Monday Montage 189

Hopefully everyone had a wonderful Mother's Day weekend.  I got to talk to my Mom for a few minutes on the phone which is really not much different than any other day, but it was a chance to focus on how much she has taught me and influenced me for good.

Welcome to the Monday Montage Blog Hop!  You won't want to miss a post - Click the Next button until you make it through hop.

I haven't had a chance to buy very many stamps from the new catalog, but was inspired by this layout to use the Poppy stamp set which is so loved!  My red ink smeared a bit - so there is a lovely pink glow on the poppy tag :)  The sentiment, butterfly and flowers just bring a smile to my face, I hope it does yours!

Stamps - Painted Poppies, Kangaroo & Company, Peaceful Moments

Ink - Black

Paper - Pool Party, Crumb Cake, Basic White, Hand Penned DSP

Accessories - stitched rectangle dies, tailored tags dies, bakers twine essentials, Real Red Marker

Headlines for the week -

• Got me some new Exercise Shoes
• Tried two new Skillet Dinners - the recipes are keepers
• Work Work Work
• Clean House - Mom's coming :)
• Book Group - The Love Song of Miss Queenie Hennessy by Rachel Joyce
• Favorite Pedicure/Nail Salon - sold to a new owner - jury is still out. Toenails are now purple.

Thanks for hanging out with the Monday Montage Group - Your next stop is Julie hit next to see what fabulous creation she has shared.  Or, if you are traveling the hop in reverse select the back button to see the what amazing projects Charlet has come up with.

Monday Montage 

1. Amy O’Neill
2. Breelin Renwick
3. Cathy Casey 
4. Charlet Mallett
5. Cheryl Curtis - This is ME!
6. Dani Dziama - Not Participating
7. Elizabeth Price - Not Participating
8. Julie Warnick
9. Melissa Stout
10. Wendy Weixler

We Create - Technique Toss Up

Hello Sunshine and welcome to the We Create - Technique Toss UP blog hop.  Make sure you don't miss a chance to see some really cool techniques by clicking the NEXT button at the end of this post.

One of my favorite techniques is the emboss resist.  An image is stamped and heat embossed usually in white, but I think any color would work.  The embossing resists any ink added to the image.  The results are really striking when the heat embossed image pops from behind the ink.  There are so many how to videos already out in wide world web, I won't take the time to go through the steps.

I love these sunflower stamps.  Amazing detail and although I didn't use them, the dies are amazing and coordinate perfectly.

• Stamps - Celebrate Sunflowers 
• Ink - Early Espresso, Mango Melody, Daffodil Delight, Black 
• Paper - Basic White, Garden Green 
• Accessories - White Embossing Powder, sponge daubers, Taylor Made Tags Dies, Simply Elegant Trim, Sequins for Everything

Headlines for the week...

• Officially cleared all my belongings from my place of employment - I will no longer have a space of my very own
• Lunch with a friend at Rio Grande - I love the white queso
• Too much going on - almost sends me to the Looney Bin
• spent over an hour "looking for the place where the lost things go" (Mary Poppins)
• Found the place where the lost things go - Everything has been found
• Fresh Bread smells are good for my heart - this week Honey Whole Wheat
• Finished a Years worth of wood projects for a calendar - Time with friends is good for my heart.

Thanks for hanging around the We Create group.  Hop on over to Tricia's page to see what creative technique she has to share with you.

We Create Blog Hop MAY 2021 Blog Roll
Kimberley Morris 
Tanya Harvey
Libby Fens

Cheryl CurtisYOU ARE HERE!

Tricia Butts

Linda Moore

Jeanna Kay