Busy, busy, busy

Good morning! I'm finally back from vacation, got the kids settled into school, and am ready for the craziness of harvest to come...well, maybe. I thought I'd hop on finally to share a card I made using some of the new Frantic Stamper goodies released in August. They just happen to work perfectly with our family trip to Maine this summer. We had a blast but, boy, was it humid! I thought growing up in Florida that I knew all there was to know about humidity but Maine taught me a thing of two. It was still a blast watching the boys' first experience with the Atlantic ocean and my first real experience with tides. I know we had them in Florida but nothing like the tide changes in Maine. WOW! The tides went out so far, we could walk out to islands. It was crazy. Here's a photo of my crazy family on one of our walks out to the islands. 

How's that for a goofy crew? Now for a card:

I had a blast creating this card I created my own stencil for the rocks using post it notes and then used the new Slimline Clouds Stencil for the clouds and light beams. I did all my inking with distress oxide inks. After building my background, I cut the lighthouse from the new Lighthouses die in both white and red combining the two cuts to create my multicolored light house. Finally, I added a sentiment using the new Hi Hello Word Set cut from white cardstock. I layered my lighthouse scene on a red card base to make the red on the lighthouse pop a little. Here's a closer look:

Thanks so much for checking in with me today. I hope to be on here more often and hopefully sharing some other crafts I'm getting ready to start. Have a great day!

Some of the product links included are affiliate links. You can use them at no cost to you with a big thanks from me!

Frantic Stamper Lighthouses Die Shop at: FS	Frantic Stamper Hi Hello Word Set Shop at: FS	Neenah Solar White 25 pk Shop at: SC	Lawn Fawn Rainbow Cardstock Shop at: SC
Distress Oxide Tumbled Glass Shop at: FS | SC	Distress Oxide Salty Ocean Shop at: FS | SC	Distress Oxide Mustard Seed Shop at: FS | SC	Distress Oxide Pumice Stone Shop at: FS | SC
Bone Folder Shop at: SC	Mini Score Board Shop at: SC	Scotch ATG Adhesive gun Shop at: SC	Sizzix Big Shot Shop at: SC
Xacto 12 Inch Laser Paper Trimmer Shop at: SC	Ink Blending Tool w/ Domed Foam Shop at: SC	Frantic Stamper Slimline Clouds Stencil Shop at: FS

Frantic Friday #4!

It's Friday and I'm SO happy! It has been a long week and I'm ready to unwind for the weekend. I hope you have all had a great week and have something fun planned for the weekend. I wanted to jump on and share another awesome group of products from the Frantic Stamper release. You really won't regret checking it out. Here's my card for the day:

I loved creating with this card and using this awesome hot air balloon die! I started by creating a sky scene with my cloud stencil. Next, I cut my balloon from three different pieces of patterned paper and then trimmed out bits to merge into one balloon. I wanted to make sure the center part stood out so I outlined it with a black pen. After adding the balloon to my card front, I stamped the sentiment and added some cute hearts to finish it off. It is all attached to a black card base for some contrast. Here's a closer look:

Have a great weekend and thanks for checking in with me!

Some of the product links included are affiliate links. You can use them at no cost to you with a big thanks from me!

Honey Bee Stamps Outdoor Scene Builder Shop at: SC	Frantic Stamper Butterfly Stamps FRA-CL-170 Shop at: FS	Frantic Stamper Hot Air Balloon FRA-DIE-10959 Shop at: FS	Honey Bee Stamps Spring Fling Paper Shop at: SC
Lawn Fawn Black Licorice Cardstock Pack Shop at: SC	Neenah Solar White 25 pk Shop at: SC	Momento Tuxedo Ink Shop at: SC	Distress Oxide Salty Ocean Shop at: SC
Gina K Designs Black & White Hearts Shop at: SSS	Bone Folder Shop at: SC	Mini Score Board Shop at: SC	Scotch ATG Adhesive gun Shop at: SC
Sizzix Big Shot Shop at: SC	Xacto 12 Inch Laser Paper Trimmer Shop at: SC	Ink Blending Tool w/ Domed Foam Shop at: SC

Frantic Friday #5

This has been some week! We haven't had hot water all week and I'm going nuts! Here's hoping the part for our water heater actually gets here today so we can have hot water again. I really hope so. Three smelly boys and a farmer really could use a good hot shower. I'm hoping your week is going better than mine and if not, here's a card that will, hopefully, bring a smile to your face.

Today's card uses a ring border die set in a bit of an unconventional way. I cut the background die in several different sunny shades and layered them on my background. Next, I cut a sun and the sentiment and layered them on my card front before finishing it all off with some wooden asterisks. Here's another look:

Thanks so much for checking in and checking out my card. Have a great weekend!

Some of the product links included are affiliate links. You can use them at no cost to you with a big thanks from me!

Frantic Stamper Ring A Ling FRA-DIE-10974 Shop at: FS	Frantic Stamper Happy Stitch Sun FRA-DIE-10958 Shop at: FS	Frantic Stamper Be Proud FRA-DIE-10967 Shop at: FS	Scrapbook.com Warms Cardstock Shop at: SC
Lawn Fawn Black Licorice Cardstock Pack Shop at: SC	Neenah Solar White 25 pk Shop at: SC	Lawn Fawn Sunflower Cardstock Shop at: SC	Bone Folder Shop at: SC
Mini Score Board Shop at: SC	Scotch ATG Adhesive gun Shop at: SC	Sizzix Big Shot Shop at: SC	Xacto 12 Inch Laser Paper Trimmer Shop at: SC

Frantic Friday #3

The Frantic Stamper release is out and I hope you have checked it out! You aren't going to want to miss all the fun products and what the design team members have created. I was in awe! Here's another card I created for this release:

 It is really beginning to feel like spring here and these butterflies just had me in the mood for some warmth. I started my card by inking up the edge with some distress inks after I masked it off. Next, I die cut one of the three butterfly dies in this release and added it to the front before stamping on the sentiment and another butterfly. I finished it all off by creating some fluttery magic with my pen dots. Here's a closer look:

 

 

Thanks so much for checking out my card today. I hope you'll love the Frantic Stamper release as much as I do!

 

Some of the product links included are affiliate links. You can use them at no cost to you with a big thanks from me!

Frantic Stamper Swallowtail Butterfly FRA-DIE-10970 Shop at: FS	Frantic Stamper Butterfly FRA-CL-170 Shop at: FS	Lawn Fawn Black Licorice Cardstock Pack Shop at: SC	Neenah Solar White 25 pk Shop at: SC
Momento Tuxedo Ink Shop at: SC	Distress Oxide Salty Ocean Shop at: SC	Distress Oxide Mermaid Lagoon Shop at: SC	Distress Oxide Broken China Shop at: SC
Scotch ATG Adhesive gun Shop at: SC	Sizzix Big Shot Shop at: SC	Bone Folder Shop at: SC	Mini Score Board Shop at: SC
Therm O Web Masking Magic Shop at: SC	Ink Blending Tool w/ Domed Foam Shop at: SC	The Color Case Shop at: SC	Xacto 12 Inch Laser Paper Trimmer Shop at: SC