PP751 CAS Christmas Seal

 Happy Sunday, peeps!  Elizabeth is our Hostess for the Paper Players this week, and here's her CAS challenge for us:

This should be a fun one! Since I had a crazy busy few days last week, I went really easy and pulled out a sticker from the retired Beary Christmas Memories & More pack and made a sweet little CAS Christmas card:

I adhered my little Christmas seal to a piece of striped Poppy Parade DSP that I dicut with the Perennial Postage die, and mounted it on a panel embossed with the Snowflake Sky embossing folder:

Don't you just love the look at that little guy's face?!  I added some light blue gingham ribbon and a little banner with a sentiment from the retired Stitched With Cheer (2016), punched out with a wee banner punch that I don't think I ever used, LOL!

On the inside, a sentiment and snowflake from the same Stitched With Cheer set:

And since I've used some retired products here, I am entering this into the RetroRubber challenge as well, which is a Tic-Tac-Toe:

I followed the left column down of punch, stripes and ribbon!  Now I hope you'll play along with our CAS challenge at the Paper Players this week!  Be sure to keep things simple--not a lot of layers or embellishments.  My card is actually a bit less CAS than my usual, but hopefully Elizabeth will put her "seal" of approval on it!  Thanks for popping in today!  Enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Stitched With Cheer (ret, 2016)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Balmy Blue, Poppy Parade DSP (ret), Beary Christmas Memories & More (ret)
Ink	Poppy Parade
Accessories	Dimensionals, Gingham Ribbon  (ret),
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Perennial Postage Dies, Snowflake Sky Embossing Folder, Small Banner Punch (ret)

RRCB260 You're Too Wonderful

 Happy Wednesday, peeps! The gals over at RetroRubber have a fun sketch this week:

I needed a thank you card for one of my knitting friends from church, so I pulled out Zany Zoo (2023) and Hand Knit (2010) to make her card:

I stamped, diecut and colored my knitting llama with some Blends, then mounted her on a "knitted" panel from Mintay, which is also the background panel.  A little ribbon trim created the diagonal element of the sketch, and three skeins of yarn were stamped, colored and fussy-cut for the other elements:

A sentiment from the same set was stamped on Pecan Pie cardstock and diecut with a Pink & Main banner die:

It was fun to color this fun little image; I hope she appreciates it as much as I appreciated her gift!  Thanks for visiting today!  Enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Zany Zoo (2023), Hand Knit (2010) (both retired)
Card stock & Papers	Very Vanilla, Basic White, Pecan Pie, Christmas Blessings (Mintay)
Ink	Memento Black
Accessories	White Ribbon (ret), Dimensionals
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Zany Zoo Dies (ret), Blends, 3/4" Banner Dies (Pink & Main)

Vintage Birthday Wishes

 Happy Wednesday, peeps! Trying to squeeze in some stamping time before our holiday celebrations!  I needed several masculine cards (aren't they the most challenging?) and saw a fun sketch from Just Add Ink as well as the birthday challenge from Retro Rubber!  

I went WAY back in the archives for some of these products, LOL!  Here's one of the cards I created:

The papers are from an old Basic Gray pad (remember them), and the "birthday" banner is from Time of Year (2016) and the "wishes" is from Holly Jolly Greetings (2015).  The vehicle is from Unity's Consider Yourself Vintage, and I know I've had that for several years:

I didn't want to put a bow on a masculine card, so I diecut a wee little wrench from some copper foil using a die from My Favorite Things....Tool Charms.  It's an oldie too!  The banners and mat are both Basic Black.  I made a few more similar to this for my stash for this month!  Now to get them ready to go out in the mail!  And I just realized this will fit the Krafty Chicks birthday challenge this week too!

Thanks so much for visiting today!  Enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Time of Year (2016, ret), Holly Jolly Greetings (2015, ret), Consider Yourself Vintage (Unity, at least 6 years old)
Card stock & Papers	Basic Beige, Basic Black, Copper Foil, Basic Gray DSP (unknown name)
Ink	Pecan Pie, Versafine Black
Accessories	Dimensionals
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Stylish Shapes Dies, Tool Charms Dies (My Favorite Things)

RRCB257 Shaky Snowman

 Happy Wednesday, peeps! I had a thoroughly enjoyable time yesterday making a fun shaker card for the Retro Rubber challenge, which is a tic-tac-toe! I chose the diagonal of sequins, shaker and diecut:

I pulled out a set from the 2022 mini called Snowman Magic, along with the matching Snowman dies and here's what I came up with:

My background is some retired specialty DSP called Let It Snow....I've been hoarding all that I have, but I thought this pattern would make a great background for my little snowman and his red hat!  I stamped and diecut him and his bunny pal (his little redbird friend too) and then used the new two-toned Pool Party cardstock to diecut some trees.  I cut a frame from Real Red cardstock and added a bunch of sequins from my stash.  I stamped a Scrapbook.com sentiment on it before I sealed everything up:

A simple sentiment from Hope & Peace went on the inside:

This was probably the best sequin/shaker card I ever made---usually my sequins stick to the foam pieces but everything went smoothly this time! Yay!

A few pictures from Father's Day:

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

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Snowman Magic (ret 2022), Christmas Sentiments (Scrapbook.com, at least 3 years old)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Pool Party Two-Tone, Acetate Sheet, Let it Snow Specialty DSP (ret)
Ink	Versafine Black, Real Red
Accessories	Foam Strips, Sequins from my stash
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Everyday Arched Dies, Snowman Dies (ret)

RRCB256 Hello Sunshine

Happy Thursday, peeps! I have a fun little card today using the sketch from RetroRubber:

I confess that this sketch did stump me for a while, and I confess that one of the dies I used is new, but my sentiment is from 2022 and all the papers are retired as well!  So here we go:

I've been hoarding this bird paper from Rings of Love (a few years back) so I matched it up with a few patterned DSPs.  I used the Notes & Totes die to create the slats, and the sentiment, stamped on a piece of Country Woods DSP, is from Special Moments (2022).  

I like how all the colors work together!  

And since I have a bird card, check out what I found in one of my hanging baskets on my porch:

I had seen a couple of purple finches flying around it, so I am assuming they're the ones who built it, but no eggs! I just love how they wound the hanging stuff (I am so bad with plant names) around the outside of the nest!!!  I'll keep you posted if anything else happens!  Thanks for visiting today!  Enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Speical Moments (ret, 2022)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Country Woods DSP (ret), So Saffron DSP (ret), Soft Sea Foam DSP (ret), Rings of Love DSP (ret), Americana (Honey Bee)
Ink	Misty Moonlight
Accessories	Dimensionals
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Stylish Shapes Dies, Notes & Totes Dies

Every Good & Perfect Gift

Happy Wednesday, all! I have a flowery card for you today, using the color palette from Retro Rubber:

I have to admit that I struggled with this card, not because of the colors, they're beautiful...but because I do struggle lining up all the layers of this particular stamp set.  It's from W+9, called Freehand Florals, and it's from 2016.  I think I have probably mis-aligned the layers, but at some particular point, I just gave up and went with it!  So here we go:

I stamped my flowers in Pretty in Pink, Peach Pie and Flirty Flamingo, and the leaves in Soft Sea Foam.  I did add a wee little Balmy Blue baker's twine bow, and framed them all in a Penny Black Double Frame die:

The sentiment is from Stamp Simply's Farmhouse Scriptural Quotes, and I've had that since 2023 or 2024!  In hindsight, I wish I had stamped it in a different color that Flirty Flamingo, but again, I'd spent way too much time on it!

I stamped a birthday sentiment on the inside, so this will go in my birthday stash!  I am also entering this at Little Red Wagon, where they're looking for flowers!  Thanks so much for popping in today!  Enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Farmhouse Scriptural Quote (Stamp Simply, 2023), Freehand Florals (W+9, 2016)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Soft Sea Foam DSP (ret)
Ink	Soft Seafoam, Pretty in Pink, Peach Pie, Flirty Flamingo
Accessories	Balmy Blue Baker's Twine, Dimensionals
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Freehand Florals Dies (W+9), Double Frame Die (Penny Black)

AYSI347 Ouch

Happy Friday, everyone!  Hope you have something fun planned this weekend!  It's time for a new As You See It challenge, and it's a recipe! They're always fun:

I needed a sort of get well card for an acquaintence.....she had a serious accident with a zero-turn mower and I won't go into a lot of detail (but you can use your imagination!).  But she has a very positive outlook and is optimistic about her ability to adapt, and I really wanted to send her a card!  So here we go:

This little turtle is from a 2019 set called Back on Your Feet, and the images are so cute, I'll never part with it!  I stamped this little guy in Stazon Black ink and watercolored him with three different colors of green ink!  He was diecut with a Stitched Shape die, and I added some embossing on the right panel with the Cute Crochet embossing folder along with a fun little border diecut using the Scalloped Contours dies:

I added a Natural Tones linen thread so I could attach my little tag:

None of the other sentiments in the sets seemed appropriate, so I added a CTMH sentiment on the inside:

The sketch I used comes from the FMS challenge this week by the talented Jen Mitchell:

And I am squeaking it in just under the wire at Retro Rubber, which is a tic-tac-toe grid; I chose the top row across of green, diecut and stitching:

Now, in case you were a little put off by my friend's accident, here's some happier news! The Philadelphia Zoo just had four endangered Galapagos tortoises hatch!! 

They gave them the names of the Golden Girls: Dorothy, Rose, Blanche and Sophia!  And their parents are almost 100 years old!  You can read more about it here!  Fascinating story!  

Anyway, I hope you'll play along with our fun recipe this week and create something with a zoo (or other) animal!  You can check out what all the designers created at the As You See It blog, and share yours there too!

 

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Back on Your Feet (ret, 2019), God is Good (CTMH, 2019)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Granny Apple Green, Dandy Designs DSP (ret)
Ink	Stazon Black, Granny Apple Green, Lemon Lime Twist, Soft Sea Foam)
Accessories	Dimensionals, Natural Tones Linen Thread
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Cute Crochet Embossing Folder, Scalloped Contour Dies (ret), Stitched Shapes Dies (ret), Tags & Labels Dies (ret)

RRCB252 HB Sketch

 Happy Thursday, peeps!  You know how sometimes an idea is in your head but in reality, it just doesn't quite come out the way you planned?  This is one of those cards, LOL!  But I am just going to go with it!  It uses the sketch from Retro Rubber and some older stamps from Artistic Outpost; I have probably had them since 2016.  Here's the sketch:

I already had a Mint Macaron card base sitting on my desk and I found some papers to match and here's what I came up with:

I stamped the scene in Garden Green, but the diagonal panel at the top is what had me stumped.  I didn't want to really cover up any part of the stamped image, so I embossed a piece of vellum with the Timber EF and added the "HB" for happy birthday in the corner:

Since this is for my brother-in-law, I am not adding any embellishments!  Thanks for popping in today!  Enjoy your day and be blessed!

Lord, who may enter your Temple?  Who may worship on Zion, your sacred hill? Those who obey God in everything and always do what is right, whose words are true and sincere, and do not slander others.  They do no wrong to their friends nor spread rumors about their neighbors.  Psalm 15:1-3

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	The Outpost (Artistic Outpost, 2016)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Garden Green, Mint Macaron (ret), Vellum (ret), Trail Mix (Simple Stories)
Ink	Garden Green
Accessories	Dimensionals
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Timber EF, Radiating Stitches Dies, Oliver's Stitched Alphabet Dies (Lawn Fawn)

Jingle Shells

Happy Friday, peeps! I have a fun Christmas card today, which uses the sketch from FMS, the Under the Sea challenge from Retro Rubber, and the Krafty Chicks Christmas challenge:

I pulled out an old set from 2007 called Crab & Company to make my funny card:

I used some "bubbly" DSPs, cutting them out with a Stitched Rectangle die, then added the little sea creatures, all stamped with Versafine Black ink and watercolored:

To highlight the sentiment, I stamped a circle from SU's 2002 set called Little Shapes! I had forgotten all about this set, but it's pretty handy!  I added some yellow sequins too:

My inside sentiment is from Market Street Stamps called Country Christmas; I think it is from 2006! It's old, at any rate!

I had lots of fun making this little cutie and I can another to my stash!  Thanks so much for popping in today!  Enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Crab & Company (2007), Little Shapes (2002), Country Christmas (Market Street Stamps, 2006)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Coastal Cabana DSP, Flirty Flamingo DSP, Daffodil Delight DSP
Ink	Versafine Black, Flirty Flamingo, Daffodil Delight, Bermuda Bay (ret)
Accessories	Sequins (from my stash), Mini Dimensionals
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Stylish Shapes Dies, Stitched Rectangle Dies (ret), Aquapainter

Christmas Chickadee

Happy Thursday, peeps! I am slowly working on my Christmas card stash; my card today fulfills three challenges!  The As You See It theme challenge wants birds; the CAS on Sunday challenge is a sketch, and the Retro Rubber challenge is a tic-tac-toe grid!

I am using an old Impression Obsession chickadee stamp; I know I have had this at least ten years, along with a sentiment from SU called Shine Bright (2019),  In order to fit the bird and the rest of the sketch, my card is a little larger at 5" square.  So here we go:

I stamped the chickadee on watercolor paper and inked it in with reinkers, then used aStylish Shapes circle die to cut it out, cutting out the tail before using the die:  

For my tic-tac-toe, I chose the top row across of enamel dots, stripes or dots and diecuts.  I stamped a Shaded Spruce tag with SU's Distressed Dots background stamp (2011) and added some banners using some retired Christmas DSPs that featured dots and stripes.  The sentiment was stamped in Cherry Cobbler.  My enamel dots are from W+9.  I know I will need a special envelope to fit this card, but that's okay, it's fun to do something a little different!

Thanks for popping in toda! Enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Shine Bright (2019), Distressed Dots (2011), both retired, Chickadee (Impression Obsession, 2015?)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Watercolor, Shaded Spruce, Classic Christmas DSP (ret)
Ink	Stazon Black, Real Red, Garden Green, Shaded Spruce, Crumb Cake, Cherry Cobbler
Accessories	Enamel Dots (W+9), Real Red Ribbon (ret), Dimensionals
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Stylish Shapes Dies, Tailor Made Tags Dies (ret), Aquapainter