PP608 Seashell Wreath

Happy Sunday, everyone!  Joanne is our Paper Players hostess this week and since it IS still technically summer, I used the colors from her color challenge to create a seashell wreath!  First, let's see the colors she chose:

 

I had the Cottage Wreaths bundle on my desk since I had been playing with it and making samples for my upcoming club, so I thought it would be fun to use some of the pastel colors to create a wreath....so here we go:

I stamped the leafy wreath in Mint Macaron and beachy-themed elements in Pool Party, Daffodil Delight and Petal Pink, diecutting the wreath and fussy-cutting the elements.  I added a Linen Thread bow too:

It all went on a Basic White card base on which I stamped a (very old) cheesecloth image in Sahara Sand, then added the sentiment in Crumb Cake:

My final addition was a scattering of Mint Macaron pearls and a few little speckles of "sand"!  A nice finish to the summer season, right?  I hope you'll find some inspiration from Joanne's colors...she has some Regals in there as well, so no need to focus only on the Subtles!  Can't wait to see what you create...share it with us at the Paper Players blog!  Thanks for popping in!

A last little glimpse of hubby's favorite summer beach pasttime:

Unfortunately, this storm front was making itself known and the fishing had to be cut short!

Enjoy your day and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Friends are Like Seashells, Cottage Wreath, A Little Smile Kit, Cheesecloth (Cornish Heritage Farms, ret)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White
Ink	Mint Macaron, Pool Party, Petal Pink, Daffodil Delight, Sahara Sand, Crumb Cake
Accessories	Festive Pearls, Dimensionals, Linen Thread
Tools	Big Shot, Country Wreaths Die, Stamparatus

Fusion Beachy Birthday

Happy Wednesday, peeps!  The middle of the week already!  My niece's birthday is coming up and while she is a dog fanatic, she also loves going to the beach, so I thought I'd use the Fusion sketch and theme challenge to make a card for her:

 

I used both the sketch and the inspiration photo, using stamps and elements from Friends are Like Seashells, Biggest Wish and the A Little Smile kit from SU:

I embossed a Basic White card with the Seashells EF, then added some papers from Kaisercraft along with a embossed panel of Seaside Spray:  

I stamped and embossed the sentiment in Craft White ink and embossing powder to begin. I heat embossed and diecut a starfish from the Seaside Seashells dies; the sparkly starfish is from the kit, and the smaller shells are diecuts from Impression Obsession.

I stamped the small sand dollar from the kit in Sahara Sand; the fronds are also from the kit.  I added some Linen thread behind it to add a beachy touch.  And on the inside, I stamped a sentiment from  Friends are Like Seashells:

Hope she likes it!  Thanks for popping in today!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Friends are Like Seashells, Biggest Wish, A Little Smile Kit
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Seaside Spray (ret), Pen & Ink DSP (Kaisercraft)
Ink	Seaside Spray, Sahara Sand, Craft White
Accessories	Linen Thread, Dimensionals, White Embossing Powder, Elements from the Kit
Tools	Big Shot, Seaside Seashells Dies, Heat Tool, Seashells Dies 176E (Impression Obsession), Seashells Embossing Folder

Thinking of You

Happy Monday, peeps! Hope you had a good weekend! I am squeaking in this card for the Fusion challenge (just the sketch) as well as the colors from Just Us Girls:

I pulled out some papers in Petal Pink, Smoky Slate, and Gold Foil,  and the little stamp set from the SU kit called A Little Smile  and went to work:

A real simple card; I heat-embossed the sentiment in gold, then fussy-cut the sea elements after stamping them in Smoky Slate, Petal Pink and Crumb Cake:

I added a few little "sandy"  speckles for fun!  Thanks for popping in today!

Speaking of sand:

The beach might have been a little chilly yesterday:

Enjoy your day and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Quiet Meadow, A Little Smile Kit
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Gold Foil, Smoky Slate DSP, Petal Pink DSP (ret)
Ink	Smoky Slate, Petal Pink, Crumb Cake
Accessories	Dimensionals
Tools	Big Shot, Stylish Shapes Dies, Stitched Rectangle Dies

InkSpire Me Going to the Beach

Happy Saturday, peeps!  I have a fun card today or a few challenges!  First, I'll show you the card:

And here are the challenges:  In(k)Spire Me has a sketch and colors:

and Time Out Challenges has a tropical theme:

I pulled out a fun SU kit called A Little Smile; it had some tiny note cards that already had sand and surf on them!  I cut one down to a 2" square, stamped a starfish from the same kit and added a sparkly sand dollar, also from the kit:

The sentiment is from the same kit; the horizontal piece is a punch-out from the He's The Man DSP; I cut it in half, sponged the edges and layered them together, then added some Linen Thread.  My square scalloped mat is Bermuda Bay, and I added a few sequins from my stash for sparkle.  It all went on a Pool Party card that was embossed with the Seashells embossing folder.  I left the inside unstamped so I can use it for whatever occasion that might come up!  I really like how this turned out!  Thanks for popping in today!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Charming Sentiments, A Little Smile Kit
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Pool Party, Bermuda Bay, He's The Man DSP, Notecard from A Little Smile Kit
Ink	Memento Black, Crumb Cake
Accessories	Linen Thread, Sequins from my Stash, Dimensionals
Tools	Big Shot, Seashells EF, Layering Squares Dies (ret), Sponge Dauber, 1/16" Hole Punch

PP554 CAS Masculine

Hi there, stampers!  Anne Marie is our hostess this week over at the Paper Players, and it's clean and simple week!  And this one is always a challenge for us gals....her theme is masculine!  They're just not as much fun to stamp for, are they?  But my nephew's birthday is coming up and he always comments on my cards, so it's nice to know they are appreciated!  So here's our prompt:

And here we go:

First, I used the sketch from CAS Colours & Sketches:

I began by embossing a Very Vanilla card with a Stitched With Whimsy die, then added four cowboy-themed diecuts.  I sponged the hat and added some gold dots on the brim, and stamped a Paper Pumpkin sunshine on the star and added a brown sequin, also sponging it:

The boot was stamped with the coral stamp from A Little Smile Kit and sponged, and the horseshoe was sponged and I added some silver ink dots to it too.  The "hooray" is from YeeHaw, stamped in Cajun Craze and fussy cut:

I stamped a sentiment and some stars from the YeeHaw set on the inside.  You'll notice that I also used the Stitched With Whimsy die on the inside as well; that was because originally it was the OUTSIDE and I made a big smudge, so I covered up the smudge with a star and started all over!  The outside became the inside and hopefully no one will even think to ask why!

I hope you'll play along with our CAS masculine challenge this week!  Check out what the DT did over at the Paper Players blog, then share yours with us too!  You may be chosen as our Headliner!  See you there! Thanks for popping in, enjoy your day and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	A Little Smile Kit, Biggest Wish, YeeHaw (ret), Paper Pumpkin (ret)
Card stock & Papers	Very Vanilla, Cinnamon Cider, Bumblebee, Crumb Cake, Smoky Slate
Ink	Cinnamon Cider, Bumble Bee, Cajun Craze, Crumb Cake
Accessories	Sequins for Everything, Dimensionals
Tools	Big Shot, Stitched With Whimsy Dies, Dienamics Country Charms (My Favorite Things), Sponge Daubers, Silver & Gold Painty Pen

PP552 By The Seaside and a Tip

Happy Sunday, peeps! Happy AUGUST!  Whoa, how did that happen? The summer is zipping by!  Time for a new Paper Players challenge!  Joanne is our hostess with the theme of Beside the Seaside!  Since I just used my sailboats last week, I decided to go in a bit of a different direction this week!

 

Did you know that SU has kits that are only on their website?  I must have been asleep when they passed out that info!  Anyway, this kit is called A Little Smile, and it comes in a sweet wee box just like Paper Pumpkin!  I only used the stamps on this particular card, but there are LOTS of fun embellishments (like glimmer paper starfishes!) and diecuts!  So here we go with my seaside-themed card:

I used Judy's sketch from FMS:

just stamping the panels with the stamps from the set!  The coral was stamped with Poppy Parade; the starfish and sand dollars were stamped with Crumb Cake and So Saffron, with some speckles from Quiet Meadow added for "sand":

And I stamped the watery stamp (at least that's what it looks like to me) in Balmy Blue, then added a sentiment from the same set, stamped in Early Espresso and diecut with a Tailor Made tag die, then tied with some Linen Thread:

And here's a little tip:  my customers and I both were occasionally having some issues getting some of the more detailed stitched dies out of the metal die.  I found if you put a piece of waxed paper between the stamped image and the die before running it through the Big Shot, it pops out BEAUTIFULLY!  Woohoo! Finally, on the inside, I stamped another sentiment from the set and some starfish:

The Paper Players team has some amazing samples using Joanne's theme, so be sure to check them out at the PP blog!  There's lots of summer left, so I hope you'll be inspired to create something and share it with us there!  Thanks for popping by today!

Still continuing with my birthday greetings!  This amazing creation is from Fran; it features a water lily and a "ruby", which are July birthday flowers and gems!

This brilliant card is from Martha....those flowers are washi tape!

And this glittery creation is from my Paper Player teammate from across the pond, Joanne!

Thanks, ladies!

Cassidy has been at soccer camp this past week, so I haven't seen her much!  Here she is enjoying some miniature golf while on vacation!  We'll be back to our regular schedule this week!  Enjoy your day and be blessed!