AHSC691 From Us

Happy Monday, all! Hope you had a great weekend!  Our Atlantic Hearts sketch this week is a fabulous one---such a great sketch to use up some scraps!  Here we go:

I needed a masculine birthday card, so I pulled out some scraps of Autumn Toile and Let's Go Fishing and came up with this:

I diecut some Early Espresso postage cuts, then simply adhered the DSP on top.  It all went on a panel of the new Wood Grain Wonders DSP, and I added a Waffle Flower sentiment.  The postage cuts are also from Waffle Flower:

A sentiment from the Greetery went on the inside!

This is such a fabulous sketch--you could use it with so many images or designs! I hope you'll play along with us this week! You can see all the details at Atlantic Hearts Sketch!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Sentiment Additions (Waffle Flower), Laid Back Basics (The Greetery)
Card stock & Papers	Very Vanilla, Early Espresso, Autumn Toile (ret), Let's Go Fishing (ret)
Ink	Early Espresso
Accessories
Tools	Big Shot, Postage Die (Waffle Flower), Sentiment Additions Dies (Waffle Flower)

FMS742 Birthday Balloons

Happy Friday, all!  Hope you have some fun weekend plans ahead--it's going to be a rainy weekend here but that's not all bad!  We can stay inside and craft, right? I needed a couple of birthday cards for children this week, and I put the sketch from Freshly Made Sketches to work:

I perused my retired stash of DSP and found some with bright colors; here we go:

I used a retired balloon punch to punch out balloons to match the DSP, then added some twine bows and a fun little sentiment!  

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

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Label Me Bold
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Poppy Parade, Daffodil Delight, Bermuda Bay (ret), Soda Pop DSP (ret, can't remember the name of it)
Ink	Real Red
Accessories	Dimensionals, Baker's Twine in ass't colors (ret)
Tools	Big Shot, Stitched Shapes Dies (ret), Balloon Punch (ret), Banner Dies (Pink & Main)

Beachy Birthday Stamp Camp

 Hi peeps! Since Sunday was the first day of summer, I thought I'd share the three cards we made at my stamp camp on Saturday!  The theme was "Beachy Birthday" and I pulled out some old and new goodies to use!  Here we go:

I've listed all my supplies at the end of the blog!  It was a full class and it took a while, as some of the images had to be fussy-cut, and the Rolling Waves dies had to be poked out---my kitchen floor looked like it had snowed, LOL!  But everyone enjoyed making them and I always love seeing my stamping girls!  Thanks for popping in today!  Enjoy it and be blessed!

FIrst Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Shore Thoughts (Lizzie Anne), Rolling Waves, Friends Are Like Seashells (ret)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Crisp Cantaloupe, Soft Sky (ret), Watercolor
Ink	Crisp Cantaloupe, Golden Glow, Hydrangea Hue, Soft Sky (ret)
Accessories	Mini Dimensionals, Loose Silver Sequins (ret)
Tools	Big Shot, Rolling Waves Dies, Aquapainter, Wink of Stella

Second Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Sea Shells (ret), Shore Thoughts (Lizzie Anne)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Barely Blush, By the Shore (Not 2 Shabby), Calypso Coral, Balmy Blue, Azure Afternoon, Granny Apple Green, Basic Black
Ink	Calypso Coral, Balmy Blue, Golden Glow, Clay Mask, Seafoam (both Catherine Pooler), Barely Blush
Accessories	Sequins from my Stash, Dimensionals
Tools	Big Shot, Splash & Relax Dies

Third Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Friends Are Like Seashells (ret), Seashell Collage (100 Proof Press)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Crumb Cake, Lost Lagoon
Ink	Crumb Cake, Lost Lagoon, Craft White
Accessories	Wavy Trim, Dimensionals
Tools	Big Shot, Seaside Shells Dies (ret), Cast Away Embossing Folder (Spellbinders)

AHSC686 Best Wishes

Happy Tuesday, peeps! I'm a little late posting my Atlantic Hearts Sketch card this week---just took a little break, I guess!  Anyway, here's the sketch:

I admit this sketch had me stumped for a bit, but when I decided to make my card larger than a standard-sized card, I had a better result!  So here's my 5" x 6" card:

I stamped the Layers of Beauty in Versafine Black ink, then used the stencil to add Daffodil Delight, Crushed Curry, Azure Afternoon and Soft Sea Foam inks.  I cut the design apart and layered them on a panel of Azure Afternoon that had been embossed with the retired Quilt Top embossing folder.  The sentiment is from Pinkfresh's Scripted Bold Sentiments 1, also stamped in Azure Afternoon ink. 

I added some loops of gold thread as well as some gold pearls to finish it off.  I had to make a custom envelope as well, but I forgot to photograph that!  I hope you'll play along with our pretty sketch and make use of some of those bold sentiments you might have in your stash!  Share it with us at Atlantic Hearts!

I haven't shared any pictures of Cassidy lately, as she's busy with school and basketball.  She played in an AAU league this spring and after a bit of a rough start, her team won all three games this past weekend for their championship.  It was a long-awaited, well-earned win, too!

To say we were all happy was an understatement!

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

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Layers of Beauty (ret), Scripted Bold Sentiments 1 (Pinkfresh)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Soft Sea Foam, Azure Afternoon
Ink	Azure Afternoon, Soft Sea Foam, Crushed Curry, Daffodil Delight, Versafine Black
Accessories	Gold Pearls, Gold Thread (ret), Dimensionals
Tools	Big Shot, Layers of Beauty Dies (ret), Layers of Beauty Masks (ret), Quilt Top Embossing Folder (ret), Stitched Square Dies (Lil'Inker), Blending Brushes

PP790 Color Challenge from Christy

Happy Sunday, peeps!  Christy is our hostess at the Paper Players this week and she has an awesome color challenge for us:

I admit that those hues gave me a bit of a pause at first!  I needed a birthday card for one of my great-nephews who is turning four, so....four colors, four crayons, here we go:

I just got this fun crayon set from Spellbinders and had not had a chance to get it inky, so this was the perfect time!  I hope Cole doesn't mind a "Strawberry Slush" crayon and think the color is too girly, LOL!  I stamped and diecut each of the crayons out using the challenge colors, then added a sentiment from the same set and mounted everything on a polka-dot embossed mat:

I just love those cute little faces! A sentiment from Concord & 9th went on the inside:

This will be winging its way in a few days to the birthday boy!  I know these colors are a bit challenging but check out what the Paper Players DT did with them to get some inspiration, then come play with us! We can't wait to see your creations!  Thanks for popping in today!  Enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Crayon Creations (Spellbinders), Retro Radio (Concord & 9th)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Gorgeous Grape, Coastal Cabana, Strawberry Slush, Lemon Lime Twist
Ink	Basic White, Gorgeous Grape, Coastal Cabana, Strawberry Slush, Lemon Lime Twist, Versafine Black
Accessories	Dimensionals
Tools	Big Shot, Large Polka Dot Embossing Folder (ret)

PP788 A Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge from Joanne

Happy Sunday, peeps! Happy last day of May! Since there are five Sundays in the month, it means a tic-tac-toe grid for the Paper Players and this one is from Joanne!  Here we go:

I had a new stencil and stamp set in my stash, never been used, so I thought this would be a perfect time to get them inky, since my choice on the grid was the right hand column of die cut, stenciling and layers!  So here we go:

I am not 100% sure, but I think Jaydee might have been the enabler that convinced me to get this little bundle from Waffle Flower called Postage Collage Sew Fun.  I used Smoky Slate, Golden Glow, Timid Tiger, Cajun Craze, Flirty Flamingo and Versafine Black for my stenciling and stamping:

The stamps are from the matching set, along with the Postage Collage set, then I diecut it with the Waffle Flower Postage die. I added a Crisp Cantaloupe bow and a wee little embellishment down in the left hand corner, then mounted it all on a Smoky Slate piece of DSP and a Petal Pink card base.  Here's the inside with another sentiment from the set and a birthday sentiment from Our Daily Bread Designs:

I have several crafty friends that might be the recipient of this card!!!  I hope you'll find some inspiration from our Tic-Tac-Toe board this week and play along with us at the Players!  Can't wait to see you there!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Postage Collage Sew Fun, Postage Collage (both Waffle Flower), Mini Tag Sentiments (Our Daily Bread Designs)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Petal Pink, SMoky Slate DSP (ret)
Ink	Versafine Black, Smoky Slate, Timid Tiger, Flirty Flamingo, Golden Glow, Cajun Craze
Accessories	Crisp Cantaloupe Ribbon, Crisp Cantaloupe Dot (ret), Dimensionals
Tools	Big Shot, Postage Collage A6 Blocks Dies (Waffle Flower), Triple Heart Punch (ret), Rounded Rectangle Layers Dies (Impression Obsession), Blending Brushes

Today Blooms Just For You

 Happy Friday, everyone! I had some stamping time yesterday but try as I might, I just couldn't make things work quite the way I wanted!  Ever have days like that? I really wanted to use the challenging colors at CAS Colours & Sketches as well as squeak something in for the Retro Rubber sketch:

I don't have any "bubbly"-looking stamps, so I opted for some diecut flowers---an old set from My Favorite Things.  I diecut a bunch of them from Balmy Blue cardstock, added some Night of Navy centers and put them all on a floral-embossed panel and a Gray Granite card.  And I confess that Gray Granite is not one of my go-to colors, so it was definitely a challenge for me to use it!   So here we go:

Even though it didn't take much time to make, I am not sure I would consider it "Clean and Simple", so I may not qualify for that challenge, LOL!  The sentiments are from Perennial Birthday (2018), stamped in Night of Navy:

I did add a couple of sequins for some extra "bubbly-ness"!  Thanks for popping in today!  Enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Perennial Birthday (2018, ret)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Gray Granite, Balmy Blue, Night of Navy
Ink	Night of Navy
Accessories	Dimensionals, Sequins (from my stash)
Tools	Big Shot, Lazy Daisy Embossing Folder, Stitched FLower Dies (My Favorite Things), Banner Dies (Pink & Main), various circle punches (ret)

AHSC683 Sunflower Friend

Happy Monday, all!  Blessed Memorial Day to those in the US, too.  Time for a new Atlantic Hearts Sketch:

What a lovely sketch--love all those layers!  So here we go:

I pulled out the old Celebrate Sunflower bundle and created some sunflowers, then added my layers of gingham and prints from my paper stash!  I couldn't help adding some embossing in the middle, using the pretty Lazy Daisy embossing folder, then a "friend" sentiment from Waffle FLower, as this is a birthday card for a special friend.  I am not even showing the inside because she might realize it's for her, LOL!  I stamped the sunflowers in Golden Glow and used a sponge dauber to color them in, adding a wee bit of Soft Sea Foam marker to the leaves:

Some simple yellow sequins finished it off!  I hope you'll play along with our lovely sketch this week too! You can find details at the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge blog!  Hope to see you there!

Thanks for stopping in today!  Enjoy your day and be blessed!

 

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Celebrate Sunflowers (ret), Sentiment Additions (Waffle Flower)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Soft Sea Foam, Rustic Blooms (Not 2 Shabby), Bee Happy (Echo Park)
Ink	Garden Green, Golden Glow, Pecan Pie
Accessories	Sequins from my stash, Dimensionals
Tools	Big Shot, Lazy Daisy Embossing Folder, Sunflowers Dies (ret), Sentiment Additions Dies (Waffle Flower), Sponge Dauber, Scalloped Sentiment Dies (ret), Be Mine Stitched Hearts Dies (ret)

AYSI372 Array of Seashells

Happy Friday, all! Time for a new As You See It  theme challenge and it's one I just love!  Here we go:

I used the sketch from Sunday Stamps for my card:

I pulled out an older Close to My Heart stamp set, did some heat embossing and coloring, and here we go:

I stamped the images with Pecan Pie ink and before taking them out of the Stamparatus, I inked them again with Versamark and heat-embossed them with clear embossing powder.  Then I watercolored them with reinkers and fussy-cut them out.  I embossed a piece of Everyday Happiness DSP with a rope embossing folder, then layered all the shells on top, along with a piece of burlap ribbon and a sweet sentiment from an older Crafty Secrets set:

Another couple of CS sentiments went on the inside:

I just love beachy things, so creating this was a lot of fun!  I hope you'll play along with our beachy-shell themed challenge this week at As You See It as well!  Thanks for visiting today! Enjoy your day and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Swirly Seashells (Close To My Heart), Seaside (Crafty Secrets), Chandelier (Crafty Secrets)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Thick Basic White, Everyday Happiness DSP
Ink	Pecan Pie, Versamark, Golden Glow, Crisp Cantaloupe, Pretty in Pink, Highland Heather, Hydrangea Hue, Pool Party
Accessories	Dimensionals, Burlap Trim (ret), Clear Embossing Powder
Tools	Big SHot, Cast Away Embossing Folder (Spellbinders), Aquapainter,  Heat Tool, Banner Dies (Pink & Main)

PP784 Challenge from Jaydee

Happy Sunday, peeps! Time for a new challenge from the Players, and Jaydee is our hostess this week with a wonderful theme!  Here we go:

This should be an easy one, right?!  I have had this gingham border floating around on my desk for weeks, left over from another project, so I decided to put it to use!  I needed a birthday card for a young woman at church who sings with Dana in our ensemble, but she is also an accomplished baker!  She made some tiramisu to share at ensemble practice, and Dana, knowing that tiramisu is my FAVORITE dessert, actually shared some with me! YUM!  So this card is for her:

I know that baking isn't necessarily an all-feminine theme, but it is for me today!  These images are all from Lawn Fawn's Baked with Love, stamped in black, diecut and colored with Blends or Copics:

The sentiment is from Our Daily Bread Designs' Mini Tag Sentiments, and I also used the new SU Product of the Month Eyelet Blooms die, but instead of diecutting it, I dry embossed it for a background!  Pretty  Here's the inside of the card:

I hope she likes it! And I hope you like our theme well enough to play along with us this week!  Check out what the other designers created at the Paper Players blog and come share yours with us too!  Thanks for visiting today!  Enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Baked with Love (Lawn Fawn), Mini Tag Sentiments (Our Daily Bread Designs)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Pretty in Pink, Red Glimmer (ret), Ginghams (Scrapbook.com)
Ink	Memento Black
Accessories	Sequins from my stash, Dimensionals
Tools	Big Shot, Eyelet Blooms Die, Perennial Postage Dies, 3/4" Circle Punch (ret), 7/8" Scallop Punch (ret), Baked with Love Dies (Lawn Fawn), Assorted Blends and Copics