What inspires you??? This week the TGIF Challenge Crew is being inspired by this beautiful beachy sunset!
I spent last weekend on the beaches of Bear Lake with family … been working on some scrapbook layouts that I will be sharing soon. I definitely feel like I’m in “full beach” mode!
I used mostly newer products on this card, but I did add the little sailboat from “Come Sail Away” which retired in the last year.
The paper is Sunset Coast 6”x6” DSP. I cut it into 1” vertical strips and overlapped the layers using some dimenstionals.
The fence is from the Notes & Totes Dies. The little “rope” of Basic Black Baker’s Twine is kinda cute, isn’t it?
I cut the hole in the center using Spotlight On Nature Dies. The sentiment panel is made using the Phrases & Frames Bundle. Of course I had to add some swirly water using the So Swirly Embossing Folder.
A few little rhinestone embellishments and I called this little card DONE!
Stamps: Phrases & Frames Paper: Basic White, Blueberry Bushel, Azure Afternoon, Scenic Coast Dsp Ink: Blueberry Bushel Accessories: Spotlight On Nature Dies, Phrases & Frames Dies, Come Sail Away Dies, Notes & Totes Dies, So Swirly Embossing Folder, Rhinestone Basic Jewels
I love this time of year for all of the family get togethers. Tomorrow we are having a family reunion for my mom’s side of the family, and with Sunday being Father’s Day we will be having kids over … and celebrating my eldest’s birthday as well. Love spending time together!
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!
This week we’re doing a sketch challenge … and although I didn’t copy it exactly, it did inspire me to create a little garden scene that is quite fun!
Knowing that the “Hello” garden tag was going to be my center point, I struggled a little to come up with things that wouldn’t overwhelm it. In the end, you know me … more is MORE, right???
I added some little white gel pen lines to the plant on the left to give it a little more distinction and definition.
In the end, I like how this one turned out!
Stamps: Help Me Grow Paper: Basic White, Basic Beige, Garden Green, Pecan Pie, Crist Cantaloupe, Lemon Lolly, Cajun Craze Ink: Black Memento, Pecan Pie, Crumb Cake, White Gel Pen Accessories: Help Me Grow Dies, Phrases & Frames Dies, Crumb Cake Baker’s Twine, 2026-2028 In Color butterflies
We’re headed to Bear Lake for some much-needed family time and good food, sailing, and playing on the beach! With my big floppy hat and sunscreen on board it should be a great time!
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!
This week I made my own little picnic basket for a fruity picnic in the park with the Monday Montage Crew! I started this card with the little basketweave panel. I stamped a piece of Pecan Pie cardstock with the Lasting Linen Background Stamp (which I just realized is now retired!). I cut the cardstock into 3/8” strips and did a little basket weaving. I then trimmed the edges.
I next created the watercolor wash panel that is directly behind the Silly Old Bear gingham panel. I used a blending brush and some Petal Pink ink to add color to some watercolor paper. I then splattered the layer with a watercolor brush and some Real Red ink.
The card base was embossed using the Ladybug Picnic 3D Embossing Folder. I added a few diecut flowers and a sentiment and called it happy!
Stamps: Filled With Sweetness, Lasting Linen Paper: Basic White, Pecan Pie, Petal Pink, Watercolor Ink: Black Memento, Real Red, Pecan Pie; Stampin’ Blends - Real Red, Petal Pink, Granny Apple Green, Night of Navy, Azure Afternoon
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!
Isn’t this a STELLAR color combo??? Granny Apple Green is my FAVORITE SU “green” … and combined with the richness of Night o Navy and the subtlety of Smoky Slate it makes for an amazing outcome!
See what I mean??? This card was created using a 8.5”x5.5” piece of cardstock, scored and folded at the 2.25” mark and the 6.50” mark. I cut a 1” strip from the right side so that it left a gap once the card was folded.
I cut a 1” strip from some Country Woods DSP and placed it inside the card where the gap in the front exposes it. I also added a little trim on the left-hand side using one of the Bordered in Beauty Dies.
I actually cut TWO of the Granny Apple Green elements cut using one of the Lovely Arrangements Dies. I adhered one to the outside/front of the card and the other on the right/inside of the card. This made the element more stable and allowed me to adhere the White Baker’s Twine that I used to act as a closure tie for the whole card.
Stamps: Lovely Arrangements Paper: Basic White, Smoky Slate, Granny Apple Green, Country Woods DSP Ink: Night of Navy, Granny Apple Green, Black Memento Accessories: Lovely Arrangements Dies, Bordered in Beauty Dies, 3D Sunflowers Embossing Folder, White Baker’s Twine, 2025-2027 In Color Flat Pearls
The 3D Sunflowers Embossing Folder provides the perfect background for the flowers, sentiment and diecuts. Isn’t this a fun fold??
How’d we get to the weekend already??? It’s already JUNE and my brain still feels like it’s stuck back in FEBRUARY!
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!
Here we are again with a challenge that I really NEED to do more of … those masculine, “dude” cards that I always hesitate to make because something else looks way more fun! This week we are making cards “for that special guy”! Perfect, since Father’s Day is upon us!
To be honest, I don’t have hardly any (or none, maybe??) masculine sets that are “current” with Stampin, Up. I guess that’s something I’m going to need to remedy soon!
So, I scoured Pinterest for some ideas and this is what I came up with based on some things I had seen.
This card really DOES have 8 layers!! And those colors in the middle 6 layers? Yeah, running that whole stack through my embossing machine was a CHORE1 But I do like how it came out!
I started with a 1” square of Pool Party in the middle, then added the next color beneath each layer by added 1/2” to each layer.
The branchy piece was cut from vellum using one of the Petals of Beauty Dies.
In the end, I used some little dot embellishments that are actually retired (sad face!) because I just loved how they went with everything.
Stamps: A Family Celebration Paper: Basic White, Pool Party, Coastal Cabana, Azure Afternoon, Cajun Craze, Early Espresso, Pecan Pie, Crumb Cake, Vellum Ink: Versamark Accessories: Perennial Postage Dies, Petals of Beauty Dies, 3D Birch Embossing Folder, White Embossing Powder, Crumb Cake Baker’s Twine, Streaked Dots (retired) Any cool plans this weekend?? I need to STUDY STUDY STUDY as I am working on getting my Certified Personal Training Certificate and it is a LOT of information!! No wonder I have college nightmares about never going to a class until I have to take the final … SHEESH!
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!
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