PP521 Peace Wreath

Happy Sunday, peeps, and time for our last Paper Players challenge of 2020!  Claire is our hostess and we are closing out the year with a bang!  Check out these colors:

Such an elegant combination!  For a last-minute Christmas card, this is what I came up with:

I used some of the Feels Like Frost DSP on the silver side (which is so hard to photograph), and a silver-embossed wreath, embellished with some silver and black pearls and a little gingham ribbon:

I added a diecut sentiment on a black stitched banner, and a lovely sentiment for the inside:

This uses the sketch from Fab Friday:

And here's true confession time; I actually made a different card for this challenge LAST WEEK because I looked at the wrong date on the calendar!  So here's my original card, using the FMS sketch, which obviously is over, but I thought I would share it anyway:

Same line of DSP, different pattern, different sentiment:

So I hope you'll be able to squeeze in some time to play along this week...I know it's getting down to the wire and time is tight, but if you do have some, we'd love to see what you come up with! Check out what the other team created at the Paper Players while you're there!  Thanks for popping in today -- enjoy it and be blessed!

First Card Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	For Unto Us, Beary Christmas (Close to My Heart)
Card stock & Papers	Whisper White, Silver Foil, Basic Black, Feels Like Frost DSP
Ink	Silver Encore (ret), Memento Black
Accessories	Metallic Pearls, Gingham Ribbon (ret), Silver Embossing Powder
Tools	Big Shot, Christmas Greetings Dies (ret), Beary Christmas Dies (CTMH), Star Punch, Heat Tool

Second Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	For Unto Us, Joyous Noel (Verve)
Card stock & Papers	Whisper White, Silver Foil, CHRISTmas DSP (Illustrated Faith), Basic Black
Ink	Memento Black
Accessories	Frosted Embellishments
Tools	Big Shot, Stitched Star Dies (Paper Rose), Stitched Rectangle Dies, Banner Dies (My Favorite Things)

Majestic Deer

 Hi stampers! Another quick post today...I am still making Christmas cards, I just can't seem to stop!  This one uses another pattern from the same DSP I used yesterday....there are so many pretty plaids and prints there, they just draw me in:

The TGIF challenge has a lovely basic sketch:

and recently while shopping at my local Amish stamping store, this set of deer dies just flew into my basket! I diecut this handsome guy in Basic Black cardstock and adhered him to a panel stamped with a sentiment from an old Waltzingmouse set called Compliments of the Season:

I love how he mimics the plaid deer on the DSP!  I added a few metallic pearls in each corner of the panel, mounted it on a Smoky Slate card, then stamped a pretty sentiment on the inside:

Thanks for popping in today!  Be sure to come back tomorrow for our last Paper Players challenge of 2020!  

Cassidy recently got a 3D pen and had fun making some ornaments with Mommy's help:

Enjoy your day and be blessed!

"Jesus said to them, "Go into all the world and preach the good news to all creation.  Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned." Mark 16:15-16

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Jolly Bingo Bits (Snowflake, ret), Compliments of the Season (Waltzingmouse), Handy Christmas Greetings (Amy R)
Card stock & Papers	Whisper White, Smoky Slate, Mad 4 Plaid DSP (Photoplay)
Ink	Memento Black, Craft White
Accessories	Silver Metallic Pearls
Tools	Big Shot, Stitched Rectangle Dies, Reindeer Family Die (Paper Roses)

Plaid Peace on Earth and Poinsettias From Longwood

Happy Friday, peeps! I have a quick card today using the sketch from FMS and the theme from Christmas Kickstart:

And here we go:

I found this pretty poinsettia paper in one of my (many) Christmas 6x6 pads, so I diecut a rectangle, added a little topper of Merry Merlot and a triple diecut buffalo plaid "peace":

I had a chipboard button that I sponged with some Mossy Meadow ink and added a soft twine bow:

It all went on a Naturals White cardbase that I embossed with an Altenew cover plate!  And it is in the mail as we speak!  And if you like poinsettias, Longwood Gardens has an interesting article about them HERE...it's got great photos too!  I guarantee you'll enjoy it!  Thanks for popping in today--enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Peace Stamp & Cut (Hero Arts)
Card stock & Papers	Naturals White (ret), Merry Merlot, Mad 4 Plaid DSP (Photoplay), Winterberry DSP (My Mind's Eye)
Ink	Memento Black, Mossy Meadow
Accessories	Mossy Meadow Twine (ret), Chipboard Button (My Mind's Eye)
Tools	Big Shot, Tasteful Labels Die, Project Life Cards & Labels Framelits (ret), Peace Die (Hero Arts), Dotted Swirls Cover Plate (Altenew)

IB154 Bold Holly

Hello again, stampers!  Back for a new Inspired By challenge...and this one was a challenge for me!  I am more of a subtle color/tiny print kind of person, so this prompt almost had me running for this hills!  Here it is, along with our optional sketch:

 

Wowza!  But I told myself I could DO THIS, so here's my attempt:

I've had this Mistletoe & Holly set from Papertrey for years and I'm willing to bet this might be the second time I've inked it up!  I pulled out some retired inks in Green Galore and Call Me Clover and stamped the holly leaves on a Whisper White panel:

The darker green showed the detail on the stamp much better than the lighter green; the lighter shade  seemed to bleed together.  I punched some circles of Real Red, shaded them and added some white gel highlights to create the berries.  I found some older Blushing Bride DSP and stamped a sentiment on a broad banner, using a combination of SU and PTI stamps:

It look a little bare so I added a little holly diecut!  It all went on a Blushing Bride card base.  Although big and bold is not usually my style, I have to admit that these are striking images! 

Oooh, I almost forgot....we've got a surprise for you this week...a PRIZE!!!!  Check out this fun set!  You could be the winner...Merry Christmas to you, right?!  Check out all the details at the Inspired By blog! Even more reason to play along!  I hope you'll find something to inspire you with our prompt this week!  

 Thanks for popping in today, enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Endless Birthday Wishes (ret), Mistletoe and Holly (Papertrey)
Card stock & Papers	Whisper White, Real Red,  Blushing Bride, Blushing Bride DSP (ret), Call Me Clover (ret)
Ink	Real Red, Green Galore (ret), Call Me Clover (ret)
Accessories
Tools	Big Shot, Wonky Stitched Rectangles (My Favorite Things), Quilt Builder Dies (for holly, Ret), 1/8" Circle Punch, Sponge Daubers, White Gel Pen

Krafty Chicks 537 Silent Night

Hi stampers!  It's Thursday, which brings a new challenge at the Krafty Chicks, where I am guest designer this month!  

 

The theme this week, chosen by Nance, is Christmas!  Well, I certainly have a lot of Christmas stamps, so I pulled out this one from Stamplorations and stamped it in some retired Lost Lagoon ink to match this pretty star-studded DSP:

I added a Crumb Cake panel, also stamped with some starry swirls:

some Champagne foil punched stars, accented with some tiny star sequins:

and some silvery twine and cord:

It all went on a Sahara Sand base and is ready to go out in the mail!  

I hope you'll play along with our challenge this week....maybe you're already done your cards, but there's nothing wrong with getting ahead for 2021, right?!  Check out all the DT samples at the Krafty Chicks!   Thanks for popping in today!  Enjoy your day and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Typografia Christmas: Silent Night (Stamplorations), Swirly Stars (Close to My Heart)
Card stock & Papers	Whisper White, Crumb Cake, Sahara Sand, Champagne Foil
Ink	Lost Lagoon (ret), Crumb Cake
Accessories	White & Silver Bakers Twine (ret), Silver Cord (ret), Lost Lagoon Ribbon (ret), Small Star Sequins (Pretty Pink Posh)
Tools	Folk Star Punch (ret)

Happy Birthday to my Favorite Brother

Happy Wednesday, peeps!  Boy, I am beginning to feel the Christmas crunch!  There should be less stress this year but it seems worse!  Anyone having issues with the US Post Office?  My mail carriers are always on the ball...this year, something is definitely amiss somewhere!  Anyway, today is my baby brother's birthday (he's 58!!) and my only brother, so naturally, he is my favorite:

It's nothing fancy, no sketch or challenge, just some masculine papers from Echo Park's This & That line, since he is an engineer, carpenter, and all around handy guy, and a sentiment from a past Paper Pumpkin kit:

Since there were stars on the paper, I added some metallic star brads, and stamped some stars on the inside as well!

And here are a few pix of the family getting this year's tree:

I'm amazed that Cassidy helped carry that tree!  She did a great job!

And I love Wayne peeking in from the background!  It was a COLD day!

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

"Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked or stand in the way of sinners or sit in the seat of mockers. But his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law he meditates day and night.  He is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither.  Whatever he does prospers." Psalm 1:1-2

Eden Christmas Card

Hello, peeps!  I am running behind schedule today but I have gotten a lot of chores done, LOL!  I have a silly card that I will be sending to Cassidy for Christmas, so don't tell her!  I recently got some fun vintage-themed stamps from Rare Image Rubber Stamps, and there was a dog one that looked so much like Eden, I just had to use it on her card:

Now, the silliness is Eden's Santa hat, of course, but I thought it would fun to play with the Double D Challenge this week:

Eden's Santa hat is from an old SU stamp set, still mounted on wood, called Jolly Bingo Bits! I stamped it in Real Red and added a little shading and some Wink of Stella!

She also got a new collar (Playful Pets Trinkets) and some glimmer star embellishments!  I used the sketch from Global Design Project:

I flipped the layout to better serve my image; the sentiments both outside and in are from Scrapbook.com's Heartfelt Christmas:

And now, here are Eden and Ginger (and Cassidy) in their finest Christmas sweaters:

They didn't last long in them....I guess dogs and sweaters just don't really get along!  Thanks for popping in today---off to do more chores!  Enjoy your day and be blessed!