Fresh Squeezed Stamps - Wintery Birthday Wishes

Good morning!  I'm up on the Fresh Squeezed Stamps Blog today and would love for you to stop by and say "Brrrrrr, baby it's cold!"  That's right!  It IS cold....an arctic blast recently made its way through the states and boy, oh boy...thank heaven for electric blankets!

To embrace the new change in temperature, I couldn't help but grab the new Fresh Squeezed Stamps set, Arctic Friends, and paired it up a sentiment and flower from the Everyday Expressions set.  My dear daughter, Hannah, has a birthday party to attend and she loves this wintery walrus with a little bloom on her head!  If you haven't picked up the Arctic Friends stamp set, you are missing out on the most adorable animal builder set around!  

I was inspired by the Retro Sketches #93 and Dynamic Duos #82 to create this wintery bliss!

I inked up Miss Walrus in Black Soot, then shaded her a bit with Copics.  After fussy cutting her out, I placed her over a couple of fun circle shapes and embellished with twine and sequins!

You can find Fresh Squeezed Stamps at the i {heart} papers store, too, along with Hemptique White Hemp Cord, Ranger Distress Inks, Copic Markers, and Crate Paper!

Thanks so much for stopping by the stage!

Stamps:  Arctic Friends, Everyday Expressions (Fresh Squeezed Stamps)
Ink:  Black Soot, Fresh Picked Raspberries Distress (Ranger), Copic Markers
Paper:  Very Vanilla (SU), Fourteen (Crate Paper)
Other:  Stitched Circle Dies (Lil' Inker Designs), Twine (Hemptique), Sequins (Avery Elle)

Go Retro - Be Inspired #27

Get ready to be inspired with the new totally retro challenge, Be Inspired #27 at The Alley Way Stamps blog!  I love the black background with the cool rainbow stripes and funky font!  The sentiment on my card is from the TAWS Life is Short stamp set.

I used the retrosketches 60, which was a perfect match for my "retro" card!  

 The goodies that I used on my card are from a Paper Made Bakery kit that I bought recently...just right to create a retro and funky card for the Be Inspired Challenge today!

Paper Made Bakery kit, TAWS Life is Short
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Uniko Studio April Release Blog Hop

Good morning!  The time has finally come...the Uniko Studio April Release Blog Hop...a day of inspiration, temptation, and a chance to win FREE stamps!  If you like elegant, modern, and clean designs, then you will LOVE the fabulous new Uniko Studio stamps and designer dies!

Uniko Studio will also be offering FREE international shipping for orders of $50 or more!

Check out these new Uniko Studio products that I used on my card that are being released today!  There are two additional stamp sets and three digital files that are being released today as well that you will see featured on the other designer's blogs...and they are all fabulous!

I was inspired by the ColourQ Challenge 184 and retrosketches 53 to make this anniversary card using these fabulous new Uniko Studio products!

Here is the official blog hop order today...you won't want to miss anything!  

Uniko Studio Blog

Aimes

Amber

Erika

Gayatri

Nicki

Ren-Yi

Stacey (that's me:)

Taheerah - Guest Designer

I had to use one of the Beautiful Butterflies Designer  Dies again with the sequins peeking out from the negatively-cut image...so addictive, dies and sequins, oh my!

Thanks so much for joining us for the Uniko Studio April Release Blog Hop today!  

Uniko Studio - Bright Butterflies Designer Dies, Background Builders: Round in Circles, Pure Florals: Chrysanthemum 
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Happiest Day

Today was a happy day...an extra day off from work, lots of time to catch up on house work...but also lots of time to make cards!  Paper-crafting makes me HAPPY!

This card that I was inspired to make today has NO stamping at all on it!  The sentiment tag, and other layered tags are from a package of K & Co. embossed and printed tags...love them!  The inspiration for my card came from the Tuesday Trigger: Friendly Flowers and RetroSketches #57...and Gayatri's pretty card...I love how she took the sketch and blended the elements together:)

To finish up this card with all the fun tags, I added some satin ribbon, a paper flower, a crocheted flower with button and twine, and some aqua rhinestones:)

Thanks so much for stopping by the stage!

No stamps:), Die cut tags (K & Co.), paper flower (Heidi Swapp), Hawaiian Shores satin ribbon & Aqua Mist cardstock and button (PTI), Pool Party Baker's Twine (SU), crocheted flower, rhinestones
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The Alley Way Stamps April Sneak Peek Day 1

How cute is that sweet little tag with the mini tree and sentiment?!...and...see that peek of arrows behind the tag...LOVE!  This new TAWS (The Alley Way Stamps) stamp set that will be released on April 1st (NO foolin') is called Tag-alongs and you will love it!  It has the sweetest miniature images and sentiments with some fun arrows and a perfect tag stamp to bring it all together!  Super F-U-N!

I was inspired by a few challenges...the retrosketches 56, the Cupcake Inspiration 203, 52 Card Pick-Up and the Lawnscaping 54.

 There are LOADS of new goodies on this card...I struck a gold mine at JoAnn's the other day...with the new Basic Grey line called Hey You!  The colors and patterns helped me pull of this fun card for the first sneak peek day at The Alley Way Stamps!

Thanks so much for stopping by the stage!

Tag-alongs (TAWS)
Hawaiian Shores, White CS (PTI), Hey You paper and accessories ( Basic Grey), Pool Party Baker's Twine (SU), gemstones (Cloud 9 Designs)
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The Craft's Meow - March Day 4 Preview

It's the fourth day of previews for the new March stamp sets at The Craft's Meow blog!  Today, we are showcasing another darling new stamp set called "Sweet Silhouettes!"

Go check out the amazing creations of the design team and see more sneak peek samples of "Sweet Silhouettes."

The retrosketches #55 was perfect to showcase Sweet Silhouettes from The Craft's Meow!

After stamping the frame and feminine silhouette image on pattered paper, I added a dimensional banner over the bottom portion of the frame.

Thanks for stopping by the stage!

Sweet Silhouettes (TCM)
Black ink
Aqua Mist (PTI), Patterned Paper (MME)
Big Shot, Daffodil Delight Seam Binding, Lucky Limeade Baker's Twine (SU), scallop die and button (PTI)

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a spring hello

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I'm so ready for spring...how about you?!  The Pink Elephant Challenge #190 is perfect for a little spring inspiration, just use GREEN!

The retrosketches #54, dynamic duos #43,  Really Reasonable Ribbon #67, Simon Says Stamp: Use Green, and Our Creative Corner Inspiration challenges worked well together!

 There are lots of fun new crafting goodies on this card...mostly from American Crafts Everyday Collection...such fun colors on the patterned paper and embellishments:)

American Crafts Everyday Collection
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