Tic Tac Toe Challenge #050

Hello, stampers!  A second post for me today.... I was recently asked by Felicita to be on the Tic Tac Toe Challenge team!  I said yes, and there are a lot of other familiar faces on the design team too!  I am happy to be designing with them!  Our first challenge of 2020 looks like this, with Shannon as our featured designer:

I used the bottom row across:  punch, blue and twine! 

I started with some Balmy Blue cardstock and my Timeless Label punch, punching out three labels, then stamping them with Versamark ink, using  the wooden image from Gallery Grunge.  I tried an old technique to add some light color; I used my Stampin' Pastels (anyone remember them???) and a cotton puff to dab on some color, just to make it stand out a bit!  I embossed a panel of Basic Black with the new Coastal Weave EF and layered the labels on top.

I stamped two of the birds from the May Paper Pumpkin kit and fussy-cut them out after giving them a wee bit of color with my Blends.  A sentiment from the same kit was stamped in Memento Black and diecut with a Stitched So Sweetly die and tucked under the black panel:

I finished it with some Soft Sky twine, then mounted it on a Smoky Slate mat, a white rectangle-stitched panel, and finally a Balmy Blue card base.  I stamped a sentiment from So Sentimental on the inside, along with some speckles and another couple of birds:

I can't wait to see what you create with this tic-tac-toe board!!  They're always fun, and they are a great way to get your creative juices flowing when you're stumped for ideas!  Stop over at the TTTC blog to see what the others have created and share yours too!  Thanks for popping in today!  Enjoy your day and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	So Sentimental, Gallery Grunge, May 2019 Paper Pumpkin (ret)
Card stock & Papers	Whisper White, Balmy Blue, Smoky Slate, Basic Black
Ink	Memento Black, Balmy Blue, Versmark
Accessories	Soft Sky Thick Twine (ret), Dimensionals, Stampin' Pastels (ret)
Tools	Big Shot, Coastal Weave EF, Stitched Rectangle Dies, Stitched So Sweetly Dies, Timeless Label Punch, Blends

IB110 Date Night

Hey peeps!  It's time for another Inspired By challenge....look at this fun photo:

I don't have any "girly" stamps, but the Best Dressed DSP papers have lots of girly-girl images, so I used a bunch of them to create a wee bit of a busy (for me) card:

I began with the sketch from Hand-Stamped Sentiments:

I fussy-cut the images out and layered them on a Whisper White panel, adding some Wink of Stella to a few of them:

I added a sentiment from Bonanza Buddies, then this lip image from a past Valentine's set!

I added a birthday sentiment on the inside, along with some "sparkles":

Even though the card is a little more busy than my usual style, I think the recipient will like it!  I hope you'll play along...the design team has "fashioned" a plethora of fun creations...be sure to stop by the Inspired By blog to check them out!  Thanks for visiting today!

A little trip to a local restaurant last night had us playing some menu games!

Enjoy your day and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Bonanza Buddies, Sealed with Love (ret)
Card stock & Papers	Whisper White, Basic Black, Best Dressed DSP, Petal Lane DSP (Bo Bunny)
Ink	Lovely Lipstick, Blushing Bride
Accessories	Mini Dimensionals
Tools	Big Shot, Stitched Rectangle Dies, Wink of Stella, Stitched Circle Dies (Lil'Inker), 7/8" Scallop Punch (ret)

TCC128 Be My Valentine

Happy Wednesday, peeps!  Time for another Card Concept challenge!  Here's our prompt for this week:

I chose to go "Clean and Layered" for today's Valentine card; I used the colors in the pillows to create a little panel full of hearts....check it out:

I used an older Papertrey die to diecut each circle and corresponding heart to fill it, then mounted them on a Whisper White panel that was cut with the new Stitched So Sweetly die:

At the bottom of the panel, I stamped a sentiment from PTI's Tiny Treats Valentine set, then mounted it all on a card base that was embossed with the Large Polka Dot EF!  Easy peasy!  Again, the style of my card is Clean and Layered!  And because it's CAS, I am also entering this in CASology's challenge this week as well:

Be sure to check out what the DT created at The Card Concept blog--it's always fun to see how the photo is translated into different styles!  Thanks for popping in today! Enjoy your day and be blessed!  And here are a couple of my "sweethearts"!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Tiny Treats Valentine (Papertrey Ink)
Card stock & Papers	Whisper White, Basic Black, Basic Gray, Real Red, Misc Plaid (from my stash)
Ink	Real Red
Accessories	Dimensionals
Tools	Big Shot, Stitched So Sweetly Die, Heart/Circle Die (Papertrey, can't find name of it), Large Polka Dot EF (ret)

GDP226 Easy Peasy Mosaic

Hey peeps!  It's ANOTHER dreary, wet, rainy day here in PA....we did have some sunshine yesterday but it was fleeting!  It's a good day to stay inside and STAMP!  I have a really quick, easy card today...we have to remember that not all our cards need to be complicated to be enjoyed!  It uses the Global Design Project sketch:

and I admit that I "cheated" a little for those four panels!  These pretty Mosaic Mood papers happen to have some gorgeous stripes, so I used them as my four panels!  Check it out:

I simply cut them to size, added a Soft Suede mat, then mounted it on a panel of Mint Macaron that was embossed with the Coastal Weave EF...my new favorite!  Before mounting it, I added some Braided Linen Trim and a little birthday sentiment from Label Me Bold...another new fav!

Everything went on a Very Vanilla card base....it was a snap!  Thanks for popping in today!  Enjoy it and be blessed!

52CCTD5-20 and CTD578 Triple Square Christmas

Hi stampers, happy Monday! I found an intriguing sketch at the 52 Christmas Card Throwdown blog:

 

and I recently found an older SU stamp at Goodwill called Happiest of Holidays, which features three block-print images, one of which is this pretty swirly-starry one!  I stamped three of them in Merry Merlot, used a square punch to punch them out, then arranged them on a gray polka-dotted background:

For the vertical stripe, I used two different kinds of Christmas washi tape, and then added some gray and red sequins; it was all mounted on a 4 1/4" square Whisper White card!

I am also entering this at the Color Throwdown:

Thanks for popping in today!

My stamping group invited me to join them for dinner yesterday after an afternoon of stamping!  We had a yummy dinner and lovely conversation!  Can't wait to see them again next month!

Enjoy your day and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Happiest of Holidays (ret)
Card stock & Papers	Whisper White, Merry Merlot, Silver Bells DSP (Kaisercraft)
Ink	Merry Merlot
Accessories	Sequins (from my stash), Washi Tape (Eyelet Outlet)
Tools	1 1/4" Square Punch (ret)

PP476 Hello Baby Love

Hi crafty friends!  Well, it's Sunday---Super Bowl Sunday---and Claire and the Paper Players have a "lovely" challenge for us today! Check it out:

I've been stamping Valentine cards up a storm, so I thought I would take a different route with my "love" card today!  Can you guess the love theme for my clean-and-simple card today?:

 

The So Sentimental stamp set has a sweet little baby stamp with a little heart on it, so I thought I would use that, along with some Pool Party gingham!  I stamped it in Pool Party as well, coloring in the heart with a Blend, then diecutting it with the smallest Stitched So Sweetly die:

My triple row of hearts features two dies from Close to My Heart; I diecut the top layer in Whisper White, then the bottom layers in So Saffron, Balmy Blue and Blushing Bride, and adhered them to the top of my card:

They work perfectly for the CAS Colours and Sketches challenge sketch for this week:

I don't know anyone who needs a baby card right now, but it's always nice to have one on hand!  I just think these colors are so sweet together, and babies mean LOVE, right?!  I hope you'll play along with our challenge this week, too!  Less than two weeks until Valentine's day, if that's your motivation!  We can't wait to see what you create at the Paper Players!  Thanks for popping in today!

A little ice skating at the University of Delaware's rink yesterday:

Wayne is a good skater, but I think perhaps some practice might be in order for Cass...apparently there was a lot of falling down, LOL!  Enjoy your day and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	So Sentimental
Card stock & Papers	Whisper White, Blushing Bride, So Saffron, Balmy Blue, Pool Party Gingham DSP
Ink	Pool Party
Accessories	Pink Pirouette Blend (ret)
Tools	Big Shot, Heart Border Dies (Close to My Heart)

FSM420 Koala Birthday

Happy Saturday, peeps!  And Happy February!  I will be stamping with some friends today, so I am doing a happy dance!  And here's a happy little card using some elements from the Birthday Bonanza Suite!  I needed a card for a two-year-old, and a sweet friend had borrowed my Bonanza Buddies stamp set, but I still had my dies and Birthday Bonanza papers, so I knew I could still make it work!  Those dies do a great job cutting out the little koala images from the DSP, and I punched a balloon from some Grapefruit Grove cardstock, shaded it with Terracotta Tile, and this is what I came up with:

First off, I used Jen's fun sketch from Freshly Made Sketches:

I made my card base 4 1/4" square, added a circle of DSP and a scalloped mat of Terracotta Tile, then popped up my diecut koala.  I added some twine "string" and popped up the balloon so it was floating off the top of the card:

The birthday sentiment from Label Me Bold was perfect for the sketch; I got good coverage with my Smoky Slate ink by using my Stamparatus, then fussy-cutting it out:

I added a sentiment from So Sentimental, along with some confetti too! 

It's in the mail....hope she likes it!  Thanks for popping in today, and be sure to come back tomorrow for a new Paper Players challenge!!

Cassidy and her little friend were big winners at the games they played during her karate class's Parents Night Out...she even beat Master Fisher at dodge ball! 

Enjoy your day and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Label Me Bold, So Sentimental
Card stock & Papers	Whisper White, Terracotta Tile, Grapefruit Grove, Birthday Bonanza DSP
Ink	Smoky Slate, Terracotta Tile, Calypso Coral, Blushing Bride
Accessories	Sponge Daubers, Baker's Twine (ret), Dimensionals
Tools	Big Shot, Bonanza Dies, Layering Circles Dies, Balloon Punch, White Gel Pen (Zig)