AHSC611 Your Friendship

Happy Monday, peeps! We are feeling a little better today, hopefully we're on the mend!  The latest Atlantic Hearts Sketch is a fun one:

I've been trying to use some of the patterns from the upcoming Timeless Plaids DSP, along with some neglected stamps and dies from the current catalog!  I chose Seaside Wishes for my card today:

I made a frame with some Cajun Craze cardstock, and layered it on this pretty plaid.  I cut an oval from the center of the DSP and layered it on a Basic Beige card.  The elements were diecut and stamped with Basic Beige and Crumb Cake, and the coral was cut from Calypso Coral. The color was a little too bright, so I softened it by sponging with Craft White ink.  I also ran the sand dollars through the matching embossing folder.  I added some gems and a banner sentiment to finish it off:

I left the inside blank; I can add a sentiment when I need one!  

I hope you'll play along with this lovely sketch this week!  I always love seeing what the participants, as well as the Atlantic Hearts design team, create with our sketches!  The DT will unveil their creations on Wednesday, but you can play along now!  Thanks for popping in today!  Enjoy it and be blessed!

Blessed is the one
    who does not walk in step with the wicked
or stand in the way that sinners take
    or sit in the company of mockers,

but whose delight is in the law of the Lord,
    and who meditates on his law day and night.

That person is like a tree planted by streams of water,
    which yields its fruit in season
and whose leaf does not wither—
    whatever they do prospers.

Psalm 1:1-3

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Seaside Wishes
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Basic Beige, Cajun Craze, Calypso Coral, Timeless Plaids DSP
Ink	Cajun Craze, Basic Beige, Craft White
Accessories	Earth Tone Adhesive Gems, Dimensionals
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Seaside Wishes Hybrid Dies, Stitched Rectangle Dies (ret), Layering Oval Dies (ret), Sponge Dauber

CAS on Sunday 294-Jack & Cat

Happy Wednesday, peeps! The CAS on Sunday challenge this week is Halloween!  I got this howling cat stamp several years ago and always ensure he makes at least one appearance in October!  My card is uber-CAS; just one layer, no embellishments or frou-frou!  Here we go: 

I stamped my cat in Versafine Black ink, then stamped it again on a piece of masking paper and fussy-cut him out.  I laid the masking paper on top of the stamped image, then stenciled a big yellow/orange moon behind him, and finally, colored in his pumpkin:

I added some stamped black stars, some orange "twinkle" and a little "boo" as my sentiment!  I wish I had stamped the image a little lower because it looked top-heavy, so I trimmed off the bottom a bit to even it up, LOL!   Easy peasy and this little kitty is already in the mail!  

 I am also going to add this over at the Double D Challenges where there are looking for a pumpkin!

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

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Seaside Wishes (twinkle), Jack & Cat (100 Proof Press), Halloween (Recollections), Paper Pumpkin (for the star)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Acetate for Stencil, Masking Paper
Ink	Versafine Black, Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie
Accessories
Tools	Blending Brush, Pumpkin Pie Marker

Thankful Pumpkins

Happy Tuesday, peeps! I spent a wee bit of time in my craft room this morning and decided to make a fall-themed card for two challenges: As You See It has a nice sketch, and Hand-Stamped Sentiments has a lovely fall mood board:

I have been saving this pumpkin paper (well, hoarding it, really) for a long time, so I decided to finally break it out:

This is a larger card, 7.25" x 4.25", because I wanted to make sure I got all those pumpkins on it!  The papers are all from Recollections, called Thankful Heart.  I stamped the "thankful" in Mossy Meadow on some of the striped paper and matted it with a scalloped mat:

The floral image is from the same papers, diecut and matted with a Pistachio Pudding scalloped mat:

And although it's hard to see, I did add some speckled stamping around the pumpkins in Basic Beige, and added some Mossy Meadow twine and a few neutral sequins.  The inside is a sentiment from Simply Stamped, and I fussy-cut another pumpkin to add to the bottom. The vine stamp is from Close to My Heart:

I think this will make a nice Thanksgiving card!  

It's Solanco Fair week, so I am off to put in a blanket that Dana crocheted as well as a small cross stitch project that I did.  I did several projects this past year....getting them framed was another story!  Thanks for popping in today!  Enjoy your day and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Seaside Wishes, Blessed (Paper Sweeties), Farmhouse Scriptural Quotes (Stamp Simply), Autumn Blessings (Close to My Heart)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Mossy Meadow, Pistachio Pudding (ret), Thankful Heart (Recollections)
Ink	Mossy Meadow, Basic Beige, Pistachio Pudding
Accessories	Dimensionals, Sequins (Pretty Pink Posh), Mossy Meadow Twine (ret)
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Scalloped Contours Dies (ret), Layering Circles Dies (ret)

AHSC589 Ocean Friendship

Happy Wednesday, everyone! Time for a new Atlantic Hearts sketch:

As soon as I saw the sketch, I knew that I wanted to use the retired Gentle Waves stamp.  Although my colors go from light to dark instead of dark to light as on the sketch, hopefully, it will be okay!  Here we go:

I inked the stamp up using a brayer and three different blue inks:  Balmy Blue, Azure Afternoon and Misty Moonlight.  It's a little tricky to get them blended but I think it worked okay!  I stamped a sentiment from Seaside Wishes in Azure Afternoon ink, and added a couple of wee little starfishes:

I frayed a bit of white ribbon to lay behind it, then added some sparkly sequins.  Everything went on an Azure Afternoon card base.  This is such a nice sentiment for almost any occasion!

I hope you'll play along with our fun challenge this week....I think there are lots of variations you could use!  Share it with us at the AHSC blog so we can enjoy it too!  Thanks for popping in today!

 So I am finished sharing my birthday cards but I couldn't ignore one of the nicest gifts I received from my friend Sally.  This is truly a work of art, inspiration and incredible attention to detail!  This is a little trinket box, sort of like a cigar box, and she's decorated every single side  of it beautifully!  Here's the top:

And sides:

The inside:

And even the bottom! 

The papers and elements she used are just beautiful, I can't stop looking at them!  And if that wasn't enough, it all came with this adorable little tag:

I will treasure this for sure!  Thanks, Sally!  Enjoy your day and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Seaside Wishes, Gentle Waves (ret)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Azure Afternoon
Ink	Balmy Blue, Azure Afternoon, Misty Moonlight
Accessories	Basic White Herringbone Ribbon, Adhesive Backed Glitter Sequins (ret), Dimensionals
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Seaside Wishes Dies, Unbounded Love Dies, Brayer (ret)

PP701 Beachy Collage

Happy Sunday, peeps! Time for a new Paper Players challenge with the awesome Stef as our hostess.  She chose a great theme, especially if you're in the northern hemisphere (although Jan probably doesn't mind!) and you're sweltering in this heat!  So here we go:

I just received this stencil and stamp set from Waffle Flower called Postage Collage Beach Days, and hadn't used it yet, so this was a perfect time to get it inked up! So here we go:

I used lots of different bright colors on the stencils and stamped the sentiments and postage images in Versafine Black and Smoky Slate.  I also used the regular Postage Collage stamp set:

That seagull just cracks me up...my favorite part of Finding Nemo is the seagull scene, LOL! I also added a few little sequins for sparkle!  The inside of my Crumb Cake card was stamped with a sentiment from Seaside Wishes:

No beach for us yet.....later this month, though!

A few more birthday photos! This refreshing image is from Robyn:

This pretty set of banners (and brad!) is from Fran:

And I admit that I am a wee bit jealous that my friend Kathy got this die set...how cute is THIS beachy scene?

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

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Seaside Wishes, Postage  Collage (Waffle Flower) Postage Collage Beach Days (Waffle Flower)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Crumb Cake
Ink	Versafine Black, Pecan Pie, Balmy Blue, Pool Party, Pumpkin Pie, Real Red, Poppy Parade, Lost Lagoon, Granny Apple Green, Azure Afternoon, Daffodil Delight, Blueberry Bushel, Crumb Cake, Smoky Slate
Accessories	Sequins from my Stash
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Postage Stencil (Waffle Flower), White Gel Pen

PP700 Happy Summer Dreams

Happy Sunday, stamping friends! Wow, it's a special day---our Paper Players challenge is celebrating 700 challenges!  Not only that, but it's also MY birthday, I am the hostess, and that 700 challenge....well, that might give you a wee clue as to the birthday that I'm celebrating, LOL!  I have a sketch for you to celebrate all those occasions...check it out:

I knew right away I wanted to use Seaside Wishes for the sketch! I pulled out some of my hoarded Soft Sky paper and ink and paired it with some blue glimmer paper and Basic Beige cardstock.  Here we go:

I embossed the larger sand dollar with the matching embossing folder, then mounted it on the Basic Beige panel which was embossed with the upcoming Birch Wood EF.  I put the panel in sideways so the design was horizontal....it looked like the little rivulets in the sand at the beach!  

I created a fun sentiment from the words in Choose Happy, stamping them in Pool Party ink.  I diecut them with a Nellie Snellen stitched die.  The final addition was some pretty little sequins from my stash...oh, and I did add some wink of stella for fun!

I hope you'll play along with our very special 700th challenge at the Paper Players this week!  Be sure to check out what the DT created...such fun creations...then share yours with us too!  Thanks for popping in today!  Enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Seaside Wishes, Choose Happy
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Basic Beige, Soft Sky (ret), Blue Glimmer Paper (Close to My Heart)
Ink	Pool Party, Basic Beige, Soft Sky (ret)
Accessories	Dimensionals, Sequins from my stash
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Birch Wood Embossing Folder, Seaside Wishes Hybrid Folder & Dies, Stitched Banner Die (Nellie Snellen)

Inspired By Seashells #297

Happy Tuesday, peeps! This heat wave is really affecting my mojo....I think it just melted away!   I couldn't come up with anything amazingly original, so another beach-themed card is on deck today; this one uses a wee bit of inspiration from Inspired By's prompt:

I just got the Seaside Wishes, so I couldn't wait to put it to use, along with an older background stamp.  Here we go:

I used the Pretty in Pink starfish as my starting point and decided to keep the pink hues rather than the bright ones in the photo.  I stamped and embossed the sand dollar with Flirty Flamingo ink, and the coral (what IS that thing, anyway?) was diecut from Calypso Coral.  It was too dark for my liking, so I sponged some white ink on it to tone it down...much better!

To bring in a little blue, I stamped the cheesecloth image in Balmy Blue on Basic Beige, and added a sentiment from the same set. 

 My final additions were some "sand"stamped around the edges and some pink sequins!  I can't wait to play with this some more!  Thanks for popping in today! Enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Seaside Wishes, Cheesecloth (Cornish Heritage Farms)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Basic Beige, Calypso Coral
Ink	Balmy Blue, Pretty in Pink, Flirty Flamingo, Craft White, Basic Beige
Accessories	Dimensionals, Sequins from my stash
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machinke Seaside Wishes Dies, Stylish Shapes Dies, Sponge Dauber