PP756 Watercolored Pumpkins

 Happy Sunday, peeps! Time for a new Paper Players challenge from Jan!  Clean and Simple as well as watercoloring! Two of my favorites! Here we go:

I drew my inspiration from the sketch at CAS on Sunday as well as these adorable pumpkins from Inspired By:

        

I stamped and diecut a cute little array of pumpkins from an old Close to My Heart set and watercolored them in some fun colors:

The sentiment is from the same set, and I stamped a knit pattern on some Pecan Pie cardstock for the vertical piece, adding a piece of glimmer for fun, along with a little bronze sequin:

I really love watercoloring, and these were a blast to do! I hope you can get out your paintbrush and inks or paints and come play with us this week!  Remember to keep it CLEAN and SIMPLE, only using a minimum of produts!  See you at the Paper Players!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Knit Together (ret), August Blessings (Close to My Heart)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Pecan Pie, Watercolor, Glimmer Paper from my stash
Ink	Pecan Pie, Early Espresso, Pumpkin Pie, Memento Black, Soft Succulent (ret), Saddle Brown Stazon
Accessories	Neutrals Dimensionals, Sequin
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Be Mine Stitched Dies, Aquapainter

IB335 Happy Spring

 Happy Friday, peeps! It is quite damp and dreary today in SE PA, but we always need the rain! My card today is one I almost didn't share....it isn't quite up to my standards but I decided to show it anyway to prove that no matter how experienced a stamper you are, sometimes things just don't come out the way you expect!  

I have been playing with the Notes & Totes bundle and as much as I love it, I am struggling with it...I think it's bigger than I envisioned!  Anyway, the Inspired By challenge this week inspired me to try to use the tote die; here's the photo:

So off I went to create:

I won't go into all the details about what I don't like about this card, but I will say that the pretty flowers  from You Are Remarkable, stamped in Soft Seafoam ink,  just got lost.  I should have stamped them in something darker....so maybe I'll try them again!  

I tried an old technique for the tote itself; I stamped the retired Knit Together stamp using Versamark ink and dabbed on some pastels with a cotton ball....remember them?  It turned out darker than I wanted, sadly.  I couldn't even stamp the inside correctly...it was crooked and had a halo, so I had to trim my stamp, restamp and diecut a piece to cover it up:

 

At least I managed the background okay, using a piece of Country Woods DSP!  Well, you can't win them all!  Thanks so much for bearing with me here today!  Enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Year of Flowers, Choose Happy, Knit Together (ret)
Card stock & Papers	Basic Beige, Crumb Cake, Soft Seafom DSP (ret), Country Woods DSP
Ink	Versamark, Soft Seafoam, Daffodil Delight, Pretty in Pink, Pecan Pie
Accessories	Dimensionals, Pastels (ret)
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Notes & Totes Dies, Textured Notes Dies

PP638 Tic Tac Toe

Happy Sunday, peeps, and happy last day of April!  Wow, that month flew by!  Anne Marie is our Paper Player hostess this week and since it's the fifth Sunday, we have a Tic-Tac-Toe challenge!  Here we go:

I went with the middle row across of ribbon, die cut and patterned paper!  I am still trying to give my retiring stamps one last go of it; can you tell which stamp I used?

Pretty obvious, huh?  That Knit Together background stamp works perfectly with this little crafty llama from Zany Zoo, don't you think?  I stamped the background in Blushing Bride on a piece of pink  Awash with Beauty DSP, which has a soft of watercolor look to it, which gave the knit pattern a very realistic look, in my opinion!  I stamped Miss Llama in Memento black and colored her in with the some Blends:

 then mounted her on a tag and added some ribbons from the Zany Zoo bundle:

The horizontal panel is some Parakeet Party DSP, and I added some little white gel pen dots to her chair to coordinate!!  The sentiment is from Color & Contour.  I just love every little animal in this set, I can't wait to play with them some more!  And I think I'll keep the Knit background just for her!  

I hope our TTT grid will give you some inspiration to play along with us this week!  Check out the other samples from our talened Design Team over at the Paper Players blog and see what tickles your fancy!  Thanks for visiting today!  Enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Zany Zoo, Color & Contour, Knit Together
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Parakeet Party DSP, Awash in Beauty DSP
Ink	Memento Black, Blushing Bride
Accessories	Zany Zoo Ribbon Duo Combo, White Thread, Dimensionals
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Stitched Rectangle Dies, Tailor Made Tag Dies, Blends, White Gel Pen

HSS398 Stitched Up Birthday

Happy Saturday, peeps!  A quick little card using a few stamps that haven't seen the light of day for a while!  I started with the sketch from Hand Stamped Sentiments: 

And here we go:

I stamped the Knit Together background stamp on Pale Papaya cardstock in matching ink, and the knit image and sentiment from Sugar Pea was stamped in Versafine ink and watercolored with Pale Papaya and Calypso Coral inks:

I did a little embossing on my Crumb Cake mat, highlighting it with a sponge dauber and some white craft ink just so it would stand out a bit.  Here's the inside:

And it's in the mail, ready to go!  Thanks for popping in today--enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Knit Together, Knit Wit (Sugar Pea Designs)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Pale Papaya, Crumb Cake
Ink	Pale Papaya, Calypso Coral, Crumb Cake, Craft White, Versafine Onyx Black
Accessories	Dimensionals
Tools	Big Shot, Stylish Shapes Dies, Stitched Rectangle Dies, Quilt Top EF (ret), Aquapainter, Sponge Dauber

AHSC483 Congrats

Happy Tuesday, peeps!  I got some new goodies and have been itching to play with them!  The Cottage Wreath bundle is so fun...if you like wreaths, you will like this one!  I used the Atlantic Hearts Sketch challenge to get started:

And here is my fall wreath:

I have a friend in my TOPS group (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) who reached a major goal and so I thought she would appreciate a little congrats card!  I stamped the wreath in Crumb Cake and Cajun Craze, then added some Soft Suede acorns and Cajun Craze leaves:

I added some Cajun Craze banners, a panel of Very Vanilla, diecut with the Stitchery background plate, and it all went on a Crumb Cake card on which I stamped the Knit Together background stamp.  I added some Braided Trim, along with a tag with a sentiment from Hand-Penned Petals.  I'll hand-write a note on the inside!  Thanks for visiting today!

Enjoy your day and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Cottage Wreath, Hand-Penned Petals, Knit Together
Card stock & Papers	Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake, Rustic Harvest DSP, He's the Man DSP, Cajun Craze DSP
Ink	Cajun Craze, Crumb Cake, Soft Suede
Accessories	Braided Trim (ret), Dimensionals
Tools	Big Shot, Stitchery Die, Country Wreath Dies, Stylish Shapes Dies

TMS631 Gather Together

 Hi everyone!  I am squeaking in another card today so I don't miss the deadline for Tuesday Morning Sketches!  Here's their sketch:

And here's my take on it:

I recently purchased the background stamp Knit Together and I just love it!  I stamped in on a Soft Succulent card front with matching ink, then added a panel of Harvest Meadow DSP that I softly sponged along the edges.  The wreath was diecut from Sahara Sand cardstock and I colored the leaves with a soft wash of ink as well:

I fussy-cut the sentiment from Pretty Pumpkins and layered it on a vellum banner backed with a Basic White panel, just so it would show up better.  I just love how this came out!  I am also entering this at Happy Little Stampers, where their challenge is Anything Goes with Dies!

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

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Pretty Pumpkins, Knit Together
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Vellum, Sahara Sand, Soft Succulent
Ink	Soft Succulent, Crumb Cake (for sponging)
Accessories	Dimensionals
Tools	Big Shot, Seasonal Swirls Dies, Aquapainter, Sponger Dauber

Warm Knit Hat

Happy Monday, peeps!  I am running very late today!  I have a quick card to share with you, no challenges, just trying to make a few samples for my stamp clubs today!  I was on the fence about the background stamp Knit Together, but I did end up getting it and honestly, it makes me smile every time I use it!  Here's a fun way to use it:

My first step was to stamp a panel of Balmy Blue cardstock with Balmy Blue ink.  I diecut a partial oval from the Layering Oval dies and a partial panel from the Scalloped Contour dies from the panel, sponged around the edges and adhered them together in the shape of a hat.  I stamped a diecut a snowflake from Merry Snowflakes for the pompom, then layered it on a Basic White panel that was embossed three times with the snowflake border die from  Stitched Snowflake dies.  

A sentiment from the same set was stamped in Fresh Freesia and diecut with the Stitched Rectangle die. Everything went on a Fresh Freesia card base.

I added a Blue Adhesive-Backed gem in the center of the pompom for fun!  So happy you popped in today!

I don't have any pictures to share today, but now that Wayne is home safe and sound, I can tell you why he was stuck in Bermuda!  He went there on a business trip and got Covid!  So he had to stay quarantined for ten days while the rest of his coworkers got to come home!  Blessedly, he had very few symptoms and was able to work the whole time he was there.  But we are VERY glad he is home and he had lots of people praying for him!  Enjoy your day and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Knit Together, Merry Snowflakes
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Balmy Blue, Fresh Freesia
Ink	Balmy Blue, Fresh Freesia
Accessories	Blue Adhesive-Backed Gems, Dimensionals
Tools	Big Shot, Stitched Snowflakes Dies, Stitched Rectangle Dies, Layering Ovals Dies (ret), Sponge Daubers