Set Sail

Happy Tuesday, peeps! My card today is a little out of my comfort zone; I still struggle with brayering and blending, so bear with me!  The Inspire.Create challenge wanted "water" this week, and the Color Hues challenge is looking for us to use peach and cobalt:

I thought of a sunset over the ocean, so I got some blending/masking supplies and went to work:

I brayered and sponged Blueberry Bushel and Peach Pie inks to create my scene; the sun was Calypso Coral.  I stamped and diecut the sailboat from Sailing Home with craft white ink on black cardstock.  I experiemented with different colors of ink and cardstock but this one seemed to matched the setting sun the best. I added a sentiment and seagulls from the same set.

I wanted to add some texture to the sea, but since I wanted to keep it CAS, I resisted!  The CAS on Sunday challenge is for "summer" so I kept it simple!

I can't wait for our skies to look like this sunset....so far for the last few days, the sun has been MIA. I am a bit tired of gray, gloomy weather!  Thanks for popping in today, enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Sailing Home (ret)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Basic Black
Ink	Versafine Black, Blueberry Bushel, Peach Pie, Calypso Coral, Craft White
Accessories	Black Dimensionals
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Smooth Sailing Dies (ret), Sponge Brayer, Blending Brushes, Masking Paper

AHSC613 Celebrate

Hello, stampers!  The Atlantic Hearts Sketch challenge for this week is a great, simple one:

I went pretty literal with it, and it gave me the chance to use the colors from the current Color Hues challenge:

I pulled out some Night of Navy, Granny Apple Green and Lemon Lime Twist products and went to work:

The Night of Navy card was embossed with a star embossing folder, and I diecut some stars from matching DSPs.  The "celebrate" and the smaller stars are diecut from Granny Apple Green foil, even though they look gold in the photo:

I also added a little line of embossing for fun!  The inside uses a sentiment from Hooray for Surprises:

I think this is a great sketch as well as a great color combo, especially for masculine cards!  I hope you'll play along with our Atlantic Hearts sketch this week too!  Thanks for visiting today!  Enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Hooray for Surprises
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Night of Navy, Granny Apple Green, Lemon Lime Twist, Lemon Lime Twist DSP (ret), Granny Apple Green Foil (ret)
Ink	Night of Navy, Lemon Lime Twist
Accessories
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Wanted to Say Dies, Stitched Stars Dies (Paper Rose), Stitching Lines Dies (Ellen Hutson), Starry Embossing Folder (ret)

TCH92 Feel Better Soon

Hello, everyone!  I haven't gotten my Country Flowers set inky for a while, and the Color Hues challenge of pink and brown got me to thinking!

So here we go:

I also used the TGIF Challenge sketch:

I began with some Pretty in Pink striped DSP, then added my Pecan Pie teapot and my pink and tan flowers:

The flowers were stamped in Saddle Brown Stazon ink so I could watercolor them in; the pot was stamped in Craft White ink and embossed with white embossing powder.  For fun, I adhered the layers of the pink DSP to a piece of white scrap paper, then ran it through the Eyelet embossing folder before adhering it to a mat of Crumb Cake. I also added some Crumb Cake leaves behind the flowers.  A sentiment from Unbounded Love and a few sequins finished it off.  This color combination kind of reminds me of Neopolitan ice cream, LOL!

The kids went to King's Dominion in Virginia over the weekend for Cassidy's birthday and did a spooky escape room:

The next day, they got stuck on a roller coaster!!! They were only a short distance from the end, but I guess they had to be rescued!  Yikes!

This is why I just watch from the sidelines, LOL! Thanks so much for popping in today!  Enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Unbounded Love, Country Flowers
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Crumb Cake, Pecan Pie, Pretty in Pink DSP
Ink	Saddle Brown Stazon, Pretty in Pink, Crumb Cake, Craft White
Accessories	Sequins from my stash, White Embossing Powder, Dimensionals
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Country Flowers Dies, Eyelet Embossing Folder, Timeless Arrangements Dies (ret), Aquapainter

Ho Ho Ho Merry Christmas

Happy Wednesday, peeps! Halfway through the week! I have a fun little Christmas card for you today; it uses the CAS Colours & Sketches sketch as well as the Color Hues palette of red and green:

And here we go:

I used images and the sentiment from the retired Little Treats, stamped in Real Red and Emerald Envy, then diecut and mounted on a scalloped frame.  The pine branch is from W+9.  I added an embossed layer of polka dots just for fun!

The inside was stamped with a sentiment from Wrapped in Christmas and another little ornament from the Little Treats set:

What a fun little sketch!  Thanks for popping in today!  Enjoy it and be blessed!

You have been raised to life with Christ, so set your hearts on the things that are in heaven, where Christ sits on hus throne at the right side of God.  Keep your minds fixed on things there, not on things here on earth.  Colossians 3:1-2

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Little Treats (ret), Wrapped in Christmas (ret), Merry & Bright (W+9)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White
Ink	Real Red, Emerald Envy (ret)
Accessories	Red Rhinestone (ret), Dimensionals
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Little Treat Bag Dies (ret), Perfect Polka Dot Embossing Folder (ret), Scalloped Rectangle Dies, Rectangle Dies (both Nestabilities), Banner Dies (Nellie Snellen)

Christmas Wishes

Happy Tuesday, everyone!  I have a sweet vintage-themed card for you today; the challenge at 52 Christmas Card Countdown wants to see a fireplace, and the Color Hues challenge is blue and cream:

I used a shade of blue a wee bit darker---Misty Moonlight--and a stamp from Cornish Heritage Farms from many years ago when they were still around.  Here we go:

I stamped and diecut my image, added a scalloped border, then layered it on a piece of blue printed paper from Authentique's Alpine collection.  I added a circle diecut with an Artistic Outpost sentiment, added a little scalloped border under it and then for fun, a wee little diecut stocking:

And a Cornish Heritage Farms sentiment for the inside!

And since I used circles and squares on my card, I'm squeaking this in over at Just Add Ink:

Thanks for visiting today!  Enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Christmas Expressions (Cornish Heritage Farms), The Night Before Christmas (Cornish Heritage Farms), Frosty & Friends (Artistic Outpost)
Card stock & Papers	Very Vanilla, One Horse Open Sleigh (ret),  Alpine (Authentique)
Ink	Misty Moonlight
Accessories	Navy Embroidery Floss, Dimensionals
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Stitched Shapes Dies (ret), Layering Squares Dies (ret), Give it a Whirl Dies, Mini Stocking Die (Taylored Expressions)

Fruitful Blessings Sympathy

Happy Tuesday, stamping friends! Sadly, I needed a sympathy card this week and the Color Hues challenge was yellow and kraft:

I still had Fruitful Blessings on my desk from yesterday's card and I had some stamped images unused, so I put them together:

I used the sketch only from Try Stampin On Tuesday:

My image was stamped in Stazon Black and watercolored with Crumb Cake ink. I then added some retired DSP for the panels, added a diecut circle that was embossed with the Timeworn Type EF and a little linen thread bow.  The sentiment is from  Lasting Joy:

I added two sentiments from Special Moments on the inside:

Thanks for popping in today---enjoy it and be blessed!

God blesses the soil which drinks in the rain that often falls on it and which grows plants that are useful to those for whim it is cultivated.  But if it grows thorns and weeds, it is worth nothing; it is in danger of being cursed by God and will be destroyed by fire. Hebrews 6:7-8

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Fruitful Blessings, Lasting Joy, Special Moments (ret)
Card stock & Papers	Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla, Basic White, Hello Honey (ret), Harvest Meadow DSP (ret), Crumb Cake DSP (ret)
Ink	Stazon Black, Crumb Cake, Pecan Pie
Accessories	Linen Thread from my stash, Dimensionals
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Stitched Rectangle Dies, Stylish Shapes Dies, Fruitful Blessings Dies, Timeworn Type Embossing Folder

A Sweet Birthday

Happy Tuesday, everyone!  I have a sweet birthday card today; this is for a sweet friend of mine who is also one of the best bakers I know, so I hope she likes it!  I am squeaking in the Color Hues challenge of red and aqua as well as the sketch from Atlantic Hearts:

I found some red plaid paper in my stash, pulled out a cute Lawn Fawn set called Baked with Love, and went to work:

All the images were stamped in Versafine ink and colored with Blends or Copics, then diecut with the matching dies.  I adhered them on top of a Basic White circle, matted with a Pool Party scallop. I added a sentiment from the same set along with some enamel dots from my stash:

I forgot to take a picture of the inside, but it said "You're the Icing on the Cake"!  So cute!  Thanks so much for popping in today---enjoy your day and be blessed!

A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for a time of adversity.  Proverbs 17:17

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Baked with Love (Lawn Fawn), Whittle Sayings (Poppystamps)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Pool Party, Real Red, Huckleberry Pie DSP (American Crafts)
Ink	Versafine Black, Real Red
Accessories	Dimensionals, Enamel Dots from my Stash (maybe W+9)
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Layering Circles Dies (ret), Baked with Love Dies (Lawn Fawn), Copics, Blends, Wink of Stella

Jar of Sunflowers Minus the Jar

Happy Saturday, peeps!  Hope you're all doing well and have something fun planned this weekend!  I have neglected the Jar of Flowers stamp set and wanted to create a card for a customer since she just purchased it!  I thought I would not  use the jar stamp itself, instead just using the image peeking out from behind some pretty DSP:

I used the sketch only from this week's Fusion challenge, as well as the colors from Color Hue:

I stamped the flowers in Saddle Brown Stazon ink so I could watercolor them with reinker inks.  I used Thick Very Vanilla cardstock for the card since it is a little more able to accept watercolor than regular weight cardstock.  I added a few speckles, and a scalloped border using some Crushed Curry Rustic Harvest DSP:

Then finished it off with a little Soft Suede DSP banner and some Linen Thread.  The sentiment is from Quiet Meadow.  You can't see it, but the centers of the flowers have also been accented with Wink of Stella!

Thank you so much for stopping by today!

So I convinced Dana to enter some of her crocheted projects at the fair this last week and we were both thrilled that she won ribbons for all five entries! (Forgive the glare; they exhibit everything under heavy plastic!)  This baby blanket won a first ribbon:

As did this hat and scarf set; don't you love that furry pompom?

This baby blanket won a third:

And so did this fun hat!

She also won a second for a pretty cowl, but I forgot to take a picture of that one!  Enjoy your day and be blessed!

"She selects wool and flax and works with eager hands." Proverbs 31:13

 

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Jar of Flowers, Quiet Meadow
Card stock & Papers	Thick Very Vanilla, Rustic Harvest DSP, Soft Suede DSP
Ink	Saddle Brown Stazon, Crushed Curry, Soft Suede, Crumb Cake, Baked Brown Sugar (ret)
Accessories	Linen Thread
Tools	Big Shot, Scalloped Contour Dies, Stylish Shapes Dies, Wink of Stella, Aquabrushes

Be Merry

Happy Friday, peeps!  Just a quick card for two challenges today!  The Color Hues challenge wants red and aqua, which is a favorite of mine, and the Christmas Craft Creations wants only two colors! 

I pulled out a favorite Stamp Market set and here we go:

I looked through my stash of DSP but didn't have any Coastal Cabana gingham, so I made my own plaid with the retired Buffalo Check.  The sentiment, candy cane and bow are from The Stamp Market's Candy Cane Christmas set; they were all stamped and adhered to a Stylish Shapes square diecut and layered with a Real Red scalloped mat.  I also added a little rhinestone for some bling!

An Impression Obsession stamp finished the inside:

I know it's pretty unadorned, but sometimes that's okay!  Thanks for visiting today...enjoy it and be blessed!

"We love because He first loved us." 1 John 4:19

  

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Candy Cane Christmas (The Stamp Market), Buffalo Check (ret)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Real Red
Ink	Real Red, Coastal Cabana
Accessories	Pretty Peacock Rhinestone (ret), Mini Dimensionals
Tools	Big Shot, Stylish Shapes Dies, Layering Squares Dies (ret), Candy Cane Christmas Dies (The Stamp Market)