AYSI362 Birthday Sketch

Happy Friday, all! Hope you had a nice Thanksgiving!! My Black Friday plans are to do nothing, LOL!  We do have a new challenge for you at As You See It, and it's a lovely sketch:

I needed a birthday card so I pulled out some Peaceful Garden DSP---it's not just for Christmas--and cut some of the coordinating patterns to fit the sketch:

I layered everything on a Basic White panel that was embossed with the Gathering Leaves embossing folder, then added some leafy diecuts cut from some Peaceful Garden Glimmer paper, along with some white Pearls of Beauty:

The sentiment is from Simply Said, stamped in Secret Sea ink.  

I hope you'll play along with our lovely sketch this week!  It's a great way to use up some of those leftover DSP pieces we can't seem to toss---I am sure you all know what I'm talking about!  We hope you'll share your creation with us at the As You See It blog!  Thanks for visiting today! Enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Simply Said
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Cloud Cover, Secret Sea, Peaceful Garden DSP, Peaceful Garden Glimmer
Ink	Secret Sea
Accessories	Pearls of Beauty, Dimensionals
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Gathering Leaves Embossing Folder, Stylish Shapes Dies, Layering Squares Dies (ret), Timeless Arrangements Dies (ret), Easy Strips Dies (Taylored Expressions)

FMS712 John's 70th Birthday

Happy Thursday, peeps!  John has a "big" birthday coming up on Sunday!  He'll be retiring at the end of the year as well! Lots of milestones!  I used the FMS sketch this week to make his card! Here's the sketch:

And here we go:

I used several retired products on my card; the Large Numbers dies, an image from Sailing Home, and a sentiment from Teeny Tiny Wishes.  I also embossed a portion of the card front with the Cast Away embossing folder from Spellbinders:

Inside, the sentiment from Best Year was stamped in Cherry Cobbler:

We don't have anything big planned for his "big" day, but we'll go out to dinner!  Thanks for popping in today, enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Sailing Home (ret), Best Year (ret), Teeny Tiny Wishes (ret)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Night of Navy, Misty Moonlight, Plaid from Amazon
Ink	Cherry Cobbler, Night of Navy
Accessories	Dimensionals
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Large Numbers Die (ret), Smooth Sailing Home Dies (ret), Cast Away Embossing Folder (Spellbinders), Banner Dies (Pink & Main)

AHSC655 90th Birthday

Happy Monday! It's Stamp Club day, so this will be short & sweet!  Time for a new sketch from Atlantic Hearts:

We had a big birthday party at church yesterday for one of our sweet members who turned 90!  I got out some Florals in Bloom DSP, did some fussy cutting, and here's what I came up with:

I used a scalloped die to cut another piece of the DSP for the borders, and the sentiment, stamped in Berry Burst, is from The Right Words; I also added a wee Cloud Cover bow and a few fussy-cut blooms, cut from the same paper:

On the inside, I stamped a sentiment and some greenery from the retired Number of Days set, and added a diecut "90" from the Little Numbers dies:

Such a fun sketch, I hope you'll be able to play along with us!  Check out all the designers' samples on Wednesday when the post goes live at the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge blog!  Thanks for visting today!  Enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	The Right Words, Number of Years (ret)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Berry Burst, Adhesive Sheets, Florals in Blooom DSP
Ink	Berry Burst, Soft Sea Foam
Accessories	Cloud Cover Ribbon, Dimensionals
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Stylish Shapes Dies, Scallop Dies (Lawn Fawn), Little Numbers Dies (ret)

Winter Schminter

 Happy Tuesday, all! I have an uber-quick card for you today; it's for two challenges!  The Addicted to CAS challenge wants to see a sweater, and the CAS Colours & Sketches challenge is a sketch:

I have a fun little sweater die that I pulled out, along with some scraps of paper from my stash; here we go:

I actually cut two sweaters from some retired Soft Sky cardstock and "stretched" it to make it fit under the sentiment banner a wee bit!  A little faceted embellishment tied to the colors of the plaid strip.  The strips were diecut with the Taylored Expressions Easy Strips Stitched dies; they make for a nicely-finished edge, I think! The sentiment is from Whippersnapper; it's an oldie from 2008!

The top inside sentiment is from the same Whippersnapper set; the birthday one is from Paper Pumpkin:

A fun wintry birthday card for my stash!  Thanks for stopping in today!  Enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Winter Schminter (Whippersnapper), Paper Pumpkin (ret)
Card stock & Papers	Very Vanilla, Winter Wonderland (Simple Stories)
Ink	Early Espresso, Crumb Cake
Accessories	Dimensionals, Faceted Gem (ret)
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Sweater Die (Gummiapan), Easy Strip Dies (Taylored Expressions), Banner Dies (Pretty Pink Posh)

AAA76 Cassidy's Birthday

 Happy Saturday, everyone! Tomorrow is Cassidy's 15th birthday--can you believe it?  We probably won't see them until later tomorrow, so I am going to go ahead and post the card that I made for her!  It just happens to work with the AAA Birthday Challenge, which is sports:

She still likes basketball, although she didn't play much this summer.  But I had gotten some fun b-ball papers from Echo Park and decided to make one of the pop-up fun fold cards I've been making!  Here we go:

No stamping on the front, just papers from the pad:

And here's the inside: I pieced together papers for the inside pop-up panel, then added sentiments from The Right Words:

Hope she likes it!  Thanks for popping in today!  Enjoy your day and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	The Right Words
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Basic Black, Basketball (Echo Park)
Ink	Versafine Black
Accessories	Dimensionals
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Stitched Rectangle Dies, Scalloped Dies (Nestabilities), Banner Dies (Pink & Main)

AYSI354 Basket of Wishes

Happy Friday, everyone! Time for a new As You See It challenge and what a fun one it is:

I don't think we've ever done a picnic challenge, but I JUST got the perfect papers for it, and I pulled out a perfect stamp as well!  Here we go:

 

Papertrey had a fun set full of picnic baskets and coordinating sayings, so I pulled one out, inked it up with some Versafine ink and watercolored in my design.  I then diecut it with an Everyday Arches die and added a banner sentiment and a baker's twine bow:

I just receivevd some of these fun plaid papers from Scrapbook.com, so I put that layer on a Basic Beige card base and it's ready for my birthday stash!  

I hope you'll play along with our picnic challenge this week too! Truthfully, there are lots of things you could stamp that are picnic related! Put on your thinking cap and come play along! You can see all the DT creations at the AYSI blog!

A few more birthday cards; this boatful of critters, which made both John and me laugh out loud, is from Sally:

No one beats Michele for florals....this is a stunner for sure:

And this one from my upline, Pennie, combines so many fun little elements into her CAS card:

Thanks, ladies, I love them all! Thanks for popping in today!  Enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Vintage Picnic & Vintage Picnic Sentiments (Papertrey Ink), Tiny Words Christmas (Simon Says Stamp)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Basic Beige, Pretty in Pink, Ginghams (Scrapbook.com)
Ink	Versafine Black, Poppy Parade, Pecan Pie, Early Espresso, Pretty in Pink, Soft Sea Foam
Accessories	Baker's Twine (ret), Dimensionals
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Everyday Arches Dies, Banner Dies (Pink & Main), Aquapainter, Lemon Lime Twist Marker, Daffodil Delight Marker

Nacho Average Friend

Happy Thursday, peeps! I recently got some cool strip dies and was playing around with some retired colors, so I decided to use them on a card---that's what they're for, right?  It's not for any challenge, but I did need a couple more birthday cards for my August friends!  Here we go...you might want to put on your shades:

I used strips of Magenta Madness, Parakeet Party and Tahitian Tide, layering them on a piece of scrap paper before trimming them to create a mat.  I stamped images from Taco Fiesta and colored them with Blends, then did some fussy-cutting and diecutting on the pieced mat:

I combined a couple of sets for the inside sentiments, and added a taco!

This set never ceases to crack me up!  

Here are a few more birthday cards:  This beauty is from down under, created by my Paper Players teammate Jan...it's gorgeous!

I think the technique that Bonnie used on this card is amazing...and one I want to try too!  Aren't those papers stunning?

And I love the bokeh background on this pretty butterfly card from my friend Debbie...PLUS it had a coupon for ICE CREAM on the inside!  Yum!

Thanks, ladies! You bless my life! Enjoy your day and be blessed as well!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Taco Fiesta (ret), Everyday Expressions (Paper Studio)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Parakeet Party (ret), Tahitian Tide (ret), Magenta Madness (ret)
Ink	Memento Black, Parakeet Party (ret), Tahitian Tide (ret), Pink Passion (ret)
Accessories	Dimensionals, Thick Baker's Twine (Ret)
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Stitched Shapes Dies (ret), Tailor Made Tags Dies (ret), 1/2" Easy Strips Dies (Taylored Expressions), Blends

HSS469 Freesia Birthday

Happy Wednesday, all! I saw a cute fold technique on FB recently but unfortunately, didn't write down the creative person who posted it, so if you know who it was, let me know! I have a couple of birthdays coming up that need cards, so I took the unusual color palette at Hand Stamped Sentiments and went to work!  Here's the palette:

My Sunflower EF has been neglected, so I thought I'd use it; I know there aren't freesia-colored sunflowers in real life (or maybe there are), but in my world, I can make a sunflower any color I want! So here we go:

I cut a panel of Fresh Freesia to 5" x 3 3/4", then ran it through the embossing machine with the embossing folder.  I sponged on Fresh Freesia ink, then diecut the panel with a Textured Notes dies.  I added a mat of Pool Party, then re-attached it to the Fresh Freesia panel.  That all went on a Blackberry Bliss mat and a white card base.

I stamped a birthday sentiment from Year of Flowers and die cut it, again with the Textured Notes dies, and added a wish of Fresh Freesiz ribbon:

And here's the fun fold inside:

It's really easy--cut cardstock or DSP to 10 1/2" x 4".  Score at 4 1/4", 5 1/4" and 6 1/4".  Fold along the score lines to make the little box, then adhere ONLY the larger pieces to the inside of the card.  You can make the pop-up embellishment anything you want!  I have lots of ideas!.  For this card, I pieced together two pieces of Fresh Freesia DSP, using Sticky Strip to make sure the edges were secure, then stamped my sentiment directly on it.  It folds nicely and fits into a regular size envelope!

I promised to show off some of the gorgeous cards I received for my birthday--it will take a while!  Here are the first few!  This stunner is from my Paper Players teammate, Stef!  The image is debossed...and it's gorgeous!

I love orange, so this card really made me smile!  It's from my sweet friend Beth; she always has an encouraging word!

This beauty is from another teammate, Ann! Unfortunately, the mail person was not careful and it sustained some damage (and came in one of those lame apologetic envelopes) but I guess I should just be glad I got it at all!  So pretty!

Thanks, ladies! I have more to share!  Thanks for visiting today! Enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Year of Flowers
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Blackberry Bliss, Fresh Freesia, Pool Party, Fresh Freesia DSP (ret)
Ink	Fresh Freesia, Blackberry Bliss
Accessories	Dimensionals, Fresh Freesia Seam Binding
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Sunflower 3D Embossing Folder, Textured Notes Dies, Blending Brush

PP749 A Theme From Stef

 Happy Sunday, all! Stef is our Paper Players hostess this week with a fun, seasonal theme:

Lots of great possibilities for this theme! I pulled out a really old silhouette stamp; I believe it is from 100 Proof Press, and made one of the easiest cards I think I ever made:

I found a piece of the Thoughtful Journey DSP that looked "watery" and simply stamped my image on top using Blackberry Bliss ink.  The sentiment, from Peaceful Moments, was stamped at the top using Misty Moonlight ink.  I added some sequins from my stash and it was almost done!

I took the piece of DSP left after cutting the front panel and stamped a birthday greeting on it and adhered it to the inside!

So easy!  I hope you'll play along with our theme challenge this week at the Players! Be sure to stop by the blog to see what the Design Team has created as well!   

Thanks for visiting today!  Enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Children Fishing (100 Proof Press), Peaceful Moments (ret)
Card stock & Papers	Misty Moonlight, Thoughtful Journey DSP
Ink	Misty Moonlight, Night of Navy, Blackberry Bliss
Accessories	Sequins from my stash
Tools

Country Rooster Birthday

Happy Tuesday, everyone!  No challenges today, just a fun card for my niece, who has a mini-farm and raises chickens, among other things!  Now I know my card features roosters but I am hoping she'll enjoy it just the same. I got these fun papers from Unity recentlly and paired them with a  Stamp Simply sentiment:

This is a large card, 5" square, but I wanted to get as much of the 6x6 paper on there as I could! I cut the panel diagonally and added some faux stitching down the middle, then added my birthday sentiment and a few enamel dots::

I added a sentiment from The Right Words on the inside:

Thanks for visiting today! Enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	The Right Words, Farmhouse All Occasion Greetings (Stamp Simply)
Card stock & Papers	Basic Beige, Chicks & Red Gingham (Unity)
Ink	Cherry Cobbler
Accessories	Dimensionals, Enamel Dots (W+9)
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Banner Dies (Pink & Main), Kristina's Finishing Touches Dies (Kristina Werner)

PP748 Hello Summer

Happy Sunday, everyone!  Time for a new Paper Players challenge, and this week, Jan has an awesome sketch for us! I REALLY enjoyed playing with this one:

I decided to veer off from doing my Christmas cards and chose to create something decidedly summer-ish!  Here we go:

Oh, I just love all these pastel "flavors"!!  I had gotten a paper pad called On the Sunny Side from Not 2 Shabby last year and found these beautiful prints and summer elements to mix and match!  I started with a Pretty in Pink card and added layers of Lemon Lolly, Soft Sky and Pink Pirouette, diecutting and embossing some of them for interest.  The little sentiment was diecut with the Stitched Rectangle die and I fussy-cut the treats:

I stamped a sentiment from Peaceful Moments on the inside using Strawberry Slush ink:

Since this features summertime treats, I am also entering it at Handstamped Sentiments for their "Summer Vibe" challenge, as well as the Little Red Wagon, who is featuring "F" for food!

There are just so many fun possibilities with this sketch because of all the elements!  I hope you'll have as much fun with it as I did!  Share yours with us at the Paper Players--can't wait to see what you create!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Peaceful Moments (ret)
Card stock & Papers	Pretty in Pink, Lemon Lolly, Pink Pirouette (ret), Soft Sky (ret), On the Sunny Side (Not 2 Shabby)
Ink	Strawberry Slush
Accessories	Dimensionals
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Spotlight on Nature Dies, Textured Notes Dies, Stitched Rectangle Dies (ret), Mini Corrugated EF, Polka Dot EF (ret)