Joy - Merry Monday

Hey there!  

It's time for a new challenge at Merry Monday, #100!

I grabbed some fun stamps, dies and papers from Lawn Fawn for this one today!  I was also inspired by The Pink Elephant #242: Recipe Challenge and the Lawnscaping Challenge:  Clean & Simple!

Thanks so much for stopping by the stage!

Stamps:  Peace Love Joy (Lawn Fawn)

Ink:  Green Apple, Black (Simon Says Stamp)

Paper:  White (PTI), Peace Love Joy (Lawn Fawn)

Other:  Tag, You're It (Lawn Cuts by Lawn Fawn), Sweet Tooth Button (MFT), Pink Peonies & Sparkling Clear Sequins (Pretty Pink Posh), Peapod Baker's Twine (The Twinery), Heart Punch (SU)

Bloom to Grow - Viva la Verve & Cardabilities

Who's ready for spring?!  Oh, boy!  I am SO ready!  This stamp set, Bloom & Grow, from Verve Stamps makes me happy and exudes the feeling of spring!

The Viva la Verve February Week 3 included this gorgeous inspiration photo!  I adore the black and white with splash of green and pink floral!

There's also a brand-new Cardabilities sketch up and running today...#94!  It is the perfect sketch to show off those darling flowers from Bloom to Grow and my new banner dies!  The Pink Elephant's Challenge this week is to use PINK... got that covered!

I inked up the leaves and flowers from Verve's Bloom & Grow with distress inks, stamped onto some crisp white card stock, then die cut them with their coordinating dies, Elegant Leaves and Floral Circles. That fabulous Pennant Trim, Banner Bundle and Flag It work together perfectly to create a collaging and dimensional effect!  The beautiful sentiment from Bloom & Grow was stamped over one of the banners at a vertical angle for some extra interest!  LOVE my Verve!

I added a few embellishments from Pretty Pink Posh, too!  The aqua twine and sequins are ultra fabulous!

Thanks so much for stopping by the stage!

Bloom & Grow	Elegant Leaves Die	Floral Circles Die Set	Pennant Trim Die	Banner Bundle Die Set	Flag it Die Set
Sparkling Clear Sequins	Onyx Sequins	ndividual Twine Spools

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Stamps: Bloom & Grow (Verve Stamps)
Ink:  Black (Simon Says Stamp), Picked Raspberry, Evergreen Bough Distress (Ranger)
Paper:  Rustic White (PTI), White (Crafter's Companion), Amy Tangerine Plus One (American Crafts)
Other:  Pennant Trim, Banner Bundle, Flag It, Elegant Leaves, Floral Circles (A Cut Above by Verve), Twine & Sequins (Pretty Pink Posh), Small Attacher (Tim Holtz), Silver Stickles (Ranger), Sewing Machine, Thread

A LOVE-ing Farewell - The Pink Elephant

It is a bittersweet day for me!  

Today is my last post as a designer at The Pink Elephant!  

I have LOVED every single challenge, every single Monday over the last year and a half...and even longer as a participant!  I will be stopping by TPE often to play along as much as I can!

Without further ado...this week's challenge at The Pink Elephant is a LOVE THEME!

The January Color Palette Challenge and the Weekly Sketch Challenge #160 at My Favorite Things worked great for my LOVE-themed card today!  Really Reasonable Ribbon #87: Valentine/Love Theme is up and running this week, too!

Did you notice the stenciled/spritzed background on my card?  The Online Card Class: Stenciled was a great reminder to use my sprays and stencils again:)

There's no stamping on my card, but there is INK, spray ink on the background!  I layered up some fun Studio Calico Print Shop papers, vellum, and MFT die cuts, along with a doily, some ribbon, and enamel dots!

Thanks so much for stopping by the stage!

No stamps

Ink:  Peach, Cherry Color Shine (Heidi Swapp)

Paper:  White (PTI), Print Shop (Studio Calico), Vellum (SU)

Other:  Notebook, Word & Flourish Dienamics (My Favorite Things), Ribbon (SU), Stencil (Simon Says Stamp), Enamel Dots (MME), Doily, Sewing Machine, Thread

Secret Admirer Package - Thanks, Kim!

Good morning!  

Some of the gals from the Curtain Call Crew and I had a little "Secret Admirer" Valentine's Day package swap!  My "crush" should be receiving here package later this week...but, check out some of the goodies that my admirer, Kim Sindahlsen from Joyful Creations with Kim, sent to me!  EVERYTHING I LOVE...and all new to me stuff!  

Everything on my card today is from my fun package!  Wow!  AND...there's so much to use that I'm going to be layering these goodies up for quite some time!  THANKS SO MUCH, Kim!  I adore it all and feel extremely spoiled!

There's a new COLOR CHALLENGE over at The Pink Elephant Challenge today...Red, Pink and another color of choice!  PERFECT for Valentine's Day projects!

Since Kim sent me all of these fabulous die cuts, I thought I'd dive right in create a collage of Valentine goodness!  I really like this free-style collaging...takes me back to my younger days creating valentines for my classmates in elementary school!  Remember the fun of cutting and gluing all of those sweet things together for your besties?!

 Thanks so much for stopping by the stage!

No stamps, no ink!  Say, what?!

Paper:  Kraft (PTI), We Are a Family (Lily Bee Designs)

Other:  Amy Tangerine Wood Veneer, Maya Road Vintage Bird Pin, Silver Heart, Sewing Machine, Thread

Countdown to Confetti - Day 2

Sweet Thing

Welcome back!  It's Day 2 of the Reverse Confetti January Release Countdown!   Today, I am featuring three new stamp sets, and three new dies!  

Sweet Thing

Love Note

Arrow

 This a rough take on the new January Sketch For You To Try...if you haven't played along yet, you still have a few more days before the new January Color Challenge hits the press!

 There's a new Thank You Theme Challenge at The Pink Elephant today and I'm linking up to the Paper Issues: We're Listening!  

I have to send a HUGE shout-out THANK YOU to my friend, Tracey McNeely! 

 Tracey was my Curtain Call Crew Secret Santa and sent me loads of new goodies to play with.  My Sweet Thing card has a few of those new goodies...can you spy which ones?!  THANK YOU, Tracey!    I love everything and had a ball whipping up my Reverse Confetti release projects with these new yummies!

 This sentiment builder set, Sweet Thing, is a MUST-HAVE, especially with those fabulous Love Note dies...a match made in heaven!

Stamps:  Sweet Thing (Reverse Confetti)

Ink:  Vintage Photo, Red Barn Distress (Ranger), Glimmer Mist 

Paper:  Kraft (PTI), The Pier (Crate Paper)

Other:  Love Note, Arrow (Confetti Cuts by Reverse Confetti), Doily, Button, Twine, and Sequins (Pretty Pink Posh), Sewing Machine, Thread

Are you ready for more Reverse Confetti?!  

Go Together

I adore this stamp set...perfect for love notes to my hubby and to my kiddos!  I plan to leave this one on my hubster's pillow before I leave for CHA next week...he's taking on being a single dad for a couple of days and I feel so blessed that he supports my craft!  

Go Together

Whole Lotta Hearts

Double Edge Scallop Border

Love Note

Tag Me

How sweet is that row of mini hearts?!  A perfect little smoke from the chimney of love!  

Stamps:  Go Together, Whole Lotta Hearts (Reverse Confetti)

Ink:  Rich Cocoa (Momento), Red Barn Distress (Ranger)

Paper:  Kraft (PTI), patterned paper 

Other:  Double Edge Scallop Border, Love Note, Tag Me (Confetti Cuts by Reverse Confetti), Doily, Red Tinsel Edge Ribbon, Pink Twine, and Red Confetti Hearts (Pretty Pink Posh)

See you back here tomorrow for Day 3 of peeks to the January Release at Reverse Confetti!

Thanks so much for stopping by the stage!