Cute Little Postage Stamps

Happy Wednesday, peeps! I was lying in bed unable to sleep one night last week and remembered I had these cute tiny little stamps in my stash that would be good for a postage-style card.  The stamps are pretty poor quality, but they are cute, and with a little TLC, I can usually get them to stamp a fairly good image.  I already had a piece of Pool Party embossed with a snowflake embossing folder, so I used that as my starting point:

The card itself is notecard-sized.  I used dies from Waffle Flower's Postage Collage set, then stamped the images and added some shading and coloring.  A couple of stamped images from the Postage Collage stamp set added to the "postage" feel.  Snowflake Sky is the embossing folder I used, and I sponged Craft White ink all over the embossing for that snowy look!  A sentiment from Papertrey went on the inside. 

And since the Double D Challenge has a beautiful winter theme, I am going to pop it in there, as well as the Can You Handle The Pressure challenge!  (Thanks for the suggestion, Darlene!)

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

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Holiday Stamps (Peachy Cheap), Postage Collage (Waffle Flower)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Pool Party, Acetate Sheet
Ink	Craft White, Versafine Black, Real. Red, Shaded Spruce, Pool Party, Garden Green, Smoky Slate
Accessories	Rhinestone, Dimensionals
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Snowflake Sky Embossing Folder, Postage Collage Dies (Waffle Flower), Sponge Daubers, Real Red Marker, Blender Pen, Blushing Bride Marker (ret)

AHSC604 Thanksgiving Blessings

Happy Monday, peeps! Time for a new Atlantic Hearts sketch!  I almost went literal here and made another Christmas card, but I've been making lots of them lately, so I decided I had better bulk up on some Thanksgiving cards!  Here's the sketch:

See what I mean? It's hard to get that image out of one's head! Anyway, I knew I wanted to use these wheat sheaf dies on my card, so I cut them out of Bumblebee cardstock, then went searching in my vast stash of papers for something appropriate.  Here we go:

I pulled together papers from various manufacturers and an oldie-but-goodie sentiment from Teeny Tiny Wishes!

It's hard to see but there are a couple of enamel dots on the floral panel and I added some Cinnamon Cider ribbon for an embellishment.  Since I had three sheaves diecut and only used two on the front, I added the third to the inside along with a Papertrey sentiment:

This sketch is a fun one and I haven't been using Very Vanilla much this season, so it was good to get it out and play with some older goodies!  You can see all the DT's submissions on Wednesday at the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge blog, but YOU can play along now!  Thanks for visiting! 

I bought this 1000-piece puzzle at a yard sale recently:

It was a challenge, but a fun one!  And instead of having a missing piece, I had an extra piece---see it on the table over on the left?!  That was crazy!  Now I am donating it to my local library--they lend out puzzles as well as books! What a great idea!  Enjoy your day and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Teeny Tiny Wishes (ret), Take Three-Fall (Papertrey)
Card stock & Papers	Very Vanilla, Old Olive, Bumblebee (ret), Pleasant (Authentique), Trail Mix (Simple Stories), Soft Suede Gingham (ret)
Ink	Vintage Photo (Ranger)
Accessories	Enamel Dots (W+9), Dimensionals, Cinnamon Cider Ribbon (ret)
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Stitched Rectangle Dies (ret), Wheat Sheaf Dies (Impression Obsession), Banner Dies (Pink & Main)

PP716 Vintage Christmas

Happy Sunday, stampers!  It's time for a new Paper Players challenge and the talented Jaydee is our hostess!  It's clean-and-simple day, and she's chosen a timely theme:

I decided to go a bit vintage for my card today!  Here we go:

I stamped my vintage tree on some Crumb Cake cardstock in Tranquil Tide ink, diecut it with an oval die and did some sponging around the edges.  I added a scalloped mat in Very Vanilla and mounted it on a panel of embossed stars. 

I recently got a nice little stash of gingham ribbons from a vendor on Etsy, so I took a green one and colored it with a Soft Suede blend to give it an aged look.  It doesn't match my green perfectly but I still like it!  I also added a little metallic embellishment to the star!  The inside sentiment is from a retired Paper Pumpkin set:

The Christmas theme lends itself very well to the clean-and-simple vibe...so many possibilities! I hope you'll play along with us, just remember to keep it clean-and-simple!  Check out what the DT created at the PP blog!

Thanks so much for visiting today! Enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Your Season (Unity), Paper Pumpkin (ret)
Card stock & Papers	Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla
Ink	Tranquil Tide, Pecan Pie
Accessories	Dimensionals, Gingham Ribbon (Penny Supplies, Etsy), Adhesive Metallic Gem
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Oval and Oval Scallop Dies (Nestabilities), Star Embossing Folder (Sissix), Sponge Daubers, Soft Suede Blend (ret)

Warm Cocoa

Happy Saturday, peeps! I've got another Christmas card for you and it just happens to fulfill the Jingle Belles' Christmas Feast challenge!  I recently got this fun Christmas Cookies embossing folder and just had to pair it up with a mug of hot cocoa!  Here we go:

I embossed a piece of Crumb Cake with the folder, then sponged on some white craft ink to look like icing!  The little mug from the retired Scentsational Season was perfect stamped in Real Red, and I added some "steam", heat embossed on vellum (CTMH):

The sentiment is from TPC called Sweet Christmas, and I don't remember where the inside sentiment came from, sorry!

Thanks for popping in today! It's chili cook-off tonight, so I will be in the kitchen for the rest of the day!  Enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Scentsational Season (ret), Sweet Christmas (TPC), Just Treats (Close to My Heart)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Crumb Cake, Vellum (ret)
Ink	Real Red, Crumb Cake, White Craft
Accessories	Dimensionals, White Embossing Powder
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Stitched Rectangle Dies (ret), Holiday Collection Dies (ret), Christmas Cookies Embossing Folder (Simon Says Stamp), Early Espresso Marker, Heat Tool

Cardinal Trio

Happy Friday, everyone!  Phew, the weekend is here!  When I saw the sketch at AAA Cards, I knew I had to play with that little trio-inspired sketch:

I also used the colors from Hand Stamped Sentiments:

And here we go:

I used the Perennial Postage dies to cut out my "stamp", then created a stencil with an acetate sheet and sponged in some Balmy Blue ink.  The twigs are from the Winterly Tree Tops dies and the cardinals are from Poppystamps:

I did add some glitter to the twigs too!  The sentiment stamp is from Night Divine, stamped in Cherry Cobbler; the inside sentiment is from Hope & Peace:

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

A gentle answer quiets anger, but a harsh one stirs it up.  Proverbs 15:1

 

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Night Divine (ret), Hope & Peace (ret)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Pebbled Path, Cherry Cobbler, Acetate Sheet
Ink	Balmy Blue, Cherry Cobbler
Accessories	Dazzling Diamonds Glitter (ret), Dimensionals
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Perennial Postage Dies, Layering Squares Dies (ret), Blending Brush, Cheery Cardinal Dies (Poppystamps)

Merry Wishes

Hi everyone! Happy Thursday!  The weekend is almost here!  I have another Christmas card for you; this one uses the color palette from 52 Christmas Card Throwdown, as well as the sketch from FMS:

I remembered some fun black and white papers from a couple of years ago, so I pulled them out and went to work along with some other retired goodies:

These fun little trees from the Celebrate Everything DSP were just itching to be colored in with some pink and green shades of Blends!  I heat-embossed a sentiment from Oh, What Fun and backed it with some black and white gingham.  The zig-zag Granny Apple Green border was attached at the bottom, and I added a little line of embossing on the Magenta Madness card:

I added a sentiment from More Merry Messages on the inside:

It's fun to use these retro colors for Christmas occasionally!  

And since the Krafty Chicks' challenge this week is Christmas, I am going to enter it there as well!

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

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Oh, What Fun (ret), More Merry Messages (ret)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Granny Apple Green, Magenta Madness (ret), Celebrate Everything DSP (ret)
Ink	Versafine Black, Craft White
Accessories	Black & White Gingham, White Embossing Powder, Dimensionals
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Basic Borders Dies (ret), Stitched Lines Dies (Ellen Hutson), Heat Tool, Banner Dies (Pink & Main), Blends

TGIF498 Fragrant Forest

Happy Wednesday, peeps!  I am squeaking in a card for the TGIF498 sketch challenge:

At our club meeting on Monday, we used the Fragrant Forest background stamp.  I think background stamps can be a bit intimidating, but with a little practice, a stamp positioner and maybe a sticky mat, you can create some pretty awesome backgrounds!  Here's the card we made:

We used Lost Lagoon ink and the Peaceful Season stamp set.  I had another blank panel stamped, but not adhered to a card, so I decided to cut out part of it with a circle die and use it for the TGIF sketch:

I used some retired Soft Glimmer papers in Lost Lagoon and Pretty Peacock for the horizontal pieces and the scalloped mat, then added another sentiment from Peaceful Season.  I also added an embossed panel (Snowflake Sky).  

Here's the inside:

These trees are so pretty!  Thanks for popping in today!  

My brother sent me this photo from my dad's field:

Pretty awesome!  Enjoy your day and be blessed!

Project Details for Both Cards—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Fragrant Forest, Peaceful Season
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Lost Lagoon, Soft Shimmer in Lost Lagoon & Pretty Peacock (ret), Brushed Gold Foil
Ink	Lost Lagoon
Accessories	Neutral Sequins, Pretty Peacock & Gold Ribbon, Dimensionals
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Snowflake Sky Embossing Folder, Peaceful Season Dies, Stylish Shapes Dies, Iconic Imagery Dies,  Layering Circle Dies (ret)