A Figgy Bow

Today’s card is being featured on Stylin’ Stampin’ Inkspiration. The challenge was to create a card using my favorite new accessory. These Bitty Bows are just too cute! I had to feature them on a few cards. For this card, I made my own background using these fun swatches from the Playful Backgrounds stamp set. From there, I stamped, colored, and cut out this fun flower. Final touch: The Fresh Fig Bitty Bow!

• Stamps: Birthday Blooms; Playful Backgrounds
• Inks: Fresh Fig; Early Espresso; Old Olive
• Cardstock: Fresh Fig; Whisper White
• Accessories: 20172-109 In Color Bitty Bows
• Tools: Layering Circles Framelits

May Memory Planner Pages

Loving May's pages. They are super colorful and I didn't obsess over filling every tiny bit of white space...

A Powder Pink Bloom

Today’s card is being featured on Stylin’ Stampin’ Inkspiration. The challenge was to create an all occasions card. I don't often use the Blooms and Wishes Stamp Set, but it does make a wonderful background. I random stamped the large flower and then filled in the gaps with the smaller pieces. Fom there I added a simple sentiment backed by a doily. As a finishing touch, I added a few pearls as flower centers.

• Stamps: Blooms and Wishes
• Inks: Sweet Sugarplum; Powder Pink; Soft Sky; Pear Pizzazz
• Cardstock: Powder Pink; Sweet Sugarplum; Whisper White
• Accessories: Pearls; Doilies
• Tools: Stitched Shapes Framelits; Ovals Framelits

Sunday Haul #8

Two big deliveries from Stampin' Up! this month. So excited to open these...

• Delight Daisy DSP
• Whole Lot of Lovely DSP
• Fresh Florals DSP
• Be Merry DSP
• Coffee Break DSP
• Coffee Break CS
• Crumb Cake 3/8" Classic Weave Ribbon
• In the City (hostess stamp set)
• Coffee Cups Framelits
• Coffee Cafe Stamp Set

• Eastern Palace DSP
• Naturally Eclectic DSP
• Pick a Pattern DSP
• Just Add Color DSP
• Birthday Memories DSP
• Bundle of Love DSP
• Build a Bike Framelits
• Bike Ride Stamp Set
• Blushing Bride Reinker
• Lemon Lime Twist Reinker
• Pattern Party Decorative Masks
• Embossing Paste
• Palette Knives

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2017 Annual Catalog Swaps

Every catalog launch my demo group and the SSINK design team do a card swap. I love getting some great cards featuring stamps sets and products I don't own. Here's this year's batch of cards!

1st row: Sumaira Qureshi; Nichole Loe @ Scrappy Stamps & Ink; Pamela Wu @ Stinky Tofu; Merit Brown @ MB Squared Stamps

2nd row: Pamela Wu @ Stinky Tofu; Diana Eichfeld @ Stampin' Fun with Diana; Cheryl Hamilton; Stacey Lane @ A Work of Carte

3rd row: Susan Schultz; Carla Branton; Jennifer Stone; Kathy Thisted @ Stamp-a-Blog

4th row: Shirley Griffith; Jennifer Blomquist @ Northwest Stamper; Cathey Autrey @ Maine Mountain Stamper; Christine Szekeres

5th row: Jennifer Gregorsky @ Jenny G Paper Crafts

A Birthday Twist

Today’s card is being featured on Stylin’ Stampin’ Inkspiration. The challenge was to create a birthday card. I love the new Lemon Lime Twist color! It's perfect for making fun bright cards. For this card, I did a simple watercolor background on which to put my die cut ice cream cone. It's a simple card, but I'm loving it!

• Stamps: Cool Treats
• Inks: Lemon Lime Twist; Tranquil Tide; Crumb Cake
• Cardstock: Lemon Lime Twist; Whisper White; Watercolor Paper
• Accessories: 
• Tools: Frozen Treats Framelits

Currently

Reading: A Trail Through Time by Jodi Taylor. Continuing on with the Chronicles of St. Mary's series. Really loving it so far.

Watching: Arthur loves to watch an episode or two of Pink Panther before bed. I think we've seen them all at least three times.

Listening: Quentin's new favorite thing is blowing raspberries. Cute but now I am covered in baby spit...

Making: Working my way through May's memory planner spreads.

Feeling: After having sick kids start the week, I'm feeling very behind and frazzled about everything else.

Planning: Trying to get our weekend in order.

Loving: IIn the middle of a heat here in Northern California, but I can't give up coffee. Switched to iced coffee. So much better!

SSINKIC46: Under the Waves

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

I pulled out my trusty Seaside Shore stamp set and started layering on some pieces. I stamped the seaweed and fish separately, colored them, and cut them out. I was going to adhere them to an embossed piece of white or Pool Party paper but it just wasn't right. After staring at the card for a while, I finally figured out how to make the background piece: watercolor it! I did a simple watercolor wash using Pool Party ink before stamping on some bubbles, starfish, and a sentiment. I layered it on a piece of Pool Party to repeat the color and them adhere it to a Lemon Lime Twist card base to repeat the seaweed color. Such a fun card!

• Stamps: Seaside Shoer
• Inks: Lemon Lime Twist; Flirty Flamingo; Powder Pink; Pool Party; Dapper Denim
• Cardstock: Pool Party; Lemon Lime Twist
• Accessories:
• Tools:

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: