TSOT639 A Bright Get Well

ooHappy Wednesday, peeps!  Brrrr! It's COLD here in SE PA!  I have a hot pink card that should warm us up today! It uses the sketch from Try A Sketch on Tuesday:

I love this sketch because I love things in THREES!! Woohoo!  So here we go:

I wanted something bright for my friend so I pulled out some retired Magenta Madness cardstock; I thought some of the black and white prints from the Zoo Crew DSP and made some banners.  I attached them to my card front, which I had embossed with the Starry embossing folder.  I made a horizontal banner on which I stamped my sentiment, then added a white and Magenta Madness glimmer star.  I diecut four tiny black stars....the tiniest die I think I have in my inventory, to embellish the top right corner as well as the magenta star:

I added the inside star and another one floating around on my desk on the inside for fun:

I love this sketch...it's a keeper!

Dana is not much of a baker, she admits that, but wanted to make Wayne a cake for his birthday.  Unfortunately, she didn't have all the ingredients she needed, so she made him brownies, and made homemade peanut butter icing to go on top.  Since he loves those peanut blossom cookies, she decorated his cake with Hershey's kisses:

It was also our 25th wedding anniversary yesterday....here's John's cute decor that greeted me first thing in the morning....the plant was already there, he just did the "decor" and cards!

He's such a sweetie! Thanks for visiting today!  Enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Many Mates (ret)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Magenta Madness (ret), Zoo Crew DSP, White Glimmer (ret), Basic Black
Ink	Versafine Black
Accessories	Dimensionals
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Banner Punch, Starry Embossing Folder (ret), Star Dies (Avery Elle)

Such a Lazy Stamper

Happy Tuesday, everyone! I have been a lazy stamper the last couple of days....plus it snowed overnight (first in over 700 days, LOL) so I have been in that "snow day" kind of mood. So the cards I am sharing are ones I made last week....no challenges, just some fun stamping in my craft room!

Today is Wayne's birthday, and I know that he is chomping at the bit (or the pole, or the lure, or whatever it is that fishermen chomp at) to go fishing! He got lots of fishing goodies for Christmas, so I decided to make him a fishing-themed card for his birthday, using the Gone Fishing bundle:

It's all just stamping, diecutting and layering on a Mossy Meadow card base; the sentiments are from Biggest Wish and the retired Endless Birthday Wishes.  I went a little overboard on the inside:

 

I used some more of the Let's Go Fishing DSP as well as sentiments from the Trusty Tools and Best Family Ever sets.  

My next card is a CASE from Lori Heiling...hers is much cuter; you can see it HERE.  I made mine a bit simpler, and used different stamps and paper.  Who remembers the Etch-a-Sketch?  Lori is so clever!

I added an acetate "window" on my Etch-a-Sketch (wouldn't a shaker card with gray glitter be fun too??) and put it on a wobbler mechanism so you can really SHAKE it!!!

My sentiment is from Super Cool and the stars are cut using the Give It A Whirl dies....a hidden gem that I don't use enough!  On the inside, I added a few more stars, a sentiment from Throughout the Year and the soda image from Super Cool as well:

So fun, I can't wait to mail this out to someone of a certain age, LOL!  Thanks for popping in today!  Enjoy it and be blessed!

First Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Gone Fishing, Biggest Wish, Endless Birthday Wishes (ret), Trusty Tools, Best Family Ever
Card stock & Papers	Very Vanilla, Mossy Meadow, Let's Go Fishing DSP, Metallic paper from my stash
Ink	Mossy Meadow, Real Red, Blueberry Bushel, Old Olive, Pecan Pie, Crumb Cake
Accessories	Dimensionals
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Gone Fishing Dies, Stylish Shapes Dies, Flirty Flamingo Marker

Second Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Super Cool, Throughout The Year
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Smoky Slate, Real Red, Smoky Slate DSP, Acetate Sheet
Ink	Basic Gray, Real Red, Early Espresso
Accessories	Dimensionals, Wobbler Mechanism (Amazon)
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Give It A Whirl Dies, Nested Essential Dies, 1" Circle Punch (ret)

PP672 Black, White & Bright

Happy Sunday, peeps!  Today is my Hostess Appreciation party, so this will be quick!  Anne Marie is our Paper Players hostess and she has a fun color challenge for us!  Black, white and a pop of color is always fun:

I had a little turtle diecut from Zany Zoo floating around on my desk, cut but unused from a couple weeks ago, and I thought to myself, why not color him in a bold, bright green and use him for my card (and get another piece of paper off my desk, LOL!)?  So that's what I did!  Here we go:

I used the Atlantic Hearts Sketch for my layout:

and I used three patterns of Parakeet Party for my horizontal panels.  They all went on a Parakeet Party mat that was embossed with the retired Dotty Hearts embossing folder.  I colored my little turtle with some Blends, combined a couple of sentiments on a Stitched So Sweetly panel then stamped some music notes and added some sequins to finalize my card:

A sentiment from Zany Zoo also went on the inside:

I think someone will enjoy this little crooning turtle for their special day!  Now, how will you use black, white and a bold color?  Please hop over to the Paper Players blog to see ALL the creations from the design team! I am sure you'll enjoy them and may get some inspiration from them as well!  Thanks for visiting today! Enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Zany Zoo, Circle Sayings, Endless Birthday Wishes (ret)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Basic Black, Parakeet Party, Parakeet Party DSP
Ink	Memento Black, Parakeet Party
Accessories	Lemon Lime Twist Sequins (ret), Dimensionals
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Zany Zoo Dies, Stitched So Sweetly Dies (ret), Dotty Hearts Embossing Folder (ret), Blends

Most Adored in Color

Happy Friday, peeps! I have a pretty little card today which uses some of the SAB Most Adored DSP!  I fussy-cut one of the smaller gold-outlined rose images and colored it with some Blends...here we go:

I popped it up on a diecut panel, added a gold heat-embossed sentiment from Lasting Joy, and embellished it with two little Bubble Bath diecut banners:

All of that went on a Soft Seafoam panel, embossed with the Countryside Blossoms embossing folder.  This is such a soft, pretty color combo, don't you think?  I am entering this at the Seize the Birthday challenge; they are looking for dry or wet embossing...and this fits both bills!  

Thanks for popping in today! Enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Lasting Joy, Itty Bitty Backgrounds (ret)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Soft Seafoam, Bubble Bath, Most Adored DSP
Ink	Versamark, Soft Seafoam
Accessories	Dimensionals, Gold Embossing Powder
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Nested Essentials Dies, Countryside Blossoms Embossing Folder, Heat Tool, Blends

SSC326 Warm Hello

 Happy Thursday, everyone!  Another fairly simple card for you today!  I wanted a generic "hello" card for a new couple at church so I put to use the sketch at Sunday Stamps:

I pulled out some pretty Countryside Inn DSP and let the papers do all the work:

I made sure the design on my paper was centered so it was pleasing to the eye.  My sentiment is from Circle Sayings, as it was still out on my desk, and I stamped it in Night of Navy ink and added a Boho Blue ribbon and mat:

These papers in their blue hues are some of my favorites from this year!  So I am entering it at the Color Hues challenge as well:  light blue & navy!

Thanks for visiting today!  Enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Circle Sayings
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Boho Blue, Countryside Inn DSP
Ink	Night of Navy
Accessories	Boho Blue Ribbon, Dimensionals
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Stylish Shapes Dies, Layering Squares Dies (ret)

Peaceful Snow for Christmas

Happy Wednesday, peeps!  I have my first Christmas card of 2024 today; it uses the sketch from 52 Christmas Card Throwdown, as well as the inspiration board from Hand Stamped Sentiments:

I'm also tossing it in the mix at the Simply Clean and Simple challenge where they're looking for "winter"!

My inspiration came from the upper left hand photo!  My simple little 4 1/4" square card uses some Feels Like Frost DSP from a couple of years ago, diecut with the Stylish Shapes dies and adhered to an embossed Basic White panel.  I added a Soft Glimmer mat of Night of Navy and mounted it all on a Boho Blue card base:

I added a simple sentiment and a glimmer snowflake embellishment:

And sentiments from the same Impression Obsession set on the inside:

I used most of my Christmas card stash last year, so I need to add to it in view of next Christmas!  Thanks for visiting today!  Enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Christmas Greetings (Impression Obsession)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Boho Blue, Night of Navy Soft Glimmer, Feels Like Frost DSP (ret)
Ink	Boho Blue
Accessories	Dimensionals
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Snowflake Sky Embossing Folder, Stylish Shapes Dies

CAS On Sunday Just For You

Happy Tuesday, peeps! My card today is for CAS On Sunday's Just for You challenge! I needed a simple birthday card for an elderly lady in our church, so this fit the bill!  Not sure if this is CAS enough for this challenge...it does have several layers, so it may not qualify!  But here we go::

A while back, I stamped and colored several of these cupcakes from Circle Saying, and as I needed a birthday card, I just fussy-cut one out and plopped it on a card! This is my last one; I put it on a Bubble Bath polka-dotted DSP, added a little pink gem and put it on a panel that was embossed with the Stitched With Whimsy die.  The sentiment is from an old Verve set.

A birthday sentiment from Throughout The Year went on the inside of the Bubble Bath card:

I also added some Wink of Stella...I wish it would show up in photos...such a pretty layer of shine!  Thanks for popping in today---enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Throughout the Year, Circle Sayings, Cup of Tea (Verve)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Bubble Bath, Bubble Bath DSP
Ink	Memento Black
Accessories	Gem, Dimensionals
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Stitched With Whimsy Dies, Stylish Shapes Dies, Blends, Wink of Stella