CTD469 and SSC166 Blue Pines

Happy Monday, peeps!  Winding up for the Thanksgiving holiday, we have half-days at school this week, so my posting/stamping time might be a little limited!  I squeaked in a card before I fell into bed last night, using the Color Throwdown palette and the Sunday Stamps sketch:

I was intrigued by those blue and silver pinecones, so I pulled out Christmas Pines and went to work:

The pine branches were stamped with Silver Encore ink; the pine cones were stamped with Marina Mist and Pacific Point ink, then cut out with the Pretty Pines Thinlets:

I added a little sentiment from Stamploration's O Christmas Tree!  The squares are also backed by some silver glimmer paper and embellished with some rhinestone!  Love this color combination!

Cassidy enjoyed giving Grampy his birthday gift and explaining her card to him!

Enjoy your day and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Christmas Pines, O Christmas Tree (Stamplorations)
Card stock & Papers	Whisper White, Silver Glimmer Paper
Ink	Marina Mist, Pacific Point, Silver Encore (ret)
Accessories	Rhinestones
Tools	Big Shot, Pretty Pines Thinlets, 1 3/8" Square Punch, Dimensionals

PP 317 Warm and Cozy Mittens

Happy Sunday, peeps!  I hope you're having a great weekend so far!  Sandy is our Paper Players hostess this week with a warm and cozy clean and simple challenge:

Oh, I had so many ideas in my head for this one, but my time was extremely limited this weekend so it was a good thing it was a clean and simple challenge!  I have had these mitten dies forever and I pulled out some scraps of plaid DSP from Carta Bella and made three wee little mittens:

I "hung" them on some Cherry Cobbler thick baker's twine, and mounted them on a panel embossed with a Tim Holtz EF; I liked the debossed side, so that's what I used!  

I used the buffalo plaid paper to make a little banner with my new Concord and 9th dies, then added a sentiment from MFT's Hand Lettered Holiday:

And I used the same set for the inside sentiment, and I hung another little set of mittens from the tail of the sentiment...so cute!

I hope you'll play along with our clean and simple challenge this week...can't wait to see your cozy creations!  Be sure to check out what the DT has created as well...you can see them all at the Paper Players!

My sister has been visiting for a few days from South Carolina, and we have been having a great time!  In the midst of that, we finally moved back into the kitchen and as of yesterday, all appliances are in and working!  What a blessing to have a dishwasher!  I don't have pix yet, as I've not "decorated" or gotten my trestle table in, but I promise I'll share soon.  Meanwhile, Gail and I went shopping at Goodwill, went to Longwood, and we all played with her dog, Daisy!  

You may recall seeing Daisy dressed in her raincoat during the hurricane in September:

While at Goodwill, Gail found this "warm and cozy"little outfit:

 She hates it, of course, but all had a good laugh while she ran around with it on!!!

Enjoy your day and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Hand Lettered Holiday (My Favorite Things)
Card stock & Papers	Whisper White, Christmas Delivery DSP (Carta Bella)
Ink	Basic Black, Cherry Cobbler
Accessories	Thick Cherry Cobbler Baker's Twine (ret)
Tools	Big Shot, Season of Cheer Dies (Concord and 9th), Mitten Dies (Nestabilities), Love Mittens Dies (Memory Box) Reindeer Knit EF (Tim Holtz), Dimensionals

AYSI163 Sail On

Happy Friday, peeps!  Phew, the end of a busy but productive week!  It's time for another As You See It challenge!  Check out this sketch:

Yesterday was John's birthday, so I put the sketch to good use making his card with a couple of new-to-me stamp sets by Clearly Whimsy called Ocean Journey and Ocean Journey sentiments:

Since John used to have a sailboat, but doesn't any longer, he can look at this little boat longingly and dream of days when he used to be at the tiller!  I used Lemon Lime Twist, Marina Mist and Pacific Point for my colors; I was inspired by the gift wrap we used to wrap John's present:

Pretty bright!!  I used some retired DSPs for the background diecut and the paper-pieced hull, then colored in the mast and star with a marker.  I twisted some baker's twine and embroidery floss together to make the string:

The banners were various DSPs and stamped pieces and I added a little enamel star for embellishment:

The inside was stamped with anchors from the set as well as a sentiment from a past Paper Pumpkin kit:

 

Cassidy made her own card for Grampy; she used stickers to spell out "Happy John Day along with balloons that also spelled Happy Birthday (all her own idea):

And she liked my boat, so she decided to use the same image for the inside of her card, although hers is illustrated a little more than mine!!!  That girl LOVES my markers:

My favorite parts are the hand-drawn sea creatures at the bottom of the ocean, which she labeled just in case he couldn't figure out what they were:

I think I'll order "lopster" the next time we go out for seafood, LOL!  Enjoy your day and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Paper Pumpkin sentiment, Ocean Journey, Ocean Journey Sentiments (Clearly Whimsy), Background Blocks (Concord & 9th)
Card stock & Papers	Whisper White, Pacific Point, Lemon Lime Twist, Marina Mist, Eastern Palace Specialty DSP, Prints DSP (ret)
Ink	Basic Black, Marina Mist, Pacific Point, Lemon Lime Twist
Accessories	Emamel Star, White Baker's Twine, Embroidery Floss
Tools	Big Shot, Labels Framelits (ret), Dimensionals

MM265 and JUGS419

Hi everyone!  Happy Wednesday!  I squeaked in a little stamping time last night....my week is crazy and I really didn't think I'd get much time to stamp, but I guess we make time for the things we like, right?  I loved the Merry Monday theme of Outdoor Activities, and I always like silhouettes, so I also went with the JUGS challenge as well:

I have used a combination of old and new stamps for my card today!  This silhouette image of a boy sledding is one I got at a stamp show several years ago; I embossed him in white on some new-to-me papers from Simple Stories, then added some woodgrain stamping on the Crumb Cake base and although it's hard to see, the Cherry Cobbler panel also has some word stamping on it:

I sponged all around the edges of my embossed image as well as the Bordering Blue scalloped panel - another oldie (I just loved that color, why did SU get rid of it?) - and then tied a little linen thread behind it:

The sentiment and banner are also new-to-me items from Concord & 9th, called Christmas Cheer Turnabout stamp set and Ribbon Banner die.  The snowflake is from Seasonal Layers, also Bordering Blue and coated with glitter:

I hope you have a great day---thanks for popping it and be blessed!

Another couple pictures from Longwood....these topiaries are trimmed to look like big monsters!  

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Sledding Boy (unknown), Joyful Noel, Christmas Cheer Turnabout (Concord & 9th)
Card stock & Papers	Naturals White (ret), Crumb Cake, Cherry Cobbler, Bordering Blue (ret), Winter Wonderland DSP (Simple Stories)
Ink	Crumb Cake, White Craft, Early Espresso, Versamark
Accessories	Glitter (Martha Stewart), Heat & Stick Powder, White Embossing Powder, Linen Thread
Tools	Big Shot, Seasonal Layers Framelits, Ribbon Banner Die (Concord & 9th), Dimensionals, Sponge Daubers, Layering Squares Framelits, Square Stitched Dies (Lil'Inkers), Heat Tool

SIP125 Brown, Orange and Yellow

Happy Tuesday, all! It's time for another Stamp Ink Paper challenge....and I apologize in advance, as I originally thought the palette called for orange instead of rust, so my colors are a wee bit off!  I hope you'll forgive me!  So here we go:

And here is my Jar of Love thank you card for a special customer:

I used some retired fall DSPs from a year or so ago, and stamped the flowers and foliage in Chocolate Chip, Crumb Cake, So Saffron, Crushed Curry, Peekaboo Peach and Pumpkin Pie inks, then diecut them with the Everyday Jars Framelits.  I also stamped some of the foliage around the edges of my Chocolate Chip card base:

I added a couple of sentiments and some foliage on the inside as well:

My sketch is from In(k)spire Me  for this week:

Thanks for popping in and I hope you'll play with our pretty fall palette this week!  It's perfect for those Thanksgiving cards too!  Can't wait to see you there!

John is just finishing up doing the plumbing for the sink....I am trying to be patient but I am really, really, ready to be able to turn on that faucet and have water again!!!  Cassidy was "helping":

Kind of reminds me of  Thing from the Addams Family!   Enjoy your day and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Jar of Love
Card stock & Papers	Chocolate Chip, Thick White, Fall DSPs (retired and I don't remember the names! :D)
Ink	Chocolate Chip, Sahara Sand, Crumb Cake, Pumpkin Pie, Peekaboo Peach, So Saffron, Crushed Curry
Accessories
Tools	Big Shot, Everyday Jars Framelits, Circle Thinlets, 1 3/8" Circle Punch, Dimensionals

PP370 White Snowflake

Happy Sunday, everyone!  Nance is our Paper Players hostess today and she has a gorgeous challenge for us:

I think white on white cards are beautiful, but they can be a challenge to photograph!  I finally ended up taking my picture outside on the deck in the natural sunlight, where the embossing of the new Winter Wonder embossing folder could show up more clearly:

The embossed layer is Shimmery White, and I layered it on a Glossy White card base; the sentiment is from Christmas Quilt, stamped on vellum in Craft White and heat-embossed with white embossing powder.  I added some pearl accents and three little snowflake sequins from a past Project Life kit:

The photographs just don't do this card justice, unfortunately!  

The design team has come up with some dazzling creations!  Be sure to check them out at the Paper Players blog!  While you're there, be sure to share your own white on white creations with us!

Cassidy had to make a Thanksgiving jar for school; inside she put pre-printed activities regarding things for which they are thankful.  We rolled them up into little scrolls and tied with string.  Each day she pulls one of the activities out and completes it with or for her family!  She had to decorate the jar, so I got some ribbon and some felt leaves from a wreath kit we had never finished and she made good use of several glue dots and her unique creativity!

Nice job!  Enjoy your day and be blessed....and remember all the things for which we are thankful!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Christmas Quilt
Card stock & Papers	Glossy White, Shimmery White, Vellum
Ink	Craft White
Accessories	Pearls, Snowflake Sequins, White Embossing Powder
Tools	Big Shot, Heat Tool, Winter Wonder Embossing Folder