PCC652 Denim Birthday

Happy Saturday, peeps!  Trying to catch up on my late-December birthday cards!  I have not played with the Paper Craft Crew challenge for a long, long time and they had a nice sketch:

I needed a masculine birthday card, and I found some "denim" papers in my stash from a long time ago and picked out a few that coordinated:

My panels and banner are all from the Nested Essentials dies; sentiment is from Simply Said:

And since I still had Best Year on my desk from yesterday's card, one of its sentiments went inside:

I really like these papers---too bad they're almost gone!  Thanks for visiting today!  Enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Simply Said, Best Year (ret)
Card stock & Papers	Pecan Pie, Original (Authentique)
Ink	Night of Navy
Accessories	Dimensionals, Adhesive Brads (ret)
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Nested Essentials Dies, Corner Rounder Punch (ret)

KC799 Peace on Earth

 Happy Friday, all! Yay, the weekend is upon us! I have a real quick card this morning, it used items that I had already laying on my desk, and so it came together in a jiffy!  The challenge at Krafty Chicks is CAS, so I am entering it there!

So here we go:

The snowflake background was diecut with the Waffleflower Dashed Snowflake Panel; the deer is from Papertrey, and the snowflake was a freebie from Waffleflower as well!  I used the Tiny Words Christmas for the front sentiment as well as the inside, and I also stamped a Christmas sentiment from Best Year along with it:

Thanks for popping in today!  Enjoy it and be blessed!  Off to wrap some presents!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Best Year (ret), Deer to Me (Papertrey), Tiny Words Christmas (Simon Says Stamp)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Boho Blue (ret)
Ink	Pecan Pie, Misty Moonlight
Accessories	Rhinestones, Mini Dimensionals
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Dashed Snowflake Panel (Waffleflower), Single Snowflake Die (Waffleflower), Deer to Me Dies (Papertrey), Stitched Hillsides Dies (Lawn Fawn), Banner Dies (Pink & Main)

FMS717 O Christmas Tree

Hello there, stamping friends! I feel like I haven't been in my craft room for AGES.  I have almost run out of Christmas cards and John keeps asking me, "Did you send one to so-and-so?", and I have to go make a couple more!  I finally made one just for craftiness' sake using Narelle's sketch at FMS:

I still had a couple cards left from the Christmas Greetings Mix & Match Specialty Cards, and I got a couple pre-Christmas gifts to myself, so I put them all to use:

I got a sweet set from Unity called Holly Jolly Holiday--just adorable!  I stamped the tree on Thick Basic White cardstock in Garden Green ink, but before removing it from my Misti, I cleaned my stamp and inked it up again with Versamark and stamped right over top of the image.  I then heat-embossed it with clear embossing powder and watercolored it in with Soft Sea Foam ink:

The embossing really keeps everything neat and tidy with no ink bleeding into the image! I fussy-cut it and mounted it on a Basic White panel that was embossed with a snowflake EF, then added a sentiment from Pine Tree Trimmings, inked and embossed the same way.  A simple gold foil panel matched the gold lines in the plaid!

On the inside, I stamped a sentiment from the retired Peaceful Season stamp set:

Thanks so much for popping in today! Off to make some goodies for a little dinner we've having tomorrow for my TOPS ladies!  Hopefully I won't go too far over my calories--it IS the holidays, after all!  Enjoy your day and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Pine Tree Trimmings, Peaceful Season (ret), Holly Jolly Holiday (Unity)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Gold Foil, Soft Sea Foam, Christmas Greetings Mix & Match Specialty Cards
Ink	Garden Green, Versamark, Soft Sea Foam
Accessories	Dimensionals, Clear Embossing Powder
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Textured Notes Dies, Stitched Rectangle Dies (ret), Banner Dies (Pink & Main), Aquapainter, Heat Tool, Starry Snowfall Embossing Folder (Spellbinders)

AHSC660 Vintage Floral Birthday

Happy Monday, peeps! How are your holiday plans coming? I am catching up!  But still have some shopping to do! I did squeeze in some stamping time to create a birthday card using the Atlantic Hearts Sketch for this week:

I went with a vintage theme, pulling out some papers from Prima called Farm Sweet Farm.  Here we go:

The sentiment is from the retired Charming Sentiments, stamped in Cherry Cobbler on a scrap of Naturals White cardstock (also retired). The floral panel has mats of Pebbled Path and Cherry Cobbler, and I diecut a banner from Moody Mauve to back my sentiment.  The banner was stamped in Versamark with Elements of Text to give it a more vintage look.  I also found the organdy rose and some pink lace in my stash (although I didn't match the scallops of my lace--horrors!) to add to the vintage feel.  The rose was actually off-white, so I sponged some Berry Burst ink on it and added some pink glitter.

On the inside, I stamped a birthday sentiment from Waffle Flower:

This will be winging its way to the recipient this week!  Glad you popped in today! I hope you'll find some time to create something with our Atlantic Hearts sketch this week!  Enjoy your day and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Charming Sentiments (ret), Inside Sentiments Birthday (Waffle Flower)
Card stock & Papers	Crumb Cake, Naturals White (ret), Cherry Cobbler, Pebbled Path (ret), Moody Mauve (ret)
Ink	Cherry Cobbler, Berry Burst
Accessories	Organdy Rose, Glitter, Pink Lace (all retired)
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Charming Sentiments Dies (ret), Banner Dies (Pink & Main)

AYSI363 Peace Love Joy

Happy Friday, all!  Time for a new As You See It challenge, and it's an interesting color palette!  Here we go:

I am way behind on everything this Christmas!!!  But I did manage to make one more card using the colors and new die (Merry Christmas to me!)! What do you think? (Sorry for the poor picture quality---too many gray clouds these days!)

I used Michele's sketch from Freshly Made Sketches:

I cut the Spellbinders Barn Star from Mossy Meadow cardstock and added Pecan Pie pine cones and Mossy Meadow foliage (sponged with MM ink to make them darker).  It was mounted on a circle embossed with the Dotted Circles embossing folder.  Sentiment on the banner is from Simon Says Stamp's Tiny Words Christmas:

The inside sentiment is also from Simon Says Stamp, Christmas Blessings, stamped in Night of Navy:

I think these colors would be great for a masculine card as well!  I hope you'll play along with us at As You See It this week!  Enjoy your day and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Christmas Blessings (Simon Says Stamp), Tiny Words Christmas (Simon Says Stamp)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Mossy Meadow, Pecan Pie
Ink	Night of Navy, Mossy Meadow, Pecan Pie
Accessories	Dimensionals, Navy Stitched Ribbon (ret), Rhinestones (ret)
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Dotted Circles Embossing Folder, Nested Essentials Dies, Barn Star Dies (Spellbinders), Blending Brushes

AHSC659 Peace & Joy

Happy Monday, peeps! Hope you had a good weekend! Time for a new Atlantic Hearts sketch:

Rather than stamp & diecut several images for this sketch, I opted to use an image from a past Unity Kit of the Month set! Here we go:

I will admit that I am not 100% sure about this card, but after spending some time on it, I didn't want to give it up, LOL!  I stamped the image on Basic Beige cardstock with Stazon ink and did some watercoloring. 

To give it a more vintage look, I over-stamped it with a retired Linen background stamp and sponged some Pecan Pie ink around the edges, and I used versamark to stamp some subtle greenery on the banner:

Both sentiments inside and outside were from the same set.  The card base was Pecan Pie.  My final additions were green baker's twine and some pretty sequins.

Hopefully I'll be getting my cards signed and mailed this week!  Such a busy time! I hope that you'll make some time to play with our sketch this week and share it with us at Atlantic Hearts!  Enjoy your day and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Linen (ret), Sweet Bliss of Christmas (Unity)
Card stock & Papers	Pecan Pie, Basic Beige
Ink	Stazon Black, Versamark, Shaded Spruce, Cloud Cover, Calypso Coral, Craft White, Pecan Pie
Accessories	Baker's Twine (ret), Sequins (Pretty Pink Posh), Dimensionals
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Nested Essentails Dies, Blending Brush, Aquapainter

PP767 Challenge from Jaydee

Happy Sunday, all!  Jaydee is our Paper Players hostess with a really fun theme challenge this week:

Hmmm...this is open to so many interpretations!  A gift on your card?  An actual gift you created?  How about a card that looks like a gift!  Here we go:

My inspiration came from the Double D Challenge this week:

Aren't those presents pretty?  I used some old and new products on my card today!  The base is Cherry Cobbler, the top layer is Crumb Cake embossed with a Waffleflower Sweet Plaid Texture die.  I added "ribbons" of paper from Unity, a bell from Lil' Inker (sadly no longer in business), some Tim Holtz Greenery, a shabby tag from Gummiapan, and that cute little bow is Simon Says Stamp! Phew!  Oh, and the sentiment on the tag is also from Simon Says Stamp!

I hope you can find some inspiration from the DT's samples on the Paper Players blog, then squeak in time between all your holiday preparations to play with us!  Thanks for visiting today!  Enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Tiny Words Christmas  (Simon Says Stamp)
Card stock & Papers	Cherry Cobbler, Crumb Cake, Mossy Meadow, Basic Black, Yuletide Plaid (Unity)
Ink	Cherry Cobbler, Pecan Pie
Accessories	Dimensionals
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Greenery Dies (Tim Holtz), Bell Dies (Lil'Inker), Sweet Plaid Texture Die (Waffleflower), Old Tag 1 (Gummiapan), Pretty Bows 2 (Simon Says Stamp), Sponge Daubers

FMS715 Celebrating You

Happy Thursday, all...on the slide to the weekend, yippee!  I have lots of birthdays in December and my card supply is running low,  so the FMS sketch came in handy for a quick card using some patriotic colors!  Here's the sketch:

I pulled out some Honey Bee papers called Americana, did some diecutting, punching and stamping, and here we go:

Sentiments are from the retired Perennial Birthday, and it was mounted on a Crumb Cake base:

And since the Krafty Chicks have a birthday challenge, I am adding this to theirs as well!

Off to make some Christmas cookies!  Thanks for popping in today!  Enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Perennial Birthday (ret)
Card stock & Papers	Crumb Cake, Night of Navy, Americana (Honey Bee)
Ink	Night of Navy
Accessories	Dimensionals
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Every Day Arches Dies, Layering Circles Dies (ret), Small Star Punch (ret)

TCH123 Warm Wishes

 Happy Wednesday, peeps! I had a couple of Lawn Fawn diecuts laying on my desk unused from another project, soI thought I'd use them with Color Hues' challenge for this month, which is pink and green:

In hindsight, I probably should have used markers to color in these little images, but I love to watercolor, so that's the medium I chose.  Here we go:

I'm afraid my early-morning photography is not as good as it should be, so my colors look a bit washed out!  I stamped my houses in Versafine Black and colored them in Smoky Slate, Pretty in Pink, Soft Sea Foam and the retired Soft Succulent.  I added some glitter to the rooftops and mounted it on a panel of Basic White, embossed with a Waffleflower snowflake plate.  The sentiment is from Simon Says Stamp, stamped in Smoky Slate, and I added some tiny rhinestones for fun!

On the inside of the Pink Pirouette card, I stamped another sentiment from Simon Says Stamp (see how pale the pink looks?!):

I have a whole stack of UFOs, as Bonnie would call them (Unfinished Objects) on my desk, so my plan the rest of the week is to FINISH them!!!  Thanks for popping in today!  Enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Simply Celebrate Winter (Lawn Fawn), Christmas Blessings, (Simon Says Stamp)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Pink Pirouette (ret), Soft Sea Foam
Ink	Versafine Black, Pretty in Pink, Soft Sea Foam, Soft Succulent (ret)
Accessories	Rhinestones, Dimensionals
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Simply Celebrate Winter Dies (Lawn Fawn), Christmas Blessings Dies (Simon Says Stamp), Dashed Snowflake Panel Die (Waffle Flower), Aquapainter

AHSC658 Brightly Shining

Happy Tuesday, everyone!  The Atlantic Hearts Sketch this week is a lovely one, as usual:

I had some pretty papers from Thoughtful Journey sitting on my desk, and I thought they would make a pretty Christmas card, so here we go:

I wanted to use this sentiment from Night Divine, so I stamped it in some Pretty Peacock ink on a diecut panel and added some crinkly seam binding in a shabby-chic bow that just happened to match perfectly.  I embossed another panel with a star embossing folder and assembled it all together, along with some star sequins:

A sentiment from Peaceful Season went on the inside:

I just realized I didn't put any little doodads in the four corners, so I hope they'll not kick me out, LOL!  And I hope you'll play along with our sketch challenge this year at Atlantic Hearts! Can't wait to see your creations!

 

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Peaceful Season, Night Divine
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Thoughtful Journey DSP
Ink	Pretty Peacock
Accessories	Seam Binding (unknown), Star Sequins (Pretty Pink Posh)
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Scalloped Contours Dies (ret), Wishing Stars EF (Spellbinders)

Big Bold Thanks for FMS714

Happy Monday, peeps! Hope everyone had a good weekend!  Trying to get back into a routine again!  I am playing with the current FMS sketch today, and although I so wanted to put a Christmas ornament on this card, I needed a thank you card, so I went in a different direction!  Here's the sketch:

I pulled out some neglected DSP, did a bit of stamping and fussy-cutting and here we are:

Embossing folder is Eyelet; sentiment is from Timeless Arrangements, and Basic Black and Melon Mambo are my colors....easy peasy! I did add a bit of retired Gingham Ribbon for fun!

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

"Be persistent in prayer, and keep alert as you pray, giving thanks to God." Colossians 4:2

PP766 Tic Tac Toe from Claire

Happy Sunday, peeps! Claire is our Paper Players hostess this week, and since it's the fifth Sunday, it's a Tic-Tac-Toe!  She has some wonderful choices for us!  She must have known how much I love vintage, so my automatic choice was the right column of Vintage, Patterned Paper and Sparkle!  Let's go!

 

I had a couple of pieces of some lovely vintage papers from Simple Stories left from a pad I got several years ago....they're almost all gone, but I salvaged one piece with this wonderful Santa against a collage of vintage prints.  I didn't want to cut it down, so I made it into a large slimline card measuring 4" x 8"...here we go:

I did have to make the paper a bit narrower, so I trimmed it down and cut out the holly leaves, then added a strip of red glimmer paper and re-attached the remaining paper behind it to fit my card.  I stamped a vintage sentiment in Cherry Cobbler on some of the same paper and diecut it, then adhered it to the front:

Another vintage sentiment on the inside, along with some plaid paper to accent the bottom:

I do love my vintage images and this was a treasure to create! I hope you'll find some good inspiration using Claire's grid for your own card.  Share it with us at the Paper Players blog! Thanks for visiting today!  Enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Vintage Christmas (Flonzcraft)
Card stock & Papers	Naturals Ivory (ret), Cherry Cobbler, Simple Vintage Christmas (Simple Stories), Red Glimmer (ret)
Ink	Cherry Cobbler
Accessories
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Stitched Rectangle Dies (ret)

AYSI362 Birthday Sketch

Happy Friday, all! Hope you had a nice Thanksgiving!! My Black Friday plans are to do nothing, LOL!  We do have a new challenge for you at As You See It, and it's a lovely sketch:

I needed a birthday card so I pulled out some Peaceful Garden DSP---it's not just for Christmas--and cut some of the coordinating patterns to fit the sketch:

I layered everything on a Basic White panel that was embossed with the Gathering Leaves embossing folder, then added some leafy diecuts cut from some Peaceful Garden Glimmer paper, along with some white Pearls of Beauty:

The sentiment is from Simply Said, stamped in Secret Sea ink.  

I hope you'll play along with our lovely sketch this week!  It's a great way to use up some of those leftover DSP pieces we can't seem to toss---I am sure you all know what I'm talking about!  We hope you'll share your creation with us at the As You See It blog!  Thanks for visiting today! Enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Simply Said
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Cloud Cover, Secret Sea, Peaceful Garden DSP, Peaceful Garden Glimmer
Ink	Secret Sea
Accessories	Pearls of Beauty, Dimensionals
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Gathering Leaves Embossing Folder, Stylish Shapes Dies, Layering Squares Dies (ret), Timeless Arrangements Dies (ret), Easy Strips Dies (Taylored Expressions)