AYSI365 Celebrate in Red

 Happy Friday, all!  Time for a new As You See It challenge, and it's a recipe!  Here we go:

My first thought was Valentine's, what with the shades of red, but in the end, I went with Christmas!!  Here we go:

I combined a lot of retired products for this card; some Cherry Cobbler DSP; a pine tree diecut; a Cherry Cobbler glimmer "celebrate" and some scalloped die-cut vellum.  And who doesn't love a couple of cardinals?:

I used an adhesive sheet behind the "celebrate" diecut to make it adhere more easily!

The inside features a sentiment from Christmas labels, and I added another little cardinal for fun:

I hope that you'll mix all these ingredients together and create something wonderful as well!  We can't wait to see what that is! Share it with us at As You See It!  Thanks for visiting today!  Enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Christmas Labels (ret)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Cherry Cobbler, Adhesive Sheets, Vellum (ret), Cherry Cobbler Glimmer (ret), White Glimmer (ret), Classic Christmas DSP (ret)
Ink	Cherry Cobbler
Accessories	Dimensionals
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Celebrate You Thinlets (ret), In the Woods Framelits (ret), Scalloped Contours Dies (ret), Stitched Rectangle Dies (ret), Cheery Cardinals Dies (Poppy), Star Punch (ret)

FMS721 Shabby Valentine

Happy Thursday, peeps!  I have a sweet little Valentine card for you today; it's for the FMS sketch by Jen as well as the neutral challenge from Little Red Wagon:

I went through my plethora of 6x6 pads to find some vintage prints to start my card; the ones I found were from Prima called Farm Sweet Farm.  I cut some to fit a 4 1/4" square card and went to work:

I diecut a heart from Basic Beige cardstock and stamped some postage stamp images from an old Papertrey set in Pecan Pie ink.  I added a Champagne foil heart and some pearl embellishments as well as a Technique Tuesday sentiment, stamped in Basic Gray ink.  I added a Crumb Cake scalloped heart behind it and gave everything a good vintage burnish with my sponge dauber and some Crumb Cake ink:

A sentiment from an old Paper Pumpkin set went on the front, and finally, some neutral rickrack trim for fun!  I haven't made a collage-style image for a long time, and it was fun to do!  Thanks for popping in today!  Enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	So Grateful (Technique Tuesday), Paper Pumpkin (ret), Postmarks (Papertrey)
Card stock & Papers	Basic Beige, Crumb Cake, Champagne Foil (ret),  Farm Sweet Farm (Prima)
Ink	Basic Gray, Crumb Cake, Pecan Pie
Accessories	Rickrack (from my stash), Dimensionals, Various Pearls
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Heart and Scalloped Heart Dies (Nestabilities), Sponge Dauber

JUGS807 Love U Sew Much

 Happy Wednesday, everyone! Midweek is upon us!  I got a set of stencils before Christmas and I finally had a change to break them out, just in time for the latest JUGS challenge, which is stencils!

Since cross-stitching is right up there with stamping on my list of favorite hobbies, I couldn't resist getting this stencil from Spellbinders, and I matched them up with some sewing-related stamps I've had in my stash forEVER!  Here we go:

I am still learning about stenciling---what type of ink pads work better than others; what kind of blending tools to use, how much pressure is needed---it's definitely a learning experience.  For this card I used Pretty in Pink, Poppy Parade, Berry Burst, Basic Gray and Crushed Curry for my floss.  I stamped and diecut two hearts from Simon Says Stamp in Pretty in Pink and Strawberry Slush, then stamped a "hi" from Paper Smooches; that's where the button is from as well:

On the inside, some more images and a sentiment from the Paper Smooches set.  I thought this would make a fun Valentine!

I have vowed to NOT start any more cross-stitch projects this year until I actually finish some of the ones I've stitched over the last couple of years.  Framing is quite expensive and I find I don't really need any more little pillows, but that is probably what I'll end up doing with them!  Stay tuned! Hopefully I'll actually finish one and share it with you!

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

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Needle Little Love (Paper Smooches), Stitched Shapes (Simon Says Stamp)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White
Ink	Pretty in Pink, Poppy Parade, Crushed Curry, Berry Burst, Basic Gray, Strawberry Slush, Versafine Black
Accessories	Dimensionals
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Outline Shapes Dies (Simon Says Stamp),  Rainbow Floss Stencil (Spellbinders), Blending Brushes, 1/2" Circle Punch (ret), Pretty in Pink Marker (ret)

Hello Spring

Happy Tuesday, all!  Still shoveling out from the snow, although we can get to our mailbox today, LOL!  I have had this little chickie image floating around on my desk since Christmas, when I was experimenting with my Gamsol and Prismacolor pencils, so I decided to finally make him into a card to remind myself that eventually, spring will arrive!  No challenges, just for fun! Here we go:

The image and sentiments are from an old Cornish Heritage Farm set called Sweet Spring.  Chickie is stamped in Stazon black and colored with colored pencils and Gamsol, then I added layers of Echo Park's Bee Happy papers. I sprinkled a few sequins in for fun!  I am just going to look at this card and think "warmer temps" when I feel a chill, LOL!

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

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Hello Spring (ret, Cornish Heritage Farms)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Daffodil Delight, Garden Green, Bee Mine (Echo Park)
Ink	Daffodil Delight, Stazon Black, Versafine Black
Accessories	Sequins from my stash, Dimensionals
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Stylish Shapes Dies, Stitched Rectangle Dies (ret), Radiating Stitches Dies, Banner Dies (Pink & Main), Prismacolor Pencils, Gamsol, Pumpkin Pie Marker

AHSC666 Non-Traditional Valentine

Happy Monday, peeps! Did everyone survive the snowstorms?  We didn't have as much snow as predicted--maybe 8" or so, but it was VERY cold and windy!  John will tackle the clearing today while I stay inside and cheer him on!  

It's time for another Atlantic Hearts sketch and I decided to make another Valentine card, this time in non-traditional colors!  Here's the sketch:

I had some DSP left from last year's Wildflower Birthday, so I cut three panels, adhered them to a Pool Party card base and added some gold foil accents!  Here we go:

The gold hearts are from Be Mine Stitched Framelits and the little swirls are from Patterned Pumpkins.  It's such a challenge to photograph the foil!  The sentiment, stamped in Pool Party ink, is from PS: I Love You, diecut with the Stylish Shapes dies:

I added some Pool Party and Gold gems for fun.  On the inside, a couple more sentiments from PS:I Love You:

This is really a simple card, but I love the colors!  I hope you'll play along with our Atlantic Hearts sketch this week.  Be sure to check out all the DT samples on Wednesday at the blog!  

Eden was not a happy camper; the snow really put a damper on her outdoor activities!

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	Pool Party, Basic White, Gold Foil, Wildflower Birthday DSP (ret)
Ink	Pool Party
Accessories	Faceted Gems (ret), Traditional Sparkling Sequins (ret), Dimensionals
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Stylish Shapes Dies, Stitched Rectangle Dies (ret), Be Mine Stitched Framelits (ret), Starstruck Embossing Folder (ret), Patterned Pumpkins Dies (ret)

PP770 Sketch from Jaydee

 Happy Sunday, peeps!  Hope you're staying safe and warm!  Jaydee is our Paper Players hostess this week with a fun sketch for us:

Normally I like my elements in groups of three, so this was a wee bit different for me, but I went with it! I thought those little shapes would work perfectly with some little hearts...what do you think?

The Made With Love hearts were cut with a Nestability die and backed with a scalloped heart in Basic White.  I added a few sequins to each of them.  The background is a lovely swirl from Altenew, and the sentiment is from Papertrey:

I used the Mini Alphabet die to make a fun sentiment for the inside, along with another image from the Papertrey set.

I think this sketch could be used for so many different themes! I hope you'll play along with us at the Players and share yours with us as well!  Thanks for visiting today!  Enjoy your day and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Tiny Treats Valentine (Papertrey)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Poppy Parade, Made With Love DSP
Ink	Poppy Parade
Accessories	Dimensionals, Sequins from my stash
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Mini Alphabet Dies, Heart and Scalloped Heart Dies (Nestabilities), Dotted Swirl Cover Plate (Altenew), Banner Dies (Pink & Main), Banner Dies (Nellie Snellen)

Valentine Explosion Card

Happy Friday, all!  Are you anticipating the big storm?  We're all ready, but I am so full of listening to hype about it I am thinking it might be a bust...you know how that goes!  Anyway, I had a wee bit of free time in my craft room yesterday morning and I made a project I have been wanting to do for a long time (like 10 years)!  I received an explosion box card from a friend for my birthday (my 60th!) and I have saved it all this time to make one like it!  So here we go with my Valentine version:

The card is basically an open-bottomed box with three flaps that hang down and the fourth flap stands up with a space to write a sentiment on the back.  There are two little inserts on the inside on which clear acetate strips are attached, and they hold the hearts.  Here's a side view:

I used some current as well as retired papers, dies and stamps...it was a fun project to create!!!

Here's the back view:

And it folds flat to fit inside a regular A2 envelope!

I offered this yesterday as a door prize to the ladies at the retirement community where we had a little stamping get-together!  The winner was really excited to receive it!  Thanks so much for popping in today!  Enjoy it and be blessed! And stay warm and safe!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Sealed with Love (ret)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Bubble Bath, Strawberry Slush, Bubble Bath Shimmer, Sweet Sorbet (ret),  Red Glimmer (ret), White Glimmer (ret), Made with Love DSP
Ink	Poppy Parade
Accessories	Rhinestones, Mini Dimensionals
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Be Mine Dies (ret), Give It A Whirl Dies (ret), Love Die (Papertrey), Love Notes Dies (ret), Word Window Punch (ret), Country Heart Punch (ret), Small Heart Punch (ret)