Feathers and Florals

It's officially May which means it's time to say goodbye to all the retiring stamp sets. In total, I'm losing 18 stamp sets from my collection (although a few of those will be kept because I love them so much). Many of these stamp sets are still available, but they are no longer guaranteed. If you want any of the sets features, buy now before they are gone!

I love the 2017-2019 In Colors and am sad to say goodbye to the gorgeous Fresh Florals DSP pack. Of course I had to make a set of cards featuring the paper, but also feature the hostess set Feathery Friends. I love any stamp set that I get to color. It's not my usual color, but I think the Powder Pink card is my favorite.

• Stamps: Feathery Friends
• Inks: Basic Gray, Fresh Fig, Berry Burst, Lemon Lime Twist, Powder Pink, Tranquil Tide, Daffodil Delight
• Cardstock: Fresh Florals, Fresh Fig, Berry Burst, Lemon Lime Twist, Powder Pink, Tranquil Tide
• Accessories: 2017-2019 In Color Bitty Bows, Lemon Lime Ombre Ribbon, Berry Burst Ribbon
• Tools: Stitched Shapes Framelits, Ovals Framelits

Feathers and Flowers

Today’s card challenge is to feature one of the great hostess stamps! Hostess stamp sets are those sets that can only be purchased with a $150 order and/or party. They are usually priced below the normal cost and are a great bargain if you love the sets. Here's the 6 stamp sets you can choose from:

Currently, I own two (Feathery Friends and In the City). For today's card, I focused on Feathery Friends. I love stamp sets that I can color, so of course, I had to get this set first! I made a simple grid background of stamped and colored flowers. I added the focal point image of a stamped and colored bird. The focal point really pops due to the stitching around the edge (yeah for the Stitched Shapes Framelits) and being physically popped out using dimensionals. From there I added a simple coordinating bow to tie everything together.

• Stamps: Feathery Friends
• Inks: Basic Gray; PowderPink; Tranquil Tide; Berry Burst; Lemon Lime Twist
• Cardstock: Tranquil Tide; Whisper White
• Accessories: Berry Burst Ribbon
• Tools: Squares Framelits; Stitched Shapes Framelits

A Flock of Feathers

Today’s card is being featured on Stylin’ Stampin’ Inkspiration. The challenge was to create a card  using a favorite new stamp set. I had to have the new Hostess Stamp Set Feathery Friends. I love to color and these little birds are so much fun to color! I love this set so much that I ended up making 12 of these babies for a swap.

• Stamps: Feathery Friends
• Inks: Berry Burst, Fresh Fig, Lemon Lime Twist, Powder Pink, Tranquil Tide
• Cardstock: Fresh Fig; Lemon Lime Twist; Whisper White
• Accessories: Berry Burst Ribbon
• Tools:

A Simple Flower

Today’s card is being featured on Stylin’ Stampin’ Inkspiration. The challenge was to create a quick and easy card. My idea of quick and easy is something can be completed in less than 15 minutes. This card, while it may look complicated, only took 10 minutes to complete. The longest bit was fussy cutting my flower. I really love this simple card!

• Stamps: Feathery Friends
• Inks: Basic Black; Tranquil Tide; Lemon Lime Twist; Berry Burst; Daffodil Delight
• Cardstock: Berry Burst; Daffodil Delight; Whisper White
• Accessories: 
• Tools: Oh My Stars Embossing Folder

Sunday Haul #6

A quick stop at Michael's for snail ended with me taking advantage of a 60% off all Recollections stickers and washi tape. This will definitely be a great addition to the kiddos scrapbooks. And the washi tape will be great for my planner.

And my Stampin' Up! preorder arrived! Look at all the fun new goodies I got!

• Pick a Pattern DSP
• 2017-2019 In Color Cardstock
• Lemon Lime Twist Ink
• Powder Pink Ink
• Tranquil Tide Ink
• Berry Burst Ink
• Fresh Fig Ink
• 2017-2019 In Color Markers

• Feathery Friends Stamp Set
• Thoughtful Banners Stamp Set
• Pieces and Patterns Stamp Set
• Brights Markers
• Duet Banner Punch
• Better Together Stamp Set