Friday Favorites

Happy Friday! I am sharing a card that I made for the Fun 'n Crafty Stampers swap earlier this month.

This card includes 2 of my new favorite supplies: the Wink of Stella brush pen and the Wildflower Fields Designer Series Paper.

You can click over to the SSINKspiration blog to see more of our favorite items. This is my last post on the SSINKspiration blog, and I am grateful to have been a part of this talented design team!

Have a great weekend!

Step it Up

At a recent MeetUp, I love the card idea shared by my friend, Pam. I decided to make a similar card at home with my favorite paper from Sale-A-Bration. Then, I stepped up the card a bit with a die cut and pearl. You can find more ideas about how to "step up" your cards over on the SSINKspiration blog.

Happy Stamping!

The Scraps on my Craft Desk

Happy New Year! I hope that your 2016 is off to a fantastic start. After traveling for Christmas, I am getting back to some crafty time. I recently made cards to swap with other Stampin' Up! Demonstrators and had some scraps left on my craft desk.

For today's Stampin' Stylin' INKspiration blog post, I am sharing the card that I made with my scraps.

I used some of my favorite butterfly products for this card and added in a new stamp set and paper. I love the font and mix of greetings in the Greatest Greetings stamp set. With a $50 order, you can earn the Wildflower Fields Designer Series Paper for free during Sale-A-Bration. I love the colors and patterns in this paper.

Happy Stamping!

So much paper...

I have been making lots of cards with the Home for Christmas Designer Series Paper, but I still have some leftovers. For today's SSINKspiration post, I thought that I could use some of my holiday paper on a birthday card. I love the versatility of double-sided pattern paper.

Many of Stampin' Up!'s Holiday 2015 products are will be retiring soon. Some items are on sale now and only available while supplies last.

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Christmas Cards

I am sharing some of this year's Christmas cards today for the SSINKspiration Christmas cards post. I am actually getting handmade cards in the mail this year!

From simple to stepped-up, it is fun to make your own holiday cards. You can stock up on gifts or items for your own stash during the Year-End Sale.

Happy Stamping!

Red & Green Card

We are sharing projects with Red & Green today on the SSINKspiration blog. I love the color combination of Real Red and Cucumber Crush!

I made a quick and easy card with the Lots of Joy stamp set from the Stampin' Up! Annual Catalog. I borrowed this set from my friend Pam and am wondering how I overlooked ordering this one. It includes great sentiments for the front and inside of your cards.

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Thank You Cards

As we celebrate Thanksgiving in the United States, I am feeling very grateful for what I have. We are sharing Thank You cards today on the SSINKspiration blog.

I think that it is important to say "thank you" to the special people in our lives. I made these cards as samples for next month's Enrichment Day at my son's school. Parents and community members will be sharing our jobs and hobbies with elementary kids. I will be sharing rubber stamping and card making. Each student (from one grade) will make a card. I am asking them to write a message and give the card to someone.

Here are two simple Thank You cards that you can make with just a few supplies:

Supplies:
Watercolor Thank You stamp
Notecards
Island Indigo, Bermuda Bay, Soft Sky, and Crushed Curry ink pads
Washi Tape
Sponge Daubers
Gorgeous Grunge stamp set

Happy Thanksgiving & Thank you for visiting my blog!

#SSINKMC27: Mystery Challenge

It is time for the monthly Mystery Challenge on the SSINKspiration blog. I had fun playing along with this challenge. I managed to use items 1-4 on my card. I hope that you will play along with the challenge!

Click over to the SSINK blog to see more ideas for this challenge. A shot out to Diana who was willing to share some fun cardinals from the Joyful Season stamp set for me to color.

If you are shopping for crafty gifts for others or yourself, check out the Online Extravaganza sale from November 23-30.

Happy Stamping & Happy Shopping!

Favorite Christmas Card (So Far)

I've been using a lot the Home for Christmas designer series paper and the Cozy Christmas stamp set. When I bought the paper, I planned to fussy cut some the cute reindeer and Santa images. The Home for Christmas enamel dots and rhinestones are easy ways to embellish your cards. Last weekend I made my favorite Christmas card of the season (so far).

The card was mailed to Tobe for our Fun 'n Crafty Stampers monthly card swap. You can check out her blog at The Craft Sea.

There are more great Christmas card ideas today on the SSINKspiration blog. I hope that you get some crafty time this weekend and over the Thanksgiving Holiday!

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Use Your Scraps

We are featuring Christmas cards today on the Stampin' Stylin' Inspiration blog. For this card, I used scraps from the Home for Christmas Designer Series Paper and paired them with a stamp from the Cozy Christmas set. I stamped with the Mint Macaron ink and love this color on holiday cards. We will have more Christmas cards on the SSINKspiration blog, so remember to check it Monday through Friday for new posts.

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Card Sketch

It is time for the November card sketch on the Stampin' Stylin' INKspiration blog. I really enjoyed using this sketch and seeing lots of ideas on the blog!

I used more of the Home for Christmas Designer Series Paper on this card and found the greeting in the Teeny Tiny Wishes Stamp Set.

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Friday Favorites

We are featuring our Friday Favorites on the SSINKspiration blog today. The Home for Christmas Designer Series Paper continues to be one of my favorites. I especially like that there is a coordinating stamp set, Cozy Christmas. Here is a card that I made to swap with the Fun 'n Crafty Stampers.

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An Owl + For All Things

For today's SSINKspiration post, we are using the awesome stamp set For All Things. I love this stamp set, and I wanted to pair it with something different than in the past. I recently added the popular Owl Builder Punch to my collection, so I figured that I could work a cute owl onto my card.

Here is my card:

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It's Hard to Choose a Favorite

For today's SSINKspiration post, we chose a favorite Designer Series Paper. It's hard to choose a favorite! I chose the Cherry on Top Designer Series Paper Stack since it is so fun to mix the patterns. It also coordinates well with the Cherry on Top Washi tape and multiple stamp sets. This is fun paper to add to your collection!

Here is my card:

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Technique Tuesday

It's Technique Tuesday over at the SSINKspiration blog. Did you know that you can make watercolor backgrounds with your acrylic blocks? I used my large block E with the Pear Pizzazz ink and an aqua painter to create the background for this card before stamping. You can also mix colors with this technique.

Supplies Used:
Mossy Meadow and Whisper White Card stock
Watercolor Paper
Mossy Meadow, Pear Pizzazz, Real Red, Hello Honey, and Memento Tuxedo Black Ink Pads
Oval Punch
Home for Christmas Designer Series Paper
To You & Yours Too Stamp Set
Gold Glitz Dazzling Details
Block E
Aqua Painter

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Friday Favorites

Today we are sharing our Friday Favorites on the SSINKspiration blog. I am sharing two of my favorite items for fall crafting: the 2014-2016 In Colors and the For All Things stamp set.

I actually created this card last fall, but it is still one of my favorite cards. I made my own pattern paper by stamping the leaves. I used a watercolor brush directly on the rubber stamp and on the paper to vary the colors.

Here is the finished card:

You can visit the original blog post for this card at 1200somemiles.com.

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Color Challenge

I love the color combination for this month's SSINKspiration Color Challenge!

Supplies Used:
Whisper White, Pool Party, Hello Honey, & Chocolate Chip card stock
Chocolate Chip Ink Pad
Big Shot machine
Crazy About You bundle
Stars embossing folder
Whisper White Ribbon
Candy Dots
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It's time to get out your paper crafting supplies and play along with this month's challenge. Visit the SSINKspiration blog for more information.

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Quick and Easy Card

I love using sketches to make quick and easy cards. Even if you do not follow the sketch exactly, it is a great place to start your creative process.

I wanted to try the new sketch from Mojo Monday for my card, but I knew that I would not follow the sketch exactly. I stuck with the standard size card base because I wanted to cut 2 card bases from my sheet of card stock. The other base will be used for a birthday card. I also decided to use two circles that fit with my stamps.

Supplies Used:
Crazy About You stamp set
Watermelon Wonder ink pad
Cherry on Top Designer Series Paper stack
In Color Envelope Paper
Tempting Turquoise and Daffodil Delight card stock
Big Shot & Circles dies
Rhinestone (on sale this week!)
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Stop by the SSINKspirtation blog to see more quick and easy card ideas!

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Tag Topper Punch

There is so much that you can do with the Stampin' Up! Tag Topper punches. They are a great investment to add to your crafting tools.

My card features the Scalloped Tag Topper Punch and some sneak peaks from the Holiday Catalog. The new Cozy Christmas stamp set and Home for Christmas paper will be available to order beginning 9/1/15. The coordinating enamel dots add a nice accent to your cards and tags.

Head over to the SSINKspiration blog to see more ways you can use the tag topper punches.

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Mystery Supply Challenge

I had a lot of fun with the Mystery Supply Challenge for the SSINKspiration blog. Carrie from Carrie Stamps set me 3 awesome items from the upcoming Holiday catalog.

I liked these items so much that I made two cards!

Tip: Since our Designer Series Paper has two sides, you can find lots of ways to use your paper. I enjoyed using both sides of the Happy Haunting Designer Series Paper (available 9/1/15). The Holiday catalog also has fun Spider Web Doilies and the Howl-o-ween Treat stamp set with coordinating framelit dies that will be available to order starting September 1.

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