait for you to see what my friends have come up with today! You can click along the list below to find even MORE inspiration with your HOPE BOX kit!

Have A Great Day!!!