Vintage Snowy Postcard Christmas

Happy Saturday, peeps!  What a lovely day I had yesterday, no humidity, the pool wasn't crowded and the sun was bright!  I came home and made a very quick Christmas card for the Jingle Belles' Blue Christmas challenge as well as the Festive Friday challenge of vintage:

This Stampendous image is so large, it really doesn't allow for much embellishment, but that's okay, because it's so pretty!  I stamped it in Lost Lagoon ink (ret) on Very Vanilla cardstock and diecut it with the largest Stitched Rectangle die:

Before adhering it to a Lost Lagoon card base, I sponged the edges with Sahara Sand ink, and then for a little interest, I stamped the two holly images again on some scraps, colored them with Lost Lagoon ink and a Wink of Stella pen, then fussy-cut them and popped them up:

It's a shame you can't see the shimmer, because it's really pretty!  I added some shimmer to the roof of the house and the snowy foreground as well!  I added a simple sentiment on the inside, and it was done!  Another card for my stash!  Thanks for popping by today!  Be sure to come back tomorrow for a new Paper Players challenge!

A few more birthday cards:

An amazing tropical shaker card from Sally, and a beautiful floral creation from Renita:

And a delightful floral in gorgeous Pool Party from Robyn, and a beautiful bluebell from Bonnie:

It's been fun to revisit these pretty cards!  Thanks, ladies!  Enjoy your day and be blessed!

RRCB113 Anything Goes Vintage Christmas

Happy Tuesday!  It's Retro Rubber time, where we give our older stamps some love!  Here's an easy one for you...Anything Goes!

I used several older stamps for my vintage Christmas card today...it uses the FMS sketch from last week, which is expired, but I loved it so much I used it again anyway!  So here we go:

I was in the mood for some vintage images, so I pulled out a couple of vintage-style stamps from my stash:  Christmas Background (Stampendous, not sure of date but I've had it a couple of years), and Paisley (2006).  I stamped the collage in Merry Merlot of some scrapbook paper in a warm vanilla hue, and sponged the edges with some Soft Suede ink.  To give a wee bit of added interest, I stamped a fir tree from Flourishes' Forest of Trees set (2012) directly over the collage in Sahara Sand; it's a little hard to see, but I like the subtle effect. 

  

It was then mounted on a Merry Merlot card base that was stamped with the Paisley background stamp, also in Merry Merlot ink.  I stamped some Christmas words from Sweet and Sassy (2009) in White Craft ink and heat set them with white embossing powder, then diecut them with a banner die and layered them on the left side:

Finally, I stamped a sentiment and another tree on the inside:

The name of the sentiment set is Handy Christmas Greetings, from Amy R, and I know I've had it for several years, but I can't find a date....I'll just say it's definitely older than a year!  And since this is definitely vintage, not just the stamps but the images too, I am entering this is the Christmas Card Throwdown challenge for June, where they are looking for shabby/vintage Christmas cards!

Hope you'll play along with our Anything Goes challenge!  Just be sure to use stamps over a year old, and be sure to tell us how old they are!  Can't wait to see your creation in the gallery!

SO...you might remember that Cassidy's dad rescued a little dog that had been abandoned at a truck stop; they named her Ginger.  Since Charlie is out on the road most of the time, his mom usually takes care of the family's dogs, and it's getting a little too much for her, so Cassidy asked Dana if they could "adopt" Ginger and bring her home to be Eden's playmate.  On weekends that Cass goes to her Daddy's, Ginger will go too!

We'll let you know how it all works out!  Enjoy your day and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Paisley Background (ret), Christmas Collage (Stampendous), Sweet and Sassy Holiday Greetings (2009), Forest of Trees (Flourishes), Handy Christmas Greetings (Amy R, C&C Stamps)
Card stock & Papers	Merry Merlot, Naturals White, Handmade Holiday DSP (Simple Stories 12x12)
Ink	Merry Merlot, Sahara Sand, Soft Suede
Accessories	White Embossing Powder, Dimensionals
Tools	Big Shot, Banner Dies (Nestabilities), Heat Tool, Sponges

CAS250 and JAI389 Krafty Noel

Happy Monday, peeps!  What a great weekend!  It snowed a lovely snow, I got my Christmas tree up (not decorated though), I made cookies, Army won the Army-Navy game by one point (although I felt sad for the Navy kicker who missed), so my West Point nephew and his mom, my sister, were happy......and the Eagles won as well!  I am not a football fan really, but I like it when the teams that my family likes win!  I even squeaked in a tiny bit of crafting time for two challenges:  Just Add Ink and CAS(E) this Sketch:

I started with a thick white cardstock base, some kraft cardstock from last year's catalog, and Tranquil Tide cardstock for my greenery!  So here we go:

I diecut my kraft cardstock with a Lil'Inker stitched rectangle die, and although it's hard to see, I stamped a vintage Christmasy background on it with Crumb Cake ink, then added my greenery, diecut with a Tim Holtz die.  I sponged the Tranquil Tide greenery with white craft ink, then added some chunky cut glitter for "snow":

 

A Pretty Pink Posh diecut tag was stamped with a sentiment from Joyful Noel by Concord & 9th, then tied up with some Very Vanilla thick baker's twine.  I popped up the kraft piece with dimensionals to make up for the thickness of the twine.  I love this look!

And speaking of pines, the family went out and cut their tree yesterday:

Cassidy found just the right tree (check out the boots) with Mommy and Ganae:

And helped Wayne carry it back to the car:

Eden approved!

Enjoy your day and be blessed!  

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Christmas Background (Stampendous), Joyful Noel (Concord & 9th)
Card stock & Papers	Thick White, Tranquil Tide, Kraft (ret)
Ink	Crumb Cake, Chocolate Chip, Craft White
Accessories	Chunky Glitter (ret), Very Vanilla Baker's Twine (ret)
Tools	Big Shot, Stitched Rectangle Die (Lil'Inker), Holiday Greens Die (Tim Holtz), Stitched Tags Die (Pretty Pink Posh), 1/8" Circle Punch, Dimensionals

GDP065 and MCC10 Cabin in the Woods

Happy Wednesday, peeps!  Halfway through the week!  I was excited to see the color challenge at Global Design Project:

Of course, when I made my card, I used CHERRY COBBLER instead of Real Red....sigh.  I think I have Christmas overload brain!  But I like my card anyway, so I am entering it and that will be that! 

I have SO many Christmas stamps, sometimes I actually forget which ones I have!  This is one of them.....it's sort of a seasonal stamp that could be used for Christmas; it's from Inkadinkado, and I stamped it on Crumb Cake in Early Espresso and added some white watercolor pencil as well as white Craft ink in the snowy areas:

The background was stamped with a Stampendous Christmas background stamp in Tip Top Taupe, and I also stamped some pinecone images from an Artistic Outpost stamp set in Crumb Cake, then sponged the edges of everything!  I added some glitter to the snowy areas too:

For my glittery sprig, I diecut some Early Espresso cardstock with a Tim Holtz Greenery die, coated it with Versamark and Heat and Stick powder, heated it up,  then coated it with some Martha Stewart glitter:

Finally, I stamped a sentiment from Sweet & Sassy (Holiday Greetings) in the bottom corner!  

I am also entering this in the Merry Christmas Challenge, which is to make a snowy scene!  Thanks for popping in today!

Dana has been doing some part-time waitressing, and one of her customers gave her some money for Cassidy to spend, so she did some shopping at a craft show last weekend.  Of course, a cookie was high on the list, and it is a cute cookie, as far as cookies go:

Having no front teeth does not stop her from eating around it until she got to the most important part:

Yum!

 Enjoy your day & be blessed!

WAW209 and IM224

Happy Thursday, peeps!  The weekend is almost here!  I am sharing a card today that I made as a “thank you” to a customer who ordered several Christmas cards.  I used a digital verse from Word Art Wednesday and the sketch that I LOVE from Inkspire Me; here it is:

And here’s my card:

I printed the verse on a sheet of parchment paper, diecut it and mounted it on a scallop panel of Lost Lagoon:

I thought it was a good verse for the Thanksgiving season!  The papers are all from a 6x6” Simple Stories stack called Harvest Lane; I added some crochet trim and stitched leaves from Lawn Fawn for my embellishments.  Paper Pumpkin provided the sentiment on the inside:

And here is the card she ordered; I printed out some sheet music from Old Design Shop, then stamped the Nativity scene in Stazon ink on top.  I added a gold glimmer star, a stitched mat in Bravo Burgundy and some gold trim.  I love how this turned out!

Thanks for visiting today!

Making oatmeal cookies with Grammy!  Cooking and baking seem to be real highlights for her…of course, she likes to lick the bowl afterwards!  (Some day I’ll figure out a new place in my tiny kitchen to hide my trash and recycle…it seems to be in every photo!)

SIP20 and SFF102315

Happy Wednesday, peeps!  I wanted to title this post “The Saga of the Sad Christmas Children”…..but that would have been too long, LOL!  So here’s how it started; I wanted to use this interesting color combo featured at Stamp, Ink Paper this week:

along with the sketch from Sketch Frenzy Friday:

I had it in my mind that I had to make a Christmas card….so I looked through my vast array of Christmas stamps, trying to find one that would support Blushing Bride..not an easy task!  I found these wee sisters on a sled in an Artistic Outpost set called Sleigh Ride.  I stamped a Christmas background from Stampendous on some Very Vanilla, then stamped the girls in Early Espresso on top.  I had diecut this “merry” from some Gold Foil paper, so I thought I would use that.  Put it on an Early Espresso horizontal panel, added a some gold embellishments and it was done.

But the more I looked at those somber little faces, the more incongruous that “merry” looked….finally, I just had to rip it off.  It just did not fit.  And I don’t know why they look so sad….maybe their wee little cheeks are cold from being out in the snow? Don't they realize CHRISTMAS is coming?

SO, I redid the panel; added some lace; heat embossed a vintage sentiment in Gold Glory embossing powder and changed the gold circle to a gold scallop oval:

So they’re still somber, but at least now they are not faking being merry!  And I just got some new PTI goodies, and this sentiment fit perfectly for the inside:

Enjoy your day!

Somehow, blue jello landed in my grocery cart this week, so we had a jello-making morning (and just for the record, I don’t think anyone, especially children, should eat anything colored blue….too much artificial stuff for my liking!).  But somehow I got coerced:

And it wasn’t just blue; it was FROZEN Chilled Berry blue!!!  AAAHHHHH!