Fruit Salad Thank You

Happy Friday friends!  It's time for an all new TGIF Challenges sketch challenge and it's a fun one!

As soon as I saw this sketch, I knew I needed to snip some of the yummy fruits from the upcoming Sale-A-Bration Fruit Salad DSP!

This Designer Series Paper is FULL of yummy fruits.  I snipped out some of my favorites to play along with the sketch.  For those who know me well, you'll notice that I didn't include a banana...LOL!

I added some texture with the Dashing Designs 3D embossing folder and a bit more color with another fun pattern of DSP.  I love the extra pop of Garden Green from the Adhesive-Backed Transparent Dots.

A simple Simply Said Thank You sentiment was the perfect finishing touch!

Happy Stamping!

Keeping Tabs on Country Flowers

It's been a week of triple digit heat where I live, which means I spent a lot more tie-in my craft room where I was nice and cool!  The extra crafty time allowed me to play along with the latest TGIF Challenges Sketch.

Country Flowers and Keeping Tabs paired up to create this card.  If you follow along with me on a regular basis, you'll know I love my Basic White cardstock!  I ventured out and used Very Vanilla this time, which I love with the pop of color from the flowers!

I stamped the floral image to create the background.  Isn't it pretty!  The flowers in the Gray Granite bucket were colored in Berry Burst, Peach Pie, Lost Lagoon and Pretty Peacock.  The Adhesive Backed Pearl Trio and the Black & Very Vanilla Large Check Ribbon were the perfect embellishments. The Keeping Tabs stamp set and coordinating die were meant for this sketch!

I can't wait to see all of the creations inspired by this week's sketch!

Happy Stamping!

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Sending a Big Hug

It's Friday and you know what that means...an all new TGIF Challenges!  This week we have a fun sketch for you to play along with.  Keep it clean and simple or dress it up...either way, we can't see what everyone is inspired to create!

I opted for a clean and simple card today.  I'm wrapping up the end of my school year, so I need all the simple I can get in my life right now!  These cute sea lions from Hearts & Hugs were just begging to be colored.  Don't you just want to hug them?

I blended and splattered a little Summer Splash and stamped some Petunia Pop behind these love {sea}lions.  The banner die from the coordinating dies went along with the sketch perfectly.  Since it was a shorter sentiment, I popped the middle of the banner up.  And for good measure, I added a few Petunia Pop paper hearts.

I'll be sending this big hug out to someone soon!

Happy Stamping!

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Mix & Match Celebration

Happy Friday friends and welcome to an all new TGIF Challenges Sketch Challenge!

I am usually one to follow a sketch pretty closely, but I went in a little different direction with this one!  All of the elements of the sketch are still there...do you see them?

I am wrapping up the week with one more Mix & Match card using these cute little critters from the Something for Everything Ephemera Pack.  Don't they just make you happy?  

The card base is from the Sunny Springs Cards & Envelope Pack.  The top layer comes from one of the envelopes.  I love how all of these colors coordinate so well!

A sweet and simple sentiment from Simply Said completed the sketch...no embellishments needed!

I hope my creations this week have inspired you to add the Mix & Match products to your crafty collection.  You won't be disappointed!

Happy Stamping!

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Fruity Fresh Colors

Welcome to this month's TGIF Challenges Color Challenge!  We have some bright, cheerful and fruity colors for you to play along with this week.

I thought these colors would be fun to use with the Planted Paradise stamped set.  Take a peek below and let me know what you think!

I inked the pots up in Berry Burst and Blueberry Bushel and added some Lemon Lime Twist plants to each pot.  And since it's spring time here, I had to add a few Berry Burst Butterflies as well!

I used the Softly Said stamp set for a Just Because sentiment...because you can never have too many Just Because cards on hand!  I love the little circle image in Planted Paradise.  It makes for a quick and easy background!

See what the rest of the design team has to share this week and be sure to join in the fun!

Happy Stamping!

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Simple Sweetness Gift Set

Hip, hip, hooray...it's Friday!  And since there are FIVE Friday's this month, TGIF Challenges has a bonus challenge for us.  This weeks challenge is to create a simple gift set of cards.

The Kraft Note Cards & Envelopes are always something that I have on hand and they happed to be perfect to pair up with the stamps, dies and DSP from the Nature's Sweetness suite.  I wrapped the four cards up with some of the beautiful Pecan Pie Center Strip Ribbon and secured a sweet little tag with a piece of Linen Thread. 

I mixed and matched some different patterns of the Nature's Sweetness DSP for each card and added a different sentiment to each one.

This was a great way to use up some of this beautiful DSP before it officially retires. I have enough to make a few more of these gift sets, which would be the perfect Mother's Day gift!

Now it's your turn!  Create you own simple gift card set and share what you have created with us!

Happy Stamping!

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Non-Traditional Noel

It's Friday and that means it's time for an all new TGIF Challenges Sketch Challenge! Join along in the fun with us this week.  A sketch is my favorite way to start a card, even if I end up straying away from the sketch just a bit.

I'm getting lots of use from the Joy of Noel bundle and Christmas Classics dies!  It was fun to create with some non-traditional Christmas colors for today's card.

I die-cut the greenery square from the Christmas Classics dies, coloring all of the greenery in shades of Old Olive, Pretty Peacock, Lost Lagoon and Bubble Bath.  I strayed away from the sketch a bit by centering the square...it was a bit too big to off-set like the sketch!

I heat embossed Noel in gold, adhering it on top of a Bubble Bath Square.  I'm pretty sure I used a half sheet of Dimensionals for this card!  Nearly every layer had some, which seems to be par for the course when I make Christmas cards.  Lots of layers and lots of dimension!

I used the tiny little circle dies from the Joy of Noel dies to cut out a few little accent embellishments from the Adhesive Backed Glimmer Paper.

Do you like to create Christmas cards in non-traditional colors or are you a traditional colors only kind of stamper?  I love to mix things up!

Happy Stamping!

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Time for a Celebration

We made it to Friday and we all know what that means...time for an all new TGIF Challenges Color Challenge!

This is such a cheerful color combo that was meant for a celebration!  The Beautiful Balloons Bundle was perfect for this color challenge!

I stamped the balloons in Blueberry Bushel, Lemon Lime Twist and Bubble Bath, cutting them out with the coordinating dies.  I added a soft Bubble Bath background with the Blending Brush, along with a few splatters with the Stampin' Write Marker.

I always love white on white, but this card needed a little more color.  Some simple strips of paper to go along with the color challenge gave just the right amount of extra color!

I hope you'll join along in our colorful fun this week!

Happy Stamping!

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Let's Go Camping

This weeks TGIF Challenges Theme Challenge is all about taking a little trip! We just got home from a camping trip with our Fire Department family and it was the best!  There is something to be said about being off grid and out in nature!

These adorable little critters from Zoo Crew DSP are all set for camping!  Roasting marshmallows, taking a hike or just enjoying the scenery are some of my favorite camping activities.  The Alphabet A La Mode Dies created a giant sentiment...my favorite!

When you have DSP that's this cute, no stamps or embellishments are required! 

Are you traveling anywhere fun this summer?

Happy Stamping!

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Share a Cupcake

Woohoo, we made it to Friday and you know what that means! A new TGIF Challenges Inspiration Challenge!

This WAS a challenge for me because I own ZERO stamps with cupcakes! But that's  the beauty of a challenge...to challenge yourself!  

How about turning a milkshake into a cupcake?!?  That's what I did!  Cutting the bottom off of the milkshake glass and adding some fluffy frosting, I turned a milkshake into a cupcake!

I went with the same colors in the photo and ended up with a color combo that reminds me of Neapolitan ice cream.  I used the waffle cone die to create some sprinkles and added some fun texture with the 3D Basics embossing folder.

Biggest Wish came out for a sweet sentiment to finish things off.  I love layering the fonts with this stamp set!

What will you be inspired to create today?

Happy Stamping!

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Just My Type

Hi, hello and happy Friday!  Welcome to this week's TGIF Challenges Sketch Challenge!  There is nothing better than a good sketch to help get the creativity flowing!

Just My Type stamp set recently joined my collection and it is certainly one that will be well loved!  There is something about an old typewriter that I just love!

I went with bright and cheerful colors to play along with the sketch.  A Coastal Cabana typewriter with a Lemon Lime Twist Plant and Melon Mambo flowers...so much fun!  And when you add in some Crushed Curry polka dot Delightfully Eclectic DSP, it's even better!

Just a touch of texture was added with the Timeworn Type 3D embossing folder...goes along with the typewriter perfectly!

How cute is the little Hello?  I pulled an old retired itty bitty circle punch from my stash to punch all of the letters out. I love the little extra pop of black.

I hope you'll join along in the fun this week and share your project with us!

Happy Stamping!

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What Would You Do...

...with a Navy Blue background?

Make a graduation card, of course!  This weeks TGIF Challenges was no challenge at all with graduation season in full swing!

I created a watercolor wash background with just a splash of gold Wink of Stella. (So thankful I still have that in my stash!) Some Distressed Gold Alphabet A La Mode letters were cut, which I layered a few times to help GRAD pop up just a bit more.

Congratulations and You Did It were stamped on water color paper and some Distressed Gold confetti brought the celebration in to full swing!

I have several more grad cards to make and I think this may be my go-to design for this year.  Stay tuned for a few more color variations!

What will you do with a Navy Blue background? Be sure to share your creation with us this week at TGIF Challenges.

Happy Stamping!

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Gone Fishing

Hooray for Friday and an all new TGIF Challenges Theme Challenge!  Today we are creating something fantastic for all the men in our lives.  Whether it's Father's Day, a birthday or just because, we have some fabulous projects to share!

The all new Let's Go Fishing Collection is perfect for all of the fisherman in your life. All of the lures, fish, sentiments and amazing Gone Fishing Dies are the best!

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I created a lake scene with the water die, tucking a bobber in between the ripples to entice the fish swimming below.  A simple sentiment and a little lure finished this card off. I love how simple it is...perfect for any dad who loves to fish!

Be sure to check out the rest of the design team creations for some inspiration and join along in the fun!

Happy Stamping!

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Beauty of the Deep Birthday

Happy Friday and welcome to this months TGIF Challenges Sketch!  There is nothing I love more than a great sketch to help get the creative ideas flowing!

I used Beauty of the Deep for one of my class projects last week and had a few left over bits and pieces that worked perfectly for today's sketch.

I started out by creating an ocean-y background, blending Boho Blue on a piece of Basic White and stamping with a few Misty Moonlight bubbles before embossing with the Painted Texture 3D embossing folder.  I tore some pieces of Boho Blue and Misty Moonlight, layering them for even more texture and water-like colors.

Next came all of the colorful bits of coral and seaweed to help complete the under the sea feel.  I can almost hear the ocean waves and feel the warm sunshine!

And anchor and simple Happy Birthday sentiment, along with a few 2023-2025 In Color dots help to complete the card. 

Thanks for stopping by today!  Be sure to join along and share your creative inspiration with today's sketch.

Happy Stamping!

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For a Special Lady

Today over at TGIF Challenges we are honoring all of the special ladies in our lives. There are so many amazing ladies in my life, but none more amazing than my momma!  

I love this in between season of catalogs where, as a demonstrator, you can mix up old favorites with upcoming new favorites!  I inked up the beautiful Artistically Inked stamp set in new In-Colors, Moody Mauve and Wild Wheat.  These colors are gorgeous, especially when you mix in a little Petal Pink and Mossy Meadow on a Crumb Cake card base.

I am a huge collector of ribbon, but often fail to use it.  Anyone else guilty of this?!?  The new In Color Textured Ribbon will NOT be left sitting on my ribbon rack.  It is so pretty and I will certainly be using all of the colors!

Thanks for stopping by today.  Be sure to check out the other beautiful creations from our talented design team and join us in the fun!

Happy Stamping!

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Sending a Rainbow of Birthday Wishes

We made it to Friday and another fabulous TGIF Challenges!  This week we have a funs sketch for you to play along with!

Not only did I use the sketch for inspiration, but I used the beautiful rainbow of colors as well!

I stamped a variety of Sending Smiles flowers in shades of Polished Pink, Petal Pink, Daffodil Delight, Balmy Blue and Starry Sky.  The stems were stamped in my favorite Granny Apple Green!

I pulled the die cut Sending out of my scrap pile to add to the Birthday Wishes, which I heat embossed on Starry Sky.  A simple white Baker's Twine bow and a few of my beloved Brushed Brass Butterflies finished things off.  I can't tell you how HAPPY I am that these pretty little butterflies are here to stay for another year. I love them!

I hope you'll join along in our sketchy fun this week! It's always a treat to see what everyone creates!

Happy Stamping!

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Sweetest Day

It's Friday and the TGIF Challenges design team is kicking off the month of April with a cheerful new Color Challenge.

Is anyone else sad to say goodbye to Bermuda Bay at the end of the month?  This is a color I will miss for sure!  It was fun to pair up with some yummy yellow cherries for this challenge. Take a peek!

I inked up the cherries in Daffodil Delight then sponged a little Real Red around the edges to create the perfect Rainier Cherry, then topped them with a Pear Pizzazz stem and leaves.

I used the background stamp to add a little Bermuda Bay fun to a Stylish Shapes Circle, along with a Rays of Sunlight strip of Daffodil Delight for a burst of sunshine.  

This card has me dreaming of warm summer days and snacking on sweet cherries, especially as spring break is coming to an end...just a few more months and that dream will come true!

Head on over to TGIF Challenges to check out what the rest of the design team has for you this week and be sure to play along!

Happy Friday and happy stamping!

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Cup of Birthday Wishes

We are feeling a little scrappy over at TGIF Challenges this week!  It's time to use those scraps off your desk and create something fun!

I have a bowl that I throw little bits and pieces of paper, ribbon and embellishments to save for later projects.  It's always fun to pull random scraps out to create something new!

I took this strip of black and white paper, a fussy cut floral image, a die cut heart and a few strands of White Frayed Ribbon and turned it into this...

I added a black and white Cup of Tea tea cup, a little Blushing Bride splatters and ink blended in the background and a Happiness Abounds birthday sentiment for the perfect cup of birthday wishes!

What will you do with the scraps in your stash?  Share your project with us this week at TGIF Challenges!

Happy Stamping!

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