AHSC694 Patriotic Flag-Inspired

 Happy Monday, peeps! Time for a new Atlantic Hearts sketch:

I recently got a patriotic garden flag to celebrate the 250th birthday of the USA:

I decided to use it as inspiration for my card.  Here we go:

I diecut some flowers from Pierced Blooms, then watercolored them with Cherry Cobbler ink.  I layered on a Misty Moonlight center and diecut some stars from Give It A Whirl.  It all on went on a Basic Beige panel and some Honey Bee patriotic papers:

I left the inside blank and will add a sentiment when I need one!  

I hope you'll play along with our sketch this week!  Be sure to check out all the DT samples on Wednesday at the Atlantic Hearts Sketch blog!  Thanks for visiting today!  Enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Everyday Expressions (Paper Studio)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Misty Moonlight, Basic Beige, Cherry Cobbler, Americana (Honey Bee)
Ink	Cherry Cobbler, Misty Moonlight
Accessories	Braided Linen Cord, Dimensionals
Tools	Big Shot, Pierced Blooms Dies (ret), Radiating Stitches Dies (ret), Give It A Whirl Dies (ret), Banner Dies (Pink & Main),  Aquapainter

PP798 Color Challenge from Stef

 Happy Sunday, everyone!  Stef is our Paper Players hostess with a fun color challenge for us this week:

What a fun palette!  For some reason, my mind went to Christmas, so I used the colors with the Freshly Made Sketches sketch:

and came up with this:

I pulled out an old wooden set called Jolly Bingo Bits and stamped my images in Real Red, Crumb Cake, Pretty Peacock and the retired Cool Caribbean inks, then diecut them out. I added various circular mats, popped up the top of the stocking and added a woodgrain horizontal panel and a Pretty Peacock diecut sentiment.  My sentiment didn't quite span the length I wanted, so I added a little star.  It all went on a shimmery plaid piece of DSP that either Ann or Linda gifted me a couple of years ago!

And old Cornish Heritage Farms sentiment went inside, stamped in Real Red:

What will you come up with using these colors?  Be sure to stop over at the Paper Players blog to see what the other designers came up with, and get some inspiration as well!  

And I have one more birthday card I missed, this pretty scene from Kathy:

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

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Jolly Bingo Bits (ret), Christmas Expressions (Cornish Heritage Farms)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Real Red, Crumb Cake, Pretty Peacock, Cool Caribbean (ret), Wood Grain Wonders DSP, Plaid DSP (ret)
Ink	Real Red, Crumb Cake, Pretty Peacock, Cool Caribbean (ret)
Accessories	Mini Dimensionals, Festive Pearls (ret), Mini Pearls
Tools	Big Shot, Stylish Shapes Dies (ret), Layering Circles Dies (ret), Small Star Punch (ret), Handmade Sentiments Dies (Spellbinders), Black Marker

Pumpkin Friends

Happy Thursday, peeps! I am off to a late start today! It's hot and sticky and pretty miserable here in SE PA, so I felt I needed a fall card to help me cool off! My sweet friend Renita sent me a beautiful birthday card and when I asked her about the background paper, she said it was a NAPKIN!  

I have heard of the napkin technique, but never tried it! And don't you know, she sent me a whole supply of GORGEOUS napkins with which to play!!  Thanks, Renita!  So I looked up the technique on line (I used Lou Collins' method) but it looked as if there were lots of tutorials out there!  So here we go:

Can you believe that's a napkin?  I used a piece of scrap cardstock and brushed on ModPodge, then adhered the napkin.  Lou gives some tips on her video, so I recommend watching it first.  But honestly, it took five minutes to create the page.  You do need to let it dry, so I waited until this morning to make my card.   The sentiment, stamped on some Wood Grain Wonders DSP, is from the retired Pretty Pumpkins set.  I added some diecut leaves and swirls from the two-toned Peaceful Pines cardstock, and a few sequins for fun:

My card base is Timid Tiger; I stamped birthday sentiments from Cutest Crew in Timid Tiger and Early Espresso:

And since it is a birthday card, I am entering it at the Krafty Chicks birthday challenge!  

Thanks for visiting today!  Enjoy it and be blessed!

"You can be sure that on the Judgment Day you will have to give account of every useless word you have ever spoken.  Your words will be used to judge you--to declare you eiether innocent or guilty."  Matthew 12:36-37

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Cutest Crew, Pretty Pumpkins (ret)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Timid Tiger, Wood Grain Wonders DSP, 2-Tone Peaceful Pine, Napkin from Hobby Lobby
Ink	Early Espresso, Timid Tiger
Accessories	Sequins from my Stash, ModPodge
Tools	Big Shot, Stitched Rectangle Dies (ret), Detailed Pumpkin Dies (ret), Patterned Pumpkin Dies (ret), Broad Paintbrush

CASC&S591 Create

 Happy Wednesday, all! I have a quick card for you today using the sketch at CAS Colours & Sketches:

I've not used many of the fun patterns from Hobby Haven DSP, so I cut out a portion and came up with this:

Truthfully, using just this little panel doesn't do this fun paper justice! The images on this page are so sweet, especially if you love sewing!  I added a little banner with the retired Labeler Alphabet, a twine bow and a punched heart:

And to follow through on the sewing theme, my Basic Beige card has a Quilt Top-embossed mat!  Fun and easy!  I think this would be a great card for someone in my crafting group at church!  Thanks for popping in today!  Enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Labeler Alphabet (ret)
Card stock & Papers	Basic Beige, Crumb Cake, Basic White, Terracotta Tile (ret), Hobby Haven DSP
Ink	Pecan Pie
Accessories	Baker's Twine (ret), Dimensionals
Tools	Big Shot, Quilt Top Embossing Folder (ret), 1/4" Square Punch (ret), Heart Punch (ret), Small Tags Dies (Impression Obsession)

CAS Christmas Santa's Sleigh

Happy Tuesday! It's hard to think about Christmas when the temps are in the 90s, LOL!  But Christmas it is! The CAS Christmas challenge this month is Santa's Sleigh:

I remembered I had an older CTMH set with a sleigh in it; probably has never been inked up!  I am not sure my final outcome would really be considered CAS enough, but I am entering it anyway!!  Here we go:

I stamped the image in Basic Gray ink on a piece of StudioLight Sending Joy paper, then colored it in with Lost Lagoon and Smoky Slate inks:

I stamped the sentiment in Lost Lagoon, added a little sparkly snowflake and some Lost Lagoon cording, then stamped the inside:

Really quick and easy; I was happy to use this stamp set as well as these pretty papers!  

A few more birthday cards---I may have just one or two more to share!  This pretty floral delight is from my friend Robyn:

I love the vintage look that Fran created:

This bold beauty is from my PP teammate Joanne!

And Wendy used some of those pretty new sunflower papers!  Lovely!

And finally, this stunner from Beth! Unbelieve stenciling and diecutting:

She even foiled the inside:

Thanks for visiting today!  Enjoy your day and be blessed!

 

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Reindeer Crossing (Close to My Heart)
Card stock & Papers	Lost Lagoon, Sending Joy (Studio Light), Glimmer Paper (ret)
Ink	Basic Gray, Lost Lagoon
Accessories	Lost Lagoon Cord (ret)
Tools	Big Shot, Be Mine Dies (ret), Snowflake Dies (Shady Lane Impressions), Aquapainter

AHSC693 Happy Sunflower Birthday

 Hello, stampers! Time for  a new Atlantic Hearts sketch:

I just got some new goodies from the upcoming catalog and I just had to get them out to play!  Here's a peek of the new Sunflower Fields DSP:

The retired Stitched Triangle dies made this card quick work!  Even the little Crushed Curry banners were cut from dies from that set!  I combined a diecut sentiment from Spellbinders with a retired stamp set called Everyday Greetings, then added some new Painted Patch dots:

I can't wait to play some more with these papers!  And speaking of sunflowers, here's a view of an Amish field on my way to church:

So happy and cheerful!  I hope you'll play with our fun sketch this week! In fact, I think I might make a couple more using this sketch! 

A few more birthday cards:

This beauty is from my sweet friend Debbie; she knows I like Crisp Cantaloupe!!!

This cutie is from my PP teammate Claire; adorable!

My friend Shawn is as bright and cheerful as this card she made for me:

And this fun little creation is from my PP teammate Jaydee:

 Thanks for visiting, enjoy your day, and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Everyday Greetings (ret)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Cajun Craze, Crushed Curry, Old Olive, Sunflower Fields DSP
Ink	Cajun Craze
Accessories	Dimensionals, Painted Patch Dots
Tools	Big Shot, Stitched Triangle Dies (ret), Stitched Shapes Dies (ret), Nov 2018 Die of the Month (Spellbinders)

PP797 For the Little Ones

 Happy Sunday, peeps!  Jan is our Paper Players hostess this week with a fun theme!  Check it out:

I only have great-nieces and nephews now, but I do still send them birthday cards!  Most of them are nephews, though, so that's what I was aiming for when making my card today:

The retired Bonanza Buddies set is one I'll never part with, because the images, sentiments and little extras are cute and fun to play with!  I created a tag, then stamped and diecut the koala and the balloons and mounted them all on a chevron-striped panel that I diecut with a rounded-edge rectangle die:

I stamped the edges of a Pool Party card with the little "splat" stamp and added a few to my tag as well.  I did add some of the new Painted Patch dots (coming soon!) around the edges as well as a bit of Summer Splash Bordered ribbon.  Here's the inside:

Another sentiment from the same set, and I added a strip of the printed paper for fun!  

I hope you'll play along with our "littles" challenge and share your creation with us at the Paper Players blog!

Are you tired of birthday cards yet?  I have several more!  This lovely is from my sweet friend Michele:

I just love her sponging and the sweet scalloped treatment on the horizontal panel!  And this gorgeous one is from my Paper Player teammate Stef:

The sweet prints and lovely pastels used here could only be from the talented Lisa:

And this sweet floral, done in Bonnie's inimitable style:

Thank you ladies, for the well wishes!  And thank you for popping in today!  Enjoy it and be blessed!

"Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see. This is what the ancients were commended for. By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God’s command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible."  Hebrews 11:1-3

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Bonanza Buddies
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Pool Party, Carnival (Colorbok)
Ink	Smoky Slate, Pool Party, Misty Moonlight,  Versafine Black, Bermuda Bay (ret)
Accessories	Dimensionals, Painted Patch Dots, Summer Splash Bordered Ribbon (ret), Natural Tones Linen Thread (ret)
Tools	Big Shot, Bonanza Dies (ret), Rounded Corner Rectangle Dies (Spellbinders), White Gel Pen (Posca)