Party Animal Birthday

Today’s card is being featured on Stylin’ Stampin’ Inkspiration. The challenge was to create a card featuring washi tape. Washi tape is such a great tool for paper crafters. It can add that final element or be a focal point on a project. Obviously I went with focal point for my project. I love creating interesting backgrounds by using washi tape. Once I created the background, I added a simple sentiment and a fun stamped birthday cake to complete my card.

• Stamps: Endless Birthday Wishes
• Inks: Emerald Envy; Crushed Curry; Crumb Cake; Tangerine Tango
• Cardstock: Emerald Envy; Crushed Curry; Whisper White
• Accessories: Party Animal Washi Tape
• Tools: Layering Circles Framelits

Ice Cream Birthday

Another great Endless Birthday Wishes card before it retires. I love the pattern play on this card. After piecing together some great patterns, I created a fun stamped focal point. As a finishing touch, I added a few enamel shapes.

• Stamps: Endless Birthday Wishes
• Inks: Pacific Point; Chocolate Chip; Tip Top Taupe; Pool Party; Peekaboo Peach
• Cardstock: Tasty Treats DSP; Peekaboo Peach; Pool Party; Whisper White
• Accessories:  Tasty Treats Washi Tape; In Color Enamel Shapes
• Tools: Layering Circles Framelits

Places You'll Go

Today’s card is being featured on Stylin’ Stampin’ Inkspiration. The challenge was to create a masculine card. Somehow I bought the Places You'll Go Stamp Set and never used it! Que horror! Thankfully I grabbed it to make a fun around the world adventure card. I was going to just stamp the globe, but then I decided to make a simple watercolor background. From there I found a great simple pattern paper to layer. The card was still missing a bit of something, so I added a great embossed piece of Island Indigo cardstock and some fun gold metallic shapes. 

• Stamps: Places You'll Go
• Inks: Basic Black; Pear Pizzazz; Pool Party
• Cardstock: Urban Underground DSP; Island Indigo; Watercolor Paper
• Accessories: Metallic Enamel Shapes
• Tools: Lucky Stars Embossing Folder

Sunday Haul #7

(No picture as I'm very forgetful these days). Another box of Stampin' Up! preorder goodies. This time I focused on the new in colors:

• Berry Burst Ribbon
• 2017-2019 In Color Bitty Bows
• Color Theory DSP Stack
• 12x12 2017-2019 In Color Cardstock
• Oh My Stars Embossing Folder
• Metallic Copper Thread

Retiring Roundup #1

Today's cards were extra ones featuring retiring products. I couldn't let these languish on my craft desk. 

• Stamps: Kinda Eclectic; Petite Petals
• Inks: Watermelon Wonder; Emerald Envy; Crushed Curry
• Cardstock: 2015-2017 In Color DSP; Watermelon Wonder; Whisper White; Crushed Curry
• Accessories: Emerald Envy Ruched Ribbon; Pearls
• Tools: Bitty Butterfly Punch; Petite Petals Punch; Pansy Punch; Flower Medallion Punch

• Stamps: Friendly Wishes
• Inks: Dapper Denim
• Cardstock: Cajun Craze; Early Espresso; Whisper White
• Accessories: Moroccan Washi Wape; Metallic Enamel Shapes
• Tools: Lots of Labels Framelits

• Stamps: Kinda Eclectic
• Inks: Smoky Slate; Flirty Flamingo; Old Olive
• Cardstock: Flirty Flamingo; Old Olive; Smoky Slate; Whisper White
• Accessories: White Doilies
• Tools: Elegant Butterfly Punch; Bitty Butterfly Punch

• Stamps: Build a Birthday
• Inks: Pacific Point; Tangerine Tango; Emerald Envy; Crushed Curry
• Cardstock: Tip Top Taupe; Pacific Point; Whisper White
• Accessories:  Party Animal Washi Tape
• Tools: 

Mint Kindness

Today’s card is being featured on Stylin’ Stampin’ Inkspiration. The challenge was to create a card using one of our favorite retiring punches. Hands down, my favorite retiring punches are the coordinating butterfly punches: Elegant Butterfly and Bitty Butterfly. I think they have been my most used punch since I bought them four years ago. Love them so much! This card celebrates the butterflies by coordinating them with a retiring stamp set, Kinda Eclectic, a retiring DSP, and two retiring colors. This card just makes me so happy!

• Stamps: Kinda Eclectic
• Inks: Delightful Dijon; Mint Macaron
• Cardstock: 2015-2017 In Color DSP; Whisper White
• Accessories:  Gold Sequin Trim
• Tools: Elegant Butterfly Punch; Bitty Butterfly Punch; Lots of Labels Framelits

Build a Wedding Cake

Today's card is all about the Build a Birthday Stamp Set. Instead of my usual birthday cakes, I decided to make a wedding cake! I saw a similar idea on Pinterest and ran with it. I created a multiple layer cake and decorated it with some great little flowers. After cutting out my weddign cake, the background looked a little plain so I added a great embossed piece. Love this card!

• Stamps: Build a Birthday; Petite Petals
• Inks: Pink Pirouette; Basic Gray
• Cardstock: Smoky Slate; Basic Gray
• Accessories: Pearls
• Tools: Petal Burst Embossing Folder; Petite Petal Punch

Birthday Dino

Today’s card is being featured on Stylin’ Stampin’ Inkspiration. The challenge was to create a card featuring new catalog products. .How cute is this paper? When I saw it was available for preorder, I knew I had to have it. The pack has some great patterns, but the dinosaurs are definitely my favorite. For my card, I pieced together a strip of fun dino dsp, a coordinating pattern, and a stamped piece of Sahara Sand. From there I added a great sentiment from my newest set, Better Together. I can't wait to use this stamp set and pattern paper pack more. Stay tuned for some great new product cards in June. 

• Stamps: Pieces and Patterns; Better Together
• Inks: Sahara Sand; Emerald Envy; Flirty Flamingo; Crushed Curry
• Cardstock: Pick a Pattern DSP; Emerald Envy; Sahara Sand
• Accessories: 
• Tools: Stitched Shapes Framelits

Currently...

Watching: When Calls the Heart on Netflix. It's such a stupid period drama and yet I'm addicted right now. I guess this is my follow-up to The Paradise.

Reading: The Island at the Center of the World by Russell Shorto. Fascinating look at the settlement of New Amsterdam (now New York City). Reading it has been slow going because I've been so tired. The subject matter is very engaging.

Listening: Lots of NPR Politics episodes.

Making: Getting ready for the Stampin' Up! Annual Catalog launch with a party and open house this weekend. I've been making examples for make n takes and ones to highlight the great new products.

Feeling: All my tasks have deadlines fast approaching. I'm feeling a bit stretched thin at the moment.

Planning: Making plans for summer with all four boys. It's going to get a bit crazy in this house!

Loving: Impulse bought dark chocolate peanut clusters at Sprouts last week and now I am obsessed. So good!

SSINKTC45: Black Magic Dragonflies

Today’s card is being featured on Stylin’ Stampin’ Inkspiration. The challenge was to create a card with the featured technique:  

This is such a great technique and I'm surprised that I've never actually used it! For my card, I knew that I wanted to use the Dragonfly Dreams Stamp Set. The dragonfly image gives a great space for coloring fun! I kept my card in the Bright collections by using the wonderful Watercolor Pencils. I kept my card clean by just adding a few layer and a pretty bow.

• Stamps: Dragonfly Dreams; Scenic Sayings (sentiment inside)
• Inks: White Craft Ink
• Cardstock: Melon Mambo; Basic Black; Whisper White
• Accessories: Organza Ribbon
• Tools: Watercolor Pencils