Silly Safari Party Animal

The Hand Stamped Sentiments crew is back with an all new sketch challenge to kick off the New Year! Join in the fun and play along!

I immediately thought of the Silly Safari giraffe when I saw this sketch.  His long neck was perfect!

I tucked the cute little cheetah in next to him peeking out from the leaves.  A Strips & Dots strip stamped in Azure Afternoon was a fun way to bring in a little color and keep with the sketch.

Happy Stamping!

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Piccadilli Players InstaHop - Today & Always

The Piccadilli Players are back at it again!  Hop along with us over on Instagram for loads of inspiration!

We are all playing along with this beautiful sketch!  I love all of the layers!

I paired up the Country Woods Designer Series Paper with the new Endless Love bundle for a rustic Valentine.  I'm loving all of the different textures!

Join in the fun and create something with this sketch.  It's the perfect way to start the creative process!

Happy Stamping!

 

A Little Behind

It's never good to start the New Year off a little behind...but it happens!  I fell behind in getting all of my Christmas gifts shipped out in time, but the latest TGIF Challenges Color Challenge had the perfect colors for these adorable (retired) Long Time No See alpacas!

I colored a trio of Smoky Slate alpacas, warmly wrapped in scarves of Highland Heather and Balmy Blue.  These are some very cozy, yet wintery colors.

I hope you are staying warm and cozy as we wrap up this holiday week!

Happy Stamping!

Freshly Made Hobby Haven

 Happy New Year friends and welcome to 2026!

I'm starting the New Year off right...in my craft room.  I hope you are also getting to spend a little extra crafty time today as well.  

I'm playing along with the latest Freshly Made Sketches challenge and having some fun with the Hobby Haven Designer Series Paper.  

These pre-cut designs helped to bring this card together in no time!  You have to love a quick and easy card.  I used my favorite Happy Birthday Sentiment from Simply Said and added a few Dear Dots and a little Garden Green Chevron Ribbon to complete the card. Isn't it cute?!?

If you love to snip adorable Designer Series Paper images as much as I do, you will LOVE Hobby Haven.  These retro colored kitchen gadgets help to create the prefetch birthday card for a sweet lady who loves to spend time in the kitchen!

Here's to another fantastic year of stamps, ink, paper and LOADS of creativity!

Happy Stamping!

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Extra Special Shaker Card

This weeks Freshly Made Sketches sketch was perfect for Day 10 of the 12 Days Crafting Advent Calendar.  Today's surprise was some sweet loose sequins that were perfect for a shaker card!

The circle die from the Ornamental Christmas dies was just the right size to play along with the sketch.  And the pretty floral images from the 12 days of Crafting Advent Calendar stamp set framed the circle so sweetly.

The Party Banner dies were just right for the sentiment, wrapped in the Flirty Flamingo bakers twine from Day 8.

There's still time to purchase the 12 Days of Crafting Advent Calendar...and if you purchase it between December 10-12 you'll earn FREE shipping!  Even better!

Happy Stamping!

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