Happy Valentine's Day!

Happy Valentine's Day, y'all!  And happy birthday to my hubs, my favorite Valentine : )  Since he's still on deployment, I'll just have to celebrate Heart Day with Ryan, my favorite ice cream date.  So here's the card I made for Ryan:

The Share a Milkshake bundle always makes me think of an old-fashioned diner/soda fountain kind of place, which makes me think of George McFly in the 1955 era of the first Back to the Future movie and I totally just tried to type BAKE to the Future.  Anyway, I was inspired by the fun sketch from Retro Rubber:

Share a Milkshake is one year old so it just barely counts as retro, and I confess I used a brand new background stamp on here, how do you like Drizzling Droplets?  I had already cut the DSP for the card when I got the idea to stamp Drizzling Droplets on the patterned paper and I just had to do it.  I think the most retro things on my card are the glitter enamel dots!  They're from when Berry Burst was an In Color so they're definitely retro.

I used the sweet color combo from the Paper Players:

And since I made this a Valentine for my kiddo, I'm entering in the Inspire. Create. challenge:

Supplies, all SU!
Stamps:  Share a Milkshake, Drizzling Droplets
Ink:  Smoky Slate, Bubble Bath, Berry Burst
Paper:  Berry Burst, Thick Basic White, Bright & Beautiful DSP Stack
Accessories:  Share a Milkshake dies, Stylish Shapes dies, Dimensionals, Glitter Enamel Dots



That's it for cards today, but I do have a funny story to share.

Me, texting my dad at 9:30pm last night:  Um, I have a problem
Me: (pausing to move ladder)
Dad:  (already calling my phone because he's On The Ball)
Me:  Ryan and I are fine, we're safe.  But you know how this house has a light fixture in the entryway, where it's open up to the second floor?
Dad:  Yeeeaaahhh...

Me:  Well, Ryan likes to give Peking (his favorite duck stuffie) "flying lessons"...
Dad: (laughing) I think I see where this is going.
Ryan, from his room upstairs:  IT'S NOT FUNNY!!!!!!!!
Me:  So yeah, Peking is stuck in the light fixture.
Dad:  I'll come over there tomorrow morning and we'll figure out how to get him down.  If all else fails, we can call the fire department.
Me:  It's not a cat in a tree, it's a duck in a light fixture, ha.
Ryan:  PEEEEEEKIIIIIIINNNNG!

So yeah, this story doesn't have an ending yet, but figuring out how to get the duck out of the light fixture will be our entertainment this morning.  Wish us luck!

Let's Get Ice Cream

Mornin' y'all.  I finally feel like I got an okay night's sleep last night so when I finish up this blog post, I am going to tackle the swirling mass of chaos formerly known as the living room (a.k.a. Hurricane Ryan's mess).  It's been a mess since Christmas and I can't take it anymore :p  So I have that to look forward to, ha.

In the meantime, I have a card to share.

This card was kicked off by this week's Paper Players challenge:

The colors on the challenge graphic made me want to crack open the Lighter Than Air DSP stack, which I paired with Share a Milkshake because why not?  I'll tell you why not, I didn't buy the hot air balloon stuff that goes with the paper, so this is proof that you can always mix and match stamps and papers to your little heart's content.  Also my birthday is coming up in a couple of weeks so making birthday cards sounds like fun right now.

I also used this week's sketch from Sunday Stamps:

Yeah, it says any shape but I still did a circle *shrugs* I had fun with all those springy colors though, there are some very fun patterns in that DSP stack and y'all know I'm a paper dragon.

Okay, I'm off to bring order to the chaos.  Wish me luck!

Supplies, all SU!
Stamps:  Share a Milkshake
Ink:  Azure Afternoon, Pool Party, Bubble Bath, Fresh Freesia, Lemon Lolly
Paper:  Bubble Bath, Thick Basic White, Lighter Than Air DSP Stack
Accessories:  Share a Milkshake dies, Layering Circles dies (retired), Rainbow Dots, Dimensionals

Cotton Candy Ice Cream

Happy Friday y'all!  I'm trying to squeeze in as much stamping time today as I can because Ryan is on fall break next week and I probably won't get to do much in my craft room (unless it's with his help).  But I have a doctor's appointment today so that's going to take up some time and let's get with it!  Here's today's card:

And here's the Festive Friday challenge:

I used blue, a frame, and ombre from the list.  That Daffodil Delight ombre layer counts as a frame, right?  I used a blending brush to do the ombre, then took it into the bathroom sink and flicked water at it, I love the effect on the sponged color.  I got the colors from CAS Colours & Sketches:

This combination was definitely a challenge for me!  This is actually the second card I made for these two challenges, but I just wasn't thrilled with my first attempt.  I decided to have another go at it with Share a Milkshake and I tend to go with blue for ice cream because Ryan's favorite is bright blue cotton candy ice cream when we go on our monthly ice cream dates (on the first of the month, we go on an ice cream date to celebrate being one month closer to reuniting with the hubs next summer).

Okay, I need to get going for my appointment, but I'm hoping to have some more crafty time when I get back before Ryan gets out of school.  And I feel a serious need to make some Halloween and fall cards : ) Cheers!

Supplies, all SU!
Stamps:  Share a Milkshake
Ink:  Blueberry Bushel, Fresh Freesia, Daffodil Delight
Paper:  Blueberry Bushel, Thick Basic White
Accessories:  Share a Milkshake dies, Stylish Shapes dies, Nested Essentials dies, Dimensionals

Cherry Lemonade

Mornin' y'all!  We are in the thick of the pack-out process, but I absolutely made the most of my limited crafting time last week and made several cards on Thursday and Friday before everything went bananas starting this Monday.  So here's one of the cards I made:

I was inspired by the mood board at Hand-Stamped Sentiments:

All those lemons made me reach for Lemon Lolly as the card base, but I decided to go with a cherry rather than a strawberry or blueberry.  Hey, it's all berries, right?  And I just like the Sweetest Cherries stamp set.  Plus, how great do Lemon Lolly and Sweet Sorbet look together!

Have a great day, y'all!

Supplies, all SU!
Stamps:  Sweetest Cherries, Share a Milkshake
Ink:  Versamark, Sweet Sorbet, Lemon Lime Twist
Paper:  Lemon Lolly, Starry Sky, Sweet Sorbet, Thick Basic White, Bright & Beautiful DSP
Accessories:  Cherry builder punch, Nested Essentials dies, white EP, Border Basics dies, LLT sequins, Dimensionals

Share a Celebration

Hey y'all, how's your week going so far?  And have you ordered from the new SU! catalog yet?  I kept telling myself that I wasn't going to order anything else before we move but I really neeeeeeeeed one of the new stamp sets ; )  And maybe I picked up a couple of other things, too.  In the meantime, since I still had both stamp sets from yesterday's card out on my craft table, I made another card with them.  Take a look:

I didn't get the Bright & Beautiful DSP stack at first but then I wised up and placed another preorder that included it.  And I have really had fun playing with it already!  I've been working on Design Team cards for the next couple of months since I won't get to stamp for a while, and I've used this DSP on several of those DT cards.  Anyway, here's the inside of this card:

I added the birthday sentiment on the inside (from Sweetest Cherries) so that it would more obviously fit the Paper Players challenge:

I ended up using six of the elements on the board, going across the top, down the right, and diagonally.  I chose two patterns that have a LOT of colors in them, but I chose Berry Burst, Lemon Lime Twist, and Azure Afternoon for my main colors.  To be honest I've been wanting to use LLT for *everything*, I'm glad to have it back, and Azure Afternoon is my new favorite blue.  Actually all of the colors I used today are either new or returning.

Anyway, check out the awesome sketch from Sunday Stamps:

Oh yeah, this is a great one!  10/10, will use again.

Have a great day, y'all!

Supplies, all SU!
Stamps:  Share a Milkshake, Sweetest Cherries
Ink:  Azure Afternoon, Blueberry Bushel, Lemon Lime Twist, Bubble Bath, Berry Burst, Versamark
Paper:  Azure Afternoon, Lemon Lime Twist, Berry Burst, Thick Basic White, Bright & Beautiful DSP Stack
Accessories:  Share a Milkshake dies, White EP, Dimensionals, sequins

Cherry Sweet

We had a cherry tree in our yard, but a few months ago our landlords cut it down because they want to plant something else in that spot.  I miss the cherry tree though.  We had fun picking cherries last year and I still have a couple of bags of them in our freezer.  Better use 'em up before we move!  So here's my cherry card today:

Check out the Festive Friday challenge:

I used die cutting, gingham, and a food sentiment.  The words are from two different stamps in the Share a Milkshake set; I did some creative masking and trimming to make my custom cherry sweet sentiment.

Paired that with the Try Stampin' on Tuesday sketch:

And that's it for me today.  Have a cherry sweet day, peeps!

Supplies, all SU!
Stamps:  Sweetest Cherries, Share a Milkshake
Ink:  Sweet Sorbet, Lemon Lime Twist, Balmy Blue
Paper:  Balmy Blue, Thick Basic White, Country Gingham DSP Stack, Regency Park DSP Stack
Accessories:  Cherry Builder Punch, Stylish Shapes dies, Stitched Rectangles dies, Dimensionals

The Sweet Life

Do you ever have a day where your creativity just doesn't want to get with the program?  I was having a bit of trouble with that earlier this week--I had the time to work in my craft room but I just couldn't seem to settle down and make a card.  So instead I got out some photos and started on a scrapbook layout, and then it jump-started an idea for a card and I made this!

(I'll finish up the scrapbook pages later today.)  But this card makes my little heart happy!  How do I love these colors from Sunday Stamps:

I used Orchid Oasis, Pool Party (which isn't quite as good a match as the other colors, but let's move along), Parakeet Party, Gray Granite, and Sweet Sorbet.  Um, can I say *again* how much I love that crop of In Colors!  These bright colors are my jam, for sure. And every single piece of paper I used on this card (other than the card base) was a scrap--don't forget to share your own scrappy cards at the SUO Challenges blog!

I also used the sketch from Global Design Project:

And really, I started out with the Festive Friday challenge for today's card, but Blogger has its own peculiar ideas on what order to post pictures in.  So last but definitely not least, the Festive Friday challenge:

I used bright colors, patterned paper, and squares on my card, and I was inspired to make oddly colored ice cream because my kid will always always always go for the not-found-in-nature blue ice cream when we go to Baskin-Robbins.  And my life is definitely sweeter with him in it : )

This is my last day to work in my craft room for a bit, Ryan is off school tomorrow and all of next week for spring break.  So we'll be taking pictures for future scrapbook pages!  Cheers!

Supplies, all SU!
Stamps:  Share a Milkshake
Ink:  Orchid Oasis, Gray Granite, Sweet Sorbet, Parakeet Party
Paper:  Parakeet Party, Orchid Oasis, Thick Basic White, DSP in Sweet Sorbet & Pool Party
Accessories:  Stylish Shapes dies, Share a Milkshake dies, retired sequins, Dimensionals

Triple Decker Sweet Life

Mornin' y'all, how's your day going?  I have another card to share that I made this past Tuesday:

Yay for using Share a Milkshake again!  I thought it would be a good fit for the super summery Paper Players color challenge:

And I happened to have a polka-dotty scrap of retired Granny Apple Green DSP in my drawer, so hooray for using up a scrap too (don't forget our current challenge at SUO Challenges!)

I was happy to see that this week's sketch from Try Stampin' on Tuesday had a nice big panel for my triple decker Dole Whip:

Ever had a Dole Whip at Disneyland?  It's kinda like pineapple-flavored soft serve ice cream.  Anywha, I was a bit more liberal with my take on the sketch this time, I used the sentiment panel in place of the three stars and instead of putting more accents at the top, I scattered some glitter enamel dots on the main DSP panel.  But I think you can see that the sketch was my jumping off point.

Have a great day, y'all!

Supplies, all SU!
Stamps:  Share a Milkshake
Ink:  Daffodil Delight, Tahitian Tide, Smoky Slate
Paper:  Daffodil Delight, Tahitian Tide, Thick Basic White, Granny Apple Green DSP
Accessories:  Share a Milkshake dies, Timeless Labels dies, Glitter Enamel Dots, Dimensionals

Milkshake Love

Happy Friday, y'all!  I work today but I may have some time this morning to do something in my craft room.  I was seriously in the scrappin' GROOVE yesterday and I've got the beginnings of a layout on my table.  I also made a couple of cards including this one to share today!

Another new stamp alert!!  Share a Milkshake is adorable.  I started with the Hand Stamped Sentiments mood board and had fun playing with this new set!

I'm at least the third person to make a milkshake card for this challenge but that's okay, it's fun to see how other people used the same challenge and stamp set together.  For mine, I used the sketch from Try Stampin' on Tuesday:

And the theme from Cupcake Inspirations:

I love how the navy blue pattern from the Regency Park DSP echoes the dots on top of the ice cream.  I stamped the sentiment on the inside, it says "Life is sweeter with you" (I neglected to take a picture of the inside).  This was fun to make.

Have a great Friday, y'all!

Supplies, all SU!
Stamps:  Share a Milkshake
Ink:  Polished Pink, Bashful Blue, Night of Navy, Real Red, Early Espresso
Paper:  Bashful Blue, Thick Basic White, Regency Park DSP Stack, Polished Pink DSP
Accessories:  Share a Milkshake dies, corner rounder punch, Night of Navy bordered ribbon, Dimensionals