Stampin Friends No Rules July Blog Hop

Wow! It has been a while friends but the Stampin Friends blog hop is back from a little break! Guess what?! We are hopping with NO RULES so there is no telling what you will see this month on the hop!

I can't lie to you... Crafting this summer has been a struggle. I feel like I don't just get a day to work or I find myself riding the horse instead of making cards... So this is an effort to get back to the swing of things. I hope you enjoy!

To tour the hop the link list provided below will help you along! I hope you have enjoyed my creations!

TGIF 105 Party We are 2

FRIDAY!!!!!! The last Friday of April and they are forecasting Snow? We had thunderstorms most of the evening with tornado warnings south of here. Colorado, if you don't like the weather wait until tomorrow.

I can't explain how happy I am to be part of this design team. I can't believe we are turning two! To celebrate we are having a "Party Challenge" of sorts and we can't wait to see what you come up with!



Let me show you what I have come up with!!

I knew for this challenge that I didn't want to make a standard A2 type card. So I busted out my Envelope Punch Board to make this fun little Pocket/Gift Card Holder. Peakaboo Peach, Watermelon Wonder with accents of Pool Party seem to be just the right touch with the Tasty Treats DSP! You will notice that I have also used the fun Label Me Pretty bundle and a fun little shaker element. My fun Party Time sentiment is from the new Happy Birthday Gorgeous set available on June 1st!

Thank You so much for stopping by to celebrate! I can't wait to see what you create for this challenge!

Stampin Friends Birthday Blog Hop

Happy Thursday friends we are almost there!!! I can almost see the weekend on my tippy toes! I had a glorious evening arguing with my 9 year old arguing about homework and his lack of privileges to play on the XBox... I am standing my ground! It just may end up unplugged and hidden today!

It is the third Thursday of April which means it is time for Stampin Friends Blog Hop! If you got to me by way of Twila Davis, her creations are always amazing!!!

This month we are hopping with a Birthday or Celebration Theme! It was perfect timing because my creation below was made for my display at OnStage! So I really needed to whip up was my cute little Hershey Nugget purse. What girl doesn't want a purse filled with chocolate!?

My Card base is Melon Mambo with an amazing matte of Lemon Lime Twist. My adorable little tag is made using one of the new washi packs from the Annual Catalog as well as the Pop of Pink washi! The Stitched Square in Lemon Lime twist was perfect for the Daffodil Delight Candles, I also used the stitched squares on this to add a little more detail. The Dazzling Diamond Glimmer paper was perfect underneath. My sentiment comes from the Cool Treats stamp set and was stamped using Melon Mambo Ink. A few sequins and some more Lemon Lime Twist Ombre Ribbon!

I made this cute little purse using the Scallop Tag Topper, 2 Hershey Nuggets a very small piece of DSP and Glimmer Enamel dot. I made the handle using Daffodil Delight cardstock. The Nuggets are wrapped in Lemon Lime Twist DSP! I gave you a bit of a closer look below!

Thank You so much for touring the hop! I am so glad that you stopped by! Next on the hop is the ever creative Barbara Welch!

You will find the links below!

Creation Station Nurture to Nature, Flowers to Showers Blog Hop

Wow! A Sunday post from this girl?? Not a normal for me, but being as that today is my debut on the Creation Station Design Team, it is going to be my new normal. At least for the first Sunday of each month! 

I can't convey how extremely honored I am to be on this hop! A huge shout out to Dena Rekow for having faith in me. You have been an amazing friend and mentor. I am truly thankful for you!

If you don't know me, I am Andrea Tracy-Tucker AKA OneStampinMotherTucker... Go ahead and chuckle. That was somewhat the goal. I am a mom of 3 kids, a wife to a retired military husband and we live on the far eastern edge of Colorado where we have 3 horses and a dog. Yes we live in the country, which is kind of what got me into Stampin' Up! to begin with. I have been a demo for 3.5 years and next Saturday I will be attending my FIRST OnStage event. Not only am I attending, I am also a display stamper which is oober exciting.

Enough about me!!! Lets get HOPPING! This month on the Creation Station hop we are hopping with the theme "Nurture to Nature, Flowers to Showers"... I will be honest, my interpretation is a bit loose... but I can't wait to show you!

So, with OnStage just a week away, I really needed to create something for one of the organized swaps! This is a "Imbringingbirthdaysback" Swap and I wasn't sure what to make that was pretty but easy to reproduce in quantity. 

The Glassine Treat Bags are one of my favorites. So I dolled up this cutie using the lace printed DSP from the Falling in Love DSP and the Fancy Foil Acetate (gold side of course). My sassy sentiment is from the Big On Birthdays set and is stamped with Mint Macaron ink onto Very Vanilla card stock. I adhered this to an offset layer of the Fancy Foil acetate with some Metallic Gold thread. The card on the inside has a nice lace ribbon loop to simply slide the card out. It is made with a coordinating base of Mint Macaron card stock with a Very Vanilla stamped layer. This too was from the Big On Birthdays stamp set and was stamped using Sahara Sand ink.

Easy right??

Thank you so much for stopping by! I can't wait for you to see what Jennifer has come up with! You can get to her by clicking next or if you are going backwards on the hop you click the back button below and see the lovely Mikaela! If for any reason you get lost or would like to see any other designers on the hop there is a full list below!

Have a fabulous Sunday!

Mikaela Titheridge

Jennifer Downey

Elizabeth Price

Dena Rekow

Cindy Schuster

Denita Wright

Sara Levin

Kathy Kartak

Julie Kettlewell

Mikaela Titheridge

Andrea Tracy-Tucker

Jennifer Downey

Julie Beltramo

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Stamp Ink Paper 91 It's My Birthday Challenge

Well, today is the day! My birthday! To be honest turning 38 wasn't any big deal. I cried when I turned 25 because I was half way to 50, so today should be a piece of cake!

So in honor of my birthday Stamp Ink Paper has a fun challenge for you! Make me (okay it doesn't have to be for me) a birthday card!

I know that a lot of you are going to look at this and say "Where did she get that DSP" well, some times we have to be resourceful and creative! This is actually a Project Life card from Hello Lovely kit in the Annual Catalog! I matted onto some Pear Pizzazz card stock with a Sahara Sand Base. My cute little "Tag" was made using the Lots of Labels Framelits. I simply cut the bottom off and rounded my corners. My gold sequins are from stash I have created out of the many embellishment kits of the past! A nice Very Vanilla Doily, Metallic Gold Thread and a little bit of Lace to finish this lovely card off!

Thank you so much for stopping in! I can't wait to see ALL the birthday cards you all come up with!

OSAT March Birthday Bash Blog Hop

Phew! Can you believe that is already the second Thursday of the month?? This month needs to slow down just a tad so that I can everything done that I need to before we go to San Diego! Kids are on spring break next week. Little do they know that they will have a long list of chores to get done!



This month on the OSAT Blog Hop were hopping with a birthday theme. So many of us have birthdays this month including myself and Pam Staples it seemed so fitting! Lets get to my creations!

I made this card so easily using the Sweet Cupcake Bundle. I couldn't help but adhere it to a lovely stitched circle of the Tasty Treat DSP on top of a Scalloped Circle of Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper. I adhered this with a few Stampin' Dimensionals onto the sprinkle pattern of the Tasty Treat DSP. I added a couple strips of the coordinating Washi Tape and simple Whisper White Bakers Twine.



Ok so my project is a little "simple" but time was not my friend yesterday and I didn't want to be a slacker but who knew that the gift card holder would make such a cute treat holder right? I whipped it up in less than 15 minutes with some Tasty Treat DSP and a cute Flirty Flamingo bow to coordinate with the card.



Thank you so much for stopping by! Don't forget our game night is tonight in the One Stamp At A Time  Facebook group! There is a good chance that one of tonight's questions could be about something on our hop! So make sure you tour the WHOLE thing! Are you ready to see Megan's creations? You can get to her by clicking next! Have a great Day!

Megan Thompson

Lori Mueller
Melissa Davies
Marisa Gunn
Jennifer Hill
Tina Riddle
Crystal Komara
Kelly Acheson
Lisa Altman
Sue Plote
Rick Adkins
Jeanna Bohanon
Maria Willis
Renee Ondrajka
Pam Staples
Andrea Tracy-Tucker (You are Here)
Megan Thompson (Next)
Justin Krieger

Stamp Ink Paper 84 A Tic Tac Toe Challenge

Good Morning! Happy Tuesday! I am back with the Stamp Ink Paper Design Team and we have a fun Tic Tac Toe Challenge that LeAnne has designed for us today that I know you will want to play along with because it is SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO easy!!

Click Here For Full Challenge Details

So I was a bit of an overachiever with my card today! I made 3 Tic-Tac-Toes... I can make 3 in a row from the top left going diagonal Blue, Circular Element and Ribbon, Diagonal from the top right Sequins, Circular Element and Die Cut, OR I can go straight across the bottom Die Cut, Yellow and Ribbon! I even took it a step further and made it a fun shaker card!
My card is matted with Peekaboo Peach with a bright base of Bermuda Bay to coordinate with the Cupcakes & Carousels DSP Stack. My Very Vanilla layer is stamped with the Ferris Wheel from the Carousel Birthday set in Early Espresso ink. I used a Layering Circle to cut out the center for my "shaker" area. My Die Cut Cupcakes are in Calypso Coral, Bermuda Bay, So Saffron and Peekaboo Peach with the tops popped up with Stampin' Dimensionals! My Sequin mix in the shaker is a mix of the Cupcakes & Carousels embellishment kit and the Hello Lovely accessories pack with a few little vanilla colored seed beads! My nice little bow was also created from the Cupcakes & Carousels embellishment kit and was just the right touch with Bermuda Bay sentiment from the Cool Treats stamp set!

Thank You so much for stopping by! I can't wait to see how you make your three in a row!

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!

Click Here for Full Challenge Details

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]