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Lovely Day

4/30/2018

So excited to guest design over at What Will You Stamp #166 - and with Lovely Wishes! I got this one as a giveaway at the last On Stage I attended - cool chance to break it out! I also have Just Add Ink #406 helping out with this fun layout, too!
Once again, I can't resist pulling out my Share What You Love DSP to help me out - I thought this leafy background might go well with all the stems and blossoms to play with in the stamp set! I added a little fussy cutting as well - I love the drama of the swooshy tulip shapes, lol. How could there not be a lovely day ahead for this card??
Can't wait to see your cards over at What Will You Stamp - show me your wishes!
Lovely Wishes Stamp Set; Share What You Love DSP; Whisper White, Basic Black & Rich Razzleberry CS; Memento Tuxedo Black, Grapefruit Grove, Old Olive & Rich Razzleberry Inks; Layering Circles Framelits; Share What You Love Artisan Pearls; #WWYS166; #JAI406.

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Happy Together

4/29/2018

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Gosh, look at all the fun inspiration pics at Hand-Stamped Sentiments #288 this week! How to choose?? At least I'll have Freshly Made Sketch #334 to help me out, too!
My eye was immediately drawn to the bicycle picture from HSS, and I thought of this Pedal Pusher set from 2016's Sale-a-Bration - I loved it! It's a tough call because we have such a fun CURRENT bicycle set with dies and all, sigh... This one isn't very tall, though, so it went better with the sketch - you gotta do what you gotta do! I stuck to the lovely blues in the DSP for my colors, and kept it quick and simple - the best kind!
Pedal Pusher Stamp Set (retired 2016); Picture Perfect Party DSP; Bermuda Bay & Whisper White CS; Memento Tuxedo Black Ink; Bermuda Bay, Pool Party & Smoky Slate Markers; Bermuda Bay Enamel Shapes; #HSS288; #FMS334.

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Stay For Tea

4/28/2018

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Look at this lovely vintage inspiration pic from Retro Rubber #85! I feel sure I can find something fun for this, and what a great challenge to do some coloring on for SU Only #198! AND, so relieved I can squeeze in this sketch from Match the Sketch #226 to help me along!When I think vintage, I almost always go back to this set from 2012, Tea Shoppe. I remember the elegant DSP that went with it, which I finally used up, lol. Anyway, this "stay" sentiment is one of my all-time fave SU! sentiments, too! I added a little bit new with our lovely and upcoming Share hat You Love DSP this time a "B" side sheet, lol - the other side is much less neutral. Such a fun morning, coloring and cutting. Come join me and stay for tea!
Tea Shoppe Stamp Set (retired-2012); Share What You Love DSP; Whisper White, Old Olive & So Saffron CS; Memento Tuxedo Black, Sahara Sand, Old Olive, Wisteria Wonder & So Saffron Inks; Aqua-painter; Layering Circles Framelits; So Saffron Enamel Dots; #RR85; #SUO198; #MTS226.

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Friend Like You

4/27/2018

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Check out our fabulous color challenge at Fab Friday #136 - love it! I think I'll work in Stamp Ink Paper #147's coloring challenge, too - I love to color!
I decided to have some fun with markers on the beautiful Petal Passion DSP again - I so love how every coloring tool I've used on it has been so easy to use on it! I think I've been using my markers more lately since I got a cool Marker tower for Christmas, so they're all right there on my desk now, ready to go! My poor aqua-painter isn't getting much fun these days, lol. I've also added a lovely sentiment from our preview set Love What You Do - such happy words!
See you at the challenge - can't wait to see your glorious colors!
Love What You Do Stamp Set; Petal Passion DSP; Whisper White & Lemon Lime Twist CS; Basic Gray Archival Ink; Lemon Lime Twist, Bermuda Bay & Basic Gray Markers; Layering Circles Framelits; Bermuda Bay Shimmer Ribbon; Tutti Frutti Sequins; #FabFri136; #SIP147.

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Sunshine Dazzle

4/26/2018

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Paper Players #390 has a lovely sketch for us this week - yay! I'm adding in Global Design Project #135's "show me the sunshine" challenge, too!
I couldn't resist the most excellent ray-bans in our Pocket Full of Sunshine set - what a way to "show" the sunshine! Our shades are pretty permanently attached to our heads here in AZ, lol, so I had to squeeze that in there somehow! I made up a little sunburst with our retired Sunburst Thinlit, and added some sparkly sunny sequins for good measure! The future looks bright!
Pocketful of Sunshine Stamp Set; Color Theory DSP; Vellum, Whisper White, Basic Black, Pumpkin Pie & Daffodil Delight CS; Memento Tuxedo Black Ink; Stitched Shapes Framelits; Sunburst Thinlits (retired); Iridescent Sequins; #PP390;#GDP135.

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So Very Happy

4/25/2018

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Wow, crazy dramatic sketch at Case This Sketch #268 this week! I'm adding in these fire-y colors from In{k}spire Me #347, too!
A sketch like this deserves a crazy dramatic stamp set to go with it, too - and I went with Happy Celebrations - so fun playing with these shapes! I figure I could make a swoosh stripe exclamation point and add some words in the right places, though I think I've taken some liberties with the sketch, per usual, lol... I used daubers to multi-color ink up my larger swoosh - worked out really well! I even snuck in some enamel dots for extra color! At the last second, I decided to sue the accompanying EF from Celebration Duo, too - I'm sure gonna miss these guys...
Happy Celebrations Stamp Set; Very Vanilla & Basic Black CS; Memento Tuxedo Black, Cherry Cobbler, Cajun Craze, Peekaboo Peach & So Saffron Inks; Celebration Duo EF; Cherry Cobbler, Cajun Craze & So Saffron Enamel Shapes; #CTS268; #IM347.

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Just Add Woodgrain

4/24/2018

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We have another fun sketch to share this week at Try Stampin' on Tuesday #364! I so hope you can join us! I'm adding in this gorgeous inspiration pic from Just Add Ink #405, too!
As soon as I saw that gorgeous cabin hideaway in the inspiration pic, I knew I was pulling out my Wood Textures DSP - I have used the HECK out of that paper - love it! Turns out our TSOT sketch is perfect for packing in the patterns, too - yay! I made a few little woody scenes with my beloved Waterfront set to go with our sketch, and at the last second, I tucked in a nod to our scallop edge, too - see my little Corrugated Elements?
Can't wait to see YOUR creations - come on down!
Waterfront Stamp Set; Wood Textures DSP; Crumb Cake, Chocolate Chip, Whisper White & Island Indigo CS; Chocolate Chip, So Saffron, Soft Sky, Island Indigo, Old Olive & Crumb Cake Inks; Stitched Shapes Framelits; Corrugated Elements; #TSOT364; #JAI405.

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Stylin' Gatefold

4/23/2018

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I'm super excited to jump in on a new challenge for me this week - Stylin' Stampin' Inspiration - who's running a gate-fold challenge right now! I think I can make Freshly Made Sketch #333 work for it, too!
I tried to keep my card front pretty simple, while I worked out whether I could make this sketch work as a gate-fold - I think I made it! I did add some stitched circles behind my balloons, though originally I was trying to go without them. I like it better so much more with them, and they really help keep the card closed. I did put some more cloudy Soft Sky inside, too, though! Soft and pretty - and here in Arizona, yes we DO have Calypso Coral clouds - get over it, lol... It's been a fun little technical morning here...
Lift Me Up Stamp Set; Whisper White & Soft Sky CD; Soft Sky, Calypso Coral, Pear Pizzazz & Memento Tuxedo Black Inks; Stitched Shapes Framelits; Up & Away Thinlits; Tutti Frutti Sequins; #SSink4; #FMS333.

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Tidings of Joy

4/22/2018

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We're so excited at Sunday Stamps #177 to be back with these lovely colors for you to try! And since they remind me of a starry Christmas scene, I'm combining mine with Merry Monday #286!
This phrase from "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" is one of my fave Christmas verses ever, and especially the version in our lovely Christmas Pines - LOVE that combo of fonts! I added some pine twigs and holiday berries, and just a few tiny little sparklies for good measure. So, maybe not as luscious as our yummy blackberry parfait inspiration, lol, but still in the spirit of Christmas! Can't wait to see YOUR creations - see you at the challenge!
Christmas Pines Stamp Set; Very Vanilla, Garden Green, Old Olive, Sahara Sand & Night of Navy CS; Versamark, Garden Green, Old Olive & Night of Navy Inks; Pretty Pines Thinlits; Basic Jewel Rhinestones; #SSC177; #MM286.

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Great Big Welcome

4/21/2018

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There's so much to love in the sweet inspiration pic from Fusion Baby's Room this week - memories of my own sweet Ann the Elephant are coming back, too, lol.
For my baby elephant theme, I decided to pull in the super cute A Little Wild. The side-by-side nature of the stamps with their framelits makes totally adorable tags, but I also using them on cards, and getting a chance to pull in the booty for the envelopes, lol, as I have today. This is actually my first time with the elephant, so I'm glad to get a chance to have used all my sweet critters! I spotted a few blue details in the inspiration pic, so I also used this as a chance to pull in some Marina Mist DSP - one of our retiring colors. Buh bye!
A Little Wild Stamp Set; Marina Mist 2010-2013 DSP Stack Scrap (retired) & Smoky Slate Scrap from a past Paper Pumpkin; Smoky Slate, Pear Pizzazz & Whisper White CS; Memento Tuxedo Black Ink; Smoky Slate & Pink Pirouette Blends; Little Loves & Stitched Shapes Framelits; #FusionBabyRoom.

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