Here’s an attempt to achieve the ombre look that is so trendy right now. I am such a lover of blues, that those are the colors to which I immediately thought of using. Stampin’ Up! has such pretty blues! I used some vellum card stock for the doily die so as not to cover up too much of the ombre card stock. And I embossed the trophy with pewter embossing powder.
Enjoy your Monday! Thanks for stopping by!
I’ve had so little time to stamp lately, and I’ve missed it terribly. So I carved out 30 minutes yesterday morning, and decided to create just for fun. I tell you, this hobby is like therapy for me. I felt so much better after doing it.
Enjoy your Saturday! I have piles of laundry to get through, a nine-year old birthday party to attend, and shopping to do. Busy day! Thanks for stopping by!
Supplies Used:
Stamps: Gorgeous Grunge, Six-Sided Sampler, Off the Grid, Four You
Ink: Versamark, Crushed Curry, Gumball Green, Tangerine Tango
Paper: Coastal Cabana, Whisper White, Modern Medley dsp
Embellishments: Crushed Curry 3/4″ Chevron Ribbon, Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Vintage Faceted Designer Buttons, White Baker’s Twine, In Color Dahlias, Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder
I’m not sure what I think of this — mixing grunge and Christmas. But it sure was fun to make!
Enjoy your Thursday! Thanks for stopping by!
Supplies Used:
Stamps: Merry Little Christmas, Gorgeous Grunge
Ink: Old Olive, Cherry Cobbler, Gold Metallic Encore Pad, Versamark
Paper: Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Old Olive
Embellishments: Season of Style Designer Washi Tape, Cherry Cobbler Baker’s Twine, Cherry Cobbler Stampin’ Emboss Powder
Alyssa has a great sketch for us over at Freshly Made Sketches this week!
This sketch made me think of the game, four square, that my daughter loved to play at recess in elementary school. I guess that technically, there are five squares in this sketch but I chose to do something a little different with the one on top. In accordance with my rebellious nature (not), I chose to make it a rectangle.
This card came together quickly for me. I knew I wanted to use the new My Paper Pumpkin stamp I just got last week (that’s where the cute file folder piece came from too), and the I Am Me dsp because it’s fun and bright.
You can see what the other design team members made at the Freshly Made Sketches site. I hope you can join us this week!
Enjoy your Wednesday! Thanks for stopping by!
Supplies Used:
Stamps: Wahoo (My Paper Pumpkin)
Ink: Real Red, Basic Gray
Paper: Whisper White, Basic Gray, I am Me dsp
Embellishments: September My Paper Pumpkin kit, Real Red 1/4″ Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon, Basic Rhinestone Jewels
Here’s another card using the Tag It stamp set. I’ve also used the Gingham Garden dsp.
Quick post today — I am so far behind on everything as I’ve been driving back and forth across the Metroplex to visit my mother-in-law each day as she’s in the hospital recovering from a broken hip. She’s in a hospital in Fort Worth and I live North of Dallas, so we’re about sixty miles apart and separated by a lot of very bad traffic. Spending 3+ hours in the car each day on top of my normal chauffeur duties as a mom of three children is zapping more time than I’d like. I’d rather be spending that time with her or my children and husband than in the car. Plus, I haven’t been able to stamp in days. I miss that too. Life will get back to normal soon (whatever that may be). I’m still praying that we’ll convince her to move closer to us someday.
Enjoy your Tuesday! Thanks for stopping by!
We’re back for another Monday Montage blog hop. I have another scrapbook page for you this week. It features the Tag It stamp set.
This is a picture of my youngest daughter on her last birthday. She wanted to go to the American Girl Doll store and eat in the cafe. She ordered a hot chocolate that was topped with whipped cream, and had such a fun and special birthday brunch with three of her best buddies and McKenna (her American Girl doll).
I used the Tag It stamp set, as well as Pennant Parade and the ABC-123 Sketch Alphabet sets. I also used a mix of dsp patterns that featured the colors pulled from her sweater in the picture.
Now you’re ready to hop on over to Breelin Renwick’s blog. Be prepared to be inspired! If you prefer to work backwards, you can go visit the amazingly talented Wendy Weixler’s blog. Either way, just make sure you make the full circle and visit all of the blogs in the hop.
Enjoy your Sunday evening and Monday! Thanks for stopping by!
I think my family experienced Friday the 13th a week late. We have not had rain here in several weeks, and we desperately needed it. We finally got some yesterday (and we got quite a LOT in a short time period). I know that I should be so thankful for the rain, but it turned out to be a bit of a curse for us.
My sweet mother-in-law slipped and fell on a wet spot on her kitchen floor (her dog had been out in the rain and left a nice puddle on the floor), and broke her hip yesterday. While I was at the hospital in the waiting room during her surgery, I got a phone call from my darling husband saying that he had been in a car accident on his way to the hospital (thanks to some hydroplaning on the highway because of wet roads) and that his car had been totaled. Fortunately, he wasn’t injured other than just bruising and some sore ribs. After all of that, my children probably grew very tired of my frequent phone calls checking in on them. 🙂 Surely, today has to be a better day, right?!?
Here’s another card I made for the Convention display boards. I used the Tag It set, and the I Am Me dsp collection.
Enjoy your Saturday, and stay safe out there! Thanks for stopping by!
This time around, we have a sketch challenge for you at the Fab Friday site:
I always struggle with sketches like this. I never know what to put in all of those little boxes. I decided to pull out my butterfly punches because I’m starting to get wrapped up in Fall and Christmas themed projects, and I still have some Summer themed products that haven’t gotten enough love yet.
I used the Positively Chevron background stamp with clear embossing powder to make the card base. I love this technique for making subtle, yet striking backgrounds. I even pulled out my sewing machine to do some crazy stitching on the Hearts a Flutter pennants. The butterflies are punched with Afternoon Picnic dsp and coordinating card stock.
I hope you’ll be able to join in this challenge at Fab Friday. You should swing by and see what the other designers did with all of those squares on the sketch.
Enjoy your Friday! Thanks for stopping by!
Supplies Used:
Stamps: Positively Chevron, Lots of Thanks
Ink: Versamark, Basic Gray
Paper: Very Vanilla, Basic Gray, Coastal Cabana, Wisteria Wonder, Crushed Curry, Afternoon Picnic dsp
Embellishments: Hearts a Flutter framelits, Bitty Butterfly punch, Elegant Butterfly punch, Itty Bitty Shapes punch pack, Pearl Basic Jewels, Clear Stampin’ Emboss Powder
Are you ready for another sketch challenge from the Freshly Made Sketches team? Well, Linda Suarez, who always makes amazing CAS cards, is our hostess this week and has this sketch for us to use:
When I saw the Joyful Christmas set in the holiday catalog, I knew I had to get it. I love poinsettias at Christmas-time. I always buy several to decorate my house, and they just say Christmas to me. I turned the sketch on its side and used stamps from this set for my card.
I embossed the poinsettia with Cherry Cobbler and Wild Wasabi embossing powder, and then colored the petals and leaves with a blender pen.
You can check out what the other designers made with the sketch at the Freshly Made Sketches site. We’ve got a wide variety of projects for you this time. I hope you’ll be able to make the time to join us this week.
Enjoy your Wednesday! Thanks for stopping by!
Supplies Used:
Stamps: Joyful Christmas
Ink: Cherry Cobbler, Wild Wasabi
Paper: Crumb Cake, Cherry Cobbler, Whisper White, Season of Style dsp stack
Embellishments: Cherry Cobbler and Wild Wasabi Stampin’ Emboss Powder, Neutrals Designer Buttons, Linen Thread
I think the detail in the detail in the Viola’s Lace wheel is so pretty. So I decided to make my own custom-made dsp with it. I will say that I think it is so much easier to unmount the stamp from the wheel, and add some clear-mount cling foam to the stamp. Then you can just position it on a clear block and stamp away.
Enjoy your Tuesday! Thanks for stopping by!
amyoneillblog.com 