Christmas Wishes in White

 Happy Tuesday, all! I am slowly working on my Christmas card stash and the sketch at TGIF worked with the all white challenge from 52 Christmas Card Throwdown:

I pulled out some Basic White cardstock, white glimmer paper, an embossing folder and a snowflake die and went to work:

I added a sweet little Spellbinders embossed banner for the sentiment as well as some adhesive sequins to the center of the snowflakes for a little extra sparkle:

You can't tell, but I stamped the inside sentiment with silver Encore ink for some more sparkle!

Thanks for visiting today!  Enjoy it and be blessed!

"For it is by God's grace that you have been saved through faith.  It is not the result of your own efforts, but God's gift, so that no one can boast about it.  God has made us what we are, and in our union with Christ Jesus he has created us for a life of good deeds, which he has already prepared for us to do."  Ephesians 2:8-10

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Wrapped in Christmas
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Thick Basic White, White Glimmer
Ink	Silver Encore (ret)
Accessories	Mini Dimensionals, Adhesive  Glimmer Sequins
Tools	Big Shot, Stitched Snowflakes Dies (ret), Starry Snowfall Embossing Folder (Spellbinder), Handmade Sentiments Dies (Spellbinder)

AHSC643 New House Congrats

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

Fun and easy! A great way to use up some scraps!  The TGIF challenge this week is to use DSP from the Country Woods group, which is one of my favorites! I love the rustic quality and lovely colors:

And since I needed a congratulations card for my nephew, who just closed on his new-to-him house on Friday, it all seemed to work together!  Here we go:

I cut the panels of the DSP and adhered them to a Basic Beige card base, then added a little Crumb Cake house diecut from PTI that I have had forever!  I cut the heart from one of the pink pieces of the DSP and added a Candy Dot:

The outside sentiment is from Label Me Bold, stamped in Misty Moonlight ink, and the inside is from Paper Sweeties; it's called Blessed:

Since Brad lives right behind me, and his dog Remy comes often to visit and get treats, I am going to miss them both! Luckily, they're only a few minutes away, but I guess I won't need to buy dog treats any more!  

I hope you'll play along with our sketch this week...really, it's such a great way to use up some scraps that we all accumulate!  Share it with us at the Atlantic Hearts blog!  

Cassidy loved her card and appreciated all the birthday wishes!

Thanks for visiting today! Enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Label Me Bold (ret), Blessed (Paper Sweeties)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Basic Beige, Crumb Cake, Country Woods DSP
Ink	Misty Moonlight
Accessories	Dimensionals, Candy Dot (ret)
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Heart in Hand Dies (Papertrey)

TGIF537 With Love

 Happy Wednesday, all! I recently got the Extraordinary Flora bundle, and although I have played with the matching washi tape, my card today simply uses the stamp set and die.  I was intrigued by the sketch at TGIF:

So here we go:

I do not have a hexagon die, but I do have a punch, so I punched out a hexagon from Garden Green  cardstock, then cut a 1/4" around the outer edge to create a window.  I stamped the florals in Stazon black ink, then watercolored and diecut them out.  I created my square with some Calypso Coral DSP, then layered some of the florals around the hexagon, and added a sentiment from the same set:

I mounted it on a panel of Basic White, embossed with the Exposed Brick embossing folder, which all went on a white card base.  I left the inside blank and will add a sentiment as I need it!

Here's my final array of b-day cards!  This beauty is from Peggy; the gold leaves and fun sentiment treatment really make this card stand out!

This fun lobster card is from my equally fun friend, Shawn! I love how she combined colors and patterns on this card as well as the SEQUINS!

Finally, this beauty (featuring some of my favorite colors!) from the creative Wendy! I just love this woodgrain pattern!

Again, thanks ladies! You helped me celebrate my birthday a wee bit longer!  And thank you for popping in today!  Enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Extraordinary Flora
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Garden Green, Calypso Coral DSP (ret)
Ink	Stazon Black, Calypso Coral, Garden Green, Soft Sea Foam, Granny Apple Green, Poppy Parade
Accessories	Dimensionals
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Extraordinary Flora Dies, Exposed Brick Embossing Folder, Textured Notes Dies, Scalloped Contours Dies (ret), Aquapainter, Hexagon Punch (ret)

Merry Christmas Bells

Happy Saturday, peeps! A quick card today, a Christmas one that basically has almost no stamping!  The Jingle Belles want to see bells, and I've used the sketch from TGIF Challenges:

I found this star and bell cutout in my scrap bin while rummaging around on my desk and thought it would fit the bell challenge nicely!  I pulled out some DSPs from my stash and put them all together:

The star and pink snowflake papers are from Mintay (Merry Little Christmas), and the background paper is from Divinity Designs (Christmas Paper Collection 2014).  The little diecut is from Gummiapan:

I added some pink sequins, and before adhering the pink paper, I diecut out a panel from the background and used it to stamp the sentiment for the inside; it's from SU's Greetings of the Season:

Another Christmas card to add to my stash!  Thanks for popping in today!  Enjoy it and be blessed!

TGIF512 Serene Love Friend

 Happy Wednesday, peeps! I have a quick card using some very pretty Serene Love DSP that was on sale, along with the sketch from TGIF Challenges:

To be honest, on SU's webpage, these papers looked much brighter and lighter than they do in real life! In fact, I thought I had gotten a different DSP in error!  This pattern happens to be Night of Navy and I think I was expecting Blueberry Bushel.  Anyway, I decided to put it to use with this fun little sketch.  It's a little more busy than my usual style:

The card itself is 4 /14" square; I diecut a white square and used the outer edge as a frame for the inside embossed piece.  The large floral was fussy-cut from one of the papers, and the sentiment is from the Everyday Greetings set.  I used another piece of the DSP to pop behind it and added a pearl to dot the "i":

A simple sentiment on the inside from the same set!

Thanks for visiting today!  Enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Everyday Greetings
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Night of Navy, Serene Love DSP
Ink	Night of Navy
Accessories	Pearl, Dimensionals
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Stylish Shapes Dies, Dashing Designs Embossing Folder

TGIF498 Fragrant Forest

Happy Wednesday, peeps!  I am squeaking in a card for the TGIF498 sketch challenge:

At our club meeting on Monday, we used the Fragrant Forest background stamp.  I think background stamps can be a bit intimidating, but with a little practice, a stamp positioner and maybe a sticky mat, you can create some pretty awesome backgrounds!  Here's the card we made:

We used Lost Lagoon ink and the Peaceful Season stamp set.  I had another blank panel stamped, but not adhered to a card, so I decided to cut out part of it with a circle die and use it for the TGIF sketch:

I used some retired Soft Glimmer papers in Lost Lagoon and Pretty Peacock for the horizontal pieces and the scalloped mat, then added another sentiment from Peaceful Season.  I also added an embossed panel (Snowflake Sky).  

Here's the inside:

These trees are so pretty!  Thanks for popping in today!  

My brother sent me this photo from my dad's field:

Pretty awesome!  Enjoy your day and be blessed!

Project Details for Both Cards—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Fragrant Forest, Peaceful Season
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Lost Lagoon, Soft Shimmer in Lost Lagoon & Pretty Peacock (ret), Brushed Gold Foil
Ink	Lost Lagoon
Accessories	Neutral Sequins, Pretty Peacock & Gold Ribbon, Dimensionals
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Snowflake Sky Embossing Folder, Peaceful Season Dies, Stylish Shapes Dies, Iconic Imagery Dies,  Layering Circle Dies (ret)

TGIF494 Spectacolar Birthday

Happy Saturday, peeps! Just a fun little card today for the TGIF sketch challenge:

I needed a birthday card for a friend from church who loves Mexican food; my mind immediately went to the retired Taco Fiesta set!  I turned the sketch on its side and here's what I came up with:

I stamped all the images in Memento black ink and colored them with Blends, then fussy-cut them and mounted them on white panels matted with Poppy Parade.  A retired piece of Granny Apple Green DSP worked for the background, and the sentiment was stamped in Poppy Parade as well!  

I love this sketch and I hope he loves his card!  Thanks so much for popping in today!  Enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Taco Fiesta (ret)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Poppy Parade, Granny Apple Green DSP (ret)
Ink	Memento Black, Poppy Parade
Accessories	Dimensionals
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Banner Dies (unbranded), Blends

TCH92 Feel Better Soon

Hello, everyone!  I haven't gotten my Country Flowers set inky for a while, and the Color Hues challenge of pink and brown got me to thinking!

So here we go:

I also used the TGIF Challenge sketch:

I began with some Pretty in Pink striped DSP, then added my Pecan Pie teapot and my pink and tan flowers:

The flowers were stamped in Saddle Brown Stazon ink so I could watercolor them in; the pot was stamped in Craft White ink and embossed with white embossing powder.  For fun, I adhered the layers of the pink DSP to a piece of white scrap paper, then ran it through the Eyelet embossing folder before adhering it to a mat of Crumb Cake. I also added some Crumb Cake leaves behind the flowers.  A sentiment from Unbounded Love and a few sequins finished it off.  This color combination kind of reminds me of Neopolitan ice cream, LOL!

The kids went to King's Dominion in Virginia over the weekend for Cassidy's birthday and did a spooky escape room:

The next day, they got stuck on a roller coaster!!! They were only a short distance from the end, but I guess they had to be rescued!  Yikes!

This is why I just watch from the sidelines, LOL! Thanks so much for popping in today!  Enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Unbounded Love, Country Flowers
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Crumb Cake, Pecan Pie, Pretty in Pink DSP
Ink	Saddle Brown Stazon, Pretty in Pink, Crumb Cake, Craft White
Accessories	Sequins from my stash, White Embossing Powder, Dimensionals
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Country Flowers Dies, Eyelet Embossing Folder, Timeless Arrangements Dies (ret), Aquapainter

Holiday Greetings

Happy Saturday, peeps!  I have a quick Christmas card to share today; it uses the sketch from TGIF and is also for the Krafty Chicks Christmas challenge!

I pulled out some fun holiday papers from Violet Studio Designs and went to work:

I diecut a square postage stamp mat and added my printed paper on top; the only stamping is a little pine sprig I added to top along with a Shaded Spruce scallop:

My Concord & 9th banners were diecut with Shaded Spruce and Soft Succulent; not quite sure why it looks blurry here, LOL!

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

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Merry & Bright (W+9)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Shaded Spruce, Soft Succulent (ret), Home for Christmas (Violet Studio Designs)
Ink	Shaded Spruce, Soft Succulent (ret), Real Red
Accessories	Dimensionals, Twine
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Scalloped Square Dies (Nestabilities), Merry & Brigjt Dies (W+9), Season of Cheer Dies (Concord & 9th)

TGIF479 Hooray for Surprises Birthday Card

Happy Saturday, peeps! Hope you have some fun weekend plans!  John is taking eleven people fishing on a charter boat today, so my day is free!  I spent some time yesterday working on a birthday card for a young man in our church...I hope he doesn't think it's too childish, LOL!  I have wanted to use the Hooray for Surprises set to make a window card that you open, using the special dies, and I saw a great video by my friend Amanda. She highlights a wonderful technique to get the images lined up perfectly!  You can see it here.  I used the birthday cake and candles image along with some bright inks, paper and cardstock.  So here we go:

So if you can see the little pull tab on the right side of the diecut, that gets pulled open by the recipient, and there is another image under the circle.  Of course, I forgot to take a picture of THAT, but it said "Make a Wish"!  The cake was stamped in Azure Afternoon, the candles in Lemon Lime Twist and the flames in Daffodil Delight, along with some stars from the retired Wood Words:

Sentiments are from the Light the Candles kit:

And even though it doesn't look like it, the cardstock, sentiment and stars on the inside are also Azure Afternoon....the camera really doesn't capture the shade correctly!

I am going to enter this at TGIF Challenges, where they are looking for sweet treats!  Can't get much sweeter than a birthday cake, right?!  

Anyway, this family always includes jokes in their birthday cards to us, so I am enclosing one as to him:  "How do bees celebrate moving to a new hive?  They have a house swarming party!"  I hope he likes it!  Corny but cute!

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

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Hooray for Surprises, Light the Candles Kit, Wood Words (ret)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Azure Afternoon, Azure Afternoon DSP (ret)
Ink	Azure Afternoon, Lemon Lime Twist, Daffodil Delight
Accessories
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Hooray for Surprises Dies