MTS184 Vintage Typewriter

Hi, peeps!  A lazy Saturday and I am moving in slo-mo today!  I needed some generic "Thinking of You" and "Hello" cards, and I thought I would use the Match the Sketch sketch this week to make a masculine one:

I used some new-to-me stuff that I've never taken out of the package!!!  So here we go:

All the stamped images are from a Stamplorations set called Old Type, along with a Tim Holtz embossing folder called Typewriter!  I colored the raised areas lightly with a sponge dauber to make them stand out:

And I stamped the typewriter image on an old piece of SU newspaper-style DSP.  The chevron piece was stamped with a Paper Pumpkin image.  I love this vintage look!

I got two nice cards in the mail this week, one from Martha and one from Vicki!  Here's Martha's pretty one with its inlaid sentiment:

And here's Vicki's; you can't see it well, but it's VERY sparkly!  SO pretty!

 

And another little project by Cassidy (please don't look at my messy craft area!) featuring the owl punch holding a little sign by his "wings"!  Sorry for the poor picture quality...I am lucky to get her to pose for anything these days!

Enjoy your day, be blessed and be sure to come back tomorrow when I am the hostess at the Paper Players!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Old Type (Stamplorations), Paper Pumpkin
Card stock & Papers	Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla, Basic Black, Newsprint (ret)
Ink	Basic Black, Crumb Cake
Accessories
Tools	Big Shot, Circle Thinlets, 3/4" Circle Punch, 1" Circle Punch, Typewriter EF (Tim Holtz)

SSC156 Foil Birthday

Happy Friday, peeps!  Another birthday card today....I need lots this month!  The Sunday Stamps sketch was challenging--a tall and skinny one:

When I first saw the Foil Frenzy DSP in the catalog, I wasn't too impressed, but when I saw it in real life, it knocked my socks off!  I decided to use a piece of it for my card base; I cut and folded it to make a 3" x 7" card, then added a layer of Whisper White and my embellishments:

I stamped the balloons from Happy Birthday Gorgeous and punched them out with the Balloon punch, then layered them on the panel.  The larger Berry Burst balloon was stamped with some flowers from the same set.  I added a Strawberry Slush baker's twine bow and some scalloped trim as well: 

I had punched a few extra balloons, so I put them on the inside for extra fun!  

And since this is an odd-shaped card, I also made a custom envelope using some DSP from the Fresh Florals stack!  Thanks for popping in today! 

It was a rainy day yesterday, so Cassidy decided she wanted to do a little crafting!

And despite the silly face, she did an awesome job on her little purple wagon!

Be blessed and have an awesome day!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Happy Birthday Gorgeous
Card stock & Papers	Whisper White, Crumb Cake, Berry Burst, Foil Frenzy Specialty DSP, Fresh Florals DSP Stack
Ink	Berry Burst, Crumb Cake
Accessories	Strawberry Slush Baker's Twine (ret)
Tools	Balloon Punch, Scallop Edge Punch (ret), Envelope Punch Board

More Butterflies!

Happy Thursday, everyone!  Doesn't it feel like Tuesday?  I'm all messed up with the holiday being in the middle of the week!  I haven't played with the Try Stampin' On Tuesday sketch for a while, so I thought I would use it with a butterfly image from Tim Holtz.  I must have butterflies on the brain!  So here's the sketch:

And here we go:

I stamped the butterflies in Gold Encore ink and heat embossed them with gold embossing powder. Then I added a little wash of Soft Sky behind:

That way, I could use this gorgeous Bundle of Love Specialty DSP!  One side of the paper is gold foil, the other is Soft Sky.  I added some pearls, a border of gold foil diecut with a stitched Pretty Pink Posh die, a Papertrey butterfly and a Soft Sky stitched circle:

I added a birthday sentiment inside, as I seem to need lots of birthday cards this month!  Enjoy your day and be blessed!

After a game of Sorry, Cassidy is still lining things up!!  

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Butterfly Melange (Tim Holtz), Itty Bitty Backgrounds (ret)
Card stock & Papers	Very Vanilla, Gold Foil, Bundle of Love Specialty DSP, Soft Sky
Ink	Gold Encore (ret), Soft Sky
Accessories	Pearls (non-SU)
Tools	Aquapainter, Big Shot, Butterfly Die (Papertrey), Scallop Borders Die (Pretty Pink Posh), Dimensionals

CAS Butterfly for July

Hello peeps!  I am bravely attempting another watercolored creation for the CAS Watercolour challenge for July, which is butterfly!

I began by heat embossing the butterfly from Butterfly Basics on some watercolor paper with Versamark and clear embossing powder, then loosely watercoloring all around it with some Flirty Flamingo and Calypso Coral inks:

I ran it through the Big Shot with the Butterflies die, only cutting it to just shy of the center, then turning it and cutting it again, so that there was still an uncut portion in the center.  I folded up the wings and added a layer of Dazzling Diamonds gimmer paper underneath; can you see it peeking through?

And then I added a scalloped mat of Calypso Coral; the sentiment is from Paper Pumpkin.  I mounted everything on a Very Vanilla card.  With a generic sentiment like "hello", it could be used for most any occasion!  I might go back and add a couple of sequins, but for now, I'll just leave it as it is! 

Dana's gift to me for Mother's Day was one of those painting classes....a bunch of people get together and they all paint the same picture!  I had myself pretty convinced that I could not do this....I am no artist! But the teacher explained everything and it was pretty fun!

 I chose a sunflower!  Dana's is on the left, mine is on the right!

It's funny how everyone starts with the same "ingredients" and yet the end result is a unique creation!  Thanks for popping in today!  Enjoy your day and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Butterfly Basics, Itty Bitty Backgrounds (ret), Paper Pumpkin (Hello Sunshine)
Card stock & Papers	Very Vanilla, Watercolor, Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer, Calypso Coral
Ink	Versamark, Calypso Coral, Flirty Flamingo
Accessories
Tools	Big Shot, Butterflies Thinlets, Layering Squares Frameliets, Aquapainter

SIP106 Christmas in July

Happy Fourth of July!  If you are in the US, I hope you are having a healthy, happy, safe holiday! Our Stamp Ink Paper challenge this week is Christmas in July; one of my favorites! I love getting a head-start on my holiday cards!

I wanted to use some of the new DSP called Be Merry and I especially liked the little reindeer print:

I mounted a piece of it on a thick white cardstock base, added a large stitched oval and diecut some Cherry Cobbler deer using a Poppystamps die.  The small dimensionals from SU are wonderful for adhering these little diecuts!  I added a sentiment from Papertrey on a stitched banner, and since I had a little white open space that looked a bit bare, I added a little tiny banner:

Easy peasy monochromatic!  I hope you'll play with us; if you haven't already started your holiday cards, now is a good time to begin!  Be sure to stop by the SIP blog to check out all the beautiful creations!

We spent last Thursday at the pool; it's interesting to see how much more brave Cassidy is from year to year; this year she actually went down the large enclosed slide...not once but many times!  She got rewarded with some ice cream (of course):

and that half-hour ride home was just a little too much for those tired bones:

Enjoy your day and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Believe (Papertrey)
Card stock & Papers	Thick White, Cherry Cobbler, Be Merry DSP
Ink	Cherry Cobbler
Accessories
Tools	Big Shot, Stitched Shapes Framelits, Prancing Deer Dies (Poppystamps), Stitched Labels 1 Dies (Pretty Pink Posh), Small Dimensionals

Happy Almost July 4th

Hi everyone!  Happy Monday!  It's almost the 4th of July but I thought I would share with you, since I hadn't done it earlier, the project we made at my last stamp camp using the Wood Words stamp set and Wooden Crate dies!  Since it has a patriotic color palette, I thought it would be a good day to share it!

The project is the little crate in Dapper Denim, stamped with Hardwood in Craft White ink and embellished with a little doily, and three mini cards to go inside:

We used Sahara Sand, Cherry Cobbler and Dapper Denim for our colors, and although these were the samples, everyone was encouraged to create their own designs!  They seemed to have a good time! This set is so versatile, and I love the country feel to it!

I also wanted to share a pretty card that my friend Wendy sent me:

Isn't that a fabulous design?!  And check out the inside:

Thanks, Wendy!

Cassidy's been camping all weekend, but I did snag a photo from Mommy when they went to the beach last week!  Enjoy your day and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Wood Words, Hardwood
Card stock & Papers	Whisper White, Dapper Denim, Cherry Cobbler, Sahara Sand
Ink	Craft White, Dapper Denim, Cherry Cobbler, Sahara Sand
Accessories	Stitched Cherry Cobbler Ribbon, Doilies (ret)
Tools	Big Shot, Wooden Crate Framelits, Dimensionals, Sticky Strip

PP351 The Adventure Begins

Happy Sunday, peeps!  It's time for another Paper Players challenge, and Joanne is our hostess this week with this theme:

I used a mix of old and new products for my card today, and used the Freshly Made Sketches sketch by Amy:

The stamp is from 2015's Occasion catalog, called Adventure Awaits; I paired it with some fun paper from the current Birthday Memories DSP to get this:

Since the stamp is photopolymer, I had cut apart the two portions of the sentiment, which made it really easy to stamp it in two colors!  I chose Pacific Point and Pumpkin Pie, pulling colors from the dots in the paper.  I used a sentiment from the retired Silhouettes and Script for my small side panels, stamping the words in Pumpkin Pie and Lemon Lime Twist:

A couple of little matching banners and punched stars finished the outside:

For the inside, I used a sentiment from Suite Sentiments and diecut it with the banner from the Mini Treat Bag Thinlets; I also cut a strip of stars with another die from the same set and used both the negative and positive parts for some fun!

Most of us in the US have already had our graduations, but Joanne has given us several choices for the challenge, so feel free to be flexible!  Can't wait to see what you create!  And you can check out what the DT did right here:

Claire

Jaydee

Joanne

Laurie

Nance

Sandy

Deanne

Annie

Jan

We had lots of comments about the sweet little kittens at the farm, and no, I didn't cave in and get one, but my friend Sharon brought over a little kitty she rescued from her vet. 

She knew Cassidy would enjoy it, and after a few tears shed due to little kitty claws scratching soft skin, Cassidy solved the problem (on her own, I might add), but putting on a sweatshirt so that the claws didn't dig in!

Another kitty fix!  Enjoy your day and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Adventure Awaits, Suite Sentiments, Silhouettes and Script (all ret)
Card stock & Papers	Whisper White, Lemon Lime Twist, Pacific Point, Birthday Memories DSP
Ink	Lemon Lime Twist, Pacific Point, Pumpkin Pie
Accessories	Candy Dots
Tools	Small Star Punch (ret), Big Shot, Mini Treat Bag Thinlits, Dimensionals