DT INk Trees

Concord & 9th Secret Garden Stacks and Pop-Out Stacks Base

It's time for a new challenge at INkspirational!

Trees are what's on the table for inspiration.

This new die set from Concord & 9th has a beautiful tree, and you can make it a pop up creation with their Pop-Out Stacks Base.

It lays flat:

and here it is from above.

Please join us with your unique creation!

Green and Orange With a Container

Honey Bee Stamps Lovely Layers Herb Garden, The Ton Stamps Garden Goddess, Embossing Folder
 

I wanted to participate in the latest Color Hues Orange and Green~

One of the main reasons I splurged on this set from Honey Bee Stamps, is the container that you could fill with herbs!!

Thank you for your sweet visit today~

Disco Trio

Whimsy Stamps Retro Dancers, My Favorite Things Stitched Mini Slimline die, Brutus Monroe Slate Cardstock, Papertrey Ink Holiday Photo Finishers sentiment, Damask Love American Crafts Life's a Party paper, Tonic Studios Mirror Cardstock

 

These cards came together so easy and fast, thanks to the wonderful disco ball from American Crafts Damask Love Life's a Party paper pad.

I like to aim for Christmas cards that may also celebrate the New Year (especially since I don't know when they will be received).

The dancers are from Whimsy Stamps cut from Mirror Cardstock.

Posting this makes me want to cut more out!!!

How fun are they?!

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DT INk DC Add a Tag

 

It's time for a new challenge at INk!

This time it's Carol's choice of prompt, and she wants us to add a tag.

I don't use tags as often as I should, considering the thought I put into which dies I purchase.

This a great opportunity to put those tag dies to use (or recycle those clothing tags you may have kept).

My card features a clothing tag, with a die cut "2" and an image I fussy cut from a tattoo sheet to give to my granddaughter.

The background is also from the tattoo packaging, which I jazzed up with a stitched die.

Yay for recycling products that I didn't have in product form!!! ;)

Please join us with your unique creation~

When You Go Through Deep Waters

Erin Lee Creative Deep Waters Stamp & Stencil, Papertrey Ink Geode Layers Die set, Brutus Monroe Cardstock

 

I received this order the SAME day I created this card and it was so satisfying to play with...

the stencil and stamp set come together guys!!!

I could have left it just like this...

But I wanted to Copic the background with a color that matched the top right shade of Tim Holtz Distress Ink that I blended into the stencil.

I had fun with it and brought out my dearly loved Papertrey Ink Geode Layers I've had for awhile.

Oh I will be playing with this more for sure!

Simon Says (Wednesday): Anything Goes

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Plant Wall Birthday

The Stamp Market Grid Die, Pink Fresh Studio Lots of Love, Pretty Pink Posh Sentiment Strip

 Created this for my sister and sent it off!

She's a plant collector and I love it ;).

Happy Birthday to my sister. ;)

Sketchy Light Up Birthday Card

I had fun with this Brutus Monroe Sketchy set:

Brutus Monroe Sketchy Dies/Sketchy Sentiments/Midnight Cardstock

I lit it up with Pear Blossom Press EZ light too (I wanted to impress my brother in law, who's a talented artist)!

Brutus Monroe Sketchy Dies/Sketchy Sentiments/Midnight Cardstock, Pearblossom Press EZ light

The spider web is a doily I stocked up on forever ago.

I keep finding them in sections of my craft room, and then I say "OH yah....I forgot I had these!".

His October birthday warrants a spider web, me thinks.

Thank you for your sweet visit!

 

God's Masterpiece

Papertrey Ink Geode Layers Die, Stampin Up By the Tide, Verve (no longer in business) Bible verse

Hubby requested a fishing card for his buddy...and I had this secondhand set I picked up at a cool antique shop (never been inked).

I started with leaving the Geode Layer panel in the die and sponging a few colors.

After that it was fish, squiggle line, sentiment...

boom, done!

He liked it and is sending off.

Check out the blues and brown at Time Out Challenges.

The boat and view screams fishing (with coffee like background) to me!

Thanks for stopping by today~

 

DT INk Clean & Simple with Optional Flowers

Stampin Up Jar of Love, Papertrey Ink Words of Comfort, The Ton Stamps Glass Slipper Sequins

It's time for a new challenge at INkspirational!

This time the prompt is CAS with the Optional Twist of Flowers.

I was requested a sympathy card and so I inked up this secondhand set I picked up (I believe it's retired).

 

Please join us with your unique take~

Neon Love You Inspiration

Jen Hadfield Live & Let Grow Phrase Ephemera, Karin Brushmarker Pro Neon

I was a teen in the 80's...

OF COURSE I'm jumping in this cardmaking pool!

 

I might have a slight headache admiring these colors, but you only live once, right? ;)

This challenge was right there at the back of my mind when I saw these neon markers at a great price at Michaels...that's my story and I'm sticking to it!!!

I've always wanted an excuse to get it (but when I had the nerve, it would be sold out online).

I just wanted to play, so I had at it...wow they're so fun guys!!!  Truly!

I topped off the swoosh and specks with a phrase ephemera that felt right.

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CASE Pink and Grey

Pink Fresh Studio The Magic is in You,The Ton Stamps Easy Expressions, Stampin Up Jar of Love 

I wanted to participate in Just Us Girls Case and I bounced off of Vicki's lovely mason jar floral arrangement!

 

I was able to pick up this Pink Fresh Studio stencil/die set at my local craft store and I paired it with a thrift find (mason jar set from Stampin' Up).

I used the pretty combo at Color Hues:

Thank you for your sweet visit today~

DT INk Mood Board

The Ton Stamps Postage Windows Stencil/Butternut Squash/Grouped Fresh Sunflowers/Autumn Foliage, Sunny Studio Autumn Splendor, Picket Fence Studio Fancy Autumn Sentiment, acrylic paint on die cut square (using washi as a guide)

It's time for a new challenge at INkspirational!

This time there's a Mood Board that could inspire you in many ways!

I went with the dusty color block vibe, by stenciling with The Ton Stamps Windows Stencil.

The dipped panel was something in my scrap pile, when I played around with removeable washi and acrylic paint.

Show us what you came up with and link up at our challenge!

As always, thank you for your sweet visit~

 

Woodblock Snowman Black and White

 PSX (1996) Wooden Stamp, American Crafts Stitch Card Panel die

We go thrifting now and again and I'll a find a gem like this snowman woodblock stamp.

I know Amy does a Woodblock challenge every month, end of the month (yay!!!).

Woodblock Wednesday July Edition 

Simon Says (Wednesday): Anything Goes

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Inspired By Pool Floats

 The Greetery Sweet Tooth

I made this after seeing this at Inspired By:

The Greetery's Sweet Tooth set was perfect for layering doughnuts that matched the image.

I just had to take a black sharpie and fill in the "seeds" that were meant to be sprinkles on the watermelon and kiwi inspired images. 

I'm also submitting to Seize the Birthday the challenge:

the topping is favorite color, but I'm going with anything goes (so many colors here).

Thanks for stopping by today!

Heart Stencil Celebrate

Brutus Monroe Stencil, Stamplorations Celebrate Big Phrase Die, Tim Holtz Distress Inks, Tonic Studios Mirror Cardstock

I created this stenciled card for my parents' anniversary.

I kept it simple with a stencil from Brutus Monroe (easy to mix colors with because the sections have wider spaced borders) and a sentiment from Stamplorations (this sentiment had the word "Big" after Celebrate, but I trimmed it off).

Simon Says (Monday): Make Your Own Background

Simon Says (Wednesday): Focus on the Sentiment

I always appreciate your sweet visits!

 

Night Lighthouse Birthday

 

The Ton Stamps Lighthouse Night/Day Add On/Postage Party Die, Verve (out of business) Strong Anchor

Ok, so I did the night Lighthouse too from The Ton Stamps and I want you to think of Debby Boone's 

"You Light Up My Life" which I belted at a very young age.

I FELT that song so I'm going to say it was my fave back when I was still me. ;)

If you zoom in, you'll see that I weaved cording into the postage holes and tied off two edges.

It's my version of "stitching".

Simon Says (Monday) Challenge: Stitch It

Thanks for your sweet visit today~

DT INk Birthday Street Sign

Catherine Pooler City Vibes Street Sign, Picket Fence Studios Fancy Friendship Sentiments, My Favorite Things At the Movies Friendship

It's time for a new challenge at INkspirational!

This time the prompt is Birthday~

It didn't take me long to decide these Catherine Pooler street sign sentiments were unique enough to add to my curated stash of "must have" sentiments.

Can't have them all (or use them all), but nice to enjoy the ones I snagged!

They are their own star, so I kept the image and second grounding sentiment simple.

Please join us at the challenge blog with your unique take~

 

Lighthouse Day BDay

The Ton Stamps Lighthouse Night/Day Add On/Postage Party Die/Birthday Seals/Not a Bill

I recently picked up the lighthouse stencils, birthday seals and not a bill sets at the lovely The Ton Stamps stamp convention booth.

I had a card I wanted to whip up for my nephew!

There's water in every image:

and I know he's traveled to lighthouses almost every summer!

Sending in the mail ASAP...

Have a wonderful day and thanks for stopping in!

 

Military Homes

A dear friend requested patriotic cards, so I prayed about the creative details and here are some.

 Honey Bee Studios Front Porch/Front Porch Summer Add On, Whimsy Stamps Military Family sentiment, Erin Lee Creative Honor & Sacrifice

Simon Says Stamp (Monday): Red White and/or Blue

We lived the military life for 22 years (retired in 2008).

Travel comes with the territory.

We moved constantly and our soldier traveled on his own too many times to count.

If you're from the US...have a wonderful holiday weekend ;).

Thanks for visiting~