Stamp Review Crew - Apron of Love Edition

I cannot BELIEVE that it has been TWO YEARS since I hopped withy friends on the Stamp Review Crew. And not only am I stamping and hopping with them ... I got my days mixed up so now I am LATE with them!! (I thought that this post was to go up TOMORROW night instead of TONIGHT!! Oh what a GOOBER I feel like NOW!!!

In any event, I got to pull out the super FUN Apron of Love Bundle.  Stamp, dies ... every single piece is A-DOR-A-BLE!! And I'm gonna be honest ... I'm not exactly SURE what a "best friend ever" would want to receive a card with an apron on it would signify.  PERHAPS one of all-y'all should make me a PIE or a CAKE or some other such delectable treat ... THEN I could send you this fun little card as a THANK YOU!! It's a WIN-WIN, isn't it???

Stamps: Apron of Love
Paper: Night of Navy, Crumb Cake, Real Red, Whisper White, Silver Foil, Tranquil Tides DSP
Ink: Night of Navy, Real Red
Accessories: Apron Builders Framelits Dies, Stitched Rectangles Thinlits Dies, Stitched Rectangles Dies









Cute ....

And SUPER CUUUUTE, right???









Next up?? Click on "Next Blog" to check out what Sue Plote has "cooked up" with this cute apron!! Click on the "Previous Blog" button to see what Cindy Elam has whipped up!!

Fab Friday #160

I wasn't gonna do it ... nope-nope-nope, I told myself! Of course, I KNEW on some level that I would CAVE IN!! And I DID!!! The Well Said Stamps/Framelits are SOOOOO VERRRYYY WONDERFUL!! Why did I wait SO LONG before diving in and buying them??? REALLY hoping that they will be carried over into the catalog for next year!

This week the Fab Friday folks are playing with a VERY spring-y color combination ... lots of lovely colors to make you happy!!

Stamps: Well Said
Paper: Whisper White, Bermuda Bay, Highland Heather, Lemon Lime Twist, Flirty Flamingo, Botanical Butterfly DSP
Ink: Bermuda Bay, Pool Party, Petal Pink
Accessories: Petal Pair Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Well Written Framelits Dies, Classic Label Punch

I worried that I wouldn't be able to use all the colors ... but I did!







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

Fab Friday Challenge Blog

Mindy Backes
Heather Heroldt
Brian King
Amy Koenders
Amanda Mertz
Brenda Myers

Looking forward to a nice hike tomorrow with my hubby and some good friends ... OH!! And we are going to see The Scarlet Pimpernel tonight (my son's girlfriend is in the cast)! I've never seen it before, so I'm pretty excited about it!

Gorgeous GRAPE!

Here it is ... the middle of the week and everything ... and I am STAMPING and BLOGGING!! No blog hop or anything ... just stamping because my craft room was cleaned up and I COULD!! So THERE!!

I'm not sure why purples/greens remind me so much of my childhood when they are put together, but they DO!! (I guess growing up in the 70's will do that to a gal!)!! Had such a good time layering all the images over each other to create this crazy motif! (Not gonna lie, either ... it took me several attempts to get something that didn't look like a mud pie!)!

Stamps: All Adorned
Paper: Gorgeous Grape, Highland Heather, Granny Apple Green, Whisper White
Ink: Gorgeous Grape, Highland Heather, Granny Apple Green
Accessories: Stitched Shapes Framelits, Pretty Label Punch, Trio Corner Punch, Granny Apple Green 1/2" Textured Weave Ribbon, Stapler

If only I could find the BRAND NEW spatula-like tool I finally broke down and bought because I loaned my old one out and it magically disappeared. I have used the new one ONE TIME ... and it seems to have magic qualities as well ... Sigh ... Happy Hump Day!

Monday Montage #135

Back for another Monday Montage Blog Hop after a fun and productive weekend! I got in a 10-mile training run, made some pies, attended a choral concert for my son's choir, made a delicious pork roast in my dutch oven and even had time to stamp a card! Feeling very happy about everything I was able to get checked off my list!

I have been wanting to make a card with this Barn Door/Sliding Door Bundle for quite some time! I kind of put it off when I saw that all the cards made with this looked pretty similar ... well, DUH!! It's a sliding barn door for crying out loud!! Of COURSE cards created with it will be similar ... but they are OH SO CUTE!! I added the little Bitty Blooms punches to the left side of the card just so I could do something other than doubling up a sentiment!

And of course I needed a sentiment to peek out when the door is slid to the left ... and I have MANY birthday cards that need to be mailed out to family, so I am making MANY birthday cards all the time!! I used one of the sentiments from Beautiful Bouquet and then cut it out with the Rectangle Framelits dies (which are my new favorite obsession, I tell ya!)

Stamps: Barn Door, Beautiful Bouquet (sentiment)
Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black, Crumb Cake, Pool Party, Lovely Lipstick, Grapefruit Grove, Mango Melody
Ink: Lovely Lipstick, Crumb Cake, Mango Melody, Grapefruit Grove
Accessories: Sliding Door Framelits Dies, Stitched Rectangles Framelits Dies, Simply Scored, Linen Thread, Bitty Blooms Punch Pack, Metallic Pearls

Here's a blog roll just in case you get "stuck" trying to hop around ...

Monday Montage Hoppers
Amy O'Neill - Amy's Paper Crafts
Breelin Renwick - Craft-somnia Momma
Cathy Casey - Sugar Shack Designs
Charlet Mallet - Painted Orange
Cheryl Curtis - Pomp and Sustenance
Dani Dziama - Dani's Thoughtful Corner
Elizabeth Price - Seeinginkspots
Julie Warnick - Julie Warnick Stampin' Up! Blog
Melissa Stout - The Stamp Doc
Wendy Weixler - Wickedly Wonderful Creations - YOU'RE ALREADY HERE!!

After my daughter informed me that she and her hubby were already on the road on their way to the Redwoods in California on Saturday for Spring Break I have been kinda jealous! I haven't been to the Redwoods since I was a young girl (I grew up in Northern California). All I can think about are giant redwood trees! I told my husband that WE need to go ... let's see how long it takes me to convince him to get in the car with me so that we can actually do it!

Click "Back" for Melissa Stout and "Next" for Amy O'Neill ... can't say that they have EVER disappointed me! I just LOOOOOOVE their creations!

Fab Friday #159

Is it SPRING yet??? We have had MORE snow this week ... for TWO days we have had snow!!! I KNOW we need the moisture ... and I KNOW that it CAN'T last forever ... and it IS pretty ... BUT! I am OVER it already! DANG!!

This week's Fab Friday Stampin' Challenge is a fun and simple little sketch. I always end up adding more layers than are necessary ... but I can't seem to help it!!

Stamps: Little Elephant, Gallery Grungle
Paper: Whisper White, Bermuda Bay, Pool Party, Petal Pink
Ink: Bermuda Bay, Pool Party, Petal Pink
Accessories: Basic Polka Dot Textured Impression Embossing Folder, Stitched Shapes, Stitched Rectangles Dies, Elephant Builder Punch, Whisper White Bakers Twine

Simple and easy peasy!! You guys GOT this!







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

Fab Friday Challenge Blog

Mindy Backes
Heather Heroldt
Brian King
Amy Koenders
Amanda Mertz
Brenda Myers

We went to Mesquite, Nevada, last weekend to participate in a Spartan Sprint race (it's basically a crazy-muddy obstacle course/run)! The weather was LOVELY!! And it got me in the MOOD for some SKY and warmer temperatures! They are coming, I am SURE of it!

Monday Montage #134

Here we are again ... another Monday Montage Blog Hop!! So happy to be starting my week off with my fun and crafty friends! I had a super amazing weekend ... but more about that in a minute!

It has been such a loooooong time since I have "sanded" foil paper. I used to do it a bunch "way back when". When I saw this GORGEOUS Lovely Lipstick foil paper, I just couldn't help myself!! It shiny ... it's pretty ... it's so much fun!! Paired with the Country Floral Embossing Folder it's dynamite!! And this is my best attempt at a "simple" stamping card. I struggle with NOT using #allthethings!!

Stamps: Painted Seasons, Detailed With Love
Paper: Whisper White, Lovely Lipstick Foil, Vellum
Ink: Lovely Lipstick, Petal Pink, Wink of Stella
Accessories: Pretty Label Punch, Trio Corner Punch, Flourish Thinlits Dies

Here's a blog roll just in case you get "stuck" trying to hop around ...

Monday Montage Hoppers
Amy O'Neill - Amy's Paper Crafts
Breelin Renwick - Craft-somnia Momma
Cathy Casey - Sugar Shack Designs
Charlet Mallet - Painted Orange
Cheryl Curtis - Pomp and Sustenance
Dani Dziama - Dani's Thoughtful Corner
Elizabeth Price - Seeinginkspots
Julie Warnick - Julie Warnick Stampin' Up! Blog
Melissa Stout - The Stamp Doc
Wendy Weixler - Wickedly Wonderful Creations - YOU'RE ALREADY HERE!!

So about my weekend. I participated in the Outclimb Cancer Challenge at the Wells Fargo Building in downtown Salt Lake City on Saturday. It was a fundraiser to benefit cancer research at the Huntsman Cancer Institute (a cause near and dear to my heart). Not only did I reach my fundraising goal of $1,000, I was also able to successfully climb 24 flights of stairs a total of 27 times!! (Yes ... you read that right ... I climbed stairs for SIX SOLID HOURS!) A total of 628 flights of stairs. It was exhausting and exhilarating!!!

Click "Back" for Melissa Stout and "Next" for Amy O'Neill ... amazing and marvelous!

Fab Friday #158

I have a lot to be happy about and grateful for this week!! First, it's FAB FRIDAY!!! (And what is NOT to be happy about THAT??!!?) Second, I got a NEW CAR last week ... and it's ridiculously beautifully obnoxiously GREEN (as in TINKERBELL green ... as in I am already calling her TINK!). The car has all-wheel drive, a sun roof, and so many cool things on it ... I am LOVING it!! And THIRD ... tomorrow I will be participating in the 2019 Outclimb Cancer Challenge (we will be climbing 24 flights of stairs as many times as we can in SIX hours to raise money for cancer research). This is my FAVORITE event of the year! I can't WAIT!!

This week's color challenge just SCREAMS spring, doesn't it??? I actually used some retired twine (it's Mossy Meadow and it was in the last Holiday Catalog). I couldn't help myself!!! This color combo is lovely, though, isn't it???

Stamps: Detailed With Love
Paper: Whisper White, Calypso Coral, Mossy Meadow, Petal Pink
Ink: Mossy Meadow
Accessories: Lace Dynamic Dynamic Texture Embossing Folder, Stitched Shapes, Bitty Blooms Punch Pack, Metallic Pearls, Mossy Meadow Baker's Twine

See what I mean??? It is GORGEOUS!








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

Fab Friday Challenge Blog

Mindy Backes
Heather Heroldt
Brian King
Amy Koenders
Amanda Mertz
Brenda Myers

Going to spend today doing some light stretching and EATING so that I have the fuel I need to get it done tomorrow ... eating ... sigh ... I do what I can!!