Monday Montage #263

It’s a great day for some Monday Montage creativity! With all the crazy I’ve had this past week, I am SO happy that I had a card to share that I hadn’t yet posted … haven’t had time to play in several days!

First I started with the Simply Zinnia dies. I LOVE zinnias and really wanted to make some that would just pop off the page - Blackberry Bliss, Petunia Pop and Berry Bliss filled the bill quite nicely. I used both Daffodil Delight and Lemon Lolly to create the little “ring” around the center of each flower. I cut the greenery from some Garden Green cardstock.

Next, I created a watercolor backdrop using Daffodil Delight, Berry Burst and Bubble Bath ink and a water painter. I then splattered a little bit of alcohol on top of the backdrop to add to the depth of the watercolor.

I used the Thoughtful Moments Hybrid Embossing Folder to create the little sentiment panel, which I then sponged with a little bit of Blackberry Bliss ink. I couldn’t help but use my favorite “flicking” technique and a Blackberry Bliss Stampin’ Write marker to create the splatters … I love the way this one turned out (as I don’t often have great results when I try to be all “artsy” and do some water coloring!).

Stamps: None!

Paper:  Berry Burst, Petunia Pop, Blackberry Bliss, Garden Green, Daffodil Delight, Lemon Lolly, Basic White, Watercolor

Ink: Berry Burst, Daffodil Delight, Blackberry Bliss, Bubble Bath

Accessories: Thoughtful Moments Hybrid Embossing Folder, Simply Zinnia Dies, Everyday Details Dies, Water Painter, Basic White Baker’s Twine, Transparent Adhesive-Backed Dots, Rubbing Alcohol

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

Bree Renwick - Craft-somnia Momma

Charlet Mallet - Painted Orange - NOT PARTICIPATING THIS WEEK

Cheryl Curtis - Pomp and Sustenance 

Dani Dziama - Dani's Thoughtful Corner

Elizabeth Price - Seeinginkspots

Emily Kimmey - EMK Creations 

Julie Warnick - Creating on the Run 

Rae Jean Communal - My Stampin’ Memories - NOT PARTICIPATING THIS WEEK

Wendy Weixler - Wickedly Wonderful Creations - YOU ARE HERE

Click "Next" to see Bree Renwick ... so bright and colorful!!

Doooooooonuuuuutttsss!!!

I feel like Homer Simpson! I love me a beautiful box of  FRESH donuts (I can personally slam down half a dozen glazed Krispy Kremes on a 45-minute drive from Provo to Salt Lake … ask me how I know for sure!)! So I’m staring at the images in the Ice Cream Swirl Bundle and I am just fixated on the one little bitty donut stamp and coordinating die … and all I can think about is eating a box of fresh donuts! Soooo … I made one instead!!!

After stamping several donuts I colored them with my Stampin’ Blends. Then I built the donut box!

I used the Deckled Rectangles and cut a frame using two of them of graduated sizes. I also cut a rectangular piece of Crumb Cake to put underneath the donuts as a base.

I ended up using a double Dimensional (one of top of another) to prop up each of the corners of the box “lid” to make them higher than the donuts, which I also put on one layer of Dimensionals.

I then cut a piece of window sheet to put behind the frame I made for the upper box lid. A layer of Pretty in Pink embossed with the So Swirly embossing folder added a good overall background, don’t you agree?

Stamps: Ice Cream Swirl, Happy Little Things

Paper: Crumb Cake, Pretty in Pink, Whisper White, Window Sheet

Ink: Black Memento; Stampin’ Blends - Pretty in Pink, Daffodil Delight, Crumb Cake, Pecan Pie, Lemon Lolly

Accessories: Ice Cream Swirl Dies. Deckled Rectangle Dies, So Swirly Embossing Folder, Black & Very Vanilla 3/4” Large Check Ribbon, Adhesive Backed Sparkle Gems

Now I need to go buy some donuts … or maybe not … because I KNOW I will eat too many!!

TGIF Challenge #477 - Sketch Challenge

It’s TGIF Challenge time! I have always loved me a good sketch challenge … and this week’s sketch was so much fun!

I knew as soon as I saw this sketch that I wanted to use the Market Goodness Suite! I could easily picture a bag of veggies as the focal point. I also used the Everyday Details Dies to created the backdrop for directly behind the grocery bag. I used some of the To Market DSP to fill the circle and create a strip to accent the focal image.

Using one of the Fun Patterns embossing folders was a no brainer on this one … the flowers were a perfect match for the itty bitty flower dies.

I also roughed up the top and bottom edges of the Crumb Cake panel and the Garden Green DSP strip with my paper snips. 

Isn’t this cute?? For the sentiment I used Versamark/White Embossing Powder and just ripped around the edges. 

A couple of staples in the ribbon finished off the look. What do you think??

Stamps: Market Goodness

Paper: Crumb Cake, Blackberry Bliss, Pecan Pie, Whisper White, Lemon Lolly, To Market DSP

Ink: Blackberry Bliss, Garden Green, Real Red, Pumpkin Pie, Versamark

Accessories: Market Goodness Dies, Everyday Details Dies, Fun Patterns Embossing Folder, Natural 3/8” Polka Dot Trim, Transparent Adhesive Backed Dots, Stapler

Any plans this weekend?? I am going to be in the garden first thing Saturday morning while it is still cool outside … some weeds have started to sprout up and I need to get them out of there!!

Monday Montage #262

It’s soooo great when Monday Montage rolls around and I’m READY ahead of time!! I had my card done for DAYS and I couldn’t be happier!

How DARLING is this little dragonfly??? She comes from Happiest Day! I wanted the dragonfly to be the focal point of today’s creation, and I think the flower dies from Country Flowers are the perfect little garden for her to fly around in!

I created a little backdrop using watercolor paper and a water painter.  I just dabbed the tip of my water painter directly onto the Highland Heather and Fresh Freesia ink pads and then brushed the color around on the paper. I also splattered a little bit of alcohol over the paper, as well as a little bit of splatter from both colors using Stampin’ Write Markers.

I used my snips to rough up all the edges on my layers, which I love doing! 

Stamps: Happiest Day, Country Flowers

Paper:  Highland Heather, Fresh Freesia, Basic White, Watercolor

Ink: Versamark, Black Memento, Highland Heather, Fresh Freesia; Stampin’ Blends - Highland Heather, Fresh Freesia

Accessories: Country Flowers Dies, Water Painters, White 1/4” Diagonal Trim, Blooming Pearls, White Embossing Powder

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

Bree Renwick - Craft-somnia Momma

Charlet Mallet - Painted Orange

Cheryl Curtis - Pomp and Sustenance 

Dani Dziama - Dani's Thoughtful Corner

Elizabeth Price - Seeinginkspots - NOT PARTICIPATING THIS WEEK

Emily Kimmey - EMK Creations 

Julie Warnick - Creating on the Run 

Rae Jean Communal - My Stampin’ Memories - NOT PARTICIPATING THIS WEEK

Wendy Weixler - Wickedly Wonderful Creations - YOU ARE HERE

Click "Next" to see Bree Renwick ... Super Cute Cows!

TGIF Challenge #476 - Color Challenge!

I can’t believe it’s already TGIF Challenge day again! This past week has gone by so quickly! This week we are doing a color challenge, so let’s get started!

I have to be honest … this color combo had me completed STUMPED for a while! You know how it can go when you stare and stare and stare at something hoping for an idea to just pop in your head, right?? This one took more time that I care to admit. 

I made the tiny little envelopes using a die from the Sending Love Dies. I created little “note cards” for each envelope by using an Aquapainter and some Pumpkin Pie and Azure Afternoon ink. Again, one of the dies from Sending Love was used to cut the little cards out. 

I also layered a couple of shapes from Everyday Details to give the background some dimension. I highlighted the little bluebird with a white gel pen to make it stand out a little more.

The So Swirly Embossing Folder is HUGE! I love that I will be able to emboss larger pieces of paper with it! The background panel I made for this card seemed tiny in that folder!

Stamps: Sending Love

Paper: Azure Afternoon, Pumpkin Pie, Basic Gray, Whisper White

Ink: Black Memento, Azure Afternoon, Pumpkin Pie

Accessories: Sending Love Dies, Everyday Details Dies, So Swirly, Embossing Folder, White Baker’s Twine, Aqua Painter, Basic Gray Pearls

Summer has started (it was 93 degrees yesterday!)! I am loving the warmth and sunshine after a long winter! 

Stampin’ Fancy Friday - Case a Fancy Friend

My oh my! This month’s Stampin’ Fancy Friday was sooooo hard to nail down initially! “Case a Fancy Friend” … seriously??? How to choose between all the amazingly-talented and wonderfully creative friends??? I ended up doing a “mashup” between two of my favorite stampers - Tammy Wilson and Tami Hewlitt! I absolutely loooooove everything each of them creates every single time!

I used the color combo and DSP treatments with the ribbon/baker’s twine from Tammy Wilson’s lovely card. Also, the white background was also from her. Instead of the pop bottles, I used the fun surfboards from Beach Day. 

The white-on-white palm trees and the little sentiment panel was inspired by Tami Hewlitt!

Stamps: Beach Day

Paper: Basic White, 2023-2024 Subtles DSP

Ink: Versamark, Black Memento; Stampin’ Blends - Pool Party, Daffodil Delight, Pretty in Pink

Accessories: Beach Day Dies, Timeless Arrangements Dies (Retired - for sentiment), White Embossing Powder, 2024-2026 In Color Shimmer Gems, 1/4” Black & White Gingham Ribbon, White Baker’s Twine, Dotted Circles 3D Embossing Folder

This is Tammy Wilson’s great card . . .

And here is Tami Hewlett’s equally-awesome card . . .

Check out all the fun things created by the Stampin' Fancy Friday Team on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/stampinfancyfriday/!!