Winter Scene for an 80th Birthday

Hi stampers!  Yay, it's Wednesday and I have a very special birthday card for a friend of ours who will soon be 80!  I combined the Atlantic Hearts Sketch and the Retro Rubber Winter Scene theme to create my card for him:

The sketch had some decidedly feminine aspects to it but I envisioned some masculine elements, even though I did sprinkle a few sequins on there....hope he doesn't mine too much!  So here we go:

My cabin image is from Reflected in Nature (2021), stamped in Misty Moonlight ink.  I just love the detail on this, and I didn't get hardly any use from it when it was current!  I diecut it with a circle die and added a mat from Kraft cardstock.  Instead of flowers, I used some Seaside Spray "greenery", accented with sequins, and I added a denim ribbon behind my sentiment:

I diecut a piece of brown and blue plaid paper with a Spellbinders rounded-edge die and mounted everything on a Early Espresso card base, on which I also rounded the edges. The sentiment on the inside was from A Dozen Thoughts (2013) and to get that 80 in there, I stamped the numbers from Number of Years (2016) behind the sentiment in Soft Seaspray.  The eagle was also from Reflected in Nature.  Hope he likes it!

Thank you for much for popping in today--enjoy it and be blessed!

Rich and poor have this in common: the Lord is the Maker of them all. Proverbs 22:2

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Reflected in Nature (2021), Number of Years (2016), A Dozen Thoughts (2013), Your Biggest Fan (2022)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Kraft, Early Espresso, Seaside Spray (ret),  Woodsy Plaid DSP (Memory Box)
Ink	Seaside Spray (ret), Misty Moonlight (ret)
Accessories	Sequins from my stash, Denim Ribbon
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Layering Circle Dies, Zigzag Circle Dies (Sizzix), Ornate Frames Dies (ret), Holiday Greens Dies (Tim Holtz), Curved Matting Basics A Dies (Spellbinders), Corner Rounder Punch (ret)

AYSI272 Gentle Waves Sketch

Happy Friday, stampers!  Time for a new As You See It challenge, and we have a FUN sketch for you!  Check this out:

And here we go, using the sadly-un-utilized Gentle Waves stamp set:

This is such a lovely, peaceful stamp set and I have only used it a couple of times and haven't seen it around blogland too much either!  I was hoping it would make it into the new catalog, but sadly, not.  Anyway, I stamped three panels, one each in Seaside Spray, Balmy Blue, and Misty Moonlight, then used a die from Ornate Layers to cut the panels.  I know in the sketch, the panels are graduated in size, but I just knew I wouldn't get them looking right, so I opted for the die, LOL!  They went on a Basic White card and I added the compass from Sailing Home, backed with a Night of Navy circular mat, and a sentiment from Reflected in Nature, another sadly-neglected set.  (I've been singing Knights in White Satin all day long after stamp it, LOL!)  I am also going to pop this in at Krafty Chicks, where their challenge is "Stamp Act"...just some stamping!  

Anyway, this would be a good sympathy card or just for someone who's going through a rough patch...watching the ocean is always a good soother to me!  I hope you'll find a way to use this sketch...it's a great one for using up some narrow strips of DSP!  And it can be embellished any way you like!  Can't wait to see what you create...share it with us at the As You See It blog!  Thanks for popping in today...enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Reflected in Nature, Sailing Home, Gentle Waves
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Night of Navy, Silver Foil
Ink	Seaside Spray (ret), Balmy Blue, Misty Moonlight, Night of Navy
Accessories	Dimensionals
Tools	Big Shot, Layering Circles Dies, Stitched Shapes Dies (ret), Ornate Layers Dies (ret), Banner Die (Nestabilities), Hole Punch

Saturday Double

Hi stampers!  I had some stamping time yesterday and have two cards to share.  One is for the Inkspire Me sketch challenge, the other for FMS:

So let's do the Inkspire Me one first:

I did some stenciling with a Blending Brush and the Butterflies & Flowers Stencil (mask) in Flirty Flamingo ink on the bottom corner of my mat, then added a scalloped trim:

I had a scrap of Sweet Symmetry laying on my desk; I always get Flirty Flamingo and Calypso Coral confused; obviously, this piece uses Calypso Coral, as my colors don't exactly match, but hopefully the recipient won't mind!  I embellished it with a Pierced Blooms flower and leaves, and added a Bitty Banner with a sentiment from Special Moments...what a great SAB set!

The second card is a masculine one featuring the cabin from Reflected in Nature.  I am embarassed to admit that I've had this set since the beginning of the catalog and don't think I've used it yet!  I stamped it on Crumb Cake with Shaded Spruce ink, then cut it down to a smaller size, adding an Evening Evergreen mat:

It went on a card front embossed with the Pinewood Plank embossing folder, and for the little corner embellishments, I diecut some branches from the In The Woods die, cut them in half and layered them under the image.  Again, the sentiment is from Special Moments:

Thanks for popping in today!

Yesterday we had freezing rain in the morning, turning everything into an icy landscape, and I couldn't help but take some photos around the yard!  The poor birds would be sorely tried to get under these icicles:

Each leaf and stem of my butterfly bush was coated in ice; the patterns they made were amazing!

By lunchtime the temps were up and everything was dripping!  But it was cool while it lasted!  Enjoy your day and be blessed!

"Praise the Lord.  Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever." Psalm 106:1

First Card Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Special Moments
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Flirty Flamingo, Soft Seafoam, Sweet Symmetry DSP
Ink	Flirty Flamingo
Accessories	Dimensionals, Iridescent Sequins (ret)
Tools	Big Shot, Pierced Blooms Dies, Bitty Banners Dies (ret), Layering Squares Dies (ret), Stitched Be Mine Dies (ret), Stitched Shapes Dies (ret), Blending Brushes, Butterflies & Flowers Masks

Second Card Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Reflected in Nature, Special Moments
Card stock & Papers	Crumb Cake, Evening Evergren
Ink	Shaded Spruce
Accessories	Dimensionals
Tools	Big Shot, Pinewood Planks Embossing Folder (ret), Layering Squares Dies (ret), In The Woods Dies (ret)