PP405 Many Blessings

Happy Sunday, everyone!  It's time for another Paper Players challenge and I am the hostess!  I hope people won't groan when they see my choice of colors, LOL!  In my high school yearbook, under my likes, I listed my favorite color as orange!  You can tell that by palette this week:

I love monochromatic tones, and these just looked like happy colors together! I hope they don't scare you away! They could be summery or fall-ish, there are lots of possibilities!

I was thrilled when I got a peek at some of the new goodies in the upcoming Holiday Mini catalog (if you need one, let me know!)!!!  There are some lovely sets for the holidays, but I was really excited when I saw the new Buffalo Check background stamp!  So I went to work with it along with a few other new things:

From the new Wishing You Well set, I stamped the wheat sheaf in So Saffron and the flowers in Mango Melody.  That pretty bow was stamped in Pumpkin Pie and fussy-cut, then popped up with a dimensional. It all was diecut with an oval from the Stitched Framelits dies and matted with a Layering Ovals scallop:

The sentiment is from Many Blessings; it was stamped in Pumpkin pie and it got the same stitched and scalloped treatment:

It was all mounted on a Pumpkin Pie mat that was stamped in matching ink with the Buffalo Check background stamp, then adhered to a Very Vanilla card.  It was pretty simple and easy, really--no embellishments, just stamping and die cutting!  I am looking forward to playing with more of my new goodies tomorrow!  And I hope you'll play with my color challenge as well...I can't wait to see what you create.  Check out ALL the samples at the Paper Players blog!

Cassidy is camping with her daddy so no pictures today, but I do have a couple more cards to share!  There are stories behind them, too!  This one was from my dad:

Now, it's just a store-bought card, but growing up, we had a rooster just like this on our farm.  This rooster HATED me and would chase me around the yard and down the driveway to the bus.  I was petrified of it and of course my younger siblings thought it was hysterical and to this day, still tease me about it.  My dad did not choose the card because of that, but he did remember the rooster!

My next card is extra-special!  My hubby John printed out the front of this card  (and he is computer-challenged!):

and because he got me a new hummingbird feeder, he searched and found a hummingbird, then printed it out with his own little sentiment:

He's so sweet!

Enjoy your day and be blessed!

AYSI93 Pretty Sketch

Happy Friday, peeps!  Yay, it's the end of the week and we can relax a little!!  It's time for another As You See It challenge, and it's a sketch, which gave me a chance to use some of my new stash of DSPs!  These are from Twinkle Twinkle and I thought the colors and prints were very sweet together:

Would you like to see the sketch?  Sure you would!  Here we go:

I started by cutting a piece of the polka-dotted paper with a Lawn Fawn stitched scalloped die, then flipping over the remaining piece, which is that pretty stripe,  and cutting off the negative portion of the scallop for my bottom; I heat embossed "many thanks" in white on Night of Navy and die cut it for my sentiment:

For the floral embellishment, I stamped the flowers from Touches of Texture in Night of Navy ink, then colored them with blends; my colors are exactly right, since the paper is Powder Pink and my flowers are shades of Pumpkin Pie and Cameo Coral, but I think they work together!  The centers are Mint Macaron, and after fussy-cutting them out, I mounted them on top of a piece of gingham ribbon:

After birthday cards, I seem to need thank you cards the most!  I already have this one addressed and ready to mail out!  I hope you'll use this sketch and share your inspiration with us at As You See It, and while you're there, check out what the design team created as well!

A few more birthday cards....we're almost at the end!!

This balloon sailed across the pond, and it was created by my Paper Players teammate, Joanne!

Sandy must know that I love bees!!

And my sweet friend Debbie created this fresh beauty!  Thanks, ladies!

So Cassidy was playing with clay the other day and created a "drink and a straw" with her favorite fast food logo!!! (I thought I'd better tell you what she created because I know I couldn't figure it out!!!):

I was thinking it sort of looked like a ghost wearing a McDonald's outfit!!!

Silly girl!

Enjoy your day and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Touches of Texture, Itty Bitty Greetings
Card stock & Papers	Whisper White, Night of Navy, Twinkle Twinkle DSP
Ink	Night of Navy, White Craft
Accessories	Night of Navy Gingham Ribbon, Dimensionals
Tools	Big Shot, Stitched Scalloped Border Dies (Lawn Fawn), Blends in Pumpkin Pie, Calypso Coral and Mint Macaron, Bitty Banners Dies (ret)

IB32 Cool Treats

Happy Thursday, peeps!  I hope you're having a good week so far...it's been hot here, but perfect weather for the pool!!  Thank goodness for generous neighbors who let us come swim in theirs, LOL!  Today's Inspired By challenge is a cool one too; here's my interpretation:

And here's Laurel's prompt:

Now, I've never had Jersey Jack's gelato (which you can't even get in New Jersey; it's from Australia!), but you can be sure I have had LOTS of regular old ice cream...in fact, this cone would be my idea of heaven!! I worked at an ice cream shop in high school and all my coworkers warned me that I would be sick of ice cream by the time I quit....nope, not me!  I love it!  This image from Unity Stamps was a lot of fun to stamp and color in with my blends!  I mounted it on a piece of gingham, diecut with a MFT Wonky Stitched die, and topped it with a little Real Red Glimmer paper cherry!  We've got pistachio, chocolate marshmallow, black raspberry, orange sherbet, lemon, mint chocolate chip and mango!  Yum!

I made a little tag with a Tags and Labels die after stamping a sentiment from a retired SU set called Sweet Stuff; I embossed it with white embossing powder and filled in the letters with a  little chalk pen:

The Powder Pink card base was embossed with the Tufted embossing folder...it sort of looks like an ice cream cone, doesn't it?!  Yum!  I hope you'll play along with our challenge this week...it's a sweet one!  Thanks for popping in!

Our niece's inlaws have a farm not far from our house and we get our eggs there.  Cassidy makes a beeline to the calf barn where about (honestly) thirty to forty cats make their home as well!  It's hard to see, but under the tree to the right are about six or seven just chillin' in the shade!

Inside, she latches on to one...she knows I always say "no" when she asks to take one home, but she can come play with them any time!  Check out the little one peeking out from behind the trash can:

And here's a pair peeking out from the bushes....they have black and white ones and a couple of Siamese as well!

I am 99% sure there are NO mice on this farm, LOL!  Enjoy your day and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Sweet Stuff (ret), All Smiles (Unity)
Card stock & Papers	Powder Pink, Whisper White, Basic Black, Real Red Glimmer, Homespun Gingham, (My Favorite Things)
Ink	Memento Black, Craft White
Accessories	Dimensionals
Tools	Big Shot, Tag & Label Dies (ret), Tufted EF, White Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, Chalk Pen, Blends, 1/4" Hole Punch, Wonky Stitched Dies (My Favorite Things)

FMS349 Wedding Congrats

Hi peeps!  Just a quick post today before heading off to the pool.  The FMS sketch is a nice simple one:

and it is perfect for showing off these gorgeous Petal Promenade DSPs!!!  I need a wedding card for the end of the month, so I thought this would be a great sketch for it:

The paper does most of the work; I did add a Congratulations sentiment (Flourishing Phrases) and some little vellum doodads.  I diecut them from the Flourishes die set, then colored them with Old Olive and Calypso Coral blends...the alcohol inks dry very quickly!  I adhered them under a little piece of Mossy Meadow ribbon:

A quick sentiment on the inside and it was done!!  Thanks for popping in today; enjoy your day and be blessed!  And here are a few more birthday cards:

This cheerful, colorful one is from my friend Joan:

And I've never been able to master a waterfall card, but Teri did an awesome job...so cool!

Another fun fold from my friend Kim:

And this beauty from my friend Sally...just love these colors!

Thanks, ladies!  You bright a smile to my face and make getting older a little easier!

We played "beauty salon" the other day and I gave Cassidy a manicure:

She saw a hack where you put your freshly-manicured fingers in an ice bath for a minute, and it cures them quickly....I think she forgot that putting your fingers in ice water for that length of time is pretty chilly!!!

That nail polish lasted less than a day, LOL!  So much for that hack!

JUGS452 and GDP150 Beachy Keen

Hi peeps!  Still struggling with my mojo, but I am persevering!  Today's card is for the Global Design Project sketch challenge (love things in threes!) and one I haven't done in a while, the Just Us Girls challenge of "beach":

So I knew I had a pretty seashell stamp set around somewhere....I searched and searched and finally found it, because I knew it would look lovely with this pretty little print from the Twinkle Twinkle DSP package:

I stamped the shell in Smoky Slate and used blends to color it in...they really are a dream to work with!  I added a sentiment and some layers for the horizontal piece, ending with some sequins and a little silver thread bow. And you can't see it, but the shell was highlighted with a Wink of Stella pen! My only "wish I hadn't done it" was the embossing on the card base; I always forget that the Seaside embossing folder really weakens the cardstock (should have used Thick!) and I think it detracts from the patterned paper...but it's done and maybe I will do another one...later!

Here are a few more birthday cards:

This gorgeous card from my teammate Laurie is FULL of sparkle!!

Billie's card is embossed in a fun way!

I love the colors and elements that Kristie used!

And Renita's colors and plaids are gorgeous!  Thanks, ladies!  I have many more so keep on the lookout!

Queen of the pool!

Thanks for popping in today--enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Swirly Seashells (Close to My Heart ret), Shore Thoughts (Lizzie Anne Designs, ret)
Card stock & Papers	Whisper White, Soft Sea Foam, Powder Pink, Twinkle Twinkle DSP
Ink	Gray Granite
Accessories	Sequins from my stash, Silver Thread, Dimensionals
Tools	Blends in Mint Macaron, Pool Party, Bermuda Bay and Pink Pirouette, Big Shot, Stitched Scalloped Die (Lawn Fawn), Wink of Stella Pen, Seaside EF

ATCAS142 and HSS295 Rooted Birthday

Happy Monday peeps!  Boy, after the busy weekend we had, my mojo is in the TANK!  I cannot muster up any creativity today!  I squeaked out a couple of masculine cards for the Hand Stamped Sentiments sketch and the Addicted to CAS: Masculine challenge:

  

       

I still have lots of DSP from last year's catalog, so I pulled out this crackly-looking one (I am too lazy to look up the name of it!!) and stamped the tree from Rooted in Nature directly on top using Mossy Meadow ink and an Early Espresso marker for the trunk:

The flip side of the paper has monochromatic stripes, so I cut off the bottom one, which matches Soft Sea Foam almost perfectly, and stamped some leaves on top.  The sentiment is from Perennial Birthday, and if you look closely, you can see a little row of diecut dots above the Mossy Meadow ribbon; they're from the Swirly Snowflakes thinlets die...so cute!  I did another one, a little more "somber" using the Wood Textures DSP, same sentiment, same stamp, same ribbon, same die:

This one is mounted on a Mossy Meadow card.  Simple and easy...that's all I can seem to muster up today!

Speaking of trees, on Sunday after church, we went to Go Ape at Lums Pond, Delaware, which is a tree-top/ziplining "adventure"!  It was my birthday present from Dana and Wayne, and we took the "junior" course because Cassidy was with us, and us older folks couldn't handle the rope ladders, ziplines over the pond and Tarzan swings through the trees!  I can't figure out how to embed the videos of us ziplining here, but if you're on my FB page, you might be able to find them!  You will just have to be satisfied with some photos otherwise!  Here we all are at the beginning...happy, smiling, not sweating too much (it was HOT!):

We all had to wear harnesses, which are rather uncomfortable, and accentuate various parts of your body that you might not prefer to be accentuated, but so is everyone else...so we just dealt with it!  Here's Cassidy in hers:

Here I am, about 15 feet up in the air, crossing a wooden pathway...this one was easy!  And see what I mean about the accentuating?

Here are Cassidy and Dana on a different type of bridge; this one was much more challenging...the look on Cassidy's face pretty much says it all!  This was on a level 2, but we all made it through just fine!

They call this the "taco"...and believe me, you feel like a taco, trying to squeeze through the net!  Dana seemed to be having no trouble at all with it!

It ended with a little zip line ride, which we all did at least two or three times!  We were hot and sweaty and not quite as chipper at the end:  

It was definitely fun and I think AUTUMN would be a good time to go, LOL!  Enjoy your day and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Rooted in Nature, Perennial Birthday
Card stock & Papers	Mossy Meadow, Soft Sea Foam, Wood Textures DSP, Color Theory DSP (ret)
Ink	Mossy Meadow, Basic Black, Soft Sea Foam
Accessories	Mossy Meadow ribbon (ret)
Tools	Big Shot, Swirly Snowflakes Thinlets