SSINKCS42: I Scream, You Scream

Today’s card is being featured on Stylin’ Stampin’ Inkspiration. The challenge was to create a card using the sketch below.

My card features items from the super fun Cool Treats suite in the Occasions Catalog. I had fun playing with the patterns from the paper pack. Because of the riot of pattern, I kept the stamping fairly simple with a big sentiment and a fun ice cream cone. It's hard to see in the photo, but the watermelon part of the ice cream has extra shine with Wink of Stella. After layering the paper, I added some fun coordinating washi tape and enamel shapes to finish out the card.

• Stamps: Cool Treats
• Inks: Watermelon Wonder; Crumb Cake; Chocolate Chip; Peekaboo Peach
• Cardstock: Tasty Treats DSP; Peekaboo Peach; Whisper White
• Accessories: Tasty Treats Washi Tape; 2015-2017 Enamel Shapes
• Tools: Frozen Treats Framelits; Stitched Shapes Framelits

Festive Dinosaur

Today’s card is being featured on Stylin’ Stampin’ Inkspiration. The challenge was to create a card using your favorite animal stamp. Hands down my favorite animal stamp is the dinosaurs from No Bones About It. I love that I can layer the solid images and the skeletons. Such a cute visual! I decided to play with a simple color scheme of blue and orange with a yellow accent. I love the play of subtle patterns in the DSP. Because of the DSP, I kept my dinosaur image and sentiment simple.

• Stamps: No Bones About It
• Inks: Pumpkin Pie; Soft Sky; Tempting Turquoise
• Cardstock: Festive Birthday DSP; Soft Sky; Tempting Turquoise; Whisper White
• Accessories: Metallic Enamel Shapes
• Tools: Layering Circles Framelits; Triple Banner Punch

Project Life October 2016

Instead of showing you the October pages from the family album, I though I would highlight the October pages from Quentin's album. The family album's pages were kept pretty plain...

Love is In the Air

Welcome to the Stylin’ Stampin’ INKspiration blog hop! This month we are creating cards with the theme of "Love is in the Air."  As you hop along, please be sure to comment and show some love on every blog! We are always excited to hear from our followers! You should have just left stop number 2 on the Stylin’ Stampin’ INKspiration Blog Hop – Cathy @ Maine Mountain Stamper. If so, you are in the right spot. If a link doesn’t work or you get off track, you will find the full blog hop lineup below.

I decided to feature a simple love card featuring the beautifully simple Sending Love DSP. I'm not huge on Valentine's Day cards and all the red and pink, so I tend to go pretty simple wth my cards. For today's card, I focused on the heart shape and our Sending Love DSP. No extras embellishments or layers. I love how simple the cards is. One of my favorites.

Another fun heart card. Once I got started, I couldn't stop myself from making another card... 

• Stamps: Happy Happenings; Love and Affection
• Inks: Real Red
• Cardstock: Sending Love; Real Red; Basic Black; Whisper White
• Accessories:
• Tools: Sweetheart Punch; Wink of Stella

Blog Hop Participant List:

1. Nichole L. at Scrappy Stamps & Ink
2. Cathy A. at Maine Mountain Stamper
3. Tobe B. at The Craft Sea
4. Diana E. at Stampin' Fun with Diana
5. Pamela W. at Stinky Tofu
6. Darcy J. at Dj's Stampin' Place
7. Melissa S. at The Stamp Doc
8. Cheryl H. at Create with Cheryl
9. Donna S. at Geek Squad Crafting
10. Jennifer G. at Jenny G Paper Crafts
11. Jen G. at Faith.Grace.Stamp
12. Jen P. at By the Shore Stamping
13. Bree W. at Craft-somnia Momma
14. Tonya B. at Stampin' with Tonya
15. Kim R. at Stamping with Kim
16. Darla R. at Stampin' with Darla

Split Flowers

Today’s card is being featured on Stylin’ Stampin’ Inkspiration. The challenge was to create a get well or sympathy card. Most of my sympathy cards feature flowers or butterflies. For this card, I wanted to feature this great and colorful paper from the Affectionately Yours DSP and the beautiful Mint Macaron ribbon. To bring a bit more to the card, I added some tone-on-tone fussy cut flowers.

• Stamps: Love and Affection
• Inks: Night of Navy; Watermelon Wonder; Mint Macaron; Daffodil Delight
• Cardstock: Affectionately Yours DSP; Crumb Cake; Night of Navy; Watermelon Wonder; Mint Macaron; Daffodil Delight
• Accessories: Mint Macaron Striped Ribbon
• Tools:

Currently...

Watching: J was surprised to learn that I've never seen most of 30 Rock. Guess what we started from the beginning.

Reading: A Study of Scarlet Women by Sherry Thomas. Picked it up from the library and loving it so far.

Listening: Both boys have been super whiners the last few days. So over this.

Making: Our parent group Valentine's Exchange is on Thursday. I'm making one set of 32 for Q to "hand out." Arthur requested Paw Patrol ones.

Feeling: I've been feeling very scatter-brained for the past two weeks. I kept losing my train of thought, forgetting tasks, and feeling very anxious. Not a fan of my current state.

Planning: Trying to get some craft classes and events on the calendar for February and March.

Loving: I love listening to the rain. And in the past week it's actually rained hard enough for me to listen!

SSINKCC42: Colorful Birds

Today’s card is being featured on Stylin’ Stampin’ Inkspiration. The challenge was to create a card using the colors below.

I knew I wanted to make a simple card with my new Birdcage Builder stamp set. i created a tower of birdcages and filled them with colorful birds. From there, I repeated the featured colors with strips of plain cardstock. I finished off the card with a sentiment and a few gold sequins for shine.

• Stamps: Birdcage Builder
• Inks: Watermelon Wonder, Old Olive, Daffodil Delight, Crumb Cake
• Cardstock: Watermelon Wonder, Old Olive, So Saffron, Crumb Cake
• Accessories: Gold Sequin Trim
• Tools:

Falling Butterfly

Today’s card is being featured on Stylin’ Stampin’ Inkspiration. The challenge was to create a card using our favorite paper from the Occasions Catalog. I don't usually gravitate to the soft feminine patterns, but I completely fell for the Falling in Love DSP! I decided to repeat the butterflies in the paper by die cutting a large butterfly in coordinately colors. The floral pattern paper is hands-down my favorite pattern from the pack and had to include it on the card. To finish the card, I added a sentiment and and shimmer and shine (Wink of Stella and pearls).

Detail of the Wink of Stella on the butterfly

• Stamps: Blooms & Wishes
• Inks: Rich Razzleberry
• Cardstock: Falling in Love DSP; Sweet Sugarplum; Blushing Bride
• Accessories: Pearls
• Tools: Lots of Labels Framelits; Bold Butterfly Thinlits; Wink of Stella

Simple Gift Card Holder

Today’s card is being featured on Stylin’ Stampin’ Inkspiration. The challenge was to create a 3D Valentine's Day project. I'm not big on Valentine's Day projects, so I made my own little project that could be perfect for Valentine's Day or lots of other occasions. This project was so incredibly easy to make! Main cardstock:

• cut 5" x 8"
• score long side at 2" and 5 1/2"
• use adhesive along sides and the bottom edge (to create a "shelf" for your insert)

DSP:

• cut 2 3/8″ x 4 7/8″ and 1 7/8″ x 4 7/8″

Cardstock band:

• cut 1 1/4" x 8"

Make the label. I used two layering circle framelits.

Inside: perfect for a gift card or a little love note.

• Stamps: Love and Affection; Happy Happenings
• Inks: Watermelon Wonder; Daffodil Delight; Blushing Bride
• Cardstock: Affectionately Yours DSP; Watermelon Wonder; Whisper White
• Accessories:
• Tools: Layering Circles Framelits