52CCTD Floating Bay Window Card

 Happy Tuesday, all!  I decided to try my hand at a floating bay window card, which is the challenge at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown this week!

They supplied a link to a great tutorial for measurements and inspiration; you can see it HERE.  I chose to use some older CTMH heart 12x12 paper for my card, as it is a little thinner than SU's paper and I felt it was easier to use since there are several layers once you fold it to go in an envelope!  So here we go:

My card base is the retired CTMH Seabrook, and the patterned papers are from Studio Light; the pattern is called Sending Joy.  The images are just gorgeous!  I layered some of the papers on the panels, then fussy-cut a wreath to put on the acetate "floating" panel:

I added some rhinestones and a sentiment from Flourishes' Holiday Greetings, stamped in Lost Lagoon.  Here's what the card looks from the top; it folds and fits into a standard-sized envelope!

I stamped an older Waltzingmouse stamp on the back as it's a bit challenging to sign on the "inside"!!

I recently went through my non-SU stamps and created an excel spreadsheet of all my sets and their sentiments.  Honestly, I really should be ashamed to purchase anything new at all, I have SO MANY STAMPS!!  And I haven't even begun to catalog the SU ones---wood or clear!  So you may see some stamps that haven't seen ink for a while---I forgot about so many of them!

Anyway, hope you enjoyed the Christmas "floating bay window" card! It's not hard at all--I challenge you to try one!  Thanks for visiting today!  Enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Holiday Greetings (Flourishes), Compliments of the Season (Waltzingmouse)
Card stock & Papers	Acetate Sheet, Seabrook (CTMH), Sending Joy (Studio Light)
Ink	Lost Lagoon
Accessories	Tiny Rhinestones (from my stash), Dimensionals
Tools	Big Shot, Stitched Shapes Dies (Impression Obsession), Tear 'n Tape

AHSC683 Sunflower Friend

Happy Monday, all!  Blessed Memorial Day to those in the US, too.  Time for a new Atlantic Hearts Sketch:

What a lovely sketch--love all those layers!  So here we go:

I pulled out the old Celebrate Sunflower bundle and created some sunflowers, then added my layers of gingham and prints from my paper stash!  I couldn't help adding some embossing in the middle, using the pretty Lazy Daisy embossing folder, then a "friend" sentiment from Waffle FLower, as this is a birthday card for a special friend.  I am not even showing the inside because she might realize it's for her, LOL!  I stamped the sunflowers in Golden Glow and used a sponge dauber to color them in, adding a wee bit of Soft Sea Foam marker to the leaves:

Some simple yellow sequins finished it off!  I hope you'll play along with our lovely sketch this week too! You can find details at the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge blog!  Hope to see you there!

Thanks for stopping in today!  Enjoy your day and be blessed!

 

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Celebrate Sunflowers (ret), Sentiment Additions (Waffle Flower)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Soft Sea Foam, Rustic Blooms (Not 2 Shabby), Bee Happy (Echo Park)
Ink	Garden Green, Golden Glow, Pecan Pie
Accessories	Sequins from my stash, Dimensionals
Tools	Big Shot, Lazy Daisy Embossing Folder, Sunflowers Dies (ret), Sentiment Additions Dies (Waffle Flower), Sponge Dauber, Scalloped Sentiment Dies (ret), Be Mine Stitched Hearts Dies (ret)

PP787 I'm Here For You

Happy Sunday, all!  It's wet, rainy, and chilly this weekend, so no marching in the Memorial Day parade sadly!  But it is time for the latest Paper Players challenge, and I am the hostess this week with an easy sketch for you:

I am trying to use up some of my retired DSPs---a never-ending job, really---and thought one of the scenes from Beautiful Gallery would fit the bill, so here we go:

I used a Rectangle Stitched die to cut out a portion of the design, then a Stitched Shapes to highlight another portion of it.  My background paper is from a couple of years ago, it's a corduroy print from All About Autumn; I liked how it coordinated with the darker blues in the main panel.  A simple sentiment from the retired set Occasional Quotes was stamped on a banner.  My only other embellishments were some little dots placed in the corners.  I did add a sympathy sentiment to the inside, because I like to have some on hand.

I hope you'll find some inspiration from my sketch this week and play along with us at the Players!  While you're there, check out what the DT created and give them some love too!  Thanks for visiting today! Enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Occasional Quotes (ret)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Boho Blue (ret), All About Autumn DSP (ret), Beautiful Gallery
Ink	Secret Sea
Accessories	Matte Dots (ret), Dimensionals
Tools	Big Shot, Stitched Rectangle Dies (ret), Stitched Shapes Dies (ret), Banner DIes (Pink & Main)

AYSI373 Speedy Tulips

 Happy Friday! Time for a new As You See It challenge, and it's SPEED STAMPING time!  Woohoo!  For this challenge, we are asking you to stamp a card in ten minutes or less, and show us your time!  You can assemble all your supplies ahead of time, but once you start stamping/diecutting/adhering, you're on the clock!  So here's our prompt this week:

I don't have many tulip stamps--maybe one--but I do have a wee little tulip die that I bring out every now and then, and since it's small I was pretty sure I could fit it into my ten-minute time frame!  So here we go:

I really love the combination of Poppy Parade and Pool Party, so when I saw this big polka dot print DSP in my scrap bin, I thought it would be great for a bright red tulip!  It comes with this little frame die, and I already had this piece of white cardstock embossed and unused, so I ran everything through the Big Shot , did some stamping and punching, and called it done!  Hopefully you can't see the glue that oozed out while trying to adhere that skinny little frame, LOL!

Since I had some time left, I did add some red enamel dots for pizzazz!  And since the Just Add Ink challenge this week is "Polka Dots", I am entering it there!

And here's my time:

Not bad!  I hope you'll not be scared off by our speed stamping challenge!  Just keep it simple, bright and fun!  Share it with us over at the As You See It blog, and don't forget to give us your time!  Thanks for popping in today!  Enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Teeny Tiny Wishes (ret)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Pool Party, Poppy Parade, Pool Party DSP (ret)
Ink	Poppy Parade
Accessories	Mini Dimensionals, Enamel Dots (W+9)
Tools	Big Shot, Stitched Rectangle Dies (ret), Tulip Frame Dies (Concord & 9th), Softly Sophisticated Embossing Folder (ret), Modern Label Punch (ret)

Hello Sweet Friend

Happy Thursday, peeps! I have a fun little card today for three challenges; the FMS sketch, the friend of mine challenge at Little Red Wagon, and the envelope challenge from CAS on Sunday:

So here we go:

I started with a little scrap of Pool Party DSP and created an envelope with it using the Love Notes dies, then added a little note stamped with the "hello" to tuck inside. I stamped some hearts from the retired Wood Words in Blushing Bride ink and mounted both on a panel of Pool Party diecut with the Perennial Postage dies and stamped with Elements of Text.  I had one last little piece of this twine that I wrapped around the envelope, then mounted it on a piece of DSP. The DSP is actually Petal Pink; I always get those two colors mixed up, but it'll have to do, LOL!

My final addition was the "sweet friend" from Poppy Stamps, stamped on a little banner.  You'll see some of these papers again tomorrow--spoiler alert!  Thanks for visiting today!  Enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Scalloped Wishes, Elements of Text (ret), Wood Words (ret), Whittle Sayings (Poppy Stamps)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Pool Party, Petal Pink DSP (ret), Pool Party DSP (ret)
Ink	Lost Lagoon, Blushing Bride, Pool Party
Accessories	Blushing Bride Twine (ret), Dimensionals
Tools	Big Shot, Love Notes Dies (ret), Perennial Postage Dies, Banner Dies (Pink & Main), Stitched Rectangle Dies (ret)

In(k)spire Me 590 Take Care

Happy Tuesday, peeps!  The sketch at In(k)spire Me had lots of fun layers, and after doing several CAS cards lately, I thought it would be fun to do some layers!  Here's the prompt (I only used the sketch):

I am not a huge yellow fan, but the new In Color Golden Glow has a nice warm feel to it, so I decided to do a monochromatic card with it.  My friend is in the hospital with pneumonia, so I thought I'd send this to her.  Does she like cats?  I have no idea, but hopefully she'll be enamored of these little kitties:

I used DSPs from Painted Patterns and Bloom Boutique for my background.  The larger banner is Golden Glow, stamped with some "leaves" from the Aspen Grove set.  The sentiment is from Scalloped Wishes, and the kitties are from the Cutest Crew dies.  There is a layer of Sunset Shimmer Vellum on the circle that the kitties are on; it's a very pretty iridescent and although you probably can't see the shimmer in the photo, it adds a nice touch:

It was fun to mix and match these patterns! And I was tempted to color in the kitties, but I kind of like them "vanilla"!!  Thanks for visiting today!  Enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Scalloped Wishes, Aspen Grove
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Very Vanilla, Golden GLow, Painted Patterns DSP, Bloom Boutique DSP, Sunset Shimmer Vellum
Ink	Golden Glow
Accessories	Dimensionals
Tools	Big Shot, Cutest Crew Dies, Stylish Shapes Dies, Circle Dies (ret), Layering Circle Dies (ret)

AHSC682 Poinsettia Greetings

Happy Monday, everyone!  Although it doesn't feel much like Christmas weather here in PA, I am using this week's Atlantic Hearts sketch for a decidedly festive card!  Here's the sketch:

What a lovely sketch, full of wonderful layers!  So here we go:

I usually don't go in for lots of diecuts on my cards, but today I embraced my Big Shot, dies and cardstocks and layered them on thick!  I diecut several poinsettias in Real Red cardstock, then shaded them with Cherry Cobbler ink and gave them some gold glimmer centers:

A few different papers from my stash formed the other layers, and I used some white glimmer paper to create the diecut sentiments and foliage.  A sentiment from Wrapped in Christmas went on the inside:

I love poinsettias at Christmas; they remind me of holidays at my grandfather's florist shop where my mom would always get one for my teachers!  Luckily, these poinsettias don't need watering or a dark closet, LOL!  I hope you'll find some inspiration from our sketch and play along with us at Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge!  Thanks for visiting--enjoy your day and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Wrapped in Christmas (ret)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Real Red, Garden Green, White GLimmer (ret), Tidings of Christmas (ret), Mad 4 Plaid (Photo Play)
Ink	Real Red, Cherry Cobbler
Accessories	Glimmer Sequins (ret), Dimensionals
Tools	Big Shot, Circle Dies (ret), Poinsettia Dies (Shady Lane Impressions), Timeless Arrangements Dies (ret), Season of Cheer Dies (Concord & 9th), Sponge Daubers