Teeny Tiny Christmas Bird

Happy Monday, all my peeps!  Hope you had a good weekend...it was glorious weather here in SE Pa!  I did get a little stamping time in yesterday; I have been going through a lot of my old, old stamps and have been having fun getting them inky.  My new stamps are getting lonely, though, I am going to have to give them some love here soon!

Anyway, today's card is a Christmas card using an old Elzy Bell stamp; they were around several years ago and I haven't seen anyone use one for a long time!  I used the Try Stampin' on Tuesday sketch:

along with the Jingle Belles challenge of "Dashing Through the Snow" and the Christmas 24 challenge of winter birds:

Now, my bird is very, very tiny....but it is there:

I stamped my image with Memento ink on some Shimmery White cardstock and used Blends, a blender pen and inks to color them in:

I added Wink of Stella to all the snowy parts, which of course you can't see, but it's so pretty!  The papers are all from Simple Stories' Winter Wonderland 6x6 pad, and the sentiment is also from Elzy Bells.  I just love the soft colors of the snowflake paper....I wanted to hoard it but forced myself to cut into it, LOL!  Thanks for popping in today--enjoy your day and be blessed!

"Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus."  1 Thessalonians 5:16-18

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Girl with Bird, Merry Christmas (both Elzy Bells, ret)
Card stock & Papers	Crumb Cake, Shimmery White, Winter Wonderland DSP (Simple Stories)
Ink	Memento Black, Bordering Blue, Blushing Bride
Accessories	Dimensionals
Tools	Big Shot, Stitched Shapes Dies, Blends, Blender Pen, Wink of Stella

PP511 Fall Owl

Hi stampers!  It's Sunday and Claire is our Paper Players hostess with this fun challenge:

 

Aren't those critters cute?  That snowy owl reminded me that I had gotten some book plates at a yard sale a long time ago:

Isn't that a great graphic?  I thought they would make great Halloween cards, but obviously I didn't want to have that blank portion on my card, so this is the way I "fixed" it:

I started with a Very Vanilla cardbase and added an Old Olive mat that was stamped with some spooky eyes and embossed with a Subtle embossing folder.  I added a sentiment in Soft Suede, sponged with Sahara Sand, to cover up the blank for the name:

I added some gold glimmer stars and a spooky moon punched with a circle punch:

And a final star on the inside:

This was actually my second card; here's the first card I made, on a Soft Suede base embossed with the Woodland EF and stamped sentiment in Early Espresso:

Now....what little fall creature will inspire you to create something?  Check out what the Design Team used for their cards this week at the Paper Players blog and be sure to share yours with us too! Thanks for popping in today-- enjoy your day and be blessed!

Here's a little disappearing creature!  Now you see her:

And now you don't!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Halloween (Newton's Nook), Halloween 1 (Graphic 45), Vintage Halloween (Crafty Secrets), Misc "Spooky"
Card stock & Papers	Very Vanilla, Soft Suede, Early Espresso, Chocolate Chip, Old Olive, Gold Glimmer (ret), Book Plate
Ink	Early Espresso, Chocolate Chip, Old Olive, Soft Suede
Accessories	Dimensionals
Tools	Big Shot, Subtles EF, Woodland EF, Stitched Rectangle Dies, Verve Star Die (ret)

CAS Saturday

Happy Saturday, peeps!  I had a lovely day yesterday, stamping a bunch of really simple cards, using some oldie but goodie stamps!  My first one is for the CAS on Sunday challenge, which is autumn; and you can't get much simpler than this....it's one stamp on one layer!! I am not even sure who makes the stamp; it might be an old Impression Obsession one, but I am not sure. I didn't even add a sentiment!  I did make two, one on Crumb Cake and one of Vanilla:

The top one used Cajun Craze ink; the bottom one, Cinnamon Cider.

I also made a Halloween card using an old Victorian Greetings stamp, which I love!  It uses the CAS(E) This Sketch sketch:

And here we go:

I layered some batty DSP from Authentique on a Crumb Cake card, then stamped my spooky kitty on some Very Vanilla cardstock. It looked a little too harsh, so I sponged some Cinnamon Cider and Smoky Slate and a little coloring, then some black glimmer paper to the edges:

Sentiment is from an old Crafty Secrets Halloween set!  Thanks for popping in today!

Karate girl!

Enjoy your day and be blessed!  Be sure to pop in tomorrow for a new Paper Players challenge!

Christmas Cheer

 Happy Friday, everyone!  I have a pretty little square Christmas card to share today!  It uses the FMS sketch from my sweet friend Jen, and the Color Hues color palette of gold and cream!

My card is 4 1/4" square, and uses Very Vanilla and Gold Foil and Glimmer papers, along with the new Ornamental Envelopes bundle; so here we go:

I stamped the ornaments in Encore Gold ink (ret) and heat embossed them with gold embossing powder, then diecut them with the Envelopes die...so very pretty!  I dry embossed two pieces of Very Vanilla with the Dainty Dots EF and layered everything on a mat of Gold Foil.  The pine boughs were diecut from Gold Glimmer paper and decorated with a Gold Foil diecut bow, which was popped up with a foam sheet diecut as well to give it some sturdiness:

Itty Bitty Christmas provided the sentiment, and I also added a little Metallic Pearl to the center of one of the ornaments.

Such an elegant color combo!  Thanks for popping in today!

My great-nephew Jameson has been attending school in person since the beginning of the school year, but this week was the first time the bus picked him up!  Do you think he was happy to ride it?!

Enjoy your day and be blessed!

"Be very careful, then, how you live--not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil.  Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord's will is."

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Ornamental Envelopes, Itty Bitty Christmas
Card stock & Papers	Very Vanilla, Gold Glimmer, Gold Foil, Foam Sheets
Ink	Gold Encore (ret)
Accessories	Metallic Pearls, Dimensionals
Tools	Big Shot, Envelope Dies, Dainty Diamonds EF, Pretty Pines Dies (ret), Heat Tool, Gold Embossing Powder

TTTC84 Fall Blessings

 Happy Thursday (again), peeps!  It's time for a new Tic Tac Toe challenge for Team X!!  Here is our fun board for this week:

While on vacation I saw a rustic barnboard sign and I thought it would be fun to re-create it!  I went searching for a sentiment that would work for my "barnwood" and here's what I came up with!  My tic-tac-toe is the top row across of plaid, pumpkin and thankful:

I inked up my Pinewood Planks embossing folder with some Cajun Craze ink and ran it through a piece of Terracotta Tile DSP to create my "board".  Actually, since it's a slimline card, I had to run it through twice; the plaid ribbon that I have been hoarding for years is covering up the line that it made when I ran it through the second time!!

My pumpkin is from CTMH's Hello Pumpkin, stamped in Pumpkin Pie and Cajun Craze; the leaves and sentiments are from Right At Home's Grateful Heart, stamped in Early Espresso and colored with Blends:

I used Early Espresso as my card base and added a Very Vanilla panel on the inside, stamping a lovely sentiment and some berries and acorns from the same set:

As my card measures 6 1/4" x 3", I created a custom envelope for it as well using my Envelope Punch Board, sadly retired.  The only thing I would have done differently if I made this again is to use a different color cardstock, as I think the Terracotta Tile is a little too "pink" for the effect I was going for!  But all in all, I was happy with the outcome!  And since this is a slimline card, I am entering it at Shopping Our Stash!

So...will you play Tic-Tac-Toe with us this week?  I am sure there is a favorite combination on our board that will tickle your fancy!  Share it with us!  And thanks for popping by!

And here are some more fall pix to tickle your fancy as well:

And here is my little collection of yard-sale-find owls...I'll add more Halloween decor once October hits!

That little one just cracks me up!  Enjoy your day and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Hello Pumpkin Cardmaking (Close to My Heart), Grateful Heart (Right at Home)
Card stock & Papers	Very Vanilla, Early Espresso, Terracotta Tile
Ink	Early Espresso, Terracotta Tile, Cajun Craze, Crumb Cake
Accessories	Plaid Ribbon (from my stash), Dimensionals
Tools	Big Shot, Pinewood Planks EF, Hello Pumpkin Dies, Blends

Designer Paper Sale

 Hi everyone!  Just a quick little note to let you know that SU is having a Designer Series Paper sale this month only!  You can shoot me at email or just click on my link above, or on the sidebar to take advantage of the savings!  

This would be a great time to stock up on some lovely papers for the upcoming holidays!

IB144 Autumn Blessings

Hey peeps!  Happy Thursday!  Happy October!  Our beautiful Inspired By photo is this one for the week:

Love it!  And here's our sketch, which I sorta followed:

And here's my simple card; I was inspired by the little wreaths with the pumpkins, as well as one of the pillows and the soft green color:

A stamped a wreath from CTMH's Woodland Greetings in Stazon black directly on some My Mind's Eye papers, then colored each little element in with a blender pen and ink.  The pumpkins are from the retired Pick a Pumpkin set, stamped in Mellow Moss and backed with some Old Olive linen thread:

I combined the words from a couple different sets for the sentiment and added a fussy-cut leaf from the CTMH set; then it all went on a Mellow Moss card base:

I am also submitting this to Hand Stamped Sentiments' Mood Board challenge, too, as those little pumpkins in the top row just make me happy!:

There are so many elements from this photo that could inspire you...which ones will you choose?  Share your creation with us at Inspired By so we can see it too!  Thanks for popping in today!

And here are a few autumn blessings from around the field that I saw recently:

       

I love how even weeds can be beautiful!  Enjoy your day and be blessed!

"He makes grass grow for the cattle, and plants for man to cultivate--bringing forth food from the earth: wine that gladdens the heart of man, oil to make his face shine, and bread that sustains his heart."  Psalm 104:14-15

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Pick a Pumpkin (ret), Woodland Greetings (Close to My Heart), Take Three Fall (Papertrey), Grateful Heart (Right at Home)
Card stock & Papers	Mellow Moss (ret), Gingham Farm DSP (My Mind's Eye)
Ink	Stazon Black, Mellow Moss (ret), Crumb Cake, Sahara Sand, Memento Black
Accessories	Old Olive Linen Thread (ret), Dimensionals
Tools	Big Shot, Patterned Pumpkins Dies (ret), Blender Pen