GDP442 Petunia Pop Birthday

 Happy Wednesday, peeps!  My card today features the sketch from Global Design Project:

I am playing with a new In Color today, it's called Petunia Pop!  It coordinates nicely with Berry Burst, so I used both for the center panel of my card; DSP in Petunia Pop and a mat of Berry Burst:

I stamped the flower from Hooray for Surprises in both colors, cutting out the center and popping it up.  I stamped a sentiment from Country Birdhouses then added some Diagonal White ribbon.

Originally I stamped the sentiment on the DSP, but I didn't like how it kind of bled into the paper.  It did almost the same thing on the cardstock, so I removed some of the excess ink from the ink pad with a paper towel.  Hopefully that will solve the problem the next time I use it!

Thanks so much for popping in today!

It's baseball season!

Enjoy your day and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Hooray for Surprises, Country Birdhouse
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Berry Burst, Petunia Pop DSP
Ink	Petunia Pop, Berry Burst
Accessories	White Diagonal Ribbon, Dimensionals
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Hooray for Surprises Dies

IC166 Pretty Little Country Flowers

Happy Tuesday, peeps!  I have been playing around with the Country Flowers bundle that will be available soon! These images are so fun!  For this card, I used the little kettle and the rose image in some soft hues:

I stamped both images in Smoky Slate and used Blends to color them in.  I mounted them on a diecut panel that I masked and colored with a Blending Brush and some more Smoky Slate ink:

The background is the Country Lace DSP....I am loving these patterns, so pretty!  I finished it off with a sentiment from Unbounded Love.  I left the inside blank as I thought this sentiment could be used for any number of occasions! And since this is a new bundle, I am entering it at Inspire.Create where they are looking for something new!

 

My friend Robyn snapped this photo of Cassidy and Robyn's grandson, Avery, at church on Sunday.  They are part of the AV team, along with Wayne and our friend Bruce.  We have a balcony in our church, which is where all the equipment is, so they get to look down on everyone at the beginning and end of each service!  As you can tell, neither Avery or Cassidy were too happy about having their picture taken, LOL!  Teenagers!

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

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Country Flowers, Unbounded Love
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Country Lace DSP
Ink	Smoky Slate, Memento Black, Fresh Freesia
Accessories	Dimensionals
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Perennial Postage Dies, Country Flowers Dies, Blends in Daffodil Delight & Granny Apple Green, Blender Pen

AHSC574 Latte Thanks

Happy Monday, everyone! Hope you had a good weekend! This fun (and funny) card is for the Atlantic Hearts Sketch challenge this week! Here's th sketch:

 

I finally broke out the Latte Love stamp set to use, since the sketch had a nice circular element, and I chose some DSP that featured some unusual colors together.  Here we go:

I don't use yellow very often, so I thought I'd challenge myself!  I mounted the DSP on a Lemon Lolly card, then added the stamped elements.  The banner features some "coffee" drips and rings and I used some Wavy Trim for the fringed embellishments (to me, that's the funny part!):

The sentiment is from the same set, and I added a sentiment from Hooray for Surprises on the inside:

It's a little different than my usual style, but it's fun to step out of one's comfort zone!  I hope you'll play with our sketch this week, we can't wait to see what you create!

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

Now, people of Israel, listen to what the Lord your God demands of you:  Worship the Lord and do all that he commands. Love him, serve him with all your heart, and obey all his laws.  I am giving them to you today for your benefit. Deuteronomy 10:12-13

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Hooray for Surprises, Latte Love
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Lemon Lolly, Calypso Coral, A Little Latte  DSP, Neutrals DSP
Ink	Early Espresso, Crumb Cake, Calypso Coral
Accessories	Wavy Trim, Facted Gems (ret)
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Latte Love Dies, Stylish Shapes Dies, Light Calypso Coral Blend

PP686 CAS From Jaydee

Happy Sunday, everyone!  Jaydee is our Paper Players hostess this week with a sweet clean-and-simple challenge:

There is a cute heart-shaped tulip image in the Hooray for Surprises set, so I chose to use that for my simple image.  Here we go:

I used the sketch from In(k)spire Me as well as the colors from Just Us Girls:

I heat embossed the image in white on Pale Papaya, then added a little Peach Pie ink to each of the flowers, then diecut it out along with another plain heart to layer behind it.  (I forgot to order the new In Color cardstocks!!)  I added a sentiment from Unbounded Love and tucked it behind the hearts, embellishing them both with some Iridescent gems:

The vertical panel was embossing with a polka dot embossing folder, then layered with Soft Sky and Pale Papaya mats.  Because this is a clean-and-simple challenge, I left the background of the card base plain!

I hope you'll play along with our challenge this week! Remember to keep it clean and simple! This card is probably a little more detailed than I usually do for CAS, but it does have a lot of white space, so I think it still qualifies! Check out what the DT created over at the Paper Players blog, and we hope to see you there too!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Hooray for Surprises, Unbounded Love
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Pale Papaya (ret), Soft Sky (ret)
Ink	Peach Pie, Craft White
Accessories	Dimensionals, Iridescent Gems, White Embossing Powder
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Hooray for Surprises Dies, Stylish Shapes Dies, Perfect Polka Dot Embossing Folder (ret), Heat Tool, Blender Pen

JAI698 Give Thanks

Happy Saturday, everyone! The sun is FINALLY shining here in PA, after some gray and cloudy weather! I have a quick happy little card today for you, it uses the Just Add Ink challenge:

I chose leaves and flowers to make a thank you card for someone who did something really nice for me lately!  Here we go:

I stamped the Bible verse and leaves from Courage and Faith in Soft Sea Foam ink, then filled in with a Soft Sea Foam marker.  The flowers and background of Bubble Bath go nicely with the green, I think:

The flowers were diecut with the Country Flowers dies, and I added some Herringbone ribbon to finish it off.  This will go out in the mail real soon! And here's what I received from one of my sweet stamping friends yesterday:

We did a little day trip and did some antique/junk shopping and she found out that I collect hobnail milk glass!  I have a few small pieces, but I don't go overboard in spending on them, and I do use them often.  When we got home, she took this from her china cabinet and gave it to me! I love it! I do not have anything footed like this one, so it will take a special place among all my other goodies, and I will be sure to give it some love!  I have the best friends!

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

Dear friends, let us love one another, because love comes from God.  Whoever loves is a child of God and knows God.  1 John 4:7

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Courage and Faith
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Soft Sea Foam, Bubble Bath, Bubble Bath DSP
Ink	Soft Sea Foam, Bubble Bath
Accessories	Dimensionals, Herringbone Ribbon
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Country Flowers Dies, Soft Sea Foam Marker, Blender Pen

FMS632 With Pets & More

Happy Thursday, peeps! I recently got the Latte Love bundle, and the first thing I make with the DSP is a Halloween card, LOL!  I have also been playing with the two-step stamp, Pets & More, and wondered what I could do with the owl! When I saw one of the patterns in the A Little Latte line, it made me think of a spooky woods, so I went with it! Here we go:

I used the FMS sketch for my 4 1/4" card:

and along with the DSP, I embossed a piece of Early Espresso with a Timber embossing folder.  Throughout the Year has a Halloween sentiment in it, so I stamped that along with the owl on a piece of Very Vanilla:

Some Neutral adhesives added a little bit of interest, and I used a retired stamp from Banner Year to stamp on the inside of my card:

I also needed a thank you card, so I used the puppy stamp along with some Pretty Peacock gingham papers and an Eyelet embossing folder:

Another sentiment from Throughout the year and a few faceted gems finished it off.  Isn't his little bowl cute?

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

First Card Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Throughout The Year, Pets & More, Banner Year (ret)
Card stock & Papers	Very Vanilla, Early Espresso, A Little Latte DSP
Ink	Early Espresso, Pecan Pie
Accessories	Naturals Adhesive Sequins, Dimensionals
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Layered Essentials Dies, Timber Embossing Folder

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Throughout The Year, Pets & More
Card stock & Papers	Very Vanilla, Pretty Peacock, Pretty Peacock Gingham DSP
Ink	Pretty Peacock, Crushed Curry, Pecan Pie
Accessories	Dimensionals, Faceted Dots (ret)
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Eyelet Embossing Folder, Unbounded Love Dies

Flower Market Birthday

Hello everyone! Happy Wednesday! I got to play with some new goodies this week; my card today features stamps and dies from the Country Woods Suite...so cute! I am using the colors from Hand Stamped Sentiments as well as the sketch from CAS Colours & Sketches:

So here we go:

I stamped and diecut my images from Country Flowers in Early Espresso ink and colored them with reinkers and an aquapainter in the challenge colors.  I just love this little bucket!  I added some speckles from Country Birdhouse to the bucket as well as some woodgrain to the stool:

I really wanted to add some embossing, but since it's a clean-and-simple challenge, I resisted!  I stamped a sentiment from Country Birdhouse on the inside along with some more florals from Country Flowers:

I know I'm going to have lots of fun with these set!  Thanks so much for popping in today!  Enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Country Birdhouse, Country Flowers
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Crumb Cake
Ink	Early Espresso, Pretty Peacock, Garden Green, Petal Pink, Crumb Cake
Accessories	Dimensionals
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Country Flowers Dies, Aquapainter