SSC395 Happy Birthday

 Happy Tuesday, all!  My card today is for the Sunday Stamps sketch challenge:

I have had a piece of embossed cardstock/vellum on my desk for a long time now; I got the idea from Michele to layer the two together and run them through an embossing folder.  The combo I used here is vellum, Crisp Cantaloupe cardstock and Lazy Daisy embossing folder.  I do like the look of it, but I do NOT like that I can see the adhesive through the vellum!  If anyone has a great non-see adhesive, let me know!  Anyway, when I saw the SS sketch, I decided to make myself use it, so here we go:

I stamped the florals from Dainty Delight in Basic Beige, which has a green tint to it, then watercolored the florals with Crisp Cantaloupe.  I must say, I cannot wait to have my other cataract removed on Thursday!  Seeing close-up with one eye and far-away with the other, really plays havoc with your perception and color when crafting!!!!  I think something is nice and straight and then when I take a picture, it's a wee bit cockeyed!  Sigh.  Soon enough!  Anway, I backed the panel with Soft Sea Foam and added a Barely Blush horizontal panel, then a sentiment from Itty Bitty Banners.  There are sequins too, but they're hard to see!

Over the weekend, we took our first "long" boat trip to a Albin boat owner's rondezvous.  The trip south to Rock Hall, MD was not too bad; I navigated and we made it to the marina safely. On the way home, in fact the minute we left the marina, it began to rain and the surf was quite choppy.  If you get seasick easily, do NOT watch this video (hopefully it comes through!):

Blessedly, the Lord was watching over us and we only had to be in that for about 45 minutes.  The rest of the trip was still a little rough but we made it back to our marina just fine!  Thanks for visiting today!  Enjoy your day and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Dainty Delight (ret), Teeny Tiny Wishes (ret)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Barely Blush, Soft Sea Foam, Crisp Cantaloupe, Vellum (ret), Barely Blush DSP
Ink	Basic Beige, Crisp Cantaloupe
Accessories	Dimensionals, Sequins (from my stash)
Tools	Big Shot, Lazy Daisy Embossing Folder, Dainty Delight Dies (ret), Bitty Banner Dies (ret), Aquapainter

PP804 CAS Challenge from Christy

Hello, stamping friends! It's time for a new challenge from the Paper Players, with Christy as our hostess.  It's Clean and Simple time!  And what a fun one she has chosen: 

I don't have many bear stamps, but I did remember this little guy from Thankful Forest Friends.  I went looking for some "beary" sentiments and came up with this one from My Creative Time, so I made a Christmas card:

This is a little less CAS than I normally do, but hopefully it still qualifies!  I did some masking after stamping my little bear in Pecan Pie, adding some Soft Sea Foam trees from the retired Trees for Sale set.  The sentiment was stamped in Cherry Cobbler, so I added some Cherry Cobbler glimmer stars to match:

And of course, I embossed a Soft Sea Foam mat with Swirls of Magic for a fun background.  Another My Creative Time sentiment went on the inside, and since I had some leftover stars, they went on the inside too!

This bear reminds me of Masha and the Bear! Have you ever seen any of those cartoons?  They're Russian but they have them dubbed in English; Cassidy and I loved watching them. Masha sure knows how to get herself into trouble and the bear always rescues her just in time!  You can watch Jam Day on YouTube!!!  (We prefer the older ones, I haven't watched the newer ones!).  And since the CAS Christmas Card challenge is asking for Woodland Critters, I am entering it there as well!

We hope you'll play along with our bear Clean and Simple challenge! Remember to keep it simple!  Check out the other creations at the Paper Players blog!

Thanks for visiting today! Enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Thankful Forest Friends (ret), Trees for Sale (ret), Mixed Holiday Sentiments (My Creative Time)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Soft Sea Foam, Masking Paper, Cherry Cobbler Glimmer (ret)
Ink	Pecan Pie, Soft Sea Foam, Cherry Cobbler
Accessories	Dimensionals
Tools	Big Shot, Swirls of Magic Embossing Folder, Stitched Rectangle Dies (ret), Sports Event Dies (ret)

FMS754 Deepest Sympathy

 Happy Thursday, all!  Unfortunately, we needed a sympathy card as our neighbor passed away. I used the sketch from Freshly Made Sketches:

I used a couple of digital papers, a sentiment from Hero Arts, and a wee bit of twine:

I diecut the gingham with a scalloped die; the sympathy sentiment was diecut with a banner die, and I also embossed around the outer edge with a cross-stitch die:

The inside used a sentiment from Prayers & Promises:

Since it's pretty clean & simple, I'm also going to enter it at the Krafty Chicks this week:

Thanks for popping in today!

Dana, my friend and I had a wee bit of success at our local fair; Dana won a first prize for her crocheted top; I won a first for my cross stitch and a third for my shadowbox, and Claudia won a third for her flag afghan:

So many talented crafters out there!  Enjoy your day and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Prayers & Promises, Sentiments 342 (Hero Arts)
Card stock & Papers	Very Vanilla, Cajun Craze, Fall Scrappy Papers (Etsy Digital), Tiny Gingham Papers (Etsy Digital)
Ink	Mossy Meadow
Accessories	Natural Tones Linen Thread, Dimensionals
Tools	Big Shot, Banner Dies (Pink & Main), Cross Stitch Die (Taylored Expressions), Be Mine Stitched Dies (ret)

Color Dare 719 Just Wanted to Say Hi

Happy Wednesday, peeps! My card today uses the colors from Color My Heart Color Dare #719:

What a pretty combo! I was looking through some of my background stamps recently and realized I haven't been using them at all, so I pulled out an old Cornish Heritage Farms one, along with the retired Color and Contour stamp set:

I stamped the background in Soft Sea Foam, then added the flowers in Lost Lagoon and Pool Party, giving the leaves a little was of Soft Sea Foam too.  I added a wee little bit of Elements of Text on the background of the arch, then a sentiment from Unity. The placement of the sentiment didn't quite hit the mark on the stitched strip, but, it is what it is! A little rhinestone sticky finished it off:

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

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Color & Contour (ret), Elements of Text (ret), March 24 Kit of the Month (Unity), Leafy Backgrounder #3 (Cornish Heritage Farms)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Soft Sea Foam, Lost Lagoon, Pool Party
Ink	Soft Sea Foam, Lost Lagoon, Pool Party
Accessories	Traditional Sparkling Sequins (ret), Dimensionals
Tools	Big Shot Everyday Arches Dies, Scalloped Contour Dies (ret), Stitched Strip Dies (Taylored Expressions), Aquapainter

AHSC699 Autumn Wishes

Happy Tuesday, peeps! Another fall card today, since I still had this CTMH stamp set out on my desk and had actually stamped a few images that were sitting there unused!  It's for our latest Atlantic Hearts Sketch challenge:

I had already stamped my pumpkin in Baked Brown Sugar, so after fussy-cutting it out, I stamped four more pumpkins in different fall colors, cut out each panel and glued them together:

I added some Crumb Cake leaves that were sponged and speckled, and a sentiment from the same set, stamped in Cajun Craze.  Everything went on a Very Vanilla panel embossed with the Stone and Vine embossing folder; I like how it complements the diecut leaves as well as the leaves on the strip of DSP:

After adding some sequins, I stamped the pumpkin again on the inside using Timid Tiger ink:

This will probably be another fall birthday card!  

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

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Itty Bitty Backgrounds (ret), Autumn Wishes (Close to My Heart)
Card stock & Papers	Cajun Craze, Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake, Cajun Craze DSP (ret)
Ink	Pecan Pie, Pumpkin Pie, Calypso Coral, Golden Glow, Crumb Cake, Cajun Craze, Baked Brown Sugar (ret)
Accessories	Dimensionals, Sunset Sparkle Sequins (ret)
Tools	Big Shot, Stone & Vine Embossing Folder, Patterned Pumpkins Dies (ret), Ornate Layers Dies (ret), Blending Brushes

PP803 Colorful Crayons

Howdy, peeps!  I am the hostess this week at the Paper Players, and I am sure I had fall leaves on my mind when I set up this color challenge: 

But as usual, I veered off in another direction. Not sure if I am happy with the final outcome, but I think the child who receives my card won't really mind!  I am squeaking it in at the last minute for the fun CAS Colors & Sketches challenge from Amanda for this week:

So here we go:

I used the Spellbinders Crayon Creations set for my crayons, stamping and diecutting each one with the matching dies. They were backed with a stamped shape from Watercolor Shapes.  A sentiment from Simon Says Stamp created the sentiment panel, and I dotted the "i" with a little star embellishment and added some red ribbon:

I used the Swirls of Magic embossing folder again--really, it's good for so many occasions---and mounted it on a Real Red card base.  Here's the inside:

The Design Team has some awesome creations that are bound to give you lots of inspiration this week!  Pop over to the Paper Players blog to check them out, then come play along!

Thanks for visiting today, I enjoy your comments so much!  Enjoy your day and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Watercolor Shapes (ret), Crayon Creations (Spellbinders), Everyday Expressions (Paper Studio), Birthday Celebration (Simon Says Stamp)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Real Red
Ink	Real Red, Crushed Curry, Pumpkin Pie, Versafine Black
Accessories	Resin Star (ret), Dimensionals, Red Ribbon (ret)
Tools	Big Shot, Swirls of Magic Embossing Folder, Crayon Creations Dies (Spellbinders), Banner Dies (Pink & Main)

Copper Pumpkin

 Happy Saturday, everyone! Hope you're having a good weekend so far!  I have a card to share for the FMS challenge as well as the Seize the Birthday challenge of having a sentiment strip.  

I pulled out an older CTMH stamp set, got it inky, and here we go:

The pumpkin is stamped in Baked Brown Sugar, and although the circle behind it looks black, it's actually copper foil!  It looks great with the Brown Sugar and I added a copper cord bow as well:

You also can't tell but I heat embossed the sentiment from Lily of the Valley in Copper embossing powder.  The background panels are Baked Brown Sugar, embossed with the Wrapped in Texture embossing folder and sponged with Brown Sugar ink, and Woodgrain Wonder DSP.  Another sentiment from the Lily set went on the inside:

I had cataract surgery on Thursday and I didn't really know if I'd be able to stamp for a few days or not, but it seems to be okay.  I am still blurry on the distance vision, but my doctor said that was normal!  Keeping my fingers crossed!  Thanks for popping in today!  Enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Lily of the Valley, Autumn Wishes (Close to My Heart)
Card stock & Papers	Very Vanilla, Woodgrain Wonder DSP, Baked Brown Sugar (ret), Copper Foil (ret)
Ink	Baked Brown Sugar (ret), Copper Encore (ret)
Accessories	Dimensionals, Copper Cording (ret), Copper Embossing Powder (ret)
Tools	Big Shot, Wrapped in Texture Embossing Folder (ret), Stitched Shapes Dies (ret), Banner Dies (Pink & Main), Heat Tool