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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Framed Father's Day - #TGIFC370

Happy Friday and welcome to an all new TGIF Challenges Technique Challenge!  This week we are framing our projects and I can't wait to see what everyone creates!

With Father's Day just around the corner, this was the perfect opportunity to check one off the list.  The He's The Man Suite has all you need for all the guys in your life.  From BBQ to tools, cars to camping, this suite has you covered!

With 2 full sheets of die-cut images, cards come together in a hurry! The only stamping on this card is the Happy Father's Day sentiment...how easy is that?!?  I framed the card using the Stitched Rectangles with the fun BBQ DSP pattern as the background.

There are certainly a lot of dad's I know who this card would be perfect for.  Who will it go to?!?!

I hope you'll join along in this weeks Technique fun!

Happy Stamping!

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Celebrating All of the Dad's

Father's Day is tomorrow, but we celebrated a little early as we are headed out of town for a long overdue vacation!  I'm a little sad I won't be with my dad on Sunday, but I am so happy we were able to celebrate early.

Once again, the World of Good suite is coming through to help create a great card!  By adding "Dad" to this sentiment, I had the perfect Father's Day card.

I love all of the rich colors in the World of Good Specialty DSP.  And the Old World Paper Embossing Folder is SO AMAZING!  The texture it adds is the best!  After embossing the map pattern of DSP, I tore the edges and sponged a little Soft Suede them.  I love how it turned out.

The World Map dies in this suite are stunning! There is so much you can do with this entire suite.

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Very Vanilla, Soft Suede, Misty Moonlight, World of Good Specialty DSP, Gold Foil

Ink ~ Misty Moonlight, Soft Suede, VersaMark

Stamp Sets ~ Beautiful World, A Good Man

Other Supplies ~ Old World Paper 3D Embossing Folder, Tasteful Labels Dies, World Map Dies

Thank you for stopping by today!  I will be back a bit later this week with a few more creations to share.

Happy Stamping!

A Rare Dad

Why did I wait so long to use this super fun stamp set?!?!  

This set may no longer be available, but I am so happy I got my hands on it!  Sharing these fun cards is a fun way to bid a fond farewell to the Mini Catalog!

Being the coloring fool that I am, of course I had to color all of the tasty barbecue treats, which look good enough to eat!  I stamped the grill and added a layer of Smoky Slate to help it stand out a bit more.  The sentiment was stamped in Memento on Mango Melody, which will now always remind me of cheese slices!

I stepped this card up a bit by fussy cutting the grill and a few of the foods, as well as a little flame.  I added a couple of colorful wonky layers and finished it off with the same sentiment. These will make the BEST Father's Day cards for the grill-loving-dads in my life!

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Smoky Slate, Real Red, Mango Melody, Whisper White

Ink ~ Real Red, Mango Melody, Memento, Stampin' Blends:  Real Red, Mango Melody, Granny Apple Green, Daffodil Delight, Crumb Cake, Cajun Craze, Smoky Slate, Calypso Coral

Stamp Set ~ Outdoor Barbecue

Can you believe it?!?!  I didn't use ANY embellishments on this card...that almost NEVER happens!

I am so sad I waited so long to use this stamp set as we are saying good-bye to it today.  But I will be keeping it in my stash to use for more cards in the future.

Don't forget what tomorrow is...Annual Catalog release day!!!  I can't wait!

Happy Stamping!!!

Geared Up for Father's Day

Happy Father's Day to all of the amazing Father's out there!  

As a daughter, my dad was my first love, my greatest inspiration and my true hero growing up...and he still is today!

As a wife, I have been blessed with an amazing husband that my boys are so lucky to call Dad...he goes above and beyond in doing so much for all of us!

I am loving that Geared Up Garage carried over into the annual catalog!  This is such a great stamp set and can be use for so many occasions for any guy in your life.

Did you know the oil stain image works perfectly to create a rusty look on the gears?  I stamped the image in Cajun Craze on the Bermuda Bay gears for he perfect rusty look!  

I wanted to use my embossing paste to create a fun brick background for this card, only to discover that I had run out.  No worries...a little versa mark smeared across the brick stencil and some white embossing power did the trick!  Topped of with a copper embossed sentiment, a bold Crushed Curry Stitched Circle and a few copper gears, this card is complete and ready for a pretty rad Dad!

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Basic Gray, Bermuda Bay, Crushed Curry, Whisper White, Cooper Foil

Ink ~ Cajun Craze, VersaMark

Stamp Set ~ Geared Up Garage

Other Supplies ~ Garage Gears, Stitched Shapes, White Embossing Powder, Pattern Party Decorative Masks

I hope you all have a great day and get to spend some time with that special guy in your life...whether it be your own dad, your husband or any father figure in your life that you love.

Happy Stamping!

#TGIFC214 - Create a Set

Hello stamping friends and welcome to an all new TGIF Challenges!  This week, our amazing team is creating sets of cards with some of our favorite stamp sets.

It has been another busy week in my house, so keeping things simple was my focus for the cards I'm sharing today.  The 2019-2020 Annual Catalog is just days away from going live and one of my favorite stamp sets is A Good Man. The images and sentiments in this stamp set make my heart happy. 

I love that these images can pretty much stand alone with just a little color...perfect for some quick and simple cards!  

This image and sentiment seriously made my eyes leak...it's perfect for my hubby, dad of 3 boys!

And this guy...don't you just want to set up a chair next to him and spend the day relaxing too?  This would be great as a Father's Day card, Birthday card, Retirement card...so many occasions!

Annnnddddd....my eyes are leaking again!  Any Daddy's girls out there?  I am an only child and my relationship with my dad is pretty special.  This image totally hit ALL of the emotions!

Sometimes simple is better...

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Whisper White, Basic Black

Ink ~ Memento, Stampin' Blends {in just about every color available!}

Stamp Set ~ A Good Man

Other Supplies ~ Rectangle Stitched Framelits, Stitched Shapes Framelits

Thanks for stopping by today!  Be sure to check out the rest of our amazing Design Team creations and join along in the fun!

Happy Stamping!

Best Dad Ever

Happy Father's Day to all of the amazing Dad's out there!!

My boys are so lucky to have such an amazing dad...he's their coach and their umpire when the need arises...he works hard both at work and at home...and he helps to keep this momma sane!  We are so blessed to have him!

Not only is my husband an amazing dad, but my own dad is a pretty awesome guy too!  My dad is the first man I loved, the man who taught me how to be resourceful and independent...and he is one cool grandpa too!  In addition to all of his coolness, my dad is one amazing grill-master too!  It seemed pretty fitting to create this fun Father's Day card for him, including an itty bitty burger and hot dog!

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Whisper White, Shaded Spruce, Night of Navy, Crumb Cake, Granny Apply Green, Crushed Curry, Early Espresso, Real Red, Cajun Craze

Ink ~ Shaded Spruce, Night of Navy

Stamp Set ~ Apron of Love

Other Supplies ~ Apron Builder Framelits

Believe it or not, I used bits and pieces from the Apron Builder Framelits to create the itty bitty hamburger and hot dog!  I love finding other purposes for frailest and punches to create something fun!

I'm off to get everything in order for a Father's Day breakfast for my hubby and his step dad. We will feast later this afternoon with my own dad...it will be a day long celebration of Dad's! And I am sure there will be some sort of baseball at some point in the day...because that's what we do!

Happy Father's Day and Happy Stamping!

Manly Moments

Hello stampin' friends!!!  It's almost the weekend...who's excited?!?  This momma is!  My twins were originally scheduled to play in an out of town tournament this weekend, but due to the holiday weekend and lack of teams, it was canceled.  This means we have a WHOLE weekend at home with no baseball games.  Don't get me wrong...I love this time of year and love watching my boys play.  But having an unexpected free weekend is kind of a treat, especially since it's along weekend.

Before I get to today's cards, I promised I would fill you all in on our first annual Special Education track meet we had earlier this week.  It was such a GREAT event!  The kiddos all had so much fun! Seeing all of their smiles as they participated in each event was the BEST part of the day.  We have a few bugs to work out for next year, but all in all, it couldn't have been more perfect for the kids!  I am so very blessed to be a part of such an amazing team!

Okay...on to today's cards!  This month's Paper Pumpkin kit arrived last week and I finally had some time to sit down and create last night.  Masculine cards are always a little bit more difficult for me to come up with, but Stampin' Up nailed it with this kit!  The stamp set has so many great sentiments to create a manly card for any man in your life!

I followed the kit directions for the first two cards.  How great are these?!?!  They went together in no time at all!  The mountain and water pieces are stickers...so easy to attach!

I stepped things up a bit for the next cards.  I altered the layout of some of them and used my Layering Circles Framelits to add a little extra dimension to a couple others.  There are so many possibilities with this kit!  I love it!

I made sure to order a refill for this kit because I know I will have many more masculine cards to create this year and this kit will be my go to!

If you don't already subscribe to Paper Pumpkin, make sure you do before June 10th!  June's kit will coordinate with amazing new Stampin' Up! products in the 2018-2019 Annual Catalog...you won't want to miss it or any other kits to come come!

I hope you have a fantastic day!

Happy Stamping!



#tgifc160 Inspiration Challenge

Who is so thankful it's is FINALLY Friday?!?!  This momma sure is!  Between being out of town all last weekend, bringing home a new puppy and being at the baseball fields all but one night this week, I am ready for a break!  

My twins coach decided to give them a night off from practice on Thursday, which means I actually had time to create...just what I needed!  This weeks TGIF Challenges Inspiration Challenge was the perfect inspiration to use the new Nature's Poem Suite.  

I absolutely LOVE all of the colors and textures in this suite.  The Rooted in Nature stamp set and coordinating Nature's Roots framelits are amazing!  You will want to add this to your MUST HAVE list from the 2018-2019 Annual Catalog.

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Soft Suded, Very Vanilla, Tranquil Tide, Nature's Poem DSP, Wood Textures DSP, Vellum 

Ink ~ Soft Suede, Tranquil Tide

Stamp Sets ~ Tree Rings, Rooted in Nature, Apron of Love

Other Supplies ~ Natures's Roots Framelits, Stitched Shapes Framelits, Leaves Trinkets, Burlap Ribbon, Linen Thread

Aren't these colors great?!?!  They are so calming and peaceful...perfect for a Father's Day card for my dad :-)

Be sure to head on over to see what the rest of our amazing design team has been inspired to create today...you WOOD'nt want to miss out!

Happy Stamping!



#TGIFC112 Let's Hear It For The Boys

 It's Friday stampin' friends!!!  And that means it's time for an all new TGIF Challenges!!

This week is all about the boys.  Since Father's Day is on Sunday, I decided this would be the perfect time to make a card for my hubby for Father's Day.  I don't think I've ever used the guy image from the Guy Greeting stamp set...he's a little funky looking, but since my hubby has been working so hard at getting back in shape, it seemed like the perfect image for his card!

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Island Indigo, Crushed Curry, Whisper White

Ink ~ Basic Black, Island Indigo, Crushed Curry, Peek-a-Boo Peach, Soft Suede

Stamp Sets ~ Guy Greetings

Other Supplies ~ 2" Circle Punch

 

Be sure to head on over to TGIF and check out all of the awesome creations made by our design team and be sure to play along with us!

 

Happy Friday and Happy Stamping!



Happy Father's Day

Happy Father's Day!

Today we celebrate our dad's....whether they are still here with us today or in Heaven above, we celebrate them with love!

I am blessed to have an amazing dad who has taught me so much over the years.  He's picked me up when I've fallen down, helped me with countless projects, given advice (whether I asked for it or not!) and loved me no matter what.  Love you Dad!

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Whisper White, Dapper Denim, Mint Macaron, Real Red

Ink ~ Mint Macaron, Basic Gray

Stamp Set ~ Guy Greetings

Other Supplies ~ Banner Triple Punch, Duet Banner

My boys are equally blessed to have an amazing daddy.  Most days it feels like he is gone a lot with his job, but his days home are spent doing anything and everything with our boys! From teaching the mow the lawn, to perfecting their swing or pitch, he's there to help them out along the way.  He is their hero!

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Real Red, Smoky Slate, Night of Navy, Whisper White, Brights DSP, Silver Foil

Ink ~ Smoky Slate, Real Red, Night of Navy

Stamp Sets ~ My Hero, Guy Greetings

Other Supplies ~ Best Badge, Duet Banner, Sparkle EF

Our twins baseball tournament was rained out yesterday and games were rescheduled for today.  We had to re-arrange our Father's Day plans a bit, but spending the day at the ball field sounds like a pretty great way to spend the day!

Happy Father's Day!

Father's Day Cheers

Hello happy stampers and helloooooo Friday!

I've been sneaking in a little early morning stamping this week, which has made for one happy {Craft-somnia} Momma!  Our first week of summer break is behind us and we all survived.  

The design team over at Stylin' Stampin' INKspiration is having some fun CASEing fellow DT members.  I chose to CASE the amazing Melissa Stout.  I LOVE her adorable sailboat card and the layout of the card is simple yet so stunning!

I chose to CASE the layout of her card, but will be CASEing her entire card too!  It's just too cute!

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Smoky Slate, Basic Black, Whisper White, Regals DSP

Ink ~ Basic Black, Crushed Curry, Smoky Slate

Stamp Sets ~ Mixed Drinks, Seaside Shores, Labeler Alphabet

Other Supplies ~ Silver Metallic Thread, Smoky Slate 1/8" Stitched Trim

It has been a stressful week with the continued process of selling our house.  The buyers had their home and sewer inspection and we are still awaking the results...the waiting is so hard and stressful!  We are hopeful we will pass this phase and move on to the appraisal so we can move forward in the purchase of our next home.  A few extra prayers would be greatly appreciated if you have a minute :-)

Have a great day and happy stamping!



Dad's Shoes

Happy Friday stamping friends!

Father's Day is a little over a week away...where in the world does time go?  My twins just wrapped up their last day of school yesterday.  I swear they just started a few weeks ago!  Thankfully I got a head start on my Father's Day cards this year and won't be scrambling to get them done the day of :-)

I held off on getting the Guy Greetings stamp set for quite some time, but as soon as I saw that it carried over to the new catalog, I scooped it up.  I don't know why I waited for so long...it's a great masculine set!

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Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Smoky Slate, Dapper Denim, Whisper White

Ink ~ Dapper Denim, Tangerine Tango, Old Olive, Basic Gray

Stamp Set ~ Guy Greetings

Other Supplies ~ Duet Banner Punch, Brick Wall Embossing Folder

Off to work for a bit before I take the rest of the afternoon to get the house ready for another showing.  We've had some positive things happening with the sale of our house, so we are hopeful to have a sold sign up soon!

Have a fantastic Friday!

Happy Stamping!

Swirly Sails

What I wouldn't give to be sailing in the swirly swells of the sea right now...it's so HOT in my corner of Washington state right now!  I'll just have to settle for stamping in my basement, where it stays nice and cool all day and dream of the sea!

The girls over at SSINK are INKspiring everyone with single layer cards and I'm sharing my creativity with you today too!  Single layer cards are always the hardest for me because I always feel like I need MORE!  It's hard to see in the picture, but I added a scored box around the sail boat, which was the perfect added touch for a single layer card!

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Whisper White

Ink ~ Cherry Cobbler, Dapper Denim, Tip Top Taupe

Stamp Sets ~ Swirly Bird, Thoughtful Banners

Other Supplies ~ Simply Scored

 

Thanks for stopping by today!

 

I hope you are staying cool in your parts of the world!

 

Happy Stamping!



World's Greatest Dad

Happy Monday stampin' friends!

 

Believe it or not, I'm kind of happy it's Monday!  We spent a better part of the weekend working on things at our house, so I'm looking forward to sitting at my desk today and getting a little "rest"!

 

After spending most of yesterday painting, I finally called it quits and spent a little time in my craft room and played with some ink and paper so I could play along with this month's SSINK Mystery Challenge.  I have already used up all of my 2014-2016 In Color cardstock, so I had to get a little more creative with the 3 items to use from the challenge. I decided to use the circle shape embossing folder for a masculine card...ta-daaaaa!!

I love The Open Sea stamp set and am pretty sad to see it go.  But I am pretty excited about all of the new goodies that are coming our way June 1st, so it makes losing some of my favorites a little more bearable!

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Basic Black, Very Vanilla, Typeset DSP

Ink ~ Basic Black

Stamp Sets ~ The Open Sea, Guy Greetings

Other Supplies ~ World Map Embossing Folder, Circle Framelits

 

I have to say...I have the world's greatest dad!  He took time out of his day yesterday to help me complete a project we were working on in one of the bedrooms at our house.  I appreciate his help so much and will missing having him right next door if our house does sell!  Thanks Dad!

 

Happy stamping to all of you!



Father's Day at Sea



Hooray!  We made it through another week and are on to the weekend!  Today is my older boys last day of school...they are so excited for summer break.   Even more so because one week from day we will be hitting the road for a little vacation to the beach.  We'll be there over Father's Day, so this weeks Friday Mashup gave me the chance to make the perfect Father's Day card.

This weeks challenge is to make a Father's Day card and mash it up by using Cajun Craze, Garden Green and Island Indigo.

I wasn't sure that I could make these colors work together, but once I started stamping with The Open Sea, it all came together!

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Island Indigo, Cajun Craze, Very Vanilla, Typset DSP

Ink ~ Cajun Craze, Island Indigo, Garden Green

Stamp Sets ~ The Open Sea, Choose Happiness, World Map

Other Supplies ~ Banner Framelits, Chevron Ribbon, Linen Thread, Label Bracket Punch

 

Be sure to check out the rest of the Design Team creations and don't forget to play along!

 

Happy Stamping!

From Land to Sea ~ SSINK May 2015 Blog Hop

Welcome to an all new SSINK Blog Hop!  With Father's Day right around the corner, we thought it would be fun to INKspire you with some masculine creations this month!

 

As you hop along, please be sure to comment and show some love on every blog! We are always excited to hear from our followers! You should have just left stop number FOUR on the Stylin' Stampin' INKspiration Blog Hop - Jenny at Jenny G Paper Crafts. If so, you are in the right spot. If a link doesn't work or you get off track, you will find the full blog hop lineup below.

I love all things about the beach and could not resist From Land to Sea.  The sea turtles and lighthouse were a must have for me!

As much as I miss my Blendabilities, I will admit I really enjoyed coloring these turtles with my Blender Pens.  Tip Top Taupe and Mint Macaron were the perfect color for these guys!  Even with a little bit of lace, these still have a masculine feel and would be perfect for any guy! 

Using Work of Art behind the lighthouse was one of those ideas that came to me in the middle of the night...my wheels never stop turning.  I've got a bad case of Craft-somnia :-)  The swooshes of color mimic the sand, sea and sky...perfect backdrop for a lighthouse! 

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Tip Top Taupe, Sahara Sand, Whisper White, Typeset DSP

Ink ~ Memento, Soft Sky, Mint Macaron, Sahara Sand, Tip Top Taupe, Memento

Stamp Sets ~ From Land to see, Work of Art, Something to Say

Other Supplies ~ Mint Macaron Lace Trim, Chevron Ribbon, Line Thread

 

Now it's time to hop on over to the INKspiring Donna at Organized Chaos.

 

Blog Hop Participant List:

Diana at Stampin Fun with Diana

Cynthia at Ink-a-Doodle Creations

Melissa at Stamp Doc

Jenny at Jenny G Paper Crafts

Bree at Craft-Somnia Momma

Donna at Organized Chaos

Kim at Stamping with Kim

Darcy at Dj's Stampin Place

 

Happy Stamping!

All Star Dad ~ Happy Father's Day

Any man can be a father, but it takes a special person to be a DAD...Happy Father's Day to all of the amazing Dad's out there!

When I asked my boys what kind of card they wanted to make for Father's Day this year, their answer came quickly...BASEBALL!!!  It has been so awesome watching the bond between my boys and my hubby grow even stronger this year through their love of baseball.  Between my hubby helping at the boys' practice and the boys going to my hubby's practice and the countless trips down to the park to play baseball, MANY hours have been spent together sharing their love of the sport!  This year he earns the title of All Star Dad for sure!

Supplies Used:
Paper ~ Night of Navy, Real Red, Baked Brown Sugar, Whisper White, Regals DSP Stack, Red Glimmer Paper

Ink ~ Real Red, Baked Brown Sugar

Other Supplies ~ Little Letters Thinlits, 2-1/2" Circle Punch, Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack

 

I hope you all enjoy your day with your Dad, even it if it's just enjoying the memories! 

 

Happy Stamping!



Paper Pumpkin Saves Father's Day

Hi friends and Happy Tuesday!  We made it through Monday...the rest of the week should be a cake walk, right?

I came really close to messing up Father's Day this year.  I was certain that it wasn't until June 22nd this year!  It's a good thing my mom asked me what the plan was for this upcoming weekend...that would have been bad!!!

At least I know I won't be scrambling to get Father's Day cards made, thanks to My Paper Pumpkin!  Last month's kit came with all the stuff I needed to create 4 quick and easy cards in just a matter of minutes!

Supplies Used:

May My Paper Pumpkin Kit

 

I love that ALL of the supplies you need are all included in the kit!  You can re-create the samples as shown in each kit, or you can let your own creativity take over and have fun! 

 

Want to join My Paper Pumpkin?  Simply contact me today or click HERE for more information.  For just $19.95/month, you can take the great creative escape with me every single month!  There are some new pre-paid subscription options as well...check them out!  If you sign up today before 12:00PM MDT you will receive June's kit.  What are you waiting for?!?!  Sign up today!  Just don't forget to select me as your Demonstrator :-)

 

Happy Stamping!



Truly Grateful Father

Hi friends and Happy Tuesday!  It's time for another fabulous sketch over at Hand Stamped Sentiments. 

This is a great sketch that you can either keep really simple or have fun and step it up a bit.  I went with a clean and simple look with my card...

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Soft Suede, Whisper White, Lullaby DSP

Ink ~ Soft Suede, Hello Honey

Stamp Sets ~ Truly Grateful, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Other Supplies ~ Oval Framelits, Pistachio Pudding Thick Bakers Twine

 

I am so happy Truly Grateful is sticking around...living in "wheat country", I get a lot of requests (as I did for this card) for cards with wheat on them.  Stamped in the new Hello Honey color, it's just perfect!

 

Now head on over and check out the rest of the creations from the design team. and don't forget to play along!

 

Happy Stamping!