FMS195 Enjoy

Yay, it’s Saturday!  It’s been beautiful here the last couple of days!  What great weather, it doesn't feel like July at all!  I had a blast making this Freshly Made Sketches card….quick and easy, and a wonderful sketch:

Even though the sketch allows any shape, I knew right away I wanted to use these fun circle DSPs from Schoolhouse:

It also gave me a chance to use the “enjoy” from the Mini Treat Bag Thinlit that I finally broke down and got….so cute and FUN!  I diecut it three times in Pacific Point, glued them together and popped them up with skinny little pieces of dimensionals.  The dots from Festival of Trees were a fun addition, stamped in Pool Party, although when I added my sentiments from Endless Birthday Wishes, I realized there were dots in that set too that would have been good to use!  Rhinestones add a little sparkle!  Here’s the inside:

Hope your day is awesome!

We had to drain, clean and refill Cassidy’s pool, so she devised a way to ensure that the hose would not only fill the pool but allow her to play with it as well:

Yes, it’s barbecue tongs…..they very conveniently stand upright while holding the hose.  And she figured this out on her own, although I am not sure John would appreciate her “borrowing” his grill tools to help fill the pool!  She has imagination (and ingenuity), that’s for sure!

Bunny Peace on Earth

Happy Friday, peeps!  I have a fast Christmas card today, since my stash is not very big, I thought I’d better remedy that!  This one uses the challenge from Stamp, Ink Paper:

Isn’t that a gorgeous challenge photo?  Just beautiful!  So here’s my CAS take:

I stamped my bunnies (sorry, I can’t remember the maker) in white craft ink on Sahara Sand, and embossed them with white embossing powder.  I added a little bit of DD glitter around the edges for sparkle.  I mounted it on a piece of Cherry Cobbler that I cut with a Nestability deckle-edge die.  I just got this SU Baker’s Twine….love it in Cherry Cobbler, so pretty!  I used a one-hole bow so that it wouldn’t slip off my card.  Sentiment is retired from Cornish Heritage Farms. 

And since I used bunnies, this is also for the City Crafter Challenge this week, which is Woodland Animals!

Thanks for popping by today!

Cassidy saying bye to her mommy!

CYCI78 Get Well

Happy Thursday, everyone!  I have a cute little get well card today using the Can You Case It challenge of black, white and one color!

I have always loved red, black and white together, and I was itching to use this cute little Scottie image from Hey, Girl, so now’s the time!  Here we go:

I cut a card from my Circle Card Thinlits in Real Red, embossed the front panel and added some chevron paper that my friend gave me after doing her daughter’s graduation cards.  I stamped Mr Scottie on some Shimmery White paper in Memento ink and colored him with black reinker ink….I must say, I think this is the first time I’ve ever used black ink to watercolor!  His bow and nose were Real Red marker…..and the sentiment from the retired Delightful Dozen was stamped in Real Red as well.  I added a gingham ribbon, and it’s ready to roll!  I did add another white circle to the inside on which to write my wishes!

Isn’t he the cutest? 

Our little garden is producing cucumbers like crazy, so John wanted me to try to make dill pickles like “the ones that come in a barrel”!!!  I’ve made bread and butter pickles, but never ones that need fermenting!  Should be interesting!  Cassidy helped by putting the cukes in the bucket with the brine and seasonings:

She was quite a speedy helper!  She mixed everything up, but by her expression, she wasn’t too impressed with the smell!

Vinegar, salt, dill and garlic…..I’ll keep you posted on how they’re progressing!  It takes 4-6 weeks!

Enjoy your day!

CASology 154 and AYSI095 Speed Stamping

Hey peeps!  Another Tuesday rolling around, and I was thrilled that I actually made a card in about 10 minutes for the As You See It Speed Stamping challenge:

Luckily, I already had a white panel and a Blushing Bride card already in my stash; I pulled out Work of Art and stamped three brush strokes in Pink Pirouette, Blushing Bride and Regal Rose, then stamped  the sketchy flower from Flower Shop on each one.  I added some splatter from Gorgeous Grunge, a sentiment from A Dozen Thoughts and threw on some sequins for fun!  Wheeee, it felt good to do something quick and easy!

I am also entering this in the CASology challenge of "Repeat"!

Thanks for popping by! 

MM166, RS172 & PPA259

Happy Monday, peeps!  Hope you had a great weekend!  I have a quick Christmas card today using Wendy’s challenge from Merry Monday:

the sketch at Retrosketches:

and the color challenge from Pals Paper Arts:

I only have one penguin stamp, it’s from My Favorite Things (probably retired, it’s pretty old), and I do not have any silver foil, so I used Silver Glimmer paper:

I colored Mr Penguin with my SU markers and added some sparkle with Dazzling Diamonds glitter, and a diecut snowflake, cut from Dazzling Diamonds glimmer paper as well:

And speaking of snowflakes and chilly little penguins, Cassidy went to a Frozen event yesterday:

She has been practicing her curtsy, she’s almost got it down, LOL!  Enjoy your day!

Paper Players 253

Happy Sunday, peeps!  It’s time for another Paper Players challenge, and Jaydee is our hostess this week with a gorgeous color combo!  It’s so soft and pretty…what do you think?

I incorporated it with a new (to me) sketch challenge at TGIF challenges:

and my favorite set from this year’s catalog, Awesomely Artistic:

Even though it seems like there is a lot going on here, it was pretty simple to put together.  I stamped the images on my tag; I stamped and colored a butterfly from Papillion Potpourri and punched it out, adding some pearls for glam; heat embossed a sentiment from Six-Sided Sampler in silver and stamped some grunge on the Sahara Sand card base with Sahara Sand ink. I dyed some white seam binding with Smoky Slate ink and crumple-dried it in the microwave, then added a doily and some gathered Mint Macaron lace, and for the final touch, cut a couple of little banners from glassine paper and Smoky Slate cardstock, then some hearts from Brushed Silver and Shimmery white.

I would never have thought to put the neutrals of Sahara Sand and Smoky Slate together, but I love it!  I hope you love it too and will share what you create with us at the Paper Players blog!  Meanwhile, check out the other gorgeous creations from the PP team:

• Ann – out this week
• Claire
• Jaydee
• Joanne
• Laurie
• Nance – out this week
• Sandy
• Amy
• Jodi
• Lisa

I promised a few more pix of Cassidy very intently drawing with her new goodies:

“It’s a playground!  See the ladder and the sliding board?!” 

Enjoy your day!

MTS80

Happy Saturday, peeps! Match the Sketch has a nice sketch this week, giving me a chance to use some of the beautiful English Garden DSP!  Here’s the sketch:

And here’s my card:

I love these colors and images!  There is very little stamping on this card, just the sentiment from Endless Thanks stamped in Tip Top Taupe and Sahara Sand, as well as a few little sprinkles.  I did add a little bow of embroidery floss and some burlap trim to give it an “organic” feel! 

Thanks for popping in today!  Be sure to stop back tomorrow for my Paper Players card, too!

A push broom and a bucket of water, and Cassidy made the driveway her tablet and pencil!  First I did her name:

Then she told me she wanted to do my name…I told her she could just do my nickname and gave her the letters:

She did end up doing her own name later with Dana’s help!  She did real well, too!