PP527 Stars and Hearts

Happy Sunday, peeps!  It's the fabulous Anne Marie's turn to play hostess at the Paper Players this week, and she's got a fun theme challenge for us:

I couldn't make up my mind, so I actually made one for each---stars AND hearts!  I knew lots of people would choose hearts, so let me share my Uber-CAS "star" Christmas card first!  

I recently bought a package of inexpensive glimmer paper at our discount grocery chain and this beautiful deep blue shade caught my eye.  The paper is really thin...a bit too thin for the starry wreath die that I chose...so I backed it with an adhesive sheet, cut it out and mounted it to a square Whisper White card on which I scored a border.  I found this tiny word die in my stash...it actually spells out "YOU" but I trimmed off part of the "U" to create a "J" and adhered it within the wreath.  I also added a larger star as an accent!

The paper may be inexpensive, but it really sparkles!  I added a sentiment from For Unto Us, stamped in Pacific Point, on the inside:

For my "hearts" card, I got my inspiration from the Fusion Card Challenge photo:

I went for the gingham hearts and wood accents, embossing a sentiment on a piece of Woodgrain paper:

I added some twine, a few more diecut hearts and a couple of little arrows diecut from the In Good Taste DSP series:

So....you can choose stars, hearts, or both!  I hope you'll pop over to the Paper Players blog to see what the DT created, then get your creative juices flowing and share your creation with us as well!  Thanks for popping in today!

During our recent snowstorm, I saw these two mourning doves on our patio, huddled along the edge of the house for warmth:

At first I couldn't figure out what kind of birds they were....they had their feathers so puffed up, they were barely recognizable!  But I finally figured it out, and eventually they warmed up enough to fly away.  But it was fun to see them up this close.  Since their feathers are rather non-descript, it's easy to ignore them in favor of "prettier" birds, but they are fun to watch under our feeders...they are quite territorial and one will chase another away if he (or she!) thinks he will have to share his food!

We're due for some more snow today, so we'll see how they weather this storm!  Enjoy your day and be blessed!

First Card Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	For Unto Us
Card stock & Papers	Thick Whisper White, Blue Glimmer Paper (Artskills), Adhesive Sheets
Ink	Pacific Point
Accessories
Tools	Big Shot, Star and Star Wreath Dies (Avery Elle), Tulip Frame Die (Concord & 9th)

Second Card Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	So Sentimental, Lots of Heart
Card stock & Papers	Whisper White, In Good Taste DSP
Ink	Memento Black, Craft White
Accessories	Playful Pets Twine, Dimensionals, White Embossing Powder
Tools	Big Shot, Heat Tool, Stitched Be Mine Dies, Love Notes Framelits (ret)

Beautiful Blooms

 Hi peeps!  Happy Saturday!  I am in love with the new Pierced Blooms dies that are in the mini catalog!  I sort of glossed over them at first glance until I realized they were "stitched"....and there are so many dies, there are endless possibilities!  I used the Try Stampin' On Tuesday sketch along with The Spot's palette for my card today, and I am adding The Flower Challenge as well:

So here we go:

I cut the blooms from Petal Pink and Night of Navy, with leaves of Soft Seafoam:

I added some layers in the challenge colors, stamped a sentiment from Here's a Card on a Whisper White panel and ran it through the Big Shot with the Subtle embossing folder:

I added an Ornate Border in Night of Navy (although it looks black here!) and stamped a sentiment on the inside, adding a few extra blooms for fun:

I can't wait to play with this die set some more!  Thanks for popping in today!

Dana gave her coworker a baby shower yesterday; the decor was so cute, I thought I'd share:

My niece Kelly (the Martha Stewart of our family) made the cupcakes..don't they look delicious?!

Enjoy your day and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	So Sentimental, Here's A Card
Card stock & Papers	Whisper White, Night of Navy, Soft Seafoam, Petal Pink, Subtles DSP
Ink	Night of Navy
Accessories	Pearls, Dimensionals
Tools	Big Shot, Ornate Borders Dies, Pierced Blooms Dies. Subtle EF

AYSI237 Sketch x Two

Happy Friday, peeps!  As You See It has a fun new sketch for their challenge this week:

I hemmed and hawed with this sketch; nothing seemed to be working, and I finally gave in and did a Halloween card, as I still need to send some out!  I actually made two cards, I will share that one later in the post!  So here we go with my busy Halloween card:

I discovered some fun Halloween papers I forgot I had (you never do that, right?) and used them on the front of my card!  (I think that probably contributes to the busy-ness feel to it, though!)  Anyway, I persevered, cutting an orange glimmer paper starry wreath, punched out a couple of bats and a green glimmer paper spider, and added a fun jack-o-lantern and some stars:

My sentiment is an old SU die, cut from black glimmer paper:

And I stamped a fun sentiment on the inside in Memento Black and Pumpkin Pie:

I think I know just to whom this card is going!  And I am also entering this in the Double D challenge for October, as well as the TGIF Halloween challenge!  

For my next card, I chose to use the colors from The Spot challenge, because I find Rich Razzleberry a challenge to use, and I wanted to challenge myself, LOL!

So here we go:

 

I wanted to get some use of out my Stitched Leaves dies again, so after getting my layers situated, I diecut three leaves from the challenge colors and adhered them to a Brushed Bronze "wreath", backed with some Rich Razzleberry DSP:

I added a copper ribbon bow, and after stamping my sentiment from So Sentimental, embossed each of the triangular panels with one of the Wrapped in Texture embossing folders, then added some faceted gems for fun: 

I also added a narrow strip of the metallic cardstock to the diagonal panel...I like the effect it gives!  

Now, what will you create with our sketch?  As you can see, any holiday or occasion would work well with this fun sketch...share it with us at As You See It...can't wait to see what you come up with!

First Card Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Autumn Blessings, Hello Pumpkin Cardmaking (both Close to My Heart)
Card stock & Papers	Grapefruit Grove (ret), Pumpkin Pie, Basic Black, Basic Gray, Black Glimmer Paper, Orange Glimmer Paper(ret), Rainbow Glimmer Paper, Halloween DSP (Close to My Heart, ret)
Ink	Memento Black
Accessories	Dimensionals, Wink of Stella, Black Dimensionals, Dimensionals
Tools	Big Shot, Little Treats Box Dies (spider), Boo to You Dies (ret), Star Frame Die (Avery Elle), Autumn Blessings Dies (Close to My Heart), Pumpkin Pie Blend, Black Marker

Second Card Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	So Sentimental
Card stock & Papers	Whisper White, Rich Razzleberry, Pumpkin Pie, Pretty Peacock, Brushed Metallic Bronze, Rich Razzleberry DSP
Ink	Pretty Peacock
Accessories	Faceted Gems
Tools	Big Shot, Stitched Leaves Dies, Circles Framelits (ret), Wrapped in Texture Embossing Folder, Metallic Ribbon Combo Pack

 

Have a Happy Day

 Happy Friday, peeps!  It's definitely feeling like fall here in SE PA....no Indian summer, just a plummet right into cool temps!  The Spot Challenge has some fun fall colors (including my high school's colors--maroon and gold!), and the Fusion Card Challenge has an interesting sketch:

I pulled out some Crumb Cake plaid DSP from the Plaid Tidings pack, and I already had the Celebrate Sunflowers set on my desk, so this is what transpired:

I created a border panel with Merry Merlot, Bumblebee and Crumb Cake cardstocks, giving each one a different edge, and I dry embossed the CC panel, giving it a little Bronze Brushed Cardstock strip.  I adhered it over some Merry Merlot sunflowers I stamped directly on to the DSP:

I used the retired Merry Christmas dies to cut a "Happy" from Bronze cardstock and used one of the first photopolymer sets that SU came out with, Endless Birthday Wishes, to stamp the sentiments:

I had "tested" a sunflower on a scrap of DSP, so I added that piece to the inside, along with a birthday greeting from So Sentimental:

Thanks for popping in today--enjoy it and be blessed!

"A happy heart makes the face cheerful" - Proverbs 15:13a

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Celebrate Sunflowers, So Sentimental, Endless Birthday Wishes (ret)
Card stock & Papers	Bronze Brushed Metallic, Crumb Cake, Merry Merlot, Bumblebee, Plaid Tidings DSP
Ink	Merry Merlot
Accessories
Tools	Big Shot, Ornate Borders Dies, Stitched Rectangle Dies, Greenery Embossing Folder, Merry Christmas Dies (ret)

The Spot Leafy Friendship

Happy Saturday, peeps!  I planned to take a little blog rest today, but I had some free time in my craft room and I thought I would squeak in a card for The Spot's "Make Your Own DSP" challenge!  

I was inspired by Helen's card here, and I was thinking how nice it would be to use some fall colors, and I already had Rooted in Nature out on my desk, so I went to work!  Here we go:

I diecut an opening from a piece of Very Vanilla cardstock with one of the Tasteful Labels dies which leaves a stitched line around the opening, and I really liked that.  I stamped various leaves in Terracotta Tile, Cajun Craze and Sahara Sand, and some speckles in Crumb Cake:

I mounted it on a piece of Cajun Craze DSP and stamped a sentiment from So Sentimental directly on top in Early Espresso:

I added a mat of Early Espresso and a little embellishment of Faux Suede trim.  It was fun to mix and match these colors and images!  Thanks for popping in today---enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Rooted in Nature, So Sentimental, Forever Fern (speckles)
Card stock & Papers	Very Vanilla, Early Espresso, Cajun Craze DSP
Ink	Cajun Craze, Terracotta Tile, Sahara Sand, Crumb Cake, Early Espresso
Accessories	Faux Suede Ribbon, Dimensionals
Tools	Big Shot, Tasteful Labels Dies

Blame it on Michele

LOL, do you like the name of my post?  It's all because my friend Michele posted cards made with this adorable stamp set called Clever Sausage...and I just had to get it!  Here we go:

I used the sketch from Sketch Saturday, and I am also entering it in the Time Out Birthday challenge:

         

I started by stamping my little pup in Memento ink on some Soft Suede cardstock and shaded him with some blends.  You can get matching dies with the set, but the images fairly easy to fussy cut, so I passed on the dies!  I also gave him a polka dotted sweater:

I added a polka dotted balloon, and a sentiment diecut with a Stitched Rectangle die.  Before adhering everything, I stamped a few little confetti on my Stitched So Sweetly panel!  His little bow and tie around his tummy were hand-drawn!

Finally, on the inside of the Daffodil Delight, I added the sentiment:

All the printed papers are from Honey Bee's The Bee's Knees 6x6 pad!  Thanks for popping in today!

I must admit, that socially distancing myself has made me very, very lazy.  All I did on Sunday, after watching our church service on FB, was to work on a puzzle, oh and I did sew two DIY masks which I will be mailing to my niece.  There is NO 1/4" elastic to be found anywhere, so that's the extent of my mask-making.  I am keeping up on my Bible study, walking, and making a few cards, but mostly just....working on my puzzle!  Hopefully it will be done today and I can move forward!  How are you keeping busy?  Enjoy your day and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	So Sentimental (confetti), Clever Sausage (Essentials By Ellen Hutson)
Card stock & Papers	Soft Suede, Daffodil Delight, Whisper White, Basic Black, Bee's Knees DSP (Honey Bee)
Ink	Memento Black, Daffodil Delight
Accessories	Black Ribbon (ret), Dimensionals
Tools	Big Shot, Stitched Rectangle Dies, Stitched So Sweetly Dies, Blends, Basic Black Marker

JAI494 Thoughtful Blooms

Happy Saturday, peeps!  Happy Leap Day too!  My card today uses the colors from Just Add Ink:

I've been feeling rather uncreative lately, and I felt a little better after using these soft, pretty colors on my card. I pulled out my unused Buffalo Check background stamp and the SAB Thoughtful Blooms set and matching punch and went to work:

I stamped the blossoms on Grapefruit Grove cardstock in matching ink and the leaves in Soft Seafoam.  I curled the petals a wee bit with my bone folder and added some white centers with a gel pen.  I diecut three tiny butterflies with the Nature's Promise dies to create a little embellishment for my flowers:

 

I also layered a couple of diecuts to create a horizontal panel, which added some interest against my gray plaid background:

Finally, a sentiment from So Sentimental on the inside, along with a few more leaves:

Thanks for popping in today!  Be sure to come back tomorrow for a new Paper Players challenge!

I wanted to share this cute photo of my great-nephew Jameson, at his brother Sawyer's birthday party.  His mom got cookies that had an edible "paint" palette right on the cookie, and he was getting ready to paint his cookie!! (And he's a lefty!) What a fantastic idea!  I hope they tasted as good as they looked! 

Thanks for popping in today--enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Thoughtful Blooms, So Sentimental, Buffalo Check
Card stock & Papers	Whisper White, Grapefruit Grove, Soft Seafoam
Ink	Grapefruit Grove, Soft Seafoam, Smoky Slate
Accessories	Dimensionals
Tools	Big Shot, Stitched Shapes Dies, Nature's Promise Dies, Stitched Be Mine Dies, Small Bloom Punch