A Little Latte Just For Fun

Happy Friday, peeps! Yay, the weekend is here and of course, it's going to be rainy! That's okay!  Dana, Cassidy & I will be plant-shopping so a little rain won't stop us!  

My card today is a just-for-fun one...no challenges, just making some samples for my club girls to check out!  It was quick and simple, I let the DSP do most of the work!  So here we go:

I used the Little Latte DSP, fussy-cutting one of the mugs out and diecutting a plaid piece on which to stamp a sentiment from Country Bouquet:

I added a little Lemon Lolly twine just for fun! And here's the inside sentiment, from Latte Love:

I love how those two sentiments fit together, even from different sets!  Thanks for popping in today!  Enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Latte Love, Country Bouquet
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, A Little Latte DSP
Ink	Early Espresso
Accessories	Lemon Lolly Twine, Dimensionals
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Nested Essential Dies

FMS622 Lavender Love

Happy Friday, everyone!  We have a special weekend planned, so this will be quick! Jen has a nice sketch this week at Freshly Made Sketches, so I had to play along:

Since I was playing with stencils for yesterday's card, I got out some retired SU masks and decided to use them to make another Valentine's card:

I used Fresh Freesia, Highland Heather and Garden Green inks for my floral, and the sentiment was stamped in Gorgeous Grape.  I also added a little floral from Country Bouquet to match, and embossed the bottom portion with a polka-dot embossing folder:

After adhering a couple of sequins, I added more sentiments from Country Bouquet on the inside of the Fresh Freesia card:

Thanks for popping in today! Enjoy your day and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Country Bouquet
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Fresh Freesia, Garden Green
Ink	Fresh Freesia, Highland Heather, Gorgeous Grape
Accessories	Sequins, Dimensionals, Butterflies & Flowers Decorative Masks (ret)
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Blending Brushes, Checks & Dots Embossing Folder (ret), Stitched Be Mine Dies (ret), Banner Dies (Pink & Main)

Critter Valentine

Happy Saturday, peeps!  Squeaking in here with a cute little Valentine using some new goodies, paired with stuff from the regular catalog as well!  Jumping right in:

The background paper is from the new Most Adored DSP from the SAB catalog, and it's paired with a new outline die called Everyday Details.  I used the Zany Zoo bundle to cut out my little pals, and colored them with some Blends:

The sentiment is from Thoughout The Year, stamped in Real Red, and the Balmy Blue embossed hearts come from the Adoring Hearts Hybrid embossing folder:

It's accented with some black and white gingham ribbon!  I added a sentiment from Country Bouquet on the inside (which I forgot to photograph) that says "I love that we are friends"!  I am trying to use more supplies from the current catalog along with the mini, so I think this is a good combination!

Thanks so much for popping in today--enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Throughout the Year, Zany Zoo, Country Bouquet
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Balmy Blue, Most Adored DSP
Ink	Real Red, Memento Black
Accessories	Black & White Gingham Ribbon, Dimensionals, Mini Dimensionals
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Zany Zoo Dies, Nested Essentials Dies, Everyday Details Dies, Adoring Hearts Hybrid Embossing Folder, Blends

Inkspirational 306 Happy New Year

Happy Tuesday, peeps! I trust you had a good New Year's day....I traditionally spend it "undecorating", and that's exactly what I did! I turned on the Mummer's Day parade - a Philadelphia-only tradition - and went to work!  So now all is back to normal, but I do miss the pretty holiday decor!

I did have a wee bit of time to stamp a New Year's card, something I don't think I've ever done! I send out lots of Christmas cards, but I wasn't able to send one to my dad's cousin, as he and his wife had moved and I didn't have their new address.  On Christmas eve, we got a card from them, with their new address, so I decided to participate in the Inkspirational's Mood Board and make them a Christmas/New Year's card.  Here's the board:

I was inspired by the chevron stripes of black and gold, so I pulled out some Basic Black and Gold Foil cardstock, my Basic Borders dies, and diecut two chevrons.  I remembered some black and white Christmas tree paper from last year's hostess set, and since I wanted to convey belated Christmas wishes as well as New Year's, I paired the paper with the chevrons:

I filled in the stars with a gold Painty pen, and added a few gold sequins for pizzazz!  I gold-embossed this sentiment from Country Bouquet:

and stamped a sentiment from Throughout the Year on the inside:

And it's winging its way to its recipients!  I do admit that I feel a bit rusty in the crafting department, though!  I can't wait to dig into some new goodies!  Thanks for popping in today!

I only got a few pictures from Christmas.....Eden and Ginger in their sweaters lasted about five minutes, LOL!

Enjoy your day and be blessed!

AHSC551 Lots of Pink

Happy Tuesday, everyone! Hope your week is going well so far!  I just adore the sketch from Atlantic Hearts this week!  I love things in threes and it just seems like such a fun sketch:

I had a myriad of ideas rolling around in my head, and I am sure my Christmas card stamp camp girls will be seeing this one!  But today, I am in a pink mood, so I am doing Christmas but it's a Berry Burst Christmas:

While searching through my stash for some DSP, I found this pretty flocked poinsettia paper from a few years ago; isn't it pretty against the bright berry shade?  I've also had this Lovely Letters set for a long time and haven't used it much, so I thought it would be a good time to get it inky!  I stamped each letter in Berry Burst then used a 1 1/4" square punch to punch them out.  A 1 3/8" square punch made punching out the Soft Shimmer DSP a piece of cake, and I combined them all together with a sentiment from For Unto Us:

Another sentiment from the same set went inside.  

And since I was in a pink mood, I made another one; this one is a Valentine, since the Throughout the Year set will be carrying over into the spring catalog, I combined it with some hearts from Country Bouquet, stamped in Melon Mambo, and popped on top of some Melon Mambo DSP:

Thanks for visiting today!  Enjoy your day and be blessed!

 

First Card Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Lovely Letters (ret), For Unto Us (ret)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Berry Burst, Berry Burst Soft Shimmer, Plush Poinsettia DSP (ret)
Ink	Berry Burst
Accessories	Dimensionals, Rhinestones (colored with a Blend)
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Large Sentiment Dies (Pink & Main), 1 1/4" Square Punch (ret), 1 3/8" Square Punch (ret)

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Country Bouquet, Throughout The Year
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Melon Mambo, Melon Mambo DSP
Ink	Melon Mambo
Accessories	Dimensionals
Tools	Country Heart Punch, 1 1/4" Square Punch (ret), 1 3/8" Square Punch (ret)

FMS591 A Special Thank You

Happy Thursday, peeps!  I had a really fun day yesterday, which led me to make this special thank you card (more about that later)!  I used the FMS sketch:

along with some Berry Burst gingham and "berries":

I cut a panel of Berry Burst gingham, edged it with some zigzag borders, and added a thank you and sprigs using the Timeless Arrangements bundle:

To give the upper portion of the card a little contrast, I embossed it with a polka dot embossing folder, and then stamped a sentiment on the inside, along with a heart from Country Bouquet:

So my craft/knitting group that meets at church went out to lunch yesterday, then we visited a gorgeous yarn shop. One of the gals had a birthday, and another gal decided to give us all an "un-birthday" gift!!  We each got a gorgeous handbag, all different (she is a savvy yard-saler!) and a matching crocheted item to go with it.  Here's my beautiful Berry Burst handbag (she even made custom tags for each bag):

and a gorgeous matching shawl she crocheted; I just adore those little tassels!!!

We are so blessed to have her as a friend!  Thanks for popping in today--enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Timeless Arrangements, Country Bouquet
Card stock & Papers	Thick Basic White, Berry Burst
Ink	Berry Burst
Accessories	Dimensionals
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Timeless Arrangements Dies, Basic Borders Dies, Checks & Dots Embossing Folder (ret)

PP637 Smile for You

Happy Sunday, everyone!  Ann is our Paper Players hostess with a fabulous sketch!  I just love this one, check it out:

So many possibilities, where to begin?  I felt like I was ignoring some of the goodies from the current mini catalog, so I pulled out a couple of wee little scraps from my package of Country Floral Lane and Country Gingham, along with the Country Bouquet set and went to work:

I stamped the hearts in Poppy Parade and Petal Pink, the leaves in Mint Macaron, then punched everything out with the matching punch.  The vertical panel is the new Countryside Corners, stamped in Balmy Blue and diecut with the matching die.  I added another panel beneath it, embossing it with the Countryside Blossoms EF

The sentiment is from the new Circle Sayings...I think I'll be getting a lot of use from this set!

I hope you'll pop over to the Paper Players blog to see the other fun creations that the DT made with this awesome sketch!  Let them inspire you to create something of your own, and share it with us there!  Thanks for visiting today!  Enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Circle Sayings, Country Bouquet, Countryside Corners
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Balmy Blue, Country Gingham, Country Floral Lane
Ink	Poppy Parade, Balmy Blue, Petal Pink, Mint Macaron
Accessories	Dimensionals
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Countryside Corners Dies, Countryside Blossom Embossing Folder, Country  Bouquet Punch, Stylish Shapes Dies

Just Wanted to Say Thanks

Happy Tuesday, peeps!  It feels very much like Monday to me, as we went to the Delaware shore for a wee little mini-vacation over the weekend.  I should have brought my shorts, as it was very warm!  Anyway, we are back and I am trying to get back into my stamping groove!  The sketch from Atlantic Hearts seemed fun, especially paired with an interesting color challenge from Hand Stamped Sentiments:

I pulled out Happiness Abounds to use it one more time before it retires, so here we go:

I mounted some strips of Pool Party and Mint Macaron DSPs on a scrap piece of paper and trimmed it down, then stamped, diecut and watercolored some flowers and leaves from the set.  I combined sentiments from Country Bouquet and Biggest Wish to finish it off:

I did add a couple of sequins from my yard sale stash to the centers of the flowers for some pizzazz!  Thanks for popping in today!

The town of Lewes, Delaware, is where we stayed; it's the same town where Dana and Wayne got married, and they are noted for their gorgeous flower beds!  The tulips were just about done in most of the beds, but I managed to snag a few photos nonetheless:

Wisteria along the canal, and some lovely lilacs:

Tulips everywhere:

And even a wreath I saw on a door--so pretty!

Enjoy your day and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Happiness Abounds, Country Bouquet, Biggest Wish
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Pool Party & Mint Macaron DSPs
Ink	Mint Macaron, Pool Party, Blackberry Bliss
Accessories	Sequins from my stash, Dimensionals
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Blossoming Happiness Dies, Aquapainter

FMS581 Just Wanted to Say

Happy Thursday, peeps!  A fun little thank you card is on deck today using the FMS sketch for this week:

Since Country Bouquet is carried over into the new catalog, I thought I would give it a whirl; it's not just for Valentine's, right?  I used Mint Macaron and Crushed Curry on a gingham background for a springy creation; I began by embossing the gingham with the Stitched With Whimsy die:

After stamping and fussy-cutting the heart out, I also stamped some of the sprigs from the same set and fussy-cut them out too.  I added a crushed seam binding ribbon, some sequins, and the sentiment:

On the inside, I added a strip of the same DSP as well as a sentiment from Nature's Prints:

And it's in the mail!  Thanks for popping in today--enjoy it and be blessed!  And I don't know how it is in your neck of the woods but it is HOT here in PA!  Very un-spring-like!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Country Bouquet, Nature's Prints
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Country Gingham DSP
Ink	Crushed Curry, Mint Macaron
Accessories	Adhesive Sequins, Dimensionals, Crinkled Seam Binding
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Stitched With Whimsy Dies, Stylish Shapes Dies

St Patrick's Day Card--Sorta

Happy Tuesday, peeps!  I have a fun, simple little card for you today; it's sort of a St Patrick's Day card, although I don't normally send out cards for that holiday, I do have a couple of friends whose birthdays are close, so I thought it would be fun to combine them!  I saw a very sweet card on Dawn Olchefske's blog (it was a swap from Deb Snyder, and you can see it here) so I thought I would CASE it in some Garden Green papers and ink:

I warned you...super simple!  I embossed a piece of Basic White with the Stitched With Whimsy die, then mounted it on a card of Garden Green.  I had a piece of Garden Green DSP left over from another project, so I folded it on the diagonal and adhered it. I then created my shamrock by stamping and punching three of the smaller hearts from the Country Bouquet stamp and punch:

I added the "luv ya" from Conversation Bubbles and a birthday sentiment on the inside from A Grand Kid, also embossed with the Stitched With Whimsy die:

I am also entering this at the AAA Birthday Challenge, where they're looking for Stripes and/or Dots, and I have both!

Thanks so much for popping in today!  Enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Country Bouquet, A Grand Kid, Conversation Bubbles
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Garden Green, Garden Green DSP
Ink	Garden Green
Accessories	Mini Dimensionals
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Stitched With Whimsy Dies, Stylish Shapes Dies, Country Bouquet Punch