Monday Montage #38

Hip-hip HOORAY!! It's another Monday Montage!!! I've actually had this card ready for a couple of WEEKS (SHOCK! GASP!!)! Happy to FINALLY be able to share it with you!!

This set of butterfly framelits had better NEVER retire!! I am loving them SO very much!!! And I seem to be on a "pink" thing lately ... what's up with that??? Good thing I like ALL shades of pink!!

Stamps:  Painted Petals, Best Day Ever, Gorgeous Grunge
Paper:  Blushing Bride, Very Vanilla
Ink:  Old Olive, Blushing Bride
Accessories:  Butterflies Framelits, Artisan Embellishment Kit (Rose Trim), Note Tag Punch, Old Olive Taffeta Ribbon


Click "Back" for Melissa Stout and "Next" for Amy O'Neill ... These women AMAZE me every dang time!!

Fab Friday #58

Welcome to another round of Fab Friday!!! I had SO much fun making this card for today's challenge and I couldn't wait to share it with you!!! Is it bad that I can say that I LOVE this card??? (I don't often "love" what I create ... but once in a while something comes out of my brain and through my fingertips and turns out better than I was picturing it to be! I think I'm just ready for spring!)

Stamps: Daydream Medallions, Hello Life
Paper: Whisper White, 2013-2015 In Color Designer Series Paper Stack (Baked Brown Sugar), Subtles Designer Series Paper Stack (Blushing Bride)
Ink: Blushing Bride, Baked Brown Sugar
Accessories: Perfect Polka Dots Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Pansy Punch, Petite Petals Punch, 1 3/8" Square Punch, Project Life Corner Rounder Punch, Floral Frames Framelits, Artisan Embellishment Kit (Blushing Bride Rose Trim), Burlap Ribbon, Mini Stapler, Pearl Basics

Fun sketch!








My goal was to make something kinda asymmetrical with a symmetrical sketch ... yes, it CAN BE DONE!!

Does this make the wheels in your head start to turn?? I know it did for me!!

Here's a link to the Fab Friday Challenge Blog so you can play along:

Fab Friday Challenge Blog

Check out the Fab blogs of my fellow Fab Friends:

Mindy Backes
Cindy Beach
Heather Heroldt
Brian King
Justin Krieger
Amanda Mertz
Brenda Myers
Pam Steckman
Jan Tinklenberg

Weekend is comin' ... hope to get out and do some running (that is, if it doesn't rain ... then I'll be stuck with the treadmill!)!

Sale-a-Bratin' FREAKY Style!

This month the Control Freaks are Sale-a-Bratin'!!! We are all sharing things that we have made using products from the Sale-a-Bration Catalog ... and everyone has some stinkin' caYOOT stuff to share ... check it out!!! Connie Babbert did her usual wave of brilliance ... love her stuff!

Little bitty houses!!! OhMyGosh!!! How I LOVE that these little house images are punch-out-able with the What's Up punch! SOOOOO happy!! And this sentiment ... it has a punch, too!!! There are a LOT of cute images in this set (it's called "Brighten My Day"). SUPER fun!!

Stamps: You Brighten My Day
Paper: Real Red, Pool Party, Crushed Curry, Very Vanilla, Flowerpot DSP
Ink: Early Espresso
Accessories: Arrows Textured Expressions Embossing Folder, Note Tag Punch, What's Up Punch, Chevron Border Punch, Beach House Designer Washi Tape, Burlap Ribbon, Early Espresso Baker's Twine, Essentials Hardware Clip

I knew the MOMENT I saw this stamp set that is was going to be a WELL-LOVED one ... I have seen a LOT of beautiful creations with this one ... I think it would be difficult to create an UGLY card with it!

Stamps: Lotus Blossom
Paper: Whisper White, Blackberry Bliss
Ink: Hello Honey, Blackberry Bliss, Coastal Cabana, Wild Wasabi
Accessories: Spring Flowers Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Bermuda Bay Sequin Trim, Hello You Thinlits

Next up?? The super-creative Julie Davison! More things to inspire you!!

Stamp Review Crew - Wondrous Wreath Edition

It's Stamp Review Crew Time once again (and, I'm sad to say, I missed out on the last one because **GASP** I DIDN'T OWN THE SET THEY WERE USING!!! Hard to believe, right??)!! This group is SO creative!!! This week we are playing with the "Wondrous Wreath" set ... and since Christmas is OVER, I can't WAIT to see what everyone has done!!

I spent a LOT of time perusing the Pinterest and Google boards looking to see what HAD already been done with this set (and, lemme tell ya ... there have been SO MANY wonderful and creative things made since this set came out last fall!)! However ... the one thing I was looking for that I did NOT see is what I made ... an "over-the-hill" card with a sorta "funeral-lookin'" wreath on it. Kinda hard to tell because of the lighting (and because I wanted all the silver "berries" to show up), but this wreath is BLACKBLACKBLACK ... and I'm giving it to my brother in law who is turning 50 in a couple of weeks ... and I'm SURE the "over-the-hill" jokes will be comin' RIGHT BACK AT ME since I'm not that far behind him with the big 5-0!

Stamps: Wondrous Wreath, Alphabet Rotary Stamp
Paper: Basic Black, Whisper White, Silver Glimmer DSP
Ink: Black Memento, Versamark
Accessories: Ticket Duo Builder Punch, White Jute Ribbon, Silver Embossing Power, Silver 1/8" Ribbon, 1 3/8" Ticket Punch, Wonderful Wreath Framelits Dies, Woodgrain Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

See all the lovely images that come with this set??? (and you can REALLY stretch this to SO much more than Christmas!)






Clicking on the "previous" button will take you to some wonderful inspiration from Lisa Young, whilst clicking on the "next" button will take you to my creative pal, Cindy Beach! Thanks for stopping by!!

Monday Montage #37

It's Monday Montage Day!! Hooray!!! And I can't BELIEVE that NOT ONLY is it almost Valentine's Day (holy cow!), but it is the first part of February and we have been having temperatures in the upper 60's ... we've even hit 70!!! Poor flowers don't know WHAT season it is ... just hoping we don't have another hard freeze (which I am sure we probably will).  It feels like SPRING!

Hearts. Hearts. Hearts.  Of COURSE you need HEARTS if you are going to make a Valentine, right??? I couldn't resist using the Painted Blooms DSP to make some happy little hearts ... that DSP is the BESTEST!!!

Stamps: Crazy About You
Paper:  Rose Red, Whisper White, Painted Blooms DSP, Silver Glimmer Paper
Ink:   Pacific Point
Accessories: Happy Heart Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Hearts Framelits Dies, Sweetheart Punch, Itty Bitty Accents Punch (heart), 1 3/8" Square Punch, Silver Ribbon, What's Up Punch White Jute Ribbon

And yeah ... I really AM going to tell my Disneyland-Epic-Adventure Story from October ... I just need to have NOT be doing a blog hop so that I can keep your attention for a few minutes ... 'cause it's gonna be wordy!!!

Click "Back" to see Melissa Stout's brilliance, and/or the "Next" button to see Amy O'Neill wizardry!

Fab Friday #57

Holy sMOKES!! Me and my Fab Friday friends have had a LONG hiatus ... I am SOOOO happy to be creating with these peeps again!! It took me until last SATURDAY to actually clean up my craft room from the whirlwind that was Christmas ... which is why I really haven't been creating so much lately (or blogging!). The mess was so BIG and so DEEP and so TALL, I could NOT pick it up there was NO WAY at all (at least that's how it had itself wrapped into my brain for a month!!)!

This go 'round we are playing with a fun color challenge ... and I am FINALLY starting to play with more of the new things I got out of the 2015 Occasions Catalog ...

Stamps: Painted Petals
Paper: Whisper White
Ink: Calypso Coral, Real Red, Crisp Cantaloupey, Crumb Cake
Accessories: Square Framelits Dies, Project Life Corner Rounder Punch, 1 3/8" Square Punch, Burlap Ribbon, Real Red Taffeta Ribbon, Linen Thread

Purdy, purdy colors ..







What kind of inspiration do YOU get from these colors??? I can't wait to find out!!

Here's a link to the Fab Friday Challenge Blog so you can play along:

Fab Friday Challenge Blog

Check out the Fab blogs of my fellow Fab Friends:

Mindy Backes
Cindy Beach
Heather Heroldt
Brian King
Justin Krieger
Amanda Mertz
Brenda Myers
Pam Steckman
Jan Tinklenberg

I actually have a WHOLE DAY where I have NO appointments, no work, and nowhere I have to be ... I think I shall be STAMPY all day, since I can FINALLY see my table!!