Little Gifty Things

 Hi peeps! Just popping in with a quick little post; I wanted to make Cassidy a little candy gift for Valentine's and while I was at it, I made a tea bag gift for a friend of mine as well:

These are super-easy to make; you can google tea bag holder and find some tutorials.  I used the video from Brenda Keenan; you can see it HERE.  It only uses one piece of 6x6 DSP along with whatever scraps you need for embellishments!

I used the Toadstool Gardens DSP along with the Hugs for Love stamp on the candy one, along with some Fresh Freesia ribbon.  The tea bag holder used some Lemon Lime Twist retired DSP along with Hugs For Love, Banner Year and Little Delights stamps.  I did diecut a little Daffodil Delight with the retired Pierced Blooms dies, and I used a retired oval punch too!  Thanks for popping in today!  Enjoy it and be blessed!

From My Heart to Yours

Happy Friday, everyone! And a love-filled Happy Valentine's Day to all my dear stamping friends out there! I've gotten several beautiful cards already! How fun!  My card today is for my own special Valentine!  I used the Just Add Ink sketch as well as the challenge to use red from Little Red Wagon:

I pulled out some older retired goodies and went to work:

I used the Perennial Postage dies to cut out my little postage stamp elements, backed them with some retired red DSP and stamped some Valentine-ish images and sentiments on each one! I think my favorite might be the chocolate-covered strawberry!  Yum! I added the little numbers (rather crookedly, I admit) with a tiny little peg stamp called Simple Serif:

I backed it on a piece of Basic White, embossed with the Dotted Circles embossing folder and then put it on an Early Espresso card base.  I forgot to take a picture of the inside, and it's already sealed in an envelope, so you'll have to just imagine! 

Thanks for popping in today, I hope you have a wonderful day with those whom you love!  Enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Hugs for Love, PS:I Love You (ret), Banner Year (ret), Simple Serif (ret), Postage Collage (Waffleflower)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Early Espresso, Real Red DSP (ret)
Ink	Real Red, Pecan Pie, Gray Granite, Chocolate Chip (ret)
Accessories	Dimensionals, Pearl
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Perennial Postage Dies, Dotted Circle Embossing Folder, Banner Dies (Pretty Pink Posh)

FMS673 Just A Little Thank You

Hi peeps!   My card today uses the sketch from FMS:

I have had this piece of Everyday Happiness floating around on my desk for several days and I thought I could make it work with the sketch!  

I matted the floral with a piece of Pebbled Path, then cut a circle from the Wild Wheat piece and stamped it with the circular image from Elements of Text.  I diecut a piece of "greenery" from the retired Forever Flourishing dies, and finally, a little banner sentiment from Terrific Toadstools:

Some retired Lost Lagoon ribbon and acrylic dots finished it off!  I love how this paper looks like it is textured! So cool!  Thanks for visiting today!  Enjoy your day and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Terrific Toadstool, Elements of Text
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Pebbled Path, Everyday Happiness DSP
Ink	Lost Lagoon, Wild Wheat
Accessories	Dimensionals, Lost Lagoon Ribbon (ret), Acrylic Accents (ret)
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Stylish Shapes Dies, Forever Flourishing Dies (ret), Sponge Dauber

Ice Cream Birthday

Happy Tuesday, everyone! I needed a birthday card for a sweet little girl at church, so I combined three challenges to creat one for her!  It uses the sketch from Retro Rubber, the recipe from As You See It and the challenge to use three different DSPs at Shopping Our Stash:

I pulled out two retired sets, Sweet Ice Cream (2021) and Time of Year (2016):

It's hard to see here, but the ice cream, cone and sentiment are all embossed with clear embossing powder.  I used papers from Authentique for the ice cream and the background panel; the gingham tag is from Bo Bunny:

I added some sequins and a few glimmer paper stars for extra pop!  I wish you could see the shine on the embossed pieces, it looks really cool!  I hope she likes it!

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

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Sweet Ice Cream (ret), Time of Year (ret), Everyday Expressions (2009, Paper Studio)
Card stock & Papers	Very Vanilla, Glimmer Paper (ret), Meadow (Authentique), Pincushion (BoBunny)
Ink	Versamark, Balmy Blue, Pecan Pie, Early Espresso, Blushing Bride (ret), Wild Wasabi (ret)
Accessories	Clear Embossing Powder, Sequins from my stash, Dimensionals, Pistachio Pudding Baker's Twine (ret)
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Give it a Whirl Dies (ret), Tailor Made Tag Dies (ret), Ice Cream Punch (ret), Banner Dies (Pretty Pink Posh), Heat Tool

AHSC616 Tools & Plaids Birthday

 Happy Monday, peeps! Living in the Philadelphia area, it was quite exciting yesterday to see our Eagles win the Super Bowl.  I mainly use watching football to knit or cross stitch, so it's not really a big deal to me, but Wayne is a BIG Philadelphia sports team fan, so he was quite happy!

Our sketch from Atlantic Hearts today is a great one if you like to layer:

I needed a birthday card for my nephew, and so I pulled out some plaid papers from Timeless Plaid and a few tool charms and went to work:

I used both sides of one plaid paper, and added a panel of Crumb Cake, embossed with the retired Subtle embossing folder.  I stamped a sentiment from Simply Said in Pecan Pie ink before embossing it!  A few tool charms were diecut and glued together for embellishments, and I added some Natural trim; it's not ribbon, so it's a wee bit more masculine!!

The inside sentiment is from a retired set called Best Year:

Our sketch is open, so feel free to play along with us and share your creation over at the Atlantic Hearts blog! We can't wait to see what creativity you show us!  Thanks for visiting today!  Enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Simply Said, Best Year (ret)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Crumb Cake, Boho Blue, Pecan Pie, Timeless Plaid DSP, Brushed Silver (ret)
Ink	Boho Blue, Pecan Pie
Accessories	Natural Trim, Dimensionals
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Subtle Embossing Folder (ret), Tool Charms Dies (My Favorite Things)

PP724 Color Theme for Easter

Happy Sunday, all! I am the hostess at the Paper Players this week and I've chosen a bright, cheerful  palette for you that evokes the colors of spring!

I remembered that I had gotten this adorable embossing folder and die combo last year from Simon Says Stamp and never used it!  Since my colors reminded me of Easter, I put it to work:

I embossed a panel of Basic White with the bunnies, then cut and embossed one of each from the challenge colors.  I added a little strip of Summer Splash DSP along with a banner stamped with a sentiment from Delightful Dozen.  Of course, I had to add a little bling to their tails!  Each one was colored with a Blend marker:

The inside sentiment came from Close to My Heart:

I sure hope you'll play along with my color challenge this week at the Players!  Hop on over to the blog to see the amazing creations the design team whipped up! They will give you lots of inspiration for sure!  Thanks for visiting today!  Enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Delightful Dozen (ret), Easter Animals (Close to My Heart)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Daffodil Delight, Summer Splash, Flirty Flamingo, Summer Splash DSP
Ink	Flirty Flamingo
Accessories	Dimensionals, Rhinestones
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Playful Bunnies EF & Dies (Simon Says Stamp), Banner Dies (Nellie Snellen), Blends

Latte Love for My Friend

Happy Friday, peeps! This will be short and sweet, as I'll be stamping with my friends at the retirement community today! They'll be small in number but we'll still have fun!

I needed a birthday card for my college roommate, and the color palette at the Color Throwdown looked like fun, but I am pretty sure it's just those cookies talking to me, though!  They look delish! :

I pulled out a few scraps of DSP and a couple stamp sets and here's what I came up with:

First, I stamped some scripty words from the new Elements of Text on a Crumb Cake card base, then added some tan gingham paper as well as the Pretty in Pink DSP.  I embellished the edge with a couple of stitched border dies and added pink gingham ribbon.  I used one of the coffee images from Latte Love, and a sentiment from the retired Wood Words:

I am regretting putting that pink dot in the middle of the coffee, but it's done now, LOL!  A sentiment from Sketched Butterflies went on the inside:

I am going to enter this at Krafty Chicks also, where they're looking for birthdays!

My friend Mary and I go back to 1972 when we were in college together in East Orange, NJ.  How things have changed, but when we get together, we just pick up where we left off from our last visit! 

Thanks for visiting today!  Enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Elements of Text, Sketched Butterflies, Latte Love, Wood Words (ret)
Card stock & Papers	Crumb Cake, Basic White, Pecan Pie, Pretty in Pink DSP, Chicken Scratch (Papertrey)
Ink	Pecan Pie, Crumb Cake
Accessories	Party Dots, Dimensionals, Pink Gingham Ribbon (ret)
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Latte Love Dies, Stylized Shapes Dies, Banner Dies (Pretty Pink Posh), Be Mine Stitched Dies (ret), Stitching Lines Dies (Ellen Hutson), Sponge Dauber