Halloween Teacher Gift

I know a Thursday non blog hop post! Who Knew?! But when I came up with this great little decor piece I just wanted to share it with EVERYONE!!!

I was trying to come up with something I hadn't made for any other teacher! I tend to be more creative when I like the teacher... funny how that works! 

I started with the idea that frame is for a 5 x 7 picture. The stamped layer is 4 1/2 x 6 1/2 inch piece of Whisper White cardstock. I started by stamping using the Timeless Textures set at the bottom with  Smoky Slate ink. Once I got the look I was trying to achieve I added the Basic Black spider webs from Ghoulish Grunge. The Perfect Plum drips from the top also came from the Ghoulish Grunge stamp set! When my stamped layer was complete I added a fussy cut house from the Halloween Night DSP to the bottom right and a quick strip of the coordinating washi at the top left. My "Boo!" sentiment was created using the Large Letter Framelits with black glitter paper I found in my stash. This project wasn't quite complete without a little Heidi Swapp Tinsel Color Shine and some Pretty Pink Posh sequins!

I can't wait to see what the teachers think of this great little decor piece!
Thank You so much for stopping by!

Stamp Ink Paper 63 Wonderful Wings Challenge

Good Tuesday morning! Sorry my post is a little late! I got stuck in homework, dinner and domestic goddess land last night! Totally spaced typing up my post!!

This week at Stamp Ink Paper we have a fabulous challenge that shouldn't be hard for anyone! It is a Wonderful Wings challenge! Sadly, it is Amy Koenders last week with us! I can't wait for you to see who the guest designer is for September!!!

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So let me tell you something.... This was not my original card! Go ahead laugh! I had started and spent HOURS on another card! I didn't love it, and frankly I thought that there was going to be SOOOOOO many butterflies in this challenge, I needed to mix it up! This card uses 4 stamp sets! Ghoulish Grunge, Timeless Textures, Touches of Texture and Awesomely Artistic! I even used Rose Red and that is branching out for me! The metallic gold is Heidi Swapp  gold color shine to add some sparkle as well as the gold heat embossed dragon fly on my Gina Marie Stitched Circle! The "Shine" sentiment is from the Sunshine Wishes thinlits. I simply trimmed the Sunshine die cut! For my final touch I used some Pretty Pink Posh sequins!

Thank You so much for stopping in! I can't wait to see your Wonderful Wings card!

The Paper Craft Crew 204 Sketch Challenge

Wednesday!!! We are almost over the hump! I got the kids all registered yesterday at school! I still can't believe that my oldest will be in middle school!

This week at Paper Craft Crew we have a fun sketch for you to

Play along with!! I kind of ran wild with this sketch but as soon as I figured out in my head what I was doing it really did come together nicely!

So the muse for this card as it came together was the Serene Scenery DSP! It has a lovely aqua wood sheet that I really can't get enough of! I added to the wood using the Timeless Textures distressed wood like stamp using Bermuda Bay Ink! This too is what color the base of my card is. I then did a matte of Pool Party to coordinate with the DSP. The Whisper White is stamped using the Touches of Texture with Crumb Cake ink,Timeless Textures in Pool Party and Bermuda Bay. I also used the same colors on my Gina Marie Stitched Banner! Although, the Pool Party is heat embossed (I have a stash of retired embossing powders) and a I sprayed some Heidi Swapp White Color Shine to give it a shimmer. Before adhering the banner to the card I ran a strip of the burlap down the edge of my DSP. I then used some Stampin' Dimensionals to adhere the banner to the card. The Gold Foil Butterfly was the perfect touch on this card! I really wish Stampin' Up! would have some more word thinlits! The Hope is from the Sunshine Wishes set. I cut this from Bermuda Bay Card stock and made it sparkle using Clear Wink of Stella! I couldn't leave this card alone, so added some Pretty Pink Posh Sequins!

Thank You so much for stopping in! I can't wait to see what you all come up with!

Stamp Ink Paper 48 Chocolate Chip, Calypso Coral and Pool Party

Hey there and Happy Tuesday! Life is back in full swing even though we are still cleaning up stuff from our lovely twister! I can't beleive that the kids have only 7 school days left! It all went by so fast! Taryn, my youngest will be graduating Kindergarten! Where does the time go?? Did I mention my Mom is flying in?? So I am sure with EVERYTHING that I need to get done it is all going to fly right by!

This week at Stamp Ink Paper we have a really interesting color combo! I say interesting because I wasn't quite sure how I was going to pull it all together.... But I did and I can't wait show you what I came up with!

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So this card is a great combination of two brands! Timeless Textures made its debut in the Stampin' Up! Spring Occasions catalog! I bought it for the coffee rings but the more that I experiment with it I love it! So the Pool Party ink was stamped using Timeless Textures, I then used the dots from the same set with Calypso Coral ink and of course the rings had to be Chocolate Chip! The little splatters were also stamped using Chocolate Chip ink they added some balance! The "awesome" coffee cup with heart shaped steam comes by way of Sugar Pea Designs. This great set has coordinating dies that are just amazing and cut the cup right out! My "Coffee" sentiment is also in this die collection. I cut it three times out of Calypso Coral card stock and glued them all together so that it had some dimension! To finish this fabulous card off I adhered some Rose Gold and Espresso sequins from Pretty Pink Posh!
Now that I have inspired you... Go make a card! I can't wait to see what you come up with!

Stamp Ink Paper 42 Color Challenge Enjoy The Little Things

Happy Tuesday and Birthday to my middle son Joshua who turns 8 today!! We are having a birthday celebration at school today and I can't wait to take him his birthday cookies!

This week we have a really amazing color challenge. I know that I have used the colors before but never have I used them all together!  I can't wait to show you what I inked up!

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My card started with a bright base of Bermuda Bay with a subtle matte of Soft Sky. My stamped layer was created using the Timeless Textures stamp set. I started with Soft Sky ink first, then stamped the next layer with Bermuda Bay and final layer was using the Night of Navy ink. My lovely circles were cut using Gina Marie Designs Stitched Circle Dies! On the Whisper White stitched circle I stamped the sentiment from the Enjoy The Little Things Photopolymer set! I made a few metallic silver thread loops behind the circles with some lovely little sequins from Pretty Pink Posh and this little lovely was done!
Hope you all have a fabulous day!

Must Have Coffee...

Happy Friday!!! Who needs coffee??? I know I do! This week has been a blur and the weekend isn't going to be much different! Kids have a church activity tomorrow and mommy is going to be glued to the TV to see who the Broncos will play next weekend!

So my rush of creativity has continued and today I am going to participate in my first ever Freshly Made Sketches challenge (you can click the link below to get more details)! My card is a little bit of old mixed with the new! I know you are going to like it!

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My card started with a fun base of Calypso Coral. I am absolutely addicted to the Corrugated Paper in the Annual Catalog! I attached my Very Vanilla layer to the Corrugated Paper. The Very Vanilla was stamped using the new Timeless Textures stamp set with the retired Baked Brown Sugar ink. That is how I made my cute little coffee rings, I then stamped the coffee cup from Perfect Blend onto the DSP (it is from my retired stash) and then Very Vanilla card stock. I fussy cut the cup out of the Very Vanilla Card and cut the belly band out of the one I stamped onto to the DSP. Then I adhered the belly band onto the cup with my 2 way glue pen and attached it to the card using Stampin' Dimensionals. The strips at the top of the sketch were made using the Corrugated Paper. I rounded the corners on these with my Envelope Punch Board. I wrapped the Calypso Coral Seam Binding Ribbon around to add some color. The sentiment is also from the Perfect Blend. I used the 1 3/8" Circle to punch this sentiment out. Then I simply sponged around the edges, attached this with a Dimensional and popped on a couple of the enamel dots from the Holiday....

Thank you so much for stopping by!

Have a great weekend!!