HSS 162

Hi stampers!  Happy Tuesday!  It's time for a new challenge this week at Hand Stamped Sentiments!  We have a fun sketch this week....super simple but super cute!

And here's my card....using some fun new stuff!

Stampin' Supplies:
Stamps:  Label love, dictionary
Paper:  Very vanilla, crisp cantaloupe, baked brown sugar, soho subway DSP
Ink:  Island indigo, crisp cantaloupe, baked brown sugar
Accessories:  Artisan label punch, natural ribbon (the official name escapes me), alphabet embossing folder

I LOVE the new embossing folder and the artisan punch is so cute!  Love the new colors of course too!  I was too lazy to use the core'dinations paper this time around so for an easy way to give the panel some depth I just sponged it a little after ran it through the big shot.  The vanilla panel is also stamped with the new dictionary background stamp!  We may have lost the first edition DSP but this is a good substitute!  Now, if I could only stamp it straight....hahaha!

Ok, make sure to check out the other DT samples (and leave them some love while you're at it) and play along!!!

Happy stamping!

Fab Friday 20

Hi stampers....looks like my Fab Friday post got eaten by Blogger :-)  Sorry about that!  I'm glad I checked before I left for work!  So here it is....

It's time for a new challenge over at Fab Friday!  In honor of the new catalog we are featuring the five new in colors which I LOVE!  They are seriously so luscious!!!!!

And since I've been on a clean and simple kick (maybe because of my yet-to-get-used-to-work-schedule) I kept this one simple!

Stampin' Supplies:
Stamps:  Oh hello, feel goods, mosaic madness
Paper:  Whisper white, coastal cabana, pistachio pudding
Ink:  coastal cabana, crisp cantaloupe, strawberry slush, pistachio pudding, baked brown sugar
Accessories:  Basic pearls, mosaic punch

Now go check out the rest of the design team!  They ROCKED this one even more than they usually do!  And then play along with us!!!!  If you haven't gotten into the new in colors here is your chance!!! You'll LOVE them!

Happy stamping!

Done and done

Hi stampers!  The display samples have left the building!  I got them done Sunday evening and shipped them out yesterday!  Of course it didn't go as planned....I closed up the box with the last of my packing tape which was JUST long enough to work...phew.  Well, of course then I sat down to finally stamp for fun and what was on my desk?  Yep, an errant display card that should have been in the box, lol!  So, I had to grab some more tape at lunch yesterday and get that sucker in there!  Nothing can ever be simple, huh?  :-)

So, now what?  I guess I get to stamp "for fun" if I can, lol!  I do need to work on my one swap I'm doing for convention!  I usually have an idea of what to do but I got nothing this year....yet!  Even with the looming deadline I have managed to sneak a few just because projects in there.  I just recently found the Case Study challenge and I really like the clean and simple sketches!  It's too late for the challenge but I used it to inspire this card.

Stampin' Supplies:
Stamps:  Mosaic madness
Paper:  Whisper white, coastal cabana
Ink:  Crushed curry, coastal cabana, strawberry slush
Accessories:  Vintage faceted buttons, whisper white baker's twine

Now, if I can just play along with the challenge on time:-)  I've been VERY bad at that lately!  But hopefully now that I've got a whole bunch of new stuff I can get with the program!

Happy stamping!

Old meets new

Hi stampers!  Stick a fork in me!  I'm done!  Done with the display stamper projects, yay!  I just have to get them shipped off...which first I have to go get more packing tape since I had just enough to close up the box...and then found a card I forgot to pack up!  Oops!!!!!

Anyway it was stressful but fun and I can't wait to share my projects!  By the time I got done and worked on the MOUNTAIN of laundry that seems to live in our house I didn't have time to do much else on my one day weekend :-)  Maybe I'll get to do a lot of stamping "for fun" this week!

I did make this card a while back but couldn't show it until the catalog went live because I used some of the DSP that I got for my display projects.  Funny how the birthday basics DSP matches perfectly with bright blossoms...at least this one pattern!  And, really great that it's not JUST for birthdays!  So, I pulled out that set and created this super quick and cute card!

Stampin' Supplies:
Stamps:  Bright blossoms, fabulous phrases
Paper:  Whisper white, very vanilla, pistachio pudding, coastal cabana, birthday basics DSP
Ink:  Pistachio pudding, coastal cabana, crisp cantaloupe
Accessories:  Apothecary accents framelits, basic pearls

Don't look too hard or you'll see that I layered in very vanilla and my main image is on whisper white!  Oops!  I do that all the time!  Grrrrr!

Anyway, I am super excited the DSP and a non-matching stamp set go together so well!  And who doesn't love the new in colors!  They are so yummy!

Happy stamping!

Weekend...what's that?

Hi stampers!  Anyone know what a weekend is????  Gah!  I had to work all day yesterday and then cover a soccer tournament which got over more than an hour later than we were told...so there was no stamping last night (although all wasn't lost...Magic Mike was on Showtime so I was entertained, lol) and now I have to work it again today and of course it's scheduled to go longer than we originally thought...don't these people know I need to stamp?????  WHAT is wrong with people????  LOL!!!!

I've GOT to get my display samples (I just typed stamples....ha....I suppose that would apply though) done by tomorrow night.  That's the goal anyway so I can have plenty of time to ship them!  So, I will be chained to my craft room tonight (hopefully) and tomorrow!!!!!

So, in the meantime I'll share a card I created a while back after getting the epic day paper.  This card is not quite what you'd expect from the kind of funky and grungy paper...it's kind of vintage and elegant.  I love using supplies for something other than what you first think of them for.  I also used the brushed gold cardstock which I've said is one of my new favorite things and something I totally overlooked for years....so I apologize when it retires next year ;-)  LOL!

Stampin' Supplies:
Stamps:  One in a million, curio collage
Paper:  Very vanilla, crumb cake, brushed gold card stock, epic day DSP
Ink:  Crumb cake, pool party
Accessories:  Artisan embellishment kit, honeycomb embossing folder, bottle caps, linen ribbon, tasteful trim die

The sentiment is kind of hard to read in the photo....sorry.  I hope the bottle caps come back in the holiday catalog!  I love them!  And I'm glad that linen ribbon came back.  I was also hoping the collage curios set would carry over.  I love the little elements and didn't use it near enough!

Well my busy day is about to begin...time to teach some turbokick then clean up for lunch with my sweetie (I hope anyway) and then get to work!  I hope YOU have some time to stamp today!

Happy stamping!

Mixing it up

Hi stampers!  I got up "early" today so I could share with you, yay!  :-)  And drink my chocolate donut coffee, lol!

I had a busy night last night after getting off, working out and then driving across town to get my hair done.  I really like having it short but to keep it looking right I have to go every FIVE weeks, yikes!  But for some reason I got out about a half hour earlier than I usually do (maybe because I'm growing it a bit and she didn't have to cut much?) so I was actually able to stamp when I got home!!!!   I don't know about you but conditions have to be "just right" for me to sit down and stamp most of the time.  I like having a good chunk of time to work with and I never seem to be able to get into it if I start late.  Anyone else like that?

I went with something simple because it was late and I didn't want to make a mess and pull a bunch of supplies out.  So, I decided to pull out my May (I think it's May, eek) Paper Pumpkin kit, the one that was a cute little mini album.  I love that you can repurpose some of the supplies to make whatever you want and this one has lots of leftovers!  And while I wouldn't really call this card manly it's not really girly either!  This card is probably going to find it's way down to the man cave this week to apologize for the crazy that was me earlier this week :-)

Stampin' Supplies:
Stamps:  Show & tell 1 and 2 photopolymer, yippie-skippie
Paper:  Whisper white, basic gray, smokey slate, MPP May kit DSP
Ink:  Basic gray
Accessories:  Epic day washi tape, hearts collection framelits

It was really pretty simple!  I absolutely LOVE the yippie-skippie set and couldn't wait to get it!  It has such cute little sayings.  I wanted to add some candy dots but stupidly I didn't think I needed any neutrals so I didn't order them.  WRONG!  I think I need them ALL!  I LOVE those things!

I also used smokey slate which I'm not sure I've shown you on my blog as of yet.  It's a really pretty soft gray color.  And those clear stamps are just cute!  Plain and simple.

Ok, I'll try to share more but it's crunch time for the display stamper samples....so we'll see what happens.  I think I have 7 or 8 left if I counted right...some to just finish and some to completely design then stamp......

Happy stamping!

It's all in the timing

....and mine is not good!  Hi stampers!  So I got my new catalog goodies yesterday but unfortunately I don't have much to share.  For one, I get off later on Tuesdays so I got off on the wrong foot right there although I DID manage to get up EARLY and run...maybe I need a box delivered every day for motivation, lol!  And I swear my hubby has a radar for my next day air boxes and he always seems to get into a disagreement with me when I get them (and not about my stamping hoard, lol)....so I didn't feel much like stamping after all that and some other stuff went down.  I did get a few things finished up with my display projects but I can't show you those, gah!

AND now.....I have a hair appointment tonight which is going to cut into my stamping time since I probably won't be home till around 9pm and then it will be time for bed, lol!  BUT my hair and eyebrows will thank me;-)  AND then.....it just doesn't stop this week does it???  LOL!  I have to teach a spin class on Thursday for the first time ever so I need to prep for that and of course it will make me late and I have to work Friday night and most of the day Saturday.  GAH!  Maybe I should hold a contest and pick someone to come keep my stuff company until Sunday....LOL!!!  Seriously, the timing of this box getting here is really bad this year:-)  And I'm not whining....I'm really laughing about how crazy this week is and how much stuff I have to do.  And I've GOT to get those display projects done this weekend so I can ship them off!  So, please don't get mad at me if I don't have much to share.  I'm going to try really hard to stamp and blog ....maybe I'll get in my summer groove at SOME point, lol!

So, this is really the only thing I made that I can actually show you.  It's super simple but it's cute.  I LOVED this set so I couldn't wait to get it, it's so cute!

Stampin' Supplies:
Stamps:  Crazy mixed up love
Paper:  Whisper white, coastal cabana
Ink:  Daffodil delight and coastal cabana markers
Accessories:  Paper peircing pack, window frames framelits

I almost forgot to order the new in color markers the other night, GASP!!!  Thank goodness I came to my senses and remembered.  Which is really shocking!  I usually forget something :-)  And I can't believe  I almost forgot THOSE after the 20 lists I made after I got the catalog, lol!

I think I ordered like 20 pounds of paper too, lol!  I got a few stacks and then quite a bit of core'dinations paper.  There are a lot of things I really like so I'm also going to try to put a video together of my new favorite stuff....the in color thingies, the candy dots...magnetic platform...lotsa things!  Now, I just need the TIME to use them, lol!

Have fun with your new stuff!  Happy stamping!