FMS707 Get Well Pumpkin

Happy Thursday, peeps! The week is whizzing by!  I have a quick card that I made for a friend who had a fall and cracked some ribs!  Ouch!  The sketch is Judy's from FMS:

And here we go:

I already had my pumpkin made, an extra from when I made THIS card, so the only thing I had to do was get some scraps for the background.  I did add a little border around my pumpkin and a get well sentiment from Technique Tuesday:

This will be winging its way to her in the mail today!  Thanks for popping in, enjoy your day and be blessed!

AHSC627 Feel Better Soon

Happy Monday, all! Hope you had a good weekend!  It is time for a new Atlantic Hearts Sketch: 

And this sketch gave me a chance to show off some new papers that will be coming in the new catalog, and they're gorgeous!  Check it out:

I chose this pattern from the Beautiful Gallery 6x6" pack because the flowers are stunning! All I did was to add a diecut sentiment using the Wanted to Say dies and a vellum background panel and it was done!  I didn't even stamp anything!  The words were diecut with the new In Color Secret Sea as the background and the flip side of the DSP as the top layer.  The vellum was cut with an Every Day Arches dies, and popped up with some black mini dimensionals.  I did add a few Festive pearls for an accent.  The base is also a new In Color, Cloud Cover:

A beautiful card doesn't have to take a lot of supplies!  I hope you'll play with our sketch this week too...I can't wait to see what you create! Share it with us at Atlantic Hearts!  And thanks for visiting today!  Enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps
Card stock & Papers	Cloud Cover, Secret Sea, Beautiful Gallery DSP, Vellum (ret)
Ink
Accessories	Festive Pearls (ret)
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Every Day Arches Dies, Wanted to Say Dies

Springtime Hugs

Happy Tuesday, all.  I needed a card for a friend of ours who is going through her second cancer diagnosis. She is taking it like a champ but of course, always needs encouragement.  I used the sketch from Sketch Saturday as well as the colors from Sunday Stamps:

I used the retired Dainty Delight bundle along with some old and new papers for her card:

The background paper is from Storybook Moments, along with some retired Crushed Curry DSP.  I stamped the images in Pecan Pie and colored them in with a Blender Pen.  They went against a panel cut with the new Everyday Arches dies in Basic White and Crumb Cake.  I did emboss the white panel with the Eyelet EF but I am wishing I had left it plain!  I also added a little gingham ribbon.  The butterflies and sentiment are from a scrapbook.com set:

A CTMH sentiment went on the inside, stamped in Lost Lagoon:

Thanks for visiting today!  Enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Dainty Delights (ret), Elegant Florals (scrapbook.com), God is Good (Close to My Heart)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Crumb Cake, Storybook Moments DSP, Crushed Curry DSP (ret)
Ink	Pecan Pie, Crushed Curry, Lost Lagoon, Soft Sea Foam
Accessories	Dimensionals, Bumblebee Gingham Ribbon (ret)
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Eyelet Embossing Folder, Everyday Arches Dies, Dainty Delight Dies (ret), Blender Pen

TCH92 Feel Better Soon

Hello, everyone!  I haven't gotten my Country Flowers set inky for a while, and the Color Hues challenge of pink and brown got me to thinking!

So here we go:

I also used the TGIF Challenge sketch:

I began with some Pretty in Pink striped DSP, then added my Pecan Pie teapot and my pink and tan flowers:

The flowers were stamped in Saddle Brown Stazon ink so I could watercolor them in; the pot was stamped in Craft White ink and embossed with white embossing powder.  For fun, I adhered the layers of the pink DSP to a piece of white scrap paper, then ran it through the Eyelet embossing folder before adhering it to a mat of Crumb Cake. I also added some Crumb Cake leaves behind the flowers.  A sentiment from Unbounded Love and a few sequins finished it off.  This color combination kind of reminds me of Neopolitan ice cream, LOL!

The kids went to King's Dominion in Virginia over the weekend for Cassidy's birthday and did a spooky escape room:

The next day, they got stuck on a roller coaster!!! They were only a short distance from the end, but I guess they had to be rescued!  Yikes!

This is why I just watch from the sidelines, LOL! Thanks so much for popping in today!  Enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Unbounded Love, Country Flowers
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Crumb Cake, Pecan Pie, Pretty in Pink DSP
Ink	Saddle Brown Stazon, Pretty in Pink, Crumb Cake, Craft White
Accessories	Sequins from my stash, White Embossing Powder, Dimensionals
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Country Flowers Dies, Eyelet Embossing Folder, Timeless Arrangements Dies (ret), Aquapainter

HSS444 Beachy Hello

Happy Thursday, peeps!  Not much of a beachy day around here today, but I know the sun is shining somewhere! The challenge at Hand Stamped Sentiments was intriguing:

Those little green apples with the hues of pink and gray were so cool!  I went searching for a sketch and found this one by Mary Fish; not sure of the date:

So after a disastrous first attempt, I came up with this:

I used a mix of old and new products!  The images are from the retired A Day at the Beach; the sentiment is from Choose Happy.  The embossing folder is also retired, Seaside.  The DSP panels are Pretty in Pink, and the gray striped DSP is from Country Lace. I heat-embossed the sunglasses in white on Berry Burst, and although you can't see it, the lenses are sparkly from Wink of Stella!  The popsicle was stamped on Soft Sea Foam cardstock in Granny Apple Green, and the starfish was sponged with Pretty in Pink ink:

And since this is for a friend who is recuperating, I added sentiments from Unbounded Love inside:

These are not colors I would normally put together, but I think they're fun!  Thanks so much for popping in today!

While my sister was visiting, we had to go to Longwood:

This is just one of the little pools, surrounded by purple, yellow and green flowers and foliage:

It was so hot that day, I was wishing I could have waded in!  Enjoy your day and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Choose Happy, Unbounded Love, A Day at the Beach (ret)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Thick Basic White, Granny Apple Green, Soft Sea Foam, Berry Burst, Pretty in Pink DSP, Country Lace DSP
Ink	Craft White, Granny Apple Green, Pretty in Pink
Accessories	Smoky Slate Pearls, Dimensionals, White Embossing Powder, WInk of Stella
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Spotlight on Nature Dies, Stylish Shapes Dies, Seaside Embossing Folder (ret), Heat Tool, Blender Pen, Sponge Dauber, White Gel Pen

FMS640 Ouch!

Happy Thursday, everyone!  Our congregation at church has had a rash of mishaps.....one young man was hit head-on by another car and broke both arms and legs; one older lady was on a treadmill at the local Y and fell off, dislocating both shoulders and breaking her nose and chin, and another older lady fell and broke her hip!  I had used up almost all my get-well cards, so when I saw the sketch at FMS, I thought it would be fun to use for my next card.  Here's the sketch:

I pulled out my trusty Back On Your Feet set, found some fun papers to use and went to work:

This card is really uber-simple! I diecut the plaid with the Radiating Stitches die and then found a scrap of Granny Apple Green polka-dotted paper that matched, so I stamped my turtle directly on to the DSP and fussy-cut him out.  A stamped the sentiments from the same set, diecutting them with an Ornate Frames die, and added a slightly larger one under Mr Turtle to make him stand out a bit better.

The sentiment was stamped in Old Olive on the inside.  

I hope all my friends are back on their feet soon!  We miss them!  Thanks for popping in today! Enjoy it and be blessed!

Now all has been heard; here is the conclusion of the matter: Fear God and keep his commandments for this is the duty of all mankind.  For God will bring every deed into judgment, including every hidden thing, whether it is good or evil.  Escclesiastes 12:13-14

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Back On Your Feet (ret)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Granny Apple Green DSP (ret), Sending Love (Gina K)
Ink	Versafine Black, Old Olive
Accessories	Dimensionals
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Radiating Stitches Dies, Tasteful Labels Dies (ret)

TSOT639 A Bright Get Well

ooHappy Wednesday, peeps!  Brrrr! It's COLD here in SE PA!  I have a hot pink card that should warm us up today! It uses the sketch from Try A Sketch on Tuesday:

I love this sketch because I love things in THREES!! Woohoo!  So here we go:

I wanted something bright for my friend so I pulled out some retired Magenta Madness cardstock; I thought some of the black and white prints from the Zoo Crew DSP and made some banners.  I attached them to my card front, which I had embossed with the Starry embossing folder.  I made a horizontal banner on which I stamped my sentiment, then added a white and Magenta Madness glimmer star.  I diecut four tiny black stars....the tiniest die I think I have in my inventory, to embellish the top right corner as well as the magenta star:

I added the inside star and another one floating around on my desk on the inside for fun:

I love this sketch...it's a keeper!

Dana is not much of a baker, she admits that, but wanted to make Wayne a cake for his birthday.  Unfortunately, she didn't have all the ingredients she needed, so she made him brownies, and made homemade peanut butter icing to go on top.  Since he loves those peanut blossom cookies, she decorated his cake with Hershey's kisses:

It was also our 25th wedding anniversary yesterday....here's John's cute decor that greeted me first thing in the morning....the plant was already there, he just did the "decor" and cards!

He's such a sweetie! Thanks for visiting today!  Enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Many Mates (ret)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Magenta Madness (ret), Zoo Crew DSP, White Glimmer (ret), Basic Black
Ink	Versafine Black
Accessories	Dimensionals
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Banner Punch, Starry Embossing Folder (ret), Star Dies (Avery Elle)