AHSC671 Peek-a-boo Bunny

Happy Monday, all!  Hope you had a great weekend! Our Atlantic Hearts sketch this week allowed me to use this sweet little Peek-a-boo Bunny die that is just the cutest!  Here's the sketch:

And here we go:

I used some Easter Joy Specialty DSP along with some Lemon Lolly Shimmer Pastel paper, embossed with the Gathering Leaves embossing folder, for my cute Easter card!  I added the Pretty in Pink diecut bunny on a Nested Essentials die and stamped an Easter sentiment from a long-retired SU set:

I embellished the front with a strip of Shy Shamrock and some little enamel flowers.  The inside sentiment came from Close to My Heart:

I just love this little bunny, and I need a baby card in the next day or so, and I think it might be perfect for that as well...we'll see!

I hope you'll play along with our sketch this week at Atlantic Hearts,  we always love to see what you create and enter in our gallery! 

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Easter Blossoms (ret), Picture Perfect Birthday (ret), Easter Animals (Close to My Heart)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Pretty in Pink, Peach Pie, Shy Shamrock, Easter Joy DSP, Shimmer Pastel Lemon Lolly
Ink	Peach Pie, Balmy BLue
Accessories	Resin Flowers (ret)
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Nested Essentials Dies, Gathering Leaves Embossing Folder, Peek-a-boo Bunny Die (Poppy), Stitched 1/4" Strip Dies (Taylored Expressions), Black marker

AHSC669 Happy Birthday

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

I deviated a wee bit from the sketch because I wanted to use my Taylored Expressions 1/2" strip dies, so I have no spaces between my strips!  Hopefully that's still okay!  So here we go:

I wanted to do something "springy" and these Sending Love papers from Gina K are so pretty, although the colors really do not photograph very well, sadly!  I simply cut strips from each pattern and adhered them to a Basic White panel which was then adhered to a Soft Sea Foam card front.  The sentiment is from the Picture Perfect Birthday set.  I created some "heart" flowers to mimic the ones on the paper using the heart from Give It A Whirl and the leaves from Pierced Blooms dies:

I originally was going to use a tulip die from Concord & Ninth, but I like the hearts better, so I put the tulip one on the inside, LOL!

I hope you'll play along with our interesting sketch this week!  You can find all the details at the Atlantic Hearts Sketch blog!  See you there!  Thanks for visiting! Enjoy your day and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Picture Perfect Birthday (ret)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Soft Sea Foam, Granny Apple Green, Gorgeous Grape, Sending Love (Gina K)
Ink	Pool Party, Gorgeous Grape
Accessories	Dimensionals
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, 1/2" Stitched Strips Dies (Taylored Expressions), Pierced Blooms Dies (ret), Give It A Whirl Dies (ret), Tulip Frame Die (Concord & 9th)

Mini Gift Card Holder

Happy Thursday, everyone!  I had an idea for a gift card holder and although this was just a "prototype", I thought I would share it anyway!  I am also entering it at Retro Rubber, where they have a color palette, and Krafty Chicks, where they're looking for Clean and Simple! 

The stamps I am using are from Picture Perfect Birthday, which came out in 2018.  Here we go:

I started out by making a note-card sized card with Lemon Lime Twist cardstock....this was a challenge to me, because this is definitely not a color I use very often, LOL!  I made a little 3D "box", stamped some "ribbon" in Lemon Lolly and Lemon Lime Twist (they're actually candles) on the front, and stamped the bow in Balmy Blue and Lost Lagoon to attach at the intersection of the ribbons.  The top of the box is 2" x 3".  I also added a little tag with a sentiment from Our Daily Bread Designs:

For some added texture, I added a panel of the same color, embossed with one of the Fun Patterns embossing folders.  Here's a side view of the box; you would need a special envelope, or maybe just an A4 envelope to accomodate the thickness.

On the inside, I added another sentiment from the same set and added an embossed pocket at the bottom in which to tuck a gift card or cash!

Again, this was just a prototype, so I'll be adjusting some dimensions and trying it again in the future!  Thanks for popping in today!  Enjoy it and be blessed!

Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows. James 1:17

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Picture Perfect Birthday (ret, 2018), Mini Tag Sentiments (Our Daily Bread Designs, 2016)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Lemon Lime Twist
Ink	Lemon Lime Twist, Lemon Lolly, Balmy Blue, Lost Lagoon
Accessories	Dimensionals
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Fun Patterns Embossing Folder, Mini Tag Punch (ret)

PP667 CAS Tag, You're It!

Happy Sunday, peeps!  I am the hostess at the Paper Players this week and it's Clean and Simple week!  Yay!  Our theme is "Tag, You're It"....we want to see a CAS creation featuring a tag!  It's holiday time, so tags are a fun accessory for gift packaging, but it doesn't have to be just for a package...it can be a tag on your card or scrapbook page, or whatever you want! Just make sure it's CAS!  

I chose to use some Azure Afternoon DSP and a fun diecut from Spellbinders to make a birthday card! Here we go:

My tag is a 2" strip of DSP, punched with a tag topper punch at the top and a corner rounder at the bottom.  I cut the die from some Azure Afternoon cardstock, and backed it with a scalloped circle, then adhered it to the tag.  My 4 1/4" square card allows the tag to pop up a little; I added some Iridescent ribbon for fun.  The little twinkles are from Picture Perfect Birthday, one of my all-time favorites; the Stamparatus ensured perfect placement!

A sentiment from the same sets, along with some more twinkles, went on the inside!

I resisted putting some doodads or embellishments on it, keeping it CAS!  I hope you'll play along with our CAS challenge too!  The design team came up with some amazing projects!  Be sure to visit over at the Paper Players blog to see them, and share yours with us as well!

Eden is just chillin'....she somehow folded over the edge of her bed to make a custom pillow!  She's so funny!  Thanks for visiting today...enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Picture Perfect Birthday (ret)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Azure Afternoon, Azure Afternoon DSP
Ink	Azure Afternoon
Accessories	Dimensionals, Iridescent Ribbon, String
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Layering Circles Dies (ret), Warm Wishes Dies (Spellbinder), Corner Rounder Punch (ret), Tag Topper Punch

CAS Birthday

Happy Friday, peeps!  Yay, the weekend is upon us!  I've been watching Cassidy (well, she doesn't require much watching, if you know what I mean) so my routine is a little different and my stamping time has been a little limited.  Plus the tomatoes in the garden are calling my name, so they're taking up a bit of my time!  But I did get a chance yesterday to make a cute little CAS card for two challenges; the Inspired By has a fun alphabet challenge, and Just Add Ink wants clean and simple:

Cute!  I have had a set of Tim Holtz alphabet dies for a while and haven't given them much use, so now is the time! Here we go:

I took some scraps of Soak Up the Sun papers from Carta Bella and stuck some foam adhesive sheets on the back, then cut them out with the dies. I love the dimension the foam creates!  I added a sentiment from Biggest Wish, stamped in Bubble Bath, then added the Stitched With Whimsey stitching around the edge and a few sequins for sparkle:

A fun sentiment from Picture Perfect Birthday was stamped on the inside.  This will be going to a sweet young lady at our church!

And this is the last of my birthday cards!  This pretty floral is from Carol:

And I knew right away this was Bonnie's beautiful style!

And this beauty is from Beth:

As my friend Karen said, I really stretched out my birthday with all these cards!  Thanks, everyone!  I am so happy you popped by today--enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Biggest Wish, Picture Perfect Birthday (ret)
Card stock & Papers	Thick Basic White, Soak Up the Sun DSP (Carta Bella), Foam Adhesive Sheets
Ink	Balmy Blue, Bubble Bath
Accessories	Sequins from my Stash
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Stitched With Whimsy Dies, Alphanumerica Classic Upper Dies (Tim Holtz)

JAI662 Special Birthday

Happy Tuesday, peeps!  I totally forgot that I made this card yesterday to post today---and I want to get it entered at Just Add Ink, so I cannot delay any longer!  Here's their sketch:

I needed a birthday card for a friend who loves purple, so I pulled out some of the retired Hues of Happiness DSP and paired it with some Highland Heather cardstock, and here we go:

The Highland Heather layer was embossing the Stitched Greenery die, and accented with Starry Sky edges, and the sentiment is heat-embossed in white on another Starry Sky piece,, accented with a Fresh Freesia layer, some fussy-cut flowers, a little gem and some sparkly ribbon:

And even after twenty years of stamping, I still cannot get a decent embossed image without any strays---I used an embossing buddy, flick it off with a paintbrush...any number of things!  Anyone have any tips for the best ink/embossing powder/techniques to use??? I'd be happy to hear them!  Finally, a sentiment from Picture Perfect Birthday, one of my all-time favorite sets, went on the inside:

And it's off in the mail!  Thanks so much for popping in today!  Enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Dainty Delight, Picture Perfect Birthday (ret)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Fresh Freesia, Highland Heather, Starry Sky, Hues of Happines DSP (ret)
Ink	Craft White, Starry Sky
Accessories	White Embossing Powder, Faceted Gem (ret), Glittered Organdy Ribbon (ret), Dimensionals
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Stitched Rectangle Dies, Heat Tool, Stitched Greenery Die (ret)

AHSC514 Gift Card Holders

Happy Wednesday, everyone! I have a couple of little gift card holders for you today; I rarely make them and yet they really come in handy when you don't know quite what to get someone!  I am using the sketch from Atlantic Hearts: 

The folded card holder measures 3" x 4 1/4".  I started with a piece of cardstock that measured 4 1/4" x 7 3/4", then scored at 3" and 6".  The remaining 1 3/4" flap gets folded to the inside and adhered close to the edges so that the gift card can slide inside.  For this particular one, I used Mango Melody cardstock and some Dandy Designs DSP:

I created a little faux gift bag, gave it a twine handle and some tissue paper, then mounted it on a retired Stitched Nested Label diecut.  

The cupcake is from Lawn Fawn, and the sentiment is from Our Daily Bread Designs:

I used sentiments from the retired Picture Perfect Birthday for the inside panels.

I decided to do another one, this time using current products (although the Dandy Designs was a SAB gift and is no longer available), but I used a sentiment from Charming Sentiments directly on the DSP, made the gift bag a single layer so that it would be simpler to create, and added a birthday candle from the Sentiments Silhouettes dies:

The sentiments for the inside of this one are from Peaceful Moments:

Still fun and cute!  The possibilities for these little gift card holders are endless!  Thanks for popping in today!  Enjoy it and be blessed!

First Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Picture Perfect Birthday (ret), Tiny Tag Sentiments (Our Daily Bread Designs), Baked With Love (Lawn Fawn)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Mango Melody, Dandy Designs DSP (ret)
Ink	Versafine Black, Mango Melody, Calpyso Coral
Accessories	Linen Thread, Rhinestone, Tissue Paper
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Stitched Nested Label Dies (ret), Baked with Love Dies (Lawn Fawn)

Second Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Peaceful Moments, Charming Sentiments
Card stock & Papers	Fresh Freesia, Basic White, Granny Apple Green, Daffodil Delight, Dandy Designs DSP (ret)
Ink	Pear Pizzazz, Stazon Black
Accessories	Linen Thread, Tissue Paper
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Sentiments Silhouettes Dies

AHSC504 You're Grate

Happy Tuesday, peeps!  I had a reader ask me about a stamp set that I had used a while ago and while I had it out, I thought I would use it for my friend who is a New Year's Eve baby!  She is a wonderful cook, so it was perfect for her!  I used the Atlantic Hearts Sketch:

And the retired set that I am using is called Perfect Mix!  So here we go:

I stamped the potholder and grater on some scraps of DSP, and the mixing bowl on Very Vanilla, coloring them in with a Blender pen and ink.  It's hard to see, but the upper panel of that card is stamped with a retired background stamp which I think is called Plaid Flannel (I bought it at a yard sale!), and the little bow is retired Bumblebee gingham:

I often cut apart my stamps, separating the sentiments from the images, which allowed me to stamp this sentiment separately, diecutting it with a Stylish Shapes die!  The inside sentiment from Picture Perfect Birthday was stamped in Crushed Curry, and I threw a dozen eggs in there for fun!

Thanks for visiting today!

Cassidy's youth group had an ugly Christmas sweater party:

Unfortunately, she got up sick the next morning, so she brought home more than magic!  Enjoy your day and be blessed!  

Your kingdome is an everlasting kingdom, and your dominion endures through all generations.  The Lord is trustworthy in all he promises and faithful in all he does.  Psalm 145:13

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Picture Perfect Birthday (ret), Perfect Mix (ret), Plaid Flannel (ret)
Card stock & Papers	Very Vanilla,  Crushed Curry, This & That DSP (Echo Park)
Ink	Stazon Black, Pool Party, Crushed Curry, Soft Suede
Accessories	Dimensionals, Bumblebee Gingham Ribbon (ret)
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Stylish Shapes Dies, Layering Circles Dies, Blender Pen

Scottie Birthday

Happy Wednesday, peeps!  My niece has a birthday coming up and she has THREE scottie dogs!  Her house is a madhouse when the doorbell rings! But they are so cute!  I chose to only use one scottie on her birthday card today, it's from Christmas Scottie!  Here we go:

I used the sketch only from In(k)spire Me:

I stamped and fussy-cut my scottie, then diecut a gift from the Spruced Up Outlines dies in both Pool Party and Glimmer Specialty Paper.  In hindsight, I should have used just the plain white Glimmer Paper, but this will have to do!

I gave him a Pool Party bow, added a Pool Party heart and mounted him on a Basic White layer on top of a Pool Party scalloped mat.  The background paper is from Celebrate Everything and the sentiment is from the retired Picture Perfect Birthday.  Here's the inside as well:

It was fun to use a non-traditional color; I usually gravitate towards red when I stamp scotties!  Hope she likes it!  Thanks for popping in today!  And speaking of red, there's a lot of it in my travels lately, along with orange, yellow and green:

Just beautiful!  Enjoy your day and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Christmas Scottie, Banner Year (ret), Picture Perfect Birthday (ret)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Pool Party, Celebrate Everything DSP, Glimmer Specialty
Ink	Pool Party, Versafine Onyx
Accessories	Dimensionals
Tools	Big Shot, Scalloped Contour Dies, Spruced Up Outline Dies