CTS156 Snowflake Christmas

Hi peeps!  Just a quick post for today, it's snowing to beat the band so I am snuggled up in front of the fire, just enjoying the quiet!  I have a snowy Christmas card using Cas(E) this Sketch's sketch, although they prefer more white space than what I have here, so I probably won't submit it, but here's the sketch:

And here's my card:

My base is Crumb Cake; the DSPs are some really old Basic Grey (Plum Pudding, I think); the solid piece is the flip side of the snowflake....just love these colors!  I stamped the sentiment (Jingle All the Way) in Lost Lagoon and diecut it with a Word Bubble die, then cut off the little "hanger"!  The snowflake is from Taylored Expressions, and I smooshed it into a Versamark pad, coated it with Heat & Stick Powder, heated it up and covered it with some Martha Stewart glitter, then reheated it to set it.  Love that color too!

Thanks so much for popping in today, and be sure to come back tomorrow for the Paper Players challenge!

A little playdoh fun!

Enjoy your day!

Honeycomb Happiness New Baby Cards

Happy Friday peeps!  If you're in the northeastern portion of the States, you're probably waiting for the big snow/sleet/ice event that is barreling across the country!  I am ready to hunker down and watch some Netflix, do some knitting, cross-stitching and stamping!   But first, I have a couple of baby cards to show you, just in time for The Male Room challenge of babies and little boys:

One of the main reasons I got Suite Sayings was because of this adorable sentiment, and I thought it would be really cute with this little chick peeking out from somewhere!  This little dude was already stamped, sponged (Mint Macaron) and cut out, unused from another project, so I went searching for some suitable little boy paper and found these in the Sweet Lil' Things DSP line:

It's pretty straightforward....just some sponging and coloring with a marker; a couple of diecut circles and a few non-SU sequins.  This just happens to be for a customer who just became a grandmother for the first time!

While I had the sets on my desk, I made another for my stash, using the same papers but in a different color palette....this time I added a few Pool Party stars with the sequins, and sponged my Soft Suede-stamped chickie in Crushed Curry and Hello Honey:

And on the inside, a couple of sentiments from Greatest Greetings and Perfect Pairings, also in Soft Suede!

Thanks for stopping by today!

A little reading time with Grampy:

Mojo Monday 431 Valentine

Hi everyone!  Just a quick card today, using some scraps that I had laying on my desk from the Love Blossoms DSP pad and the Mojo Monday sketch:

I used a base of the thicker Whisper White and Crumb Cake for my mat, on which I stamped some Timeless Textures elements; the rest is just embossed and diecut:

The "xoxo" and the heart are both from the Circle Thinlit die, and I used some thick baker's twine as well....finished off with some brown and white pearls!

Batman like Highlights, didn't you know?

Enjoy your day!

RS198 Thanks

Happy Wednesday, everyone!  I haven't played with the Retrosketches sketch for a long time, and I thought this one was fun...they all are, aren't they?  Arielle has such great ideas!

I am still playing with my new goodies--this time I used Suite Sayings (Occasions catalog) and Hello (Sale-a-bration) along with some cute papers from the Love Blossoms 6x6 stack.  So here we go:

I took a little liberality with the sketch but I wanted to use a couple of the patterns from the pad as well as two of the sentiments that, even though they are from different sets, complement each other very well!  The frame and stamping are in Early Espresso; I used some Calypso Coral twine, sequins, and a Blushing Bride glimmer heart.  I also did some random stamping with a couple of the elements from Timeless Textures:

I love this layout!

Cassidy has hairdressing on her mind; she got a Barbie beauty salon set for Christmas, so she is curling the hair of (naked) AJ:

And then decided to give him a haircut...no worries, the scissors don't cut!!!

Thank goodness!  Oh, and that's a coat lying on the floor behind...not a big bag of trash, LOL!

Enjoy your day and thanks for visiting today!

TSOT 254 and SIP31

Hi everyone!  It's Tuesday, and that means it's time for Try Stampin' On Tuesday!  Here's today's sketch:

I got this sunflower die a while ago and just hadn't used it yet, so after looking at the sketch for today, I thought it was time to dust it off!  I used Hello Honey for the flowers themselves and just some scraps for the leaves and centers.  I did lots of sponging to give them some depth. I used the retired SU stamp Make a Wish for the sentiment, stamped in Early Espresso:

I can't remember the maker of the background paper (the card is in the mail!) but I used Lil'Inker's dies for the stitched edging, and I remembered a fun ladybug brad I'd had in my stash for a loooooong time and I thought it would brighten it up and add some whimsy!

I used the remaining piece of the background paper on the inside, and stamped a sentiment from Perfect Pairings.

I am also submitting this to the Stamp, Ink, Paper challenge this week, which is birthday!  

I hope you'll play along with the TSOT designers this week!  You can submit your creation at their blog or you can even share it with us on our Facebook page!  Have fun!

A dusting of snow brought Cassidy out to play:

  

Enjoy your day!

MTS107 Birthday

Hi peeps!  Happy Monday....after a wee bit of snow yesterday, we have bright sunshine and COLD temps!  Brrrr!  I did a wee bit of stamping this morning, playing with new SU goodies and the Match The Sketch sketch:

I used Perfect Pairings along with the balloon from Honeycomb Happiness and some Birthday Bouquet DSP paired with Blushing Bride glimmer paper:

I stamped the balloon on Mint Macaron Designer Series paper and cut it out, then stamped my sentiment in Basic Gray right on the DSP.  I know the darker dots on the paper are Mossy Meadow, but I felt a neutral would look better! 

I did a little bit of dry embossing, added a Basic Gray scallop diecut and it was done!  Easy peasy!

On Saturday, Cassidy and Dominic went to the library where they listened to Miss Laura (Cassidy's favorite librarian), read some stories, then had lunch and made winter crafts!

THEN, Mommy treated Cassidy to a real haircut in a real salon!

           

And the final result:

Of course, we can't guarantee it will look like this EVERY day, but it is much neater and easier to comb...in fact, Cassidy can brush it herself!  No more screaming and crying every morning, LOL!  Hope you have a wonderful day and thanks for popping by!

Paper Players 278 CAS Valentine

Happy Sunday, peeps!  Thank you to everyone who sent along anniversary well-wishes!  We had a nice day!  But on to stamping!  Sandy is our fabulous Paper Players hostess today with a fun clean and simple challenge:

Since Sandy "enabled" me to get some of these cute Simple Stories papers from the I Am... line, I decided it would be appropriate to use one of them in my card!  So here it is:

This is a case of letting the paper do most of the work!  The brickwork and most of the hearts are already on the paper....I stamped the "love & kisses" using SU's So You and Great Greetings sets; then I added a little Papertrey heart diecut from Strawberry Slush that sits right above the fold, and filled it with a little silver glimmer paper heart .  The final touch was a big baker's twine bow, and it is all mounted on a Sahara Sand card that measures almost 3x6".  Oh, and I did add some enamel dots too!!!  Fun little love note that was quick and easy!

I hope you'll play along this week and start your Valentine card stash!  Check out what the other designers did as well:

• Claire
• Jaydee
• Joanne
• Laurie
• Nance 
• Sandy
• Linda
• Hannelie
• Colleen

Be sure to share you creations with us at the Paper Players!

I walked into the kitchen one evening last week and found Cassidy standing on the table with Dana trimming her hair!!

And you can tell how excited Cassidy was to be subjected to this torture:

Enjoy your day and thanks for stopping by!