PP356 The Great Outdoors

Happy fabulous Sunday, peeps!  I hate to keep going on about the weather, but it has been SO nice here lately, I can't stop gushing!  It feels more like September!  Of course, this coming week it will go back to normal hot, humid summer weather, but this weekend, I am enjoying it!  Speaking of weather, it would be a great time to do some camping, just like the photo in Nance's Paper Players theme challenge this week: The Great Outdoors!  What a fabulous theme!  

Although I am not a big fan of the mountains (I do like the woods, though), I AM a big fan of the beach! Since I only got to go swimming in the ocean once this summer, I thought a beachy card would help me not miss running across the hot sand to stick my toes in the cold water!  I just got some pretty seashell stamps from CTMH....I'd admired them for a while, and although I do have lots of other seashell stamps, these allowed me to do some copper embossing and watercoloring!  Check them out:

I used the color challenge from TGIF Challenges of Pool Party, Lemon Lime Twist and Crushed Curry:

I heat embossed the images with Versamark ink and Copper embossing powder on Shimmery White cardstock, then used an aquapainter to color them in.  I fussy-cut them out and mounted them with dimensionals on a piece of Watercolor paper that had been spritzed with water and colored with Pool Party ink and a few speckles of Copper Encore.

I mounted that on a Brushed Copper cardstock panel and then again on a thick white cardstock base. I heat embossed a little sentiment from Impression Obsession on the lower right, and gave it a little swoosh of Pool Park as well:

My girlfriend has a birthday coming up in a couple of weeks and she loves the beach, so this will be perfect for her.  I added a couple of birthday sentiments to the inside to finish it off:

The DT has come up with some incredible creations for Nance's challenge, I hope you'll check them out!  Then you can share yours with us too....it's a great inspiration for some masculine cards as well!  Thanks for popping by!

Cassidy is on vacation with her daddy this week, so I won't have any pictures to share.  We did go to the pool on Friday and she wore herself out going down the slides...over and over and over again! She also learned to swim underwater without holding her nose!  Here she is on our drive home; she was plumb tuckered out:

Actually, she does this often!  Here she is on their vacation trip to GA, once under a towel and again under blankie:

She cracks me up! I guess the apple doesn't fall far from the tree....I sleep with a sheet over my head too!  Enjoy your day and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Swirly Seashells (CTMH), Nautical (Impression Obsession), Itty Bitty Backgrounds (ret), Watercolor Wishes (ret), Paper Pumpkin
Card stock & Papers	Thick White, Brushed Copper (ret), Watercolor, Shimmery White
Ink	Versamark, Copper Encore, Pool Party, Crushed Curry, Lemon Lime Twist
Accessories
Tools	Big Shot, Layering Squares Framelits, Aquapainter, Heat Tool, Copper Embossing Powder, Dimensionals

MTS188 Country Christmas

Happy Friday, peeps!  I have a real quick little Christmas card for you today, I would almost call this clean and simple since there is very little stamping and the layers are easy!  I used the Match the Sketch sketch:

along with a cute little Papertrey stamp set called Joyful Christmas!  Here we go:

I stamped the tree in Pear Pizzazz and the base in Always Artichoke to match the cute polka-dotted paper from Simple Stories' Handmade Holiday 12x12 pad.  I punched out a star and added a little sequin to the top, and my banner is a 2" strip of Cherry Cobbler that I punched with the banner punch:

This little sentiment from Oh What Fun just fit in there so perfectly, and it looks so nice in Cherry Cobbler on the Crumb Cake base!  I am pretty sure this will be one of the cards at my next stamp camp!

Thanks for popping in today!

Cassidy was quite upset that her bike tire kept going flat....Grampy showed her how to take it off, take out the tube, then wash it with some soapy water...and sure enough, we could hear the air escaping and saw some bubbles!  A little patch and it was as good as new!  Thank heavens for all the Grampys in the world!

Enjoy your day and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Oh What Fun, Joyful Christmas (Papertrey Ink)
Card stock & Papers	Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla, Cherry Cobbler, Handmade Holiday (Simple Stories)
Ink	Crumb Cake, Pear Pizzazz, Always Artichoke
Accessories	Sequins from my stash
Tools	Big Shot, Stitched Shapes Framelits, Banner Triple Punch, Mini Dimensionals

Birthday Blessings

Hello peeps!  Yesterday was a lazy day...sometimes you just need one of those days!  So nothing was stamped...but I thought I would share all the hand-made birthday cards I received this year!  So much creativity!  I thank you all for them!  So here they are, in no particular order!

This first beauty is from my sweet friend and Paper Players teamie, Claire:

This fun one is from my dear friend and partner in stamp show shopping, Debbie:

And another from Paper Player teamie Sandy....I might have to CASE this sketch, I love it:

And this is Cassidy's favorite, from my treasured friend Robyn....and the inside is just as cute as the outside with those clever pop-up owls:

And this glittery gem is from my foxy friend Shawn:

And a gorgeous creation from my dear friend Sally....don't you love these subtle colors?:

Kristie amazes me with her stunning colors and CAS simple design:

And this little treasure is from Alison, who is a treasure herself:

My Paper Players teamie Nance knows how much I love birds:

Karen's beautiful sparkly card has the coolest fold:

And Bonnie knows I love birds too...and her watercoloring is amazing!

Thanks again, ladies....your cards are a blessing to me!  Enjoy your day!

JAI370 and CCIC Herb Garden

Hi everyone!  I am squeaking in this card so I can make the Just Add Ink sketch deadline!  It's also for the pretty inspiration photo at Curtain Call!  Check them out:

I always need thank you cards, so I went to work, using images from Awesomely Artistic and Colorful Seasons, stamping them in Lemon Lime Twist and Wild Wasabi inks:

I added some "greenery" with diecuts from Bouquet Bunch and mounted it on a thick white card which was embossed with the Woodgrain embossing folder.  My sentiment came from an old SU kit and was stamped in Basic Gray and trimmed to a narrow border, under which I added a Smoky Slate mat with a tiny little bit of washi tape peeking out:

My final embellishment were a few little sequins!  Thanks for popping in today!  

Cassidy and the neighbor boy were playing last week....Cassidy was frustrated because she wanted to pedal the trike....typical only-child attitude, LOL!  They finally ended up swimming, which was a happier activity!

Enjoy your day and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Colorful Seasons, Awesomely Artistic, Hip Hop Hooray Kit (ret)
Card stock & Papers	Thick White, Wild Wasabi, Smoky Slate
Ink	Wild Wasabi, Lemon Lime Twist, Basic Gray
Accessories	Sequins (from my stash), Washi Tape
Tools	Big Shot, Layering Circles Framelits, Bouquet Bunch Framelits, Woodgrain Embossing Folder

Stamp Ink Paper 110 Primaries

Happy Tuesday, everyone!  It's time for another Stamp Ink Paper challenge....and today, we are featuring primary colors!

I decided to go with a "nautical" theme and I pulled out the little sailboat from Swirly Bird for my     4 1/4" square card today:

I stamped the boat using Real Red, Pacific Point and Daffodil Delight, and created my waves with a Lawn Fawn Stitched Hillside Borders die.  I used Claire's sketch from Sunday Stamps for my layout:

 

It's a bit of a challenge to see, but I used some embossing paste and the Pattern Party Decorative Masks to create some clouds in the background.  I stamped a sentiment from this month's Paper Pumpkin and diecut it with a Bitty Banners die:

And used Banner Blast for my little flags!  I also used some enamel stars on the horizontal panel as well!

The inside is also made up of sentiments from Watercolor Wishes and the July PP kit as well:

It's always fun to create something with these bright colors---I hope you'll share your primary-colored creation with us and be sure to check out what the DT came up with as well!

With all the construction on the house going on, our yardwork has been neglected; I finally went around and cut down some low-hanging branches on our trees so I didn't get whacked in the head when I mowed!  I promised Cassidy we could go swimming after we cleaned them up, and I have to say, she was a trooper!  We piled all the branches in the trailer and Grampy towed them away to dump them out along the woods!

She didn't complain a peep!  And for those who have asked about how the house is coming along, it's slow...John has been working on all the electrical wiring for the kitchen...under-the-counter lighting, ceiling lights and fans, new outlets, recessed lighting....all the stuff that needs to be done before any of the "pretty" stuff gets done!  Plus he is working his business as well, and he's been busy!  So it is getting done a little bit at a time...thanks for asking!  And thanks for stopping in today, and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Swirly Bird, Banner Blast (ret), Watercolor Wishes (ret), July 2017 Paper Pumpkin
Card stock & Papers	Whisper White, Real Red, Pacific Point, Daffodil Delight
Ink	Real Red, Pacific Point, Daffodil Delight
Accessories	Enamel Stars (ret)
Tools	Big Shot, Bitty Banners Die (ret), Stitched Hillside Borders Die (Lawn Fawn), Small Banner Punch (ret), Embossing Paste, Palette Knives, Pattern Party Decorative Masks

Here Comes Santa!

Happy Monday, everyone!  I hope you had a good weekend....the weather was FABULOUS yesterday, warm, no humidity, just gorgeous!  I had time to make a couple of Christmas cards; this one is for the Jingle Belles' challenge of Here Comes Santa:

At the end of the season last year, I snagged several cute Cottage Cutz dies; this one is called Santa Reindeer Border.  I also snagged a Graphic 45 pad at a thrift store while on vacation, so I put them both together with some Tranquil Tide cardstock and ribbon to make this quick, easy card!  All the papers are from the Graphic 45 pad; I diecut a stitched scallop border with a Pretty Pink Posh die and added a little ribbon accent:

And I just love the vintage feel to these papers:

I stamped some sentiments from last year's Stitched With Cheer set on the inside:

And yes, I celebrated my birthday on Friday---thank you to all those who sent cards as well as wishes!  I'll post them on my blog soon!  Cassidy got up bright and early (can you see how foggy it was?) to give me my present, which was a huge coloring book of birds along with some colored pencils!

Of course, she had to test out the pencils as well as the book, even before her breakfast!

That is SOME owl!

Thanks for dropping by today, and have a blessed day!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Stitched with Cheer
Card stock & Papers	Tranquil Tide, St Nicholas DSP (Graphic 45)
Ink	Tranquil Tide, Cherry Cobbler
Accessories	Tranquil Tide Ribbon
Tools	Big Shot, Santa Reindeer Border Die (Cottage Cutz, Scalloped Stitched Die (Pretty Pink Posh)