IB48, RS36 and DD27

Three challenges, two projects today!  I am so remiss in making 3D items, but I had a nice little jar rattling around in my kitchen so I thought I would make a candleholder with it after seeing this nice cozy inspiration photo from Inspired By:

I just ordered the Autumn Accents dies, so I cut them from Very Vanilla and Crumb Cake, then ran them through the Woodgrain EF and sponged them with CC ink.  I added a tag stamped with an image and sentiment from Days of Gratitude.  A burlap “ribbon” and a Naturals Designer button tied on with linen thread finished it the glass décor. 

I added a couple more leaves on the inside as well as some kraft shreddie and popped in a little battery-operated tea light:

I adhered some stitched ribbon in Early Espresso around the lid and glued on a final leaf.  A quick, fun little gift item!  Edited to add:  This also qualifies for the LESSology challenge 20:  to use something clear!

My next item is a Christmas card using the colors from Dynamic Duos:

and the RetroSketches sketch for this week:

I used some new SU and non-SU goodies as well as some retired ones on my card:

That velveteen ribbon was still on the Clearance Rack, so I snagged a couple of rolls—love it!  And this vintage Christmas sentiment is going to be a new favorite for sure:

Hmmm….I think I should add a little glitter…what do you think?  Thanks for visiting today!

Yesterday I showed you Cassidy playing with her farm animals; today she took them into her bedroom and made them “lay down”!

Nigh-night!

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Happy Tuesday!  It’s time for another ColourQ inspiration…check this out:

Wouldn’t that wreath look lovely on our doors?  Beautiful!  In my effort to use some of my lesser-inked-up stamps in my fall stash, I pulled out a Waltzingmouse set for what may be the most CAS card I have ever made:

This uses the sketch from CAS(e) This Sketch #4:

And by the looks of the entries, this is quite popular!  I did pop up one little Crumb Cake leaf, just for some interest:

I love the sentiments in the set, too….this will be going to someone who is praying for me and I think she is quite a sweet person!  I hope you can find some inspiration in these colors so you can make something special for someone too!  Be sure to float on over to the ColourQ blog to see what Arielle and the others have created this week!

Cassidy has been quite content lately playing with her FP farm animals….you’ll have to see what she has them up to in the next couple of days!  And if you were awaiting Halloween trick-or-treating pictures, you’ll be disappointed!  She did not like her costume any better on Friday than Thursday, so my daughter just bagged it for this year!  Better luck next year!

Merry Monday 40

Happy Chilly Merry Monday, peeps!  Another cool Yule sketch from Lesley:

I flipped the sketch on its side and stamped my little gingerbread man from Scentsational Season:

I can’t believe this is the first time inking this little guy up!  I added a sentiment from More Merry Messages and a cool piece of burlap that I received as a gift.  I adhered it with a couple of strips of Snail adhesive, and sprinkled Dazzling Diamonds glitter on top; the glitter adhered to the little openings and added a fun glittery touch!  Too bad it’s hard to see here:

Anyway, I hope you’ll play along with us!  It’s NOVEMBER already---time to get those Christmas cards started if you haven’t already!  Check out Always Playing with Paper to see all the other fun cards, and welcome my friend Sherry Eckblad as a new designer!!  If you have any questions about my card, please be sure to email me your questions!  Have a great day!

Playing in the suds…..who doesn’t love a good sink full of bubbles?

Paper Players 120

Happy Sunday, everyone!  I hope you are having a blessed day!  Today, Ann has a wonderful theme challenge for us at the Paper Players:

I went waaaaay back into the archives to pull out a couple of retired SU stamps for my card today:

I stamped my basket of apples on watercolor paper and colored them with ink and an aquapainter.  Originally I had planned to use the flip side of this red Orchard Harvest DP, hence the three different-colored apples.  But when I laid it out, it was a bit too busy, so I flipped it for the less busy apple print!  

And here is the inside of my card, using another oldie but goodie, paired with Perfectly Preserved!

I also used the sketch from iSpy this week for my card:

And finally, I found a new blog, Stamp N Piece, and Rhonda has a Thankful Thursday challenge, so this will fit her challenge as well!  Thanks for stopping by….we at the Paper Players would be very thankful if you came along to play with us as well.  Please share your creation at the Paper Players blog and check out what the other designers have created as well!  And remember, if you have any questions about anything on my card, send me an email!

I gave Cassidy part of a pretzel the other day and she told me it was a turtle!!  When I looked at it, it WAS shaped like a turtle!  Imaginative kid!

CCMC225 & PPA146

Happy Friday, everyone!  I have a quick little post today and then I need to get ready to meet my Stamp Club girls tonight!  My mind is continually on Christmas at this time of year, so when I saw the Pals Paper Arts challenge this week, I knew I wanted to do something for the holidays:

I also wanted to use the sketch from Create with Connie & Mary:

I couldn’t pass up a sketch that featured “threes”!!!  So here we go:

I stamped my image from Jolly Bingo Bits on textured VV cardstock and mounted them on a Labels embosslit that I trimmed down a bit to fit the sketch better.  I ran it through the Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder, added some Riding Hood Red pleated ribbon that I “unpleated”, and then added my little sentiment from Pennant Parade.  The background was wheeled with the Jolly Jingles wheel…all in all, a pretty simple card.  It  makes me smile with these pretty colors! 

I posted yesterday that I probably wouldn’t see Cassidy in her Halloween costume, so my daughter decided to dress her up in it last night so I could see the full effect.  I had a feeling Cassidy would not be real happy about it…..unfortunately I was right!

Not quite sure what she didn’t like about it, but having Mommy hold her calmed her down a bit:

And once the costume was off, she had to make an “adjustment” to her tights:

And those shoes…..well, they had to go too!

Maybe tonight will be a bit better!

Two Sweet Cards

Two cards today, both featuring something sweet!  The first one is for CASology 17, and the cue card is “sugar”:

I made another card first, but it wasn’t CAS enough, so I made this one using the Scentsational Seasons candy cane, stamped in Cherry Cobbler , with some snowflake embossing, a little scalloped square of Gumball Green and some Cherry Cobbler baker’s twine:

The “sweet” is from Teeny Tiny Wishes…there is a sentiment “sweet treats” and I just markered the “sweet” and punched it out with the jewelry tag punch!  It very loosely uses the Fall To Layout #214 from Clean and Simple:

My next sweet card is for the Paper Smooches challenge this week, which is to make a gift card or money holder.  I used a free digital image, colored with Copics, and the iSpy sketch #39 for my card:

A little sparkle on the candy canes:

And on the inside, an envelope diecut with the SU Scallop Envelope die, in which to tuck a gift card or some moolah!!!

Easy peasy!  Oh, and here’s the sketch, almost forgot:

If you have any questions, please be sure to shoot me an email!

Halloween was postponed until Friday in our neck of the woods, so I don’t have any pictures of Cassidy in her costume….that is, if she even allows her mommy to dress her in it!  I do have a couple of her “rearranging” my fall decorations on my porch.  She seems to be doing a lot of this lately!

It’s still a bit windy here today, so we are a bit disheveled!!!  But thanks for visiting!