Ingenious Inkling

The Whole Herd

Living in the Midwestern farmland, I love all of the fun farm animal brads from Eyelet Outlet.

 

I gathered the entire herd of Farm Animal Brads together for this fun birthday card using sentiments from My Favorite Things The Whole Herd.

 

 

 

I couldn't find a fence die or punch in my stash, so I created a birthday-fence using a Stampin' Up Candle Border Punch.  It's hard to pick a favorite, but I love that little piggie.

 

I used more of those cute little piggie brads for my next card.

 

 

I grounded my piggies with some fun skinny grass washi tape.  Sentiments are from the same MFT The Whole Herd Set.

 

The new brads will be in the store very soon.

 

Eyelet Outlet Products used: 

• Chicken Brads
• NEW - Cow Brads
• NEW - Goat Brads
• NEW - Pig Brads
• NEW - Rooster Brads
• NEW - Sheep Brads
• Skinny Washi Tape - Grass

Shoes, Glorious Shoes

Anyone who knows me knows I love my shoes ... I love having them in every color and style.  I sustained a permanent injury to one of my feet many years ago, which necessitates comfortable shoes ... so I'm always on the look-out for shoes that meet the comfort standard ... but also meet the style threshold too.

And since I like shoes on my feet ... I also like shoes in my stamp collection, so I'm joining in the Shoes Challenge at Just Us Girls.

I also couldn't resist the Less is More Lime Green & Royal Blue Color Challenge.  I had two pairs of royal blue shoes my senior year of high school, and I built most of my wardrobe around those shoes.  Here's a senior picture to confirm it (I was informed by the blog that my card was disqualified due to my open space being glitter paper ... oh well).

So now after making a card for this challenge, I'm really wanting some Lime Green shoes to add to my wardrobe.

Stamps are from STAMPlorations A Girl and Her Shoes.

The layout is from Tuesday Morning Sketches.  I used my Stampin' Up Bow Builder Punch for the top of my tag.

Daisy Delight Anniversary

I finally broke out my new Daisy Delight Stamp and Coordinating Punch from Stampin' Up.  I even made my own yellow daisy centers by coloring some Eyelet Outlet Bumpy Bling with a Yellow Spectrum Noir Marker.

The layout is this week's Freshly Made Sketch and the sentiment stamp is likely over 15 years old from the dollar bin at Michael's ... I wish I could find a more recent Happy Anniversary stamp as cute as this one.

Holy Cow

My masculine birthday card stash is woefully depleted, so I pulled out some journaling cards from Simple Stories Let's Party and some Stampin' Up products to put together a few quick cards.

The first one uses stamps and coordinating papers from Stampin' Up's Birthday Delivery.

I made the hat with Boho Blossoms Punch to match the one on the cow's head with some Eyelet Outlet Bling and used this week's Freshly Made Sketch Layout.  I love how the paper coordinates with the stamps.

The ext one uses papers from the Simple Stories Let's Party collection together with an ancient piece of star flair.

This layout is from Match the Sketch.

Just 10 more journal cards to go and my stash will be restocked.

Long and Happy Life Together

I'm finishing my weekend with a wedding card for the Global Design Project.  

Sentiments are from Stampin' Up For the New Two.

I finished with a strip of black pearls from Eyelet Outlet to finish my design.

The layout is this week's Atlantic Hearts Sketch.

PEACE on Earth

Seems like I'm always seeking peace ... peace of mind, peace and quiet ... Peace on Earth.  At Jingle Belles this week we're creating cards that feature the word PEACE, a peace symbol, or a design that evokes peace.

This was the perfect opportunity to ink-up the new Stampin' Up set Carols of Christmas set (that I was able to buy early as a Demonstrator ... it will be available soon) ... I love that font.

I used my MISTI to stamp the sentiment four times using two differing shades of Navy ink to get the deep blue solid color I wanted.  The background is Simon Says Stamp Falling Stars Craft Die layered over silver glitter paper.  I added a pop of red with the paper banner to finish the design

But Not in a Creepy Way

I love sketches ... and I really love sketches with banners ... so I knew I had to join the fun at the Global Design Project.

I went through my Stampin' Up sets to find a set that would work with the vertical greeting and decided on That Thing You Did (so sad to see this set was retired ... I love it's subtle snark, so I will be keeping it).

Papers are new Bo Bunny Garden Party Collection on a cream card base wrapped with Lawn Fawn Grey Lawn Trimmings Cord.

PS - make sure you stop by my 10 year blog anniversary post for a chance to win some fun prizes.

Washi Wonderful

I'm having fun this week's hosting a challenge in the annual Dare to Get Dirty Challenges at SplitcoastStampers.  

Here are a few cards I made:

 

The first one uses a combination of Wide Bicycle Washi with lots of Glitter Washi Tape (love the three widths) ... topped with my favorite Paper Flowers and a bit of black bumpy bling.  The layout is from Match the Sketch.

 

 

This card combined the cool Jelly Fish Washi with Gold Stampin' Up Foil Acetate.  I love how the transparency of both layers allows the designs to come together.  

 

I once snorkeled through a group of Jelly Fish (I didn't know what they were at the time, but they sure were lovely) and lived to tell the story (not a single sting), so I thought the Essentials by Ellen Lifesaver Stamp was the perfect sentiment to finish my design.

 

Eyelet Outlet Products Used:

• Glitter Washi Tape
• Black Bumpy Bling
• Red Paper Flowers
• Wide Bicycle Washi Tape
• Jelly Fish Washi Tape

It's Your Day ... Eat Cake

Today is the first day of the Dare to Get Dirty Challenges at SplitCoastStampers.  It's where the former Dirty Girls create & host a week's worth of challenges to inspire you.  I am hosting my first challenge later this week.  

I decided to combine Dini's Challenge (I can't share that with you ... you have to be a Fan Club Member to participate in the challenges) with today' SplitCoastStampers Inspiration Challenge ... to be inspired by painted rocks.   This is the rock I chose to inspire me.

I loved the colors & the fun striped design (with a few polka dots for good measure).

I created my background with designer paper scraps from my stash, and then I used my MISTI to add the sentiments.  I combined green and blue inks (stamping multiple times) until I got the colors I wanted.  The stamp set is Big on Birthdays from Stampin' Up.

I finished with a cute cupcake sticker to finish this masculine, mail-able birthday card design.

I'm going with Anything Goes at Seize the Birthday.

PS - Make sure you stop by & help me celebrate my 10 Year Blog Anniversary (there are prizes)

Late Night Light Bulb

A lot of my stamping happens late at night ... right before bed, when I'm tired and not particularly on top of my game.  It's nights like tonight that I'm grateful for my MISTI (remember the 3rd Anniversary Sale runs through Sunday) ... it gives me the upper hand and keeps my attempts at creativity out of the trash can.

It took three layers of stamping to get the nice solid coverage on my light bulb ... even with a juicy black ink pad ... but once I had it, it was perfection (and will you look at this fussy cutting skills ... with all of the coordinating dies these days, it's been a while since I hand-cut an image ... but I've still got it).  

I knew my new Stampin' Up Watts of Occasions stamps were perfect for the You Light Up My Life Challenge at Shopping Our Stash.

My orange square seemed a bit lacking, so I added a bit of embossed pinewood plank texture for this week's CAS(E) this Sketch!