AYSI382 Fill in the Blank

Hey stampers, happy Friday! Time for a new As You See It challenge, and it's Fill in the Blank week!  SO.....how many Christmas cards have you created yet, three months before the holiday?  LOL!

My answer would be that this is the "umpteenth" card, because I make Christmas cards all year long!  I love to make them!  This gave me a chance to use a new Simon Says Stamp stamp I got last year and never used!  It's called Jingle All the Way!  So here we go:

I stamped my images in Real Red and Peaceful Pine and diecut them with the matching dies.  I had a piece of white cardstock already embossed with a Polka Dot embossing folder, so I simply created a scalloped mat and mounted it on a pretty piece of Peaceful Pink gingham. I love the crisp red with the green!

Did you know that if you don't have a scalloped die that fits your panel, you can cut two scalloped squares and piece them together!?  That's what I did for this one....you may be able to see a tiny spot on the side where they were matched up!  A pretty sentiment from the retired Seasonal Tags went on the inside:

So if you've not started your Christmas cards yet, this is a good impetus to begin! And if you've already started, good for you! Do another one!  Share it with us at As You See It so we can see it too! 

Thanks for visiting today!  Enjoy it and be blessed!

 

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Seasonal Tags (ret), Jingle All The Way (Simon Says Stamp)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Real Red, Peaceful Pine, Peaceful Pine Gingham
Ink	Real Red, Peaceful Pine
Accessories	Dimensionals
Tools	Big Shot, Jingle All The Way Dies (Simon Says Stamp), Perfect Polka Dot Embossing Folder (ret), Layering Squares Dies (ret)

A Note of Thanks

 Happy Thursday, peeps!  Today I get my other cataract done---I am really looking forward to having this procedure over with, LOL!  Meanwhile, I have a card to share for two challenges:  Hand Stamped Sentiments has a sketch, and Retro Rubber has a Tic-Tac-Toe board.  Here we go:

I chose the middle row across of splatter/leaves/kraft!  So here we go:

I was going through some of my DSPs and came across this splatter pattern, and I thought it would make an interesting fall card since the colors are not traditionally used for fall!  I diecut a circle and stitched leaves from Pool Party, Basic Beige and Pecan Pie, piecing everything together, then added a sentiment from the Thank You Kindly set (2008), diecut with a banner die.  A wee bit of Coastal Cabana twine was separated, then made into a bow for a little accent:

I think this is a fun, non-traditional way to use these leaves!  

I wanted to give a shout out to my friends Kathy and Michele for sending me these cute cards as I was "recovering" from my cataract surgery:

First, Kathy's:

I love the colors and the glasses!  And here's Michele's, in her own inimitable style:

I think I could probably see this one WITHOUT glasses or surgery!  Fun colors and I love all the fonts against that cute embossing!  Thanks, ladies!  I appreciate the thoughts!

And I appreciate all of your visits! Thanks for popping in today!  Enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Thank You Kindly (2008, ret)
Card stock & Papers	Basic Beige, Crumb Cake, Pecan Pie, Pool Party, Hobby Haven DSP
Ink	Pecan Pie
Accessories	Cool Caribbean Twine (ret), Dimensionals
Tools	Big Shot, Stitched Shapes Dies (ret), Stitched Leaves Dies (ret)

AHSC700 Just Saying Hello

 Happy Wednesday, all!  Time for a new Atlantic Hearts Sketch:

I went the easy route and let the paper do the hard work:

These pretty florals are from Divinity Designs; I simply cut the layers with the Stitched Rectangle dies, added them to a Lovely Lipstick card base and added the sentiment and a shabby seam binding bow:

I wish I had stamped the sentiment in another color, but hopefully after this week I can do better at that! 

Surprisingly, I have no problem knitting (although cross-stitching and reading are out of the question), so I was able to make a couple little pumpkins for our church craft table:

They're not very big---about 20 rows---I added felt die-cut leaves, some twine tendrils and a corrugated cardboard stem! Fun! 

I hope that you can find some inspiration with this sketch, and that you'll come play with us at Atlantic Hearts! Can't wait to see what you create! Enjoy your day and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Sentiments 342 (Hero Arts)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Balmy Blue, Lovely Lipstick, Square Pairs (Divinity Designs)
Ink	Regal Rose
Accessories	Sequins, Seam Binding (both from my stash), Dimensionals
Tools	Big Shot, Stitched Rectangle Dies (ret), Rounded Rectangle Layers Dies (Impression Obsession)

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