FMS 76

Finally got back to some sneaky stampin' this morning.  It's been a rough couple months around here.  I'm trying to get used to the fact that my 3 year old is no longer napping :(  So rather than getting caught up on paperwork while he was at school this morning, I decided it was time to get back to what I enjoy most...Sneaky Stampin'!

I was so excited to get the Silver Glimmer paper in my order last week, I just couldn't wait to use it!  Whenever I've been away from stamping too long, I look for a sketch challenge to get me motivated and to get some mojo back.  Thank goodness I found this simple sketch over at Freshly Made Sketches:

 

 

I had been scouring Pinterest for some ways to incorporate the Silver Glimmer Paper and decided upon some cupcakes.  Here they are:

 

Thanks for looking!



In the Nick of Time

It has been forever since I've looked at a challenge.  In fact it's been forever since I stamped for my own pleasure!  Life, kids, blah blah blah....it's all getting in the way. 

But I was back at it this afternoon and found The Friday Mashup was all about birthdays and brads.  Here was the challenge:



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So here is the "Mashup" Challenge:

1. Make a project with a "Birthday Theme".
2. Or Make a project using "Brads".
3. Or "Mash it Up" and create a "Birthday project with some brads".

 

Then, much to my surprise I found a simple sketch at Mojo Monday:

 

 

And just like that, I had my card:

 

 



 

Whew...and just in the nick of time....Friday Mashup closes at 6!!

Wonderful Wednesday! - FMS47

I know.  It's Friday.  But truth be told, I started this post on Wednesday! I love Wednesdays! Freshly Made Sketches offers a clean and simple sketch to jump start your creativity every Wednesday. Keep it simple or embellish - it's totally up to you! This week Jennifer T. provided this great sketch:

Even though I've had several new catalog items for a few weeks now, I still haven't had a chance to play with everything.  This sketch seemed like a perfect opportunity to use the new Quint-Essential Flower.  I love single stamps like this! They offer so many possibilities, especially with all of the coordinating punches!  So here's what I created:

I'm really enjoying the color combination of Island Indigo, Lucky Limeade and Rich Razzleberry.  How about you?



Another Girl (for my friend) - Mojo 253

A good friend of mine just gave birth to her 3rd daughter this weekend so I had to come up with a baby girl card.  I looked to Mojo Monday for design inspiration this morning.  As soon as I saw the banner across the front of the sketch I knew my Itty Bitty Banners were going to be used along with the Bitty Banners Framelit.  Can I just tell you how much I am loving these two??

Today's sketch:

And my baby girl card:



Hope she likes it!

Right on Time for FMS46 :)

FINALLY!  I got a card done in time for a challenge! Granted, I'm still working on getting the creative juices flowing, but I'm getting there!

I saw this sketch at Freshly Made Sketches yesterday morning and the simplicity of it grabbed my attention.

No need for fancy cutting or measuring.  Just my Top Note Die, my new Bitty Banners (yay!), and a fancy edge.  I still had some scraps on my desk from my last stamp club (which was WAY back in June!) so I decided to incorporate those as well.  Here's what I came up with:

Not sure if you can tell, but I sprayed the Top Note with my new Stampin' Spritzer. I used Certainly Celery reinker mixed with a little water.  I've seen on other blogs that more people are using rubbing alcohol so I may try that next time.  The paper curled a bit from the water so I'm curious to see if the same happens with the alcohol.  Anyone know? 

Here's what I used:

Stamps: Embellished Events, Itty Bitty Banners

Ink: Gumball Green, Primrose Petals, Raspberry Ripple

Paper: Gumball Green, Primrose Petals, Whisper White

Punches: Ornament, Scallop Trim Border, 1/2" circle, Top Note (Big Shot), Bitty Banners framelits (Big Shot)

Embellishments: Basic Pearls, Stampin' Spritzer





One Day Too Late

I've had a sketch sitting on my desk for the last week and finally got around to making this card last night. Unfortunately the challenge was due yesterday and I didn't have a chance to submit it. I feel like the card is missing something but at this rate I just needed to have 1 completed card under my belt to get me back into stamping.

Oh my!

I have really dropped the ball! Having a 2 yr old boy has been much more difficult than my girls ever were and it's having a HUGE impact on my stamping. For anyone who had been following my posts, please accept my apologies for not keeping up with this. I'm trying to get my mojo back so that I can have some new posts for you. I thought I'd have time this summer but that hasn't been the case. I'm determined to get some done today and hopefully that means some new posts for all of you. WISH ME LUCK!