ColourQ108 & CPS241

Happy Tuesday! Happy ColourQ day! Here’s the palette we have to work with today:

I had done a Halloween project using these spooky colors, but I changed my mind and ending up making a baby card!!! Here you go:

It felt a bit odd using black ribbon on a baby card, but I think the contrast was nice! I did some paper-piercing of my little chicks, and the embossed polka dots and buttons echoed the design of the DP.

I used this week’s Card Positioning System sketch as well:

And here’s a peek at the inside:

Thanks for visiting! I hope you will play along with these fun colors---a great chance to finish up those last-minute Halloween cards! Be sure to visit the CQC blog to see what the others came up with using these colors, and share your creation with us as well!

Pumpkin is getting a little more used to Cassidy as she learns to be “gentle”:

And even tries to “kiss” her:

Oops….Pumpkin is not quite ready for that—she’s gone!

Wee Details:

• Stamps: Friendly Phrases, Sweet Spring, CHF
• Paper: Whisper White, Peach Parfait, Daffodil Delight, So Saffron Patterns DP, Salt Air DP, Cosmo Cricket
• Ink: Stazon, Peach Parfait
• Acc: Circle & Tag Nesties, Polka Dot Embossing Folder, Buttons Embossing Folder, Narrow Grosgrain Ribbon, Button & floss, Pumpkin Pie Marker

JB43 & OCCC

Happy Monday, peeps! I snuck in a little stamping time yesterday as I knew I had a funeral today and wouldn’t have time. I lost track of my Christmas card postings, so when I saw the Our Creative Corner Challenge (faces) and the Jingle Belles challenge (softly falling snow), I knew I could combine them for a fun little retro card:

Plus, my CQC teammate Noelle is hosting the Jingle Belles!! So I just had to play! Edited to add: I obviously did not read the challenge ALL THE WAY---I was to use something SOFT on my card---ooops! I will have to withdraw!!

It’s all Stephanie’s fault that I fell in love with these vintage Christmas images when I saw her card here. The only problem is that I don’t know quite whether to stamp them in black and try to color them in, or stamp them in a single color! I opted to stamp my little holiday miss in Baja Breeze, and added some Pink Pirouette for her cheeks. I then stamped the holly in Wild Wasabi and cut it out, glued it over the original, adding some pink pearls to match her cheeks:

Isn’t she sweet? To give her a bit of “grounding” so it didn’t seem as if she was just floating on the page, I stamped the image first in Wild Wasabi on my glittery Christmas paper from My Mind’s Eye, and then mounted my cut-out image a little offset. A greeting from the same set, a little pink ribbon and a snowflake-punched edge finished it off. Oh, and of course, lots of snowy glitter, too!

Wee Details:

• Stamps: Frosty & Friends, Artistic Outpost
• Paper: Pink Pirouette, Whisper White, Christmas Pad, My Mind’s Eye
• Ink: Wild Wasabi, Baja Breeze, Pink Pirouette
• Acc: Blender Pen, Pearls, Pink Sharpie, Dazzling Diamonds Glitter, Pink Taffeta Ribbon, MS Snowflake Border Punch

Dana and I attended a party on Friday night and the hostess wanted us to bring Cassidy (big mistake!). Here are my attempts to capture her in her Halloween finery:

Every bat girl needs her milk, right?!

I’ll just rearrange these for you!

Okay, I’ll play with my own toys!!!

Thanks for visiting today!

Paper Players 69

Sunday, beautiful Sunday!  It’s another Paper Players day, and Nance is our lovely hostess with a sketch:

Of course, after I finish my card, I realize the sentiment is to be in the lower right hand corner…..oops!  I am always in such a hurry!  I hope Nance doesn’t mind!  I used Established Elegance last week for a masculine card, so I thought today I would use it for a feminine card.  I just love all the elements in this set—so vintage-y lovely!

I used different patterns of the Beau Chateau DP for my panels, the main one embossed with the Stripes embossing folder and sponged a bit with Sahara Sand ink.  I cut around the flowers on my vertical panel, stamped a few images and added a couple scalloped edges and embellishments full of vintage goodness:

I added a sentiment from Bring on the Cake for the inside:

I hope you’ll find some time to play with this versatile sketch that Nance has created!  Wander on over to the Paper Players blog to see what the other designers have created and share your creation with us too!

Wee Details:

• Stamps:  Established Elegance, Tiny Tags, Bring on the Cake
• Paper:  Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake, Soft Suede, Beau Chateau DP
• Ink:  Crumb Cake, Soft Suede, Pink Pirouette, Marina Mist, Sahara Sand
• Acc:  Pearls, Dazzling Diamonds, Scalloped Eyelet Border Punch,  Victoria Lace, Velveteen Ribbon, Mini Clothespin, Dimensionals, 1 1/4” Circle Punch, Jewelry Tag Punch, Subtles Button, Linen Thread, Pink Pirouette Marker, Stripes Embossing Folder, Daubers

Stampin Royalty 94

I have not played with any of the Stampin’ Royalty challenges for a long, long time!  I still had this Happy Go Lucky paper sitting on my desk from yesterday’s card, and when I saw this week’s sketch, I thought these papers would make a cheerful card!  Here’s the sketch:

And here’s my card:

I went pretty literal with the sketch!  My diecut panel is from Waltzingmouse, stamped in Baja Breeze and cut with a Nestie.  The birds are some Puffies from my LSS; the buttons are diecut with SU’s Button Die; sentiment is from MFT, stamped in Not Quite Navy.  Pretty simple!  Email me if you have any questions!

Try as we may, we cannot keep shoes on her feet or barrettes in her hair!!!

PPA116 For My Friend

Wow, it is a blustery day today in PA; I feel like I should have a little Toto in my arms and wearing ruby slippers—already DH had to renail some roofing on the little shed he’s building!  Anyway, I made a card today for a special friend using the sketch from Pals Paper Arts:

and although the sketch is a square card, I was using an image that my friend stamped for me, which was rectangular, so I did a traditionally shaped card:

This is for my friend Martha, who is just such a blessing to me!  She is a mentor, a sounding block, a shoulder to cry on and a woman of strong Christian faith!  If we lived closer together, I could just see us together, sitting on this bench, sharing some stamping ideas!!  LOL!  Martha stamped this image for me; she shared the scalloped border you see here and she also gifted me with the pretty butterfly charm!  Isn’t she sweet?  I used Copics for coloring (I think I should have used another color for the skin tones!!) and some yummy Lime Twist Happy Go Lucky DP….oooh, just love that stuff! 

So, since she reads my blog, this won’t be a surprise when she receives it, but I think she’ll still enjoy it!  Oh, and here’s the inside:

Enjoy your day!

(Cassidy trying to talk my brother into letting her have the ice cubes out of his iced tea!!)

Wee Details:

• Stamps:  Creative Elements, Friends til the End, PTI; RAK image
• Paper:  WW, Not Quite Navy, Baja Breeze, Happy Go Lucky, MME
• Ink:  Baja Breeze, Pink Pirouette, Not Quite Navy
• Acc:  Seam Binding, Charm, Brights Brad, Copics, Dimensionals

FMS7 Sympathy

On Monday, I got word from four different friends or family members that a loved one had passed away….FOUR!  I was slightly overwhelmed by the news and yesterday was just a little out of sorts.  I got to work making a couple of cards to send out as I knew I only had a few sympathy cards in my stash.  I got a sneak peek at Lesley’s Freshly Made Sketches sketch #7, and as I was having a sleepless night, got up and did some stamping!  Here’s the sketch:

And here’s my card:

This is for our youth pastor’s FIL who lost his battle with cancer.  They live here in PA and his wife’s family live in GA, so it has been stressful to travel back & forth.  The FIL was a pastor as well and a really fun guy—we met him at our youth pastor’s ordination—and he will be greatly missed.  I liked the crown image from Established Elegance, and the Well Worn papers are very masculine; I did add some denim ribbon, just a tad, to add some interest. 

I hope that Lesley deems this “clean” enough!!  I will need to be making a few more sympathy cards, so perhaps this sketch will be put to use again!

Wee Details:

• Stamps:  Established Elegance, Thoughts & Prayers (retired set & I don’t remember the name)
• Paper:  VV, Cajun Craze, Not Quite Navy, Crumb Cake, Well Worn & First Edition DP
• Ink:  Not Quite Navy, Crumb Cake, River Rock
• Acc:  Nesties, Denim Ribbon, Antique Brads, Button from my stash

My little reader….this particular book shows babies dressed in “work” clothes---aerobics teacher, artist, chef, and a plumber (complete with plunger and a butt crack view, which is more for the adults reading it than the kids, I think!)!! LOL!  It goes right over her head, but she loves to look at those babies!!!  Thanks for visiting today! 

ColourQ 107

Happy Tuesday, all you tricksters!  Check out this color combo from Arielle today:

Not quite sure what this is, but with all the buttons and glittery ribbon, I am sure it would be something my DGD would love!  I just got a fun new stamp and was trying to make it work for this challenge; not too sure of my final outcome (win some, lose some, right?) so here it is:

I do love the inside sentiment, though:

That just cracks me up, for some reason!  Anyway, I did make another quick little card for a quick little granddaughter:

A little simpler and more fun with all that glitter!!!  I hope you can find a creative spark to turn these colors into something fabulous!  Share it with us over at the ColourQ blog and while you’re there, check out what the other designers made as well! 

Sunday was Cassidy’s baptism; she almost fell out of the minister’s arms trying to play in the water in the baptismal font!!!  Afterwards we had lunch with family, and it was a beautiful day to RUN outside:

Thanks for visiting today!

Wee Details:

First Card:

• Stamps:  Spooky Bingo Bits, Trickster Cat, Inkadinkado
• Paper:  WW, Early Espresso, Lucky Limeade, Rich Razzleberry, Pumpkin Pie Patterns DP, K&Co DP
• Ink:  Versamark, White Craft, Early Espresso, Lucky Limeade, Rich Razzleberry, Pumpkin Pie
• Acc:  White & Clear Embossing Powders, Heat Tool, Nestie, Tasteful Trims Die, Dimensionals

Second Card:

• Stamps:  Spooky Bingo Bits
• Paper:  WW,  Lucky Limeade, Rich Razzleberry, Pumpkin Pie
• Ink:  Early Espresso
• Acc:  Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder, 1” Circle Punch, 1 3/8” Square Punch, Dazzling Diamonds Glitter, Glue Pen, Timeless Type Alphabet Die