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Happy Monday, peeps!  It’s another Merry Monday challenge!  Kathy has a fun challenge for us:  snowmen!  I think I have had enough snow for a while, but I can handle a little snowman!

And my image IS a little snowman!  Here you go:

This is a simple card, flat and easy to mail!  I stamped my image from Artistic Outpost in Basic Gray on some Naturals White cardstock, masked it, then stamped a CTMH Christmas word collage behind it in Sahara Sand.  Then I colored the image with reinkers and an aquapainter:

I mounted it on some circular mats of Always Artichoke and Cherry Cobbler; the DP is from Simple Stories’ Handmade Holiday, and it worked on the inside as well as the outside:

So, now let’s see what you make with a snowman!  Share it with us over at the Merry Monday blog and check out what the other designers did as well!  You’ll be glad you got a headstart on your Christmas cards!

You know when your children are in another room, and it gets very, very quiet?  That’s a sure sign they’re doing something they’re not supposed to!  In Cassidy’s case, she was treating her baby’s diaper rash with the real stuff:

Yep….two tubes of Desitin and a tube of Lotrimin….slathered liberally!  She didn’t use it all, but we had to do some time in the tub to get rid of what she did use!

Enjoy your day!

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Happy Sunday, peeps!  Today it’s my turn to host the Paper Players challenge, and I have chosen a “three spree”!  You need to use three of something on your creation!

I have a friend whose birthday is coming up this week, and when she lived here in PA, we always got together for a cup of tea!  So I pulled out the little cup from Kind & Cozy to make my card.  I used an old Retrosketches sketch, and now that I look at it, it might seem that my tilted teacups might spill their contents, LOL!  Hopefully she won’t notice!

I used papers from Gingham Garden, and my three teacups are stamped in Island Indigo and Daffodil Delight, and they are embellished with three tiny pearls!

Some striped and ruffled ribbons decorate my Scallop Tag Topper tag.  Hope she likes it!  Check out the three-inspired creations from the rest of the team:

• Ann
• Anne Marie
• Jaydee
• Nance
• Sandy

And we hope you’ll play along as well…share your creation with us at the Paper Players blog!

Yesterday, I promised that I would show you how Cassidy was playing with her “bunnies”….here ya go:

“Shhhhh, Grammy….my bunnies are going to take a nap!”

“My cookies are the pillows.”

“Here’s their blanket!”

“I have to put one more under the blanket!”

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Hi everyone!  Hope you have something fun planned this weekend!  If I don’t get blown away, I plan to do some outside work as well as stamp!  Colour Me…! has a monochromatic challenge this week:

Rita’s card here inspired me to get out some Pumpkin Pie polka-dotted paper to make a quick little Easter card:

This is a note card from SU, and the panel is a Chalk Talk diecut , stamped with a PTI bunny and a sentiment from a craft store clear stamp.  I added some ribbons and a brad, and a little zigzag left over from another project!  Of course, the cuteness factor went way up with the addition of a little pompom tail:

Thanks for visiting today!

Speaking of bunnies, here are the bunnies that Cassidy made out of egg carton cups; she painted them herself, then I did the ears, helped her glue on the cheek and nose punch-outs, but she did draw most of the whiskers herself as well!

I’ll be back tomorrow with some more photos of what else she did with her bunnies!   I’ll be the hostess at the Paper Players, so be sure to stop back!

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A quick-as-a-bunny card today!  I already had this image stamped and colored, sitting on my stamp table and when I saw the Pals Paper Arts colors this week:

I went to work!  This little bun-bun was stamped on watercolor paper and watercolored in, then simply adhered atop some DP and embellished with a little Easter banner:

The sketch is from Retrosketches :

Easy peasy! 

Puddin’ face!

Wee Project Details
Stamps	Teeny Tiny Wishes (SU), Bunny (100-Proof Press)
Card stock & Papers	Watercolor Paper, Soft Sky, Old Olive, Patio Party (ret SU)
Ink	Stazon Black, Soft Sky, Old Olive
Accessories
Tools	Big Shot, Lil'Inker Stitched Dies, Nestability Banner Dies, Deckle-Edged Scissors (ret SU), Aquapainter

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Happy Thursday, everyone!  A three-challenge card today! 

I used the Freshly Made Sketches sketch from Linda:

The inspiration photo from Stampin’ Celebration 77:

And the butterfly challenge from the Card Concept 7, where I used the "Shabby Chic" style:

I used several different images from Pink Paislee, SU’s Nature Walk, and 100 Proof Press, stamping them collage-style on a Naturals Ivory panel and matting it with a So Saffron panel trimmed in Dazzling Diamonds glitter.  I stamped the butterfly again in Stazon Black and watercolored it with So Saffron ink, then mounted it on a vellum scalloped circle that had been pierced in a circle:

Since this card is going to someone who is going through a very difficult time, I added my favorite CHF verse to the inside:

Cassidy & Grampy doing some artwork outside on the patio:

Enjoy your day!

Scallop Tag Topper Card & a Sweet Gift

Hi peeps!  Just a quick post today; this card is one of those cool cards made with the Scallop Tag Topper punch.  You can see the video here.  It’s really easy and fun to do.  Here you go:

This was supposed to go home with my hostess on Monday night, but she forgot to take it, so I was able to photograph it (which I forgot to do earlier!) and give it to her when she picks up her order, LOL!  It uses the Bright Blossoms set, Birthday Basics paper and a couple of embossing folders along with the Scalloped Tag Topper punch.  Here’s the inside:

I know I have used this Crisp Cantaloupe/Pistachio Pudding combo before, but it is so fresh and springy, I couldn’t help using it again!  Here’s a wee closeup:

And my sweet friend Beth popped by to pick up her order, and gave me this little sweet treat, made with some DP and the Envelope Punch board.  Isn’t it adorable?!

She promises me they are easy to make, so I’ll be checking out the details out in blogland soon!!! 

Cassidy & I made some really good spiced roll-out cookies the other day.  I’ll share the recipe with you soon!  They were delicious!

Enjoy your day!

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Happy Tuesday, everyone!  And Happy April Fool’s Day!!   Wow, it was great to see the sun yesterday although it was so windy, it was difficult to do anything outside!  Arielle has a pretty color inspiration for us today, but it was a wee bit of a challenge for me:

I just received some cute little bunny & bow dies, and the challenge this week at CAS on Sunday was “stitched”, so here is what I came up with:

Not much stamping, just the gingham background on the River Rock panel, and the sentiment, which is from Loads Of Love Accessories.  I did add a little ruffled ribbon around the sentiment (it needs a wee bit of a trim, did that after the photo!) and as a final embellishment, I gave Miss Bunny a little Calypso Coral flower on her bow:

And, as always, the ColourQ Courtiers have done an awesome job with these challenging colors, so be sure to check them out….and share your creation as well!

Even though March was definitely going out like a LION yesterday, Cassidy insisted on having a picnic outside, complete with play food, dolls and her own booster seat:

Enjoy your day!

Wee Project Details
Stamps	Loads of Love Access. (ret SU); Plaid BG (ret Cornish Heritage Farms)
Card stock & Papers	Whisper White, River Rock, Primrose Petals, scrap plaid DP
Ink	River Rock, Coastal Cabana
Accessories	Pearls, Ruffled Ribbon
Tools	Big Shot, Itty Bitty Punch Pack, 1" Circle Punch, Lil'Inker Stitched Circles and Bunnies & Bows Dies