FMS320 Birthday Wit

Happy Thursday, peeps...this will be a quick post as I have a busy day!  The FMS sketch by Rita is a fun one, even though I realized I didn't place my panels correctly!!!  I hope she's forgiving!

I don't usually make "funny" birthday cards, but the new Birthday Wit stamp was too cute to pass up, and the large panel was perfect for this large sentiment.  I added a little fox created with the Fox Builder punch and Foxy Friends stamp set and used Cajun Craze and Foil Frenzy for the background

Isn't he a cutie....especially since he left his little footprints all over the card!!

Thanks for popping in today...enjoy your day and be blessed!

Just a couple of crazy girls!

FMS287 Wood Words Note

Hey everyone!  It's Friday....thank goodness!  It's been a long week!  I got some of my new SU goodies and finally had time to play with them...this is a really simple card using Jen's sketch at FMS:

I used two new items, the Wood Words set, and the Fresh Fig In Color:

Yesterday was our last class in Community Bible Study and I wanted to make a thank you note for my leader, so I just sort of threw this monochromatic creation together!  There are lots of fun elements in this set, I just can't wait to play with it more!  But here, I just stamped the floral image randomly on a piece of white cardstock, then stamped a separate little image and fussy-cut a flower out to put atop one of the elements in the set, then added the sentiment.  I thought the background looked a little bare, so I stamped the Hardwood background image on the base.  

You can be sure to see more of this set in the future!

Nothing like playing in the dirt and cement, just after you've had your bath, LOL!

And if construction photos bore you, you can just stop here, LOL!  The footers are poured:

And they began laying the block foundation; unfortunately, the rain kept them from finishing, so hopefully today they'll be back!  We have spent the last couple days looking at kitchen cabinets.  My head is swimming from so many decisions!

Enjoy your day and be blessed!

Project Details--All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Noted
Stamps	Wood Words, Hardwood
Card stock & Papers	Whisper White, Fresh Fig
Ink	Fresh Fig
Accessories
Tools	Big Shot, Stitched Shapes Die, Bitty Banners Die (ret), 1" Circle Punch, Dimensionals

Paper Players 343 Sweet Treats

Hi everyone!  It's Paper Player time, and I am the hostess this week with a "Sweet Treats" challenge:

For my card today, I found an ice cream cone image in the retired Sweet Stuff stamp set, and since I have seen many posts about "no-line" watercoloring (stamping in a soft color so that the outline doesn't show), I thought I would give it a try with my cute little cone! 

I am not sure this was the best image on which to try this technique, but I gave it a go, and perhaps I'll try it again with a floral image or something!  Anyway, I realized I had a Tim Holtz Distress pad in Antique Linen, so I stamped it in that and colored it with some Pink Pirouette, So Saffron and Crumb Cake inks.  I went over the face and arms with a black marker and although you can't see, I added some sparkle with a Wink of Stella pen:

My Cards & Coffee class enjoyed this little fun fold card last week, so I thought I would do one again, this time using some fun papers from my stash and a big glimmer paper frame!  Here's how it looks unfolded:

And you can find directions for it from Natalie's blog HERE.  Finally, I used the cutout portion of the glimmer paper to frame the inside sentiment:

The DT has some yummy samples for you to check out, and I can't wait to see what you create that's yummy, and with NO CALORIES as well!  You can find the links here:

• ·          Claire
• ·        Jaydee
• ·        Joanne
• ·        Laurie
• ·        Nance
• ·        Sandy
• ·        Crystal
• ·        Valentyna
• ·        Deanne

 Just checkin' out the horse and donkey on a bright spring day!

Project Details--All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Noted
Stamps	Sweet Stuff (ret)
Card stock & Papers	Pink Pirouette, Strawberry Slush (ret), Whisper White, Mint Macaron Glimmer Paper (ret), Sweet Treats DSP from my stash
Ink	Basic Black, Crumb Cake, So Saffron, Pink Pirouette, Antique Linen (Tim Holtz)
Accessories
Tools	Big Shot, Stitched Circle Die (Lil'Inker), Scallop Circle Die (Nestabilties), Markers:  Daffodil Delight, Pear Pizzazz, Pink Pirouette, Pool Party, 1 3/4" Circle Punch

TMS401 Sympathy

Happy Wednesday, all!  We needed a sympathy card this week, so I rather than head for my DSP, I remembered a stack of Project Life cards from the Hello Lovely line, and this pretty floral piece caught my eye:

Using the sketch from Tuesday Morning Sketches:

I stamped the sympathy sentiment on Natural White cardstock and cut it with a stitched die, then added some sponged diecut leaves for the vertical accent.  My circle looked a little bare, so a stamped a very faint leaf with Sahara Sand on top of the sentiment and that looked a little better:

Thanks for popping in today!

We are getting ready to start a kitchen remodeling project in the next week or so!  My craft area will not be affected, except to say that everything in the kitchen and the bedroom above will need to be moved and/or rearranged, so I might be stepping over pots and pans while I create!!  A daunting project, even in a small house like ours! SO..... if you don't see me posting every day, no worries, I'll just be ferrying stuff from one area in our house to another, and I'll be back soon!  Meanwhile, I thought I show you some nature photos from around our property!

The little bridge into the woods:

Bleeding hearts transplanted from my friend Ellen:

And some gorgeous tulips that I planted years ago and they finally came up!  I thought for sure the moles ate the bulbs!

 Enjoy your day and all of God's creations!

Project Details--All Products Stampin' Up! Unless Otherwise Noted
Stamps	Flourishing Phrases
Card stock & Papers	Naturals White (ret), Wild Wasabi
Ink	Basic Black, Sahara Sand, Always Artichoke
Accessories
Tools	Big Shot, Stitched Shapes Dies, Flourish Dies, Sponge

Fun Z-Fold Card

Happy Friday, everyone!  I saw a very cute card with a fun z-fold made by my friend Mary Alice! You can see it here.  I simplified it a little for an upcoming class, and also made one for my SIL whose birthday is today!  I pulled out some retired Domestic Goddess DSP along with the Perfect Mix and Suite Sentiment sets:

I stamped the images on thick white cardstock and watercolored them with Pool Party and Watermelon Wonder inks...I just love those colors together! I added a little enamel heart from a past Paper Pumpkin kit; although the colors don't quite match, I think it will do!  I did a little paper piecing for the oven mitt on the inside as well:

Since my SIL is one of the best cooks I know, I thought this would be right up her alley!  Thanks for popping in today!

It was FINALLY nice enough for two of my "children" to run around and play in the yard Wednesday evening, LOL!

Enjoy your weekend and be blessed!

Project Details--All Products Stampin' Up Unless Otherwise Noted
Stamps	Perfect Mix, Suite Sentiments
Card stock & Papers	Thick White, Pool Party, Watermelon Wonder, Domestic Goddess DSP (ret)
Ink	Watermelon Wonder, Pool Party, Basic Black
Accessories	Enamel Sticker (past PP kit)
Tools	Big Shot, Layering Squares Dies, Stitched Shapes Dies, 2 3/8" Scallop Punch, Aquapainter, Dimensionals

PP341 Redux

Hi peeps!  Hope you had a great weekend!  I had rather a lazy weekend, so my card today is a re-do of yesterday's sketch from the Paper Players! (You can see the sketch here).  I liked it so much, I made another card, this time for my BIL whose birthday is today....uh oh, it's going to be late!  Anyway, here it is, using Moroccan and Serene Scenery DSPs, Endless Birthday Wishes and Time of Year:

It's hard to see in the photo, but the base is Very Vanilla (I need to get another background for my neutral cards!) and I added some of those cool Urban Underground embellishments!  My BIL is a contractor, so he'll appreciate them, LOL!

John went to work day at church on Saturday morning, and it was gray and gloomy, so I tempted the girls with playing with the new Paper Pumpkin kit, since Cassidy enjoys painting!  I brought out all my watercolor pencils, and she wanted to do ALL of the designs!!!

I haven't made them into cards yet, but I'll try to do that this week!  Here's Cassidy's first attempt...it almost looks like her Avon Grove tie-die shirt colors!!  They really enjoyed it!

Enjoy your day and be sure to come back tomorrow for a Stamp Ink Paper challenge!  Be blessed!

Project Details--All Supplies Stampin' Up!
Stamps	Endless Birthday Wishes, Time of Year
Card stock & Papers	Very Vanilla, Moroccan DSP, Serene Scenery DSP
Ink	Basic Black
Accessories	Urban Underground Embellishments
Tools	Big Shot, Stitched Shapes Dies, Dimensionals

PP341 Congrats

Happy Sunday, peeps!  It's Paper Players time and my sweet friend Sandy has a fabulous sketch for us today!

I pulled out another set ready to retire that again, I really didn't get to play with enough!  You're Sublime has such cute images and I thought this would be sweet for a new recruit who signed up during SAB:

I stamped my image on thick white cardstock in Stazon, then used inks and an aquapainter to color it in:

The background paper is Moroccan, and the sentiment is actually a graduation sentiment, but I taped off a portion of the stamp before inking it in Watermelon Wonder ink, then cut it out with a Bitty Banner die!  To make the rectangular stitched background piece, I cut two squares from a stitched die, trimmed one, and butted them together under the sentiment so the seam was not visible.  I love to get extra use from my dies like that!

I hope you'll play along with our sketch this week..there are so many possibilities with it, I know I will be saving it for future use!  Check out what the DT did on the Paper Players blog and be sure to share yours with us too!

While on spring break, we visited a different library, listened to story hour and then Cassidy decorated a little birdhouse with markers:

Grampy put an eye hook in it for her:

And she hung it on a holly branch:

Enjoy your day and be blessed as well as a blessing to someone!

Project Details--All Products SU Unless Otherwise Noted
Stamps	You're Sublime, Suite Sentiments
Card stock & Papers	Thick White, Emerald Envy, Moroccan DSP
Ink	Stazon Black, Blushing Bride, Melon Mambo, Flirty Flamingo, Daffodil Delight, Watermelon Wonder, Calypso Doral, Emerald Envy, Bermuda Bay, Smoky Slate
Accessories	Candy Dot
Tools	Big Shot, Stitched Shapes Dies, Bitty Banners Dies (ret), Dimensionals

MM244 and GDP083 Sparkly Wreath

Hi peeps!  Another quick card today...I am looking forward to the weekend and some quiet time, LOL!  I am trying to catch up on my Christmas card stash and the Merry Monday challenge was a great one this week:

I had the Swirly Scribbles die sitting on my desk, and I love making wreaths from the larger circular element.  I also wanted to use the new Very Vanilla note cards as well as the new In Color, Tranquil Tide, so I cut out a wreath from some CTMH glimmer paper and stamped a sentiment from Christmas Pines on the inside:

I added a Blushing Bride diecut bow and a few little "berries, and it was done!  CAS and sparkly!  I also stamped the inside sentiment in Tranquil Tide and added some Mint Macaron snowflakes:

 

I am thrilled that this set will be returning!  And since there is so much glimmer on this card, I am entering it in Global Design Project's Sparkles/Bling challenge!

Enjoy your day and be blessed!

Cassidy let out a wail yesterday---her tooth was loose and she ate a piece of cantaloupe and it started bleeding.  Five minutes later, I hear her laughing hysterically and she came out of her bedroom with her tooth in her hand...she pulled it out herself....again!!

Her upper tooth is finally beginning to break through too....it all changes the look of her face so much!  

Project Details--All Products SU Unless Otherwise Noted
Stamps	Christmas Pines
Card stock & Papers	Very Vanilla Note Cards, Blushing Bride Glimmer Paper, Sea Glass Glitter Paper (Close to My Heart)
Ink	Tranquil Tide, Mint Macaron
Accessories
Tools	Big Shot, Swirly Scribbles Die, Mini Treat Bag Die (bow), 1/8" Circle Punch, Glue Dots