Merry Christmas Bear

Happy Wednesday, everyone! I have a sweet Christmas card today that I hope will bring a smile to the recipient's face:

I used the sketch from Sunday Stamps:

and some stamps from Unity's Holly Jolly Holiday' sentiment is from Simon Says Stamp's Tiny Words Christmas. I just love the expression on that bear's face:

I used the color palette from Clean & Simple Colours & Sketches (Cajun Craze, Mossy Meadow and Golden Glow), but I am thinking it's not quite CAS enough!  I used the retired Buffalo Check for the background and added another Unity sentiment on the inside:

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

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Buffalo Check (ret), Holly Jolly Holiday (Unity), Tiny Words Christmas (Simon Says Stamp)
Card stock & Papers	Very Vanilla, Mossy Meadow, Cajun Craze
Ink	Mossy Meadow, Golden Glow
Accessories	Candy Dot, Dimensionals
Tools	Big Shot, Stitched Shapes Dies (ret), Scalloped Oval Dies (Nestabilities), Banner Dies (Impression Obsession)

52CCT2026-37 Christmas Bunny

Happy Thursday, everyone! Hope you're having a good week so far!  The weather has been fabulous here in PA....enjoying these fall days immensely!  But I am shifting from fall cards to Christmas today!  Here we go:

I am using the sketch from 52 Christmas Card Throwdown, flipping the sketch so my bunny wasn't looking off the edge of the card!

I am going through my older stamps, and this little bunny is from a Artistic Outpost set called Midwinter,  I stamped him in Smoky Slate, diecut him with a circle die, then created a couple of masks to create a snowy field and sky:

I added a mini sentiment from Simon Says Stamp and a glimmer snowflake, then layered it all on a Cloud Cover mat embossed with a Snowflake Swirls folder.  I also added a mat of Smoky Slate.  A sentiment from W+9 went on the inside:

I know I need to make some Halloween cards, but it was nice to make a calm, soothing Christmas card today!  Thanks for popping in today!  Enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Midwinter (Artistic Outpost), Tiny Words Christmas (Simon Says Stamp), Pretty Patches:Tree (W+9)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Cloud Cover, Smoky Slate, Masking Paper, White Glimmer (ret)
Ink	Smoky Slate, Cloud Cover
Accessories	Dimensionals
Tools	Big Shot, Stylish Shapes Dies (ret), Banner Dies (Pink & Main), Snowman Dies (ret), Snowflake Swirls Embossing Folder (Darice)

AYSI382 Fill in the Blank

Hey stampers, happy Friday! Time for a new As You See It challenge, and it's Fill in the Blank week!  SO.....how many Christmas cards have you created yet, three months before the holiday?  LOL!

My answer would be that this is the "umpteenth" card, because I make Christmas cards all year long!  I love to make them!  This gave me a chance to use a new Simon Says Stamp stamp I got last year and never used!  It's called Jingle All the Way!  So here we go:

I stamped my images in Real Red and Peaceful Pine and diecut them with the matching dies.  I had a piece of white cardstock already embossed with a Polka Dot embossing folder, so I simply created a scalloped mat and mounted it on a pretty piece of Peaceful Pink gingham. I love the crisp red with the green!

Did you know that if you don't have a scalloped die that fits your panel, you can cut two scalloped squares and piece them together!?  That's what I did for this one....you may be able to see a tiny spot on the side where they were matched up!  A pretty sentiment from the retired Seasonal Tags went on the inside:

So if you've not started your Christmas cards yet, this is a good impetus to begin! And if you've already started, good for you! Do another one!  Share it with us at As You See It so we can see it too! 

Thanks for visiting today!  Enjoy it and be blessed!

 

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Seasonal Tags (ret), Jingle All The Way (Simon Says Stamp)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Real Red, Peaceful Pine, Peaceful Pine Gingham
Ink	Real Red, Peaceful Pine
Accessories	Dimensionals
Tools	Big Shot, Jingle All The Way Dies (Simon Says Stamp), Perfect Polka Dot Embossing Folder (ret), Layering Squares Dies (ret)

PP803 Colorful Crayons

Howdy, peeps!  I am the hostess this week at the Paper Players, and I am sure I had fall leaves on my mind when I set up this color challenge: 

But as usual, I veered off in another direction. Not sure if I am happy with the final outcome, but I think the child who receives my card won't really mind!  I am squeaking it in at the last minute for the fun CAS Colors & Sketches challenge from Amanda for this week:

So here we go:

I used the Spellbinders Crayon Creations set for my crayons, stamping and diecutting each one with the matching dies. They were backed with a stamped shape from Watercolor Shapes.  A sentiment from Simon Says Stamp created the sentiment panel, and I dotted the "i" with a little star embellishment and added some red ribbon:

I used the Swirls of Magic embossing folder again--really, it's good for so many occasions---and mounted it on a Real Red card base.  Here's the inside:

The Design Team has some awesome creations that are bound to give you lots of inspiration this week!  Pop over to the Paper Players blog to check them out, then come play along!

Thanks for visiting today, I enjoy your comments so much!  Enjoy your day and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Watercolor Shapes (ret), Crayon Creations (Spellbinders), Everyday Expressions (Paper Studio), Birthday Celebration (Simon Says Stamp)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Real Red
Ink	Real Red, Crushed Curry, Pumpkin Pie, Versafine Black
Accessories	Resin Star (ret), Dimensionals, Red Ribbon (ret)
Tools	Big Shot, Swirls of Magic Embossing Folder, Crayon Creations Dies (Spellbinders), Banner Dies (Pink & Main)

Pink Poinsettia

Happy Tuesday, all! I have a Christmas card for you today, it fulfillls three challenges:  CAS on Sunday wants flowers; Sunday Stamps has a sketch; and 52 Christmas Card Throwdown wants stenciling:

I will admit that there is only a wee bit of stenciling on my card, but it IS there!  So here we go:

I wanted to use a poinsettia on my card, but in a non-traditional color! I already had this Blushing Bride scalloped piece diecut in my stash, so I pulled out some Barely Blush cardstock, which coordinates with it nicely, and diecut some poinsettia petals, along with the leaves (Soft Sea Foam) and a center (Lemon Lolly).  I sponged the edges and crimped the petals (remember your CRIMPER?) before assembling on to the scalloped piece, on which I stenciled a few polka dots with an Echo Park stencil and a blending brush:

My outside sentiment was from Simon Says Stamp, stamped and diecut into a little banner tag:

And the inside sentiment is from Taylored Expressions.  I don't use Very Vanilla too often, so it was a nice change from the white!

Thanks so much for popping in today!  Enjoy your day and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Tiny Words Christmas (Simon Says Stamp), The Very Best Gift (Taylored Expressions)
Card stock & Papers	Very Vanilla, Barely Blush, Soft Sea Foam, Lemon Lolly, Blushing Bride (ret)
Ink	Barely Blush, Soft Sea Foam
Accessories	Dimensionals, Very Vanilla Twine (ret)
Tools	Big Shot, Poinsettia Die (Shady Lane Impressions), Small Tags Dies (Impression Obsession), Scalloped Contour Dies (ret), Blending Brushes, Baby Love Stencil (Echo Park), Crimper (ret)

52CCT#26 Let It Snow!

Happy Saturday, peeps! I am honored to be a guest designer at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown this week, which is a color challenge!  It is a bit of a challenge for sure--non traditional colors!  Check it out: 

So here we go:

My glimmer paper snowflakes are mounted on three "stitched" panels from Simon Says Stamp, stamped in Pretty in Pink, Pumpkin Pie and Cool Caribbean inks and diecut with the matching dies.  I added some matching sequins to each center.  The sentiment is a older one from Waltzingmouse Stamps, and everything is mounted on an embossed snowflake mat:

Another Waltzingmouse sentiment on the inside:

I know this is an unusual color for a Christmas card, but I like it!  I hope you can find a creative use for these colors as well!  Share your creation at the 52 Christmas Card Throwdown challenge so we can all enjoy it!  Thanks for visiting today!  Enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Stitched Shapes (Simon Says Stamp), Compliments of the Season (Waltzingmouse Stamps)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, White Glitter
Ink	Pumpkin Pie, Pretty in Pink, Cool Caribbean (ret)
Accessories	Sequins from my Stash, Dimensionals
Tools	Big Shot, Stitched Snowflake Dies (ret), Stitched Shapes Dies (Simon Says Stamp), Starry Snowflake Embossing Folder (Spellbinders), Rounded Rectangle Layers Dies (Impression Obsession)

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)

Hippity Hoppity

 Hey peeps! I am in full-bore Easter-stamping mode with bunnies taking center stage again!  I got some new stamps and dies from my local Amish stamp store (I'll be sharing those later), but I dug into some of my stash of papers and stamps to create this cutie:

 

My papers are from Carta Bella's Gather at Home, along with a little Blushing Bride stitched tag from Impression Obsession.  The bunnies are also from IO, stamped in Crumb Cake and colored with a Pink Pirouette Blend and accented with Blushing Bride ribbon and twine:

I had a couple of already-cut banners from the Greetery, so on one, I stamped a sentiment from Simon Says Stamps' Happy Eggs.  The inside sentiment was also from that same set, along with a Christian sentiment from Divinity Designs:

I hope it's okay to mix secular and Christian!  Those bunnies are just too cute!  Thanks for visiting today!  Enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Bunny Friends (Impression Obsession), Happy Eggs (Simon Says Stamp, Alleluia (Divinity Designs)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Blushing Bride (ret), Gather at Home (Carta Bella)
Ink	Soft Succulent (ret)
Accessories	Blushing Bride Ribbon (ret), Blushing Bride Twine (ret0, Dimensionals
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Small Tags Dies (Impression Obsession), Bunny Friends Dies (Impression Obsession), Tear Strip Tags Dies (The Greetery)

FMS723 Hippity Hoppity

 Happy Thursday, peeps!  A quick little card today--moving on to Easter!  FMS has a sweet sketch this week:

I just broke open my Easter Joy specialty paper and there are so many cute patterns in there! One that really caught my eye was a monochromatic pattern in Shy Shamrock, which is a color I haven't used very much!  I paired it with an old Easter set called Basket Bunch! So here we go:

Mr Bunny was stamped in Shy Shamrock, as well as the sentiment from Simon Says Stamp.  He his hopping against a cloud-embossed sky with his little Easter eggs:

Another sentiment from the same set went on the inside--love that simple font!

Thanks for "hopping" in today!  Enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Baskset Bunch (ret), Happy Eggs (Simon Says Stamp)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Shy Shamrock, Easter Joy DSP
Ink	Shy Shamrock
Accessories	Pearl, Dimensionals
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Nested Essentials Dies, Triple Flower Punch (ret), Basket Builder Dies (ret), Cloudy Day Embossing Folder (ret), Shaded Spruce Blend (to color pearl), Blender Pen

JUGS807 Love U Sew Much

 Happy Wednesday, everyone! Midweek is upon us!  I got a set of stencils before Christmas and I finally had a change to break them out, just in time for the latest JUGS challenge, which is stencils!

Since cross-stitching is right up there with stamping on my list of favorite hobbies, I couldn't resist getting this stencil from Spellbinders, and I matched them up with some sewing-related stamps I've had in my stash forEVER!  Here we go:

I am still learning about stenciling---what type of ink pads work better than others; what kind of blending tools to use, how much pressure is needed---it's definitely a learning experience.  For this card I used Pretty in Pink, Poppy Parade, Berry Burst, Basic Gray and Crushed Curry for my floss.  I stamped and diecut two hearts from Simon Says Stamp in Pretty in Pink and Strawberry Slush, then stamped a "hi" from Paper Smooches; that's where the button is from as well:

On the inside, some more images and a sentiment from the Paper Smooches set.  I thought this would make a fun Valentine!

I have vowed to NOT start any more cross-stitch projects this year until I actually finish some of the ones I've stitched over the last couple of years.  Framing is quite expensive and I find I don't really need any more little pillows, but that is probably what I'll end up doing with them!  Stay tuned! Hopefully I'll actually finish one and share it with you!

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

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Needle Little Love (Paper Smooches), Stitched Shapes (Simon Says Stamp)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White
Ink	Pretty in Pink, Poppy Parade, Crushed Curry, Berry Burst, Basic Gray, Strawberry Slush, Versafine Black
Accessories	Dimensionals
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Outline Shapes Dies (Simon Says Stamp),  Rainbow Floss Stencil (Spellbinders), Blending Brushes, 1/2" Circle Punch (ret), Pretty in Pink Marker (ret)

CAS On Sunday 325 Let It Snow

Happy Saturday, peeps!  I have a quick, CAS card for the CAS on Sunday challenge, which is "snowman"!  I have lots of snowman images, but this Tim Holtz one is a wee bit more "vintage", and I haven't used it yet this season!  So here we go:

I stamped the snowman in Secret Sea ink, and added some snowflakes in Cloud Cover.  I made a smudge, so I added a couple of snowflake sequins.  The "Let it Snow" sentiment is from Simon Says Stamp, and the stitching around the edge is the retired Stitched With Whimsy die.

On the inside, a sentiment from the retired Christmas Pines, as are the snowflakes.

Fun, simple and easy! Thanks, CAS on Sunday, for a great challenge!  And thank you for popping in today!  Enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Christmas Pines (ret), Tiny Words Christmas (Simon Says Stamp), Winterscape (Tim Holtz)
Card stock & Papers	Thick Basic White
Ink	Secret Sea, Cloud Cover
Accessories	Snowflake Sequins (Pretty Pink Posh)
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Stitched With Whimsy Dies (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)

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