Summer Vibes Collab | We Came. We Floated. We Judged.

I'm excited to be doing a little collab today with my friend, Teresa of the Fresh and Renewed with Teresa channel! Today is our last Summer Vibes Collab but never fear, we'll be back next month with the Crafty Coffee Break Collab each Friday!

Watch my video for today HERE!!

Today I pulled out the Unity Stamps June 2026 Kit of the Month- The Art of Summering. You can also purchase these Cabana Critics by themselves. 

Aren't they a hoot!! Just so much fun! You can watch me color them HERE!! I really love how this turned out and it makes me smile!

Have a sunny day! Go do something for yourself and go get crafty!

Products Used:

Unity Stamps June 2026 Kit of the Month-The Art of Summering

or buy the set by itself, Cabana Critics

Newton's Nook Frames Squared Dies

Hammermill Cardstock

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

Copics

VersaFine Onyx Black Ink

Doodlebug Summer Fun 6x8 Paper Pad

Trinity Stamps Simply Sentimental Strips Die Set

Grabie Acrylic White Marker

Doodlebug Matte Sprinkles Bright Assortment

Doodlebug Shape Sprinkles Heart Attack

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Summer Vibes Collab | Cherry On Top

I'm excited to be doing a little collab today with my friend, Teresa of the Fresh and Renewed with Teresa channel! We are planning on sharing summer themed creations each Friday through the end of August!

Watch my video for today HERE!!

Today I used the Trinity Stamp Fro-yo Friends Die Set for my card. I went a tad overboard at Craft Roulette Live and bought LOTS of Trinity Stamps goodies. I am proud of myself for actually USING some of it so quickly! 

Have a fro-yo kinda day! Go do something for yourself and go get crafty!

Products Used:

Trinity Stamps Fro-Yo Friends Die Set

Trinity Stamps Greetings Fro-Yo Cards Stamp Set

Trinity Stamps Greetings Fro-Yo Die Set

Trinity Stamps Dainty Scallop Rectangles Die Set

SU Cardstock and Ink

Doodlebug Fairy Garden 6x6 Paper Pad

Nuvo White Blizzard Glitter Drops

Summer Vibes Collab | Summer Together Piggies

I'm excited to be doing a little collab today with my friend, Teresa of the Fresh and Renewed with Teresa channel! We are planning on sharing summer themed creations each Friday through the end of August!

Last week I used the sassy cow from the C.C. Designs stamp set, Summer Together, and this week I used the fun piggies!

Watch my video last week to see the sassy cow from this stamp set HERE! Watch my video from this week HERE!!

Have a superb day! Go do something for yourself and go get crafty!

Products Used:

C.C. Designs Summer Together Stamp Set

Hammermill Cardstock

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

Copics

SU Cardstock and Ink

Doodlebug Summer Fun 6x8 Paper Pad

Scrappy Boy Stamps Stitched Nesting Oval Die Set

Scrappy Boy Stamps Stitched Rectangle Dies

Whimsy Stamps Quick Strips 3 Dies

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Summer Vibes Collab | Summer Together

I'm excited to be doing a little collab today with my friend, Teresa of the Fresh and Renewed with Teresa channel! We are planning on sharing summer themed creations each Friday through the end of August!

Watch my video HERE for all the details!!

Today I had fun creating with a retired C.C. Designs stamp set, Summer Together. This cow just has all the sassy attitude!

Have a super day! Go do something for yourself and go get crafty!

Products Used:

C.C. Designs Summer Together Retired Stamp Set

Hammermill Cardstock

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

Copics

SU Cardstock and Ink

Not 2 Shabby Ladybug Hugs 6x6 Paper Pad

LDRS Mixed Scallop Rectangle Dies

SU Layering Circles Framelits Dies

Cuttlebug Spots and Dots Embossing Folder

Nuvo Morning Crystal Drops

Stardust Stickles

Summer Vibes Collab | Surf's Up

I'm excited to be doing a little collab today with my friend, Teresa of the Fresh and Renewed with Teresa channel! We are planning on sharing summer themed creations each Friday through the end of August!

Watch my video HERE!!

For this week's Summer Vibes I used Surf's Up Anya from The Greeting Farm. I don't think she's seen ink before so that made it super fun to color her up. I paired her with a "vintage" paper pad, Bo Bunny Barefoot & Bliss 6x6 Paper Pad. I really like how summery this card turned out! 

Have a sunny day! Go do something for yourself and go get crafty!

Products Used:

The Greeting Farm Surf's Up Anya Stamp Set

Hammermill Cardstock

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

Copics

VersaFine Onyx Black Ink

SU Cardstock

Bo Bunny Barefoot & Bliss 6x6 Paper Pad

Kat Scrappiness A2 Stitched Strips Dies

Pajama Crafter Stamps Shark Week | Hello Chum

Hello crafty friends! It's Shark Week at Pajama Crafter Stamps and today's card is all about the sharks!

Let's take a closer look at how I created today's card!

 

Ink Blending and Stenciling

It’s no secret that I love patterned paper and that is typically where I start but I have recently discovered the Awesome Sauce that Pajama Crafter Stamps carries and it makes ink blending a dream! I started with ink blending Peacock Feathers Distress Oxide ink with Awesome Sauce to create a beautiful, blended cardstock. To add some interest, I used the Sunburst Stencil and that same Peacock Feathers Distress Oxide ink to make it look like light coming down into the water.

 

I felt like the underwater background still needed a little something, so I sprayed and splashed some water onto it because Distress Oxide inks react with water. I set it aside to let it dry.

Stamping and Coloring Sharks

While my background was drying I stamped out the Hammerhead Shark and 2 of the Great White Sharks from the Happy Flappy Stamp Set onto MarshmallowColoring Paper and colored them with my Copic markers and then fussy cut them out.

 

Copics Used:

Hammerhead Shark: W6, W5, W4, W2, E04

Great White Sharks: C6, C5, C4, C2

 

Finish the Card

I made sure the ocean background layer was dry and then cut it, making sure to cut off the top and bottom of the stenciling where it didn’t fit the scene I was creating. I cut this layer to 4 ¾ x 3 ½ inches. I created 2 more layers, one in gray measuring 5 ¼ x 4 inches and one in white measuring 5 x 3 ¾ inches.

 

I cut out a banner out of more ink blended cardstock with the Banner Die Set and stamped my sentiment, Hello Chum onto it.

 

I adhered all my layers, popped up the sentiment onto foam adhesive and then added a few Opalescence Confetti Embellishments because I thought they looked like bubbles.

Have a happy day! Go do something for yourself and go get crafty!

Visit the Pajama Crafter Stamps Shop HERE!!

 

Pajama Crafter Stamps Products Used:

·         Sunburst Stencil

·         Awesome Sauce

·         Happy Flappy Stamp Set

·         Marshmallow Coloring Paper

·         Banner Die Set

·         Opalescence Confetti Embellishments

 

 

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Summer Vibes Collab | Ham It Up

I'm excited to be doing a little collab today with my friend, Teresa of the Fresh and Renewed with Teresa channel! We are planning on sharing summer themed creations each Friday through the end of August!

Watch my video HERE for this week!

This week I used the Pajama Crafter Stamps Ham It Up stamp set for my cards and I just LOVE how they turned out! If I didn't have other obligations I might still be sitting there creating with this set! 

Have a sunny day! Go do something for yourself and go get crafty!

Products Used:

Pajama Crafter Stamps Ham It Up Stamp Set

Hammermill Cardstock

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

Copics

SU Cardstock

Versamark Ink

White Embossing Powder

Pajama Crafter Stamps Scalloped Border Die Set

Scrappy Boy Stamps Stitched Circle Nesting Dies

Scrappy Boy Stamps Stiched Rectangle Dies

Whimsy Quick Strips Dies

Doodlebug Summer Fun 6x8 Paper Pad

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Ray of Sunshine

I have a tutorial up today sharing how I created this fun Z-Fold Ray of Sunshine card! You can watch the video HERE!!

I LOVE stingrays and was so excited to use the Pajama Crafter Stamps Happy Flappy stamp set. I really am so pleased with how this card turned out!!

Have a sunny day! Go do something for yourself and go get crafty!

Products Used: 

Pajama Crafter Stamps Happy Flappy Stamp Set

Hammermill Cardstock

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

Copics

SU Cardstock

Versamark Ink

White Detail Embossing Powder

Echo Park Sea Life 6x6 Paper Pad

Scrappy Boy Stamps Under The Sea Scene Builder Dies

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Summer Vibes Collab | Die Cut Card

I'm excited to be doing a little collab today with my friend, Teresa of the Fresh and Renewed with Teresa channel! Teresa started the summer with a series, Summer Vibes where she shares summer themed cards each Friday. I wasn’t able to join her at the beginning of the series but I’m happy to be joining her now each week!

Watch my video HERE for this week!

Today's card uses a stamp/die bundle that I got from Stampin' Up but haven't used yet, the Notes & Totes Bundle. Sadly it is no longer available. I used several paper pads with the dies to create all the die cuts. 

Have a super day! Go do something for yourself and go get crafty!

Products Used:

SU Notes & Totes Stamp and Die Bundle

Jaded Blossom Spring Scenic Dies

SU Wood Textures Designer Series 6x6 Paper Stack

SU Tropical Escape 6x6 Designer Series Paper

Not 2 Shabby It's Tropical 6x6 Paper Pad

7 Gypsies Avignon 6x6 Paper Pack (from 2010!!)

Scrapbook.com Holographic Mirror Paper

Distress Ink Old Paper

Big Panda Hello

Today I have a fun hello card using the Big Panda stamp set and dies from Sunny Studio! It really is a great stamp set with so many possibilities!!

I used the Crafty Stamp Co. Inspired By The Sketch Book for my layout and used Sketch 101.

My papers are from the bright and happy Summer Splash 6x6 papers from Sunny Studio and my panda and accessories are colored with my Copics. 

Have a super day! Go do something for yourself and go get crafty!

Products Used:

Crafty Stamp Co. Inspired By The Sketch Book

Sunny Studio Big Panda Stamp Set

Sunny Studio Big Panda Dies

Hammermill Cardstock

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

Copics

SU Ink

Sunny Studio Summer Splash 6x6 Papers

Scrappy Boy Stamps Wonky Stitched Rectangle Dies

Crafty Stamp Co. Sea Glass Sparkle Crafty Dots

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Inspired by Challenge- Poolside

Today I'm playing along with the Inspired By Challenge which this week is inspired by Poolside! My card today was inspired by the photo of the pool and all the bright colors.

I had lots of stamps in mind to choose from but finally chose the Summer Fun Kids stamp set from Crafty Stamp Co.! (it's on sale right now too!)

I paired my summer kids with some summery paper from Sunny Studio, Summer Splash 6x6 paper. As I was putting the card together it just needed something so I added a beach ball I created using the Jaded Blossom Gnome Dies: Beach Add Ons.

These kiddos just make me smile and think about my own kids when they were younger and how they loved the pool and splashing around!

Have a happy day!! Go do something for yourself and go get crafty!

Visit the Crafty Stamp Co. shop HERE! Use the coupon code, DANNI to receive 10% off your order (some exclusions do apply).

Products Used:

Crafty Stamp Co. Summer Fun Kids Stamp Set

Hammermill Cardstock

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

Copics

SU Cardstock and Ink

Sunny Studio Summer Splash 6x6 Paper

Sunny Studio Zig Zag Circles Dies

Jaded Blossom Gnome Dies: Beach Add Ons

Sunny Studio Comic Strip Speech Bubbles Die

Scrapbook.com Vellum

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Color Cube & Summer Vibes July Collab

I'm excited to be doing a little collab today with my friend, Teresa of the Fresh and Renewed with Teresa channel! We are both using color cube cards today! We are both using Card 021 from the first set of Color Cubes.  You can watch my video sharing this card and telling all the details HERE!

We are also doing summer themed creations for our Summer Vibes Collab! My card today also works for the Pajama Crafter Stamps Summer Week! I really packed a lot into this card!! 

I created a Z Fold card for my card today! It was a lot easier than I remembered so you might be seeing more Z Folds in the future!

The Beach Huts stamp set from Pajama Crafter Stamps just screams summer with it's beachy theme!  I paired it with the Nantucket Sea Escape 6x6 Paper Pad. I really adore that crab paper so much!

I think this turned out so summery and fun! Be sure to watch my video for more details, etc.!! 

Products Used:

Pajama Crafter Stamps Beach Huts Stamp Set

Pajama Crafter Stamps Marshmallow Coloring Paper

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

Copics

SU Cardstock and Ink

Pajama Crafter Stamps Nantucket Sea Escape 6x6 Paper Pad

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Pajama Crafter Stamps Summer Week | Savanna Babies

Summer! What does it mean to you? For me it's hot and humid and I stay inside as much as possible but I do love that it means weekly trips to the zoo with one of my best friends to walk!

The zoo is one of my happy places and I just LOVE going, even when it's hot and humid, LOL! My favorite animal is the elephant but truthfully I love them all. Fun fact, we moved to the Omaha, Nebraska area so I could work at the zoo (#1 Zoo in the US for many years). I did work there for awhile in guest services and still love visiting as often as I can, which is quite a bit!!

For today's card I thought the Savanna Babies stamp set was perfect to represent what I love about summer! They are such adorable little baby animals!

I stamped them all onto Marshmallow Coloring Paper and colored them up with my Copic markers.

Copics Used:

Giraffe: YR27, YR24, YR23, YR21, E37, R21

Lion: YR15, YR14, YR12, YR23, YR21, YR20, E37, R21

Elephant: C5, C3, C1, R21

Zebra: C7, C5, C3, C1, R21

I used a die from my stash for the layout. I thought it needed a little bit of something to each rectangle so I used the Stitched Scalloped Border Die Set to create some ground for my animals. 

Next I stamped Happy Birthday from the Mix & Match Celebration Sentiments onto the ground piece by the baby lion. The paper in the background is from the Spring Plaids 6x6 paper pad. The animals are all on foam dots to add some dimension.

To finish the card off I added some iridescent confetti from my stash. I think the card turned out so adorable!! 

Have a wonderful day! Go do something for yourself and go get crafty!

Visit the Pajama Crafter Stamps shop HERE!! 

Pajama Crafter Stamps Products Used:

Savanna Babies Stamp Set

Marshmallow Coloring Paper

Mix & Match Celebration Sentiments

Stitched Scalloped Border Die Set

Spring Plaids 6x6 Paper Pad

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