Addicted to CAS Pretty Little Bird

Happy Monday, peeps, and happy Labor Day if you're in the states!  I am slowly getting back into my stamping groove, I think I am mostly still in vacation mode!  The challenge at Addicted to CAS this week is "birds", and since I love birds, I thought I'd give it a go:

This challenge is pretty strict about their CAS requirements, so I kept it to one layer and one color:

This Inky Antics set is one I've had for a while and I love the pointillism effect!  I stamped everything in Starry Sky:

And stamped a big "Thank You" from Pinkfresh on the inside:

A very sweet friend from church handed me a card yesterday; I was a little puzzled because my birthday had come and gone, so imagine my surprise when I opened it up and it was a sweet thank you for making and sending cards to our church members! And even better, she included some postage stamps inside the card!  I was so encouraged by her sweet, generous gesture!  So this card is going to her! Any excuse to make another card, right?!

A couple more pix from downtown Lewes and the beautiful flowers:

Thanks for stopping by!  Enjoy your day and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Songbird (Inky Antics), Scripted Bold Sentiments (Pinkfresh)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White
Ink	Starry Sky
Accessories
Tools	Stamparatus

Christmas Gnome

Happy Monday, peeps!  Hope you had a good weekend!  I am really late today but after our Easter celebrations yesterday, I just relaxed and didn't stamp a thing!  But I did get a little card made this morning for the Just Us Girls color challenge as well as the Addicted to CAS one-layer challenge (although it may not be quite CAS enough!):

So here we go:

I used my Stamparatus to first stamp the Nordic snowflakes along the edge, then stamped my gnome and after masking him off, stamped the trees behind him.  I colored him with Blends:

then added the sentiment and hearts:

Then finally, the sentiment on the inside!

Thanks for popping in today!

The temperature was 22 degrees this morning when I woke up and our yard and fields were covered with frost, so it felt appropriate to be stamping a Christmas card!  Hopefully it will warm up!  It was a wee bit warmer yesterday as we went to my nephew's house for lunch:

Jameson and Sawyer were happy to see their cousin, and Grammy was happy because she wore a pretty DRESS!  Enjoy your day and be blessed!

"Enter through the narrow gate.  For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it.  But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it."  Matthew 7:13-14

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Gnome for the Holidays (Fun Stampers Journey), Seasonal Sentiments (My Favorite Things), In Stitches Christmas (Clearly Besotted), Stitched Stockings (My Favorite Things)
Card stock & Papers	Thick Basic White
Ink	Real Red, Memento Black
Accessories
Tools	Stamparatus, Blends

Lots O' Circles

 Happy Monday, peeps! Hope you had a good weekend!  I have a fun, quick card to make; the Addicted to CAS challenge this week is "shapes", and although this probably won't qualify for their CAS standards, it was really easy and fun to make!

My niece's birthday is tomorrow, so this is for her!  Here we go:

This Close to My Heart die is amazing...one pass through the Big Shot and I had this great frame!  I punched out various images from a 6x6 pad by Crate Paper, adhered everything to a Lost Lagoon card base and added a cute little banner and a glimmer heart:

This is such a great way to use up some of those little scraps we all have!  

A little clean up around the yard!

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

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Hey Chick
Card stock & Papers	Whisper White, Lost Lagoon (ret), Cute Girl DSP (Crate Paper), Glimmer Paper (Close to My Heart)
Ink	Memento Black
Accessories	Mini Dimensionals
Tools	Big Shot, Triple Heart Punch (ret), Multi Circle Windows Dies (Close to My Heart)

Happy Mice

Happy Monday peeps!  Wow, we are having some crazy weather here in PA...snow, sleet, more snow, wind and COLD!!  Perfect day to stay inside and stamp!  I made a little birthday card for my stash using three challenges:  Perfectly CAS#11, Inspire.Create #083, and Addicted to CAS #190:

So here we go:

I began by stenciling my "pattern" on the bottom of a Thick White card base with SU's Basic Pattern Decorative Mask in Coastal Cabana with a blending brush.  The mice from Colorado Craft Company were stamped in Memento Black, then colored with Blends and diecut:

I added some Wink of Stella to the gift, although you can't see it, added a sentiment and some sequins....I am not quite sure how that lime green one got in there....might have to do some surgery to remove that one and replace it with another, LOL!  The final addition was stamping the inside sentiments:

I'll add this to my stash; it will probably go to a sweetie pie from church!  Thanks for popping in today!

Cassidy had to make a Valentine's project for school and she chose to make a mailbox, with a little help from Mommy!  Every good project starts with a rough drawing (and can you see the long division problem up in the corner?  I am so impressed her school teaches the good old-fashioned way!):

Some measuring and tracing:

Mommy's hands are a little stronger, so she cut out the cardboard pieces:

As well as putting the hot glue gun to a good workout:

I'll share more later!  Enjoy your day and be blessed!

"Therefore everyone who hearts these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.  The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock. But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand.  The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with a great crash."  Matthew 7:24-27

 

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Birthday Wishing (Colorado Craft Co)
Card stock & Papers	Thick Whisper White
Ink	Memento Black, Coastal Cabana
Accessories	Sequins from my stash, Dimensionals
Tools	Big Shot, Birthday Wishing Dies (CCC), Blending Brush, Basic Pattern Decorative Mask

CAS Snowflake

Happy Monday, peeps!  Hope you had a good weekend.  We spent some time with our family, which was really, really nice!  That meant I didn't get any time in my craft room, but I was up at 3:30 this morning, not able to sleep, so I started a couple of cards and finally finished one of them up.  Why is it that CAS cards are not so simple?!  Anyone else have that issue?  I just want to add more stuff! 

Anyway, the Addicted to CAS challenge this week is one layer; Christmas Card Throwdown wants snowflakes, and Krafty Chicks wants clean and simple!

 

          

  So here we go:

I began with a Thick Whisper White card base and stamped the large snowflake corner stamp in Misty Moonlight ink on both corners.  I added a few extra snowflakes in Balmy Blue, then stamped a sentiment from the retired Merry Christmas To All in Night of Navy.  I used my Stamparatus to get a good, dark image, then stamped over it with Versamark ink and heat-embossed it with clear embossing powder:

It really made the sentiment stand out!  I stamped another snowflake and sentiment from two past Paper Pumpkin kits on the inside, and it was finished!  I didn't add any sparkle, gems or ribbon!  CAS it is!

Cassidy and her cousins spent a LOT of time in the pool yesterday....they were moving so fast, I barely got a chance to take a picture:

I would venture to say she slept very well last night!  Thanks for popping in today---enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Merry Christmas to All (ret), Paper Pumpkin kits (ret), Frosted (Kaiser)
Card stock & Papers	Thick Whisper White
Ink	Misty Moonlight, Night of Navy, Versamark, Balmy Blue
Accessories	Clear Embossing Powder
Tools	Heat Gun

A Mini Hello

Hey peeps!  I totally flaked on Monday....and I barely squeaked anything out for today, just a little notecard for a couple of challenges; the Just Us Girls wants something "mini", and the Addicted to CAS challenge is flowers.  

           

The little flower from Ornate style is such a sweet little design; I stamped three of them in Stazon Black and watercolored them with Flirty Flamingo, Mango Melody, Petal Pink and Soft Seafoam, then fussy-cut them out:

I mounted them with mini dimensionals on a diecut scalloped rectangle (Stitched So Sweetly Dies), and mounted that panel on another diecut rectangle of Soft Seafoam gingham:

I added some pearls and a sentiment from Itty Bitty Greetings, then mounted it on a panel of Whisper White embossed with the Ornate Floral EF, and then on a notecard.  Easy, simple and sweet!  Thanks for popping in today!

I did get to see my girls (and guy) on Mother's Day! We laughed because Cassidy's glasses turn into sunglasses in the bright sunlight....we never get to see her eyes!  Of course, you can't see mine either for the glare on my specs!  Well, at least Dana looks good!

Enjoy your day and be blessed!

Hello Baby

Happy Tuesday, peeps!  I have a quick notecard for you today; I needed a baby card, and I just got this hostess set called Time for Tags, so I put it to use:

The Addicted to CAS Challenge this week is "plaid":

I pulled out a piece of Blushing Bride gingham DSP and diecut it with a Stitched Label die, then put my watercolored tag on top:

I stamped the image with Stazon ink, watercolored it with reinkers and an aquapainter; I added a little Soft Seafoam watercolor border as well as some polka dots to the background. I then embellished my card a wee bit with some Soft Seafoam diecut buttons from the Arts and Crafts dies.  I am so used to using Blends, I realize my watercoloring is a little uneven!!  But hopefully the recipient won't mind!  Thanks for popping in today!

Just a little fall scenery from our yard:

Enjoy your day and be blessed!