CTD574 Thanks From the Heart

Happy Saturday, peeps!  I had a wee bit of stamping time today...it is dreary and gray, so I just stayed inside and relaxed!  I loved the colors at CTD, and I haven't played with them for a while so I thought I would give them a go!

The Be Mine dies haven't seen much action in my craft room lately, so I ran the multiple-hearts one through Whisper White, Poppy Parade and Early Espresso cardstocks, then adhered the white frame to a card base and adhered some hearts randomly in each little heart opening:

I realize in this photo, the hearts look black...but really, they're Early Espresso!  I embellished some of the white ones with pearls, then added a sentiment from Bloom and Grown, diecut with the Stitched So Sweetly die.  To add a little more interest, I diecut two Poppy Parade strips with another little Be Mine die and placed them vertically along the edges.

Thanks for popping in today!

Cassidy got a cool Christmas gift:

STAMPS!  Wahoo!

Enjoy your day and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Bloom and Grow
Card stock & Papers	Whisper White, Early Espresso, Poppy Parade
Ink	Poppy Parade
Accessories	Pearls, Dimensionals
Tools	Big Shot, Be Mine Dies, Stitched So Sweetly Dies

IB93 Farmhouse Thanks

Hi peeps, happy Thursday!  You know what that means...another Inspired By challenge!  Here's my take on today's photo inspiration:

And here's Laurel's pretty prompt!!  I love this...it's similar to what I have in my very own kitchen!

I started by using the Global Design Project sketch:

I stamped the Buffalo Check background stamp on some Naturals White cardstock, added a Basic Black mat that had been diecut with the little stitched scallop die from the Be Mine dies, and then cut a couple of leaves from Crumb Cake:

I sponged the top layer with some Craft White ink, and added some "sprigs" of Old Olive.  I used a Tim Holtz brick embossing folder for the background panel and burlap ribbon for the horizontal panel.  I experimented with a couple of diecut sentiments but I didn't really like any of them, so in the end, I went with a Concord and 9th diecut:

It all went on a Crumb Cake card base!  Such a pretty scene...there are lots of elements you could pull from this one, and I hope whatever you make, you share it with us at Inspired By!!  Thanks for popping in today!!  Enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Buffalo Check Background
Card stock & Papers	Crumb Cake, Naturals White (ret), Old Olive
Ink	Stazon Black, Craft White
Accessories	Old Olive Linen Thread, Dimensionals, Burlap Ribbon
Tools	Big Shot, Be Mine Dies, Flourishes Dies, Seasonal Layers Dies, Brick Embossing Folder (Tim Holtz), Season of Cheer Dies (Concord and 9th)

FMS400 Simple Pumpkins

Happy Labor Day, everyone....at least if you're in the US!  It's dreary this morning but hopefully it will clear out by this afternoon for picnic time!  If you're in the south, we are praying for all of you..my sister is near Charleston, so we're hoping there's minimal damage there!

I am squeaking in this FMS challenge card at the last minute! They are still promoting their 400th celebration and that is something to celebrate!  Here's the sketch:

And here's my really simple, no-stamping card:

This new DSP, Come to Gather, has some pretty prints in it, but I wasn't quite sure what to do with this pale pumpkin one.  The reverse side has a pretty plaid, so I diecut a stitched square from the pumpkin side, flipped it around and used the plaid side for the background, then re-inserted the diecut square into the opening.  I popped up a Soft Sky strip, and topped it with a Pretty Peacock diecut from the Well Written dies, then added some swirly things in Pear Pizzazz from the same die.  Simple and easy!  This is going to go to my sister, who very kindly watered my flowers for me while we were on vacation!

And speaking of flowers, here are a few shots from my garden:

My little rose topiary is thriving, and I am so thrilled!

At the beginning of spring, this butterfly bush was about 2 ft tall and it looked like a stick; now it's over 5 ft tall and at any given time, there are at least 3 or 4 butterflies hanging around, as well as bees, goldfinches and an occasional hummer!

And while I was deadheading my marigolds, I found this little (well, not so little) guy, giving me the stink eye as if to say, "Don't you take my little flower!"....so I left him alone!

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

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps
Card stock & Papers	Whisper White, Pretty Peacock, Soft Sky (ret), Pear Pizzazz, Come to Gather DSP
Ink
Accessories	Dimensionals
Tools	Big Shot, Well Written Dies, Stitched Shapes Dies

Sketch Saturday You Are The Best

Hi everyone!  Happy Wednesday!  The week is almost halfway done, yippee!  I have a sweet little card today using the sketch from Sketch Saturday:

Fun---I haven't used a tag for a while!  I got out some Share What You Love DSP, my tag punch and went to work:

I cut two tags, one in Crumb Cake and one in the floral DSP; on the crumb cake one, I stamped a sentiment from A Big Thank You in Berry Burst and added some leaves around the outside edge.  I filled in the leaves with some Frost White shimmer paint and sponged the edges a bit with some white craft ink.  I added a little "thank you" and another leaf to the bottom of the tag:

All the lower edges of my DSP and card were punched with the corner rounder portion of the Envelope Punch Board to give it a nice finished edge!  This is going to a special someone...I have very generous friends!  Thanks for popping in today--enjoy it and be blessed!

Some Halloween peeps for my little peep!!

These are actually chocolate covered on the back!!  Meow!

Enjoy your day and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	A Big Thank You
Card stock & Papers	Whisper White, Crumb Cake, Share What You Love DSP
Ink	Berry Burst, Crumb Cake, Craft White
Accessories	Embroidery Thread, Dimensionals
Tools	Big Shot, Stitched Shapes Framelits, Tag Punch (ret), Frost Shimmer Paint, Sponge Daubers, Paintbrush, Envelope Punch Board

PP406 Corny Thanks

Hi peeps!  Sunday is here and that means another Paper Players challenge!  Sandy is our hostess and she has a clean-and-simple challenge, and it's a fun one:

I really don't have  that many fruits or vegetable stamps, although when I started to check, I found I had more than I thought...more DSP, really!  But anyway, I found this Perfectly Preserved set, which had a fun ear of corn, so I used the FMS sketch to make my CAS card:

Here's the sketch for reference, and I also used the Hand Stamped Sentiment color challenge:

There is a matching die with the set, so I stamped the corn in both colors, die-cut them and trimmed off the husk and glued them together, then popped them up on an oval that I embossed with the Basket Weave EF.  The Blueberry Bushel DSP was a good background for my sentiment.  Now, why would I make a thank-you card with corn on it, you ask?  Our neighbor just gave us two dozen ears of corn, and I wish I could say that I took a picture of it on my plate, but it is GONE!  And it was the most delicious corn ever!  So I had to send him this as a way of thanking him!  John said he has over 30 tomato plants as well....it's just him and his wife, so I think he gives a lot of his produce away to the local food pantry and senior centers as well!  What a nice guy!

 

I hope you'll have fun creating something CAS with fruit and/or vegetables!!!  Share it at the Paper Players blog...can't wait to see it!  While you're there, be sure to check out what the designers did and give them some love!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Perfectly Preserved (ret), Label Love (Altenew)
Card stock & Papers	Thick White, Blueberry Bushel DSP
Ink	Daffodil Delight, Granny Apple Green, Blueberry Bushel
Accessories	Dimensionals
Tools	Big Shot, Stitched Rectangle Dies (Lil'Inker), Perfectly Preserved Dies (ret), Basket Weave EF

AYSI171 Rainbow Thanks

Hi peeps!  It's Friday, and time for another As You See It challenge...and this is one wild and crazy challenge for sure!  Check it out:

I asked Heather if we were just supposed to use one or two of these elements, but she said "Use them ALL!"  Yikes!  In the end, it wasn't as difficult as I imagined...she left a lot to our own interpretation!  I started with a card that was about 3" x 7" (for the "wide) and diecut the letters out with a Papertrey alphabet die:

I backed each letter with rainbow colors, then added confetti from Picture Perfect Birthday as well as some stars cut with the star die from Mini Treat Bag Thinlet.  On the inside, I added this sentiment from Beautiful Bouquet:

This will go out to a special friend!!  I hope you won't shy away from this challenge and step right up to it with your bright creation!  Share it with us at the AYSI blog!  Can't wait to see what you make!

Just a little early-morning sledding before school!

The surface of the snow was so slick, she ended up in the swamp!!  (It's hard to tell from the photo, but that's what it is down there! Luckily, it's pretty much frozen!)

Enjoy your day and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Picture Perfect Birthday, Beautiful Bouquet
Card stock & Papers	Whisper White, Real Red, Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight, Emerald Envy, Pacific Point, Rich Razzleberry, Elegant Eggplant
Ink	Real Red, Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight, Emerald Envy, Pacific Point, Rich Razzleberry, Elegant Eggplant
Accessories
Tools	Big Shot, Mini Treat Bag Thinlets (stars), Small Letters Dies (Papertrey)

Paper Players 358 Get Coloring

Happy Sunday, peeps!  It's that time again....another Paper Players challenge, and Joanne is our hostess with an awesome challenge...I am surprised that we haven't had this one before, at least not that I can remember:

Coloring is very popular right now, and when I first began stamping, outline images were my favorite; in fact, the designs SU had were what drew me to them!  Today, I have more time but I am less inclined to color, unfortunately!  I do like watercoloring though, so for my clean and simple design today, I fussy-cut a feather from the Just Add Color Specialty DSP, and colored it with some inks and an aquapainter:

Believe it or not, I used three colors of blue:  Soft Sky, Marina Mist and Dapper Denim, but since this paper is not watercolor "friendly", they sort of all bled together and it is hard to see the various shades. 

It's still pretty though!  And can you believe it...I added some Lemon Lime Twist for a pop of color!  I stamped the Burlap background stamp on the mat, using Versamark ink so that it would be more subtle.  The sentiment was from Flourishing Phrases; the stitched mat is from Lil'Inker!  

The design team has some fun and pretty submissions!  Be sure to check them out and don't forget to share your creation as well!

Claire

Jaydee

Joanne

Laurie

Nance

Sandy

Deanne

Annie

Jan

Yesterday was Cassidy's big birthday party and it was also a celebration for the upcoming wedding as well, since they are having a family-only ceremony!  It was a beautiful day...I'll try to have some pix later!  Meanwhile, the DQ ice cream cake was a hit on Thursday!  Enjoy your day and be blessed!

 

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Flourishing Phrases, Burlap
Card stock & Papers	Whisper White, Lemon Lime Twist, Marina Mist
Ink	Soft Sky, Marina Mist, Dapper Denim
Accessories
Tools	Big Shot, Stitched Rectangle Dies, (Lil'Inker) Aquapainter, Dimensionals

Mojo 496 Rooster Thank You

A quick post today, I am off to a fashion show (in the rain!).  I used the new set Wood Words along with the Mojo Monday sketch:

I need several thank you cards, so here's the start!  I used some Serene Scenery DSP with the "sunrise" from Kinda Eclectic to create my card:

The Wood Crate dies that coordinate with this set are so convenient!

My colors are Delightful Dijon, So Saffron, Tip Top Taupe and Chocolate Chip!

Thanks for popping in today!

A hot and heavy game of Uno:

and since Cassidy hasn't quite mastered holding all the cards in her hand, fan-like, she perches on the very edge of her chair and lays them on the seat!  We're working on this, LOL!

Enjoy your day and be sure to come back tomorrow for a new Paper Players challenge!

Thanks a Bunch

 

Hi everyone!  Happy Spring!  I have a very quick little card today....I didn't get much stamping done this weekend, but I did manage to make a thank you for a customer, using Basket Bunch!  There are so many possibilities with this set, but these little carrots just cracked me up! Pinterest is full of examples, I can't wait to play around with it some more!

I stamped the carrots in Basic Black ink and watercolored them with Cool Cucumber, Peekaboo Peach and Pumpkin Pie inks, diecut them, then mounted them on some Stitched Shapes ovals:

They make me smile!  Thanks for popping in today!

One more little snow picture...it's melting slowly, but while Grampy was shoveling out, Cassidy insisted on helping, and we didn't discourage her!

Mostly she just shoveled it under the shed, LOL!

Enjoy your day!

Project Details--All Products SU Unless Otherwise Noted
Stamps	Basket Bunch
Card stock & Papers	Thick White, Peekaboo Peach, In Color DSP (Cool Cucumber)
Ink	Basic Black, Peekaboo Peach, Cool Cucumber, Pumpkin Pie
Accessories
Tools	Big Shot, Basket Builder Framelits, Stitched Shapes Dies, Dimensionals, Aquapainter