LIM490 Pick of the Patch

Happy Tuesday, peeps! A real simple card today for the Less Is More challenge, which is ORANGE!  

In my high school yearbook, under our senior pictures, we would list our likes and dislikes.  In the "likes" category, I listed orange since it was my favorite color! And I still love all the shades of it.  So I decided to do a lineup of pumpkins in various shades of orange and use the new Pick of the Patch set.  In hindsight I might do this a bit differently, but as usual when using a set for the first time, it's a bit of a trial and error! So here we go:

Before inking up my stamps in various shades of orange, I stamped them all on pieces of Masking Paper and cut them out.  Then I stamped, masked and layered them to create my pumpkin lineup.  I realize the ones on the end look a bit pink, but I used Grapefruit Grove and Calypso Coral inks so they are definitely in the orange family!  I also used Pumpkin Pie, Crisp Cantalope and Cajun Craze.  My leaves and tendrils were stamped in Crumb Cake and I had to add that cute little black crow and fun sentiment in Memento Black:

I did add a few little speckles and called it done!

I got an email several days ago from a blogging friend who said she was sending Cassidy a gift; she'd had it for a long time but finally mailed it off!  On Saturday, just before going to Cassidy's party, I got a box in the mail....it was pretty battered but still intact, and it was from Marina in ALGERIA!  And look at this adorable gift inside:

A cute little stuffed camel, complete with saddle and reins with little ball fringe!  SO cute!  I knew he would get lost in her bedroom, so I brought him home and put him in her bedroom here.  Doesn't he look comfy against my ORANGE pillow, LOL?!  

His little eyes are closed, so I am sure he is resting comfortably!  Thanks, Marina!  And thanks for visiting today--enjoy it and be blessed!

Because the Lord is righteous and good, he teaches sinners the path they should follow.  He leads the humble in the right way and teaches them his will.  With faithfulness and love he leads all who keep his covenant and obey his commands.  Psalms 25:8-10

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Pick of the Patch, Itty Bitty Backgrounds (ret)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White
Ink	Pumpkin Pie, Cajun Craze, Calypso Coral, Crumb Cake, Memento Black, Crisp Cantalope (ret), Grapefruit Grove (ret)
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LIM489 A Little Hi From Me

Happy Monday, everyone! Hope you had a good weekend!  I have an uber-easy, CAS note card today for the Less Is More one-layer photo challenge:

Isn't that a sweet inspiration photo?  It made me instantly think of one of my favorite SU stamps called Garden Pleasures....it has a sweet little straw hat and some wee little birdies!  So here we go:

I warned you it was uber-easy and CAS!  I stamped each image in Saddle Brown Stazon, then watercolored them with ink and an aquapainter.  I added a wee little bit of shading using an oval stencil and a blending brush.  I added some speckles too, very lightly stamped in Lemon Lolly ink:

Finally, I stamped a sentiment from Special Moments next to a little bird at the bottom of the card:

Cutie patootie!  Thanks for popping in today!

Saturday night ice cream night---even for the pups!

Enjoy your day and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Garden Pleasures (ret), Special Moments (ret), Itty Bitty Backgrounds (ret)
Card stock & Papers	Thick Very Vanilla
Ink	Saddle Brown Stazon, Crushed Curry, Crumb Cake, Pecan Pie, Lemon Lolly, Hello Honey (ret)
Accessories
Tools	Aquapainter, Blending Brush

FMS583 To A Classic

Happy Monday, everyone! And Happy May! Hope you had a good weekend! I am squeaking in my submission for the FMS sketch by the skin of my teeth, but I really wanted to play, and I also wanted to play with the Less Is More challenge of "A for Automobile"!

And here we go:

The DSP is Ready to Ride, and the image is from He's All That, stamped in Pumpkin Pie.  I cut it out with one of the new Countryside Corners dies, cropping the bottom to square it off and adding a little mat behind it. The "No. 1" and photo corners are also from the same set. Everything is on Very Vanilla!

The inside sentiment is from Zany Zoo!!  Works great with this set, don't you think?

Thanks for visiting today--enjoy it and be blessed!

The Lord is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in love.  The Lord is good to all; he has compassion on all he has made. Psalm 145:8-9

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	He's All That, Zany Zoo
Card stock & Papers	Very Vanilla, Basic Black, Ready to Ride DSP
Ink	Pumpkin Pie, Memento Black, Basic Gray
Accessories	Black Dimensionals
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Stylish Shapes Dies, Countryside Corners Dies, 1/2" Circle Punch (ret)

Five-Minute Christmas Card

Happy Monday, peeps!  Wowza, I have a crazy busy day today so I have a crazy simple card to share...really, it took maybe five minutes!  Well, maybe a wee bit longer, but you'll see why!  I am entering it in the Jingle Belles challenge of Winter Fun as well as the Less Is More challenge of One Layer/Off Center:

So here we go with my uber-simple vintage-style one-layer Christmas notecard:

I actually took my inspiration from Stephanie's second card for the challenge; you can see it here.  I really liked the sepia tones and remembered these (old) CTMH silhouette images and thought they would be cute stamped in a vintage style!!  I stamped the snowman/kids image on a Very Vanilla notecard in Crumb Cake ink, then added an old SU sentiment and some snowflakes from a Paper Pumpkin kit:

I really wanted to add some glitter, but the challenge says NO embellishments, so it's just plain SIP:  stamps, ink and paper!  I added another retired SU sentiment on the inside and it was good to go!  Oh, I did round the corners, I hope that was okay!  Thanks for popping in today!

Is anyone besides me a fan of the British/PBS show Call the Midwife?  WOW....what an ending to last night's episode.  I could barely stand to watch the ending, I just knew there was going to be a big tragedy.  Talk about being on the edge of my seat!  I am hoping for a happy continuation!  I just love that show!  Thanks for indulging me!

I am going to be taking a little bloggy break for a few days, so I'll see you when I return!  Enjoy your day and be blessed! 

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Warmth & Wonder (ret), Snow Much Fun (ret), Winter Joy (Close to My Heart, ret), Paper Pumpkin (ret)
Card stock & Papers	Very Vanilla
Ink	Crumb Cake, Soft Suede
Accessories
Tools	Corner Rounder Punch (ret)

LIM459 One Layer One Word

Happy Monday, peeps! Wow, the last day of February!  Hope you had a good weekend. Thinking of and praying for all the souls in the Ukraine, such an unspeakable tragedy.  I pray it is all over soon! I did get some stamping time yesterday and wanted to try (again) no-line watercoloring.  Mine never turn out quite as well as the videos that I watch, but I gave it a try again.  Since I used only one layer and and one word, I am entering it at the Less Is More challenge as well:

So here we go:

I always use one of two papers for my watercoloring: watercolor paper or Shimmery White.  Since I wanted to make a full card, I chose to use Shimmery White.  The colors move around nicely on it since it has a kind of coating that makes the shimmer, but also helps the water and ink not to soak in too quickly.  I stamped the image from Friendly Hello in Sahara Sand ink and then used an aquapainter to color everything in.  I went a little too strong on my flowers, I would have preferred to have them lighter, but I guess it's a learning curve!  I chose to make the bird a wee little house finch; they have been very active at my feeders and although the colors aren't perfect, they're close enough!

I added a Soft Sueded sentiment from Biggest Wish and you might be able to see some itty bitty speckles stamped in Soft Seafoam around the bird.  Perhaps if I had watercolored a bit of background it would have looked better.  I'll keep practicing!  Thanks for popping in today!

I showed you last week the pictures of non-happy Eden, sad that she was banished from the new couch and forced to sleep in her new bed.  Here's HER new bed on the left, and GINGER'S new bed on the right:

Yep, she refuses to sleep in her bed and wants to sleep in Ginger's. Heaven knows where Ginger is! Don't you wish you could know what was in their minds?  Pets are so funny!

  Enjoy your day and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Friendly Hello, Biggest Wish
Card stock & Papers	Shimmery White
Ink	Sahara Sand, Crumb Cake, Soft Suede, Flirty Flamingo, Poppy Parade, Pear Pizzazz, Old Olive, Soft Seafoam
Accessories
Tools	Aquapainter, Corner Rounder Punch (ret)

Best Year Birthday

 

Happy Monday, peeps!  Hope you had a good weekend!  I have a sweet little birthday card today using a sentiment from the new Best Year set....it has lots of great sentiments!  It also uses the sketch from TGIF Challenges, and the color palette from Less is More:

And here we go:

I first embossed the card base with the Stitched Greenery die, then diecut three panels with the Tasteful Labels dies.  I hand-cut a mat from Soft Sky for each one so they would stand out a bit, then added an embossed sentiment and some Pierced Blooms die and bow:

The final embellishment was a little yellow rhinestone on the bow!  Thanks for popping in today!

Last day of fifth grade!  Time is flying by so quickly! Now a summer of trying to keep her busy and entertained, LOL!

Enjoy your day and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Best Year
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, So Saffron, Soft Sky (ret)
Ink	Craft White
Accessories	In Color Jewels, Dimensionals, White Embossing Powder
Tools	Big Shot, Stitched Greenery Die, Tasteful Labels Dies, Pierced Blooms Dies, Heat Tool

Santa Silhouette

 Happy Monday, peeps!  I had a non-stamping weekend, so I am a wee bit late posting today!  I found a few challenges with which to create my simple Christmas card today:  the Christmas Kickstart wants Santa and friends; Less is More has a sketch challenge; and Krafty Chicks wants Christmas!

So here we go:

My Santa and elves image is from TCP Christmas Silhouettes, which I stamped in Mossy Meadow, then diecut with a Stitched Rectangle die.  I added a stitched star diecut (Paper Rose) and a sentiment from Concord & 9th's Joyful Noel:

I added a Holiday Rhinestone gem to the center of the star, and the papers I used are from Simple Stories' Simple Vintage Christmas, mounted on a Mossy Meadow card.

Dana sent me this photo as she was taking a walk early Saturday morning; this isn't at her house, but a neighbor's.  This little opossum must have been taking a walk too!

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

Sending a Prayer

 Happy Tuesday, everyone!  Unfortunately, I needed a sympathy card.  I used the Global Design Sketch along with the Less Is More color palette (although it may not be clean enough for them):

I began with a 4 1/4" Whisper White square card base and an embossed layer of Pink Pirouette:

My flowers are from Altenew, stamped in Pink Pirouette, Sweet Sugarplum, Basic Gray and Smoky Slate:

My gold elements are a Papertrey diecut sentiment in Brushed Gold cardstock, a gold scalloped mat and a few gold speckles!  The inside is also from Papertrey, and I added another flower:

Thanks for popping in today!  

On Easter Sunday, some of the family "chased" the eggs:

Other family members chased the chicks!

Never a dull moment!  Enjoy your day and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Painted Flowers (Altenew), Inspired: Prayer (Papertrey), Inspired: Grace (Papertrey), Itty Bitty Backgrounds (ret)
Card stock & Papers	Whisper White, Pink Pirouette (ret), Brushed Gold (ret)
Ink	Basic Gray, Smoky Slate, Pink Pirouette (ret), Sweet Sugarplum (ret)
Accessories	Dimensionals
Tools	Big Shot, Dainty Diamonds EF, Prayer Die (Papertrey)

CAS Vintage Christmas

 Happy Wednesday peeps!  I am in the full Thanksgiving mode so this post will be short and sweet!  I have an uber-CAS card for a couple of challenges:  the Rainbow Card challenge wants "sapphire"; Christmas Card Throwdown wants a Winter Wonderland; and Less Is More wants a one-layer festive! Not really sure how "festive" my card is, but it is one layer!

I have lots of wintery-themed stamps, and since I've been going through my older stamps, I found this one that I thought had a sweet vintage feel to it:

I got this image several years ago at a stamp show and I don't know the maker!  I stamped it in Pacific Point, which is a color I rarely use, but I think it looks pretty with this silhouette.  I created a mask with a square die and sponged the sky with Balmy Blue, then added some retired SU Ice Glitter for snow:

Both sentiments are from Cornish Heritage Farms; the outside one is from Vintage Christmas Expressions, the inside from Christmas Expressions; I just love them!

Thanks for popping in today--I hope you have a blessed day!  I will have a post tomorrow....but mostly I'll be spending time giving thanks!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Sledding Silhouette (unknown), Christmas Expressions, Vintage Christmas Expressions (both Cornish Heritage Farms)
Card stock & Papers	Whisper White
Ink	Pacific Point, Balmy Blue
Accessories	Ice Glitter (ret)
Tools	Sponge, Corner Rounder Punch (ret)