Today I'm taking part in the Stampin' Dreams Blog Hop from Crafty Collaborations.  The theme for the Stampin' Dreams Blog Hop today is "Furry Friends".

Who knew there were so many stamp sets containing animals!

I chose the Count on Me Stamp Set.  Whilst the Aussie part of me was sooo tempted to use either the koalas or the kangaroo... I decided to go with the bear.




With the assistance of some Stampin' Blends and some fussy cutting (not my most favourite task of cardmaking - just ask my sister and my friend...), the bear was complete.

I paired it with the Bark 3D Embossing Folder which I lightly inked with Soft Suede using a Blending Brush.

To top it off, as always, bring on the Wink of Stella.

Take some time to check out the rest of the wonderful creations in the Crafty Collaborations Stampin Dreams Blog Hop!

 


This week I am taking part in colour challenge #tgifc354 from TGIF Challenges.

This week we were challenged to use Soft Sea Foam, Smoky Slate and Calypso Coral.

To say these colours are out of my comfort zone would be a bit of an understatement!

But, I realised that getting out of my comfort zone was something I should do... so CHALLENGE ACCEPTED!

Once I decided to take part, I had a few ideas going through my head.... fortunately the first one worked!




I used the Color & Contour Stamp Set as my focal point for this card.

I included some DSP and a sentiment on the inside as well.

 



Thank you for joining us on our Stampin' Up!® Demonstrator Training Program Monthly Blog Hop! We are so happy you could join us for this blog hop for ideas and creative inspiration.  We are a group of Stampin' Up!® Demonstrators from around the world that are taking part in training which is helping us to build a successful Stampin' Up!® business and reach some of our goals.  We really appreciate your support.

You may be starting here or have come from another blog - either way you can find the link list at the bottom of this post so that you can see every blog post and idea today.

For this month's Customer Thank You cards, I decided to focus on my newly acquired Daisy Garden Stamp.  I have paired it with In Good Taste DSP and added the Thank You sentiment from the Peaceful Moments Stamp Set.  


The additional products used are listed below.

Thanks for stopping by!  I hope you enjoy hopping along to see all the amazing creations this month.

Until next time...

In the meantime, Just Keep Smiling...



Today I'm taking part in the #JAI589 challenge from Just Add Ink Challenges.  

The theme for this week is minimalist.  I tried to keep things simple by using a white background with a flower stamp and sentiment.


I have used the Nature's Harvest Stamp Set for this challenge - but added some extra colour by daubing the ink onto the stamp before stamping it on the cardstock.  I really tried not to, but I just had to use Wink of Stella... 

You can check out the products used at the end of this post.

In the meantime, Just Keep Smiling...