SSC359 Happy 90th Birthday

Hello, all my stamping friends! I have a fun, quick card today that was really easy to put together using the Sunday Stamps sketch:

The Wildflower Birthday has such fun papers and ephemera included with it, it makes created a special card really easy! I did pull out some older dies and Gold Foil paper to jazz it up, since this is a birthday card for my aunt Janice who is turning 90, and she has always been a wonderful aunt to me!

I layered some of the coordinating papers and used the cake image as one of the circles.  The other circle was another pattern, diecut with the Stylish Shapes dies and I added the "90" on top.  I used another Stylish Shapes dies to stamp and heat-emboss a birthday greeting from Year of Flowers in gold too:

I am getting a lot of use from that stamp set; here's the inside using the same set, stamped in Pretty in Pink:

This will be wending its way to her in the next day or so!  Thanks for popping in today!  Enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Year of Flowers
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Wildflower Birthday Specialty DSP, Gold Foil
Ink	Pretty in Pink, Gold Encore (ret)
Accessories	Dimensionals, Gold Embossing Powder
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Stylish Shapes Dies, Heat Tool, Large Numbers Dies (ret)

AHSC627 Feel Better Soon

Happy Monday, all! Hope you had a good weekend!  It is time for a new Atlantic Hearts Sketch: 

And this sketch gave me a chance to show off some new papers that will be coming in the new catalog, and they're gorgeous!  Check it out:

I chose this pattern from the Beautiful Gallery 6x6" pack because the flowers are stunning! All I did was to add a diecut sentiment using the Wanted to Say dies and a vellum background panel and it was done!  I didn't even stamp anything!  The words were diecut with the new In Color Secret Sea as the background and the flip side of the DSP as the top layer.  The vellum was cut with an Every Day Arches dies, and popped up with some black mini dimensionals.  I did add a few Festive pearls for an accent.  The base is also a new In Color, Cloud Cover:

A beautiful card doesn't have to take a lot of supplies!  I hope you'll play with our sketch this week too...I can't wait to see what you create! Share it with us at Atlantic Hearts!  And thanks for visiting today!  Enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps
Card stock & Papers	Cloud Cover, Secret Sea, Beautiful Gallery DSP, Vellum (ret)
Ink
Accessories	Festive Pearls (ret)
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Every Day Arches Dies, Wanted to Say Dies

PP735 Sketch from Claire

Hello, everyone, happy Sunday! Claire is our hostess this week at the Paper Players and she has a great sketch for us!  Check it out:

I haven't made a Christmas card for a while, and I still had lots of ephemera from the Joyful Images pack from the holiday catalog, so I pulled out a snowman image and went to work:

I already had the embossed piece in my Pool Party file--perfect to go with my cute little snowman! I just added a strip of Poppy Parade DSP, embellished with scalloped strips of Garden Green, and a fun little sentiment from the retired Nothing Sweeter:

A sentiment from Greatest Part of Christmas and a stamped snowflake went on the inside:

This is a really versatile sketch and I can't wait to see what everyone creates with!  Share it with us over at the Paper Players blog!  Enjoy your day and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Nothing Sweeter (ret), Greatest Part of Christmas (ret)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Pool Party Garden Green, Poppy Parade DSP (ret) Joyful Images Ephemera Pack (ret)
Ink	Pool Party, Poppy Parade
Accessories	Dimensionals
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Nested Essentials Dies, Be Mine Stitched Dies (ret), Sweetly Stitched Framelits (ret), Snowflake Swirl EF (Darice)

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

FMS682 Simple Daisy

Happy Saturday! Today our church is having an Easter Egg hunt, so this will be quick and short! The FMS sketch is one of my favorites:

Normally when doing these type of paneled cards, I take three different DSPS, stack them together and cut them apart all at the same time.  Then I piece together the various panels and I have three different cards, I just have to add the embellishment! This time, I just took one piece of paper and cut it three different ways; I messed up a wee bit on my spacing, but hopefully the recipient won't mind:

I recently got the Online Exclusive set called Year of Flowers and had already stamped and colored the little daisy for April.  Then I saw this color inspiration challenge from Just Add Ink:

so I decided to add some Smoky Slate accents to my Daffodil Delight background!  I used the Every Day Arches dies to create my focal point, added some sequins and gray gingham:

and then stamped a sentiment from the same set on the inside:

I am looking forward to using this sweet little set all year long!  Thanks for visiting today!  Enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Year of Flowers
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Smoky Slate, Daffodil Delight DSP
Ink	Versafine Black
Accessories	Sequins from my stash, Gingham (Penny Supplies), Dimensionals
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Every Day Arches Dies, Year of Flowers Dies, Daffodil Delight & Granny Apple Green Markers. 1/8" Hole Punch (ret)

AYSI346 Perfect Polka Dots

Happy Friday, everyone! Time for a new As You See It challenge, and it's a Fill-in-the-Blank!  

There are LOTS of tools that I won't get rid of, but this fun little dotted embossing folder is one that I'll never part with!  I used the sketch from Try a Sketch on Tuesday:

along with some pretty pastel cardstocks and a retired floral set called Shaded Summer to make a birthday card for my SIL:

I might add that the scalloped border die from the Be Mine dies is also another one I'll never part with!  I took panels of Purple Posy, Pink Pirouette and Soft Sky cardstocks (sadly, all retired) and embossed each one with the Perfect Polka Dot embossing folder.  I added a couple of the scalloped border pieces, then my floral, stamped in Pink Pirouette and Mint Macaron (also retired).  I stamped the image twice, then fussy-cut the florals to adhere on top.  

I added a sentiment from Waffle Flower and a few matching sequins, and it was finished!

What retired or retiring product is one you'll never part with? It's a hard question to answer, isn't it? So many fun things come and go, but we hope you'll be able to pin one thing down and share something you've made with it over at the As You See It blog! Can't wait to see what you create!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Shaded Summer (ret), Sentiment Additions (Waffleflower)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Soft Sky (ret), Pink Pirouette (ret), Purple Posy (ret0
Ink	Pink Pirouette (ret), Mint Macaron (ret)
Accessories	Sequins (Pretty Pink Posh), Dimensionals
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Stylish Shapes Dies, Summer Shadows Dies (ret), Be Mine Dies (ret), Scalloped Circle Dies (Nestabilities), Sentiment Additions Dies (Waffleflower), Pretty Polka Dots Embossing Folder (ret)