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Happy Thursday, peeps!  The weekend is almost here!  I loved the sketch from Freshly Made Sketches this week!  Check it out:

In my self-imposed challenge to use some sets that haven’t seen the light of day lately, I dusted off Papaya Collage and pulled out the bird.  Edited to add:  this bird is from Betsy' Blossoms, NOT Papaya Collage!!!  I am also challenged by this particular pattern from the Fresh Prints collection, most of which I LOVE, but this one is just a little out of my comfort zone.  So I paired them up and came up with this:

It’s all pretty straightforward; I did add an embossed panel just so I could anchor my ribbons behind it, but everything else is plain and simple!  I also popped up the wing as well as the “hi” with some dimensionals:

It’s pretty bright….but overall, I like it!

I also wanted to show you my original card for this week’s challenge at the Paper Players:

The theme was Spring Thank You; I love this card, but I really didn’t think the black made it very springy, so I put it aside.  But I thought I would share it anyway!  And Baja Breeze is retired, sadly….it’s still one of my favorite blues!

Cassidy “rediscovered” her homemade play-doh, and she literally played with this for about two hours…..I haven’t had her be so focused on one plaything ever!!!  She informed us she was making Christmas cookies, and she made a whole plateful!

Thanks for visiting today!

Products used today (plus retired Baja Breeze ink and cardstock) and Betsy's Blossoms, not Papaya Collage!:

Table built using Product Table Builder by The Crafty Owl - Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator.

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Hi peeps!  It’s Tuesday---it’s ColourQ time!  How about this cute little seasonal inspiration?

 

I was tempted to make a St Patrick’s card, but I don’t usually send out those type of cards, so I just made a “hello, thinking of you” card!

I substituted Garden Green for Glorious Green because I have barely any left in my stash, and I thought it worked well enough!  That banner was stamped with the new background stamp, Hardwood.  I stamped the Gumball Green plaid banner with the Gingham wheel, and the little teacup is from Kind & Cozy.  A couple of little rhinestones add some sparkle!

I used the RetroSketches sketch from this week:

And here is the inside, also from Kind & Cozy:

Hope you’ll play along with us this week…..the design team’s creations can be seen at the ColourQ blog as well!  And they are AWESOME!

First, you build the building:

Then, you sit in the box in which the Duplos are stored:

And then you stuff it full of your animals and dolls!

Enjoy your day!

Products used (as well as some retired SU paper and non-SU dies):

Table built using Product Table Builder by The Crafty Owl - Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator.

Merry Monday 98

 

Happy Monday, everyone!  Is it snowing where you are?  I think I have seen enough of the white stuff…so glad I don’t have to go anywhere!  Today’s Merry Monday challenge is a real sweet one:
  

I had a lot of ideas for this one, but in the end, decided to dust off a Waltzingmouse set that I haven’t used for a while, and paired it with some plaid DP I got over the Christmas holidays:

I didn’t do any actual stitching, but the images look stitched, and I used a “stitched” mat and tag, along with a little faux button I created by gluing three diecut buttons together!!!  I wanted a wee bit of color, so I stamped each “stitched” ornament in Certainly Celery, Bashful Blue, Riding Hood Red and Crushed Curry:

It’s a really simple design, but I love the country, homespun feel this set imparts!  I hope you’ll have fun created a buttony, stitchy Christmas card this week!  Share it with us at the Merry Monday challenge and you might win a guest spot!  And be sure to check out all the great designs while you’re there!

Yesterday, the Kennett Symphony held a children’s concert and instrument zoo at Lincoln University, which is only a few minutes from our house.  It was right during Cassidy’s naptime, so she was a wee bit crabby, but she did very well, especially when she was able to get up close and personal with some of the instruments:

Drums:

A “baby” piano:

A trumpet:

And she actually got a little “toot” out of the trombone!

What a great experience!  Enjoy your day!

Wee Project Details
Stamps	Sewing Box Christmas (Waltzingmouse)
Card stock & Papers	Garden Green, Natural Ivory, Crumb Cake, Certainly Celery, Crushed Curry, Bashful Blue, Riding Hood Red, Handmade Holiday DP (Simple Stories)
Ink	Garden Green, More Mustard, Marina Mist, Chocolate Chip, Riding Hood Red, Crumb Cake
Accessories	Linen Thread
Tools	1/2" Circle Punch, Lots of Tags Die (ret SU), Button Die (ret SU),  Lil'Inker Stitched Mat Die, Big Shot, Dimensionals

Paper Players 185

Happy Sunday, peeps!  Another Sunday and time for another Paper Players challenge:

Ann is our hostess this week with a nice challenge…..I can always use thank you cards, and I will certainly be thankful when spring gets here.  Since we are due for another snowstorm tomorrow, with 6-12” predicted, spring seems far, far away!  But when you are a stamper, you can have spring any day of the month!  Here is my springy creation:

I used the Freshly Made Sketches layout 125:

and I also used the Card Concept challenge 4 for my colors:

I guess I would say my style is “clean and layered”!  I “layered” the images in the Fabulous Florets set on my main panel, then added a strip of Epic Day This & That washi tape and embossed the entire thing with the Perfect Polka Dot EF.  You can see it closer here:

I used two images from the Six-Sided Sampler set to make my sentiment piece; added a hand-cut hexagon mat; diecut some leaves and did some piercing on them as well as around the image.  I just love this look!  It certainly does make me think of spring even though the look from my window does NOT!!!  I hope you can be inspired to make a springy thank you card and share it with us at the Paper Players as well!  You can check all the samples out here:

• Ann
• Anne Marie
• Jaydee
• Nance
• Sandy

We had a couple of warm days last week and the snow was melting off the shed roof, coming through the gutter in a little stream!  Cassidy wanted to go stand under it---NOT!!—but I did let her stand under it with my umbrella….you may be able to see the splashes coming off as she tilted the umbrella!  My little water baby!