Dream Then Do - CFS Release Week with Discount and Giveaway!

It is Day TWO of the awesome new release from CAS-ual Fridays Stamps! We have a wonderful, encouraging stamp set to share with you today! I think you are really going to love this one!



This set is called Dream then Do. It is absolutely STUFFED with absolutely fabulous, inspiring sentiments that stand as focal points on a card SO well! The fonts on this set? Umm... yes! I love them! I had some fun with some color on this one! I feel like this set was just MADE for this kind of card design. I think a couple of my team mates thought so, too! You simply MUST check out the CAS-ual Fridays Stamps blog to see the various ways people have rocked these stamps!



Isn't it FUN?! And this isn't even it, folks! We have MORE coming at ya later this week! Be sure to stop by each day! And don't forget to head on over to the CAS-ual Fridays Stamps blog to enter to win this stamp set!

And, if this release inspires you to do a little shopping, be sure to use the code JINGLE2016 for 15% off your order! WOOT! WOOT!

Have a Happy!

Pinkfresh Studio April Blog Hop and Kit Reveal **GIVEAWAY!**

***This is my second post today. Please scroll down or CLICK HERE to check out my Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge post. It's a good one!***

Hello, and welcome to the Pinkfresh Studio April Blog Hop and Kit Reveal! We have a wicked exciting kit to share with you today, along with inspiration, and, of course, PRIZES! If you came from Christin's blog, you are already on your way! If you are just not jumping in, you may want to hop back to the Pinkfresh Studio blog to start at the beginning for more fun!

You are looking at the full embellishment kit for this month! HOLY FUN STUFF, Batman! That wood veneer...sigh, not to mention that super cute die with the coordinating stamps?! Yes, this one has LOTS to offer! Here is just one of the cards I created with this fabulous kit!



For my card, I used one of the little diamond transparency thingies (of COURSE that is what they are called) as a window. I simply traced the diamond, cut out a window, and then adhered the diamond so it would have some light/space behind it. I stamped the rest of the sentiment on either side and created an accent row with the pink wood beads.



And we are GIVING AWAY this fabulous kit to on lucky blog hopper! Simple comment on each blog as you hop and remember to comment with your favorite project from the hop on the Pinkfresh Studio Blog, as well, for your chance to win!

Your next stop is Jessy's blog!

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Beautiful Beginnings

Did you hear?  It's STAMPtember® time over at Simon Says Stamp and that means that there are LOTS of newly released products and they are AWESOME!!!!  I am so excited!  When I saw this gorgeous inspiration photo over at the Runway Inspired Challenge I had quite a few ideas of how I could create a fabulous card based on it, but when I got this fabulous Lots of Dots stamp set, I knew EXACTLY what I wanted to do!  I did not, unfortunately, get it done it time for the challenge, but I still LOVE the card!

Here is what I created using this photo as my inspiration and some fabulous goodies from Simon Says Stamp!



I stamped the dots in various Momento ink colors and I just love how gorgeous the flow of color is!  It was simple to stamp a long black ink sentiment along the edge to finish off the card!



You should totally go check out the STAMPtember® goodness over at Simon Says.  It's pretty awesome.  Just sayin'.  I know I have several more items on my list to be added to my next order!  Woot!!!!

Have A Happy!

I Want This Kitchen

No... like.. for reals, dude. I LOVE this inspiration photo!!! It's the latest color challenge from Gourmet Rubber Stamps and we would love for you to play along!


Seriously, though??? TELL me that kitchen isn't amazing! I mean, for REALS, people! I love it! LOVE IT!!! And the colors were a BLAST to work with, too! SO much fun!!!

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I used the adorable Call Me Truffles set! That phone is just too cute! I thought it suited the color scheme well, too! I colored it with Spectrum Noir markers and I love how fun it looks!

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Now head on over to the rest of the Design Team member blogs to check out their fabulous designs!!! We really had fun with this one and our cards are all so different, too! Love it when that happens!

Gourmet Rubber Stamps

Deb Felts

Jeni Allen

Jennifer Ingle

Kelli Palmer

Kendra Wietstock

Stephanie Lee

Taylor Usry
Melissa Cash

I hope your Monday is Magnificent!!!

Have a Happy!

Jingle Out!

I Will Never Forget You

An odd sentiment for a Valentine card, perhaps, but for some reason it is what landed on this one.  And I don't have any good reason why, but it is working for me.  For some reason... it's the right one.

I was inspired to create this card by the utterly breathtaking inspiration photo provided by the Avery Elle AEI♥U Challenge.  The colors are just amazing and I love the feeling of stillness, perhaps even a touch of sadness, and a great sense of hope that the image conveys.

Isn't that just beautiful? *sigh* So... I pulled out my Bright Days set from Avery Elle and got to work. My design idea actually changed a bit as I was working, but I am quite pleased with the end game on this one. I am also linking this up to the Make Your Own Background Paper Challenge in the Moxie Fab World.


Deep reds and multiple grey tones? Yes. Please. I so love these gorgeous hues! I used Cranberry ink from CTMH along with both London Fog and Grey Flannel from Tsukineko (Momento inks). I used first and second generation stamping to get multiple tones and also to create a sense of depth on a card that is mostly flat. I was also inspired by the lines in the photograph...I pulled them out in a more abstract form for my card.


I used a simple line of May Arts Grosgrain Ribbon and accented it with an inked wood veneer heart from Studio Calico. The word stickers are Authentique - and a perfect fit! I so love them!

And yes, a bit of a different sentiment, but those are needed sometimes. And sometimes... they are bittersweet....

Have a happy!

Jingle Out!

A Beachy Christmas with Gourmet Rubber Stamps

The Gourmet Rubber Stamps Design Team members have a wonderfully refreshing color challenge to share with you today!

Isn't that just gorgeous? Totally makes me want to head to the beach! I love the beach no matter what the weather! I guess that comes from being a New England girl! I did decide to create a holiday card using these beautiful tones...


I used the beautiful shell and starfish from the Pack Your Bags set and pulled the sentiment from the Holiday Lane set. I love the beachy feel to this one!


I added some pretty tapes and some gorgeous tinsel twine from The Twinery to finish it off. I do hope you join us in being inspired by these colors and link up your creation on the Gourmet Rubber Stamps Facebook Page! We love to see what you do! Here are the links to check out the rest of the DT work inspired by these fabulous colors!

Deb Felts
Jeni Allen
Jennifer Ingle
Kelli Palmer
Kendra Wietstock
Stephanie Lee
Taylor UsryGourmet Rubber Stamps Blog
MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

Celebrate the Season in Silver and Gold

Silver and gold can be such pretty colors to play with when creating holiday cards!  When I saw this Shimmer and Shine Tuesday Trigger over at Moxie Fab World, I really wanted to play with these gorgeous colors!

I am playing along with Skipping Stones Design for the next couple of months. If you haven't heard the news, SSD is no longer doing challenges and will be stepping back for a bit. The store will be open, but many sets will not be re-stocked (the most popular ones will be) so now is the time to jump in for those if you want them!!! I used the beautiful Damask Darling set and the Christmas song set for this card.


I stamped them both with Versamark ink and then heat embossed them in silver and gold powders from Stampendous! I LOVE this beautiful silver and gold look on the kraft background!


And...if you are in the mood to stock up, Skipping Stones is having a great stock up sale! Here are the details if you are interested.

Buy ONE set: Enter PMS1 for 5% off!
Buy TWO sets: Enter PMS2 for 10 % off!
Buy THREE sets: Enter PMS3 for 15% off!
Buy FOUR sets: Enter PMS4 for 20% off!
Buy FIVE sets: Enter PMS5 for 25% off!
Buy SIX or MORE sets: Enter PMS6 for 30% off!
If you have any challenges with the discount codes, please email Heather directly at madebyme33 (at) hotmail (dot) com. She will turn around an invoice that reflects your savings.


ALSO...I have a post up over on the May Arts blog today showing you a tutorial on how to create this super cute Post-it Note holder! I'd love for you to stop by!

Have a super happy day!!!!

Jingle Out!

Pure Imagination, Pure Inspiration

Tomorrow is the last day to enter the Figments Studio Journal contest! Check it out!

If you are an artist, designer, or crafter of any kind you know how wonderful that feeling is when inspiration hits you like a ton of bricks! You know...when your creative mind just takes over and goes head on into full gear. You can't think about anything else and your hands just start itching to grab some supplies and MAKE something! I love it when that happens. For me, inspiration can come from so very many places...It really is all around us! Today, I just wanted to share with you a few things that I have found inspiring lately.


This song is amazing. This is the full version so it is very long, but so worth every moment you spend absorbing it.

Pure Imagination Trance Remix - Willy Wonka - Ford Feat Jori

Magazines! They can be totally inspiring sometimes! I recently began receiving Body and Soul due to a free sub offer that I got and I have just been thrilled with the covers! They just jump with color and totally make me happy.



This song is a long time favorite and ever inspiring to me. Actually, this is my favorite song of all time.

Delta Rain - The Blessing

These amazing blogs:

Melissa Loves
Cafe Cartolina
Maya*Made
Gutter Girlz - Particularly the playlist!

THIS! Not flowers, so much, but more the weather that we are slowly, but surely seeing creeping in to take over the cold freezingness that we have been bearing for altogether too long. I love 70. I really do.



And I am pretty inspired by these at the moment, too:



I won a pair from The Bright Side Project and I wore them for the first time yesterday and they are FANTASTIC SHOES!!! They are so cute and so high and do wonderful things for my legs. They made me smile. If you haven't checked out the Bright Side Project yet, you TOTALLY should! Talk about an amazing way to find wonderful designers and get to know them, all while answering intriguing and fun questions and reading what others have to say! It's another great source of inspiration!

While those are not the only things that inspire me, that is all for now. I hope something has spurred you on to create! Now...show off what inspires you! I would love to see your posts!

Post about what inspires you and then add a link directly to that post in Mr. Linky! Let's inspire!