Pink Poinsettias

 Happy Monday, peeps!  Hope you had a good weekend! I've been falling behind on my Christmas card making, so I added one card to my stash this weekend!  It fulfills three challenges:  Inkspirational's sketch, Christmas 24's challenge to add glitter, and the Merry Little Christmas challenge is Anything Goes:

I really love things in threes, so I diecut three small poinsettias from some rose glimmer paper and heat-embossed a sentiment from For Unto Us:

Each flower was mounted on some pink DSP:

And my heat-embossed sentiment was done in silver to match the silver centers of the flowers:

The sentiment inside was stamped in Merry Merlot ink:

Another to add to my stash!

To add to our "interesting birds of the spring of 2021" theme, John looked out our window yesterday morning before church and said "There's a turkey walking up our driveway!".  I believe it was a hen (not sure, though) and when I opened the door for a picture, she turned and went across the yard, around the side of the house and into our back yard all the way to the field:

And sorry, this is such a bad picture, I had a glare, but here she is, walking across the little bridge that goes over our creek....and she continued on into the woods!

It's been such a fun spring for birdwatching!  Thanks for popping in today!  Enjoy your day and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	For Unto Him
Card stock & Papers	Thick White, Silver Foil, Rose Glimmer (ret), Silver Bells DSP (Kaisercraft)
Ink	Silver Encore (ret), Merry Merlot
Accessories	Dimensionals, Silver Embossing Powder
Tools	Big Shot, Layering Squares Dies, Poinsettia Dies, Heat Tool

Three Little Projects

Hi stampers!  It was a quiet day yesterday...we had a little snow and I got up early, got my chores done and was able to stamp several things, three in fact!  The first one is a little Valentine treat holder using the colors from Hand Stamped Sentiments:

Again, like so many SU products, this Little Treat Box die did not get near enough use last Christmas, so I brought it out again, along with an older Papertrey set called Tiny Treat Valentines, to create a special gift for a special little someone:

I diecut the box from Bermuda Bay cardstock, then cut two more panels of Blushing Bride and trimmed them down and adhered them on the front and back.  Little pup was stamped in Memento ink and colored with some blends, then diecut and layered with some Real Red and Blushing Bride circle diecuts.   The sentiment was stamped in Bermuda Bay and diecut with a Stitched So Sweetly die.  I just happened to have this big red glimmer heart laying around on my desk so I threw that on there too and closed it all shut with a pretty satin real Red Ribbon!

My next super-easy card is a Valentine for a special someone!  I have had this gold-printed vellum from SU for years and finally got around to using some!  It uses the sketch from Try Stampin' On Tuesday:

And here's my card:

I diecut five gold foil hearts from the Stitched Be Mine dies and layered them on the vellum, then added a gold foil sentiment diecut from Love You More Than dies.  The vellum was folded over and attached at the back on a Very Vanilla card base.  Here's the inside, using one of my all-time favorite Valentine sets, sadly retired, called Sealed with Love, stamped in Gold Encore ink, also retired:

Finally, a Christmas card that uses the colors from Christmas 24; the sketch from Freshly Made Sketches, and is also for Krafty Chicks, since this is Christmas week!

And since I had just cut a piece of Very Vanilla cardstock, I used the second piece like this:

I dug out some washi tape that I have had forever, stamped some greenery from W+9's Merry & Bright, then added a Gold Glimmer paper "merry" diecut with a Spellbinders Small Die of the Month die, and finally a wee little deer from a Poppystamps die:

Just to add a little more interest to my CAS card, I rounded the edges with the Detailed Trio punch.  Thanks for indulging me and popping in today!  Enjoy it and be blessed!

AYSI240 Warm Holiday Greetings

Happy Friday, peeps!  Do you have something fun planned this weekend? I am late with putting up my tree, so I think I'll work on that!  Today's As You See It Challenge is a recipe....not a cookie one but a card one!  Check it out:

 

Such a fun recipe it is, too!  So here we go with my take on it:

I started with the sketch from Christmas 24:

Next, I went searching for some fun papers....of course, I have tons of papers, particularly Christmas papers, so when I narrowed my choices down, I went to work layering some coordinating ones on a Riding Hood Red card.  I couldn't help but use another coordinating piece to stamp and diecut some cute winter wear from W+9:

I embellished them with some stamped snowflakes and hologram stickers from my stash and tied them together with a piece of Old Olive Linen Thread.  The sentiments are diecuts from Concord & 9th, also doodadded up with stickers.  I added a few more snowflakes from a past Paper Pumpkin kit just for fun:

And another Paper Pumpkin sentiment on the inside:

A fun recipe for a fun Christmas card!  Hope you'll play along with our challenge this week; can't wait to see what you create for As You See It!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Holiday Cheer (W +9), Paper Pumpkin (ret)
Card stock & Papers	Riding Hood Red, Old Olive, Naturals White (ret), Mad 4 Plaid DSP (Photoplay), Nostalgia DSP (Authentique)
Ink	Mossy Meadow, Riding Hood Red, Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive
Accessories	Holograms from my stash, Old Olive Linen Thread (ret)
Tools	Big Shot, Holiday Cheer Dies (W+9), Tasteful Label Dies, Season of Cheer Dies (Concord &9th), 1/2" Circle Punch

Teeny Tiny Christmas Bird

Happy Monday, all my peeps!  Hope you had a good weekend...it was glorious weather here in SE Pa!  I did get a little stamping time in yesterday; I have been going through a lot of my old, old stamps and have been having fun getting them inky.  My new stamps are getting lonely, though, I am going to have to give them some love here soon!

Anyway, today's card is a Christmas card using an old Elzy Bell stamp; they were around several years ago and I haven't seen anyone use one for a long time!  I used the Try Stampin' on Tuesday sketch:

along with the Jingle Belles challenge of "Dashing Through the Snow" and the Christmas 24 challenge of winter birds:

Now, my bird is very, very tiny....but it is there:

I stamped my image with Memento ink on some Shimmery White cardstock and used Blends, a blender pen and inks to color them in:

I added Wink of Stella to all the snowy parts, which of course you can't see, but it's so pretty!  The papers are all from Simple Stories' Winter Wonderland 6x6 pad, and the sentiment is also from Elzy Bells.  I just love the soft colors of the snowflake paper....I wanted to hoard it but forced myself to cut into it, LOL!  Thanks for popping in today--enjoy your day and be blessed!

"Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus."  1 Thessalonians 5:16-18

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Girl with Bird, Merry Christmas (both Elzy Bells, ret)
Card stock & Papers	Crumb Cake, Shimmery White, Winter Wonderland DSP (Simple Stories)
Ink	Memento Black, Bordering Blue, Blushing Bride
Accessories	Dimensionals
Tools	Big Shot, Stitched Shapes Dies, Blends, Blender Pen, Wink of Stella

Glimmer Poinsettia Greetings

Happy Saturday to everyone!  I haven't done a Christmas card lately, and there were several challenges that would fit the bill!  So first, here's my card:

And the challenges it fulfills are Christmas 24: Christmas flowers; Jingle Belles wants bling; and Just Add Ink has a fun sketch:

There's not a bit of stamping on the front of my card! First, I layered some retired Christmas DSP with a layer of Whisper White, embossed with the Softly Falling embossing folder.  I created a glimmer paper poinsettia with a Shady Lane Designs die, then added a Tim Holtz Seasonal Chitchat sticker:

I did a lot of stamping on the inside, using the (sadly) retiring Merry Christmas to All set in Real Red and Mint Macaron inks:

  

This is such a versatile set; it has lots of mix and match sentiments, some beautiful swirly things and stand-alone sentiments as well!  It will be one that I will keep for sure!  Thanks for popping in today!

Here are a couple shots from my yard yesterday---from the ridiculous to the sublime!  First, the sublime; my first bloom on my rose topiary tree:

And the ridiculous....well, he's not really ridiculous, he's pretty awesome...a little toad sneaking along my back shed in the twilight.  They have a knack for hopping out in front of me while I'm walking along the yard...not only do they scare the dickens out of me, they run the risk of getting stepped on!  Thankfully, I saw this one before any damage was done!

I also saw a chipmunk go under my porch, and John has seen raccoons in the middle of night, trying to raid the birdfeeders!  It's so much fun living in the country!  Be sure to come back tomorrow for a new Paper Players challenge, too!  Enjoy your day and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Merry Christmas to All
Card stock & Papers	Whisper White, Red Glimmer, Green and Gold Glimmer (ret), Presents and Pinecones DSP (ret)
Ink	Real Red, Mint Macaron
Accessories	Dimensionals, Tim Holtz Stickers
Tools	Big Shot, Softly Falling EF (ret), Poinsettia Die (Shady Lane Designs)

A Little Bit of Christmas

Happy Friday, peeps!  I haven't been keeping up on my Christmas cards, and I saw a couple challenges that looked interesting, so I went to work!  The first one is for Christmas 24, which is a sketch:

I have had this little piece of snowman DSP sitting on my desk for a while, and I decided now would be a good time to put it to use!  I snipped out one of the larger sparkly snowman and a little tree, and adhered him to one of the red papers in the same series:

 My banner is from last year's In Colors DSP, and the sentiment is from The Stamp Market, diecut with a Sweetly Stitched die.  I used a piece of Real Red ribbon for my horizontal accent.  

My second card is for the Jingle Belles Very Vintage Christmas challenge; I have tons and tons and tons of vintage Christmas papers, stickers, diecuts, you name it......so I pulled a few Melissa Frances stickers, adhered them to some lacy paper and added a few glimmer paper snowflakes:

Because I had so many stickers to add, I made this card a little larger than normal.  (When cleaning out my dad's house, we found lots of lots of larger envelopes he had saved, so I sized it fit one of them!) I added a vintage sentiment from Tim Holtz, stamped in Seaside Spray, and I also colored some pearls with a Blend to add to the centers of the snowflakes:

Aren't these vintage images cute?  They all went on a Seaside Spray card base....two more for my Christmas card stash!  Thanks for popping in today!

Cassidy's been keeping herself busy with coloring pages and puzzles (and a football drink holder!!):

 Enjoy your day and be blessed!

First Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	No Peeking (The Stamp Market)
Card stock & Papers	Whisper White, Let it Snow DSP, Call Me Clover In Colors DSP (both ret)
Ink	Call Me Clover
Accessories	Real Red Satin Ribbon
Tools	Big Shot, Stitched Shapes Dies, Sweetly Stitched Dies

Second Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Deco Christmas (Tim Holtz)
Card stock & Papers	Seaside Spray, Silver Bells DSP (Kaiser Craft), Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer
Ink	Seaside Spray
Accessories	Metallic Pearls, Melissa Frances Vintage Christmas Stickers
Tools	Big Shot, Snowflake Dies (Taylored Expressions), Seasonal Tag Framelits Dies (ret), Blends