Happy Resurrection Day!

 

"The angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified.  He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay.  Then go quickly and tell his disciples: ‘He has risen from the dead and is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see him.’ Now I have told you."  Matthew 28:5-7

Hallelujah, Christ is risen!  May you have a blessed Easter!

PP780 A Theme Challenge

Happy Sunday, peeps!  Happy Easter!  I am the hostess at the Paper Players today and we have a seasonal theme:  Spring Showers!   

I took my cue from that cute pair of rain boots at the top center since I have a fun little die that matches perfectly!  Here we go:

My papers are from Echo Park's Bee Happy (love those papers); the boots die is from Impression Obsession, and the flowers are from SU's Pierced Blooms:

The sentiment is from Cutest Crew, which is my new most-favorite stamp, LOL!  I also used the sketch from Hand-Stamped Sentiments for my layout, although I realized AFTER I made my card that the sentiment is in the wrong place!  Ooops!

And since the Inspired By challenge this week is  "Boots", I am entering it there as well!

There aren't many "showers" on this card but it's certainly spring-y!  I hope you'll play along with our theme challenge this week at the Paper Players--lots of inspiration from which to choose!  Thanks for visiting today!  Enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Cutest Crew
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Daffodil Delight, Basic Black, Bee Happy (Echo Park)
Ink	Versafine Black
Accessories	Yellow & White Baker's Twine (ret), Dimensionals
Tools	Big Shot, Pierced Blooms Dies (ret), Boots Dies (Impression Obsession), Small Tags Dies (Impression Obsession), Starstruck EF (ret)

Mini Treat Box Bunny Treats

Happy Friday, peeps!  On a whim, I decided to make some little treat boxes for some shut-ins from our church--a very sweet couple!  I had recently purchased some homemade buttercream eggs at a fundraiser and thought it would be nice to gift a couple to them, but of course, I had to make something in which to put them!  I pulled out my long-retired Curvy Keepsake Box dies and made some simple treat containers:

The Easter Joy Specialty DSP is quite sturdy, so they made great boxes!  I added a diecut bunny and bow from Lil'Inkers (sadly retired) along with some Easter tags:

I slipped the candy in, closed the box and added the tags---and they'll be delivered ASAP!  And since Just Us Girls is looking for spring/Easter diecuts this week, I am adding these!  Thanks for popping in today!  Enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Easter Cross (Divinity Designs)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Balmy Blue, Fresh Freesia, Easter Joy DSP
Ink	Balmy Blue, Fresh Freesia
Accessories	Fresh Freesia Seam Binding (ret), Ribbon from my stash, Dimensionals
Tools	Big Shot, Curvy Keepsake Box Dies (ret), Bunny Dies (Lil'Inker), Rounded Rectangle Layers Dies (Impression Obsession), 1/8" Hole Punch, Pierced Blooms Dies (ret)

FMS730 Twas the Night Before Christmas

Happy Thursday, everyone!  I haven't made a Christmas card in ages, so I thought I'd better remedy that! I like to make them all year long so I'm not caught short come December!  I used the FMS sketch from Judy:

and a little diecut from a die that I got at Christmas time that had been sitting on my desk, unused!  I pulled out some holiday papers and stamps and went to work:

My papers are from Violet Studio Designs, and the diecut is from Paper Rose, diecut in Real Red cardstock.  The panel behind the stocking is stamped with a stamp from Concord & 9th called Joyful Noel, stamped in Soft Sea Foam, and the sentiment is from another Concord & 9th set called Merry Mantle.  I did add some polka dot embossing to go with the packages on the printed paper!

Another sentiment from the Merry Mantle set went inside, stamped in Evening Evergreen!

It was 80 degrees when I was making this card---not very spring-like, so I was hoping that thinking Christmas would cool me off!  Thanks for popping in today!   Enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Merry Mantle, Joyful Noel (both Concord & 9th)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Real Red, Home for Christmas (Violet Studio Designs)
Ink	Real Red, Evening Evergreen, Soft Sea Foam
Accessories	Dimensionals
Tools	Big Shot, Stylish Shapes Dies, Banner Dies (Pink & Main), Stocking Die (Paper Rose), Perfect Polka Dots EF (ret)

Just a Little Hello

 Happy Tuesday, peeps! Wow, the sun is shining here in SE PA and it's actually warming up!  Spring may actually be showing her face!   I finally broke down and got the Cutest Crew bundle after seeing so many adorable things made with it, so I sat down and played a bit yesterday!  No challenges, just some fun stamping! Here we go:

I stamped and diecut the row of kittens, then colored them with some Blends and markers.  They were mounted on a panel of Nests of Winter DSP, and I added a wee little strip of orange DSP from Floral Charm.  I stamped a row of butterflies in Peach Pie ink up the left side of my white card, then added my sentiment:

It's quite satisfying to color in these little sweeties!  Thanks for popping in today!  Enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Cutest Crew
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Floral Charm DSP, Nests of Winter DSP
Ink	Versafine Black, Peach Pie
Accessories	Dimensionals
Tools	Big Shot, Cutest Crew Dies, Blends and Markers

AHSC675 Bee Hello

Happy Monday, all!  A fun sketch today for our Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge:

Fun sketch!  I used a Pretty Pink Posh stitched strip die to cut some Bee Happy papers from Echo Park for my fun little card today:

I adhered my strips to an embossed panel and added a hive, bees and flowers from the retired Honey Bee set.  I added a sentiment from the same set, then added a few sequins!  

I had a few strips left over from the patterned paper, so I adhered them to the inside:

This could be used for almost any occasion!  I hope you'll play with our fun sketch this week---it's' a great way to use up some scraps of DSP!  Put on your creative thinking caps and come share with us at Atlantic Hearts!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Honey Bee (ret)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Bee Happy (Echo Park)
Ink	Versafine Black, Crushed Curry, Garden Green
Accessories	Dimensionals, Sequins from my stash
Tools	Big Shot, Detailed Bee Dies (ret), Hive Embossing Folder (ret), Blender Pen, Stitched Strip Dies (Pretty Pink Posh)

PP779 Tic Tac Toe from Ann

Happy Sunday, peeps! Time for a new Paper Players challenge, and the creative Ann is our hostess with a Tic-tac-toe grid for us, since it's the fifth Sunday!  Here we go:

I chose the top row across of die cut, twine and sentiment!  I thought I was done with my Easter cards, but decided to send out a couple more, and I fell in love with this wee little trio of bunnies from Inspired By:

I chose to only use that little bun-bun on the left, but I did use the challenge colors as well.  Here we go:

I had not used my Tim Holtz bunny die this year yet, so it seemed a good time!  I dicut two bunnies and stamped one with a gingham stamp, then adhered a plain white face.  The carrot was diecut with Crumb Cake and Copper Clay, and everything was mounted on a stitched oval with a Misty Moonlight scalloped mat.  I added a little twine bow...I just didn't have any buttons tiny enough to add one!  The sentiment is from Our Daily Bread Designs.  I embossed a piece of Basic White to sit atop a diecut panel of Misty Moonlight.  And here's the inside:

I used the sketch from Sunday Stamps as well:

Again, this card uses a bit more pieces and layers than I normally do, but I just love this bunny and his carrot! I think I'll send this to one of my college roommates!  

I hope you'll play along with our grid this week! SO many possibilities, we can't wait to see what you do with them!  Be sure to share them with us at the Players! Thanks for visiting today!  Enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Easter Animals (Close To My Heart), Mini Tag Sentiments (Our Daily Bread Designs), Background Basics: Gingham (Papertrey)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Misty Moonlight, Crumb Cake, Basic Black, Copper Clay (ret), Soft Succulent (ret), Evening Evergreen (ret)
Ink	Bashful Blue (ret), Cajun Craze
Accessories	Twine, Dimensionals
Tools	Big Shot, Eyelet EF, Stitched Rectangle Dies (ret), Stitched Shapes Dies (ret), Layering Ovals Dies (ret), Banner Dies (Pink & Main), Lacy Scallop Frame Die (Reverse Confetti), Carrot Bunny Die (Tim Holtz), Eyelet EF

FMS729 Rolling Waves

Happy Saturday, peeps!  I recently got the Rolling Waves bundle and I am struggling with it! I have seen beautiful things online using it, but haven't quite mastered how those diecut pieces line up properly, LOL!  I had a couple pieces already diecut, floating around on my desk, so I decided to use them with the FMS sketch this week:

So here we go:

This is way busier than I normally create, but I admit it was pretty fun to add all those little beachy embellishmeents!  I started with an oval and matching scallop of Basic Beige, then added a little piece of Everyday Happiness DSP for the "ocean".  I layered some of the surf diecuts on top after stamping some "sand" at the top of the oval.  Finally, I cut out the starfish and shells from some Shimmery White cardstock, then loosely watercolored them:

I struggled to figure out what my background should be, then remembered all the dreamy patterns in the Thoughtful Journey line, so I chose one of them.  My horizontal panel is a couple of layers of Metallic Mesh ribbon....it doesn't cover up the pattern of the paper, but adds some sparkle.  And speaking of sparkle, I added a few sequins!  I left the inside unstamped, so I can use this for any number of occasions!

Thursday night, Dana, my niece Kelly and I attended a craft class where we decorated concrete turtles in mandala style.  It was fun!  The turtle was already painted black and had a design lightly penciled in in chalk, so we just had to add our dots of color. Here is a sample from the teacher:

We got to choose our colors; originally, Cassidy was going to attend but had basketball practice, so Dana did hers in Cassidy's colors, which were predominately red:

We used styli and acrylic wands to dab on the paint.  Here's Kelly's---she really did an awesome job--check out the "bow" on her turtle's head and the eyelashes on her eyes:

It was a full house, too!

And here is my friend Beth's - she comes to my stamp classes too!  Very talented!

After all the painting is done, they're sprayed with acrylic sealer, so they're waterproof and nice and shiny!  Dana's, Kelly's and mine are in the back row from the left!  It was fun and everyone's looked amazing!

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

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Rolling Waves
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Basic Beige, Thoughtful Journey DSP, Everyday Happiness DSP, Shimmery White (ret)
Ink	Crumb Cake, Pecan Pie, Daffodil Delight, Petal Pink, Pool Party, Highland Heather
Accessories	Sequins (ret), Dimensionals, Metallic Mesh Ribbon (ret)
Tools	Big Shot, Rolling Waves Dies, Blending Brushes, Aquapainters

AYSI369 Happy Birthday Sundae

Happy Friday, everyone! Hope you have some fun plans this weekend!  It's time for a new As You See It Challenge, and it's a lovely color challenge:

I love the Easter egg cookies in this basket, but I am pretty much done my Easter cards, so I chose another bunny to go with my pastel colors!  Here we go:

 

Since the Just Add Ink challenge this week is to add stripes, I stamped the bottom left corner with the Painted Stripes stamp in Soft Sea Foam, then added a little Soft Sea Foam strip, diecut with a Wonky Stitched Frame die from My Favorite Things.  Then I stamped my little ice-cream-sundae-eating bunny in Versafine ink and watercolored him in with Pretty in Pink and Pool Party inks:

The sentiment is from the new Notes of Spring stamp set, available only in March!  Love that font!  A little Waffleflower birthday sentiment went on the inside, with a little background stamping from Label Me Bold:

These colors are sweet for any spring occasion!  I hope you'll be inspired by them and come create with us at As You See It!  Thanks for popping in today!  Enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Notes of Spring, Painted Stripes (ret),  Label Me Bold (ret), Sundae Funday (Colorado Craft), Inside Sentiments Birthday (Waffle Flower)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Soft Sea Foam
Ink	Versafine Black, Soft Sea Foam, Pretty in Pink, Pool Party, Smoky Slate
Accessories	Dimensionals
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Wonky Rectangle Dies (My Favorite Things), Perfect Polka Dot Embossing Folder (ret), Rounded Rectangle Layers DIes (Impression Obsession), Banner Dies (Pink & Main), Aquapainter

RR268 Easter Blessings

Happy Wednesday, peeps! I needed a couple more Easter cards, and when I saw the sketch at Retro Rubber, I knew I had an older, much-loved set that would be perfect for it!  Here's the sketch:

So here we go:

The images are from a 2006 set called Hello Spring; the images were stamped and watercolored, then diecut with a Stylish Shapes dies.  The sentiment (Graceful Words, also 2006) was stamped and fussy-cut, then mounted on top of three diecut strips.

The inside sentiment (Easter Blessings, 2011) was stamped in Coastal Cabana:

Since I love things in threes, I really loved this sketch!  And I love these little images too! Thanks for popping in today! Enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Hello Spring (2006), Graceful Words (2006), Easter Blessings (2011)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Retired DSPs in Coastal Cabana, Granny Apple Green and Highland Heather
Ink	Stazon Black, Versafine Black, Coastal Cabana, Highland Heather, Daffodil Delight, Flirty Flamingo, Granny APple Green, Fresh Freesia, Peach Pie, Crumb Cake, Pecan Pie,Smoky Slate
Accessories	Dimensionals
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Stylish Shapes Dies, Stitched Rectangle Dies (ret), Aquapainter

Blessings to You At Easter

Happy Tuesday, all!  I am looking forward to some sunshine today--still cold, but better than rain & dampness!  My quick little card today is for the Inspired By challenge as well as the CAS Colours & Sketches sketch:

I am still finding ways to use some of the pretty papers I got recently from Craft Consortium!  I chose a leafy pattern for the top portion of the sketch, using a circle die to cut out the right portion.  I then diecut a little egg from a solid piece, stamped some little polka dots on it, then added a wee little bunny:

I stamped a sentiment on a Crumb Cake banner in Mossy Meadow ink:

And the inside:

Both sentiments are from Divinity Designs!  Thanks for popping in today!  Enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Dot Dot Dot (ret), Easter Cross (Divinity Designs), Alleluia (Divinity Designs)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Crumb Cake, Basic Beige, Bloom & Wild (Craft Consortium)
Ink	Versamark, Mossy Meadow, Crumb Cake
Accessories	Dimensionals
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Stylish Shapes Dies, Excellent Eggs Dies (ret), Banner Dies (Pink & Main)

AHSC674 Easter Eggs

 Happy Monday, all! Time for a new Atlantic Hearts Sketch:

I am still making Easter cards, and although I had a much simpler initial idea for this one, it morphed into something more, LOL!

I'm trying to use all my Easter stamps this year (haha) and the eggs from the Happy Eggs set from Simon Says Stamp hadn't seen any ink yet!  I stamped them in Balmy Blue, Flirty Flamingo, Daffodil Delight, Coaster Cabana, Granny Apple Green and Highland Heather, then cut them out with the matching dies.  I diecut strips of the same colors and mounted them within a cross-stitch border, then added a few more diecut embellishments:

I stamped the inside in Highland Heather with a set from Divinity Designs:

I am also entering this at the In(k)spire Me blog, where they're looking for Easter:

You can have a lot of fun with this sketch!  And I hope you'll play along! Check out all the designers' card at the Atlantic Hearts blog!  Thanks for visiting today!  Enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Alleluia (Divinity Designs), Happy Eggs (Simon Says Stamp)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Balmy Blue, Flirty Flamingo, Daffodil Delight, Coastal Cabana, Granny Apple Green, Highland Heather
Ink	Balmy Blue, Flirty Flamingo, Daffodil Delight, Coastal Cabana, Granny Apple Green, Highland Heather
Accessories	Dimensionals, Matte Dots (Gina Marie)
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Cross-Stitch Rectangle Dies (Taylored Expressions), Happy Eggs Dies (Simon Says Stamp), Easy Strips 1/2" Dies (Taylored Expressions), Stitched Florals Dies (My Favorite Things)