JUGS597 B&W Trick or Treat

Happy Wednesday, peeps!  I have a quick Halloween card today; I've been concentrating on Christmas and have totally neglected the Cute Halloween DSP I got recently!  The Just Us Girls challenge wants black and white (and they have some gorgeous samples and submissions there), and I knew there were some black and white patterns in that DSP set, so I pulled out an older CTMH Halloween set called Hello Pumpkin, and went to work:

I stamped my little ghost and sentiment banner and fussy-cut them out, backing the sentiment with some black glimmer paper.

The other sentiment was diecut with the retired Stitched Shapes die, and I added some black glimmer stars:

I added some cobwebs and a "boo" sentiment from the same set, then a sentiment from Banner Year on the inside:

It's a challenge to only create with black and white, but this was a fun card to make!  Thanks for visiting today!

A big birthday day yesterday (and yes, the ankle is broken!)!  Special coffee-shop donuts for breakfast:

A trip to visit her new middle school:

Lots of gifts:

A really SPECIAL gift so Mommy can keep track of her when she's out riding her bike!

And finally, cake....eleven candles makes for a pretty big glow!

Enjoy your day and be blessed!

 

RRC165 Cruisin'

Hi everyone!  It's time for a new Retro Rubber Challenge where we give our older stamps some attention!  Here's our prompt for today: 

That vintage tractor reminded me of a vintage truck stamp that is in the Countryside stamp set from 2010.  Normally I would stamp it on some watercolor paper and color it in to create a vintage-style card, but I went in a different direction this time!  While searching for some suitable DSP, I found this lovely blue buffalo plaid piece and that's what got me started:

I stamped the truck in Night of Navy and diecut it with a Stitched Nested Labels die.  I cut another panel from the same die in Cherry Cobbler and cut it half, layering it behind the image.  The smaller sentiment is from Papertry Ink's Barnyard Sentiments (2015), diecut with the same die and layered with Night of Navy.   

The plaid panel was embellished with a Cherry Cobbler zig zag diecut border and for the final embellishment, I added a couple of enamel dots at the top.  Clean and vintage?  That's what I've got today!

Now, what will you create for our "Cruisin" challenge this week?  Just remember to use stamps that are least one year old and tell us the age somewhere in your post!  Thanks for visiting today!

SO....yesterday while playing in a Bounce House, we had a little mishap:

More than likely a broken ankle...we'll see what the orthopedic doctor says!  What a way to start your birthday week!  Enjoy your day and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Countryside (ret, 2010), Barnyard Sentiments (Papertrey, 2015)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Cherry Cobbler, Night of Navy, Down on the Farm DSP (Echo Park)
Ink	Cherry Cobbler, Night of Navy
Accessories	Enamel Dots (ret), Dimensionals
Tools	Big Shot, Basic Borders Dies, Stitched Nested Labels Dies (ret)

LRW614 Under the Sea

Happy Monday, peeps!  I needed a couple of thank you/friendship cards, and I recently got some of SU's Pearlescent paper, so I thought I'd give it a whirl!  The Little Red Wagon challenge is Under the Sea, so I got out my Seashells embossing folder and went to work!

First, let me say that this card looks better in real life than this photo shows!  It's really hard to capture the pearly sheen!  The paper is lightweight, and it embosses like a dream, but you can't stamp on it with regular ink unless you heat it or let it dry a long time.  I haven't tried heat embossing on it, but that would probably work too. It's gorgeous just on its own but I got the idea of coloring it with Blends, and that seemed to work!  Depending on the way the light hits it, you do need to be conscious of your brush strokes, as my big orange shell looked great one way and when I turned it in a different direction, it looked a little sloppy.  The raised areas absorb more ink so they come out a bit darker.  Play with it to see how it works for you!  I stamped a sentiment on Very Vanilla and diecut it out, then added another little embossed and colored shell:

It looked elegant on a Very Vanilla card base and once I adhered it, it was done!  For a trial run, I was happy with it!  Now they'll be going out in the mail! Thanks for popping in today!

Cassidy will be eleven tomorrow....she can't get her learner's permit until she's sixteen, so I think she's pushing it a bit here:

She'll have to have Wayne teach her how to drive stick shift, though!!!  Enjoy your day and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Friends are Like Seashells
Card stock & Papers	Very Vanilla, Pearlescent Specialty
Ink	Pale Papaya
Accessories	Dimensionals
Tools	Big Shot, Seaside Seashells, Dies, Pierced Blooms Dies, Seashells Embossing Folder, Blends

PP554 CAS Masculine

Hi there, stampers!  Anne Marie is our hostess this week over at the Paper Players, and it's clean and simple week!  And this one is always a challenge for us gals....her theme is masculine!  They're just not as much fun to stamp for, are they?  But my nephew's birthday is coming up and he always comments on my cards, so it's nice to know they are appreciated!  So here's our prompt:

And here we go:

First, I used the sketch from CAS Colours & Sketches:

I began by embossing a Very Vanilla card with a Stitched With Whimsy die, then added four cowboy-themed diecuts.  I sponged the hat and added some gold dots on the brim, and stamped a Paper Pumpkin sunshine on the star and added a brown sequin, also sponging it:

The boot was stamped with the coral stamp from A Little Smile Kit and sponged, and the horseshoe was sponged and I added some silver ink dots to it too.  The "hooray" is from YeeHaw, stamped in Cajun Craze and fussy cut:

I stamped a sentiment and some stars from the YeeHaw set on the inside.  You'll notice that I also used the Stitched With Whimsy die on the inside as well; that was because originally it was the OUTSIDE and I made a big smudge, so I covered up the smudge with a star and started all over!  The outside became the inside and hopefully no one will even think to ask why!

I hope you'll play along with our CAS masculine challenge this week!  Check out what the DT did over at the Paper Players blog, then share yours with us too!  You may be chosen as our Headliner!  See you there! Thanks for popping in, enjoy your day and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	A Little Smile Kit, Biggest Wish, YeeHaw (ret), Paper Pumpkin (ret)
Card stock & Papers	Very Vanilla, Cinnamon Cider, Bumblebee, Crumb Cake, Smoky Slate
Ink	Cinnamon Cider, Bumble Bee, Cajun Craze, Crumb Cake
Accessories	Sequins for Everything, Dimensionals
Tools	Big Shot, Stitched With Whimsy Dies, Dienamics Country Charms (My Favorite Things), Sponge Daubers, Silver & Gold Painty Pen

TSOT519 Two Sympathy Cards

Happy Saturday, peeps!  I slept in today---what a great feeling!  So I am a wee bit behind!  I wanted to share two sympathy cards that sadly, I needed.  They both use the Try Stampin on Tuesday sketch for this week.  Here's the first one (which is really the second one I did):

And here's the sketch:

I used Shaded Summer, stamped in Pale Papaya and Soft Succulent.  For this particular card, I stamped the images twice, once in each color.  I diecut the Soft Succulent image, then fussy-cut the Pale Papaya flowers and adhered them on top.  The sentiment is from Positive Thoughts.  I added pearls at the bottom and one on the main image as well, and some Soft Succulent ribbon.

I used a Papertrey sentiment and the butterfly from Positive Thoughts for the inside:

The second one (which is the first card I made) uses the same layout and images; this time I used markers to color the greenery and florals:

The background DSP is from You're A Peach, and I added some retired polka dot ribbon and some Blue Gems.  I forgot the elements at the bottom right, so  that's why I made another one!  They are both on a Basic White card base that was embossed with the Dots embossing folder

So happy you could pop by today!  My to-do list today include making eggplant parmesan from the bumper crop of eggplants we've had!  Off to put on my chef toque!  Enjoy your day and be blessed!

Project Details for Both Cards—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Positive Thoughts, Shaded Summer, Inspired: Prayer (Papertrey)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Soft Succulent, Balmy Blue, Mint Macaron, Soft Succulent DSP, You're A Peach DSP
Ink	Mint Macaron, Soft Succulent, Pale Papaya
Accessories	Pearls, Blue Gems, Dimensionals, Soft Succulent Open Weave Ribbon, Polka Dot Tulle Ribbon (ret)
Tools	Big Shot, Dots Embossing Folder, Summer Shadows Dies (SAB), Mint Macaron Marker, Balmy Blue Marker, Stamparatus

Hand-Penned in Pink

Happy Friday, peeps!  I am running a wee bit late today; we had a busy day yesterday and I was just too exhausted to make up my post!  Anyway, I have a very simple card today, it's not even fulfilling any challenge, just something I put together for a special friend's birthday!  It uses one of my favorite sets from the current catalog, Hand-Penned Petals, along with the coordinating DSP.  It's monochromatic, so that makes it even easier and simpler:

I stamped the floral image in Blushing Bride and mounted it with dimensionals on a panel diecut with the Scalloped Contour dies.  The sentiment is from Best Year.  Then it went on another panel, this time the Hand-Penned DSP, diecut with another die from the same die set.  I added some pearls for embellishment!  Simple and easy!

I love how the sentiment fit perfectly in the space at the bottom!  Thanks for visiting today!

Yesterday, we took Cassidy on a canoe trip down the Brandywine Creek.  I must say, it was a delightful trip and after a slow start (we got there a wee bit early and had to WAIT....boring in the heat!) we all really enjoyed ourselves.  I didn't get any pictures of us actually on the creek, as I was afraid my phone would get wet, but the water was cold and refreshing, we saw turtles and green herons, and we stopped a couple times along the way to actually go swimming!  The current was strong enough that we could float along on our back, and still return to our canoe.  We started at Northbrook Canoe, where we boarded a bus that followed the truck that hauled our canoes upstream.  They put them in the water for us and we canoed back down and got back out at Northbrook.  The facility been there for quite a while and definitely has a vintage feel to it!

It is right next to an old train line:

And after our long journey, where Cassidy did an awesome job of paddling, we went to Hood's Barbecue for lunch.  It's a very cool little restaurant, recently updated, and my nephew Timmy did all the remodeling and construction work.  The wood is all from the local Chester County area, except for the pig trough, which I believe came from the next county over.  It's made into a huge "chandelier":

We indulged her with a vanilla milkshake to go along with her barbecue:

And the sign of a truly good day spent having fun:

Enjoy your day and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Hand-Penned Petals, Best Year
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Hand-Penned DSP
Ink	Blushing Bride
Accessories	Dimensionals, Pearls
Tools	Big Shot, Penned Flowers Dies, Stitched Contour Dies

TTTC126 Schoolhouse Birthday

Hi everyone!  It's time for a new Tic Tac Toe challenge, and this week for Team X, I am the hostess!  Here's my grid:

I chose the right column of sentiment, ABCs and yellow, and I also got red, blue and pencils in there as well!  I made this for a young teacher who attends our church; she's having a birthday soon and I thought this would be fun for her!  So here we go:

I used some new AND old products for my card; the Tailored Tag was stamped with the birthday sentiment from Little Delights, and the pencils are from a very old Cornish Heritage Farm set.  I stamped, colored and cut them out to layer them on the tag:

I added some yellow ribbon and baker's twine to the tag as well.  Then I diecut some alphabet letters and layered them on some retired SU DSP that features penmanship images...does anyone learn penmanship any more?!  These are from an older Papertrey die:

And it'll be going in the mail in a day or so!  I hope you'll play along with my Tic-Tac-Toe grid this week....be sure to stop by the TTTC blog to see the amazing creations the designers came up with.  Then share yours with us as well!  Thanks for popping by today  Enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Little Delights, Making the Grade (Cornish Heritage Farms)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Real Red, Daffodil Delight, Pacific Point, Storytime DSP (ret)
Ink	Memento Black
Accessories	Daffodil Delight Crinkled Ribbon, Pets Baker's Twine, Dimensionals
Tools	Big Shot, Tailored Tags, Alphabet Dies (Papertrey), Blends