FMS734 Make a Splash

Happy Thursday, everyone! Happy last day of April!  I just got the upcoming Online Exclusive Splash and Relax bundle and I just had to play with it for the FMS challenge this week!  Here's their sketch:

I was intrigued by this, especially with those rounded corners.  It's such an easy thing to do if you have a corner rounder punch and yet, I forget to do it!  So here we go with my little 4 1/4" square card:

Crisp Cantaloupe was one of my favorite colors, so I was thrilled to see it return!  I did a variety of diecuts in it, plus white and black, to create my card. I added some black and white gingham and a couple of black rhinestones and iridescent sequins as embellishments!

I mounted everything on a panel of Basic White, embossed with the Seaside embossing folder.  The inside sentiments were from the same set and the Rolling Waves set.

This will go to a friend from TOPS who loves going to the beach!  And I must confess (and I would love to hear opinions of other demonstrators) that I am struggling with these new ink pads.  As you can see, the sentiment is a bit blurry.  After I stamped this, I literally took a paper towel and wiped off some of the ink from the top of pad.  I remember some of the foam pads being exceptionally juicy, but this is not quite the same.  Anyone have any tips to get better, crisp images?  

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

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Splash & Relax, Rolling Waves
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Basic Black, Crisp Cantaloupe, Painted Patterns DSP
Ink	Barely Blush, Crisp Cantaloupe, Versafine Black
Accessories	Rhinestones, Iridescent Sequins (ret), Black & White Gingham (ret), Dimensionals
Tools	Big Shot, Splash & Relax Dies, Seaside Embossing Folder (ret), Banner Dies (Pink & Main), Corner Rounder Punch (ret), Black Blend

HSS487 Lakeside Wishes

 Happy Wednesday, peeps! Another masculine card today for my May birthdays; this one uses the colors from Hand Stamped Sentiments:

Great masculine colors, don't you think?  My card didn't quite turn out as I envisioned it, but I had already spent enough time on it!! It'll have to be good enough, LOL!  So here we go:

I stamped this lakeside cabin image from Stampscapes in all three of the colors and did some sponging and fussy cutting before adhering it all back together and diecutting it with a Stitched So Sweetly die.  In hindsight, I think I should have stamped the cabin in black and added color, or stamped it on Pecan Pie cardstock, but as I said, I'd already invested the time so I went forward!

I added a sentiment from Our Daily Bread Designs, then mounted the image on a piece of Pecan Pie cardstock that was stamped with the retired Woodgrain background stamp.  I added some twine trim and a piece of plaid from Timeless Plaids and it was done!  Hopefully the guy who receives it will like the scene and the message!  

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

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Woodgrain (ret), Mini Tag Sentiments (Our Daily Bread Designs), Lakeside Cabin (Stampscapes)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Pecan Pie, Timeless Plaids
Ink	Misty Moonlight, Pecan Pie, Old Olive, Versafine Black
Accessories	Wavy Trim (ret), Dimensionals
Tools	Big Shot, Stitched So Sweetly Dies (ret), Blending Brushes, Sponge Daubers

JAI784 Patriotic Birthday

 Happy Tuesday, all!  Filling in my May birthday card stash, and I realized I needed a couple more masculine cards!  The sketch at Just Add Ink worked for this one:

And here we go:

My card base is Misty Moonlight; the Home of the Free stamp from Honey Bee was stamped in the same color.  I added some circular diecuts of various wood-grained papers, a star from Paper Rose, and a sentiment from Special Moments:

A sentiment from Sunny Sentiments was stamped on the inside in Night of Navy ink:

Adding to my stash!  Thanks for visiting today!  Enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Sunny Sentiments (ret), Special Moments (ret), Land of the Free (Honey Bee)
Card stock & Papers	Misty Moonlight, Country Woods DSP, Americana (Honey Bee)
Ink	Misty Moonlight, Night of Navy
Accessories	Dimensionals
Tools	Big Shot, Layering Circles Dies, Stitched Star Die (Paper Rose), Rounded Rectangle Layers Dies (Impression Obsession)

FMS733 Spotlight on Geraniums

 Happy Monday again! I am squeaking in another card today for the FMS sketch:

I have to admit that I haven't made a spotlight card for a long time and almost just tossed this one in the trash after several attempts, but I finally managed to eke one out that I felt was good enough to share!  It uses a pretty image from Unity's March 2026 Kit of the Month called Good Vibes:

Still not sure about the mixing of the greens!  Anyway, I stamped one image in black and another in mint green, then diecut a circle from the blackone and watercolored it in:

I embossed a Soft Sea Foam panel with the Eyelet embossing folder, trimmed everything down, added a stitched scalloped border and a sweet sentiment from the same set, then popped up the spotlit image.  Fresh and springy!  Thanks for popping in today!  Enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Good Vibes (Unity)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Soft Sea Foam
Ink	Versafine Black, Poppy Parade, Pumpkin Pie, Pecan Pie, Seafoam (Catherine Pooler)
Accessories	Dimensionals
Tools	Big Shot, Stitched Shapes Dies (ret), Be Mine Stitched Dies (ret),  Eyelet Embossing Folder, Banner Dies (Pink & Main), Aquapainter

AHSC679 Pop Up Birthday

Happy Monday, stamping friends! A new fun sketch from Atlantic Hearts is ours today:

 

A square sketch is always fun--just a wee bit different!  Since I knew I had a banner die that would be perfect for this card, I chose some bright, cheerful glossy prints for my layers to create a child's birthday card:

Pretty straightforward; I just cut some of the bright prints and adhered them to a Granny Apple Green 4 1/4" square card base, then added the diecut banner.  The birthday die was cut from some Daffodil Delight cardstock and I added a wee little heart-shaped resin embellishment over the "i"!

Since the front of the card was lacking anything too exciting, I decided to do a pop-up element on the inside with some diecut balloons and a strip of clear acetate:

In hindsight, using a balloon punch probably would have been easier; I had to add a backing piece since the diecut was an inlay and my pieces had nothing to hold on to!  I managed to assemble it and adhere it to the acetate; it doesn't lay 100% flat, but it'll do!

And a birthday sentiment from Waffle Flower finished it off!

I hope you'll play along with our Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge sketch this week!  See you at the blog!  And thanks for popping in today!  Enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Inside Birthday Sentiments (Waffle FLower)
Card stock & Papers	Granny Apple Green, Daffodil Delight, Poppy Parade, Blueberry Bushel, Acetate Sheet, Birthday Wishes Stack (DCWV)
Ink	Versafine Black
Accessories	Resin Embellishment (ret)
Tools	Big SHot, Birthday BOuquet Die (Simon Says Stamp), Happy Birthday Die (Simon Says Stamp), Banner Die (Scrapbook.com)

PP784 Sketch from Stef

 Happy Sunday, all!  Time for a new challenge from The Players, and Stef is our fabulous hostess this week. I love sketches--so many possibilities!  Check hers out:

Lovely!  This is the time of the year I am frantically trying to use up some of the beautiful papers that will be retiring soon! (Anyone else do that?)  I have neglected the pretty Nests of Winter as well as the Country Woods, so I decided to combine them on my card today:

I first covered my card front with some printed paper from Nests of Winter (they look like little birdie feet, don't they?) and added a strip of the Country Wood paper, along with a thin little diecut strip in a darker shade.  I liked the little pops of color from those wood panels!  I diecut these little birds with the Spotlight on Nature dies and backed it with a scalloped mat.  A wee little stamp from Our Daily Bread Designs fit on the open space perfectly.

My final addition was a little bow of some Linen thread to complement the natural feel of the card!  I have a friend in TOPS who recently broke her collarbone, so this will be going to her!

I hope you'll find some inspiration  with Stef's sketch and play along with us at the Players! We can't wait to see what you create!  Thanks for visiting today!  Enjoy it and be blessed!

"Are not two sparrows sold for a penny?  Yet not one of them will fall to the ground outside your Father's care.  And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered.  So don't be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows."  Matthew 10:29-31

 

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Mini Tag Sentiments (Our Daily Bread Designs)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Tan (from my local stamp store), Country Woods DSP, Nests of Winter DSP
Ink	Macchiato (Catherine Pooler)
Accessories	Dimensionals, Linen Thread
Tools	Big Shot, Spotlight on Nature Dies, Layering Circle Dies (ret), 1/4" Strip Dies (Taylored Expressions)

LRW855 Happy Earth Day

Happy Saturday, everyone! Even before this challenge popped up at Little Red Wagon, I had saved this pretty lavender envelope from my mail, because I knew I wanted to create something with it!  So it worked perfectly for the "Earth Day" challenge, which was to use something recycled on your creation! So here we go; simple and easy:

I cut the envelope to fit my card front and adhered it; I diecut a vellum circle and sponged some Gorgeous Grape ink on the back of it, then added a scalloped border around it.  The floral diecut was a leftover from yesterday's project, unused, and I thought it worked well with the outline images on the envelope:

I added some Smoky Slate pearls and a sentiment from Lily of the Valley.  I left the inside blank, and will add a sentiment when I send it out!  Thanks for popping in today! Enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Lily of the Valley
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Vellum (ret), Envelope from the mail
Ink	Highland Heather, Gorgeous Grape
Accessories	Smoky Slate Pearls (ret), Dimensionals
Tools	Big SHot, Penned FLowers Dies (ret), Layering Circles Dies (ret), Banner Dies (Pink & Main)