Christmas Cocoa In July ~ HSS443, JAI711, TGIFC482

Hey there stampers!  Today's card is for Hand Stamped Sentiments sketch challenge #443.  I used the Inspiration Photo Challenge from Just Add Ink #711, and the Christmas theme challenge from TGIF #482.

Everything I've used on this card is retired with the exception of the Country Wood DSP.  

I don't own the die cuts from the current coffee set, Latte Love, but I do own the stamps.  I really just wanted a plain die cut coffee cup to go with the plain Christmas trees on the vellum, so I chose pulled out an old die set called Cups & Kettles Framelits dies.  The snowflake came from Celebration Tags dies.  The Merry Christmas sentiment is from the polar bear set from last year called Beary Cute.  

To make the marshmallows in the cup, I used the little tea bag tag from the Cups & Kettle dies and placed them upside down.  I thought these did a nice job of resembling marshmallows. :)

Here's a list of my supplies....

Stamps: Beary Cute

Paper: white, Real Red, Shaded Spruce, Country Woods DSP, Holidays Fancy Foil vellum

Ink: versamark

Accessories: White EP, Linen Thread, Wink of Stella, In Color gems

Thanks for taking a peek and have a blessed day!

Jenny

Antique Layers of Beauty Window Card ~ GDP453

Hello Stampers! Today's card is for Global Design Project.  When I saw these colors, I knew I HAD to play along!  

I cased a card from Heidi Collins at On Y Go Stamping. It's a magic window sheet card.  From the front of the card the flowered image looks outlined, but when you open it, you only see the stenciled flowers.  It's so pretty and these colors make it look and feel a little vintage and antique!   You can see the video tutorial on how to make Heidi's card here.

Here's a list of my supplies....

Stamps: Layers of Beauty, Everyday Greetings

Paper: White, Pretty in Pink, Basic Beige, Pecan Pie, Window Sheet

Ink: Pretty in Pink, Basic Beige, Pecan Pie, Stazon Black

Accessories: Stitched So Sweetly dies, Layers of Beauty decorative masks and dies, Opal Rounds, Basic Beige bordered ribbon, Layered Oval dies, Distressed Tile EF

 Thanks for taking a peek and have a blessed day!

Jenny

Summertime Strawberry Happy Hour ~ HSS442, ATC262, IB296, PP697

Hello stampers! Today's card is for Hand Stamped Sentiments Color Challenge #442.  Our colors that you can play along with for the next couple of week are: Summer Splash, Petunia Pop, and Daffodil Delight.

I'm also playing along with the strawberry challenge at Inspired By #296, and the Summer challenge at Addicted to CAS #262, and also the Summertime Theme Challenge #697 at The Paper Players .  

I went retro with this oldie but a goodie set called Happy Hour.  I fussy cut the lemonade drink, the strawberries, and the straw, and layered them all on a heart background diecut from Radiating Stitches. I also used a couple of the rectangles from Radiating Stitches.   

Here's a list of my supplies.....

STAMPS: Happy Hour

PAPER: White, Summer Splash

INK: Daffodil Delight, Summer Splash, Petunia Pop

ACCESSORIES: Radiating Stitches Dies, In Color Jewels

 Thanks for taking a peek and have a blessed day!

Jenny

For a Friend ~ TTTC251

Today's card is for a friend who recently lost a very close loved one.  I'm entering Tic Tac Toe Challenge with this one using Border, Butterfly, and Yellow

For the border I used a Stitched with Whimsy die, the little Brass Butterflies for the butterfly element, and I used Daffodil Delight and Lemon Lolly for my Yellows.

Here's a list of all my supplies...

STAMPS: Layers of Beauty, Everyday Greetings

PAPER: Daffodil Delight, Lemon Lolly, Summer Splash, Playful Patterns DSP, Gold Metallic, White

INK: Daffodil Delight, Summer Splash, Petunia Pop, Memento Black

ACCESSORIES: Layers of Beauty decorative masks and dies, Stitched with Whimsy dies, Time Worn Type EF, Gold Twine, Bushed Brass Butterflies.

 Thanks for taking a peek and have a blessed day!

Jenny

Layers of Beauty Blue ~ PP696, JAI709, SSC338

Hello stampers!  Today's card is for The Paper Players #698, Just Add Ink #709, and Sunday Stamps Challenge #338.

For the Paper Players, I chose Blue, Twine, and Heat Emboss.  For Just Add Ink I chose the colors Azure Afternoon, Midnight Muse, and Night of Navy. This is the first time I've had the chance to play with the Layers of Beauty Bundle and I love the way it turned out!  The decorative masks make the coloring so effortless and beautiful!  I can see why this has become so popular.  

Here's a list of my supplies....

STAMPS: Layers of Beauty, Everyday Greetings

PAPER: Night of Navy, Azure Afternoon, Basic Beige, White

INK: Azure Afternoon, Midnight Muse, Night of Navy, Basic Beige, Crumb Cake, Memento Black

ACCESSORIES: Layers of Beauty dies and Decorative Masks, Milky Dots, Linen Thread, White EP, Distressed Tile EF

Thanks for taking a peek and have a blessed day!

Jenny

 

Guacamole Birthday ~ FMS642, ATSM471, PCC576, JAI708, DCC

Hello stampers!  Today's card was made for a teenager's birthday.  I combined several challenges on this one! I used the sketch from Freshly Made Sketches. Addicted to Stamps and More was featuring a  marker challenge this time and I used my blends markers on this one.  The color inspiration came from Paper Craft Crew Challenge.  I used Pumpkin Pie, Granny Apple Green, Daffodil Delight, and Poppy Parade.  Daring Cardmakers challenged us to use Happy and Bright this week and I think this card is exactly that!  And, last but not least, the Just Add Ink Challenge was to choose two out of blending, embossing, and white.  I chose blending (Blends Markers) and white.

Here's a list of my supplies....

STAMPS: Taco Fiesta

PAPER: White, Peach Pie, Poppy Parade, Regals DSP stack

INK: Daffodil Delight Blends, Pumpkin Pie Blends, Granny Apple Green Blends, Poppy Parade Blends, Memento Black

Accessories: Lemon Lime Twist Ombre Ribbon (retired)

 Thanks for taking a peek and have a blessed day!

Jenny

Picture Perfect Beach Sunset Shaker ~ HSS441

Hello stampers!  Today's card is for Hand Stamped Sentiments Inspiration Challenge #441.

This challenge is all about the beach and sea! 

The moment I saw the new In Colors, Pretty In Pink and Peach Pie, in particular, I thought they would be beautiful combined into a sunset sky.  That's what I did here with my blend bushes.  I also added in some Azure Afternoon, and then used Summer Splash for the ocean. 

I thought it might be fun to turn this into a shaker card by using the die from Fluffiest Friends as kind of a "window" opening looking out to the ocean.  I used some actual sand, some retired Whale of a Time sequins, and the new Champagne Iridescent dots as my shaker elements.

 The colors, the champagne dots, and the center die cut are about all that's new on my card.  The rest of the pieces are retired products.  The branches are from the Tropical Thinlits dies and the starfish is from an old set called Picture Perfect.   

Here's a list of my supplies....

STAMPS: Picture Perfect, Very Best Occasions

INK: Pretty in Pink, Peach Pie, Summer Splash, Azure Afternoon, Versamark

PAPER: Pretty in Pink, Peach Pie, Black

ACCESSORIES: Tropical Thinlits dies, Fluffiest Friends die, Champagne iridescent dots, whale of time sequins, white EP, linen thread, sand

 Thanks for taking a peek and have a blessed day!

Jenny