CAS & ColourQ ~ Make a Wish!

3rd Post for the day! My hubby penciled in a little craft time for me today and I tell you the creative juices are just a flowing :) 

So next up is my CAS & ColourQ card...

My Challenges:

My Card:

Take the time to let your creativity bloom!

Card Recipe

Card Stock:

• Basic Gray
• Whisper White

Inks:

• Wisteria Wonder (in place of Orchid Opulence)
• Summer Starfruit
• Pool Party

Stamps:

• Secret Garden
• Sweet Essentials

Embellishments:

• Dazzling Diamonds Glitter

Tools:

• Secret Garden Framelits Die
• Magnetic Platform (which I am IN LOVE with!!!)

Freshly Made, Colour Throwdown, Friday Mashup & Casology ~ Swimming in The Ocean Makes Me Feel Free!

Good Day! I have been a little "offline" this past few while because we have been enjoying a visit with my mom which was wonderful :) We dropped her off at the airport this morning {tear} so what's a sad stamper to do??? CREATE!!! 

I have a pretty fun card to share with you today. I made this card with several challenges in mind!

Sketch from Freshly Made Sketches:

Colours from The Colour Throwdown:

Masking Technique & Beach Theme from The Friday Mashup:

And lastly the over all theme of being "Free" from CASology:

My Card:

Take the time to let your creativity bloom!

Card Recipe

Card Stock:

• Crumb Cake
• Very Vanilla
• Blushing Bride (in place of Pretty in Pink)
• Coastal Cabana (in place of Cool Caribbean)

Inks:

• Crumb Cake
• Blushing Bride (in place of Pretty in Pink)
• Coastal Cabana (in place of Cool Caribbean)

Stamps:

• By the Tide
• Fabulous Phrases

Embellishments:

• Basic Pearls

Tools:

• Fancy Fan Embossing Folder

Sunday Stamps ~ Come Join in the Fun!!!

Good Morning Stampers :) Here I am with my biweekly Sunday Stamps post! For this new challenge we are working with a fun colour combo inspired by this fab photo. Such pretty colours I just could not wait to use them!

We would love for you to join us! Feel free to use any brand of products you like. Please provide a link back to us in your post. Also new this week we have switched to a bi weekly challenge so you will have 2 weeks to play along! The deadline to submit your creation is Friday, July 12th at 6 pm EST.

My Card:

Take the time to let your creativity bloom!

Card Recipe

Card Stock:

• Marina Mist
• Pumpkin Pie
• So Saffron
• Whisper White

Inks:

• Marina Mist
• Pumpkin Pie
• So Saffron

Stamps:

• Betsy's Blossoms

Tools:

• Petals-a-Plenty Embossing Folder

Would love for you to stop by and say hello to the rest of the Sunday Stamps Team! 

Holly (Challenge Creator) / Joan / Steph / Kathya / Brenda / Marie

Good afternoon! It is a long weekend here in Canada, and so far the weather has not been cooperating with us but fingers crossed that will change soon :) But what are rainy days good for??? CRAFTING!!! 

Here is my Dynamic Duos post for this week... We are working with Basic Gray and a colour of YOUR choice this week :) I decided I would use a little Strawberry Slush this week because I have been dying to use this fabulous new ribbon!!!

We would absolutely love for you to come and join in the fun with us! Our challenge ends on Thursdays at Noon (PDT). We have a few rules to keep things fun and fair!

1. Any project is welcome...paper crafts, scrapbooking, digital, or crafts...
2. Please ONLY use the two colours listed for your project. Neutrals are welcome.
3. Combine us with as many other challenges as you would like, except other colour challenges.
4. Please add our graphic to your blog with a link back to us.
5. Any offensive or inappropriate posts will be deleted respectively. Thank you.

Take the time to let your creativity bloom!

Card Recipe

Card Stock:

• Basic Gray
• Strawberry Slush
• Whisper White

Inks:

• Basic Gray
• Strawberry Slush

Stamps:

• Flower Shop
• Sweet Essentials
• Gorgeous Grunge

Embellishments:

• Strawberry Slush 3/8" Ruffle Stretch Trim
• Large Pearls

Tools:

• Pansy Punch
• Boho Blossoms Punch

Please feel free to stop by and say hello to the rest of the Dynamic Ladies! 

Alison Barclay / Debbie Henderson/ Janet Bagnall/ Janet Zeppa / Lori Turner / Michelle Williams / Susie Wittwer / Tracey McNeely / Tara Bourgoin / Lesley Croghan (Challenge Creator) / Anne Marie Hile (Challenge Manager) 

Try Stampin' on a Tuesday ~ Thank You!

WOW I thought I had made this post last week but I was wrong so here I am literally squeaking in moments before the deadline closes! I will be back later on today to do my Project Recipe but wanted to get these little projects entered before it is too late :)

I used last week's Try Stampin' on a Tuesday sketch to create these little gift card boxes to go with the cards I had previously made for Ethan's preschool teachers! 

My Challenge:

My Projects:

Take the time to let your creativity bloom!

Project Recipe... To come :)

My Guest Spot @ 365 Cards ~ Showcasing Another FAB *NEW* Rachelle Anne Miller Design :)

Wow Sunday slipped right by me :) It was a really busy weekend and I did not get a chance to blog yesterday so here I am! I was so very excited to have won the chance to be a Guest Designer at 365 Cards and this Sunday was my chance to share a project with you all. 

I chose to make another card with one of the new stamps I purchased that my good friend Rachelle Miller designed for Kraftin' Kimmie's Stamps. Also wanted to thank Rachelle for designing my fabulous *NEW* watermark and logo for my blog!!! 

Hope you enjoy it!

My Challenge:

My Card:

Take the time to let your creativity bloom!

Card Recipe

Card Stock:

• Soft Sky
• So Saffron
• Whisper White
• Strawberry Slush
• Certainly Celery

Inks:

• Soft Sky
• So Saffron
• Whisper White
• Strawberry Slush
• Certainly Celery
• Soft Suede
• Baked Brown Sugar
• Smokey Slate
• Blush Blossom

Stamps:

• For a Sweet Little Princess ~ Rachelle Anne Miller

Embellishments:

• Basic Pearls
• Large Pearls

Tools:

• Bird Builder Punch
• Floral Fusion Sizzlites Die

Dynamic Duos Meets Freshly Made Sketches ~ Farewell to a Fabulous Friend

Just made it home from a lovely dinner out with a great group of stampers in honour of a lovely lady who will be moving her family back East to be close to their families once more. I have to say I know where she is coming from and wish her the very best in this new adventure they are embarking on. 

I really loved the Freshly Made Sketches sketch this week and so I just had to use it again for this card I made for our Dynamic Duos Challenge this week. We have paired up Cajun Craze with Tangerine Tango for a little Monochromatic fun!

We would absolutely love for you to come and join in the fun with us! Our challenge ends on Thursdays at Noon (PDT). We have a few rules to keep things fun and fair!

1. Any project is welcome...paper crafts, scrapbooking, digital, or crafts...
2. Please ONLY use the two colours listed for your project. Neutrals are welcome.
3. Combine us with as many other challenges as you would like, except other colour challenges.
4. Please add our graphic to your blog with a link back to us.
5. Any offensive or inappropriate posts will be deleted respectively. Thank you.

My Challenges:

My Card:

Take the time to let your creativity bloom!

Card Recipe

Card Stock:

• Very Vanilla
• Cajun Craze
• Venetian Romance DSP

Inks:

• Early Espresso

Stamps:

• Really Good Greetings

Embellishments:

• Regals Collection Designer Buttons
• Linen Thread

Tools:

• Lacy Brocade Embossing Folder

Please feel free to stop by and say hello to the rest of the Dynamic Ladies! 

Alison Barclay / Debbie Henderson/ Janet Bagnall/ Janet Zeppa / Lori Turner / Michelle Williams / Susie Wittwer / Tracey McNeely / Tara Bourgoin / Lesley Croghan (Challenge Creator) / Anne Marie Hile (Challenge Manager) 

Krafty Guest Contest @ Kraftin' Kimmie's Stamps ~ Dance for Joy by Rachelle Anne Miller!

Happy Friday!!! So you all know I am a Stampin' UP! demo and LOVE their products but when my exceptionally talented friend Rachelle Anne Miller started designing rubber stamps I just could not resist! She recently launched a new line with Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps, which I just HAD to order and they arrived today :) 

I decided it would be so much fun to enter the Guest Designer Contest at Kimmie's blog as stamping is what I do best, and here is my project. I am also entering this card in the challenge over at Freshly Made Sketches as I used their super sketch this week! 

I decided to go mostly white with this project in order to bring the focus solely to the stamp because after all that is what we are highlighting with these fab cards!!! And I thought it would be sweet to add a little glitter to the flowers and butterfly to add that little bit of extra girl touch.

My Challenges:

My Card:

Take the time to let your creativity bloom!

Card Recipe

Card Stock:

• Wisteria Wonder
• Whisper White
• Pistachio Pudding
• Blushing Bride Subtles DSP Stack

Inks:

• Soft Suede
• Baked Brown Sugar
• Wisteria Wonder
• Blushing Bride
• Blush Blossom
• Pistachio Pudding

Stamps:

• Dance for Joy! by Rachelle Anne Miller

Embellishments:

• Whisper White 3/8" Taffeta Ribbon
• Dazzling Diamonds Glitter

Tools:

• Scallop Border Punch
• Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder

3 Cards, 5 Challenges ~ An Evening of Afternoon Picnic :)

Wowzers! The creative juices were flowing last evening and here are the cards I have to share with you today :) I received a package of Afternoon Picnic DSP in the mail yesterday and could not wait to crack into it and let me tell you I had no idea I would design a little collection of cards all with that DSP in mind! I will be entering these cards in quite a few challenges but each will be entered in the Addicted to Stamps & More, photo inspiration challenge :)

My first card was made using the sketch from CAS(E) this Sketch. I am also entering it in The Paper Players, CAS with Bling challenge this week!

My Challenges:

My Card:

Card Recipe

Card Stock:

• Pear Pizzazz
• Very Vanilla
• Afternoon Picnic DSP

Inks:

• Soft Suede
• Crushed Curry

Stamps:

• Papillon Potpourri
• Baby Prints

Embellishments:

• Basic Gray 1/4" Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon
• Basic Pearls

Tools:

• Bitty Butterfly Punch
• 1 3/8" Circle Punch

Next up a card I made for my Mom (who is visiting right now!!!). I made this card using The Sweet Stop, and also this week they added a girl theme! 

My Challenges:

  
My Card:

Card Recipe

Card Stock:

• Wisteria Wonder
• Coastal Cabana
• Basic Gray
• Very Vanilla
• Crushed Curry
• Pear Pizzazz
• Afternoon Picnic DSP

Inks:

• Wisteria Wonder
• Soft Suede
• Coastal Cabana

Stamps:

• Papillon Potpourri
• Flower Shop
• Delightful Dozen

Embellishments:

• Pear Pizzazz 3/8" Taffeta Ribbon
• Basic Pearls

Tools:

• Pansy Punch
• Bitty Butterfly Punch
• Sweet Steam Sizzlits
• Ovals Collection Framelits Dies

And last but not least a card I made using the Restrosketches sketch! Also have to give a shout out to a FAB new product I used to assist me with this card, The Magnetic Platform - HUGE help with these little border edgelits dies!

My Challenges:

My Card:

Card Recipe

Card Stock:

• Crushed Curry
• Basic Gray
• Very Vanilla 
• Afternoon Picnic DSP

Inks:

• Wisteria Wonder
• Coastal Cabana
• Crushed Curry
• Soft Suede

Stamps:

• Papillon Potpourri 
• Delightful Dozen
• Gorgeous Grunge

Embellishments:

• Whisper White Bakers Twine
• Basic Pearls

Tools:

• Elegant Butterfly Punch
• Finishing Touches Edgelits Dies
• Paper Piercing Tool
• Paper Piercing Mat
• Essentials Paper Piercing Pack

Take the time to let your creativity bloom!

Fusion ~ Happy Father's Day!

Popping in with a quick post before heading back to Father's Day fun! 

When I saw this week's Fusion challenge I knew exactly what I wanted to create but had to find the time, and finally did :) This stamp set reminds me of tie patterns and so I picked out a few colours from the inspiration photo and voila! 

My Challenge:

My Card:

Take the time to let your creativity bloom!

Card Recipe

Card Stock:

• Whisper White
• Midnight Muse
• Cherry Cobbler
• Old Olive
• Summer Starfruit

Inks:

• Midnight Muse
• Cherry Cobbler
• Old Olive
• Summer Starfruit

Stamps:

• Beyond Plaid
• Delightful Dozen

Sunday Stamps ~

Happy Sunday & A Very Happy Father's Day to all of those fabulous Daddies out there! I am certainly blessed to have Mark as my partner and father to our children. We feel so lucky having him in our lives!

Here I am with my Sunday Stamps card for our next challenge, which is a great sketch from Holly. This week we are also welcoming a new member to our design team, Marie! Welcome, we are so happy to have you and cannot wait to see the fabulous projects you will be sharing with us all :)

We would love for you to join us! Feel free to use any brand of products you like. Please provide a link back to us in your post. Also new this week we have switched to a bi weekly challenge so you will have 2 weeks to play along! The deadline to submit your creation is Friday, June 28th at 6 pm EST.

Our Challenge:

My Card:

Take the time to let your creativity bloom!

Card Recipe

Card Stock:

• Night of Navy
• Whisper White

Inks:

• Melon Mambo
• Island Indigo

Stamps:

• Really Good Greetings
• Memorable Moments

Embellishments:

• Gingham Garden Designer Washi Tape

Tools:

• Cloudy Day Embossing Folder

Would love for you to stop by and say hello to the rest of the Sunday Stamps Team! 

Holly (Challenge Creator) / Joan / Steph / Kathya / Brenda / Marie