Stamping With Friends - Christmas Cards - Celebrate with Tags

Feels a little funny working on Christmas cards before Halloween is over, but the weather sure matches the cold fall season today which makes it a little easier.  I like to keep my holidays separate and enjoy them for what they are.

The cards today contain these super cute mittens from the Celebrate with Tags bundle.  It has Christmas, birthdays, hearts for valentines all the goodies for year round.  The sentiments are part of a new promotion starting November 1st with a super cute bundle and these great Christmas sentiments.  I Love the fonts they used - Keep your eyes open for it.  

The specialty velumn I used on the FaLaLa card has great holographic dots that I layered over the navy.  The effect is so cool, especially depending on the angle you look at it. 

I colored the red and green mittens with markers, you could also mask off the sections and use your ink pads.  The Stamparatus ensures a good image.  If you don't have one...you need it!

• Stamps - Celebrate with Tags, Framed and Festive
• Ink - Night of Navy, Real Red
• Paper - Basic White, Real Red, Night of Navy, Sweetest Christmas DSP, Snowflake Specialty Velum
• Accessories - Celebrate Tag Dies, red, green, navy and white rhinestones (some of these are retired), Simply Elegant Trim, Bakers Twine Essentials, Wink of Stella

You won't want to miss all the great ideas for making your own Christmas tags and cards.  Hit the next button!

Monday Montage 224 - Perched in a Tree

I can't believe we are starting another week....The weekend's fly by and I look at my to do list and wonder why nothing got done, but I was busy the whole time. (shoulder shrug) I don't know.  I do know it was a good football weekend, I got some of my craft room cleaned up, I made a loaf of sourdough bread to munch on during the week...I guess that's something.

Fall here in Utah is at its peak.  The beautiful aspen trees mixed with the fir trees is just stunning.  I know New England is famous for the "Falls" but I think Utah has a great handle on their own Falls. Makes me wish I had time every weekend to go and explore.

I chose to use Aspen tree dies for my card today.  I blended colors for the back ground and added some petal pink ink to one of the glimmer leaves to pop on the front. Simple but effective. The background was painted over with Wink of Stella to match the glimmer in the aspen leaves

• Stamps - Fond Of Autumn
• Ink - Evening Evergreen, Starry Sky, So Saffron, Petal Pink, Pool Party
• Paper - White, Glimmer Specialty Paper
• Accessories - Aspen Tree Dies, Stylish Shapes, Wink of Stella

Check out all the wonderful bloggers on this hop - you won't want to miss a thing!

Blog Roll

1. Breelin Renwick
2. Cathy Casey
3. Charlet Mallett  
4. Cheryl Curtis  – You Are Here!
5. Dani Dziama-
6. Elizabeth Price
7. Emily Miller Kimmey  
8. Julie Warnick  
9. Wendy Weixler

Stamping With Friends - Celebrate Sunflowers

What your you thankful for?  Oh, the list is long, but today my card focuses on Sunflowers and Friends.  Both of these bring joy and gratitude to my life.

I love this sunflower image and its the perfect time of year to be showcasing this amazing flower that chases the sun and brings smiles to many.

I embossed the image in white and then colored it with the blending brushes in a rainbow type fashion. I was hoping the pink would show more, but really like how it turned out.  the line image was die cut and layered over the top.  Same with the leaves.

• Stamps - Celebrate Sunflower, Create with Friends
• Ink - Poppy Parade, Polished Pink, Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight, Garden Green, Granny Apple Green
• Paper - Polished Pink, White
• Accessories - Stitched Greenery, Sunflower Dies, White embossing powder, Festive Pearls

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WE Create - Halloween and Harvest

Happy October 1st.  Day's like today are my favorite.  Fallish weather, a football game, a good hot dog, and nothing else to worry about today except filling up my gas tank to get to the football game.

It has been one crazy month... ok the last two have been crazy, but I am hoping that October proves to calm down a bit and I can start knocking of some of my to do list.

My crush and I always try to get a drive through the canyons in and enjoy all the Fall colors.  I hope this coming week will give us some time.  The bright orange yellow aspens amongst the dark green pine trees is amazing.  I did get back East once during the fall to see the amazing fall colors.  Mother nature at her brightest.

 Stamps - Beauty of Friendship, Fond of Autumn

Ink - Cajun Craze, Pumpkin Pie, Mango Melody, Calypso Coral, Soft Suede, Early Espresso, Daffodil Delight, Old Olive

Paper - White, Cottage Gingham

Accessories - Autumn Bouquet Dies, Parakeet Party 2022-20233 incolor metalic ribbon

Enjoy your day and don't miss out on the next stop.

Your next stop is Tanya

Monday Montage 223 - Birthday Piggy

Happy Fall everyone.  My favorite time of the year.  I hope to be able to steal away for some quiet time to enjoy the fall colors and crisp air.  Its cozy time for good books, romantic movies, snuggles with my boys, and fresh baked cinnamon rolls.

As much as I love Fall and to create all things Fall, Thanksgiving and Halloween, I needed to make a birthday card and what a better way than with the birthday piggy stamp set, which by the way, you can get the coordinating dies to go with them.  The extras included are a major bonus.  

This little pig sure is in it's happy place, and that is the best place to be on your birthday!  This layout is super easy and creates a great focal point for your stamped image.

• Stamps - Birthday Piggy
  
• Ink - Black
• Paper - Black, White, Blushing Bride, Gingham Cottage DSP
• Accessories - Blends, Black gingham ribbon, Stylish Shapes Dies, Whimsy stitched Dies

Blog Roll

1. Breelin Renwick
2. Cathy Casey
3. Charlet Mallett  - Not Participating
4. Cheryl Curtis  – You Are Here!
5. Dani Dziama-
6. Elizabeth Price
7. Emily Miller Kimmey  
8. Julie Warnick  - Not Participating
9. Wendy Weixler

Stamping With Friends - Hello Ladybug

Fall is just around the corner and the temperatures are dropping.  Yay.  Football season is well on its way.  We get to go to the Stadium tonight to watch the Utes play.  I am soooo Excited!

Welcome to the Stampin with Friends Blog Hop - Stick with us for some great ideas from the Stampin Up Annual Catalog.  So many great options.

Fall really isn't a time for Lady bugs, but I just couldn't resist the cute little lady layered with some cute DSP that matches her shell.

1. Stamps - Hello Ladybug
2. Ink - Black, Sweet Sorbet, Garden Green
3. Paper - Incolor DSP 2022-2024, White, Garden Green
4. Accessories - Stripes and Splatter EF, Picture This Dies, In color Bakers twine, In color matte dots

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Monday Montage 222 - Fond of Autumn

The weather sure doesn't feel fallish - we have smoky air from all the surrounding fires and still temps in the high 90's/100's  Not usual for Utah.  Football season has started which makes me happy.  Another thing I am grateful for is the farmstand just down the road from us.  We are enjoying the fresh produce since we aren't able to grow our own.

Welcome to Monday Montage Blog Hop - This group of amazing crafters have some great things to share with you.  Stay with us by hitting the next button.

I have been on the fence about the Fond of Autumn Bundle, but I caved and purchased the bundle.  I am so glad I did.  I am seeing so elegant and pretty options to make fall cards, palce cards for Thanks giving dinner, and tags for fall treats.  I love the die that cuts the floral pattern into the paper.  It provides a nice background.

Stamp  - Fond of Autumn

Ink - Black

Paper - Night of Navy, Cajun Craze, Basic White

Accessories - Blends, Autumn Bouquet Dies, Pretty Pillow box Dies (tag), Penned Flowers Dies (scalloped border) Linen Thread, Festive pearls

Your next stop is Dani's  - If you are traveling in reverse don't miss Charlet's projects.  I love crafting with these women, even if we aren't in the same room.

Blog Roll

1. Breelin Renwick
2. Cathy Casey
3. Charlet Mallett 
4. Cheryl Curtis  – you are here!
5. Dani Dziama-
6. Elizabeth Price
7. Emily Miller Kimmey  
8. Julie Warnick 
9. Wendy Weixler