CTD472 and FMS316 Warm Wooly Mittens

Happy Thursday, peeps!  I am in warp-speed mode today, running late and lots of things to do, so this will be short and sweet!  It took me three tries before I came up with a card that I liked with these two challenges, Color Throwdown and Freshly Made Sketches:

So here we go, I used a retired Cornish Heritage Farms stamp set called Winter Signage with some Carta Bella papers called Christmas Delivery.  The mittens are from Memory Box, twine is retired SU:

I stamped the images in Basic Gray ink, and my card base is also Basic Gray!  Thanks for popping in today!  Enjoy it and be blessed!

Just goofing around with Grammy!

RRCB77 and MM268 Loads of Love

Happy Wednesday, peeps!  I spent some time this morning in my craft room creating a "retro" card, because when I saw this inspiration photo at the Retro Rubber Challenge, I knew just what I wanted to create:

Loads of Love came out in 2004, and I probably haven't used it in ten years!  I had the Accessories set as well, but for the life of me, couldn't put my finger on it, so my little red truck will just have to be parked for lack of a driver:

The images were stamped with Stazon on watercolor paper and colored in with an aquapainter and reinkers.  I added mats of Real Red and Wild Wasabi, then a liberal sprinkling of Dazzling Diamonds for "snow".  I struggled with a sentiment to put on the front, but in the end, I left it blank (but I might still change my mind) so the recipient could take in all the retro fun....old truck, glistening pine trees and a little Santa hat perched on top of her Christmas tree:

Yep....see that little hat?!  I swiped some Real Red ink on a scrap of watercolor paper and then drew the hat around it, adding a wee tiny little Dazzling Diamonds pompom on top:

And here's the inside:

And finally, since the Merry Monday challenge is to create a card with a Santa hat, I'm entering it there---I know my hat is very small, but it's still a hat!

And Eden is not wearing a hat, but she does look like she's settled in for a long winter's nap, doesn't she?

Be blessed and enjoy your day!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Loads of Love (ret)
Card stock & Papers	Whisper White, Real Red, Wild Wasabi, Watercolor Paper, Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper
Ink	Stazon Black, Real Red, Basic Gray, Soft Sky, Wild Wasabi, Garden Green
Accessories	Dazzling Diamonds,
Tools	Big Shot, Layering Squares Framelits, Stitched Shapes Framelits, Mini Dimensionals, Dimensionals,Black Marker, 1/8" Circle Punch, Aquapainter

SIP128 Let It Snow

Hello, everyone!  Tuesday brings us another Stamp Ink Paper challenge, and this week, it's a fun one---Let it Snow!  We actually might get some flurries by the end of the week!  That would be fun!  

I broke out a new die I got last year on sale and hadn't used yet (you never do that, do you?) of this cute little Scottie dog on a sled:

I added a plaid background and a sentiment and snowflake that were conveniently in November's Paper Pumpkin kit!  Isn't he adorable?  Check out his little red nose...maybe I should call him Rudolph!  He's snowing on a stitched hill from Lawn Fawn:

The inside features a sentiment from Hearts Come Home and another pretty little snowflake from the PP kit:

I hope you'll play along with us...even if you don't like snow, you can create a snowy card!  Be sure to share your creation with us at the SIP blog!

I don't have any pix of Cassidy, but I wanted to share with you a couple of things I've seen over the last few weeks.  John and I went to Mt Harmon Plantation  in Maryland over the weekend for their Yuletide festival; it was very small, but the house was decorated with lots of greenery, including this "dress" in the front foyer:

It was stunning!  The form is made of chicken wire on the bottom and all the greens and peacock feathers are stuck inside!  And a couple of weeks ago, when I went to Longwood Gardens, this beautiful dress caught my eye in the gift shop (and you can see Cassidy's hand in the foreground!). It actually had icicle lights on the skirt, but I couldn't get my video of it to load, so you'll just have to imagine those little lights twinkling down the skirt! 

Such clever ideas!  Thanks for visiting...I'll have more pictures from Longwood coming up!  Have a blessed day!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Paper Pumpkin Nov 2017, Hearts Come Home
Card stock & Papers	Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Basic Black, Real Red, Christmas Delivery DSP (Carta Bella)
Ink	Smoky Slate, Riding Hood Red (ret), Basic Black
Accessories
Tools	Big Shot, Stitched Hillside Dies (Lawn Fawn) Scottie Dog on Sled Die (Cottage Kutz)

FMS315 and Inspired By #75 Snowy Gift Bag

Happy Monday, peeps!  Did you have a good weekend?!  Ours was a WHIRLWIND, it was all fun but I will be happy to chill a little bit today!  I have another gift bag I made for the hostess who invited us to dinner on Saturday night!  It uses the theme from Inspired by All the Little Things as well as the sketch from FMS:

I apologize for the poor photography, but it was a challenge to get a good picture!  

I used some retired holiday papers; the Swirly Scribble die in some pale green glimmer paper; a banner and some ice skates and a snowflake!  I added some sequins and some glimmery ribbon as well!

And here's what was inside the little bag:

 

My friend has a beautiful home and her favorite color is red!  I hoped she would like a little hand-knit Santa!  In hindsight, I wish I hadn't added the glitter, but she said she loved it!  If you'd like the pattern, you can find it at Garnstudio HERE.  I changed mine up a wee bit as I didn't have the right yarn for the beard, and I didn't felt mine, but I think he is still cute!  And speaking of Santa, he came a little early to Cassidy's house:

This is Eden!  Personally, I think she should be called Star...look at that little star on her chest!

Do you think Cassidy loves her?

Enjoy your day and be blessed!  And be sure to come back tomorrow for a new Stamp Ink Paper challenge!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Mini Tag Sentiments (Our Daily Bread Designs)
Card stock & Papers	Whisper White, Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper, Sage Glimmer Paper (Close to My Heart), SU Christmas DSP (ret, can't remember the name of it)
Ink	Pool Party
Accessories	Lost Lagoon Shimmer Ribbon, Snowflake and Star Sequins, (all ret), Petite Cafe Bag
Tools	Big Shot, Swirly Scribbles Thinlit, Ice Skate Die (Impression Obsession 335-A)

PP373 Christmas Cookies

Hi everyone!  It's Sunday and that means another Paper Players challenge...Laurie is our hostess with a sweet challenge for us:  Christmas Baking!  I'll be starting that this week, hopefully!  Check out this cute prompt:

I knew immediately what I wanted to do for this challenge, as I still had some of the sweet Candy Cane Lane DSP from last year, and I had barely had a chance to use it!  I found a great sketch for it at Case This Sketch:

and so here we go:

Aren't those little "cookies" cute? I cut them out of the DSP and adhered them to an Early Espresso panel that was cut with the scallop die from Seasonal Layers; the cookies fit perfectly!  My little gingerbread man is the star of the show, so he's popped up on dimensionals:

I added a stitched scallop border (Lawn Fawn) and some thick baker's twine along with a sentiment from Winter Wishes (ret).  My final touch was to round all the corners, which is always a nice finish!  I hope you'll play along with us this week.....can't wait to see your sweet treats!  Be sure to check out all the DT's samples at the Paper Players blog as well!

And speaking of sweet treats, as I promised, here are the final pix of Cassidy's Minion gingerbread house:

I have to admit, the banana-embellished roof had me in giggles!  Enjoy your day and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Winter Wishes (ret)
Card stock & Papers	Thick White, Crumb Cake, Candy Cane Lane DSP (ret)
Ink	Early Espresso
Accessories	Thick Baker's Twine (ret)
Tools	Big Shot, Seasonal Layers Framelits, Stitched Borders Dies (Lawn Fawn), Corner Rounder Punch

AYSI164 Gift Bag

Hi everyone!  I am glad to see Friday arrive!  There's an icky sinus thing going around my area, so I've been laying low lately!  I was able to create something quick for the latest As You See It challenge today, which is a lovely color palette:

What to make, what to make?  I like to give away little gifts of cookies to people that touch our lives throughout the year.  One year I substituted as a Sunday School teacher and one of the parents gave me two pieces of homemade fudge; just two pieces.....but it was the perfect little gift, not too much, not too over-the-top....and I still remember the delight at receiving that fudge, as it is not something I make myself!  So even though these little cafe bags aren't real big, I think they're just big enough for a few cookies, and a way to say "thanks" to those special people!  I started out with some Print Patterns DSP in Pacific Point and went from there:

My houses were stamped in the challenge colors, using the Hearts Come Home stamp set, then fussy cut and set upon some stitched hills (Lawn Fawn).  I added some Pool Party trees, a little snowman from the retired Jingle All the Way set, and finished it off with a sentiment and, of course, Santa streaking across the sky!

I added a Pool Party bow at the top to tie it all together!  I hope that you'll play with our color challenge this week...it's a delightful one, especially in non-traditional holiday hues!  Be sure to check out the DT samples as well!  Thanks for popping in and be blessed today!

I have always wanted to make a gingerbread house with Cassidy, but the kits seemed like cheating...however, with the limited time I have with her now, when she saw a Minion kit in the grocery store, I caved!  I have to admit, it was fun, although I did transfer the icing to one of my piping bags to make it easier!

I'll share the finished house in my next post---stay tuned!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Hearts Come Home, Jingle All the Way (ret)
Card stock & Papers	Whisper White, Pool Party,  Patterns DSP (ret)
Ink	Basic Black, Flirty Flamingo, Pacific Point, Pool Party
Accessories	Petite Cafe Bag, Pool Party ribbon (ret)
Tools	Big Shot, Hometown Greetings Edgelits, 1/4" Circle Punch, Stitched Hillside Dies (Lawn Fawn)

Retro Ornaments for The Card Concept

Hi everyone!  Wow, it's Wednesday already--the week is flying by!  I have been seeing fabulous creations using The Card Concept's gorgeous inspiration photo:

and I just had to jump on the bandwagon!  I had some pretty papers from Kaisercraft called Silver Bells, and they seemed perfect for the challenge; I would identify this as the "Clean and Layered" style:

My card base is 4 1/4" square, but I extended the fussy-cut ornaments above the fold, as it will still ft into a standard-sized envelope!  When I created this card at about 10pm at night, the Sweet Sugarplum cardstock looked like a match, but I see in my photo, the pinks are a little different...still, it's almost a match!  Aren't these silver-embossed baubles beautiful?

The musical background paper is from the same pad, and the silver embossed sentiment is from this month's Paper Pumpkin...just love that little set!  I used another ornament for the inside, along with a sentiment from Christmas Pines, also embossed in silver:

Sparkly is right!  Thanks for popping in today--enjoy it and be blessed!

John Deere girl!  And what an ornery grin!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Paper Pumpkin (Nov 2017)
Card stock & Papers	Sweet Sugarplum, Silver Bells DSP (Kaisercraft)
Ink	Encore Silver (ret)
Accessories	Silver Embossing Powder
Tools	Heat Tool, Dimensionals