AHSC616 Tools & Plaids Birthday

 Happy Monday, peeps! Living in the Philadelphia area, it was quite exciting yesterday to see our Eagles win the Super Bowl.  I mainly use watching football to knit or cross stitch, so it's not really a big deal to me, but Wayne is a BIG Philadelphia sports team fan, so he was quite happy!

Our sketch from Atlantic Hearts today is a great one if you like to layer:

I needed a birthday card for my nephew, and so I pulled out some plaid papers from Timeless Plaid and a few tool charms and went to work:

I used both sides of one plaid paper, and added a panel of Crumb Cake, embossed with the retired Subtle embossing folder.  I stamped a sentiment from Simply Said in Pecan Pie ink before embossing it!  A few tool charms were diecut and glued together for embellishments, and I added some Natural trim; it's not ribbon, so it's a wee bit more masculine!!

The inside sentiment is from a retired set called Best Year:

Our sketch is open, so feel free to play along with us and share your creation over at the Atlantic Hearts blog! We can't wait to see what creativity you show us!  Thanks for visiting today!  Enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Simply Said, Best Year (ret)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Crumb Cake, Boho Blue, Pecan Pie, Timeless Plaid DSP, Brushed Silver (ret)
Ink	Boho Blue, Pecan Pie
Accessories	Natural Trim, Dimensionals
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Subtle Embossing Folder (ret), Tool Charms Dies (My Favorite Things)

Paper Players 146 Old Meets New

Cowabunga, peeps!  Ann has a nice CAS masculine challenge for us today at the Paper Players:

I mixed some “old” retired sets and embellishments with a “new” In Color, Coastal Cabana!!!  This is such a wonderful summery, beachy color, I just had to use the surfer dude image, also stamped in Coastal Cabana on a piece of Comfort Café DP:

I used my Nesties to cut him out, then continued the circular theme with a round sentiment, some circular piercing and some jumbo silver brads!  And since he is stamped on DP, this qualifies for the CAS-ual Friday challenge this week!

I stamped the Sanded background stamp in white craft ink, which adds to the “organic” feel to this card!  Easy peasy!  If you have any questions, please feel free to email me!

I hope you’ll find time to play with us this week—we all can use more masculine cards, and CAS means quick and simple!  Be sure to check out the Paper Players blog to see what the fabulously creative designers have made to inspire you!  Can’t wait to see yours as well!

Cassidy thought it was hysterical to blow a dandelion into Grampy’s face!

Enjoy your day!