Five Minute Friday: Mint Motif Teacher Keychain

Happy Friday!  Are you happy it is Friday?  I sure am! 

Today’s project is super simple.   Five minutes, drying time not included.  :)

When I knew Kimberly was designing a teacher set I picked up this mini clipboard to alter.  I covered it in a scrap of Chalkstock, stamped teacher from School Basics on it in Palette New Canvas.  Then I kissed the apple onto one of the backgrounds from Very Square in Palette L’Amour Red.  I finished it off with a scrap of sheer polka dot red ribbon and added a little apple leaf that I had cut out of some Jocelyn paper.  I added some Glossy Accents to the apple and was done.

We’ve got a lot going on over here at IHP.  Mint Motif has a design team call out now (see my post here) and we’re getting ready for the October release, which has two stamp sets.  IHP also turns TWO in October so we’re busy working on a birthday celebration. 

What would you like to see?  Blog candy?  Challenges?  Store coupon?  Lots of items deeply discounted?  Let me know!

Have a great weekend!  Thanks for stopping in!

Cupcake Birthday Wishes

Hello! Today's post is short, short, short...I'm short on time!

For this card I use Very Square and Very Square Sentiments stamped in Palette inks, cut out my Square Nesties and a cupcake dazzler. I used my Classic Scalloped Petite Borderabilities and dotted the holes with Frosted Lace Stickles. This is a very bright card but I think it’ll make a cheery birthday greeting for someone!

Thanks for stopping by! See you again soon!

Five Minute Friday: Very Square (in a new way)

For today’s Five Minute Friday card I used Very Square in a new way – to create a pattern band and then used Very Square Sentiments in the middle (OK, not quite the middle, but you know what I mean!).  I stamped them in Palette Orangerie and colored in parts with my Copics, all on Copic Medium Weight paper.  It makes a modern CAS card and definitely a FMF card.  I’ll be heading back from Chicago this weekend after my whirlwind week with my girls at CHA.  I’ll do a wrap-up for you in a bit and be sure to watch the newsletter and the Facebook page for updates.

Have a great weekend!

Five Minute Friday: Mint Motif Strawberry Shaped card

Hello! With all the heat lately, we’ve been partaking in lots of local, fresh yummy fruit and I was inspired by the yumminess to create this strawberry shaped card. I freehand cut it, embossed with my A2 Polka Dot folder and then sponged over it with some Palette New Canvas ink. I used my Square Nesties for the focal point and stamped off the dot background from Very Square in Palette L’Amour Red and then stamped the greeting from Very Square Sentiments (now back in stock!) in Palette Noir. I made the strawberry top from some ribbon.

Thanks for stopping by today! I hope you’re having a great day! It’s my birthday so I’m planning on a very good day! Have a great weekend!

Mint Motif sponsors 2Sketches4You

Hello!  Today (well, this week) we’re sponsoring the 2Sketches4You challenge (using Mint Motif).  So for my take on the sketch I used Very Square and Very Square Sentiments, both stamped in Palette Prussian Blue on Copic Medium Weight paper.  I used my Labels 8 Nesties for the frames and finishing it off with some light blue silk ribbon and some Frosted Lace Stickles on the clouds.

I have reordered  both of these sets since inventory was getting low, so on the chance that they sell out on you please click the restock notify button and you’ll get a notice as soon as they’re back in stock.

Also, be sure to check the sale page on the store.  I’ve marked down over 750 items dramatically to help clear out things and make room for the new goodies I’ll be ordering at CHA next month (eeek!!!).  So, don’t miss out.  Almost everything is last chance and when it is gone, that’s it!  I’ve got lots of 12x12 papers down as low as 25 cents a sheet and tons of stamps including Hero Arts, Inkadinkado and more!

Thanks for stopping by today!  I hope you’ll play along.  If you do, please leave me a comment and don’t forget to add your link to their Mr. Linky!  See you again soon!

Five Minute Friday: All My Love

I am SO glad it is Friday.  Let me repeat.  SO GLAD. 

I’ve had a lot of things going on, some in preparation for some big news next week but most dealing with our very sick dog, Mr. Barbo.  He’s not been feeling well since Tuesday and has kept us up every night so I’m pretty underslept and thoroughly exhausted.  He’s on some meds now and hopefully we’ll see a fast improvement!

I used my Mint Motif  Very Square and Very Square Sentiments (stamped in Palette Noir and Seascape) with my Square Nesties and then used an old envelope template to cut the little envelope from some vellum.  I layered it on a scrap of Lime Rickey paper from when I made this card.  I colored a white button with my Copics, finished it off with some white stain ribbon and that’s it!

I’m too sleepy to be chatty so I’ll just say thanks for stopping by and have a great weekend!

Mint Motif: Birthday Wishes Squares

Hello!  Happy hump day!  I have a quick little card for you today using the Mint Motif sets, Very Square and Very Square Sentiments.   Did you realize that all of these sentiments were designed to fit perfectly inside these squares?  Yup!  They were!  So, just a tip for you, in case you didn’t realize that!

I inked up the squares with Palette Claret ink, used my Small Square Nesties to cut them out and then layered them on a piece of white with the edges cut with Big Scalloped Petite Borderabilities.  I covered the holes it die-cuts with the squares and then free hand punched the holes in the scallops.

The greeting is stamped in Palette Noir and the flowers are these dyeable tulle flowers.  They come with that rhinestone in the middle already.  :)

That’s it for today!  Have a great day!  I’ll see you on Friday for Five Minute Friday!

Five Minute Friday: You’re Special

Happy Friday! Yippee! It’s a holiday weekend (here in the US!) I love holidays, especially when the forecast is beautiful!

I have a super quick card (because it is Five Minute Friday!) using a sketch from the PC Go To Sketches magazine.

Did you know that several of the patterns from Very Square can be lined up? Well, yes, they can and the polka dots are one of them. So that’s what I did here. I stamped the pattern in Palette Claret and because they’re clear it is super easy to line up. Then I used my Jumbo Scalloped Petite Borderabilities to cut the edge. I put some bling in the holes it cut near the peaks. Then I wrapped a piece of 3/8” white satin ribbon on the edge and used the last of my Lemonade Woolies. Lastly I stamped my greeting from All Occasions Messages (also in Claret) along the top of the ribbon.

It look me longer to write up this post than it did to make the card!

A few store updates: DeLovely has sold out and Cosmo Cricket is telling me they won’t be restocking until the end of August! I am leaving it active so you can click the restock notice if you’d like to be notified when it does become available again.

There are lots of new additions – Unity, ribbon and Copics (restocked) so be sure to check the new section of the website!

And, TODAY is the last day to submit newsletter name suggestions with your chance to win a $25 gift certificate. DETAILS HERE.

I hope you have a great weekend! I’ll be back Monday with a a Chicken Girl card for you! Thanks for stopping by!

Pink Mint Motif Quilt

Can you keep a secret? I am LOVING these two new Mint Motif sets! For today’s card I used my second smallest Square Nesties to die-cut various little squares stamped in Palette Belle Rose and Toile Pink. This pattern is one of the repeating ones in the set so if you line it up carefully, it will seamlessly line up. I pieced them together and added small pearls at all the corners. Then I made a custom tag using my Round Top Tag, including a strip from one of the leftover cutouts from the squares.

Then I finished it off with some sheer pink ruffle ribbon and a brad from Bittersweet Glazed brads.

I love how versatile these two sets are! Thanks for stopping in today! See you again soon!

Five Minute Friday: Patterned Squares

Hello!  Happy Friday!  I’ve got another Mint Motif card today using Very Square and Very Square Sentiments.  One of the things I like about several of the patterns in Very Square is that they are repeating patterns so if you’re careful, you can line them up.  Good thing they’re clear!  So, that’s what I did here.  I stamped the square and greeting (I omitted part of the greeting) in Palette L’Amour Red, trimmed it down and layered it with some alternating Labels One dies. 

Have a great weekend!  Thanks for stopping in!

DT Challenge: CASEing Kimberly!

Hello! Today is our DT Challenge day and for today’s challenge we’re taking a cue from SCS and doing our own version of Featured Stamper, using Kimberly Crawford as our inspiration. In case you’ve missed all the chatter, Kimberly is the designer of IHP’s latest exclusive stamp line, Mint Motif. So, all of the IHP today has selected a project from Kimberly’s amazing blog and we’re each making our own take on it.

I selected this card of hers and used her two new sets, Very Square and Very Square Sentiments to make my own version. I used my Square Nesties for the frame, stamped the cloud image in Palette Seascape. The bird is the smallest from Nested Birds stamped in Palette Prussian Blue along with the greeting. The DP is from BasicGrey’s Lime Rickey collection. The finishing touch was a wrap of Navy Silk ribbon.

Make sure you check out the rest of the DT to see their creations.

Here are links to the rest of the team:

Carolyn
Cathleen
Deb
Gretchen
Kendra
Loretta
Lori
Lynn
Megan
Tracy

Thanks for stopping by today!

Mint Motif release day!

Hello! Today is the day! Have you been enjoying the sneak peeks this past week? I sure hope so! Well today Mint Motif is available!

Be sure to check out the design team – they all have great inspiration projects to show you how fresh and versatile these sets are!

Kimberly Crawford – designer
Charlene Austin
Latisha Yoast
Geny Cassady
Kazan Clark
Julie Overby

The two sets, Very Square and Very Square Sentiments are only $10 each. They are made in the USA and are the industry’s best quality photopolymer material available. I know you will love them, just as you’ve loved our Petal Press stamps and our clear Chicken Girl Design stamps.

AND...because I know everyone is on a budget, I've JUST changed my shipping calculator to include a new lower tier for lightweight items. Now, for all US orders up to $25 if you're ONLY ordering clear stamps (like Mint Motif!), ribbon and/or a Bow Easy, you will only pay $3. That's down from $5. Just select the correct method at checkout. And please, be nice. If you try to sneak something other than clear stamps, ribbon or a Bow Easy on your order I'll have to send you an invoice for the difference. So please don't make me do that!

My card uses the cloud image from Very Square, cut out with my Large Square Nesties. Then I used my Big Circle Nesties and standard circle Nesties for the center tag. The greeting from Very Square Sentiments is stamped in Palette Reflection Blue. I filled in my clouds with some White Opal Liquid Pearls and finished it off with turquoise silk.

Thanks for stopping in today! I hope you're as excited about these new releases as I am!!

Five Minute Friday: Mint Motif Sneak Peek

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Today is a very special day. Not only is it Five Minute Friday but as I mentioned yesterday, I am thrilled to welcome IHP’s newest exclusive stamp line, Mint Motif, designed by Kimberly Crawford. Today we begin sneak peeks of the two coordinating sets Very Square and Very Square Sentiments, which will be fully released on the 14th.

Before I talk about my card I’d like to welcome Mint Motif’s fabulous design team:

Kimberly Crawford – designer
Charlene Austin
Latisha Yoast
Geny Cassady
Kazan Clark
Julie Overby

Please be sure to stop by all of their blogs today and see their first peeks of the new sets!

I have to confess, today’s card is only a Five Minute Friday card because I had stamped various images in different Palette inks a few days ago when I was playing around with the sets when I first got them. So, it was easy for me to die-cut them using the smallest Nestie Blossoms Two die. I put a little clear gemstone on all of them except the last one, where I stamped part of one of the sentiments in Palette Burnt Umber and wrapped a piece of satin white ribbon around to finish it off. This sketch is from Go To Sketches (the one that Tiff had a Petal Press card published in!).

Thanks for stopping in today! Be sure to check the other DT members and check back here on Monday for the next Chicken Girl release with our new design team!

Have a great weekend!