PPP BLOG HOP-MY WONDERFUL FAMILY

Welcome to this month's 

Paper Pumpkin Possibilities Blog Hop! 

This month's amazing kit is so cool! All about My Wonderful Family! So many options with this! Especially right now where our family is so important-some so far, others close but not seen in awhile.  

Now for my alternative creation this month I kind of went outside of the box! I used the really cool stamp set from the kit to create a different kind of Mother's Day card! Since we can't see our moms for the most part don't forget to send her a card!!!

Now I wouldn't have thought of this if I hadn't had the stamp set laying upside down on my work space! When I looked quick it reminded me of an actual dress i had worn in a play years ago! lol And I happened to have the (sadly retiring) Beautiful You stamp set so I thought this would work!

It's actually a fairly simple card using the retiring In-Colors! Gonna really miss these!!!! The Pearl Basic Jewels were colored with the Lovely Lipstick Stampin' Blend! NO-these are NOT being discontinued!!! lol I've had so many questions about that!!! They are simple reconfiguring! Trust me-they're there!!!

The 1/8" Grosgrain Ribbon is also going.  Oh well. Sad to say goodbye to an old friend!

Other items used: Classic Label Punch, Stitched Rectangle Framelits, Stampin' Markers, and the Shimmer Paint.

Hope you enjoyed! Not hop over to Terri's blog & enjoy her creation-then keep on going! All you need to do  is click on either her  name here or the icon below!!! 

Happy Stampin'!

ROLLIN' WITH THE PLUNGE!

This week over at The Paper Plunge we are working with our Brayers!

Here's my card:

So i'll be the first to admit, since they took away our Glossy Cardstock, my Brayer has been hangin' out all by itself! I'm not a fan of how it comes out on our Whisper White Cardstock. So when I saw this challenge, I thought I might sit it out. But then I decided to try something else-our 

Shimmer White Cardstock! And it worked like a charm!!!!

I've always struggled a bit with the blending, but I think it looks pretty nice on this card!  I used 3 coordinating colors-Pool Party, Coastal Cabana & Bermuda Bay.  I think the blend is nice & the colors work together.

The stamp set is Butterfly Basics. You'll be seeing a lot of that one! I LOVE it!!! And I've barely used the butterfly! lol I love all the "earthy", rustic designs in this stamp set.

The flowers are colored in with my Wisteria Wonder & Wild Wasabi Blendabilities. I also used them to color the Pearl Basic Jewels for that special pop! I love how the Blendabilities can color just about all the embellishments! Jewels, pearls, buttons, ribbons, etc., etc.,  etc.!!!!

So why not take a little time to go visit The Paper Plunge & get some ideas on what to do with your brayer!!! Our Design Team has been working hard!!! I'm glad my Brayer & I have reconnected! I missed it!

Happy Stampin!

THE SECOND DAY OF STAMPIN' TREATS

On the Second Day of Stampin' Treats, Joni showed to me....

..a CAS (clean and simple!), In-Color Christmas card made with a non-traditional "Christmas" stamp!!!

 I used the Daydream Medallion stamp set that we received at convention! I thought it was kinda of "wreathy"!!! lol  I wanted something very simple.  

I also used sort of non-traditional Christmas colors! Ok, so Gumball Green could be considered fairly Christmasy, but not typically Primrose Petal! It's a bit "pinky" for traditional Christmas, but it works here on the ribbon!!  

Here's a close up of the wreath!

I thought the Pearl Basic Jewels added a touch of elegance to the card! They kind of look like the rhinestones here, but trust me, they're pearls!! lol

I also am so enjoying the Shimmer White Paper!!! It doesn't show up in these photos, but there's a very subtle "shimmer" to it! Very pretty for Christmas cards or anything winter. I bet it would be beautiful for weddings also!!!!

Today is the perfect day to try a CAS card for Christmas! Come on, you know you have a stamp set that would work!!!

So enjoy day 2!!! See you tomorrow!!!

Merry Stampin'!