InStyle Stamps February Blog Hop - Spring Flowers/St. Patricks

Hi there!!!,

Welcome to this months InStyle Stamps Blog Hop!! This months blog hop theme is Spring Flowers/St. Patricks. If you've arrived here from Margie's blog then you are on the right track - continue on!! If you've accidentally stumbled here on your own, take a moment go to the InStyle Stamps Blog to start the hop off right. Trust me, you really don't want to miss any of the fabulous projects the design team has in store for you! Be sure to visit each stop on the hop and leave a comment so we'll know you stopped by.

For this hop I played with the super cute Ginger. I love this little image, it is so appropriate for this spring flower themed hop!! I decided to go very colorful and chose very bright colors, so I used my new DCWV The Sorbet Stack that I picked up at Michael's on clearance. Got to love the clearance section!!! Now on to Ginger who is planting flowers which I can't wait for spring so that I can start digging in the dirt myself!! As for now we shall all live vicariously through Ginger, at least until spring comes!!!

Here is my card!! Enjoy!!!

We will be giving away a Grand Prize to one lucky Blog Hop participant and also have a prize for one lucky design team member. To enter, finish hopping through the design team’s blogs, (leaving a comment at each stop, of course!) and then go to the InStyle Stamps blog and vote for the designer who's project inspired you the most. (You're going to vote for me, right? LOL!) Then, in order to be entered into the drawing to win the grand prize, leave us a comment on that post.

Thanks for playing along with us today! Next you will head to Paili's blog to see what she has in store for you!

Recipe:

Card Size: 5 1/2 x 4

Stamps: Ginger by InStyle Stamps, Verve Floral Symphony

Paper: DCWV The Sorbet Stack

Ink: Copic Markers

Accessories: Marvy Uchid Flower Punches, Pearls, Martha Stewart Arch Lattice Edge Punch, Corner Rounder Punch

Thanks so much for stopping by!! Have a great day and good luck!!!

ISS Marissa

Hello there,

Just a quick card to share with you today. I know the weather outside is not flower pickin' weather, it's raining here so it's definitely not, but this past weekend was and my boyfriend did pick me a rose so in honor of Spring coming and picking flower time being around the corner here is a little cards.

Cheers!!! Enjoy!!!

 

Don't forget to come back on Friday for the monthly InStyle Stamps Blog Hop!!! 

Recipe:

Card Size: 5 1/4 x 5 1/4

Stamps: Marissa by InStyle Stamps, SU Sweet Little Sentiments

Paper: DCWV The Sorbet Stack

Ink: Copic Markers

Accessories: Provo Craft Cuttlebug, Nestibilities, Gross Grain Ribbon, Felt Ribbon, Buttons, Embroidery Floss, Shimmerz Sky Blue

Thanks for stopping by today!! Have a great day and I'll see you on Friday!!

ISS Potted Plant

Hi there,

Just a quick card today, the weather outside is way to nice to be cooped up inside!! I don't have any sympathy cards so I decided it was time to make one, not that I want to have to use it but sometimes you just never know.

Enjoy!!!

Recipe:

Card Size: 4 x 5 1/2

Stamps: Potted Plant by InStyle Stamps

Paper: S.E.I Bridgeport Paper Slab, Kraft, White & Pink Cardstock

Ink: Copic Markers

Accessories: Martha Stewart Mini Hearts Edge Punch, Gross Grain Ribbon, Button, Embroidery Floss, & Pearls

Thanks for stopping by, have a great day!!!

ISS Sunflowers

Hi there!,

I hope you are all doing well. This Saturday, here in beautiful Cali, is gorgeous!! The sun is out and shinning brightly and my boyfriend is outside doing some gardening, since the weather is so perfect. I figured today was a great day to share this card since the weather is just perfect for flowers. Speaking of flowers my boyfriend is such a sweet heart he brought me the only rose on the rose bush, too cute, huh?!! So thoughtful!!!

Well on to todays card. I used InStyle Stamps Sunflower and made a very spring like card. I can't wait for spring to come, then it will be closer to summer!! I love summer!!!!

Enjoy!!!!

 

Recipe:

Card Size: 5 x 6 1/2

Stamps: Sunflower by InStyle Stamps

Paper: DCWV The Sorbet Stack

Ink: Copic Markers

Accessories: Provo Craft Cuttlebug, Nestibilities, Martha Stewart Floral Edge Border Punch, Felt Ribbon

Thanks for stopping by, now go enjoy this beautiful Saturday!!! Do it for me cause I'll be sitting at this computer working on school work. The sunshine is my insentive to hurry up and get done. Have a great day!!!

ISS Erica Sneak Peek

Hi there,

Sorry I haven't been around in forever, but life has been a little hectic around here and school has taken it's toll on me so I probably won't be around as often as I would like to but I will try my best to have cards to share with you all.

I hope you all had a great Valentine's Day and President's Day. I know  I had a blast!!! My boyfriend and I headed down to San Luis Obispo for the weekend. We went down Thursday night and Friday morning he had to do some nutrition work at the Cal Poly dairy so  I did some shopping in the downtown area and then after that we headed down to Oceano to the dunes to have a weekend full of riding quads. The weather was perfect and we had a blast riding the dunes with our friends!! I couldn't have asked for a better weekend!!

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So on to today's topic!!! I want to introduce you to the latest edition to the InStyle Stamps family, this is Erica and she will be released this Friday!! Isn't she a cutie, there are a few other images of her that are being released too!! Make sure to visit Instyle Stamps Blog to take a peek at all the new Releases. Day 1 of sneak peeks, which is today, will be the ISS retro and whimsy images and Day 2, tomorrow, will feature the ISS anime images. All the new releases will be available for purchase in ISS store this Friday, Feb19th. I'm so excited, I can't wait until you all get to see what cute things we have in store for you all!!!

Also don't forget that Virginia has a fabulous free digi giveaway for you all so head on over to this post to get your free digi.  All you have to do is post about the ISS free digi giveaway on your blog and submit your link and whether you'd like Miko or Lina via this post and Virginia will be sending your image within 24 hours. Everyone is invited to do this. You will have until Sunday, February 21st by 11:59 pm PST.

Alright so here is Erica!!! Enjoy!!!

Don't forget to head on over to the InStyle Stamps Blog to check out more of today's sneak peaks and also don't forget that tomorrow is day 2 of sneak peek day, so head on over there to see what they have in store. I promise you will love it!!!

Recipe:

Card Size: 5 1/4 x 5 1/4

Stamps: Erica by InStyle Stamps

Paper: DCWV The Sorbet Stack

Ink: Copic Markers

Accessories: Provo Craft Cuttlebug, Nestibilities, Marvy Uchid Flower Punches, Ribbon, Stickles, 

& Rhinestones

Thanks for stopping by, have a great day!!!

Thank You RAK

Hi there,

Sadly I don't have a something made to share with you but I did get some goodies in the mail recently. I wanted to share a little RAK that I received from Mindy from Stampin Mindy after winning her blog candy!! Thanks Mindy!!!

Thanks for stopping by today! Have a great day!!!

Dorothy Masculine Birthday

Hi there,

So I totally meant to have this card up earlier...like Sunday, but life got a little busy and today I am posting it. I hope you are all doing well, and that the weather is treating you well. Here in Sacramento it's sprinkling outside, I guess I can't complain, it could be worst, but I don't really like this weather, lol it messes my hair up, ;-/.

As I believe I stated on my previous post using Dorothy, I was attempting to make my boyfriend a birthday card and I really wanted to use her. So on Thursday before leaving to go visit him I hurriedly put this card together, and I think it came out just the way I wanted!! I had gone to the local scrapbook store the evening before and bought this great paper, works for either but I thought it was rather masculine and perfect for the occasion.

My boyfriend turned 26 on Sunday, hehe, don't tell him I told you but he wans't to happy about turning the big two, six, he says he is old and I am just a baby lol, I'm 22, which is not very young but I don't think he is used to dating someone who is younger than him, even if it's only 3 years, 5 months, and 20 days, no biggy right, but it scares him lol. I actually like the fact that he is older because he is more mature and he has his ducks in a row and he agrees with me on that. Alright so here is the card I made for him!

Enjoy!!!

 

I hope you enjoyed today's card!!!

Recipe:

Card Size: 5 1/4 x 5 1/4

Stamps: Dorothy (Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps)

Paper: Karen Foster Design Let's Party DP, Scenic Route Appleton 5th Street DP

Ink: Pitch Black (Adirondack), Copic Markers

Accessories: Provo Craft Cuttlebug, Nestibilities, Ek Success Parisian Edger Punch, & Gross Grain Red Ribbon

 Thanks for stopping by, have a great day!!!

Dorothy Birthday

Hi there,

I can't believe it is already February!! Time goes by so fast these days!!! I guess that's what happens when your enjoying life, right?!!! Well I have a few birthdays coming up this month...more like this week, so I really need to get started on making the right card!! Ekk I don't have much time, my Boyfriends birthday is this weekend!!! I'm thinking when I get home from class tonight, making a bday card will be my homework!

I did do some bday card making a few weeks ago, but this one is not the right one for my boyfriend. But since  I made it I think its appropriate to share with you. Take a look and let me know what you think!

Enjoy!!

Recipe
Card Size: 5 1/2 x 4
Stamps: Dorothy (Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps)
Paper: me&my BiG ideas DP, Brown & Orange Cardstock
Ink: Pitch Black (Adirondack), Copic Markers
Accessories: Martha Stewart Cornice Edge Punch, button

Thanks for stopping by!! The weather here in Cali is amazing so if your in the State make sure to go out and enjoy the sunshine!! Have a great day!!!