SIP18 for Pennie’s Card Holder

Happy Friday, everyone!  I have a special little project today, courtesy of my upline, Pennie!  She came up with a cute little card holder box, so I thought it would fun to make one too, using the sketch from Stamp, Ink Paper:

 

So here we go:

The cardstock for the holder needs to be 6x12, and the only 12x12 CS I had  was some textured Very Vanilla….which was perfect, because I wanted to use my favorite Pretty Petals DSP!  I covered the top flap and bottom portion with some coordinating patterns, then used Flower Patch for my Calypso Coral flower and Mint Macaron for the leaves.  All Boxed Up provided just the right sentiment, diecut with the banner from the Circle Card thinlet!  The black belly band  tucks up underneath the circular element, holding it all together:

This is just the right size in which to tuck a few cards & envelopes for a nice little gift!  Pennie said I can share the pattern, so if you’d like to have it, let me know.  (Be sure to include your email, as I cannot respond to anonymous comments!)  Thanks for popping by today!

Cassidy said she was imitating Grampy, reading the newspaper:

Silly girl!

KJ245 & LRW311

Happy Thursday, peeps!  This card was sort of thrown together…it started out one way, then ended up totally different than I imagined.  So anyway, now it’s a Thanksgiving card and it qualifies for the Kraft Journal’s challenge this week:

as well as Little Red Wagon’s tag challenge!  So here we go:

I chose baker’s twine, stamped, and diecuts for my trio!  The image is from My Creative Time called Just For You…a sweet bunch of seasonal sentiments perfect for a tag!  The little acorn border is from Impression Obsession; the leaves are from SU’s Among the Branches; and the diecut leaves are from Lawn Fawn.  I punched the tag with SU’s Scalloped Tag Topper and added some Cherry Cobbler thick baker’s twine:

The background is Unity’s Gurnsey Gingham, stamped in Versamark and touched up a bit with some chalk.  I added a few sequins for a little sparkle!  Thanks for checking it out!

A little raspberry delight!

Enjoy your day!

Mojo 419 & RetroRubber 25

Happy Wednesday, peeps!  Ah, the middle of the week!!  This was a really quick card to put together, I just used some scraps from a MME Mischievous 6x6” paper pack…I’ve used it almost all up, that’s all I have—scraps! 

Everything was simply stamped in Basic Black ink and adhered to the card…the cat is popped up on dimensionals!  I used the Mojo Monday sketch:

and the Retro Rubber challenge of “Spook Us”:

I guess in the right setting, this cheesy-grinned cat could be kind of spooky, in a whimsical way!  I love him, so I used him anyway!  I cannot remember where I got him, but he came with the sentiment!

And just for fun, I did add some spooky images and a scary sentiment, from an old Crafty Secrets Halloween set…another of my favorites!

Spook out!

Try Stampin’ On Tuesday #240

Happy Tuesday, all!  It’s time for another lovely sketch from the Try Stampin’ On Tuesday crew!  You know how I love things in threes, so this made me happy:

And the optional theme is “autumn”!  So nice!  I pulled out my new-to-me Vintage Leaves stamp set and Leaflets framelits for my card today:

It’s always fun to use your supplies in unexpected ways, I think!  The card base for my card is Tip Top Taupe, and I used some papers from Sweet Lil’ Things for my mat….not an autumnal pack, but I think these colors work nicely, don’t you?  I stamped my leaves  in Delightful Dijon, Cajun Craze and Tangerine Tango and diecut them.  Then, using an acrylic block, I stamped blocks of color in Hello Honey, Calypso Coral and Pumpkin Pie on squares of Very Vanilla, then mounted my leaves on top.  I added some Soft Sky candy dots to go with the little specks in my DSP!  The vertical panels are pieces of white Jute ribbon; the center piece is full size, the outer panels were created by cutting one piece in half!  I love the soft subtle look!  And on the inside, I stamped the leaf in Tip Top Taupe, stamping off once on a tissue, then adding the sentiment from Endless Thanks:

I hope you’ll play along with us this week and use our fun sketch!  Be sure to hop on over to the Try Stampin’ on Tuesday blog to see the others’ autumn creations, or check out on page on Facebook!

More pumpkin patch fun!  This time, the corn maze with Dominic:

Off they go!  Enjoy your day!

Home for Christmas

Hi, all!  Hope you had a great weekend…and a belated happy Thanksgiving to my Canadian friends…I always forget when it is, I need to mark it on my calendar!  My card today features no challenge, just something I came up with using a scrap of the CUTEST Christmas DSP ever, Home for Christmas!  I had a workshop on Saturday and created this to highlight dry embossing as well as the DSP and the fun set, Among the Branches:

I just punched out this cute little guy with a circle punch, then added a scallop of red glimmer paper (cut from a scrap) behind him; added the Pool Party panel embossed with Lucky Stars EF:

and the simple sentiment, stamped in Real Red and embellished with some glimmer stars:

Simple, but I just love these colors together!  Have a great day!

Some pumpkin patch fun this weekend:

Paper Players 266 Very Merry Christmas

Happy Sunday, all!  It’s Jaydee’s turn to hostess the Paper Players this week and she has a fun color challenge for us:

At first, I panicked, because I just had NO IDEA what to do with these colors!  Then I saw the CAS(e) This Sketch for this week:

and my brain kicked into gear!  My DT teammate Laurie is the QUEEN of dies, and she “enabled” me to get these cute Impression Obsession dies (DIE220-Q) a while ago:

I simply diecut them in the corresponding colors and adhered them down (that was the hardest part!!)!  The sentiment diecut is from Simon Says Stamp (Deco Tree), along with a stamped sentiment from SU’s Endless Wishes:

Everything was adhered to a Lil’Inker Stitched Rectangle and popped up on a white card base!  We cannot wait to see what you do with these cheerful colors!  Share your project with us at the Paper Players and meanwhile, check out what the other designers created:

• Claire
• Jaydee
• Joanne
• Laurie
• Nance
• Sandy
• Amy
• Jodi
• Lisa

Rock star! 

Thanks for visiting today!

MTS093

Hi peeps!  Just a quick post today; I felt I needed to veer away from the fall/Halloween stamping for a wee bit; I saw this piece of DSP sticking out from my folder and thought how perfect it would be for the Match The Sketch challenge this week!  Here’s my card:

And here’s the sketch:

Pretty straightforward—the DSPs are from English Garden and Bohemian; sentiment is from Cottage Greetings, stamped in Early Espresso; and the flowers were created by adhering some Adhesive Sheet (retired) on the back of SU’s burlap ribbon, then die-cutting three flowers from the Flower Fair framelits.  The Adhesive Sheet gives the burlap some structure as well as adhesive and allows them to be stuck down easily!  I finished off with some Candy Dots and linen thread! 

Be sure to come back tomorrow for our latest Paper Players challenge!  You won’t want to miss it!  And here’s what happens when a 5-year-old plays with her little knitted bunny and your ceramic pumpkin:

Reminds me of something ala Beatrix Potter!  Enjoy your day!