AYSI272 Gentle Waves Sketch

Happy Friday, stampers!  Time for a new As You See It challenge, and we have a FUN sketch for you!  Check this out:

And here we go, using the sadly-un-utilized Gentle Waves stamp set:

This is such a lovely, peaceful stamp set and I have only used it a couple of times and haven't seen it around blogland too much either!  I was hoping it would make it into the new catalog, but sadly, not.  Anyway, I stamped three panels, one each in Seaside Spray, Balmy Blue, and Misty Moonlight, then used a die from Ornate Layers to cut the panels.  I know in the sketch, the panels are graduated in size, but I just knew I wouldn't get them looking right, so I opted for the die, LOL!  They went on a Basic White card and I added the compass from Sailing Home, backed with a Night of Navy circular mat, and a sentiment from Reflected in Nature, another sadly-neglected set.  (I've been singing Knights in White Satin all day long after stamp it, LOL!)  I am also going to pop this in at Krafty Chicks, where their challenge is "Stamp Act"...just some stamping!  

Anyway, this would be a good sympathy card or just for someone who's going through a rough patch...watching the ocean is always a good soother to me!  I hope you'll find a way to use this sketch...it's a great one for using up some narrow strips of DSP!  And it can be embellished any way you like!  Can't wait to see what you create...share it with us at the As You See It blog!  Thanks for popping in today...enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Reflected in Nature, Sailing Home, Gentle Waves
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Night of Navy, Silver Foil
Ink	Seaside Spray (ret), Balmy Blue, Misty Moonlight, Night of Navy
Accessories	Dimensionals
Tools	Big Shot, Layering Circles Dies, Stitched Shapes Dies (ret), Ornate Layers Dies (ret), Banner Die (Nestabilities), Hole Punch

TTTC156 Spring Blessings

Happy Thursday, peeps!  Time for a new Tic Tac Toe challenge, with Team X at the helm and me as the designer!  Here is our grid for this week:

Our theme this month is Mother's Day or Wedding, neither of which I needed, so I opted for the middle row down or Pearls, Lace and Vanilla!  I chose to do another Easter card using some pretty W+9 spring images, some woodgrain DSP and a bit of lace and pearls!  Here we go:

My woodgrain layer is from a 6x6 Welcome Winter pad by Carta Bella.  I stamped the nest, eggs and pussy willows and diecut them out, attaching them to a couple of Very Vanilla stitched frames.  The sentiment is a combination of two sets, the W+9 one (Spring Blessings) along with one from Wreath for All Seasons by Papertrey.  It's stamped in Soft Sky, and it IS a very soft color for sure!

I added a little rouche of crochet lace, tied with a Linen thread bow and added a few pearls as well as tucking in another couple of sprigs:

And again, the inside sentiment is a combination of both sets!  Fun to mix and match different sets!

I hope you'll find something in our Tic-Tac-Toe grid that tickles your fancy enough to make a card to share with us!  Check out the TTT blog to see what the others created as well!  Thanks for popping in today!  Enjoy it and be blessed!

"Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts.  See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting."  Psalm 137:23-24

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Positive Thoughts, Spring Blessings (W Plus 9), Wreath for All Seasons (Papertrey Ink)
Card stock & Papers	Very Vanilla, Welcome Winter DSP (Carta Bella)
Ink	Sahara Sand, Crumb Cake, Soft Suede, Smoky Slate, Pool Party, Soft Sky (ret)
Accessories	Pearls, Linen Thread, Crochet Trim (ret), Dimensionals
Tools	Big Shot, Stitched Shapes Dies (ret), Banner Dies (Nestabilities), Spring Blessings Dies (W Plus 9), Stamparatus, Nature's Thoughts Dies

Bunny Duo

Happy Tuesday, everyone!  I have a fun little card for you today using a Tim Holtz bunny and carrot die! I used the sketch from FMS but it was past the cutoff, but I wanted to use it anyway!  Here we go:

I used the Soft Succulent gingham pattern from Pansy Petals, along with a little embossed strip of Evening Evergreen, then added the bunnies and carrot:

The sentiment is from a retired Cornish Heritage Farms set!  So cute!  Thanks for popping in today!  Enjoy your day and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Sweet Spring (Cornish Heritage Farms)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Evening Evergreen, Soft Succulent, Mango Melody, Pumpkin Pie, Blushing Bride, Early Espresso, Pansy Petals DSP
Ink	Evening Evergreen
Accessories
Tools	Big Shot, Stitched Labels Dies (ret), Carrot Bunny Die (Tim Holtz)

CAS Easter

Happy Monday peeps!  I have an uber-CAS Easter card using a couple of challenges today!  The first is the CAS on Sunday challenge, which is to use a stencil, and the second is the TGIF color challenge:

I pulled out a little die that features a tulip and went to work:

I stenciled the little octagon with a polka dot stencil in Pool Party, and diecut the tulip in the Gorgeous Grape and Granny Apple Green.  The sentiment is from an older SU set called Easter Blossoms, and it all went on a Basic White panel that was embossed with the Stitched With Whimsy die.  I added a little purple rhinestone for fun:

The inside of the Pool Party card was stamped with a sentiment from Graceful Words, another older SU set:

I need to make a few more of these, Easter will be coming up soon!  Thanks for popping in today!

Cassidy played her first soccer game yesterday; these pictures aren't real good, as she was playing pretty far up the field!

She was playing defense, so she didn't score any goals, but her team won!  AND it felt like winter on the sidelines!  I wish spring would warm up!  Enjoy your day and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Graceful Words (ret), Easter Blossoms (ret)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Pool Party, Gorgeous Grape, Granny Apple Green
Ink	Gorgeous Grape, Pool Party
Accessories	Pretty Peacock Rhinestone (ret)
Tools	Big Shot, Stitched With Whimsy Dies, Basic Patterns Decorative Masks, Blending Brushes, Tulip Frame Die (Concord & 9th), Pierced Blooms Dies

PP585 Still Got It

Hi there, peeps!  Sunday brings a new Paper Players challenge with Ann as our hostess for this week's fun one:

What a great challenge...we all need some laughter in our lives!  I just got the set called Lighthearted Lines, so this was a great chance to get it inky!  I paired it with some whimsical paper and some wee  little party hats:

I taped off and stamped part of the sentiment, leaving some space at the bottom, then stamped five hats from Bonanza Buddies in matching colors and topped them off with some fuzzy pompoms:

Then I stamped the other part of the sentiment on the inside:

It all went on a Just Jade card base!  I need some April birthday cards, so this is a good start!  I hope you'll find some humorous stamp images or sentiments in your stash---pull them out and get to work!  We can't wait to see what you create!  Check out what the Design Team created over at the Paper Players as well!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Lighthearted Lines, Bonanza Buddies (ret)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, So Saffron, Just Jade, Little by Little DSP (American Crafts)
Ink	Stazon Black, Rich Razzleberry, So Saffron, Seaside Spray (ret), Fresh Freesia, Just Jade
Accessories	Pompoms (ret), Dimensionals
Tools	Big Shot, Stitched Rectangle Dies, Stitched So Sweetly Dies

Jingle Belles Plaid

Hi there, stampers!  I have another quick card for you today for the Jingle Belles plaid Christmas challenge!  I got these papers a while back and forgot I had them!  I used the Stitched Plaid dies to create "trees"...so here we go:

I mounted them on an embossed panel and a Misty Moonlight card; then added some silver glimmer paper stars and a silver-embossed sentiment tag:

A sentiment and another tree on the inside, and it's done:

Thanks for popping in today!  Enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Best Year, Banner Year
Card stock & Papers	Misty Moonlight, Basic White, Silver Glimmer (ret),  Welcome Winter DSP (Carta Bella)
Ink	Misty Moonlight, Silver Encore
Accessories	Dimensionals, Silver Embossing Powder
Tools	Big Shot, Stitched Triangle Dies, Tailor Made Tags Dies, Heat Tool, Elegant Dots Embossing Folder

Fusion Popsicle

Hi peeps!  Happy April! A quick card today using the sketch at Fusion.........I LOVE those bunnies, but it wasn't in the cards for that today!  I wanted to use the Sweet Ice Cream set which is retiring soon, and I paired it with some Pansy Petals DSP.  First, the sketch:

And here is the card:

The right vertical panels were created from a gingham panel of Pansy Petals and a diecut Pale Papaya piece, diecut with a die from the Stitched Triangles die.  The half circle is also from Pansy Petals. I stamped the popsicle in Pale Papaya and Calypso Coral, then added some Sequins for Everything:

I also embossed the front of the card with the Circles & Dots embossing folder.  I added a few drips to the sentiment panel, then stamped another sentiment on the inside:

That's it for today!  Thanks for popping in!  Enjoy your day and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Sweet Ice Cream
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Pale Papaya, Pansy Petals DSP
Ink	Calypso Coral, Pale Papaya, Crumb Cake, Soft Suede
Accessories	Dimensionals, Sequins for Everything
Tools	Big Shot, Circles & Dots Embossing Folder, Stitched Triangles Dies, Circles Dies, Stitched Rectangle Dies