Stampin Friends All About Love Blog Hop

Welcome to the 2018 Stampin Friends Blog Hop! This amazing hop was created with just a pinch of the creative members in a fun and creative Facebook Group if you haven't joined, you should!

We decided to kick of the year with an All About Love theme. If you know me, in years past I have complained about hearts. I think I have even said that I hate hearts. They are just not my thing... until NOW! Thanks Stampin' Up! Stampin' Up! has created a lovely suite featuring the Painted with Love Specialty DSP (Which is SUPER FAB), Sure Do Love You Bundle and the Heart Happiness Photopolymer set. There is even some Pink and Gold Tinsel to use for your special treats!

My card starts with a nice Rich Razzleberry  Cardstock base and Melon Mambo matte. I have used the tiny heart side the Painted with Love Specialty DSP. This paper is so cute with all the little hearts that look painted, there are even some gold foil ones to add some sparkle! I used the Stitched Oval from the Stitched Shapes with the Layering Ovals. The Layering Oval was cut from coordinating DSP. I took a quick piece of the Powder Pink Shimmer Ribbon and made a quick knot. The Gold Mini Sequin Trim added the perfect amount of sparkle. My Stitched Oval is stamped with the heart from Watercolor Words using Melon Mambo ink. I then layered the "You" from Celebrating You thinlits to put over the heart. I added some Glimmer Enamel dots and I was done.

Here is how I made my cute little treat holder...

•  Cut the DSP or Card Stock at just under 2 inches x 12 inches
• Use the Scallop Tag Topper and Punch BOTH ends
• Score the strip at 6" and 7" to hold your treats, I used a pack of Little Debbie Hearts.
• Staple the ends at the top. You can embellish how you would like. I made a quick little tag using the Heart Happiness set and tied a quick bow using the Love Mini Tinsel combo pack!

I am so glad that you joined us today!! To keep on hopping you can click through the list below! Next on the hop is the oh so sweet and amazing Barbara Welch! Have a great Thursday!

Creation Station Color My World Blog Hop

Happy Sunday!! If you got here a little bit ago, my post was having some issues... or should I say I was? However, it is here and it is up! 

Welcome to the Creation Station Design Team Blog Hop! We are kicking off the New Year with a fabulous Color My World theme! I knew instantly that I would use the Stampin' Blends but wasn't sure How, What, or anything. 

So, I have ALWAYS been coloring a freak even when it wasn't on trend! So imagine my delight when I opened the pack of the Petal Passion DSP! It has a few pages that lend towards the coloring idea. This is just one of them, Let me show you what I have created!!

Obviously if you have been following me this week, it seems as though I can't put the Petal Passion Memories and More pack down! I mean who wouldn't?! It, like the DSP has many options for coloring anyway that you would like! In fact it is how I made the note cards that go in this cute paper purse! I picked 4 different cards from the card pack and colored them. Once I had this done I stamped each sentiment with Versamark so that I can heat emboss them in Copper Stampin' Emboss Powder. When this was all done, I found a way to make each Note Card sized card to be a bit different either using more cards from the Memories and More pack or using the Petal Passion DSP. They all fit neatly in my cute little that is also made using the Petal Passion DSP! I have been coloring on this sheet every time I have had crafters block! It really turned out stunning, and I couldn't wait to use it for today's blog post! I added the fun polka dot pattern for the trim and handle, and embellished it with a few Metal Rimmed Pearls.

Thank You so much for stopping by today! To continue on Jennifer Downey and her amazing creations on this hop just click the next button below! Have a wonderful Sunday!

Jennifer Downey

Creation Station The ABC of Stampin Blog Hop

Welcome to September!! I can't wait for sweater weather which I am sure is just around the corner.

This month the Creation Station Team is hopping with the "ABC's of Stamping". When I hear ABC I immediately thought about back to school!

Did you get to me by way of the amazing Sara Nell Langland?? She is so creative and I just love what she came up with this month! If you missed her, you can get to her by clicking the Back button below!

Sara Langland

Every teacher loves an apple and I wasn't quite sure what to come up with for this theme hop. When I sat down and started brain storming it all came together really fast. I will get you the details below!

So the card was really pretty easy once I had the 3D Apple idea. I took 8 of the 2 1/4" Circles punched out of Real Red card stock and adhered them using Liquid Multipurpose until my Apple became whole. The Leaf Punch with Garden Green was the perfect touch with the Jute Cord Core. I hot glued this onto a Close pin with a strip of DSP from the Quilted Christmas pack.

The apple on the card only used 4 of the circles! I adhered it onto the card using Tear & Tape and added a cute little Jute Cord bow and a strip of the Burlap Ribbon. The DSP on the corner is from the Quilted Christmas pack and gave me that perfect back to school look on top of my Basic Black card stock. I chose Watercolor Words because it looked most like handwriting on the chalk board to me. It is heat embossed in Stampin' Emboss White and then matted this onto a layer of Real Red to go onto a Garden Green card Base.

Thank you so much for stopping in! I can't wait to show you what Sara Levin has created for you! You can get to her by clicking the next button below!

Sara Levin

If you get lost along the way here is a full list of all of our hoppers!!

Elizabeth Price
Linda van Wely-Zwolle
Sara Nell Langland
Andrea Tucker
Sara Levin
Dena Rekow
Jennifer Downey
Denita Wright-Smee
Kathy Kartak
Julie Kettlewell

#TGIF 96 Designer Spotlight Bibi Cameron

YEEEHAW!!! It is Friday!!! Can you believe it? Do you all have some awesome plans for the weekend? We have a wrestling tournament on Sunday and the kids have a 3 day weekend. Are you scratching your head trying to figure what I am doing posting on a Friday?? I can't believe that I have kept this a secret all week! I am now on the TGIF Challenges Design Team! I am so honored to be in the company of such a creatively elite group of Stampin' Up! Demonstrators!



This week for TGIF we are creating cards inspired by Bibiana Cameron! Bibi and I just recently became friends and I was so excited to find out that she is our muse for the challenge!

I wanted to boldly go in a direction I really hadn't gone... after many failed attempts I came back to this design. My Birthday Bloom flower was colored with our Watercolor Pencils in Rich Razzleberry, Pumpkin Pie, Melon Mambo and Blender Pens to create a soft yet rich in color look.. My ruched Gold Satin Ribbon and sequins seemed to be just the right touch with the Gold heat embossed "Love" sentiment from Watercolor Words. I matted this onto Rich Razzleberry and then onto a base of Smoky Slate. It really is crazy how nice these colors worked together.

Thank You so much for stopping in! I can't wait to see how Bibiana inspires you!

Paper Craft Crew 229 Sketch Challenge

Happy Hump Day friends!!! I am so glad that it Wednesday! I am in the beginnings of a sinus something! I hate being stuffed up!!!

Today I am designing with the Paper Craft Crew and we have an awesome sketch for you all to play along with!

Click Here for Challenge Details

 The card started with my Emboss Resist hearts from the Watercolor Words! To do this I sponged Flirty Flamingo and Peekaboo Peach and did my Heat Embossing with clear on Whisper White! I matted this layer with a nice a little piece Flirty Flamingo Card Stock! I layered this onto a piece of the Peekaboo Peach papers in the Playful Palette stack of DSP! My Clear Embossed Peekaboo Peach Heart was just the right accent with my "love" banner!

Thank you so much for stopping by! I can't wait to see how you interpret this sketch!

Stamp Ink Paper 69 Love Theme (HAHA!)

Good Morning! It is nice crisp fall morning! Our weather lately has been somewhat unpredictable! It is suppose to be 50 something tomorrow but 84 by Friday! Come on Fall get your crap together!

This week with Stamp Ink Paper we have kind of lost our minds... If you know me or Justin personally you would know that we love a good pun and we have some what naughty minds LOL!

So what better for challenge #69 than a love theme right???

My card started with my stamped "Love" sentiment from Watercolor Words. I stamped it three times using Smoky Slate then once in Pool Party then adhered it to a strip of Smoky Slate Cardstock. The fun chevron pattern is from the A Little Foxy DSP. I matted this with Smoky Slate card stock to coordinate with my sentiment strip. With a cute little coordinating banner I adhered the sentiment strip to the card front. I used the hand held stapler to staple a short strand of silver sequins to the top left. My fun metallic silver heart embellishment from Sunshine Wishes was cut 3 times then glued together. I then heat embossed this TWICE with silver embossing powder!

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

Stamp Ink Paper 54 Color Challenge

Hello and happy Tuesday! We are so glad  you are joining us this week at Stamp, Ink, Paper!! Summer is in full swing and the boys are now out of summer school! The weather has been hot and humid here which has led to thunderstorms but no tornadoes! Today the boys get to go to a fun math camp and Taryn is off to swim lessons then back home to clean! Sounds fun right? We have family and friends coming in next week so the house is going to turn into "Hotel De Tucker"... Did I mention my new barn is on its way as well??? So it can tornado all it want's till it gets here right?

We have a super summertime color challenge for you that the lovely Sandy Mathis has created! Makes me think of a yummy fruit stand with fresh fruits! 

Click Here for challenge details

My card started with a cheerful base of Daffodil Delight card stock. I did a matte in Tangerine Tango and adhered the Fruit Stand DSP at an angle. It's my first time designing a card with this kind of layout other than maybe a sketch challenge or two. The 5/8 in. Burlap Ribbon seemed to add to the farmers market feel. The heat embossed Crushed Curry sentiment from Watercolor Words on my Gina Marie stitched circle seemed to be just the right touch. I added a quick little burlap banner, and an Old Olive button complete with a linen thread

 bow to finish it off!!!

You are all the best!! I can't wait to see what you come up with!!

ICS Blog Hop Its A Love Thing

Good Evening and welcome to the ICS "It's a Love Thing" Blog Hop! If you got to my blog by way of Nichole Smith and it is your first time here Welcome! Nichole really had the love going on her card!
I am currently buried in snow! We got hammered yesterday with a foot... Which yes it isn't all that much but there are drifts over my head and I am not short (5'9")... The kids have attempted to play in it but its hard to do when the drifts are up to your arm pits!
Our theme this month is "It's A Love Thing" and I veered away from the traditional Valentine colors and I really love the way it has turned out!
I can't wait to give you the details below



The card started with a Mint Macaron base with a quick black matte. The Whisper White card stock was stamped using the Watercolor Words. I used the Mint Macaron ink for my hearts and heat embossed the sentiment in black. The DSP at the top is from "It's My Party" DSP Stack. I knew I had to use the Mint Macaron and Black Bakers Twine to make a lovely little bow! The sequins are from the Hello December 2015 Accessory kit and the Black enamel dots are actually Crushed Curry covered with a black Sharpie!
My coordinating Mini Treat Bag is made with same DSP as above and a few of the framelits from the Mini Treat Bag set! It really is a cute ensemble!

I can't wait to show you what Joni has done!

Joni Metras

Deb Naylor:

http://flyingstamper.blogspot.com/2016/02/ics-blog-hop-its-love-thing.html

Jen Guarino:

http://thestampdiva.blogspot.com/2016/02/ics-blog-hop-its-love-thing.html

Tammy Dunlap

http://stampingtammy.blogspot.com/2016/02/ics-blog-hop-its-love-thing.html

Tina Riddle

http://www.tinascropshop.com/2016/02/ics-blog-hop-its-love-thing.html 

Darla Roberts

http://stampinwithdarla.blogspot.com/2016/02/its-love-thing.html

Jennifer Blomquist:

http://www.nwstamper.com/love-thing-inspire-create-share-blog-hop/

Claudia Perry:

http://stampingincolumbusga.blogspot.com/2016/02/ics-blog-hop-its-love-thing.html

Anna Smith:

http://www.scrappingstampingandstuff.com/ics-blog-hop-its-a-love-thing/

Terri Takashige:

http://territerbear.blogspot.com/2016/02/ics-blog-hop-its-love-thing.html

Nichole Smith

http://scrappystampsandink.blogspot.com/2016/02/ics-blog-hop-its-love-thing.html

Andrea Tracy-Tucker

http://onestampinmothertucker.blogspot.com/2016/02/ics-blog-hop-its-love-thing.html

Joni Metras

http://www.joniinthespotlightstamping.com/2016/02/ics-its-love-thing.html

Tina Johnson:

http://thesimpleandcreativecorner.blogspot.com/2016/02/its-love-thing.html

Megan Thompson

http://meganttstamps.blogspot.com/2016/02/ics-blog-hop-its-love-thing.html

A Glimmer of Hope...

Good Thursday to you all! I must say that I have been on creative rush lately... I truly sat down yesterday and cranked out two cards before lunch. It is amazing what a clean craft room does for you!

Kids are back in full swing at school. Next week I start my Advocare 24 Day Challenge. I have decided that this is MY year spiritually, physically and creatively.

I am really trying to branch out and do more challenges. I find that many push me outside of my own box. Some give me that "AHA!" moment where I know exactly what I am going to do!

Today I am joining in on the Paper Craft Crew Card Sketch #176. This sketch really inspired me. I know that sketches are all about personal interpretation and I can't wait to show you my take.

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This fabulous card starts with a Lost Lagoon Card Stock base with a lovely matte of Crumb Cake. I cut the Very Vanilla with a stitched die from Gina Steimel they are unfortunately out of stock until February but are a great buy at $10! I then stamped the Definitely Dahlia with Lost Lagoon on the left side. I trimmed the diagonal stripe of the Gold Fancy Vellum 3/4" x 5" to put on the left side of the card. To finish this look I wrapped the Lost Lagoon Satin Stitched ribbon over the vellum with a cute little knot on top. For the bottom right "Embellishments" on the sketched I simply stamped "Hope" from the Watercolor Words set with Versamark ink and heat embossed the Gold Stampin' Emboss powder. What card isn't better with sequins? I found these great sequins in our Hello December 2015 Accessory kit, It added just the right bit of sparkle!

Thank you so much for stopping by today! 

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