FMS669 Be My Valentine

 Happy Friday, peeps! I have been MIA, just haven't felt much like posting lately!  This cold still has me down!  I was intrigued by the sketch from FMS though and just had to play along:

I pulled out an older SU set called PS: I Love You, and paired it with the Adoring Hearts hybrid folder & die, as well as an older embossing folder to create my Valentine card:

I diecut three hearts and backed them with three Real Red hearts to make them stand out a bit from the embossed background.  I stamped the punched the sentiment in Real Red as well:

And I jazzed up the inside a swell:

I am also entering this at Krafty Chicks, where their challenge is Clean and Simple:

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

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	PS: I Love You (ret)
Card stock & Papers	Real Red, Very Vanilla
Ink	Real Red
Accessories	Dimensionals
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Adoring Hearts Dies, Falling Hearts Embossing Folder (ret), Modern Label Punch (ret)

AYSI339 To My Friend

Happy Tuesday, peeps! The As You See It challenge this week is quite interesting; I am sure I would never have thought to put these colors together, but since I love a challenge, I jumped on it!  Here's their prompt:

I've been playing with the Terrific Toadstools set, so I decided to try my hand at using the challenge colors with it:

I have resisted anything toadstool-related up until this point when I finally caved. It is a fun little set! The papers that coordinate with this set are bright and cheerful, but I used some Peach Parfait DSP for this one.  I stamped my toadstools in the challenge colors and added a sentiment in Basic Gray:

I did add some of my own dots to the little ladybug as well as to the stems of the toadstools, just to add some interest!  I used Spotlight on Nature dies for the circle and Perennial Postage dies for the mat and sentiment.  Certainly an interesting color combo for sure!

Thanks for popping in today!  Enjoy it and be blessed...and warm, if it's as cold where you live as it is here in PA!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Terrific Toadstools, Best Family Ever
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Basic Gray, Peach Parfait DSP
Ink	Basic Gray, Smoky Slate, Peach Parfait, Berry Burst
Accessories	Dimensionals
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Perennial Postage Dies, Spotlight on Nature Dies, Smoky Slate and Basic Black Markers

PP720 Color Challenge from Elizabeth

Happy Sunday, peeps! The Paper Players are back from the holiday break, with Elizabeth as our first hostess of 2025! She's chosen a fun, bright color combo for us today:

My niece is expecting a little girl next week, so I thought I'd use these colors to make a cute congrats card for her:

My colors are a little muted but I thought for a baby card, these ginghams would be a great match!  I diecut each color with a postage stamp die from Waffleflower and topped them with these images from Little Cuties (retired):

I mounted them on a piece of embossed Basic White to look like a quilt, then added the "blessed"from Paper Sweeties.  I did add a couple little sequins for fun!  The inside sentiment is an older from Papertrey:

I am also entering this at Inkspirational, where the challenge this week is Pretty Quilts.  I hope the embossed "quilt top" is sufficient!

I hope you'll get back into the crafting swing of things by playing with our first color challenge of 2025!  Check out what the Design Team crafted over at the Paper Players blog to get some inspiration! Thanks for popping in today! Enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Little Cuties (ret), Blessed (Paper Sweeties), Daily Design Sentiments (Papertrey)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Gingham (misc DSPs)
Ink	Memento Black, Smoky Slate, Pecan Pie, Petunia Pop, Peach Parfait
Accessories	Dimensionals, Sequins (ret)
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Quilt Top Embossing Folder (ret), Stitched Rectangle Dies (ret), Postage Collage Die (Waffleflower), Stitched Shapes Dies (ret), Aquapainter

Thinking of You Always

Happy Thursday, everyone! It is very, very cold here in SE PA, and yet my heart goes out to those affected by the fires in California!  Such a tragedy!  We are just hunkering down and not going outside very much!  I did get in some stamping, though, as I am trying to revisit all the stamps from the regular catalog and Online Exclusives that have been neglected, sitting on my shelf!  I got the Winterly Treetops set a few months ago and played with it a wee bit, then went on to other things, so I got it out, dusted it off and did some stamping and watercoloring! So here's my simple result:

I know it's not blueberry season right now, but I let my colors be guided by the hues of this pretty plaid!  I colored my bird and foliage with Basic Beige ink; it is such an interesting color.  It really has a green tinge to it, so worked well, but I thinned it out a little and it worked well for the bird as well!

I mounted my diecuts on a panel hanging around my desk, then mounted everything on a Basic Beige card.  I left the inside blank as it could be used for almost any occasion!

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

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Winterly Treetops
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Basic Beige, Timeless Plaids DSP
Ink	Stazon Black, Basic Beige, Misty Moonlight, Old Olive, Pecan Pie
Accessories	Dimensionals
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Winterly Tree Tops Dies, Scallop Rectangle Die

AHSC611 Your Friendship

Happy Monday, peeps! We are feeling a little better today, hopefully we're on the mend!  The latest Atlantic Hearts Sketch is a fun one:

I've been trying to use some of the patterns from the upcoming Timeless Plaids DSP, along with some neglected stamps and dies from the current catalog!  I chose Seaside Wishes for my card today:

I made a frame with some Cajun Craze cardstock, and layered it on this pretty plaid.  I cut an oval from the center of the DSP and layered it on a Basic Beige card.  The elements were diecut and stamped with Basic Beige and Crumb Cake, and the coral was cut from Calypso Coral. The color was a little too bright, so I softened it by sponging with Craft White ink.  I also ran the sand dollars through the matching embossing folder.  I added some gems and a banner sentiment to finish it off:

I left the inside blank; I can add a sentiment when I need one!  

I hope you'll play along with this lovely sketch this week!  I always love seeing what the participants, as well as the Atlantic Hearts design team, create with our sketches!  The DT will unveil their creations on Wednesday, but you can play along now!  Thanks for popping in today!  Enjoy it and be blessed!

Blessed is the one
    who does not walk in step with the wicked
or stand in the way that sinners take
    or sit in the company of mockers,

but whose delight is in the law of the Lord,
    and who meditates on his law day and night.

That person is like a tree planted by streams of water,
    which yields its fruit in season
and whose leaf does not wither—
    whatever they do prospers.

Psalm 1:1-3

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Seaside Wishes
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Basic Beige, Cajun Craze, Calypso Coral, Timeless Plaids DSP
Ink	Cajun Craze, Basic Beige, Craft White
Accessories	Earth Tone Adhesive Gems, Dimensionals
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Seaside Wishes Hybrid Dies, Stitched Rectangle Dies (ret), Layering Oval Dies (ret), Sponge Dauber

52CCT Peaceful Wishes

Happy Sunday, all!  John and I are both down with coughs and colds...not fun in our household!  But it hasn't stopped me from stamping, I am just snuggled away in my craft room, honking away!  The 52 Christmas Card Throwdown had an interesting sketch; you know I love things in threes, so it certainly appealed to me:

I recently got some free dies from Scrapbook.com and had an idea to use them on my card today! Here we go:

Anyone recognize that sentiment?  It's from an old wood-mount stamp called Peaceful Wishes! It came out in 2006 and I haven't used it for years!  I stamped it in Shaded Spruce and added some diecut circles from the retired Classic Christmas DSP.  The star banner and bows were cut from some white glimmer paper; I backed the paper with an adhesive sheet to make sticking it down a bit easier!

I already had this scalloped panel cut and in my cardstock file, so I just stamped a sentiment on it from Hope & Peace and my card is good to go!  The first Christmas one of 2025!

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

 

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Peaceful Wishes (ret), Hope & Peace (ret)
Card stock & Papers	Shaded Spruce, Basic White, White Glimmer Paper (CTMH), Classic Christmas DSP (ret), Adhesive Sheets
Ink	Shaded Spruce
Accessories
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Mini Treat Bag Dies (bow, ret), Stitched So Sweetly Dies (ret), Stitched Shapes Dies (ret), Celebration Banner Dies (Scrapbook.com)

Happy Winter Birthday

Happy Friday, peeps! I don't know about anyone else, but I am struggling to get back into my regular routine after the holidays! I know it's only a couple of days, but I feel jet-lagged, LOL!  I did manage to get into my craft room yesterday to make a wintery birthday card!  It uses the inspiration from Inspired By and the sketch from FMS:

So here we go:

I embossed a panel of Boho Blue with the retired Cable Knit embossing folder, and diecut a snowflake with the retired Stitched Snowflake die.  The snowflake was mounted on a Sentimental Christmas DSP circle as well as a Crumb Cake scallop.  I admit, I did go a little overboard with the gems and sequins, LOL!  The sentiment is from Choose Happy, on a Stylish Shapes die:

The inside sentiment is from Unbounded Love:

I am also entering this at JUGS, where they are looking for dies!  

Now to make three more cards---January is a busy birthday month for my family!  Thanks for popping in today!  Enjoy your day and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Unbounded Love, Choose Happy
Card stock & Papers	Boho Blue, Basic White, Crumb Cake, Sentimental Christmas (ret)
Ink	Boho Blue
Accessories	Iridescent Gems, Sequins (Honey Bee)
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Stylish Shapes Dies, Stitched Snowflake Dies (ret), Stitched Shapes Dies (ret), Layering Circles Dies (ret), Cable Knit EF (ret)