GDP398 Ho Ho Ho

Hi peeps, happy Friday!  As I was organizing some of my DSP recently, I came across some cute Christmas paper from a while back which matched some little Santas I had floating around my desk from another clean out/organizationn project!  So I decided to pair them up using the sketch from Global Design Project:

So here we go:

I just love this little Santa image...he's the cutest ever! I fussy-cut him out and layered him on some retired Let It Snow DSP, added a Real Red mat:

and a simple sentiment from Oh What Fun!:

I combined some sentiments from the same set for my inside sentiment:

Such a fun card to make!  

We had a wee bit of excitement yesterday morning at breakfast.  Our patio door looks out across the farm field and we often see deer and other critters running across it.  Yesterday, I saw a deer run out of the woods, followed by what I thought was a fawn; it was a little darker than normal, so John got the binoculars and saw that it was a COYOTE!  Yikes!  We knew they were in the area, but that was the first time we'd ever seen one on our property!  It took off and chased the deer, which zigzagged across the field and back into the woods. I hope it escaped!  It happened so fast, I didn't have time to get a picture, but it probably would have been too far away anyway. But it was a bit scary! Thankfully, we have no chickens or small pets around!  Life in the country is never dull!

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

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Oh What Fun (ret)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Real Red,  Let it Snow DSP, Home for Christmas DSP (both retired)
Ink	Real Red
Accessories	Dimensionals
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Stylish Shapes Dies

IM508 Blueberry Get Well Wishes

Happy Thursday, peeps!  The week is whizzing by, isn't it?  I have a friend who's having surgery today and I thought I'd send her a little get-well card using the sketch only from In(k)spire Me:

I thought that large horizontal panel would work well with the new Countryside Borders stamp, and I haven't delved into my new Gingham DSPs, so I put them both to work:

I stamped the images in Blueberry Bushel and diecut them with the matching dies.  I added an oldie-but-goodie sentiment from Teeny Tiny Wishes; it fit nicely in that little floral border!  

Everything went on a Blueberry Bushel gingham background and I used the flip side for the horizontal piece! A few faceted gems were added:

and an encourage sentiment from Stamp Simply on the inside:

It's ready to go in the mail!

Cassidy is spending a few weeks this summer as a junior counselor-in-training at a local Christian retreat center near their home.  They have summer camps and daycare, and it looks pretty awesome.  You can see what they did the first half of the first week at their website HERE.  I tried to find her in amongst the kids, but I had no success...I'll have to ask her if she was able to participate in any of the events.  I do know that she is exhausted when she comes home:

It's a long day for her!  Thanks for popping in today--enjoy it and be blessed!

Here is a trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners--of whom I am the worst.  But for that very reason I was shown mercy so that in me, the worst of sinners, Christ Jesus might display his unlimited patience as an example for those who would believe on him and receive eternal life.  1 Timothy 1:15-16

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Countryside Corners, Teeny Tiny Wishes (ret), Farmhouse All Occasion Greetings (Stamp Simply)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Blueberry Bushel Gingham
Ink	Blueberry Bushel
Accessories	Dimensionals, Faceted Gems (ret)
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Countryside Corners Dies

Christmas Spirit

Happy Wednesday, everyone!  My card today is a Christmas card using the retired set, Peaceful Pines, and the sketch from Hand-Stamped Sentiments:

And here we go:

I stamped the tree in Soft Succulent ink, diecut it out and layered it on some papers from Violet Studio Designs called Home for Christmas along with some Soft Succulent panels as well:

On the inside, I stamped a sentiment from the same set, along with some leftover strips of DSP:

I am also entering this at Krafty Chicks, where it's "Christmas week"!

Thanks so much for visiting today!  Enjoy your day and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Peaceful Pines (ret)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Soft Succulent (ret), Home for Christmas DSP (Violet Studio Designs)
Ink	Shaded Spruce, Soft Succulent (ret)
Accessories	Resin Stars (ret), Dimensionals, Crinkled Seam Binding (ret)
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Stitched With Whimsy Dies, Perfect Pines Framelits Dies (ret), Stitched So Sweetly Dies (ret)

A Sweet Birthday

Happy Tuesday, everyone!  I have a sweet birthday card today; this is for a sweet friend of mine who is also one of the best bakers I know, so I hope she likes it!  I am squeaking in the Color Hues challenge of red and aqua as well as the sketch from Atlantic Hearts:

I found some red plaid paper in my stash, pulled out a cute Lawn Fawn set called Baked with Love, and went to work:

All the images were stamped in Versafine ink and colored with Blends or Copics, then diecut with the matching dies.  I adhered them on top of a Basic White circle, matted with a Pool Party scallop. I added a sentiment from the same set along with some enamel dots from my stash:

I forgot to take a picture of the inside, but it said "You're the Icing on the Cake"!  So cute!  Thanks so much for popping in today---enjoy your day 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	Baked with Love (Lawn Fawn), Whittle Sayings (Poppystamps)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Pool Party, Real Red, Huckleberry Pie DSP (American Crafts)
Ink	Versafine Black, Real Red
Accessories	Dimensionals, Enamel Dots from my Stash (maybe W+9)
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Layering Circles Dies (ret), Baked with Love Dies (Lawn Fawn), Copics, Blends, Wink of Stella

IB241 Easy Inked Botanicals Sketch

Happy Monday, peeps!  I have a quick card for you today---when you have insomnia at 2:30 am, you might as well just get out of bed and make a card!  It uses the sketch only from Inspired By, but I admit, those pillows are definitely inspirational!

And here we go:

I had some scraps of Inked Botanicals on my desk already, so I diecut them into squares with the Stylish Shapes dies, added a little white mat, then mounted them on a Pool Party panel that had been embossed with the Timeworn Type embossing folder:

The sentiment from Lasting Joy was heat-embossed on a Lost Lagoon panel diecut with the Countryside Corners die and embellished with some pearls.  Finally another sentiment from Lasting Joy on the inside:

I just love the elegant fonts in this set!  Thanks for popping in today--enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Lasting Joy
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Lost Lagoon, Inked Botanicals DSP
Ink	Craft White, Lost Lagoon
Accessories	Pearls, Dimensionals
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Timeworn Type Embossing Folder, Countryside Corners Dies, Stylish Shapes Dies

PP644 Color Challenge and a Faux Pas

Happy Sunday, peeps! It's picnic time today at church, looking forward to spending time with my church family on this gorgeous Sunday!  It's time for another Paper Players challenge too, with Anne Marie as our hostess.  She has a wonderful color palette for us today, and I am loving it!  Here we go:

I was so excited to make my card...I actually made it a couple of days ago and I used Circle Sayings and a sentiment from Nature's Prints:

Probably at first glance, the card seems fine---heat-embossed design, watercolored with inks and an aquapainter, a fun sketch and lots of texture!  However, check out the sentiments:

"Sending you a a heartfelt thank you".....duh, I have two "a's" in the sentiment.  On yesterday's card, I remembered to trim off one of the "a's" but on this one, I forgot!  I went to retrieve the card to repair it and realized it had already gone out in the mail to one of my customers!  Gee whizzies!  What a goofball!  Hopefully she'll get a giggle out of it or maybe she won't notice!  Anyway, I used the sketch from Try Stamping on Tuesday:

along with some Lost Lagoon DSP and a piece of Lost Lagoon cardstock embossed with the Cane Weave EF.  I added a little bit of Lemon Lolly zigzag cardstock for the horizontal piece, topped with a wee little Basic White sliver, diecut with the Nested Essentials dies!

I hope you'll play along with our pretty color combo this week....be sure to zoom over to the Paper Players to see what amazing creations our design team came up with too!  Then share yours with us as well!  

I had a little visitor on my hummingbird feeder yesterday:

In all my years of birding, I don't think I've ever seen a swallowtail on my feeder!  So cool!  Thanks for popping in today--enjoy it and be blessed!

Do not be quick with your mouth, do not be hasty in your heart to utter anything before God.  God is in heaven and you are on earth, so let your words be few.  Ecclesiastes 5:2

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Circle Sayings, Nature's Prints
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Lemon Lolly, Lost Lagoon
Ink	Craft White, Lemon Lolly, Lost Lagoon
Accessories	Dimensionals, White Embossing Powder
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Basic Borders Dies, Nested Essentials Dies, Cane Weave Embossing Folder, Heat Tool, Aquapainter, 2 3/8" Circle Punch, Radiating Stitches Dies

A Christmas Cup of Cheer

Happy Saturday, peeps! I have had a busy couple of days with Cassidy; Thursday we went to see the new Spiderman movie---let me say, it is not for the faint of heart!  But she loved it, and that's all that matters! I did have a few moments yesterday to make a card; the FMS sketch was quite challenging (thanks, Linda!) but I really wanted to have a go at it, and I paired it with the Jingle Belles challenge of a Caffeinated Christmas!  You could add the option of making it a masculine Christmas card....but I think I'll just say this for anyone who might like a cup of cheer!  So here's the sketch:

And here we go:

I used the retired sets called Merry Cafe and Coffee Cafe, stamping my images on some designer paper and fussy-cutting them out.  I added holly from the Quilt Builder dies, and the diecut sentiment is from Concord & 9th.  The circle in the background was sponged with Pecan Pie ink using a circle stencil. Finally, I added  a partial sentiment from Circle Sayings to finish off the little sentiment "thought".  I had to cut off the "a" because I already had an "a" on sentiment banner! (More about that on tomorrow's blog post too!)  I admit that I wasn't quite sure how this card was going to turn out....you know when you have an idea in your head, but it doesn't quite translate to cardstock?  Anyway, I persevered and in the end, it wasn't too bad.  I wish my snowflakes were a little whiter.

Anyway, there it is...another addition to my Christmas card stash!  Be sure to come back tomorrow for a new Paper Players challenge too!  Thanks for visiting today!

Grampy told Cassidy he needed some cake, so she went online and found a recipe to make! (You can see it here. I would have just gotten a box mix, LOL!)  But she wanted to do it, so we got started.  She was a little confused about how much butter was 2/3 of a cup, as the measurements on the butter paper weren't clear to her.  So we got that figured out.  Then she needed SIX egg whites....it was not an angel food cake but just a white cake so at least we didn't have to beat the whites.  She got quite adept at separating the yolks from the whites!

After some help from Grammy, we finally got everything in the oven; lately I have been baking smaller cakes,  and using the extra batter for cupcakes.  John takes the cupcakes to his friends at the nursing home he visits and the smaller cake is better for just the two of us!  The cake turned out great but Cassidy asked Grampy if she could dye the icing blue....at least it's light blue! I don't eat "blue"!

She is getting better using the offset spatula....practice makes perfect!

Enjoy your day and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Circle Sayings, Coffee Cafe (ret), Merry Cafe (ret)
Card stock & Papers	Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla, Call Me Clover, Lights Aglow DSP (ret), All is Bright DSP (My Mind's Eye)
Ink	Versafine Black, Craft White, Cherry Cobbler, Pecan Pie
Accessories	Enamel Dots (unknown), Dimensionals
Tools	Cut & Emboss Mchine, Quilt Builder Dies (ret), Stylish Shapes Dies, Season of Cheer Dies (Concord & 9th)