Stamp Review Crew - Sheltering Tree Edition

It's another go-round with the Stamp Review Crew ... and this time we are "reviewing" some AWESOME ideas for the "Sheltering Tree" stamp set (LOTS and LOTS of fun ideas!!)!!

Purdy, purdy, PURDY!!! I LOVE this tree image! I have seen ALL the seasons done with it in such spectacular fashion that it made me kind of nervous to try something ... not sure it's easy to make this look a whole lot "different" from many of the things I've already seen, but it doesn't really matter because it looks good pretty much no matter WHAT you do with it!!

Stamps: Sheltering Tree
Paper: Baked Brown Sugar, Pistachio Pudding, Whisper White
Ink: Baked Brown Sugar, Wild Wasabi, Mossy Meadow
Accessories: Decorative Dots Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, 1 3/8" Square Punch, Gold Sequin Trim, Venetian Crochet Trim, Essentials Wooden Elements

Here's a peek at ALL the images you get with this set ...









Clicking the "back" button will take you to the VERY clever creation of Lisa Young ... think ICE CREAM!! And clicking the "next" button takes you to Linda Callahan's beautiful card (she and I seemed to be on a similar wavelength ... great minds think alike, right??).

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!!

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!!

We Freakin' LOVE You!!

Welcome to another edition of the Control Freaks Blog Tour ... this month we are sharing the love ... projects not necessarily for Valentine's Day, but ones that you can give to someone special that ya love!! Did you see what the ever-spectacular Heidi Boos created to share??? LOVELOVELOVE!!!

I seem to be stuck in a "tone-on-tone" phase ... most of my cards for the past while have been made this way.  I just like how clean it looks, I suppose ... and I felt like I was doing the same layout over and over (wait ... I STILL feel like I'm doing that!! Hahahaha!!)!  I created the heart by cutting a base out of Whisper White with one of the hearts from the Hearts Collection Framelits ... then I punched a BUNCH of little flowers out of different colors using the Itty Bitty Accent Flower Punch ... and stuck 'em all over the base heart.  I also LOVED that the little "I Like You" sentiment from the "I Like You" Hostess set fit PERFECTLY in the smaller arrow on the What's Up Punch.  Happy when I figure stuff like this out all by myself!!

Stamps: I Like You
Paper: Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Rose Red, Real Red, Melon Mambo, Pink Pirouette
Ink: Real Red
Accessories: Arrows Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, What's Up Punch, Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack (Flower), Hearts Collection Framelits Die, White Jute Ribbon, Linen Thread, Project Life Corner Rounder Punch

This is pretty basic ... but I LOVE how the little whisps from the White Jute Ribbon show up so well on the black background (I've been pulling this jute apart since I got it ... LOVELOVELOVE this stuff ... SOOOOO much!)!  I layered three of the larger arrows punch with the What's Up punch over the top of each other to make a base for the sentiment (created the pointy tips on the sentiment panel using a square punch).  Kinda fun!

Stamps: Something to Say
Paper: Basic Black, Whisper White, Pink Pirouette, Red Glimmer DSP
Ink: Real Red
Accessories: What's Up Punch, Banner Punch, Itty Bitty Punch Pack (Heart), 1 1/4" Square Punch, Large Polka Dots Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, White Jute Ribbon

Coming next??? The VERY talented and crafty, LeeAnn Greff! Check it out!!

Monday Montage #35

We're baaaa-aaaaack!!! After taking a little time off for the holidays, the Monday Montage girls are back and ready to share some fun new creations with you. I honestly have had the HARDEST time getting back into the swing of things ... I feel like I am FINALLY getting back to some sorta normal ... whatever that means!!

I was SO excited to be able to get this adorable Happy Heart Textured Impressions Embossing Folder ... I mean, what's NOT to love about it???? And I will say again, the White Jute Ribbon is gonna be an absolute FAVE of mine ... it's kind of hard to see it in this photo (it's on the banner sentiments and at the upper-left tucked under the heart panel). Too much fun!

Stamps: Crazy About You
Paper:  Blushing Bride, Cherry Cobbler, Basic Black, Whisper White, Red Glimmer DSP
Ink:   Cherry Cobbler
Accessories: Happy Heart Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Itty Bitty Accents Punch (Heart), White Jute Ribbon, Banners Framelits, Stacked With Love Designer Washi Tape

Click "Back" to see what Melissa Stout has to share, and/or the "Next" button to see what Amy O'Neill has created!

Occasionally Freaky!

So here we all are ... right smack-dab in the middle of the holiday hustle and bustle ... and a little bit of CRAZY. Time for a TIME OUT with the Control Freaks!! If you've been following the Tour all the way around, you should have just come from the ROCKIN' projects of Dawn Olchefske!! We are all creating with some sneaky-peeky preview stuff from the upcoming Occasions and Sale-a-Bration catalogs!! Let's get started!!

First off ... what is NOT to love about this LEMON??? OhMyGoodness!!! As soon as I saw this lovely lemon (which is part of a set called "A Happy Thing" that you can earn for FREE during Sale-a-Bration staring January 6!), I KNEW it WOULD be MINE!!! I have a thing for all things citrus-y ... could NOT resist this!! And isn't the DSP just DELISH????

Stamps: A Happy Thing (SAB)
Paper: Whisper White, Painted Blooms DSP
Ink: Daffodil Delight Blendabilties, Old Olive Blendabilities, Old Olive, Black Memento
Accessories: Circle Framelits, Decorative Dots Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Project Life Corner Rounder Punch, White Jute Ribbon, Daffodil Delight Taffeta Ribbon

And of course y'all KNOW how I have a THING for BUTTERFLIES!!! OhMyGoodness (did I say that already???)!!! EEEEeeep!!! Wow!! DROOOL!!! There's a GORGEOUS new set of butterfly thinlits dies ... HappyDance! OdeToJoy!!! And those roses (the laser cut ones and the beautiful "ribbon-y" ones??? Yeah ... those are part of the Artisan Embellishment Kit that you can have for yourself from the Occasions Catalog). There is SO MUCH to LOVE coming your way, people!!! I'm DYING already!!!

Stamps: Painted Petals
Paper: Blushing Bride, Rose Red
Ink: Rose Red
Accessories: Artisan Embellishment Kit, Butterflies Thinlits Dies, White Jute Ribbon (MYNEWFAVE!)

Onward and upward to see what Julie Davison has to share ... you're gonna LOVE it!!