PP762 Thanksgiving Blessings

 Happy Sunday, peeps! I am the hostess at the Paper Players this week and we have a "thankful" theme:

I pulled out a really old set called Gift Givers, because I just love this little turkey:

I stamped the image in Pecan Pie and used some Blends to color him in, then punched him out with a matching punch.  I added frames of leaves and acorns from the retired Thankful Forest Friends and diecut a few leaves to tuck in around the sides.  It all went on some plaid paper that was gifted to me by a friend:

I added another strip of the paper on the inside, a leftover leaf, and a sentiment from Honey Bee:

I hope you can find someone to be thankful for this week and play in our challenge!  Be sure to enter it at the Paper Players blog and while you're there, check out what the DT created as well!  Thanks for visiting today!  Enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Gift Givers (ret), Thankful Forest Friends (ret), Fall Blessings (Honey Bee), Cottage Wreaths (ret)
Card stock & Papers	Basic Beige, Mossy Meadow, Misc plaid from my stash
Ink	Mossy Meadow, Pecan Pie
Accessories	Candy Dots (ret), Copper Thread (ret), Dimensionals
Tools	Blends, Country Wreath Dies (ret), Scalloped Punch (ret)

PP760 CAS Foliage

Happy Sunday, all! Jaydee is our Paper Players hostess with a lovely autumn-themed CAS challenge for us:

 I had so much fun creating my vivid leaves for a card last week, I decided to do some again, this time using some different dies and a leafy embossing folder as a background.  I know this isn't my usual CAS style, but it really came together quickly:

My dies are from Impression Obsession, and I diecut them from textured paper, then used a blending brush to add color.  I must say, those brushes are amazing for coloring an image quickly!  I ran a piece of Basic Beige through the embossing folder, then added a wee bit of shading around the edge and a little spritz of watery Pecan Pie ink for that "cinnamon" look (at least that's what it looks like to me!):

I stamped a sentiment in Poppy Parade (and I see I got a little too close with my spritzing--I'll have to fix that!) and added some maroon gingham that I colored with a Crumb Cake blend to make it a little more rustic!

I hope you'll play with our CAS challenge this week!  Just remember to keep your stamping and embellishments to a minimum!  Check out what the DT created as well over at the Paper Players blog!  Thanks for visiting today! Enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Blessings of Fall (Honey Bee)
Card stock & Papers	Cherry Cobbler, Basic Beige, Whispers of Texture Specialty Paper
Ink	Poppy Parade, Timid Tiger, Pumpkin Pie, Crushed Curry, Pecan Pie, Cinnamon Cider
Accessories	Dimensionals
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Patchwork Leaves Dies (Impression Obsession), Blessings of Fall Dies (Honey Bee), Blending Brushes, Fall Leaf Background Embossing Folder (Darice), Crumb Cake Blend

AYSI358 What I Like About Fall

Happy Friday, all!  Time for a new As You See It challenge, and it's a great one:

 

I pretty much like EVERYTHING about fall, but I would have to say my favorite things are PUMPKINS!!!  Any shape, size or color!  I have so many pumpkin stamps in my repetoire, it would be next to impossible to pick out my favorite!  But I do love this rustic pumpkin-themed paper from Studio Light, so it is the focus of my card today:

Aren't those pumpkins gorgeous?  And I had to use one of my new Honey Bee stamps called Blessings of Fall; I stamped it on a piece of the leftover pumpkin paper,, then backed with with another diecut of Mellow Moss and Mossy Meadow:

It went on another piece of paper from the same pad, trimmed to a banner and "stitched" with a Concord & 9th die.  The paper is so pretty, it doesn't need another thing! 

 And here's a second card; I was playing around with some pumpkin stencils for an upcoming class, and this piece was a "leftover", so I made it into a card as well:

The stencil is from Spellbinders; cardstock is Basic Beige and Lost Lagoon; stamps are from CTMH, Fun Stamper's Journey and Pretty Pink Posh---a mishmash, if I do say so!

I could go on and on with pumpkins---but I like fall leaves too!  I hope that you'll share your fall creations with us---we're getting ready for full swing here in North America, but maybe your fall is different where you live! Can't wait to see what you come up with!  Thanks for popping in today! Enjoy it and be blessed!

"Blessed is he who is not offended of Me."  Matthew 11:6

First Card Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Blessings of Fall (Honey Bee)
Card stock & Papers	Crumb Cake, Mossy Meadow, Mellow Moss (ret), Wonderful Autumn (Studio Light)
Ink	Mossy Meadow
Accessories	Dimensionals
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Blessings of Fall Dies (Honey Bee), Kristina's Finishing Touches Dies (Concord & 9th)

FMS706 Fall Toadstool

Happy Thursday, peeps!  I am going into a crazy-busy weekend, trying to get a gazillion things done! Ever have days/weeks like that?  I am sure it will all turn out okay!  I did squeak in some time to play with Amy's sketch at FMS:

So fun!  I deviated from my favorite pumpkins and leaves and decided to go in a different fall direction:

I've been hoarding this fun paper for a while....it's called Painted Seasons.  I backed it with a panel of Basic Beige, then stamped some images from Terrific Toadstools.  To give them some dimension, I added some shading with ink and a blender pen, trying to make it look more like the images on the DSP:

I wanted as much of the DSP to show through as possible, so I created a vellum circle and Poppy Parade border, then added a Honey Bee sentiment!  The background is embossed with the Gathering Leaves embossing folder.  I know these toadstools are called Fly Agaric (although mine is not exactly like that one), and can make you sick, but they are so eye-catching, I'll forgive them!

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

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Terrific Toadstools, Blessings of Fall (Honey Bee)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Poppy Parade, Basic Beige, Vellum (ret), Painted Seasons DSP (ret)
Ink	Pecan Pie, Poppy Parade, Crushed Curry, Pumpkin Pie, Lemon Lime Twist, Granny Apple Green, Crumb Cake, Cherry Cobbler
Accessories	Dimensionals
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Gathering Leaves Embossing Folder, Layering Circles Dies (ret), Stylish Shapes Dies, Stitched So Sweetly Dies (ret), Blessings of Fall Dies (Honey Bee), Blender Pen, Early Espresso Marker

CH118 Blessings of Fall

Happy Saturday, peeps! A quick card today using the pretty hues from Color Hues:

I recently got some new fall dies and stamps, so I paired them with some vintage-looking papers that Dana gave me for my birthday! Here we go:

I diecut the pumpkins from Cloud Cover and Boho Blue, stems from Crumb Cake (with a little Pecan Pie watercoloring) and the leaf from Soft Succulent.  Sentiment was stamped in Secret Sea.  Such a pretty combination!

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

"The law of the Lord is perfect, refreshing the soul.  The statutes of the Lord are trustworthy, making the wise simple.  Psalm 19:7

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Blessings of Fall (Honey Bee)
Card stock & Papers	Basic Beige, Crumb Cake, Cloud Cover, Boho Blue (ret), Soft Succulent (ret), Navy Flower DSP (Viviquen)
Ink	Secret Sea, Misty Moonlight, Soft Succulent (ret), Pecan Pie
Accessories	Dimensionals
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Sponge Daubers, Lovely Layers:Fall Bounty Dies (Honey Bee)

Patriotic Shadow Box

Happy Wednesday, peeps! I had a little class yesterday where we made an 8"x8" patriotic shadow box.  It was a lot of fun and I got a chance to use an old Waltzingmouse stamp set that I got many, many years ago, along with some Honey Bee papers and stamps!  Here we go:

 

Each Basic Beige square was 2" with a 2 1/8" mat of Cherry Cobbler.  All the printed paper came from Honey Bee's Americana pad. Besides the WM stamp set called USA 1776, we also used the retired Star Spangled Banner from SU and a background stamp from Honey Bee called Land of the Free. Our colors were Night of Navy, Cherry Cobbler, Real Red and Misty Moonlight.  We used some glimmer paper and various star punches and dies as well as the Alphabet Ala Mode for the letters.  I like to use patriotic decor throughout my house during the summer, so this will fit in nicely!

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

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Star Spangled Banner (ret), USA1776 (Waltzingmouse), Land of the Free (Honey Bee)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Night of Navy, Misty Moonlight, Cherry Cobbler, Basic Beige, Americana (Honey Bee), White Glimmer Paper, Silver Glimmer Paper, Adhesive Sheets, Foam Adhesive Sheets
Ink	Cherry Cobbler, Real Red, Misty Moonlight, Night of Navy
Accessories	Metallic Gems, Rhinestones
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Alphabet Ala Mode, Stitched Star Die (Paper Rose), Small Star Punch (ret), Banner Die (Pink & Main), Sports Event Dies (ret)

FMS644 Sweet Friend

Happy Thursday, all!  The FMS sketch was super-duper fun, a great way to use up some new papers I got recently!  Here it is:

These papers are from Not 2 Shabby and they have a sweet little sheen and a bit of heft to them, very easy to work with!  Here we go: 

I stamped a sentiment from the retired Honey Bee set in Pecan Pie ink on a Stitched Labels diecut, then added a Sketched Butterflies butterfly, stamped in Calypso Coral:

I left the inside to use for whatever occasion might come up!  This was such an easy and fun sketch!  Thanks for popping in today--enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Sketched Butterflies, Honey Bee (ret)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Rustic Blooms (Not 2 Shabby)
Ink	Pecan Pie, Calypso Coral
Accessories	Dimensionals
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Sketched Butterflies Dies, Stitched Labels Dies (ret)

FF0162 God Bless the USA

Happy Tuesday, peeps! I have a fun card that I made with some new goodies, as well as some old ones! I recently got this patriotic background stamp and couldn't wait to ink it up!  Here we go:

I stamped it in Early Espresso on a Basic Beige card, then did some blending with Real Red, Cherry Cobbler, Misty Moonlight, Night of Navy, Crumb Cake and Pecan Pie inks to give it a vintage look.  I diecut two stars and layered them together, then created the "USA" with Cherry Cobbler, Basic Beige and Misty Moonlight cardstock and the Mini Alphabet dies:

On the inside, I stamped two sentiments from a really old Waltzingmouse set called USA 1776 in Real Red and Misty Moonlight, then added the fireworks in Sahara Sand:

In hindsight, I wish I had shabbied up the "USA" a little bit!  But it will have to do for now!  And I think this fits the bill at Festive Friday; I've got red, white, blue, and fireworks!

Thanks so much for visiting today!

Eden is doing a little birdwatching.....can you see the bird out in the yard?

Enjoy your day and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Land of the Free (Honey Bee), USA 1776 (Waltzingmouse)
Card stock & Papers	Crumb Cake, Basic Beige, Misty Moonlight, Cherry Cobbler, Basic White
Ink	Early Espresso, Misty Moonlight, Night of Navy, Crumb Cake, Pecan Pie, Real Red, Cherry Cobbler, Sahara Sand (ret)
Accessories	Mini Dimensionals
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Mini Alphabet Dies, Blending Brushes, Stitched Star Die (Paper Rose), Star Punch (ret), Sponge Daubers

I Never Saw A Pink Bee

Happy Thursday, peeps!  I have a sweet little card today, no challenges, but I had some scraps of pretty little flowers sitting on my desk that were begging to be used:

I cut them out with a stitched rectangle die, added a Blushing Bride stitched rectangle mat, then a little diecut from Nature's Thoughts to fill in the gap.  Just for fun, I stamped the bee from the retired Honey Bee set in Sahara Sand and colored it in with a Blushing Bride marker!  A pink bee!  I also added some Wink of Stella and it looks very glittery in real life!

A sentiment from the same sets was stamped and diecut with the new Stylish Shapes dies...love them!

I added a birthday sentiment on the inside and it is ready to go!  And speaking of pretty little flowers, these have been popping open in my flower bed and around the neighborhood:

Finally, spring has sprung!  Thanks for popping by today!  Enjoy your day and be blessed!

 

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Honey Bee (ret)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Blushing Bride, Little Fawn & Friends DSP (Nina Stajner)
Ink	Sahara Sand
Accessories	Dimensionals
Tools	Big Shot, Stitched Rectangles Dies, Detailed Bee Dies (ret), Nature's Thoughts Dies, Stylish Shapes Dies, Blushing Bride Marker

PP550 Bee Happy

Hi stampers!  Happy Sunday!  I am the hostess at the Paper Players and it's a clean and simple challenge:

The hardest part of creating this card was deciding WHICH bee stamp to use, as I have lots of them!  I love bees!  In the end, I combined several images and used the sketch from Just Add Ink:

So here we go:

I started with a plain Basic White card base and stamped the honeycomb image from an older My Favorite Things set called Distressed Background Blocks in Bumblebee ink at the bottom,  The main bee is from SU's Honey Bee set, stamped in Stazon ink and colored with markers; I diecut it out and added some Wink of Stella to the wings and a gem to the body:

The "B" with the crown and happy sentiment are from a really old Cornish Heritage Farms set called Sweet Bee; the crown was also stamped in Stazon, colored with markers and a gold Wink of Stella pen, then fussy cut.  The happy was stamped in Bumble bee and diecut with a banner dies.  For fun, I stamped a sentiment from Best Year and another bee from Honey Bee, along with some "trails" from a CTMH set called Stitched Borders:

And since the Krafty Chicks challenge is CAS this week, I'm going to pop this in there as well!  I just can't help myself when stamping bees....I want to put them everywhere!  I hope you'll find some bee images and create a clean-and-simple card for our challenge this week!  Be sure to check out what the designers created at the Paper Players, then share yours with us too!

And speaking of bees, I caught this busy one as I was leaving my library yesterday:

There was a whole bed of these echinaceas...they were beautiful! And so were all the bees on them!  Thanks for popping in today--enjoy it and be blessed!

"Gracious words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones."  Proverbs 16:24

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Best Year, Honey Bee (ret), Distressed Background Blocks (My Favorite Things), Sweet Bee (Cornish Heritage Farms), Stitched Borders Essentials (Close to My Heart)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White
Ink	Stazon Black, Bumblebee, Sahara Sand
Accessories	In Color Gem, Dimensionals
Tools	Big Shot, Detailed Bee Dies (ret), Markers in So Saffron and Crushed Curry, Wink of Stella, Gold Wink of Stella (ret)

Another Bee Card for FMS479

Happy Monday, peeps!  Hope your weekend was fabulous!  As promised, I have another bee card!  This time, I am squeaking in the FMS sketch as well as the Rainbow Card Challenge of Delightfully Daffodil:

I still had my Bee's Knees papers out on my desk, so I pulled out a yellow honeycomb print and went to work:

I used the bee image from SU's retired Honey Bee set, cutting it with the matching die, and adding a sentiment from Darcie's BEEutiful set, stamped on top of the retired Dot, Dot, Dot background:

The bee was colored with a So Saffron Blend, and on the inside, I added a few more stamped images and another sentiment from Honey Bee!

I love how cheerful Daffodil Delight is!  Thanks for popping in today!

How can you not love a face (and a shirt) like this?  Enjoy your day and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Honey Bee (ret), Dot, Dot, Dot (ret), BEEutiful (Darcie's), Day is Sweet (Darcie's)
Card stock & Papers	Whisper White, Bee's Knees DSP (Honey Bee Stamps)
Ink	Daffodil Delight, Memento Black
Accessories	Dimensionals
Tools	Big Shot, Stitched Shapes Dies, Detailed Bee Dies (ret), Blends