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Happy Thursday, peeps!  The weekend is almost here!  I am sharing a card today that I made as a “thank you” to a customer who ordered several Christmas cards.  I used a digital verse from Word Art Wednesday and the sketch that I LOVE from Inkspire Me; here it is:

And here’s my card:

I printed the verse on a sheet of parchment paper, diecut it and mounted it on a scallop panel of Lost Lagoon:

I thought it was a good verse for the Thanksgiving season!  The papers are all from a 6x6” Simple Stories stack called Harvest Lane; I added some crochet trim and stitched leaves from Lawn Fawn for my embellishments.  Paper Pumpkin provided the sentiment on the inside:

And here is the card she ordered; I printed out some sheet music from Old Design Shop, then stamped the Nativity scene in Stazon ink on top.  I added a gold glimmer star, a stitched mat in Bravo Burgundy and some gold trim.  I love how this turned out!

Thanks for visiting today!

Making oatmeal cookies with Grammy!  Cooking and baking seem to be real highlights for her…of course, she likes to lick the bowl afterwards!  (Some day I’ll figure out a new place in my tiny kitchen to hide my trash and recycle…it seems to be in every photo!)

CTD287 and WAW

Happy Thursday, everyone!  The Color Throwdown had a lovely color palette yesterday:

I did a real simple card using the Freshly Made Sketches sketch, turning it on its side, but I did it from memory, so my panels are not quite right:

Here’s the sketch:

I will have to try that sketch again, LOL!    It also used the verse from Word Art Wednesday, and since eggs are a perfect Easter symbol, I thought the nest was an appropriate image.  Of course, in nature, the eggs would be all one color, but I am taking artistic license!

I did make another card, no stamping on the outside, but it uses a digital image from my files, but I can’t find the source.  It had both a front and a back image, so I printed them out and adhered them to a folded Soft Sky card, then trimmed the cardstock to fit:

Here’s the inside as well:

Most of my day yesterday was tending to a hyper child with a croupy cough….all. day. long!   Poor thing, she couldn’t even take a nap, she coughed so much.  We played outside and she was in a good mood, so I am hoping it’s just allergies! The doctor said the pollen was kicking in with a vengeance!  Anyway, we found a caterpillar on the pavement and she was intrigued (I know, she shouldn’t be lying on the ground, but it was only for a few seconds, trust me):

She was mad because she touched it and it stopped moving:

So I picked it up and let her feel it, and then we let it go!

Enjoy your day!

Wee Project Details
Stamps	For the Birds (Crafty Secrets ret), digital Scripture verse
Card stock & Papers	Soft Sky, Barely Banana, Pistachio Pudding Textured CS, Very Vanilla
Ink	Basic Brown, Soft Sky, Barely Banana, Pistachio Pudding, Baked Brown Sugar
Accessories	Pearls, Grosgrain Ribbon
Tools	Big Shot, Woodgrain EF, Aquapainter, Oval & Scalloped Oval Nesties

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Believe it or not, I needed three sympathy cards yesterday!  I used the Hand Stamped Sentiments sketch for two of them:

I used a piece of Quatrefancy Specialty DP for the main panel; Betsy Blossoms and Petite Pairs for the stamped pieces, and diecuts from Beautiful Wings for my embellishment:

And here’s the inside; I inked the flower in Pool Party, stamped it once on my scrap, then again on the inside, stamping the sentiment in Island Indigo over top:

I like how it ties it all together!

For my second one, I used some MME papers, a retired Cornish Heritage Farm Bible verse and the flowers and swirl from Everything Eleanor:

After stamping the flowers in Primrose Petals, I cut apart some of the petals, sponged everything and popped up the top layer:

My sentiment was stamped in Basic Gray and cut out with an Apothecary Accent die.  I am also submitting this to the Anything Goes Challenge at Word Art Wednesday!   Thanks for visiting today!

More play-doh fun!  I think this was a plate of “mashed potatoes” for Grampy!

Enjoy your day!

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Happy Tuesday, peeps!  Brrr, it really felt like November yesterday….I guess we have to face that winter is on its way!  I love these earthy colors that Arielle chose for us this week for the ColourQ challenge:

Just Something I Made just offered a nice Thanksgiving postcard last week and it had most of the challenge colors, so I printed it out and made a vintage-style card:

(Thanks to Julie for correcting me on the source of my postcard!!!)  I stamped my background with the wheat sheaf from Truly Grateful and used the woodgrain and woodcut images as well to stamp my panels:

I also used my trusty 1970 Smith Corona Corsair typewriter to make this little tag which is anchored by a pretty houndstooth brad in Bashful Blue!  The Bible verse from this week’s Word Art Wednesday seemed appropriate for my inside sentiment:

This also qualifies for Sugar Creek Hollow’s challenge, which is vintage; and Frilly and Funky’s challenge this month is Thanksgiving. 

I hope you will find some inspiration from this lovely set of linens, and that you translate it into something crafty!  Share it with us at the ColourQ so we can all enjoy it, and be sure to check out what the designers made as well!

If you’re squeamish about dead animals, don’t look at the next picture!!!!

Yep……life in the country means you might see a dead mouse on your driveway!  Nuff said! Enjoy your day!

Wee Project Details
Stamps	Truly Grateful, Vintage Postcard Digital Image
Card stock & Papers	Early Espresso, Whisper White, Dusty Durango, So Saffron
Ink	Early Espresso, Dusty Durango, So Saffron
Accessories	Early Espresso Baker's Twine, Misc Brad
Tools	Decorative Label Punch, Sponge Daubers, Typewriter, Dimensionals, Big Shot, Chalk Talk Die

ColourQ 206

Happy Tuesday, everyone! Time for another cool color challenge from Arielle!  Here you go:

Gorgeous!  The title of this is “Head, Shoulder, Keys & Toes”….and so I had that little childhood ditty in my head the whole time I was creating this:

I wanted to make an inspirational card, so I used a verse from Word Art Wednesday, and sketch 310 from Mojo Monday:

I the back of my mind, I remembered some Basic Grey paper I had, and believe it or not, I still had a full sheet left, and it was perfect for my background DP!  I added the digital verse, did some simple stamping and made a little felt flower as an embellishment.  Easy peasy!

I also did some embossing behind the ribbon but sadly, it’s not too visible!  So, what can you come up with these colors?  The courtiers have come up some awesome projects, so be sure to check them out at the ColourQ blog!

Wee Project Details
Stamps	Polka Dot Silhouettes, Sweet & Sassy Stamps; Digital verse, Word Art Wednesdays
Card stock & Papers	Primrose Petals, Whisper White, Bermuda Bay, Daffodil Delight, Basic Grey Lemonade
Ink	Daffodil Delight
Accessories	Rich Razzleberry Ribbon, Felt, Vintage Faceted Designer Buttons, Thread
Tools	Big Shot, Flower Dies, Dimensionals, Markers

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Yay, it’s Friday, peeps!  Now if the sun would just come out and stay out here in PA, I would be happy!!  But speaking of happy, check out these happy colors from the Pals Paper Arts gals:

I used a mixture of new and “vintage” products for my card today:

I used an older Deconstructed Sketch for my layout, #112; the sentiment is from one of the very first SU stamps I purchased, Say it with Scriptures….and sadly, it is so old, the rubber has deteriorated a bit and I am not getting good impressions.  Anyone have one they’d like to part with?  I may have to check eBay for a good deal!  I embossed the textured cardstock panels with the SAB Vine Street EF and added a few embellishments.  I colored the center of my Pistachio Pudding embellishment with a Sharpie, just to highlight it a bit:

I think these colors are just lovely together!  What do you think?  This is also for Word Art Wednesday, where they have an “Anything Goes” challenge!

The garage project is progressing….we have a big hole in the ground!  They poured footers Wednesday and a whole inviting pile of stone was dumped in the driveway!  Cassidy & my great-nephew Jack couldn’t resist the climb:

Cassidy was definitely queen of the hill!  Thanks for visiting today!

Wee Project Details
Stamps	Say it with Scriptures, Easter Blossoms
Card stock & Papers	Very Vanilla, Birthday Basics DP, Textured Coastal Cabana, Crisp Cantaloupe and Pistachio Pudding
Ink	Coastal Cabana, Pistachio Pudding
Accessories	In Color Boutique Details, Pool Party Ribbon, Vine Street EF, Swirls Scribbles Die, Chalk Talk Die, Butterfly Punch, Elegant Lines EF
Tools	Sharpie, Big Shot, Sponge Daubers

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Happy Thursday, peeps!  I have a sweet little card I made yesterday for the Word Art Wednesday challenge.  I think I have only played their challenge a couple of times, I’m not sure why….they have a beautiful Bible verse every week for you to use, so I am going to try to hit their challenges a wee bit more often!

They have a vintage-style sponsor this week, so I pulled out some vintage-style images and papers to go with this week’s verse:

Not much stamping….just a wee bit on the tag;  the digital verse is colored a bit with some markers, but the rest was just cutting and adhering!

The children and pup image is from a Crafty Secrets journaling pad; papers are MME Stella & Rose, Mabel.  Of course I had to add a shabby bow:

I find I am needing get well cards more often lately, so I am sure this will be put to good use!

Cassidy’s outfit yesterday morning…she chose the boots herself!

I kept looking at her dress all day…you may see these colors and images in a card someday soon!