Easy Peasy CTS402 Christmas Cards

Hey peeps!  Hope you're having a great Saturday so far!  I was up early today and got a few things done, so I decided some time in my stamp room was my reward!  The CAS(E) This Sketch one was a fun one this week and I made some REALLY easy peasy cards using one piece of Crumb Cake cardstock, a couple scraps of Classic Christmas DSP and some much-underused washi tape from my stash! So here's the sketch:

So here we go:

As I said, both cards used DSP from the Classic Christmas line, one piece, the opposite sides.  This one features gingerbread men and green dotted washi tape with a sentiment from an old My Favorite Things stamp set called Stitched Stockings:

Isn't that cute washi??  Love it, why don't I used it more?!

The second one uses some Santa and silver star washi tapes with a sentiment from the same MFT set, and a wee little star from an old Lil'Inker set:

I just LOVE the detail of this washi tape...I only wish I could remember from what company I bought it!  I also did some embossing around the edges of the card for a little extra interest!

Thanks for popping in today! 

Cassidy and Dana were able to get outside for a few minutes the day after it snowed and made a wee little snowman:

And kind of like Rudolph, Eden was not allowed to play in Cassidy's snowy games....who knows where she would have taken off to, LOL!

 Enjoy your day and be blessed!

CAS Christmas

 Hello peeps, sorry I am late today....just one of those things!  I do have a CAS Christmas card to share for two challenges:  the CAS(E) This Sketch sketch and CAS on Sunday, which is to use a big sentiment:

I hope my sentiment is large enough...it's a die called Wisdom Tree from Cottage Cutz; I cut it from a piece of Real Red cardstock, backed with some Adhesive Sheet to make it easier to adhere.  Here we go:

I mounted it on a piece of Whisper White cardstock that was embossed with a Tim Holtz Poinsettia Knit embossing folder, then added a Dazzling Diamonds punched star on top.  

It all went on a Just Jade card base, and after stamping my sentiment on the inside, it was done!

Thanks for popping in today--I am off to the doctor's to see if he can give me something for these terrible sinus issues I've been having!  This is one of the worst years ever!  Hope you are all staying healthy!  Enjoy your day and be blessed!

"For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life."  John 3:16

Sahara Christmas

 Hey peeps! I am hunkering down, making Christmas cards to share with my club girls as well as to mail out!  The Classic Christmas DSP that SU is currently selling really appeals to me...those little prints in traditional colors are so soothing!  I chose the Sahara Sand ones to make a couple of cards over the weekend!  

The first one is for the Jingle Belles challenge "It Came Upon the Midnight Clear"...they want something clear on your card; I also used the CAS(E) This Sketch sketch:

I dusted off my white Stazon ink and went to work, stamping some snowflakes on window sheets for my simple card:

Of course, it's always a challenge to photograph something "clear"....here is a picture of the windows showing the edge of the back of the card peeking through the windows:

I added sentiments from Itty Bitty Christmas on the front as well as the inside, strategically placed so it didn't show through the window!

The second card also uses the Sahara Sand patterns; this is for the JUGS challenge which is triangles:

This card is a wee bit shorter than a standard-sized card; I had a piece of cardstock left over from another project and just decided to use it for a card. I used the Stitched Triangle dies, cutting four from the various patterns, adding Soft Suede "trunks" and gold metallic pearls for an embellishment:

This sentiment is from Wrapped in Christmas...such a pretty one, too!  

Thanks so much for popping in today...enjoy it and be blessed!

"God is not unjust; he will not forget your work and the love you have shown him as you have helped his people and continue to help them." Hebrews 6:10

Both Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Wrapped in Christmas, Itty Bitty Christmas, Jolly Bingo Bits (ret)
Card stock & Papers	Whisper White, Crumb Cake, Window Sheets, Classic Christmas DSP, Soft Suede
Ink	Crumb Cake, Stazon White (ret)
Accessories	Metallic Pearls, Dimensionals
Tools	Big Shot, Layering Circles Dies, Stitched Triangle Dies

Two CAS Christmas Cards

Happy Saturday, peeps!  Happy Halloween!  No Halloween cards today, just a couple of CAS Christmas cards!  The first one is for CAS on Sunday, which is looking for CAS Christmas; here's my notecard-sized card:

These little birdies from a Pinkfresh set called December Days (enabled by my friend Michele) were stamped on Shimmery White cardstock in Stazon ink and watercolored simply with Balmy Blue and Calypso Coral.  I added a couple of little sprigs stamped on my Balmy Blue card and a couple of blue rhinestones for fun!

My second card is for CASE This Sketch:

The background paper is from the Oh What Fun by My Mind's Eye; the diecut sentiment is from Papertrey, and this is the first time I've used it!  It's pretty large, so I had to turn the sketch to allow it to fit!

The candy canes and bow are from the same Pinkfresh set; I stamped one candy cane in reverse, filling it in with a Poppy Parade marker and mounting them on a Tasteful Labels die, trimmed down to make it smaller!  So cute!

And I promised a picture of the final outcome of the jack-o-lanterns, so here you go!

Happy Halloween!  Enjoy your day and be blessed!

CAS Saturday

Happy Saturday, peeps!  I had a lovely day yesterday, stamping a bunch of really simple cards, using some oldie but goodie stamps!  My first one is for the CAS on Sunday challenge, which is autumn; and you can't get much simpler than this....it's one stamp on one layer!! I am not even sure who makes the stamp; it might be an old Impression Obsession one, but I am not sure. I didn't even add a sentiment!  I did make two, one on Crumb Cake and one of Vanilla:

The top one used Cajun Craze ink; the bottom one, Cinnamon Cider.

I also made a Halloween card using an old Victorian Greetings stamp, which I love!  It uses the CAS(E) This Sketch sketch:

And here we go:

I layered some batty DSP from Authentique on a Crumb Cake card, then stamped my spooky kitty on some Very Vanilla cardstock. It looked a little too harsh, so I sponged some Cinnamon Cider and Smoky Slate and a little coloring, then some black glimmer paper to the edges:

Sentiment is from an old Crafty Secrets Halloween set!  Thanks for popping in today!

Karate girl!

Enjoy your day and be blessed!  Be sure to pop in tomorrow for a new Paper Players challenge!

Three Fall Cards

 Happy Saturday, peeps!  I have three cards to share today, all with a fall (or Halloween) theme!  Here we go:

The first one uses the sketch from FMS for this week:

I used the Gilded Autumn Specialty DSP, along with matching cardstocks and inks, and the Forever Fern stamp set to create my card:

It also features one of the Greenery embossing folders, some vellum, some Metallic Ribbon and some bronze Brushed Metallic DSP:

These colors are so pretty together!  The next one features the sketch from In(k)spire Me:

I used some DSP from the Flowers for All Seasons DSP, and an Indian corn image from Purple Onion, stamped in Saddle Brown Stazon:

I used some vellum for the sentiment (My Creative Time's Mixed Holiday Sentiments), added some Ornate Borders, and because it looked a little plain, I added some gold Glimmer paper too!

Finally, a silly little card I made using the CAS(E) This Sketch sketch:

I thought about using one of the Triangle Dies to create a witch hat (while in bed one night, sleepless!) and this is what I came up with:

This one won't win any beauty contests, but it did make me laugh!  (Maybe I'll send it to Cassidy!) I used the elf image from the retired Jolly Friends set, stamping it on Soft Seafoam cardstock and adding some shading with Pear Pizzazz.  Her hair is Smoky Slate cardstock; the panels are from Authentique's Nightfall paper pad, and her hat is from black and orange Glimmer cardstock:

I added a "trick or treat" diecut and mounted everything on a Soft Seafoam card embossing with a retired Cobweb embossing folder!

Phew!  Thanks for hanging in there with me....enjoy your day and be blessed! And be sure to come back tomorrow for a new Paper Players challenge!

Ouch for CTS386

 Happy Monday, peeps!  I have some people coming over to stamp today, so this will be quick!  I have a fun little card for a friend who recently went through some knee surgery!  I used the CTS sketch:

He is not a warm fuzzy kind of guy, but I think his four children will like this card:

I stamped, colored and fussy-cut the sloth and layered him on some Forever Greenery DSP, then added the simple sentiment!  Other than lining up the image to stamp again on the DSP so I didn't have to cut out the sloth's toenails, it was easy peasy!

I am quickly sharing another card for the FMS sketch:

Cassidy's friend Lee had a birthday this week so I made him this card (the boy LOVES tractors, 4-wheelers, anything with wheels!), using John Deere colors and some print paper I had in my stash:

The sentiment is from Many Mates; the dies are the new Stitched Triangles, and the numbers are from Little Numbers (ret).  Thanks for popping in today!  Now off to stamp with my friends!

And here's another little boy who loves anything with wheels....in this case, he had to ride Cassidy's little tricycle (much to his dismay) because he hasn't quite gotten the hang of a two-wheeler yet!  Give him time!

I wonder what he's thinking about???  Maybe the day he can ride that bike, LOL!  Enjoy your day and be blessed!

CTS385 Birthday for Cassidy

 It is really hard to wrap my head around the fact that my granddaughter will be TEN on Monday!  Where did those years go?  Last year she decided she did not like girly, frilly things--no pinks, no lace, no sparkle---boohoo.  Definitely a tomboy!  SO, for her card this year, I pulled out SU's Camouflage background stamp (cuz she loves camo!) and used the simple sketch from CTS for her birthday card!  First, the card:

This went together in a snap...I stamped the camo in Soft Seafoam on Sahara Sand, and the sentiments from A Grand Kid were stamped in Pear Pizzazz and diecut with a zig-zag circle die.  I didn't quite space the sentiments the way I wanted, so I added the little diagonal strip from Jar of Flowers between the two:

A couple more cute sentiments (and another diagonal strip to pull it all together) on the inside, and it was done, ready for ten $1 bills to go inside!

And here's the sketch from CTS:

She's having a little pizza and pool party today---not many kids are allowed to come, so it will be small, but she'll still have fun!  Thanks for popping in! And no pictures today but hopefully I will get some from the party!  Enjoy your day and be blessed!