TO275 Life is Short

Happy Thursday, peeps! The Time Out Challenge this week is a fun one, and it gave me a chance to use a set I hadn't gotten inky yet, along with some dies that hadn't seen any action yet!  Here's the challenge:

I had gotten this What's Cookin' stamp from Taylored Expressions a while ago, so I pulled it out, along with its matching dies and another die set called Bake Me Happy.  I had some fun baking-related papers so I mixed and matched them all together to create this:

I have a friend whose birthday is coming up, and she is an excellent cook, so this will be for her.  I tried to match the colors to the little mixers on the paper; I used Poppy Parade, Garden Green, Crushed Curry and Bubble Bath.  The beater is a scrap of silver foil, and I stamped a little flower on the bowl:

This sentiment just cracks me up; she likes humorous cards, so I hope she'll like it too!

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

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Happiest Day, What's Cookin (Taylored Expressions)
Card stock & Papers	Very Vanilla, Poppy Parade, Crushed Curry, Bubble Bath, Balmy Blue, Silver Foil, Roll With It (Carta Bella)
Ink	Garden Green, Crushed Curry
Accessories	Dimensionals
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, What's Cookin Dies (Taylored Expressions), Bake Me Happy Dies (Taylored Expressions), Scalloped Contour Dies (ret), Stitched Lines Dies (Ellen Hutson)

TTTC257 Thinking of You

Happy Thursday, everyone! I was so happy to be chosen as a guest designer with my old friends at the Tic Tac Toe challenge recently!  Here's the board they've selected for this week:

I chose the right diagonal of die cut, embossing and twine for my fall card today:

I used my favorite fall embossing folder and embossed a piece of Crumb Cake with it.  The leaves are from Lawn Fawn, and I used Real Red, Terracotta Tile and a wee piece of Plaid Tidings to creat them.  A sentiment from Happiest Day on a Pretty Pink Posh diecut tag and some Copper Clay twine finished it off...and of course, a sequin!

I also added a Technique Tuesday sentiment on the inside, stamped in Copper Clay as well:

I think Felicita's board is a great one for some fall/seasonal stamping!  I hope you'll play along with us at Tic Tac Toe!  Thanks for visiting today! Enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Happiest Day, So Grateful (Technique Tuesday)
Card stock & Papers	Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake, Real Red, Terracotta Tile (ret), Plaid Tidings (ret)
Ink	Copper Clay
Accessories	Dimensionals, Copper Clay Jute, Naturals Sequins
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Stitched Leaves Dies (Lawn Fawn), Stitched Banners (Pretty Pink Posh), Autumn Blessings EF (Cuttlebug)

PP702 Color Challenge from Jan

Happy Sunday, everyone!  Jan is our Paper Players hostess this week with a lovely color palette for us!  Check it out:

Aren't they pretty?!  I pulled out Happiest Day and here's what I came up with:

To start, I created my own little square stencil with some acetate and a square punch.  I diecut four postage stamps using the Perennial Postage dies, and sponged color on each one.  As an afterthought, I decided to stamp the little sparkly stamp on there as well while I still had the stencil in place:

Then, using Smoky Slate as my other neutral color, I stamped a dragonfly in each color and fussy cut them out, adding a silver sequin to each one.  Everything was mounted on a panel embossed with the Cute Crochet embossing folder; it doesn't emboss as deeply as I would like, but you can see some of the design behind the images.  A simple sentiment finished it off!  Oh, and some Wink of Stella too, but you'll just have to imagine the sparkle, LOL!

I hope you'll play along with our pretty colors this week....they lend themselves to lots of subjects, so let your creativity shine!  Share your creation with us at the Paper Players blog so we can see them too!  Thanks for popping in today!

The last few photos of Longwood:

My brother (who is an engineer at Longwood) and sister walking along the lower portion between the conservatory and the fountains; see the people at the top, looking over the railings?  It's a beautiful view, no matter where you are!

Enjoy your day and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Happiest Day
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Thick Basic White, Acetate Sheet
Ink	Smoky Slate, Soft Sea Foam, Flirty Flamingo, Lemon Lolly
Accessories	Neutral Sequins, Wink of Stella
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Cute Crochet Embossing Folder, Perennial Postage Dies, Blending Brushes, 1" Square Punch (ret)

LRW766 Glitter in the Sun

Happy Thursday, peeps! I have been MIA...not much mojo and every time I sit down to create something, I get interrupted!  The peppers, tomatoes and zucchini in my garden keep calling my name!  I did manage to squeak out a little step card for the Little Red Wagon challenge, and even it was a struggle for me!  But here we go:

I used some Petunia Pop cardstock, papers and ink with the Happiest Day to create it!  I just love this fun little sentiment and the cute dragonfly!  I did use some retired glimmer paper and retired dies:

I added some little "sun rays" and some gems for sparkle! Thanks for popping in today!  Enjoy your day and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Happiest Day
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Petunia Pop, Petunia Pop DSP, Berry Burst Glimmer (ret)
Ink	Petunia Pop, Bubble Bath
Accessories	Earth Tone Shimmer Gems, Dimensionals
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Stitched So Sweetly Dies (ret)

AHSC587 - OH MY GOSH, I Used Wild Wheat!

Happy Monday, peeps! This is a quick post as it's time for Christmas Card Stamp Camp tonight! Woohoo! The Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge  sketch this week is a pretty one, but I really took the cheater's way out and used some delightful papers to their best advantage!  Here's the sketch:

And here's my card:

Isn't this paper gorgeous?  It's from Not 2 Shabby, and all I did was cut a panel, leaving some of the flowers uncut on the sides, then fussy-cutting them out. And do you see it?  WILD WHEAT!  Any of my club girls know that In Color is NOT on my favorite list, but it worked so well here, matching those leaves, I had to break down and use it!  The sentiment is from Happiest Day, also stamped in Wild Wheat and it was diecut with a Nellie Snellen die with a matching mat in Riding Hood Red:

I added a little strip of the same paper on the inside and another Happiest Day sentiment:

Maybe you'll be more ambitious than I was and actually stamp some florals on the front of your card, LOL!  Either way, share it with us at the AHSC blog; the design team will post all of their on Wednesday, so you can get some great inspiration there as well!  Thanks for popping in today!

The kids just got back from vacation in Tennessee; first stop was the Natural Bridge:

And a few scenic overlooks of the Smoky Mountains:

And I am not quite sure what this had to do with anything!!! LOL!

Thankfully we have a couple more years before we can even THINK about this!  Enjoy your day and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Happiest Day
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Wild Wheat, Riding Hood Red (ret), Rustic Blooms (Not 2 Shabby)
Ink	Wild Wheat
Accessories	Dimensionals
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Banner Dies (Nellie Snellen)

PP697 Summer Birthday Wishes

Hi there, stamping friends!  Another Paper Players challenge for today, with Claire as our hostess! And we're saying hello to some new Design Team members as well!  Welcome Jan, Stef and Elizabeth!  Now here's Claire's theme board:

I know Claire loves bright, bold colors and images, so I had her in mind when I made my summery card today!  I used those little watermelons as my inspiration, and pulled out an old Unity stamp; here we go:

I used a piece of Flirty Flamingo DSP as my mat, and stamped three watermelons in black ink, then watercolored them with Flirty Flamingo, Mambo Melon and Garden Green inks, then fussy cut them out. I stamped some of the words from the set, "carefree" and "summer", then added "birthday wishes from the retired Endless Birthday Wishes:

I also embossed the polka dot paper with the Stitched with Whimsy die for fun! And on the inside, a sentiment from Happiest Day:

I have a lot of birthdays coming up, so this will go in my stash!  Now, how about you?  How will you interpret our Paper Players theme board this week?  Gather up your summery stamps and get to work! Can't wait to see what you create!  Thanks for visiting today!  Enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Happiest Day, Endless Birthday Wishes (ret), All Smiles (Unity)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Garden Green, Flirty Flamingo DSP (ret), White Glimmer (ret)
Ink	Versafine Black, Garden Green, Flirty Flamingo, Melon Mambo
Accessories	Dimensionals
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Stitched With Whimsy Dies (ret), Banner Dies (Nellie Snellen), Aquapainter

CCC145 Thinking of You

Happy Tuesday, peeps! My card today uses the colors from Creative Colour Challenges:

I wanted to use the new Happiest Day set in a fun way:

I used the medium-sized arch stamp to create some flowers in Summer Splash ink, with Pecan Pie centers, then fussy-cut them out and mounted them on a Summer Splash DSP diecut.  It was matted with Pecan Pie layer and a Crumb Cake Perennial Postage diecut:

I stamped the dragonfly with Crumb Cake and Summer Splash inks, and added an Earth Tone Shimmer Gem.  I diecut the sentiment with a Countryside Corner die:

I embossed a panel with the Dotted Circles embossing folder; the inside was stamped with a sentiment from Adoring Hearts:

I rather like this color combo, I'm going to save it for future!!  Thanks for popping in today--enjoy it and be blessed!

I call to God, the Most High, to God, who supplies my every need.  He will answer from heaven and save me; he will defeat my oppressors.  God will show me his constant love and faithfulness.  

Psalm 57:2-3

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Happiest Day, Adoring Hearts
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Pecan Pie, Crumb Cake, Summer Splash, Summer Splash DSP
Ink	Pecan Pie, Crumb Cake, Summer Splash
Accessories	Earth Tone Shimmer Gems, Dimensionals
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Perennial Postage Dies, Countryside Corners Dies,  Rectangle Stitched Dies (ret), Dotted Circles Embossing Folder

PP690 Punny CAS

Happy Sunday, everyone! Hope your weekend is going well!  Anne Marie is our hostess at the Paper Players this week with a really fun CAS theme:

What a great idea! I pulled out a really, really old Crafty Secrets set and here's what I came up with:

I did paper-piecing of my little teabag and tag with some retired Mint Macaron papers, diecut it out and mounted it on a panel of Basic White embossed with the Elegant Dots embossing folder:

Since I am using the sketch from FMS this week, I added some Mint Macaron Country Gingham banners to frame my punny design!

And on the inside, I stamped a sentiment from the new set Simply Said, and over top, a little sunshine image from Happiest Day:

I am also entering this at As You See It, in their "recipe" challenge:

Got them all!

Now, I hope you'll make us laugh with whatever humorous or punny creations you can come up with! We all need a good giggle once in a while, right?!  Share it with the other stampers at the Paper Players blog and while you're there, check out what the designers did as well!  See you there!

Thanks for stopping by today, enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Simply Said, Happiest Day, Coffee & Tea Large (Crafty Secrets)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Mint Macaron (ret), Country Gingham (ret)
Ink	Versafine Black
Accessories	Dimensionals
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Nested Essentials Dies, Elegant Dots Embossing Folder (ret), Banner Dies (Pretty Pink Posh)

Summer Splash Congrats

Happy Thursday, peeps! I needed a couple congratulations cards for some new recuits!  The In Color Summer Splash is probably my favorite one from this year, so I decided to put it to good use, along with some diecuts from Hooray for Surprises and a sentiment from Best Family Ever:

I began by diecutting a panel of Summer Splash  with the Radiating Stitches die, then added a panel of coordinating DSP.  I cut some floral elements with the Hooray for Surprises die, then adhered them on with some matching ribbon:

I stamped the sentiment on a Stylish Shapes banner and popped it up:

The inside is from a new set called Happiest Day, which is my new favorite set; isn't this a fun sentiment?

New stamps, new colors, it's all fun! Thanks for popping in today! Enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Happiest Day, Best Family Ever
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Summer Splash, Summer Splash DSP
Ink	Summer Splash
Accessories	Summer Splash Ribbon, Dimensionals
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Hooray for Surprises Dies, Stylish Shapes Dies, Radiating Stitches Dies, Coastal Cabana Marker