Peace & Joy ~ Christmas In July

Good morning dearies.  I'm popping in with a Christmas in July card for The Card Concept.  Their inspiration photo was just too beautiful to not to join in on the fun.

I was inspired to make a slimline card using the colors and the Christmas tree as my jumping off point.  I recently got the Slim Stitched Scalloped Circle Die from PinkFresh Studio and I couldn't wait to try it out.  

I pulled out beautiful papers from Mintay called Christmas Stories.  I heat embossed the sentiment in the center circle, in gold and added a few fussy cut images from the paper pack.  

I stamped some berry sprigs using PaperTrey Ink Beautiful Berries: Winter.

The Defined Style of this card is "Shabby Chic / Vintage".  There's plenty of time to join in on the challenge here.

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Hugs x 8 ~ Ocean / Beach ~ TSOC

Good morning friends ~ Are you enjoying the hot days of summer?  I'm a summer girl and summers are short here on the east coast.  One of my favorite places to go on a hot summer day is to the ocean.  I can sit on the beach all day long, dipping in the cold ocean water to cool off and then back to baking on the beach.  Sadly, I have not been to the beach yet this year.  I don't think it would be so much fun breathing into a mask in the hot summer sun, not to mention the  odd tan lines.  ;0)  Anyway, there's a new challenge starting over at The Sisterhood of Crafters and the theme is "Ocean / Beach" so this is one way I can get my beach fix.

Are you tired of seeing me use these cute dies from Elizabeth Craft Designs yet?

I'm sorry.  I just can't resist this Octopus when he puts on his sailor's hat.  With all those arms, that equals 8 times the hugs!

He's holding on tight to the life preserver from the Whale Die set. 
I framed him using Stitched Rectangles and Dotted Scallop Rectangles. I can't get enough of all the fun things that come in these ocean themed sets from Elizabeth Craft Designs.

Now it's YOUR turn to play along.  You can find all the details at The Sisterhood of Crafters or by clicking here.  We look forward to seeing what you create!

Thanks for stopping by!

Christmas Carols ~ Dies R Us ~ Christmas In July

Hello stamplings ~  There's a new challenge starting up today over at the Dies R Us Challenge blog and the theme is Christmas In July, so let us help you get a jump start on your Christmas card making.  ;0)

I went with a CAS design for a change using a Christmas Carol stamp from Marianne Designs, which was available during one of DRU's special order events. 
I framed the sentiment using two layers from Impression Obsession All In One Rectangle Frames. 2

I added the bells from Dove Craft, The Magic of Christmas, which was also from the special order event, and some Holly Leaves & Berries from Poppystamps.  

You can find all the details and join in on the fun by clicking here.  You could be the next winner of a DRU Gift Certificate!

I wanted to remind you that Dies R Us now has a sister store with warehouses in the USA and Canada called Didi Crafts.  

It will ship to both the US and Canada.  Didi Crafts will carry some of the same products as DRU, but most will be different.  Now our Canadian friends don't have to worry about huge taxes or shipping fees. How great is that!?!  We'd love for you to visit by clicking on the links above or by clicking here.

Thanks for stopping by!

Let's Go To The Beach ~ Double D Challenge

Good morning friends~  Do you love going to the beach?  I do!  I'm blessed to live on the east coast where going to the beach can be either at the lake or the ocean. 

For this card, I pulled out lots of dies, some Jolee's stickers that are ages old and a background stamp from PTI.

The posts and net are both from Marianne Designs and the grasses and sea gulls are from Impression Obsession.

I hope you'll play along.  I'll see you at the beach!

Here's what you could win:

Impression Obsession Single Beach Chair

Thanks for stopping by!

Fresh Fruit ~ Ink It Up ~ TSOC

Good morning friends ~ how about a little fresh fruit salad for breakfast?  There's a new challenge starting over at The Sisterhood of Crafters and the theme is "Ink It Up".  

I pulled out some of my favorite fruity layering stamps from Sunny Studio Stamps.   

The fruits from Fruit Cocktail and Berry Bliss are some of the easiest stamps I've found to line up and I just love how realistic they become as you stamp each layer.  

Now it's YOUR turn to play along.  You can find all the details at The Sisterhood of Crafters or by clicking here.  We look forward to seeing what you create!
You will have until Sunday, July 19th to enter.  Winners will be announced on Tuesday, June 21st.

I'll be adding this card to the following challenges:
Do-Al Kreatives ~ Fruit
Word Art Wednesday ~ Anything Goes

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In Stitches ~ Double D Challenge

Good morning stamping friends.  There's a new challenge starting today over at Double D Challenge.  The theme is "In Stitches" and we're looking for any projects that use real or faux stitching.

I pulled out the new to me Pocket Full Of Love stamps and coordinating die set along with the Stacking Pockets from Honey Bee Stamps.  


I love how these all work together to create fun denim cards for any occasion.

Here's the card base I made using the die sets.  Cute, right??

I added some flowers in the pockets using Cheery Lynn's Floral Bouquet.  Look at that little red stitched tag.  Honey Bee Stamps thought of everything when they created this set!

Here are a couple of cards I made for Valentine's Day using this fun set:

I hope you'll join in on the fun by clicking here 
using this mood board to inspire you:

Stitches...any kind

Faux~Real~Dies~Stamps

Here's what you could win when you play along:

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A Primitive Country Chick

Hello stamplings~  I'm going back to my primitive days with this new challenge starting over at Dies R Us. The theme is "Anything Goes" so what excuse do you have not to join?  

Impression Obsession has a line of dies that all work so well together.  This Crazy Stitched Die Set has fun, primitive style stitches that work so well when paired with the Checkered Frames.

The adorable Sitting Hen is so cute with its stitched detail and it completes this trio to matched perfection.  

You can find all the details and join in on the fun by clicking here.  You could be the next winner of a DRU Gift Certificate!

I wanted to remind you that we have some exciting news to share with you.  Dies R Us now has opened a sister store with warehouses in the USA and Canada called Didi Crafts.  

It will ship to both the US and Canada.  Didi Crafts will carry some of the same products as DRU, but most will be different.  Now our Canadian friends don't have to worry about huge taxes or shipping fees. How great is that!?!  We'd love for you to visit by clicking on the links above or by clicking here.

Thanks for stopping by!