Sweet You

Hello! I have a clean and simple card to share with you today that combines two of my favorite new stamp sets from Fun Stampers Journey summer catalog...Too Cool and Summer Fun. 

These work perfectly together, the pineapple with a pineapple pop. Yum! And the sentiment is from a gorgeous blooms stamp set called Sweet You. 

To create this fun and colorful background, I combined a few strips of card stock and die cut them with  Journey Circles and added a portion of the Summer Branch die.  

Accents include a little twine and sweet pink sequins. I love it! How about you?

Fun Stampers Journey Supplies:

Summer Fun SS-0252

Too Cool SS-0255

Summer Branch DI-0162

Journey Circles DI-0039

Summer Fun DI-0156

Too Cool DI-0157

Black Licorice IP-0041

Cool Pool Silk IP-0105

Fusion Blender IP-0088

Lemon Drop RI-0026

Pumpkin Bread RI-0056

Limeade Splash RI-0025

Kiwi Slice RI-0020

Oatmeal Cookie RI-0041

Hazelnut Blend RI-0034

Black Licorice Journey Thread AC-0004

Journey Sequins Pink World AC-0112

Bubble Gum CS-0099

Sweet Berry CS-0034

Pineapple Smoothie CS-0026

Limeade Splash CS-0020

Whip Cream CS-0040

Missing in Action

Hi! You may have noticed that I haven't been posting on my blog as regularly as usual which could only mean one thing...myself and the gang at Fun Stampers Journey have been knee deep in preparations for this year's convention! Woot! How many of you will be attending?

Are you excited? Do you have your dress picked out for Friday night's awards dinner? I just got my dress this weekend and I feel kind of like a princess getting ready for the ball! lol  

Well...you are going to LOVE all the new Fun Stampers Journey products, demos and shenanigans all happening at convention in just two short weeks! They'll be all kinds of awesome new stamp sets...just like those in the summer mini catalog, like these images from the Summer Fun set. 

Ack! I have wanderlust for convention, Dan and my summer vacation in Asheville and our annual family beach trip! Lots of fun in the sun coming up. And it's sure to be a gorgeous FSJ convention in Arizona! Can't wait to see you there!

Fun Stampers Journey Supplies:

Summer Fun SS-0252

Summer Fun DI-0156

Lovely Blue IP-0075

Black Licorice IP-0041

Cool Pool Silk IP-0105

Blending Solution IP-0088

Various Re-inkers

Black Licorice Journey Twine AC-0004

Whip Cream CS-0040

Nature Inspired

Hello! I have a nature inspired card to share with you today created with one of the new foliage dies from Fun Stampers Journey. 

Inspiration comes from countless places and for me, nature is the most awe inspiring! 

The above photo was taken from one of my studio windows. Every day when I look outside any one of the windows at our house I see tress! Lots of them with branches hanging in all directions with so many leaf shapes in an array of greens. It's so lovely and I feel so fortunate to call this place home. 

To recreate this scene I used Journey Rectangles for my window frame and the Summer Branch die for the foliage. 

Now I can share this splendid view of nature with a friend! 

Fun Stampers Journey Supplies:

Howdy Notes SS-0170

Journey Rectangles DI-0041

Banner Parade DI-0031

Summer Branch DI-0162

Journey Silver Silk IP-0090

Clear Pigment Ink IP-0102

Journey White Embossing Powder IP-0098

Mini Wooden Clothespins AC-0029

Black Licorice Journey Twine AC-0004

Limeade Splash CS-0020

Kiwi Slice CS-0016

Black Licorice CS-0003

Whip Cream CS-0040

Bee Amazing

Hi! I'm buzzing by today to share another outdoorsy card with you using the bee stamps from the Fun Stampers Journey Summer Garden stamp set. 

 For my sentiment I thought it would be fun to combine a letter die from the Marquee Alphabet set with a word from the Today Is set. Makes for a unique greeting, don't you think? 

If you look carefully at these bees you will notice that the wings have been colored in the lightest gray and then outlined in a very pale blue. To create these subtle colors I simple used several drops of Fusion Blender, bringing in just a touch of color. 

Final touches include a pierced circle around the bees and a little Black Licorice Journey Twine. 

Ahhhh....what a bee-utiful card! Wink!

Fun Stampers Journey Supplies:

Summer Garden SS-0078

Today Is SS-0264

Journey Circles DI-0039

Marquee Type DI-0104

Black Licorice IP-0041

Fusion Blender IP-0088

Lemon Drop IP-0026

Lovely Blue RI-0074

River Stone RI-0052

Black Licorice Journey Thread AC-0004

Lemon Drop CS-0018

Whip Cream CS-0040