TGIF71, SIP64 and CASology 214 Seashells

Happy Wednesday, peeps!  I am switching gears, going back to summery stamping, when I saw the CASology challenge of Beach!  It was too good to pass up!  I combined it with the Less is More challenge from Stamp, Ink, Paper and the TGIF color challenge:

The colors in the TGIF challenge were unique together so I used them sparingly, stamping the large and small shell from the retired set Stipple Shells in Sweet Sugarplum, and another small one in Rich Razzleberry.  The speckles (Gorgeous Grunge) were stamped in Blushing Bride and the sentiment (ret. Beautiful Beach) was stamped in Rich Razzleberry.  I added a few sequins, mounted it on a Very Vanilla card base and called it a day at the beach!

 

I did pop up two of the small shells just for fun!  Thanks for visiting today!  

I neglected to share a pretty card Cassidy got for her birthday that my friend Doris made; it's a shaker card with birdseed in it!  So fun!  She gave Cassidy some stickers too!

 And here's a closeup of the card:

I love the shading on the bird....so realistic!  Thanks, Doris!

It’s Too Hot to Stamp

Happy Monday, peeps!  Is it hot where you are?  After having such gorgeous weather last week, this week started off with heat and humidity, sparking a lovely sinus issue as I begin my vacation week!  I almost felt like not stamping…but I forced myself!  I managed to squeak out two cards yesterday; the first one is for Less Is More’s beach theme, as well as the colors at Colour Me…!:

I pulled out a retired SU stamp, gifted to me by my friend Teri, and stamped the scallop shell in Watermelon Wonder, using watercolor paper, stamping it off once to get a lighter shade:

I added a little Soft Sky “frame” with my aquapainter, then I stamped the shell again, cut it out & popped it up.  You can’t see it here, but I added some Wink of Stella as well as some speckles and it looks so pretty!  My final addition was a sentiment from a Crafty Secrets set and cheesecloth from Cornish Heritage Farms.

My second card is for the Match The Sketch challenge:

I just received my Paper Pumpkin and what a cute set this one is!  I needed a get-well card for an older woman at my church who fell and broke some body parts, so this came in handy!!!  I added a Cucumber Crush embossed panel (I am forcing myself to use this color), cut the gray panel in half and used the Pumpkin Pie strip as my banner. 

I even added a little flower and pearl to my cactus!

Hope she likes it!  Enjoy your day!

I still have the typewriter I got in high school….can you believe it?  Cassidy wanted to try it out the other day.  She had a little trouble hitting the keys hard enough and wanted to go much faster than it was capable of handling!!!

She really liked making it go “DING”, though!!!  We’ll save this for when she’s a wee bit older….I’d like to keep it in working condition for another 43 years!

Fusion Card Challenge–The Beach House

Happy Saturday, peeps!  I’ve got a busy couple of days coming up, so if I seem MIA, I’ll be back, LOL!  I don’t think I ever participated in Lesley’s Fusion Card challenge….or at least, not for a long time.  She has a beautiful challenge and sketch:

I chose to use the colors of yellow and blue, and the beach theme is reflected in the shell:

I did a little experimenting and tried stamping on a piece of natural trim…it worked pretty well!  I also used a punchout of sandcastles and pails, although it’s a bit difficult to see here:

The shell is retired Stipple Shells, stamped in Bordering BLue; sentiment is from the current And Many More set, stamped in Early Espresso.  I also added some speckles from Itty Bitty Backgrounds, also retired.  Papers are from my stash, sorry I can’t remember the maker!  Edited to add:  I am also adding this to the Mixed Media Card Challenge, which is summer and burlap!

How about some pix from my garden:

I couldn’t help thinking the two bees on this sunflower created a face!

A few weeks later, the same sunflower is providing a snack for a male goldfinch:

And finally, a battle between a hummer and a bee, fighting for rights to the hummingbird feeder:

The hummer won this round!

Enjoy your day!