Stampin’ Fancy Friday - Letter Challenge

Isn’t it crazy that it took me until I was 27 years old (again!) to learn that I actually liked cats?? We adopted our sweet Willow last October and have been smitten with her since day ONE!

Soooo … I used a combination of letters from the Mini Alphabet and Party Alphabet Dies, Cutest Crew stamps and Vanilla Baker’s Twine to create a scrapbook layout to capture her sweet and mischievous nature!

Willow is a bundle of fun! She loves crawling in, around and under things and is very enamored of Amazon boxes (empty or full!). She is very friendly and loves to be where the people are!

I made this little ball of yarn using some Very Vanilla Baker’s twine. I stuck a little adhesive down and just wrapped my own little circle … then added some little pieces to cross over the ball and cascade down from there.

I used an assortment of circle punches to add interest and dimension behind the letters and kittens.

The pawprint strip from the Cutest Crew Dies added the most darling detail to the “MEOW”. If you look closely you can see that the left-hand side of each letter is actually a strip … I did a little cutting and pasting to be able to add them to these letters.

Of course, the Cutest Crew kittens make appearances all over this page … it wouldn’t have been nearly as cute without them!

Stamps: Cutest Crew

Paper: Basic White, Pecan Pie Two-Tone, Lost Lagoon Two-Tone, Basic Gray, Gray Granite, Country Woods DSP

Ink: Black Memento; Stampin’ Blends - Pecan PIe, Crumb Cake, Smoky Slate, Gray Granite, Lost Lagoon

Accessories: Party Alphabet Dies, Mini Alphabet Dies, Cutest Critter Dies, 1 3/8” Circle Punch, 2 3/4” Circle Punch, Very Vanilla Baker’s Twine

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Stampin’ Fancy Friday - Inspired by Water Challenge

I love the beach no matter the time of year. Having grown up in the Bay Area I took for granted the time I spent there on beaches throughtouteach year, so my mind automatically thought of beach time when I saw that this month’s Stampin’ Fancy Friday  Challenge was “Inspired by Water”.

Brightly-colored flip flops made from the Splash and Relax Dies are the focal point here … toes in the sand and letting the waves wash over my feet … nothing is more relaxing!

The Rolling Waves Dies are my new favorite! I splattered a little Crumb Cake and Coastal Cabana inks on the coordinating backdrop colors to give them a more “sandy” vibe. 

This card really came together quite easily … mostly just cutting a bunch of dies and only one stamped image (the sentiment).

Stamps: Splash and Relax

Paper: Basic White, Basic Black, Pool Party, Coastal Cabama, Melon Manbo, Crisp Cantaloupe, Calypso Cotal, Crumb Cake

Ink: Versamark, Coastal Cabana, Crumb Cake

Accessories: Rolling Waves Dies, Splash and Relax Dies, White Embossing Powder, Array of Dots

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

Stampin’ Fancy Friday - Color Challenge

Favorite colors never really retire, do they? For this month’s Stampin’ Fancy Friday Challenge, we were asked to create with our favorite Stampin’ Up! colors — current or retired — and I couldn’t resist bringing back one of my longtime favorites: Mango Melody 

I paired this bright retired beauty with images and dies from the Bordered in Beauty Bundle to create layers of fluttering butterflies, texture, and contrast. The bold black details against that warm pop of Mango Melody make me happy every time I see it!

Sometimes those retired colors still deserve a little extra love and a chance to shine again. 

I used a blending brush to spread some Mango Melody ink on the background … along with a little splattering.

Overall, this card is pretty simple. Butterflies are my favorite, so I just let them steal the show!

Stamps: Bordering on Beauty, Extraordinary Life

Paper: Basic White, Basic Black, Mango Melody

Ink: Black Memento, Mango Melody, Versamatk

Accessories: Bordering on Beauty Dies, Extraordinary Life Dies, White Embossing Powder, Black Baler’s Twine, Black Sparkle Dots (retired)

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

Stampin’ Fancy Friday - Holly Jolly Christmas Challenge

As I sit here in my green and white striped sweatshirts that says the word “jolly” in bright, bold red lettering, I am finally giving into the holiday season … which is perfect since this month’s Stampin’ Fancy Friday Challenge is “Holly Jolly Christmas”!

Nothing evokes the spirit of a holly jolly Christmas quite like a winter white snowstorm, so that is where I got my inspiration!

I stamped several snowflakes from Delicate Pines in Versamark on some Basic White cardstock. After heat setting them with White Embossing Powder,  I used my Blending Brushes to smooth some color over them from top to bottom - Balmy Blue, Lost Lagoon and Pool Party. 

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You know me … a little color flicking with some Pretty Peacock Stampin’ Blends, plus some water droplets added with the help of my trusty Water Brushes and my background was set!!

I cut out the backdrop with an Everyday Arches Die and then split it into five horizontal pieces. 

The easy part was adding the snowflakes I cut using the Delicate Pines Dies … the top one is also brushed a splattered with a little ink.

Lastly, a few Low Profile Sparkle Dots (my new “go to”) finished it up. Except for the sentiment, which I stamped in Pretty Peacock and then just did a little fussy cutting around.

Stamps: Delicate Pines

Paper: Pool Party, Pretty Peacock, Basic White

Ink: Pretty Peacock, Pool Party, Mint Macaron, Versamark

Accessories: Delicate Pines Dies, Everyday Arches Dies, Low Profile Sparkle Dots

It’s two more days until Thanksgiving here in the good ol’ U-S of A. Which means the cooking will most definitely be starting TODAY!! My favorite part of Thanksgiving is being with family … but the food is a close second!

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

Stampin’ Fancy Friday - Online Exclusives Challenge

This month for the Stampin’ Fancy Friday Challenge we got to pick from our favorite Online Exclusives. THAT was hard! I have SO many … but I finally settled on the Sunrise Sailing Bundle.

I chose to go with a slimline card this time - dimensions are 3.5” x 8.5”. I used my Simply Scored Tool to add some vertical lines to the background panel. I haven’t used that for a while … I need to pull it out more!

The sailboats were created using the cute little dies from Sunrise Sailing. The backdrops for the sailboats consist of a little portion of the wave die and a cute little square made using the Perennial Postage Dies embossed using the 3D Dotted Circle Embossing Folder.

The sentiment is from the Sunrise Sailing Stamps and cut out with one of the Stylish Shapes Dies.

This came together rather quickly and easily … and I LOVE when that happens, don’t you??

Stamps: Sunrise Sailing

Paper: Basic White, Real Red, Lemon Lolly, Coastal Cabana

Ink: Coastal Cabana

Accessories: Sunrise Sailing Dies, Perennial Postage Dies, Stylish Shapes Dies, 3D Dotted Circle Embossing Folder, Ombré Matte Decorative Dots (retired), Simply Scored Tool

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

Stampin’ Fancy Friday - Floral Delight

This month for the Stampin’ Fancy Friday Challenge we are highlighting all things floral with the “Floral Delight Challenge”. I mean, seriously??? We ALL love us some good floral images, right???

It’s official - the Impressions Abloom Dies are my absolute favorite! I started a piece of Woven Textures DSP as the background, used my Blending Brushes to do some tone-on-tone coloring to add dimension to the flowers - Flirty Flamingo, Peach Pie, and Petal Pink. 

Pecan Pie is the perfect complimentary color for these blooms, don’t you agree? I also love the new 2025-2027 In Color Flat Pearls … they go with more than just the new In Colors!

More Messages is also a new Online Exclusive and winner … sentiments with matching dies?? Yes, please!

Stamps: More Messages

Paper: Basic White, Flirty Flamingo, Peach Pie, Petal Pink, Soft Sea Foam, Pecan Pie, Woven Textures DSP

Ink: Pecan Pie, Flirty Flamingo, Peach Pie, Petal Pink

Accessories: Impressions Abloom Dies, More Messages Dies, 2025-2027 In Coloro Flat Pearls

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

Stampin’ Fancy Friday - Friends Forever

This month for the Stampin’ Fancy Friday Challenge we are going back to scrapbooking. Scrapbooking is where my papercrafting journey began oh-so-many moons ago! This page was so much fun as it features so many of my fellow Fancy Friday Friends when we were at a recent Stampin’ Up OnStage event in Raleigh, North Carolina.

This page was alllll about dies!

I used flowers from Impressions Abloom to accent each of the photos. I used the Perennial Postage Dies to create a stacked “border” of sorts to the right of the photos using the Turtle-y Cute DSP and a combo of Flirty Flamingo and Basic Black.

For the lettering I used the Alphabet AlaMode Dies. They work so well with everything!

I also used a couple of dies from the Sentimental Frames Dies to highlight the letters and the little journaling panel.

Stamps: None!

Paper: Basic White, Basic Black, Flirty Flamingo, Strawberry Slush, Darling Duckling, Granny Apple Green, Lemon Lolly, Turtle-y Cute DSP

Ink: None!

Accessories: Impressions Abloom Dies, Alphabet Ala Mode Dies, Sentimental Frames Dies, Strawberry Slush and Pretty in Pink Gems

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

Monday Montage and Stampin’ Fancy Friday Together

I canNOT seem to get my act together! Every time I think I’m getting a handle on things something ELSE happens! (Isn’t that just how life goes sometimes!) I am sharing a card this week that I originally did for the Stampin’ Fancy Friday Team … and then never posted! UGH!!! So today it is time to share with all y’all here to see the Monday Montage fun!

I did this right after Christmas. And I was honestly worried that it was too Christmas-y (at least the colors). But, once again, the Fruit Salad DSP came to the rescue (you guys seriously NEED some of this stuff!)! I did a combo of two sets of dies on this one … “For the Books” (isn’t the tassel die just the CUTEST thing EVER??!!?) and “Linked Together”.

I pretty much did my own thing for the background on the focal point … strips of Granny Apple Green on a Basic Black background … easy peasy! The sentiment was stamped on a little scrap I had that I just tore the end off of.

Stamps: For the Books

Paper:  Basic White, Basic Black, Real Red, Granny Apple Green,, Fruit Salad 6”x6” DSP (Sale-a-Bration)

Ink: Versamark

Accessories: For the Books Dies, Linked Together Dies, Starstruck Embossing Folder, Black and Very Vanilla Large Checked Ribbon, Blooming Pearls

The Starstruck Embossing Folder is fast becoming my new fave … it seems to go with EVERYthing! (And don’t even get me started on the Black and Very Vanilla Large Checked Ribbon!)

This has been the WEIRDEST winter EVER! We have had hardly ANY snow (only had it stick a handful of times) and it was in the 50’s over the weekend! The mountains nearby have gotten a goodly amount, but I have to admit I have missed having a really good snowstorm this year!

Our Monday Montage Hop has gone exclusively to Instagram! You can check it out by finding me @tinkermom85. From there you will be able to find all of my Monday Montage Friends, too!

Stampin’ Fancy Friday - Pretty in Plaid

Just a LITTLE bit more Christmas before the year officially comes to a close!

How many different die sets can one use on one creation??? At least FIVE, right??? Sometimes, if less is less then more is MORE!! I kind of went out of control with this one … I started with the “Pretty in Plaid” theme placed for the Stampin’ Fancy Friday team this month and kept going from there!!

I started with some pretty plaid DSP - courtesy of Reindeer Days! The layers were cut using Perennial Postage Dies. I splattered the Basic White layers (except for the card base) using my Real Red and Granny Apple Green Stampin’ Blends and embossed each of these layers using the Perfect Plaid 3D Embossing Folder.

The wreath was cut using a die from Encircled in Nature. The green medallion in the center comes from Spotlight on Nature.

Last, but not least, I used the Mini Alphabet Dies to cut the word “Joy”, also from the Reindeer Days DSP.

I topped it all off with a few Real Red & White Adhesive-Backed Peppermints and some White Baker’s Twine. It looks like a lot, but it came together quite quickly!

Stamps: NONE

Paper: Basic White, Garden Green, Reindeer Days DSP

Ink: Stampin’ Blends - Real Red, Granny Apple Green

Accessories: Perennial Postage Dies, Encircled in Nature Dies, Spotlight on Nature Dies, Mini Alphabet Dies, Perfect Plaid 3D Embossing Folder, Real Red & White Adhesive-Backed Peppermints, White Baker’s Twine

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

Stampin’ Fancy Friday - Celebrate!

Hey stampin’ friends! The last few weeks have been CA-RAY-ZY!!!! So happy to be back home and able to share what I created for this month’s Stampin’ Friday Challenge! This month we are evoking all things celebratory!

Nothing says “celebration” to me more than a big bunch of flowers! Birthdays, anniversaries, Mother’s/Father’s Day, Valentine’s Day … the list goes on! The flowers from the “Market Goodness” bundle are perfect! I used both the Deckled Rectangles and Circles to make the layers.

There are only two little bits of stamping on this card - the sentiment and the little “x’s” in the background! The rest of it is just cardstock and some of the lovely Market Goodness DSP (along with a little die cutting and fussy cutting!)!

Stamps: Market Goodness

Paper: Basic White, Garden Green, Market Goodness DSP

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

Accessories: Deckled Rectangle Dies, Deckled Circle Dies, Transparent Adhesive Backed Dots, White Baker’s Twine

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

Stampin’ Fancy Friday - Color Challenge

 

 

 

Mooooooo! How stinkin’ caYOOT is this little cow and his little chicken friends??? This month’s Stampin’ Fancy Friday Challenge is to pick a favorite color combo and incorporate it into our creations. I have ALWAYS loved the classic simplicity of black, white and red. This go-round I added a little splash of yellow to make it pop! These barnyard animals are PERFECT!!

 

 

This card was really pretty simple. I first cut a piece of Basic White cardstock to 4.25” x 11”. Instead of making a “vertical” card, I turned it on its side and made a horizontal card by folding back half of the top layer (also know as a “z-fold”). I then stamped all of the images using Black Memento ink (except the sunflowers and the sentiment - I used versamark and white embossing powder for those). I used the uber-cute Eyelet 3D embossing folder to embossing the folded back portion of the front left panel and also a little strip to put behind the milk can and the chickens. 

The yellow bits on the chickens/roosters were made by stamping the images onto Lemon Lolly cardstock and THEN coloring for highlights with the Daffodil Delight Stampin’ Blends. Easy Peasy!

Stamps: Cutest Cows

Paper: Basic White, Basic Black, Real Red, Lemon Lolly, Bubble Bath, Smoky Slate

Ink: Versamark, Black Memento; Stampin’ Blends - Daffodil Delight, Smoky Slate

Accessories: Cutest Cows Punch, Deckled Circle Dies, Eyelet 3D Embossing Folder, White Embossing Powder, Opal Rounds Assortment, Black and Very Vanilla 3/8" Large Checked Ribbon

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Stampin' Fancy Friday - Annual Fav

 

 

 

 

 

Today it's my turn to play with the Stampin' Fancy Friday Team!

 

How do you pick a FAVORITE when the new catalog comes out with soooooo many pretty thing in it??? It's VERY difficult! I would have to say my favorite product is the Adventurous Sky bundle of goodies! The stamps, dies and DSP are all PERFECT! I wanted to showcase as much as I could in one card, so let's get started!

 

 

 

 

 

I built the background of this card first with a layer of Smoky Slate cardstock embossed with the So Swirly 3D Embossing Folder (which was roughed up around the edges with my snips). Then, I used several strips of the Take to the Sky DSP to create a backdrop accented by some Black and Very Vanilla 3/8" Large Check Ribbon. After securing the strips to a piece of Smoky Slate cardstock, I ran the whole piece through my Stampin' Cut & Emboss machine and one of the Deckled Circle Dies. I am not gonna lie ... I LOVE how this turned out!

I sponged a little bit of Balmy Blue ink around the edges of the clouds for fun!

The sentiment panel was just a scrap of Basic Black cardstock stamped with Versamark and White Embossing Powder.

Lastly, I placed a few of the clear embellishments from the Opal Rounds Assortment and VOILA! This really came together more quickly than it appears ... it's fun when THAT happens!

Stamps: Adventurous Sky

Paper: Basic White, Basic Black, Smoky Slate, Cajun Craze, Basic Gray (for the propeller), Take to the Sky DSP

Ink: Versamark, Balmy Blue

Accessories: Adventurous Sky Dies, Deckled Circle Dies, White Embossing Powder, Opal Rounds Assortment, Black and Very Vanilla 3/8" Large Checked Ribbon, So Swirly 3D Embossing Folder

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

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 . . .

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Stampin’ Fancy Friday - Technique Focus Challenge

I am a bit behind this week … and it’s only Tuesday! It was my turn to post for this month’s Stampin’ Fancy Challenge - last FRIDAY!! And I totally SPACED it! So, here I am trying to play catch up! This challenge was so fun! We were all tasked with picking ANY technique and sharing how to do it … so here I am with the whitewash technique with a twist. I did it on BLACK paper (instead of how it is traditionally done on Crumb Cake).

This technique is really quite simple. I stamped my focal image using Versamark  and the new Citrus Blooms Bundle (which YOU can order starting TOMORROW!). I sprinkled it with some White Embossing Powder and then heat set it. Next, I pulled out my Watercolor Pencils and got to work. First, fill your image with your white watercolor pencil. Next, pick the colors of your choice to color the images AGAIN to make them pop right off the Basic Black cardstock!

Isn’t it purdy?? It really packs a punch and is so much fun (it makes me feel like a little kid again coloring in my coloring books!).

Stamps: Citrus Blooms

Paper: Basic White, Basic Black, Old Olive

Ink: Versamark, Black Memento, Watercolor Pencils

Accessories: Citrus Blooms Dies, Double Oval Punch, White Embossing Powder, Basic Gray/Smoky Slate Pearls, 1/4” Black & White Gingham Ribbon, Petal Pink/White 1/4” Diagonal Ribbon Combo Pack

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

Stampin' Fancy Friday - Something Blue Challenge

I'm doing a bit of a "fly-by" post today ... lots going on, sho I'm going to get to the point! This month's  Stampin' Fancy Friday Challenge is "Something Blue"  ... and  even though it's Valentine's Day, this blue card fits the bill! 

I love the clouds! The dies and stamps are soooo cute! This whole bundle coordinates beautifully with thee Raindrops embossing folder as well.  I used a sponge dauber to add both Balmy Blue and Night of Navy ink to the sentiment image ... and I really love the result!

Stamps: Bright Skies

Paper: Balmy Blue, Whisper White, Night of Navy

Ink: Balmy Blue, Night of Navy, Blueberry Bushel

Accessories: Bright Skies Dies, Raindrops Embossing Folder

That's all I have for today! Enjoy your Valentine's Day and hold your loved ones close!

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