Monday Montage #32

        Hello there and welcome back for the bi-weekly Monday Montage blog hop.  You should have arrived from the fabulous Cathy Casey's blog. If not and I'm your first stop- Welcome!  Please be sure to use the next/back links to visit the other amazing ladies on this hop as well!  I know they have lots of beautiful projects to share with you!

My project today is a Christmas card created using the Lovely as a Tree stamp set.  I'm not quite sure how I've managed to be a demo for almost 3 years and never purchase that set but believe it or not- it's true!  The stamp I used below makes the perfect Christmas Tree!  So happy I finally bought Lovely as a Tree!

I thought about making this into a shaker card but then I discovered I'm out of Shaker Frames.  Guess I know what to order next!

Thanks for stopping by! Be sure to click the next button to head on over to see what the wonderful Dara Gloden has to share.

Ingredients:

Card Stock: Crumb Cake

Stamps: Festival of Trees (bird), White Christmas, Lovely as a Tree

Inks: Garden Green, Cherry Cobbler, Crumb Cake, Early Espresso

Tools/other supplies:  Big Shot, Ovals Collection Framelits, Stampin' Trimmer, Gold Metal Buttons, Linen Thread, 1-1/4" Cherry Cobbler Striped Grosgrain Ribbon

A tiny retro camper?

Hello there!
Several days ago while browsing Pinterest- I came across the absolute most adorable Curvy Keepsake box EVER!  It looked like a tiny retro camper!  Seriously?  Who thinks of this stuff?  Thankfully the person who created it was kind enough to share a tutorial on how to make it.

Isn't it adorable?  The picture below is of the back window.

For this tiny camper- I kept my version pretty much the same.  The only exception was instead of using the Basic Black marker to create the center of the tires- I used a 1/8" Silver Brad.  This was so much fun to create and I'm looking forward to creating a few more!  Perhaps one with Strawberry Slush!

Thanks for stopping by!  Thanks to #jominacreations for the fabulous tutorial!
Happy Stamping!

Ingredients:
Card Stock:  Whisper White, Coastal Cabana, Basic Black, Silver Foil Sheets
Tools/other supplies:  Big Shot, Curvy Keepsakes Box Thinlits, 3/4" Circle Punch, 1/2" Circle Punch, Paper Piercing Tool, Fast Fuse, Paper Snips, Simply Scored Scoring Tool, 1/8" Silver Brads

Inking Everything's Happy Fall Blog Hop

     Hello there and welcome to the first Inking Everything team blog hop.  You may have just arrived from my fabulous upline Becky Robert's blog.  If not and I am your first stop on our hop- I hope you will take the time to browse the links below and visit each one of our designer's blogs.  We have each prepared a few beautiful projects for your viewing pleasure!

 My first project is a home decor piece created for the Fall season.  I used an old reclaimed barn wood frame, a sheet of Color me Autumn DSP and added some leaves from the Autumn Accents Bigz die.  Each leaf was embossed and then the edges were sponged using Crumb Cake ink.  A Thankful sentiment was cut from the Perfect Print Alphabet Bigz dies.

It's hard to see in the picture above but the little Autumn Wooden Accent is embossed with Gold embossing powder.  Here is a close up which shows a little better detail:

Please be sure to click the link below to see my second project which is featured on the Dani's Thoughtful Corner Facebook page.  

Thanks for stopping by!  I hope you have enjoyed my project!

Ingredients:

Built for Free Using: My Stampin Blog

Mandy Schneider

Becky Roberts

Dani Dziama YOU ARE HERE

Jen Guarino

Carin Kearns

Janey Backer

Ti Kaheiki

Delaney Martin

Carla Blake

Michelle McDaniel

Penny Smiley

Raquelle Batth

Kari Karlin

Silver & Gold- Monday Montage Blog Hop 31

        Hello there and welcome back for the bi-weekly Monday Montage blog hop.  You should have arrived here from the amazing Cathy Casey's blog.  If not and I'm your first stop- no worries! Simply use the back/next buttons at the bottom of this post to navigate your way around the hop.

Thanks to my super fabulous upline Becky Roberts, today I have a super cute favor box to share.  It's made from the French Fry box die and is super easy to create!  I'm thinking that I'll be creating a bunch of these in the near future as co-worker gifts!  These can be fully created in right around 10 minutes.  I have filled my little favor box with some Ghirardelli Mini's in my favorite flavors (of course!)!

Here is the side view:

As you can see from the picture- even though this box is small-it still holds quite a few treats!  What a fun little treat!  I can't wait to share them at my office!

Thanks for stopping by!  Hopefully I'm not your last stop and that you'll click the next button to head on over to see what the wonderful Dara Gloden has to share.

Ingredients:

Card Stock: Whisper White, Silver Glimmer Paper
DSP:  Under the Tree Specialty

Stamps: Good Greetings

Inks: Garden Green, Cherry Cobbler

Tools/other supplies:  Big Shot, Stars Collection Framelits, Stampin' Trimmer, Large Oval Punch, Gold Metal Buttons, Linen Thread, Gold Sequin Trim, Under the Tree Tag a Bag Kit, French Fry Box Die

Think Pink!

        Hello there and welcome back for the bi-weekly Monday Montage blog hop.  You should have arrived here from the amazing Cathy Casey's blog.  If not and I'm your first stop- no worries! Simply use the back/next buttons at the bottom of this post to navigate your way around the hop.

This past weekend a friend of mine asked me if I would help her make some cute little Curvy Keepsake boxes for a friend of ours who has Breast Cancer.  Since the 3 of us do craft shows together- we decided to make a bunch of these and surprise our friend!  She loves anything pink and I'm sure she will absolutely adore these cute little boxes.  Now- this is not our original idea- and I'm not exactly sure who the idea belongs to as my friend said she saw them on Pinterest but didn't write down who created them.  So if it's your design- let me know and I'm happy to give credit.

Here is the side view:

The tag was created using 1/4" Melon Mambo Cotton Ribbon, the Note Tag punch and the Good Greetings stamp set.  I think they are adorable!  

Thanks for stopping by!  Hopefully I'm not your last stop and that you'll click the next button to head on over to see what the wonderful Dara Gloden has to share.

Ingredients:

Card Stock: Whisper White, Pink Pirouette
DSP:  Brights DSP Paper Stack

Stamps: Good Greetings

Inks: Melon Mambo

Tools/other supplies:  Big Shot, Hearts Collection Framelits, Stampin' Trimmer, Note Tag Punch, Handheld Stapler, White Baker's Twine, 1/4" Melon Mambo Cotton Ribbon, SNAIL, Fast Fuse

White Christmas

Hello there!
 I know I've said it a ton of times but I absolutely adore this year's Holiday Catalog.  There are so many beautiful stamps and products available.  There truly is something for everyone!  YES...even if you're picky like me!
My card tonight is a beautiful card that was created using the White Christmas stamp set. I love the adorable little Christmas Tree stamp for the top of the car.  I'm allergic to pine so unfortunately we don't get to have a real tree during the holidays.  I'll just have to settle for this adorable little stamp!

Did you participate in World Card Making Day?  Lucky for me I was able to find time to make some cards after my craft show!  Speaking of craft shows- the next one you can find me at will be at St. Mary's Church in Monroe, MI on Saturday 10/18/14.  There will be LOTS of gift ideas, cards, packaging and much much more!  Hope to see you there!

Card Ingredients:
Card Stock:  Crumb Cake

Stamps:  White Christmas, Good Greetings

Inks:  White Craft Ink, Crumb Cake, Garden Green, Cherry Cobbler, Basic Black

Tools/other supplies:  Sponge Dauber, Paper Snips, Cherry Cobbler 1" Sheer Linen Ribbon

Monday Montage Blog Hop 29

        Hello there and welcome back for the bi-weekly Monday Montage blog hop.  You should have arrived here from the amazing Cathy Casey's blog.  If not and I'm your first stop- no worries! Simply use the back/next buttons at the bottom of this post to navigate your way around the hop.

Tonight I have a card that I CASED (somewhat) from my fabulous upline's upline Suzie Barnes.  She sent me a card for my sales in August and I loved it!  Plus- it's always nice to receive happy mail!  The card that Suzie created was the same style as the one I have below only it said BIG NEWS and had the Typeset Specialty Designer Series Paper on it.  My card was created for Halloween.  My favorite holiday!

For this card- I used a few different stamp sets.  Three to be exact!  Isn't it cute?  The card inside pulls out and it pictured below.

After I had already created the inside card pictured above- I thought how perfect this card would be for a Halloween Party invitation!  You could use the Holiday Invitation stamp set from the Holiday Catalog!  I'm thinking I need to add that set to my next order!

Thanks for stopping by!  Hopefully I'm not your last stop and that you'll click the next button to head on over to see what the wonderful Dara Gloden has to share.

Card Ingredients:

Card Stock: Basic Black, Bermuda Bay, Whisper White
DSP:  Motley Monsters

Stamps: Freaky Friends, Frightful Wreath, Mingle all the way

Inks: Black Staz-On, Bermuda Bay, Crushed Curry, Tangerine Tango

Tools/other supplies:  1-3/4" Scalloped Circle Punch, 1-3/8" Circle Punch, 1-1/4 Circle Punch, White & Tangerine Tango  Two-Tone Twine, September My Paper Pumpkin Kit (Orange Sequin Trim)