PP557 & FF092 Happy 75th Birthday!

 

I immediately thought of my mom who has a big birthday coming up in October! The big 75 and it worked perfect for the number challenge over at thepaperplayers.blogspot.com this week and I used some elements from the pick challenge over at festivefridaychallenge.com   I picked white, pearls, die cuts, and leaves. I really wanted some bling and there were several sheets of the retired Blushing Bride glimmer paper (at least I think it is Blushing Bride). I decided to pair it with Blushing Bride and Merry Merlot card stock and a white base. I ran the piece of Blushing bride card stock through the Pretty Flowers embossing folder. I cut a white Encircled In beauty large die and popped it on the background. I cut the glitter paper with the retired  Large Numbers dies and the Artistic dies. I cut apart the leaves and did not punch out the detail on the leaves. I liked them solid. I also cut some white small leaves from the Nature's Thoughts dies to add. I stamped the 'th' and the sentiments on white card stock from the retired Number of Years set in Merry Merlot ink. I cut them with the Floral Gallery scallop label dies. I finished it off with some pastel pearls. 

Hope you have a beautiful day and thanks for stopping by!

Windy

Stamp set: Number Of Years (retired)

Ink: Merry Merlot

Paper: Basic White, Blushing Bride, Merry Merlot, Blushing Bride glimmer paper-retired

Encircled In beauty dies, Large Numbers dies-retired, Nature's Thoughts dies, Artistic dies, Floral Gallery dies, Pretty Flowers embossing folder, pastel pearls

Cocktails For The Pals Blog Hop

 

Welcome to the Stampin’ Pretty Pals’ Blog Hop! This month, the theme is “Sentiment as a focal point.” We really hope that you enjoy and will be inspired by them! As you hop from blog to blog, don’t forget to leave comments because we love hearing from you. You will find the lineup at the end of my post to help you “hop” along from Pal to Pal.

Nothing's Better Than set was calling to me for the challenge this month. It has great sentiments and words I love like cookies, chocolate and cocktails you can stamp or cut out with the Love You More dies! I felt like something bright so picked the Polished Pink color and than had to make a few cocktails. I challenged myself with embossing clear emboss powder on white card stock! You can't see it but I did ok lining it up the word cocktails in VersaMark ink and heating them. I then blended Polished Pink ink over to make the words to make them pop. I added it to a piece of Basic Black card stock and a Polished Pink base. 

I then stamped the two cocktail glasses in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and added two step Polished Pink, Bermuda Bay and Granny Apple Green ink. I cut them out with the matching dies plus the word Cocktails in Basic Black card stock. I cut one of my cocktail glasses in half and tucked it in behind the first. I placed a strip of Polished Pink card stock on the bottom with a thin strip of Basic Black before adding my images and words. After adding my images and word, I added some black matte dots and then stamped the Kind Of Day on white card stock in Polished Pink ink which got hand snipped out. 

More inspiration awaits, so use the lineup below to visit the rest of the Design Team. The Pals are excited to show you what they’ve created! Then, please mark your calendars for our next blog hop on October 13th. Our theme will be Fantastic Fun Folds and 3D Projects when participants showcase fun fold cards or 3D items that will be great for any occasion. Until then, have fun in your craft space.

Stampin’ Pretty Pals Blog Hop

1. Mary Fish at Stampin’ Pretty
2. Tricia Chuba at ButterDish Designs
3. Jackie Beers at Blue Line Stamping
4. Megan Cooper at Lazy Daze Stampin
5. Su Mohr at Aromas And Art
6. Debbie Mageed at Secrets to Stamping
7. Windy Ellard at Windy’s Wonderful Creations
8. Peggy Noe at Pretty Paper Cards
9. Mary Hanson at Up North Stampin’
10. Beth McCullough at Stamping Mom
11. Deb Walker at Deb Stamps Life
12. Karen Hallam at Karen’s Stamping Habit
13. Amanda Howard at Papercrafting With Amanda
14. Stesha Bloodhart at Stampin’ Hoot!
15. Rae Harper Burnet at Wild West Paper Arts
16. Melissa Seplowitz at The Stamping Ninja
17. Lori Pinto at LollyPop Paper and Ink
18. Pamela Sadler at Stampin Pink Rose
19. Lisa Ann Bernard at Queen B Creations
20. Lori Webb at Clever Copies
21. Renae Novak at Blessed By Cards
22. Ann Murray at Murray Stamps INK
23. Sue Jackson at Just Peachy Stamping
24. Jill Loveland at Simple Stamping
25. Kim Webb at Just Paper, LLC

Thanks for stopping  by and hope your day is filled with your favorites!

Windy

Stamp set: Nothing's Better Than

Ink: Polished Pink, VersaMark, Bermuda Bay, Granny Apple Green and Memento Tuxedo Black

Paper: Basic Black, Basic White and Polished Pink

Love You More Than dies, black matte dots, heat tool, clear embossing powder, blending brush

Hello Love Of Leaves

 

I wanted to use more of the Beautifully Penned DSP I got for free with the SAB promo going on right now through the end of this month. I blended both Bumblebee and Cajun Craze ink with my blending brush over the black and white stripes of the paper. I added it to a piece of Basic Black card stock and a Bumblebee base.  I then cut the two circles from Layering Circles dies in white and black card stock. I stamped my leaf from the Love Of Leaves set in Bumblebee ink and sponged a little Cajun Craze ink on it before stamping on white card stock and cutting with the Stitched Leaves dies. I popped it on my circles and then added a Bumblebee dot. I stamped the hello sentiment from the same set in Cajun Craze ink and cut with the Messages dies. It is so tiny! I also had a double linen thread bow left over from another project and I sponged a little Cajun Craze ink on it and added to my leaf to finish it off. 

Hope you have a lovely Tuesday and thanks for stopping by!

Windy

Stamp set: Love Of Leaves

Ink: Bumblebee, Cajun Craze

Paper: Beautifully Penned DSP, Basic White, Basic Black, Bumblebee

Stitched Leaves dies, blending brush, sponge dauber, Messages dies, Bumblebee dot, Laying Circles dies, linen thread

Gather Together Pretty Pumpkins

 

I really love the Pretty Pumpkins bundle and had to do some Stampin Blends coloring on them in Cajun Craze, Pumpkin Pie, Mint Macaron, Soft Suede and Soft Succulent after stamping the image on white in Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I then cut them with the matching Detailed Pumpkins dies and pop them on a Stitched So sweetly cut white piece I added some Mint Macaron ink with my blending brush plus the sentiment stamped in Cajun Craze full on and off once to make lighter. I finished with some Soft Succulent gems. I layered on a piece of Soft Succulent card stock ran through the Tasteful Textile embossing folder and added to the Soft Succulent base. 

Hope you have a Happy Labor Day and thanks for stopping by!

Windy

Stamp set: Pretty Pumpkins

Ink: Mint Macaron, Cajun Craze, Memento Tuxedo Black

Stampin Blends markers:  Cajun Craze, Pumpkin Pie, Mint Macaron, Soft Suede and Soft Succulent

Paper: Basic White, Soft Succulent

Detailed Pumpkins dies, Stitched So Sweetly dies, Soft Succulent gems, blending brush, Tasteful Textile embossing folder

GDP307 Thank You For Friendship

 

I was thinking I need to grab some sets that I have barely touched since the annual catalog came out in May 2021. This set was perfect for the challenge this week over at global-design-project.com as it has two thankful sentiments. I used the this one stamped in Gorgeous Grape ink from the Flowers Of Friendship set on the white Scallop Contour die. I also cut a a Fresh Freesia one with the more detailed scallops from the same set and added all on the Grape base. I stamped the leaves/stems in Memento Tuxedo Black and colored the leaves in light Granny Apple Green Stampin Blends marker. I then stamped the flowers on another piece of white card stock in Black and punched them out with the Flowers & Leaves punch after I colored with both  Fresh Freesia and Highland Heather Stampin Blends markers. I popped them on and added some pastel pearls to the center. 

Hope you have a beautiful Weekend and thanks for stopping by!

Windy

Stamp set: Flowers Of Friendship

Ink: Gorgeous Grape, Memento Tuxedo Black

Stampin Blends markers: Granny Apple Green, Highland Heather and Fresh Freesia  

Scallop Contours dies, Flowers & Leaves punch, pastel pearls

PP556 You Are Fierce

 

I am playing along with the tic-tac-toe challenge over at thepaperplayers.blogspot.com this week with a diagonal feminine, die cut, neutrals. I used Basic Black for the base and added some Beautifully Penned DSP blended with Polished Pink ink. I stamped the tiger from the Wild Cats set in Petal Pink ink and added face and strips in Polished Pink ink. I cut out with the Big Cats dies and popped on a white circle embossed with the Animal Print embossing folder and cut from the layering circle dies as well as the black one it is layered on. I stamped the sentiment in Polished Pink on dies cut from Messages dies. I added the Polished Pink gems to finish it off.

Hope you have a perfect day and thanks for stopping by!

Windy

Stamp set: Wild Cats

Ink: Polished Pink, Petal Pink

Paper: Basic Black, Basic White, Beautifully Penned DSP

blending brush, Layering Circles dies, Big Cats dies, Messages dies, Polished Pink gems,             Animal Print EF

Much Gratitude For Gorgeous Leaves

While I had my baby wipe pad inked up I made another leaf card. As I said in yesterday's post, I made a stamp pad from some baby wipes and dropped Old Olive, Crushed Curry and Rich Razzleberry inks on and stamped the large leaf in and stamped on white card stock three times from the Gorgeous Leaves set. I cut them out with the matching dies called Intricate Leaves dies. I also used same to cut the detailed Rich Razzleberry leaves I layered them on. I then used the larger splatter stamp from the set in Old Olive ink on the white background. I stamped the sentiment in Razzleberry ink from the Heartfelt Wishes set on the bottom. I then layered on a piece of Razzleberry card stock and a white base. 

I finished off with some genial gems in Pale Papaya. 

Hope you have a wonderful Wednesday and thanks for stopping by!

Windy

Stamp set: Gorgeous Leaves and Heartfelt Wishes 

Ink: Old Olive, Crushed Curry, Rich Razzleberry

Paper: Rich Razzleberry, Basic White

Intricate Leaves dies, genial gems in Pale Papaya