Let It Snow for Christmas

Happy Tuesday, peeps!  I have a Christmas card to share today; it uses the colors from 52 Christmas Card Throwdown and the sketch from Atlantic Hearts:

I perused my Christmas papers and most of them are red, green and white! Imagine that!  But I did find some Carta Bella Welcome Winter papers and came up with this:

I cut 1" strips of various prints and plaids for the background, then added a glimmer paper snowflake on the focal panel and added some mittens for the accents, also in glimmer paper:

The sentiments inside and out are from Simon Says Stamp's Christmas Blessings, stamped in Misty Moonlight ink:

I might add this is an appropriate card for me today because after assuring us that the impending winter storm was going to go NORTH of us, we woke up to this:

And it is still snowing! Yay! I can stay inside and enjoy it as I have nowhere to be today!  And it fit perfectly with the Bible verses I was reading as I took this photo:

"Come now, let us settle the matter," says the Lord.  "Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red as crimson, they shall be like wool.  If you are willing and obedient, you will eat the good things of the land; but if you resist and rebel, you will be devoured by the sword." For the mouth of the Lord has spoken. Isaiah 1:18-20

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Christmas Blessings (Simon Says Stamp)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Welcome Winter (Carta Bella), White Glimmer (Close to My Heart)
Ink	Misty Moonlight
Accessories	Dimensionals
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Layering Squares Dies (ret), Stitched Snowflake Dies (ret), Christmas Blessings Dies (Simon Says Stamp), Love Mittens Dies (Poppystamps)

Perennial Postage Valentine

Happy Monday, peeps! Hope you all had a good weekend and are recovering from the Super Bowl, LOL!  I don't care a whit about football but getting together with friends is always fun and if there's a surprise ending, that's always fun too! And the commercials!   I have to admit that the Kawasaki commercial was my favorite one of all!  Too funny!  But you didn't come here to talk football! I do have a Valentine to share using a template that was inspired by Cyndi Johnson (not sure if she has a blog) and since it's been received in the mail, I can share it now!  It uses some retired DSP, Adoring Hearts stamps, and the new Perennial Postage dies! Here we go:

This layout has endless possibilities, especially if you want to use up some scraps of DSP!  I simply diecut some of the pieces from last year's Hues of Happiness and stamped my sentiments on top:

I did add a little bit of Baker's Twine from the three-pack, and mounted everything on a Basic Black mat. I think that really makes these colors pop! Such a simple idea!

Our small group from church went on a couple's retreat at Sandy Cove, which is Christian retreat center not far from our home; it's actually where John & I first saw each other at a couples' retreat!  It is on Sandy Cove, obviously, which is on the North East River in North East, MD.  Unfortunately, it was cloudy all weekend (at least it didn't rain like last year!) but we still had fun, listened to some great speakers and ate lots of food!  And any time John is near the water, he's happy.  We used to sail down here when we had our sailboat!

We got a wee peek of the sun on Saturday evening:

Thanks for visiting today--enjoy it and be blessed!

Sandy Cove's motto is "Jesus Never Fails".  

 God never fails anyone. It is he who called you to belong to his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. 

1 Corinthians 1:9

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Adoring Hearts
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Basic Black, Hues of Happines DSP (ret)
Ink	Memento Black
Accessories	Three-Pack Baker's Twin
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Perennial Postage Dies

PP676 Color Challenge

 Hi peeps! It's my turn to hostess at the Paper Players this week and I've got a fun color palette for you:

These colors could be used for last-minute Valentines, but I chose to make a birthday card for my college roommate, who happens to love dogs!  Here we go:

Okay, I admit it does look like a Valentine's card, and the images and sentiments are from a Valentine set, but I added a cute birthday sentiment on the inside, so she'll be surprised when she opens it, right?  This little pup was stamped in Versafine Black ink, then colored with markers...look at that little pink nose!  I added a Perennial Postage diecut mat in Bubble Bath, and a little Berry Burst heart, all against a retired Smoky Slate DSP background:

Mary and I have been friends for a very long time...over 50 years!  That's "almost" forever!

And here is the inside, with sentiments and images from Hooray for Surprises; aren't those candles cute?

I sure hope you'll play along with us at the Players this week and show us what you can create with these colors!  Be sure to check out what the Design Team created and then share your creativity with us too!  Thanks for visiting today!  Enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Hooray for Surprises, Tiny Treats Valentine (Papertrey)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White Notecard, Berry Burst, Bubble Bath, Smoky Slate DSP (ret)
Ink	Versafine Black, Berry Burst, Bubble Bath
Accessories	Dimensionals
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Stylish Shapes Dies, Perennial Postage Dies, Triple Heart Punch (ret), Blender Pen

FMS622 Lavender Love

Happy Friday, everyone!  We have a special weekend planned, so this will be quick! Jen has a nice sketch this week at Freshly Made Sketches, so I had to play along:

Since I was playing with stencils for yesterday's card, I got out some retired SU masks and decided to use them to make another Valentine's card:

I used Fresh Freesia, Highland Heather and Garden Green inks for my floral, and the sentiment was stamped in Gorgeous Grape.  I also added a little floral from Country Bouquet to match, and embossed the bottom portion with a polka-dot embossing folder:

After adhering a couple of sequins, I added more sentiments from Country Bouquet on the inside of the Fresh Freesia card:

Thanks for popping in today! Enjoy your day and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Country Bouquet
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Fresh Freesia, Garden Green
Ink	Fresh Freesia, Highland Heather, Gorgeous Grape
Accessories	Sequins, Dimensionals, Butterflies & Flowers Decorative Masks (ret)
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Blending Brushes, Checks & Dots Embossing Folder (ret), Stitched Be Mine Dies (ret), Banner Dies (Pink & Main)

Tiny Valentine Friends

Happy Thursday, peeps! No challenge today, just a cute little Valentine card whose idea had been incubating in my head for a while, LOL!  Here we go:

I have seen amazing cards in blogland using these Waffleflower stencils and dies, and my friend Michele inspired me to get a set to try for myself! So far, I've only used Christmas images, but when I was looking through my Valentine stamps, I came across this little Papertrey set and thought the images would work well with with them.  I used some pastel colors to sponge in the stamps, then stamped the images in Versafine black ink and colored them with markers and ink, then added the postage images on top.  I am still getting the hang of sponging, but all in all, I thought it turned out pretty cute!

I put the whole shebang on a piece of Pink Pirouette, then on a Basic White card and added a Valentine sentiment on the inside!  This will be going out in the mail real soon!

I haven't had any photos of Cassidy lately; she's been a busy lady, playing on two basketball teams, one for school and one for rec.  She is honing her skills and learning how to be a team player, but I will admit, she doesn't like to lose and you can tell it by her face, LOL!  But she is only in 8th grade, so I look forward to how she'll improve over the next few years!  She chose her high school classes this week, so that's a big scary step, but I'm praying that her first year in high school will go well!

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

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Postage Collage (Waffleflower), Tiny Treats Valentine (Papertrey)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Pink Pirouette (ret)
Ink	Versafine Black, Coastal Cabana, Balmy Blue, Daffodil Delight, Lemon Lime Twist, Blushing Bride (ret), Flirty Flamingo, Smoky Slate, Sahara Sand (ret0
Accessories	Blending Brushes
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Postage Collage Die (Waffleflower), Postage Coloring Stencil

Merry & Bright in RED

Happy Wednesday, peeps! Halfway through the week! I am taking a break from Valentine's Day cards to make another Christmas card! The Jingle Belles want to see RED, so that's my theme today!  Here we go:

I got these pretty papers from Echo Park in December but didn't have time to use them, so I thought that now would be the time!  I added a snowy panel with a Simon Says Stamp sentiment, and a pretty diecut tree with some cardinals as accents:

I had a couple of cardinals left over, so I added them to the sentiment on the inside:

Plenty of red!  Thanks for popping in today!  Enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Brightest Glow, Christmas Blessings (Simon Says Stamp)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Real Red, Christmas Salutations (Echo Park)
Ink	Riding Hood Red (ret)
Accessories	Dimensionals
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Perennial Postage Dies, In the Wood Dies (ret), Cheery Cardinal Dies (Poppystamps), Snowflake Sky Embossing Folder

AHSC563 Lots of Hearts

Happy Tuesday, all! I am in full-on Valentine-making mode!  Today's card features the sketch from Atlantic Hearts:

I missed these papers in the Most Adored package, so I decided to put them to use on my card today, along with some other current goodies:

My small embossed hearts are from the Adoring Hearts Hybrid die and embossing folder as well as the Radiating Stitches dies, and the larger heart is from the Hooray for Surprises die.  The banner is embossed with the retired Dotty Hearts embossing folder.  The "love" is from the Love For You dies.  The only stamping on the outside are the wee little hearts from the Hooray for Surprises die, and they're accented with some red rhinestones:

I stamped the same little hearts around the Valentine sentiment from Throughout The Year:

Flirty Flamingo and Poppy Parade were my featured colors!  Thanks for popping in today!  Enjoy it and be blessed!

A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for a time of adversity. Proverbs 17:17

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Throughout The Year, Hooray for Surprises
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Flirty Flamingo, Poppy Parade, Most Adored DSP
Ink	Poppy Parade
Accessories	Dimensionals, Red Rhinestones
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Radiating Stitches Dies, Adoring Hearts Hybrid Die & EF, Hooray for Surprises Dies, Dotty Hearts Embossing Folder (ret)