Retro Rubber 265 Hey, Cowboy

Happy Wednesday, peeps!  Middle of the week, it's all downhill from here! I needed a birthday card for a little boy at church, and the Retro Rubber challenge was a tic-tac-toe grid:

I'll let you read their post to see why there are pumpkins on the grid, LOL!  Needless to say, I didn't choose that option, but went with the Kraft Paper/My Choice and Embossing across the middle. I pulled out some real oldies for this one!  Here we go:

This card looks MUCH better in real life than it does here....just sayin', it doesn't photograph very well!  I used the cowboy image from Out West (2010) and did some black heat embossing on Kraft cardstock.  After I heat embossed it, I did some watercoloring (my free choice) and fussy-cut it out, mounting it on a Kraft square that was also embossed with a retired Wrapped in Texture embossing folder.  You can see the embossing better here:

My "hey" and Rootin' Tootin' are from the retired Yee-Haw set (2014) and I confess, I forgot that the other sentiment is still current!  Oops!  The horseshoe and hat are also from Out West, and the stars are from Yee-Haw as well, all stamped in Crumb Cake: 

The patterned paper on the front is from an older Cosmo Cricket pad called Wanted.  It was fun to use these older sets!  Thanks for popping in today!  Enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Yee-Haw (2014), Out West (2010), Simply Said
Card stock & Papers	Crumb Cake, Basic Black, Kraft (Close to My Heart), Wanted (Cosmo Cricket)
Ink	Crumb Cake, Versafine Black, Versamark, Real Red, Pecan Pie, Lost Lagoon, Misty Moonlight
Accessories	Brads (ret), Black Embossing Powder, Black Dimensionals
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Stylish Shapes Dies, Wrapped in Texture Embossing Folder (ret), Heat Tool, Aquapainter

AHSC668 LOVE

Happy Monday, everyone! Still in the deep freeze here in SE PA, our church lost power yesterday so we had to stay in!!  Hopefully this week we will get some above-freezing temperatures!

The Atlantic Hearts sketch this week is one of my favorites:

My proportions are a wee bit different, but basically the same idea!  Here we go:

I had lots of scraps from the Made With Love DSP papers, and if you have a 1 1/4" square punch, you can whip up this sketch in a flash!  I mounted all the squares on a 4 x 5 1/4" mat, then added a 2 1/2" Square of Pretty in Pink on which to place my diecut hearts and "Love" sentiment!  Then it all went on a Real Red card base:

The pink panel was embossed with the new Lovely Stripes EF (be careful--it embosses DEEPLY and your paper might actually tear!) and added a heart from the retired Be Mine dies.  The love is from Simon Says Stamp, diecut in retired Sweet Sorbet.  The final embellishment was a red glitter heart.  On the inside, I used some sentiments from an old set called PS: I Love You:

I have almost all my Valentines addressed and ready to go...maybe I'll save this one for someone extra-special, LOL!  I hope you'll play along with our sketch today!  We can't wait to see what you create--share it with us at Atlantic Hearts!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	PS: I Love You (ret)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Real Red, Pretty in Pink, Made With Love DSP, Sweet Sorbet (ret), Red Glimmer (ret)
Ink	Real Red
Accessories	Mini Dimensionals
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Lovely Stripes Embossing Folder, Be Mine Stitched Dies (ret), 1 1/4" Square Punch (ret), Love Die (Simon Says Stamp), Heart Punch (ret)

PP772 Color Challenge from Ann

Hello everyone!  Time for a new Paper Players challenge, and Ann has given us some colors of spring to chase away those winter doldrums:

 

Believe it or not, I don't have a lot of floral images and that's what these colors brought to mind.  I decided on this image from Rustic Centerpiece, which was an Online Exclusive and sadly, seems to be retired:

This was pretty simple to create; the image was stamped in Black Stazon, then watercolored with an aquapainter and the challenge color inks:

The sentiment from Unbounded Love was stamped in Lost Lagoon and embellished with some pearls, then the whole panel went on a Lost Lagoon card base. I left the inside blank so I can use it for whatever occasion arises!

I hope you'll find some inspiration over at the Paper Players blog by seeing what the designers created, then putting these colors on a project of your own!  Thanks for visiting today!  Enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Unbounded Love (ret), Rustic Centerpiece (ret)
Card stock & Papers	Thick Basic White, Lost Lagoon
Ink	Black Stazon, Calypso Coral, Lost Lagoon, Petal Pink, Mossy Meadow, Crumb Cake, Smoky Slate, Gray Granite
Accessories	Festive Pearls (ret)
Tools	Aquapainter

Iconic Images Love You

Happy Friday, peeps!  Hope you have some fun weekend plans--maybe besides the Super Bowl?  I only care about the commercials, LOL!  Anyway, I have another non-traditional Valentine card for you today; it uses the FMS sketch as well as the colors from CAS Colours & Sketches:

Fun choices, right?  So here we go:

I embossed a strip of Pool Party and Soft Sea Foam and added a strip of Pretty Peacock diecut with the Ornate Layers dies.  I realized that last year's Iconic Images had some hearts and words that could be used for Valentine's, so I diecut a heart and added my sentiment and diecut two-step hearts:

I added some rhinestones for a little bling!  CAS and easy!  Thanks for visiting today!  Enjoy it and be blessed!

 

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Iconic Imagery (ret)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Pretty Peacock, Pool Party, Soft Sea Foam
Ink	Pretty Peacock, Pool Party
Accessories	Rhinestones, Mini Dimensionals
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Gathering Leaves Embossing Folder, Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder (ret), Ornate Layers Dies (ret), Give It A Whirl Dies (ret), Iconic Imagery Dies (ret)

RR264 Just a Note

 Hello, peeps!  Happy Thursday! I almost missed the Retro Rubber sketch this week...I do love playing with my older stamps!  I made a sweet, simple note card using the Wishing You Well set, which came out in 2018!  Here's their sketch:

I found some cute paper that matched SU's Cloud Cover nicely, so that was my inspiration! Here we go:

I stamped the wreath in Cloud Cover ink and added a sentiment from the same set; I punched out a couple of glimmer paper hearts to make a simple accent:

It's almost like a Valentine that's not a Valentine!  I added a layer of embossed polka dots behind it all...simple and sweet!  Thanks for popping in today!  Enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Wishing You Well (2018)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Cloud Cover, White Glimmer Paper, Cloud Cover Glimmer Paper (ret), Bee Happy (Echo Park)
Ink	Cloud Cover
Accessories	Dimensionals
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Stylish Shapes Dies, Triple Heart Punch (ret), Perfect Polka Dot Embossing Folder (ret), Banner Dies (Pink & Main)

Warm Wishes

Happy Wednesday, peeps!  I finally got around to making a card with some scraps that had been loitering on my desk since Christmas!  Dana had some really cute wrapping paper and she saved some scraps for me and this little snowman was begging to be put on a Christmas card:

I had the DSP on my desk as well, but the trees were white, and they looked a little stark with my Basic Beige card base, so I brayered on some Crumb Cake ink to give it more of a vintage look.  I embossed a panel with a snowflake embossing folder, then added Mr Snowman with some snowflakes and a sentiment from the retired Winter Wishes:

You can't see it, but the snowflakes have some pretty Wink of Stella on them to make them glitter!  A sentiment from the retired Peaceful Season went on the inside:

I thought this would be appropriate for the Peace on Earth Christmas challenge for February:

Naturally, I chose that sweet little snowman as my inspiration!  Thanks for popping in today!  Enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Warm Wishes (ret), Peaceful Season (ret)
Card stock & Papers	Basic Beige, Classic Christmas DSP (ret), Wrapping Paper
Ink	Versafine Black, Crumb Cake
Accessories	Dimensionals
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Snowflake Dies (Shady Lane Impressions), Banner Die (Pink & Main), Starry Snowfall Embossing Folder (Spellbinders), Sponge Roller

AHSC667 Bold Birthday

Happy Tuesday, peeps! Still chilly in our neck of the woods, staying inside and staying warm!  The sketch for the Atlantic Hearts challenge is a great one this week, I love it:

I need a lot of birthday cards this month, and my stash is low, so this was a great way to get them started!  I used some outdoor-themed papers from Simple Stories called Trail Mix and a big, bold sentiment from a retired SU set:

I love this plaid, and the camping badge paper seemed great for a guy who likes the outdoors!  I stamped the sentiment in Pool Party and Pretty Peacock and added some Natural Trim for a little interest:

It all went on a Wild Wheat card base---definitely not my favorite color, but I have almost a full pack of it, so it's good to put it to use, LOL!  

Thanks for popping in today!  We sure hope you'll play along with our fun sketch this week at Atlantic Hearts.  I may even use this again for some of my Valentine cards!  Enjoy your day and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Biggest Wish (ret)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Pretty Peacock, Wild Wheat (ret), Trail Mix (Simple Stories)
Ink	Pool Party, Pretty Peacock
Accessories	Dimensionals, Natural Trim (ret)
Tools