Happy Monday! It’s time once again to check out with the Monday Montage Crew has created for you!
I chose to make a little “summer bouquet”!
My bouquet was made using dies from the Sweet Bugs Dies. Mushrooms, flowers and butterflies complete the arrangement.
I couldn’t help using my white gel pen to add some spots to the Poppy Parade mushrooms … I had to stop myself because I wanted to put them on ALL the mushrooms!
Layers were made using the new Scalloped Blooms dies. And of course I had to add a little platter here and there!
Stamps: Sweet Bugs Paper: Basic Beige, Very Vanilla, Poppy Parade, Cajun Craze, Crushed Curry, Blueberry Bushel, Lemon Lolly, Perfect Pine Ink: Blueberry Bushel; Stampin’ Blends - Crushed Curry, Cajun Craze Accessories: Forever Plaid 3D Embossing Folder, Scalloped Blooms Dies, Crumb Cake Baker’s Twine
Our Monday Montage Hop has gone exclusively to Instagram! You can check it out by finding me @tinkermom85. From there you will be able to find all of my Monday Montage Friends, too!
Oooooo! Highland cows!! They have become sooooo popular - and for good reason! They are completely adorable!!
This week’s TGIF Challenge is based on inspiration from the photo at the right. So let’s get started!
Where I started and where I ended up are not the same! I really wanted to use the cloudy sky paper from the Silly Old Bear DSP. I just couldn’t make the flowers work. THEN I ended up using this cute diagonally-stripped gingham paper from Everyday Essential DSP.
I like how this turned out. But I used a LOT more products than it would appear!
First of all, in addition to the DSP I used in the background - sheets from both Country Woods and Everyday Essentials.
I also used dies from Lovely Arrangements (the circles backdrop and sentiment panel) and Cutest Crew (the flowers).
And, OF COURSE, the focal point Highland Cow from Wild Bunch (which was a product of the month back in June). I really hope it gets brought back as an Online Exclusive because it is sooo very darling!
Stamps: Wild Bunch Paper: Basic White, Darling Duck, Gorgeous Grape, Highland Heather, Cherry Cobbler, Poppy Parade, Country Woods DSP, Everyday Essentials DSP Ink: Black Memento; Stampin’ Blends - Pecan Pie, Crumb Cake, Bubble Bath, Gray Granite Accessories: Lovely Arrangements Dies, Cutest Crew Dies
What are you doing this weekend?? I may convince my hubby to go see “The Odyssey” … it was just released yesterday and it looks really good!
We’d love to have you play along!! You can check us out our blog HERE and Instagram … lots of great inspiration from the rest of the TGIF Crew! 
Sometimes, a good sketch is all you need for inspiration - and this week’s TGIF sketch is really good! I knew almost immediately what I wanted to do with it!
I have been fixated on the cute little crayon image in the Learn & Grow stamp set since I first laid eyes on it and just KNEW I was going to create something with a whole bunch of them!
I stamped a whole bunch of them and colored each with the light and dark version of each color using my Stampin’ Blends.
After cutting the triangle for the lower left corner of the card I used the Dotted Lines Mask and some Memento Black ink to put the pattern down. I also did a little ink flicking using both Night of Navy and Balmy Blue.
The crayons were super simple to color and cut out … aren’t they fun??
Stamps: Learn & Grow Paper: Basic White, Basic Black, Balmy Blue Ink: Black Memento, Versamark; Stampin’ Blends - Granny Apple Green, Mint Macaron, Pool Party, Night of Navy, Balmy Blue, Fresh Freesia, Bubble Bath, Melon Mambo, Poppy Parade, Pumpkin Pie, Lemon Lolly Accessories: Adhesive-Backed Metallic Gems, White Embossing Powder, Black and White Baker’s Twine
We’re gearing up to be about 106 degrees by Sunday - stay cool and stay safe!
We’d love to have you play along!! You can check us out our blog HERE and Instagram … lots of great inspiration from the rest of the TGIF Crew! 
Who doesn’t love to get an actual birthday card in the mail?? I know I do!
The fun, double-hinged card was inspired by a similarly-made card done by my friend, Elizabeth Price (@seeinginkspots). With all the flipping layers the birthday celebration just goes on and on!
Using Barely Blush as my base color, I created the front panel with a combo of layers using the Everyday Arches Dies and the Words & Wishes stamps and dies.
Upon opening the first flap you can see that I used the Perfect Plaid 3D Embossing Folder to add texture to the left panel while added more splatters and leaves with a little sentiment on the right panel.
Once fully opened I combined elements from the front and right-inside panel with a few more added surprises to finish the “presents” inside. Isn’t this fun??? (The new 2026-2026 Gingham Gallery DSP is going to be my new “go to” for sure!)
Stamps: Words & Wishes Paper: Basic White, Basic Black, Barely Blush, Granny Apple Green, 2026-2028 Gingham Gallery DSP
Ink: Black Memento, Flirty Flamingo, Granny Apple Green, Daffodil Delight; Stampin’ Blends - Petal Pink Flirty Flamingo, Granny Apple Green, Pool Party, Basic Black Accessories: Words & Wishes Dies, Everyday Arches Dies, Phrases & Frames Dies, Perfect Plaid 3D Embossing Folder, Black Baker’s Twine
Come back tomorrow - I have another fun card to share!
Happy Monday! It’s time once again to check out with the Monday Montage Crew has created for you!
I haven’t made a regular ol’ z-fold card in a while, so I figured it was time!
All ya have to do is make a regular 4.25”x5.5” vertical card base and rotated 90 degrees. Then fold the front flap back and you have got it!
This little highland cow … oh my goodness! Isn’t he adorable??? I colored him with some Stampin’ Blends and then did some fussy cutting. He is backed by a double layer of Everyday Arches and the cute little squiggly squares stamp also included in the Wild Bunch set.
I stamped the “wheat field” with some Basic Beige ink while also adding an extra little strip of the Country Woods DSP.
The Crumb Cake panel has been embossed using the Birch 3D Embossing Folder.
Stamps: Wild Bunch Paper: Basic White, Crumb Cake, Pecan Pie, Early Espresso, Country Woods DSP Ink: Pecan Pie, Crumb Cake, Basic Beige, Real Red; Stampin’ Blends - Pecan Pie, Crumb Cake, Petal Pink Accessories: Birch 3D Embossing Folder, Everyday Arches Dies, Linen Thread
Have a great week!
Our Monday Montage Hop has gone exclusively to Instagram! You can check it out by finding me @tinkermom85. From there you will be able to find all of my Monday Montage Friends, too!
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