CAS Christmas Santa's Sleigh

Happy Tuesday! It's hard to think about Christmas when the temps are in the 90s, LOL!  But Christmas it is! The CAS Christmas challenge this month is Santa's Sleigh:

I remembered I had an older CTMH set with a sleigh in it; probably has never been inked up!  I am not sure my final outcome would really be considered CAS enough, but I am entering it anyway!!  Here we go:

I stamped the image in Basic Gray ink on a piece of StudioLight Sending Joy paper, then colored it in with Lost Lagoon and Smoky Slate inks:

I stamped the sentiment in Lost Lagoon, added a little sparkly snowflake and some Lost Lagoon cording, then stamped the inside:

Really quick and easy; I was happy to use this stamp set as well as these pretty papers!  

A few more birthday cards---I may have just one or two more to share!  This pretty floral delight is from my friend Robyn:

I love the vintage look that Fran created:

This bold beauty is from my PP teammate Joanne!

And Wendy used some of those pretty new sunflower papers!  Lovely!

And finally, this stunner from Beth! Unbelieve stenciling and diecutting:

She even foiled the inside:

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

 

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Reindeer Crossing (Close to My Heart)
Card stock & Papers	Lost Lagoon, Sending Joy (Studio Light), Glimmer Paper (ret)
Ink	Basic Gray, Lost Lagoon
Accessories	Lost Lagoon Cord (ret)
Tools	Big Shot, Be Mine Dies (ret), Snowflake Dies (Shady Lane Impressions), Aquapainter

AHSC693 Happy Sunflower Birthday

 Hello, stampers! Time for  a new Atlantic Hearts sketch:

I just got some new goodies from the upcoming catalog and I just had to get them out to play!  Here's a peek of the new Sunflower Fields DSP:

The retired Stitched Triangle dies made this card quick work!  Even the little Crushed Curry banners were cut from dies from that set!  I combined a diecut sentiment from Spellbinders with a retired stamp set called Everyday Greetings, then added some new Painted Patch dots:

I can't wait to play some more with these papers!  And speaking of sunflowers, here's a view of an Amish field on my way to church:

So happy and cheerful!  I hope you'll play with our fun sketch this week! In fact, I think I might make a couple more using this sketch! 

A few more birthday cards:

This beauty is from my sweet friend Debbie; she knows I like Crisp Cantaloupe!!!

This cutie is from my PP teammate Claire; adorable!

My friend Shawn is as bright and cheerful as this card she made for me:

And this fun little creation is from my PP teammate Jaydee:

 Thanks for visiting, enjoy your day, and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Everyday Greetings (ret)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Cajun Craze, Crushed Curry, Old Olive, Sunflower Fields DSP
Ink	Cajun Craze
Accessories	Dimensionals, Painted Patch Dots
Tools	Big Shot, Stitched Triangle Dies (ret), Stitched Shapes Dies (ret), Nov 2018 Die of the Month (Spellbinders)

PP797 For the Little Ones

 Happy Sunday, peeps!  Jan is our Paper Players hostess this week with a fun theme!  Check it out:

I only have great-nieces and nephews now, but I do still send them birthday cards!  Most of them are nephews, though, so that's what I was aiming for when making my card today:

The retired Bonanza Buddies set is one I'll never part with, because the images, sentiments and little extras are cute and fun to play with!  I created a tag, then stamped and diecut the koala and the balloons and mounted them all on a chevron-striped panel that I diecut with a rounded-edge rectangle die:

I stamped the edges of a Pool Party card with the little "splat" stamp and added a few to my tag as well.  I did add some of the new Painted Patch dots (coming soon!) around the edges as well as a bit of Summer Splash Bordered ribbon.  Here's the inside:

Another sentiment from the same set, and I added a strip of the printed paper for fun!  

I hope you'll play along with our "littles" challenge and share your creation with us at the Paper Players blog!

Are you tired of birthday cards yet?  I have several more!  This lovely is from my sweet friend Michele:

I just love her sponging and the sweet scalloped treatment on the horizontal panel!  And this gorgeous one is from my Paper Player teammate Stef:

The sweet prints and lovely pastels used here could only be from the talented Lisa:

And this sweet floral, done in Bonnie's inimitable style:

Thank you ladies, for the well wishes!  And thank you for popping in today!  Enjoy it and be blessed!

"Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see. This is what the ancients were commended for. By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God’s command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible."  Hebrews 11:1-3

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Bonanza Buddies
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Pool Party, Carnival (Colorbok)
Ink	Smoky Slate, Pool Party, Misty Moonlight,  Versafine Black, Bermuda Bay (ret)
Accessories	Dimensionals, Painted Patch Dots, Summer Splash Bordered Ribbon (ret), Natural Tones Linen Thread (ret)
Tools	Big Shot, Bonanza Dies (ret), Rounded Corner Rectangle Dies (Spellbinders), White Gel Pen (Posca)

AYSI378 Hello Sunshine

 Happy Friday, peeps!  My second post today--time for a new As You See It theme challenge, and it's a happy one:

Summer days mean swimming to me, and I just love this retro bathing suit image from the retired Sunny Splash:

I stamped it in Poppy Parade, added a mat and some diecut elements from Rolling Waves and Splash & Relax, then mounted it on some bright striped paper!  Here's the inside, from Happiest of Birthdays:

Summer means different things to different people, so we hope to see lots of interesting things in the gallery this week!  Thanks for popping in today!  Enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Sunny Splash (ret), Happiest of Birthdays (ret)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Poppy Parade, Pool Party, Basic Black, Golden Glow, Carnival (Colorbok)
Ink	Poppy Parade, Pool Party
Accessories	Dimensionals
Tools	Big Shot, Rolling Waves Dies, Splash & Relax Dies

KC831 Watermelon Greetings

Happy Friday, everyone!  The Krafty Chicks Anything Goes challenge has a mood board this week:

I had a stamping class on Wednesday at the retirement community where Dana works, and one of the cards we made fit the watermelon on the mood board perfectly!  Check out mine:

I used a scallop die to cut a panel from the retired Country Gingham DSP.  The watermelon slice was cut using the Everyday Arches dies, using Strawberry Slush, Basic White and Garden Green cardstocks.  I used three hearts from various Paper Pumpkin kits to create the "seeds":

The sentiment is from The Greetery's Laid Back Basics.  I had a couple extra kits left over, so I made another card; I used a different sentiment and I hand-drew the seeds:

We did add a few little sequins for sparkle!  

Here are a few more birthday cards!  From Mollie:

and from Sally:

This pretty one is from Tracy: love those colors:

And this beauty if from Renita:

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

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Laid Back Basics (The Greetery), Paper Pumpkin (ret)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Strawberry Slush, Garden Green, Country Gingham DSP (ret)
Ink	Strawberry Slush, Versafine Black
Accessories	Pink Sequins (ret), Dimensionals
Tools	Big Shot, Everyday Arches Dies, Stitched Scallop Dies (The Greetery), Black Marker

FMS747 Easy Birthday

Happy Thursday, all! For some reason, this week just seemed to get away from me! How can it be Thursday already?  I have a very quick card today for the FMS sketch; here's the sketch:

I had my Meant for You Ephemera Pack (still) on my desk and there was a sweet little bouquet of balloons on it and I thought I could use that!  I did turn the sketch a quarter turn to make the balloons work!  Here we go:

I happened to find a couple cute little pre-made note cards from Studio G that had a scallop already cut on the edge.  I added some gingham paper to the inside, adhered the balloons, then heat-embossed a "happy" sentiment in gold and stamped the birthday in Strawberry Slush:

Waffle Flower provided the inside sentiment:

Easy peasy!!!  I need to start on my August birthday cards, so this is the first!  And speaking of birthdays, I got some GORGEOUS cards for my own birthday on Tuesday!  Thanks, everyone!  I'll be sharing them in the coming weeks because they're too pretty not to share!  Here are the first few:

This beachy scene is from my Paper Players teammate Christy!

This beauty is from my friend Sandy!  Gorgeous!

And this lovely easel card is from my friend Karen (in Florida)!  The details are delightful!  Thanks, ladies!

And thank you for popping in today!  Enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Sentiments Inside (Waffle FLower), Sentiments STP-002 (Spellbinders)
Card stock & Papers	Notecard (Studio G), Gingham (unknown), Mix & Match Ephemera
Ink	Gold Encore (ret), Strawberry Slush
Accessories	Gold Embossing Powder, Dimensionals
Tools	Heat Tool

Pink Poinsettia

Happy Tuesday, all! I have a Christmas card for you today, it fulfillls three challenges:  CAS on Sunday wants flowers; Sunday Stamps has a sketch; and 52 Christmas Card Throwdown wants stenciling:

I will admit that there is only a wee bit of stenciling on my card, but it IS there!  So here we go:

I wanted to use a poinsettia on my card, but in a non-traditional color! I already had this Blushing Bride scalloped piece diecut in my stash, so I pulled out some Barely Blush cardstock, which coordinates with it nicely, and diecut some poinsettia petals, along with the leaves (Soft Sea Foam) and a center (Lemon Lolly).  I sponged the edges and crimped the petals (remember your CRIMPER?) before assembling on to the scalloped piece, on which I stenciled a few polka dots with an Echo Park stencil and a blending brush:

My outside sentiment was from Simon Says Stamp, stamped and diecut into a little banner tag:

And the inside sentiment is from Taylored Expressions.  I don't use Very Vanilla too often, so it was a nice change from the white!

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

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Tiny Words Christmas (Simon Says Stamp), The Very Best Gift (Taylored Expressions)
Card stock & Papers	Very Vanilla, Barely Blush, Soft Sea Foam, Lemon Lolly, Blushing Bride (ret)
Ink	Barely Blush, Soft Sea Foam
Accessories	Dimensionals, Very Vanilla Twine (ret)
Tools	Big Shot, Poinsettia Die (Shady Lane Impressions), Small Tags Dies (Impression Obsession), Scalloped Contour Dies (ret), Blending Brushes, Baby Love Stencil (Echo Park), Crimper (ret)