PPA167 & WAW

Yay, it’s Friday, peeps!  Now if the sun would just come out and stay out here in PA, I would be happy!!  But speaking of happy, check out these happy colors from the Pals Paper Arts gals:

I used a mixture of new and “vintage” products for my card today:

I used an older Deconstructed Sketch for my layout, #112; the sentiment is from one of the very first SU stamps I purchased, Say it with Scriptures….and sadly, it is so old, the rubber has deteriorated a bit and I am not getting good impressions.  Anyone have one they’d like to part with?  I may have to check eBay for a good deal!  I embossed the textured cardstock panels with the SAB Vine Street EF and added a few embellishments.  I colored the center of my Pistachio Pudding embellishment with a Sharpie, just to highlight it a bit:

I think these colors are just lovely together!  What do you think?  This is also for Word Art Wednesday, where they have an “Anything Goes” challenge!

The garage project is progressing….we have a big hole in the ground!  They poured footers Wednesday and a whole inviting pile of stone was dumped in the driveway!  Cassidy & my great-nephew Jack couldn’t resist the climb:

Cassidy was definitely queen of the hill!  Thanks for visiting today!

Wee Project Details
Stamps	Say it with Scriptures, Easter Blossoms
Card stock & Papers	Very Vanilla, Birthday Basics DP, Textured Coastal Cabana, Crisp Cantaloupe and Pistachio Pudding
Ink	Coastal Cabana, Pistachio Pudding
Accessories	In Color Boutique Details, Pool Party Ribbon, Vine Street EF, Swirls Scribbles Die, Chalk Talk Die, Butterfly Punch, Elegant Lines EF
Tools	Sharpie, Big Shot, Sponge Daubers

STS1, DD64 & CCCB171

Happy Thursday, peeps!  I have two cards today for three challenges.  Both cards use the Seize the Sketch sketch #1….that amazing Lesley has started another sketch challenge!  Here’s the first one:

Unfortunately, I need a sympathy card, so I found some beautiful MME papers, cut off a triangular panel from one piece and adhered it to a pretty polka-dotted background:

I did some stitching, stamped a label image, made a little banner and attached it all with a glimmer brad, some shabby ribbon in Soft Sky and some loopy gold thread:

And isn’t this vintage sewing machine image the sweetest?

This card also qualifies for the City Crafter Challenge, which is to use polka dots!

The next one uses the Dynamic Duos color challenge 64:

My heart wasn’t quite in this one as much as the first one, but I needed a thank you card RIGHT AWAY, so this one had to do:

I just feel like it’s missing something, but it is long gone!  I used the heart from Kind & Cozy to make a little “flower” center.  I also used Gingham Garden washi tape to make the center for my build-a-brad…I love that!

Dana shared these photos with me…..Cassidy has a little etch-a-sketch type toy, and she drew a self portrait….pretty good, for an almost 3YO:

She even got the ponytails in the right place (although she might tell you that they are arms, LOL!).  Enjoy your day!  And since I am in a wee bit of a hurry today, I’m not sharing recipes….if you need to know anything about either of these cards, shoot me an email! 

TSOT130 & MIM

Hey peeps!  Hopping in quickly for a card for two challenges!  The Try Stampin’ on Tuesday sketch:

and the Make It Monday challenge from The Kraft Journal, which is layers!  I have a few layers here…not tons, but hopefully enough to qualify:

My sweet SIL asked me to make two birthday cards for her aunts, so I used the same computer-generated sentiment as yesterday’s card to make today’s!  I really like that font!  I turned the sketch so that I could use the sentiment on one of the banners, and used a pretty CS image for the circular panel.  Pretty easy!  My SIL doesn’t like buttons so I used a watering can image instead!  I also used my new Baby Lock to sew around the edge!  TFL!

I am not sure what other kids do, but just give Cassidy a couple of towels, her favorite dolls and the driveway (she has a patio and a porch—but she likes the drive!), and she is completely happy:

Here she is telling me to be quiet – sssshhhh----because her babies are sleeping!

Enjoy your day!

Wee Project Details
Stamps	Garden Girls, Crafty Secrets
Card stock & Papers	Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Very Vanilla, MME Honey DP
Ink	Crumb Cake, Early Espresso
Accessories	Burlap Ribbon
Tools	Circle, Scallop & Banner Nestabilities, 1 1/4" Scallop Punch, Sewing Machine

ColourQ 201

Happy Tuesday, everyone!  Arielle has a lovely color block inspiration photo today:

I should call this post the five-minute card vs. the five-hour card.  I made two cards using these colors, and one came together quickly, the other….well, I just couldn’t decide what to do with it!  Anyway, here’s the five-minute (well, it took a little longer than that!) card; I needed a sympathy card for a church friend and the colors seemed appropriate:

Since the apron in the inspiration photo has graphic lines, I chose a similar style of pattern, merely embossing the different panels and adding a sentiment from Blessings from Heaven.  Although it’s difficult to see, the Soft Sky panel is embossed with the Stripes EF.  The pearls and butterfly add a little softness.

The other card uses a couple retired SU sets and a computer-generated sentiment:

I stamped the images second-generation, then cut them out and popped them up on a panels stamped in matching inks with the background stamp from French Foliage.  Pretty self-explanatory:

So…how does this color palette inspire you?  I can’t wait to see what you come up with!  Share it at the ColourQ blog and see what everyone else has created as well!

More weekend pix:

Reading a book with great-granddaddy;

Enjoying lunch at Applebee’s!

Thanks for visiting today!

Wee Project Details - Card 1
Stamps	Blessings from Heaven
Card stock & Papers	Whisper White, Night of Navy, Soft Sky, Calypso Coral, Basic Gray, Calypso Coral Patterns DP
Ink	Basic Gray
Accessories	Pearls
Tools	Bitty Butterfly Punch, Designer Frames EF, Stripes & Fancy Fan EFs, CB Large Polka Dot EF, Big Shot

Wee Project Details - Card 2
Stamps	Shells, French Foliage (ret SU)
Card stock & Papers	Whisper White, Night of Navy, Soft Sky, Calypso Coral
Ink	Basic Gray, Soft Sky, Calypso Coral
Accessories	Soft Sky Seam Binding
Tools	W+9 Zig Zag Die; 1 1/4" Square Punch, Adorning Accents Edgelit, Big Shot, Computer

Merry Monday 69

Happy Monday, peeps!  We are back to our regular sketches at the Merry Monday challenge, and here is what Lesley has for us all today:

Woohoo!  You know how I love things in threes!  This card went together quickly, too, which we always love!  I used images from Jolly Bingo Bits, and the color combo of Soft Sky, Chocolate Chip and Crumb Cake:

I know the images are a wee bit difficult to see, as the Soft Sky is such a soft color, LOL!  But hopefully you can see them enough. I also used some new products from the mini:  the silver ribbon is a joy to play with, and I love the sentiment that comes with the Joyful Christmas set.  I added some sparkle by using my 1 1/4” scallop punch on some silver glimmer paper---adds just the right touch!

I hope you will play along with us….the Anything Goes challenge brought a plethora of wonderful creations, so let’s keep the creativity going!  Be sure to stop by Always Playing with Paper for all the details, to see the current DT’s designs, and to share yours with us as well!  Can’t wait to see it!

We had a “girls’ weekend” at the beach this past Saturday and Sunday!  Even though it was a bit overcast on Saturday, we had a good time and could not get Cassidy out of the water!

I’m running late today, so I am not adding my recipe; if you need info, just shoot me an email!  Have a blessed day!

Paper Players 157

Hey peeps!  It’s Sunday, and that means Paper Players time!  This week, Anne Marie has a fun challenge for us:

What to do, what to do?  Fall is probably my favorite season, so there were lots of ideas swirling in my head, but my time was limited!  I just got the Perfect Pennants die through my Great Rewards redemption, so I thought I would use the pennants to make a fall banner:

It’s always a challenge to photograph large projects like this!  The main banners are cut from Tangerine Tango and embossed with the Woodgrain EF.  I added layers of the DP from the Sweater Weather pack, then stamped the Morning Post Alphabet in Early Espresso and added some mats in Early Espresso and Sahara Sand.  A few leaves diecut from the same DP using the Autumn Accents die were placed strategically along my burlap trim.  All the elements were adhered with brads for easy placement.  Finally, I added “happy”, using A Fitting Occasion and A Dozen Thoughts.  Here’s a little closer view:

I wish you could get a better look at this…sorry!  If you have any questions, please feel free to email me!  I am happy with the results of this….it was fun to make and since I have it in full view on the mantel,  I heard Cassidy spelling out the letters to John, and he was telling her what it spelled!!!

Now, I hope this, as well as the wonderful projects the other designers created this week, will inspire you to make a fall-themed project!  And speaking of other designers, we are thrilled to have Sandy Mathis joining us on our team!  She is a sweetie and is consistently challenging me as she raises the creative bar for our team!  Check out all the designs at the Paper Players blog!

I got Cassidy water colors for her second birthday, but she wasn’t quite ready.  She is LOVING it now!  She asks to paint a couple times a day!

Enjoy your day!

Wee Project Details
Stamps	Morning Post Alphabet, Truly Grateful, Itty Bitty Bits, A Fitting Occasion, A Dozen Thoughts
Card stock & Papers	Tangerine Tango, Sahara Sand, Early Espresso, Very Vanilla, Sweater Weather DP
Ink	Tangerine Tango, Sahara Sand, Early Espresso
Accessories	7/8" Burlap Trim, Brads
Tools	Woodgrain & Perfect Polka Dots EF; Perfect Pennants Die, Autumn Accents Die, 1 3/8 Circle Punch, Circle Framelits, Crimper, Sponge Daubers, Curly Label Punch, Big Shot

Blessed and Thankful

Just a quick post today…I have lots to do and I am sure you do too!  No challenges for me but I was just playing around with some of my new mini holiday catalog goodies and came up with this:

It uses a new set, Truly Grateful, as well as new DP, thinlits and ribbon!  I will say that it was a challenge to adhere the “thankful” to the burlap, but I used some heavy-duty glue and it finally stuck!

My next one was for our associate pastor who is taking asenior pastor position in Raleigh, NC.  Although we will miss him and his family, we know that is a good move for them.  I made this card for them from our congregation:

Images are all  from Artistic Outpost.  There was a Bible verse on the inside, but I forgot to photograph it!

As a birder, I had the thrill of a lifetime on Tuesday; we have had hummingbirds swooping and looping around our two feeders like CRAZY the last few days….I have seen them do this before, but not for this duration!  Anyway, they are such creatures of habit, they know exactly where they can go, how they can maneuver around our house, the shed,  through the porch, up into the trees, etc.  Well, John moved a trash can and it got in the way of their normal path and this is what happened:

We think she smacked head-on into the trash can and it knocked the wind out of her.  You can see her eyes are closed, but she was breathing heavily.  I picked her up!!!!!!

She kept opening her eyes and shutting them, but she was quite calm.  I remember Ann’s story recently, so I tried to feed her but she wasn’t receptive.  Eventually, she recovered and she flew out of my hand, but for about 15 minutes, I was in heaven!!!  I didn’t have Cassidy that day, but when she saw these pictures, even she was amazed! 

Enjoy your day!!!

Card 1 - Wee Project Details
Stamps	Truly Grateful
Card stock & Papers	Cajun Craze, Baked Brown Sugar, Sweater Weather DP
Ink	Baked Brown Sugar
Accessories	Expressions Thinlits, Burlap Ribbon
Tools	Big Shot

Card 2 - Wee Project Details
Stamps	Home, Artistic Outpost
Card stock & Papers	Naturals White, Always Artichoke, Pear Pizzazz, Misc DP
Ink	Always Artichoke
Accessories	PTI die
Tools	Big Shot