PP757 A Wagon Full of Fun

Happy Sunday, all! Stef is our Paper Players hostess this week and she has a wonderful, versatile sketch for us:

I did take a little liberty with the sketch, turning it on its side, because when I stamped my image, I didn't realize how large it was, LOL!  And I bucked the circular shape (which I would normally do) and went with a rectangle!  I found this cute image in my retired fall stamps and just had to give his little guy some ink:

Since my image was so large, I made a larger card--this one measures 4 1/2 x 6 1/4"  I stamped some Timeless Plaid DSP with a little leafy border, then added my watercolored image:

It was stamped on Fluid 100 Watercolor paper and colored with reinkers.  The "hello" is from Unbounded Love.  A really old stamp was used for the inside sentiment:

as well as some little pumpkins I stamped down in the corner!  Some of my old SU favorite styles!

I hope you'll find some inspiration from the DT at the Paper Players--I am sure this sketch will have you coming up with all kinds of ideas!  Share them with us at the blog, we can't wait to see what you create!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Unbounded Love, Sweet Seasons (ret), Harvest Hello (ret), 100% Autumn (Impression Obsession)
Card stock & Papers	Old Olive, Timeless Plaid DSP, Fluid 100 Watercolor, Basic Beige
Ink	Stazon Black, Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive, Real Red, Misty Moonlight, Cherry Cobbler, Cajun Craze, Garden Green, Pecan Pie, Soft Sky (ret)
Accessories	Dimensionals
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Nested Essential Dies, Aquapainter, Stitched Rectangle Dies (ret), Stitched So Sweetly Dies (ret)

AHSC639 True Blessing

 Happy Monday, peeps! Time for a new Atlantic Heart Sketch:

I toyed with several ideas, but in the end, I used some Floral Charm DSP:

I used both sides of one pattern, softening the floral pattern on the front with a layer of vellum so that the fussy-cut flowers I used for the focal point stood out a little better.  Some Timid Tiger cardstock formed a mat, and a sentiment from Unbounded Love, stamped on a panel diecut with the Every Day Arches dies.  

For some added interest, I embossed the lower half of the DSP with the Dainty Diamonds embossing folder, then lightly sanded it to bring out the design!  I adhered a strip of the leftover DSP on the inside for fun!

This is a sketch that is one of my favorites; a go-to one in my repertoire! I hope you'll find it to your liking as well and play along with us at Atlantic Hearts!  Thanks for popping in today!  Enjoy it and be blessed!

"Give thanks to the Lord, because he is good; his love is eternal.  Give thanks to the greatest of all gods; his love is eternal.  Give thanks to the mightiest of all lords; his love is eternal." Psalm 136:1-2

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Unbounded Love
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Timid Tiger, Floral Charm DSP, Vellum (ret)
Ink	Timid Tiger
Accessories	Enamel Dots (W+9), Dimensionals
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Every Day Arches Dies, Dainty Diamonds EF (ret)

SSC361 Blessed Day

Happy Tuesday, peeps! Doesn't it feel like Sunday? Or Monday? Those Monday holidays mess me all up! I have a quick little card today that uses the sketch from Sunday Stamps:

Although I am disappointed that SU didn't have very many new designer papers this year, it is nice to be able to continue to use the ones I didn't use very much from last year!  This card uses some pretty prints from Nests of Winter along with the flower from You Are Remarkable:

I stamped my flower in Early Espresso and added the petals in Moody Mauve, stamped off once to give it a lighter hue.  It was backed on a little square, also from Nests of Winter, and a sentiment from Unbounded Love:

And I always need birthday cards, so a sentiment from the same set went on the inside:

Easy peasy and sweet!  Thanks for popping in today!  Enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	You are Remarkable, Unbounded Love
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Nests of Winter, Early Espresso
Ink	Early Espresso, Crumb Cake, Moody Mauve (ret)
Accessories	Dimensionals
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Textured Notes Dies

Happy Winter Birthday

Happy Friday, peeps! I don't know about anyone else, but I am struggling to get back into my regular routine after the holidays! I know it's only a couple of days, but I feel jet-lagged, LOL!  I did manage to get into my craft room yesterday to make a wintery birthday card!  It uses the inspiration from Inspired By and the sketch from FMS:

So here we go:

I embossed a panel of Boho Blue with the retired Cable Knit embossing folder, and diecut a snowflake with the retired Stitched Snowflake die.  The snowflake was mounted on a Sentimental Christmas DSP circle as well as a Crumb Cake scallop.  I admit, I did go a little overboard with the gems and sequins, LOL!  The sentiment is from Choose Happy, on a Stylish Shapes die:

The inside sentiment is from Unbounded Love:

I am also entering this at JUGS, where they are looking for dies!  

Now to make three more cards---January is a busy birthday month for my family!  Thanks for popping in today!  Enjoy your day and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Unbounded Love, Choose Happy
Card stock & Papers	Boho Blue, Basic White, Crumb Cake, Sentimental Christmas (ret)
Ink	Boho Blue
Accessories	Iridescent Gems, Sequins (Honey Bee)
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Stylish Shapes Dies, Stitched Snowflake Dies (ret), Stitched Shapes Dies (ret), Layering Circles Dies (ret), Cable Knit EF (ret)

AAA280 Butterfly Sympathy

Happy Tuesday, happy New Year's Eve!  Sadly, I needed sympathy card #3.....I notice that these things often happen in threes, so I was kind of waiting for it. While shopping yesterday, I saw one of my customers from several years ago and she shared her dad passed away, so this card is for her!  It uses the sketch from AAA Cards:

I pulled out a retired stencil and the Sketched Butterfly stamp set and this is what I came up with:

The stencil was blended with Fresh Freesia ink and the butterflies were stamped in Fresh Freesia, Highland Heather and Gorgeous Grape.  I added a sentiment from Unbounded Love and those pretty Purple sequins available through SAB when it starts:

And the inside:

Have a happy and safe New Year's Eve and thanks for popping in today!  Enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Unbounded Love, Sketched Butterflies
Card stock & Papers	Basic White
Ink	Fresh Freesia, Gorgeous Grape, Highland Heather
Accessories	Purple Adhesive Sequins, Butterflies & Flowers Masks (ret), Dimensionals
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Blending Brush, Sketched Butterflies Dies

AHSC599 Fall Birthday

Happy Monday, peeps! Time for a new Atlantic Hearts Sketch and I pulled out some retired stamps and some new stamps for my card!  Here's the sketch:

I had originally planned for this card to go to my pastor, but I got a bit carried away with colors and layers, and he is definitely a "plain" kinda guy, so I'll save this for someone else, LOL!  I used the retied Forever Fern and the new Simply Said sets in some gray, gold and rust shades:

I diecut a panel with the Deckled Edge Rectangle dies, then added my foliage; I diecut a matching horizontal panel in Cajun Craze and added a gingham pattern to it, then added my birthday sentiment on top:

My Soft Stone (Papertrey) card was embossed with the Cane Weave embossing folder, and on the inside, I added an Unbounded Love sentiment diecut with a Timeless Arrangements die:

So it will be back to the drawing board for a new card for my pastor, but meanwhile, I have a new card for my birthday stash!  I hope you'll play along with us...we love to see your take on our sketches at Atlantic Hearts!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Simply Said, Unbounded Love, Forever Fern (ret), Background Basics: Gingham (Papertrey), Wreath for All Seasons (Papertrey)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Cajun Craze, Soft Stone (Papertrey)
Ink	Cajun Craze, Crushed Curry, Smoky Slate
Accessories	Dimensionals
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Spotlight on Nature Dies, Timeless Arrangements Dies (ret), Deckle Edge Rectangle Dies, Cane Weave Embossing Folder, Sponge Daubers

PP709 Tic Tac Toe from Claire

Happy Sunday, peeps!  September has five Sundays, so that means the Paper Players get to have a Tic-Tac-Toe challenge, with Claire as our hostess!  Here's her board:

My original plan was the middle row across of orange, diecut and stencil, but I also managed to do the left column of leaves, orange, and monochromatic!  My friend Martha gave me a nice leafy stencil that I had never used, so I set it up on some Very Vanilla cardstock and gathered some Peach Pie, Pumpkin Pie and Cajun Craze inks and went to work:

After stenciling, I added some Itty Bitty Background dots, then ran it through the Cut & Emboss machine with a Subtle embossing folder.  My sentiment is from Unbounded Love; I stamped it on a piece of Very Vanilla in Cajun Craze, then used a Stitched Leaf die to cut it out:

I found some Very Vanilla thick baker's twine in my stash, so I added it to the panel, then popped everything up on top of a Cajun Craze card base.  I left  the inside blank, so I can use it for whatever occasion might arise.  I forgot how much I love orange hues....when I was a senior, I remember under my picture in the yearbook, my favorite color  was.....orange! And since this week at Just Us Girls, they want us to use stencils, so I am entering it there as well!

I hope you'll find something in Claire's grid to tickle your fancy, so you can play with us over at the Players!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Unbounded Love, Itty Bitty Backgrounds (ret)
Card stock & Papers	Very Vanilla, Cajun Craze
Ink	Peach Pie, Pumpkin Pie, Cajun Craze
Accessories	Dimensionals, Thick Very Vanilla Twine (ret), Big Leaves Stencil (A Colorful Life Designs)
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Stitched Leaves Dies (ret), Subtle Embossing Folder (ret), Blending Brush

TCH92 Feel Better Soon

Hello, everyone!  I haven't gotten my Country Flowers set inky for a while, and the Color Hues challenge of pink and brown got me to thinking!

So here we go:

I also used the TGIF Challenge sketch:

I began with some Pretty in Pink striped DSP, then added my Pecan Pie teapot and my pink and tan flowers:

The flowers were stamped in Saddle Brown Stazon ink so I could watercolor them in; the pot was stamped in Craft White ink and embossed with white embossing powder.  For fun, I adhered the layers of the pink DSP to a piece of white scrap paper, then ran it through the Eyelet embossing folder before adhering it to a mat of Crumb Cake. I also added some Crumb Cake leaves behind the flowers.  A sentiment from Unbounded Love and a few sequins finished it off.  This color combination kind of reminds me of Neopolitan ice cream, LOL!

The kids went to King's Dominion in Virginia over the weekend for Cassidy's birthday and did a spooky escape room:

The next day, they got stuck on a roller coaster!!! They were only a short distance from the end, but I guess they had to be rescued!  Yikes!

This is why I just watch from the sidelines, LOL! Thanks so much for popping in today!  Enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Unbounded Love, Country Flowers
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Crumb Cake, Pecan Pie, Pretty in Pink DSP
Ink	Saddle Brown Stazon, Pretty in Pink, Crumb Cake, Craft White
Accessories	Sequins from my stash, White Embossing Powder, Dimensionals
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Country Flowers Dies, Eyelet Embossing Folder, Timeless Arrangements Dies (ret), Aquapainter

HSS444 Beachy Hello

Happy Thursday, peeps!  Not much of a beachy day around here today, but I know the sun is shining somewhere! The challenge at Hand Stamped Sentiments was intriguing:

Those little green apples with the hues of pink and gray were so cool!  I went searching for a sketch and found this one by Mary Fish; not sure of the date:

So after a disastrous first attempt, I came up with this:

I used a mix of old and new products!  The images are from the retired A Day at the Beach; the sentiment is from Choose Happy.  The embossing folder is also retired, Seaside.  The DSP panels are Pretty in Pink, and the gray striped DSP is from Country Lace. I heat-embossed the sunglasses in white on Berry Burst, and although you can't see it, the lenses are sparkly from Wink of Stella!  The popsicle was stamped on Soft Sea Foam cardstock in Granny Apple Green, and the starfish was sponged with Pretty in Pink ink:

And since this is for a friend who is recuperating, I added sentiments from Unbounded Love inside:

These are not colors I would normally put together, but I think they're fun!  Thanks so much for popping in today!

While my sister was visiting, we had to go to Longwood:

This is just one of the little pools, surrounded by purple, yellow and green flowers and foliage:

It was so hot that day, I was wishing I could have waded in!  Enjoy your day and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Choose Happy, Unbounded Love, A Day at the Beach (ret)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Thick Basic White, Granny Apple Green, Soft Sea Foam, Berry Burst, Pretty in Pink DSP, Country Lace DSP
Ink	Craft White, Granny Apple Green, Pretty in Pink
Accessories	Smoky Slate Pearls, Dimensionals, White Embossing Powder, WInk of Stella
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Spotlight on Nature Dies, Stylish Shapes Dies, Seaside Embossing Folder (ret), Heat Tool, Blender Pen, Sponge Dauber, White Gel Pen

Copper Stenciled Roses

Happy Tuesday, everyone!  Still playing with the Layers of Beauty bundle and since the JUGS challenge this week is stenciling, I thought I'd throw my hat in the ring!

Inkspirational is also looking for stencils:

And I am also playing along with my old friends as Tic-Tac-Toe; I chose to use the elements from the left column:

I haven't done any heat embossing for a long time, so I pulled out my copper embossing powder, my Versamark ink pad and went to work:

It's fun to experiment with different colors on these roses; to go with the copper embossing, I chose Peach Pie, Copper Clay, Cajun Craze, Soft Sea Foam and Old Olive.  Even though we're in the midst of summer, I still enjoy these fall hues!  

I also heat-embossed a couple of sentiments from Unbounded Love and diecut them with the matching die, then everything got mounted on a panel of Basic White that was embossed with the Distressed Tile embossing folder and diecut with the Perennial Postage dies.  Around the edges of my Basic Beige card, since I already had my Versamark pad out, I stamped the smaller floral image from the same set; it gives a lovely tone-on-tone effect that doesn't detract from the main design.  I also added a Neutral sequin in copper as well!  You just cannot go wrong with this stamp, stencil and die bundle!    

Cassidy had a friend over last weekend and although our weather has been HOT, that particular evening it was quite chilly.  Wayne had set up a TV to watch on the patio, and the girls wanted to watch a spooky movie:

Sweatshirts, blankets, two bowls of popcorn and two DOGS to keep them warm!  Looks like fun! Thanks for popping in today--enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Layers Of Beauty, Unbounded Love
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Thick Basic White, Basic Beige
Ink	Versamark, Peach Pie, Copper Clay, Cajun Craze, Soft Sea Foam, Old Olive
Accessories	Dimensionals, Neutral Sequins, Copper Embossing Powder
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Layers of Beauty Dies & Masks, Unbounded Love Dies,, Heat Tool, Blending Brushes, Distress Tile Embossing Folder, Perennial Postage Dies