Vintage Valentine

Happy Thursday, peeps!  I have a little Valentine card for you today; it fulfills two challenges:  the As You See It challenge wants to know what our "crafting resolution" is for the 2025, and the Freshly Made Sketches has a lovely, as usual, sketch:

My crafting resolution is to use more embossing folders this year!  They really add such a nice touch and I don't use them enough!  So here we go:

I haven't done any "vintage" in a long time, so I decided to remedy that with my Valentine.  The printed hearts are all cut out from some papers from a book I picked up at a yard sale; it's from 1887 and called Spelling and Language book.  I used some different heart dies to cut some from Cherry Cobbler cardstock as well, and used some gold glimmer paper for the arrow. 

I used the Distressed Tile, Eyelet and Tin Tile embossing folders to create the layers, then added some Pecan Pie shading.  The scallops are Crumb Cake, and I added a Cherry Cobbler baker's twine bow.  The sentiment is from the retired Six Sayings; I stamped it on a plain piece from the book.  Here's the inside, using a sentiment from the retired Holiday Best.

It was fun adding all the layers and elements!  Thanks for popping in today!  Enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Six Sayings (ret), Holiday Best (ret)
Card stock & Papers	Cherry Cobbler, Basic Beige, Crumb Cake, book papers, Glimmer Paper (Recollections)
Ink	Cherry Cobbler, Pecan Pie
Accessories	Thick Baker's Twine (ret), Dimensionals
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Love Notes Dies (ret), Give It A Whirl Dies (ret), Radiating Stitches Dies, Banner Dies (Pretty Pink Posh), Be Mine Stitched Dies (ret), Distressed Tile EF, Eyelet EF, Tin Tile EF (ret), Sponge Daubers

FMS669 Be My Valentine

 Happy Friday, peeps! I have been MIA, just haven't felt much like posting lately!  This cold still has me down!  I was intrigued by the sketch from FMS though and just had to play along:

I pulled out an older SU set called PS: I Love You, and paired it with the Adoring Hearts hybrid folder & die, as well as an older embossing folder to create my Valentine card:

I diecut three hearts and backed them with three Real Red hearts to make them stand out a bit from the embossed background.  I stamped the punched the sentiment in Real Red as well:

And I jazzed up the inside a swell:

I am also entering this at Krafty Chicks, where their challenge is Clean and Simple:

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

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	PS: I Love You (ret)
Card stock & Papers	Real Red, Very Vanilla
Ink	Real Red
Accessories	Dimensionals
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Adoring Hearts Dies, Falling Hearts Embossing Folder (ret), Modern Label Punch (ret)

Happy Winter Birthday

Happy Friday, peeps! I don't know about anyone else, but I am struggling to get back into my regular routine after the holidays! I know it's only a couple of days, but I feel jet-lagged, LOL!  I did manage to get into my craft room yesterday to make a wintery birthday card!  It uses the inspiration from Inspired By and the sketch from FMS:

So here we go:

I embossed a panel of Boho Blue with the retired Cable Knit embossing folder, and diecut a snowflake with the retired Stitched Snowflake die.  The snowflake was mounted on a Sentimental Christmas DSP circle as well as a Crumb Cake scallop.  I admit, I did go a little overboard with the gems and sequins, LOL!  The sentiment is from Choose Happy, on a Stylish Shapes die:

The inside sentiment is from Unbounded Love:

I am also entering this at JUGS, where they are looking for dies!  

Now to make three more cards---January is a busy birthday month for my family!  Thanks for popping in today!  Enjoy your day and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Unbounded Love, Choose Happy
Card stock & Papers	Boho Blue, Basic White, Crumb Cake, Sentimental Christmas (ret)
Ink	Boho Blue
Accessories	Iridescent Gems, Sequins (Honey Bee)
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Stylish Shapes Dies, Stitched Snowflake Dies (ret), Stitched Shapes Dies (ret), Layering Circles Dies (ret), Cable Knit EF (ret)

FMS664 Welcome Baby

Happy Friday, everyone! Hope you had a fine Thanksgiving, if you're in the US! We'll be decorating our church this morning for Advent, so this will be quick! 

Our neighbor's son (who is also our neighbor) and his wife just had their first baby, so I used the FMS sketch to make them a card.  Here's the sketch:

Of course, since there were three panels, I just had to play along!  Here we go:

I looked through my stash of retired DSP and picked out some pastel patterns for the vertical panels, and I pulled out an oldie but goodie teddy bear from Every Little Bit:

Another oldie, And Many More, provided the sentiment!

Cute sketch for a cute little baby!  Thanks for visiting today! Enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	And Many More (ret), Every Little Bit (ret)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Pistachio Pudding (ret), DSPs in Pool Party, Daffodil Delight and Blushing Bride (all ret)
Ink	Memento Black
Accessories	Dimensionals, Crinkled White Ribbon
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Stylish Shapes Dies, Layering Circles Dies (ret), Layering Banner Dies (Nellie Snellen), Perfect Polka Dot Embossing Folder (ret), Blends

FMS663 & LRW783 Simple Sympathy

Happy Thursday, all.  Sadly, we lost a former church member this week, one of the godliest men I knew.  He was a farmer, a millwright, a hunter and served his community tirelessly.  I wanted to use the paper from Winter Meadow that had the deer image on it, and the FMS sketch worked well with it:

The Little Red Wagon challenge this week is monochromatic, so since these papers are in shades of gray, that's what I used:

I used Smoky Slate and Basic Gray for my cardstocks, although I think probably Gray Granite would have been better, although it has a brown tinge to it that I really don't care for.  I did stamp a pine tree on the background and a sympathy sentiment on the front.  The horizontal panel is also embossed with the Subtle embossing folder.  A few enamel dots were the only embellishment.

It's sad to lose our loved ones at any time, but to lose them around the holidays is an additional challenge.  I know Dave's family is rejoicing that he is in heaven, but we all miss him here on earth!  Thanks for visiting today!  Enjoy it and be blessed!

I heard a loud voice speaking from the throne: "Now God's home is with people!  He will live with them, and they shall be his people.  God himself will be with them, and he will be their God.  He will wipe away all tears from their eyes.  There will be no more death, no more grief or crying or pain. The old things have disappeared." Revelation 21:3-4

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Sentiments CL342 (Hero Arts), Forest of Tress (Flourishes)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Basic Gray, Smoky Slate, Winter Meadow DSP
Ink	Basic Gray, Smoky Slate
Accessories	Enamel Dots (W+9)
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Subtle Embossing Folder (ret)

Merry Wishes

Hi everyone! Happy Thursday!  The weekend is almost here!  I have another Christmas card for you; this one uses the color palette from 52 Christmas Card Throwdown, as well as the sketch from FMS:

I remembered some fun black and white papers from a couple of years ago, so I pulled them out and went to work along with some other retired goodies:

These fun little trees from the Celebrate Everything DSP were just itching to be colored in with some pink and green shades of Blends!  I heat-embossed a sentiment from Oh, What Fun and backed it with some black and white gingham.  The zig-zag Granny Apple Green border was attached at the bottom, and I added a little line of embossing on the Magenta Madness card:

I added a sentiment from More Merry Messages on the inside:

It's fun to use these retro colors for Christmas occasionally!  

And since the Krafty Chicks' challenge this week is Christmas, I am going to enter it there as well!

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

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Oh, What Fun (ret), More Merry Messages (ret)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Granny Apple Green, Magenta Madness (ret), Celebrate Everything DSP (ret)
Ink	Versafine Black, Craft White
Accessories	Black & White Gingham, White Embossing Powder, Dimensionals
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Basic Borders Dies (ret), Stitched Lines Dies (Ellen Hutson), Heat Tool, Banner Dies (Pink & Main), Blends

PP714 Give Thanks

Happy Sunday, everyone! Elizabeth is our Paper Players hostess this week with a timely theme challenge:

 

I pulled out a sweet W+9 stamp and die set that I've had for a while and here's what I came up with:

I started with a Mossy Meadow card base and some plaid paper from the Perennial Lavender suite; then I stamped and diecut my pumpkin, added the sentiment and the center heart on a diecut oval, embellished with a scallop border of Mossy Meadow:

I diecut a few fall-colored leaves and some "twigs" from the retired In the Woods, using Crumb Cake cardstock and arranged it all at the bottom with a twine bow:

On the inside, I added another sentiment from the same set, plus an extra little heart that I had stamped and cut:

I used Judy's sketch from  Freshly Made Sketches for my layout:

I love the country feel of this image and papers! I hope you'll find a reason to create a card to give thanks and you'll share it with us at the Paper Players!  Can't wait to see what you create!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Pretty Patches-Pumpkin (W+9)
Card stock & Papers	Mossy Meadow, Basic White, Crumb Cake, Perennial Lavender DSP
Ink	Mossy Meadow, Cherry Cobbler, Crumb Cake, Cajun Craze, Pumpkin Pie
Accessories	Twine, Dimensionals
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Layering Ovals Dies (ret), Scallop Oval Dies (Nestabilities), Pretty Patches-Pumpkin Dies (W+9)

PP711 Grateful Hearts

Happy Sunday, everyone!  Time for a new Paper Players challenge, and the talented Joanne is our hostess with a seasonal color challenge for us:

Isn't that a lovely prompt?  One of the cards we made with the retirement ladies used a sweet little pumpkin image from Colorado Craft, so I decided to use that for my card, along with a couple of my favorite fall embossing folders!  Here we go:

I used the sketch from FMS:

My embossed panels of Crumb Cake and Pecan Pie were sponged with Pecan Pie ink and embellished with a Basic Beige ribbon.  The Basic Beige tag was embossed with a Fall Leaf Background embossing folder, then I added my Pumpkin Pie stamped and diecut image on top.  I added an orange glimmer bow and some orange sequins to jazz it up a bit:

I mounted everything on a Cajun Craze card base and stamped a sentiment from Thankful Forest Friends on the inside:

Orange is one of my favorite colors, so this challenge was right up my alley! I hope you'll play along with our fallish colors---and even if you don't choose a fall theme, I am sure you can come up with a creative alternative!  Share it with us at the Players and you may be our Headliner!

Thanks for visiting today!  Enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Thankful Forest Friends (ret), Gather Here (Colorado Craft Company)
Card stock & Papers	Basic Beige, Cajun Craze, Crumb Cake, Pecan Pie, Orange Glimmer (ret)
Ink	Pecan Pie, Pumpkin Pie
Accessories	Basic Beige Ribbon, Orange Sequins (ret), Dimensionals
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Tailor Made Tags Dies (ret), Autumn Embossing Folder (Cuttlebug), Fall Leaf Background Embossing Folder (Darice), Gather Here Die (Colorado Craft Company), Markers

Hello Autumn

Happy Thursday, peeps! Wow, this week is zipping right by!  The FMS sketch this week is quite intriguing, and I really liked the colors at Hand Stamped Sentiments as well!:

I had an idea, which totally morphed into something else!  Anyway, here we go:

I started with a Crumb Cake panel that I stamped repeatedly in Pecan Pie ink with an autumn word stamp.  On top of the that, I added some swirly leaves in Pumpkin Pie and Peach Pie inks.  I added some diecut leaves in the three challenge colors; the Peach Pie was a little light, so I sponged some ink on it as well.  Then I sponged the whole panel to give it some depth.  I added a sentiment from Choose Happy on the new Peaceful Season dies (love them!), and a Pumpkin Pie scalloped border:

I stamped some swirly leaves on the bottom as well and added a little pumpkin and finally, some sequins.  The pumpkin and leaves are from the retired Seasonal Swirls dies.

The whole shebang was mounted on a Pecan Pie card base that was embossed with the Stitched Greenery die.  This wasn't quite what I had planned but in the end, I like it!  Thanks so much for visiting today!

Here's a quick little video to give you a giggle:

Enjoy your day and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Choose Happy, 100% Autumn (Impression Obsession), Autumn Squares (Impression Obsession)
Card stock & Papers	Pecan Pie, Pumpkin Pie, Peach Pie, Crumb Cake, Naturals White (ret)
Ink	Pecan Pie, Pumpkin Pie, Peach Pie
Accessories	Sequins, Dimensionals
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Peaceful Seasons Dies, Stitched So Sweetly Dies (ret), Seasonal Swirls Dies (ret), Stitched Greenery Dies (ret), Sponge Daubers

FMS655 Candy Corn Lineup

Happy Monday, peeps! I am squeaking in a card for FMS today; I had lots of ideas for this card, but finally decided on another Halloween card, as my stash is low.  Here's the fun sketch:

Isn't that fun?  My first thought was buttons, but in the end, I went with candy corn!  Here we go:

These little cuties are from Lawn Fawn; I stamped, colored and fussy-cut them out, then mounted them on a simple card base of Pumpkin Pie on which I embossed a Stitched With Whimsy die.  The sentiment is from My Creative Time, diecut with a Stylish Shapes dies.  I did add a couple of wee little star sequins just for fun!

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

The Lord works out everything to its proper end--even the wicked for a day of disaster.  Proverbs 16:4

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Trick or Treat (Lawn Fawn), Mixed Holiday Messages (My Creative Time)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Pumpkin Pie
Ink	Stazon Black
Accessories	Dimensionals, Star Sequins (Pretty Pink Posh)
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Stylish Shapes Dies, Stitched With Whimsy Dies, Markers

FMS654 Peaceful Pines

Yay!  It's Friday!  My sweet friend Jen at Freshly Made Sketches has a fun sketch this week:

Normally I try to think outside the box with sketches, but this one just screamed "trees" so I went in search of a die that I got last year but I don't know that I ever used it!  So here we go:

I began with a Soft Succulent card base, then I diecut my Memory Box trees in Evening Evergreen and Thick Basic White cardstocks; I added an Adhesive sheet to the back of the white to make it easier to adhere.  I found some pretty "tree" paper from Tidings of Christmas in my retired stash, but it was too busy with the diecuts, so I added a layer of vellum to soften it.  Here's what it looks like under the vellum:

I adhered my trees to the vellum, added a silver sequin:

And added a couple of horizontal panels, one another piece of the Tidings of Christmas under the vellum, and Basic White on top.  The sentiment is from Impression Obsession, stamped in Evening Evergreen:

The die actually cuts three trees, so I adhered the last one to the inside, along with a sentiment from Flonzcraft, a company from New Zealand:

So happy you visited today!  Enjoy your day and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Christmas Words (Impression Obsession), Vintage Christmas (Flonzcraft)
Card stock & Papers	Thick Basic White, Adhesive Sheet,  Evening Evergreen (ret), Soft Succulent (ret), Tidings of Christmas DSP (ret), Vellum (ret)
Ink	Evening Evergreen
Accessories	Silver Sequins (ret)
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Layered Narrow Pines Dies (Memory Box)