JUGS772 God Bless

Happy FRIDAY, everyone! Woohoo, the weekend is here.  I had a wee bit of time to spend in my craft room yesterday and I was excited to see that the JUGS challenge for this week is to use stencils! Since I was playing with my Layers of Beauty bundle, along with the new Painted Stripes stamp, it fit right in!

So here we go....have you ever seen a flower this color?!

The whole inspiration for the card came about because I stamped the Painted Stripes stamp on a scrap of  Basic White cardstock with Coastal Cabana ink!  And since it looked pretty good, I just went from there....I stamped and stenciled the single flower in Coastal Cabana, Lost Lagoon, Soft Sea Foam and Granny Apple Green inks, then added a few of the greenery pieces around the edge.  The postage stamp piece was also stenciled with a rectangular stencil I created with a die and a piece of acetate, and the background was stenciled with the retired Basic Pattern Decorative Masks:

On the inside, I added a sentiment from Year of Flowers along with another little leafy diecut.  I did add a couple of white sequins on the front too!

Thanks for popping in today!  Enjoy it and be blessed! And have a great weekend, too!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Year of Flowers, Layers of Beauty
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Coastal Cabana, Soft Sea Foam, Acetate Sheet
Ink	Smoky Slate, Coastal Cabana, Lost Lagoon, Soft Sea Foam, Granny Apple Green
Accessories	Sequins from my stash, Dimensionals
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Layers of Beauty Dies and Masks, Perennial Postage Dies, Textured Notes Dies, Blending Brushes, Basic Pattern Decorative Masks (ret)

FMS683 Blooming Birthday

Happy Thursday, everyone! I have a quick card that I whipped up using the FMS sketch:

 

 

along with some of the new papers that will be in the upcoming catalog called Florals in Bloom!  So pretty!  I simply cut two pieces, added a border of Poppy Parade, and a sentiment from Year of Flowers:

I used the Nested Essentials dies to cut out the sentiment and added a wee little Lemon Lolly Baker's Twine bow:

I added a birthday sentiment on the inside and it was done! These watercolor-y prints are so pretty!  And speaking of pretty, John spotted a bird yesterday at our feeder that I thought I would never see!  They are not known for being in our area, and the funny thing is, he always calls red-bellied woodpeckers by the wrong name.  He calls them red-headed woodpeckers.  So when he said, "What is that bird on the feeder?", I said "THAT IS a red-headed woodpecker!!!!"  Wow!  The photos are not very good as I took them with my phone through the patio door, but I was so excited to see it, I didn't really care!

I know this is the time of year that different birds migrate through, so it might be on its way further south.  They've been seen in Delaware, which is only a few miles away, so I was thrilled this one stopped for a snack!  Thanks for visiting today (and putting up with my bird-nerdiness); enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Year of Flowers
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Poppy Parade, Florals in Bloom DSP
Ink	Garden Green
Accessories	Dimensionals, Lemon Lolly Baker's Twine
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Nested Essentials Dies

HSS461 Thinking of You

Happy Wednesday, all! The end of the catalog is near and I still have tons of DSP leftover, LOL!  I used up a wee bit of my Thoughtful Journey paper with the Hand Stamped Sentiments sketch from this week, though!  Here's the sketch:

So here we go:

I cut my panel on the diagonal and added a wee little piece of Pretty Peacock to make it stand out a bit more; I also added an embossed panel using the Distressed Tile embossing folder.  I already had a Very Vanilla panel diecut with the Textured Notes dies; I added another panel using the DSP and a sentiment from Simply Said:

I thought the lower portion looked a little plain, so I stamped and fussy-cut some leaves from Natural Botanicals and "tied" them with the Mellow Moss linen thread.  I left the inside blank, as this could be used for any number of occasions!

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

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Natural Botanicals, Simply Said
Card stock & Papers	Very Vanilla, Mossy Meadow, Thoughtful Journey DSP
Ink	Mossy Meadow
Accessories	Natural Tones Linen Thread, Dimensionals
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Distressed Tiles Embossing Folder, Textured Notes Diess

An Easter Parade

Happy Tuesday, everyone! I got several beautiful Easter cards this year, another perk of belonging to a wonderful, creative stamping community! I thought I would do an "Easter parade" of them!  Here we go:

These are from Debbie and Wendy:

Carol and Donna sent these cuties:

The beautifully-stenciled card is from Kathy, and the amazing and clever cross is from Mollie:

Robyn and Shawn created these:

And finally, Sandy sent me this cute little bunny (love that vellum behind it!):

Thank you, everyone! They made our Easter so happy!  Thanks for popping in today!  Enjoy it and be blessed!

"The Lord is my light and my salvation; I will fear no one.  The Lord protects me all danger; I will never be afraid."  Psalm 27:1

AHSC626 Birthday Sketch

Happy Monday, peeps! Hope you had a nice weekend! It's time for a new Atlantic Hearts sketch:

I just love sketches with banners!  I used some old, new and current product to create my card for today:

Rather than stamp my focal point, I chose to use some new upcoming DSP called Florals in Bloom!  I diecut a circle, then added a circular mat of Cloud Cover.  The banners are some Petal Pink DSP and Shy Shamrock DSP, and it all went on a piece of Basic White, embossed with the Mini Corrugated embossing folder:

Both sentiments are from Spring Corners, and they are stamped in the new In Color, Secret Sea:

This is definitely a sketch I'll be using again! I hope you'll play with it too!  The AHSC blog is open now for you to share your creation!  

We spent some time yesterday at my nephew's house celebrating Easter--fun time!  Maven was just adorable in her Easter dress, enjoying her lunch:

Playing around with Daddy outside:

And having a meltdown when Cassidy tried to hold her for a picture.  It was nap time!

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

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Spring Corners
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Petal Pink, Cloud Cover, Shy Shamrock DSP, Petal Pink DSP (ret), Florals in Bloom DSP
Ink	Secret Sea
Accessories	Dimensionals, Party Dots
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Stylish Shapes Dies, Mini Corrugated Embossing Folder

PP734 CAS Challenge from Elizabeth

Happy Sunday, peeps!  Happy Easter, too!  Elizabeth is our Paper Players hostess this week and she has a fun CLEAN-AND-SIMPLE challenge for us:

Isn't that little bunny adorable?  I already had all my Easter cards done, but I did remember this cute little pair of bunny slippers in my stash:

I used the sketch from CAS Colours & Sketches:

I used a piece of Petal Pink DSP for the left panel, embellishing it with a wee bit of cardstock that was diecut with a scalloped stitched die.  The slippers were stamped in Versafine Black and the ears and noses were watercolored with Petal Pink ink:

The outside sentiment is from Hero Arts; the inside is from A Dozen Thoughts:

I am also entering this at the Krafty Chicks challenge, where they are looking for CAS creations!  

This is such a fun challenge! You could use bunnies for any number of occasions!  Don't forget that it has to be clean-and-simple---minimal supplies and layers! Be sure to check out the samples from the Design Team over at the Paper Players to get some inspiration! Hope to see you there!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	A Dozen Thoughts (ret), CL342 Sentiments (Hero Arts), Bunny Slippers (100 Proof Press)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Petal Pink, Petal Pink DSP (ret)
Ink	Petal Pink, Versafine Black
Accessories	Dimensionals
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Banner Dies (Pink & Main), Stitched Scalloped Die (Lawn Fawn), Aquapainter

Happy Resurrection Day

Happy Resurrection Day!  He is risen---He is risen indeed! 

The angel spoke to the women.  "You must not be afraid," he said.  "I know you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified.  He is not here; he has been raised, just as he said.  Come here and see the place where he was lying.  Go quickly now, and tell his disciples, 'He has been raised from death, and now he is going to Galilee ahead of you; there you will see him!'  Remember what I have told you.  

Matthew 28:5-7