TTTC168 From Your Biggest Fan

Happy Thursday (again), peeps!  My second post of today!  We've got a new Tic Tac Toe board for you!  Felicita and Team X have created this for you:

I chose the left column of Friendship, Any Color and Any Shape Die!  So here we go:

This was actually John's Father's Day card.....I have had this paper for a long time and loved it but could never figure out how to use it!  I remembered an old set called Puns from the Past that had a vintage fan and I thought it would be perfect.  I stamped it in Soft Suede and fussy-cut it out, mounting it on a Very Vanilla square, diecut with Stylish Shapes.  I mounted that on a Soft Suede Stitched Nested Label die. The only drawback was the sentiment....it was "Fan Mail".  Cute, but not quite what I was looking for!  So I did a computer-generated sentiment and diecut it with the banner from Stylish Shapes, then added it to my focal point. The final embellishments were some metallic brads:

I normally make John a sailboard card, but he really liked this one too!  I hope you can find a combination that tickles your fancy on our Tic Tac Toe board....them come play along at the TTT blog! See you there!

Cassidy is working her way towards a black belt....it's a long haul!  She passed a test yesterday and got another stripe for her blue belt, and when the kids do this (see the video), it always amazes me!

Thanks for visiting today---enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Puns from the Past (ret)
Card stock & Papers	Very Vanilla, Soft Suede, Crumb Cake,  This & That DSP (Echo Park)
Ink	Soft Suede
Accessories	Rustic Metallic Dots, Dimensionals, Computer
Tools	Big Shot, Stylish Shapes Dies, Stitched Nested Label Dies (ret)

Vintage Typewriter for FFC0091

Happy Saturday!  I have a quick little card today for a family friend who just had an operation; I used the sketch from In(k)spire Me and several items from Festive Friday:  alphabet, typewriter, layers, and patterned paper:

And here we go:

I went way back into the archives for a few of these items, LOL!  I began with a piece of Crumb Cake I embossed with a Tim Holtz embossing folder, and I gave it a bit of color with some Soft Suede ink.  The patterned papers are from Orchard Harvest, retired quite a few years ago, and the image is from Puns from the Past!  I did add a sentiment from Hero Arts, diecut with a Tasteful Labels die.

Hope he recuperates quickly!  Thanks for popping in today!

I realized I missed sharing a couple of birthday cards!  This one is from Karen:

And this beauty is from Michele:

Now we're off to do Cassidy's birthday party--a drive-through, since she can't do her regular party with all the activities!  Enjoy your day and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Puns from the Past (ret), CL342 Sentiments (Hero Arts)
Card stock & Papers	Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake, Orchard Harvest DSP (ret)
Ink	Memento Black, Stazon Black
Accessories	Candy Dot s (ret), Dimensionals
Tools	Big Shot, Blending Brush, Tasteful Labels Die, Stitched Shapes Dies (ret)

IB138 Punny Statements

 Happy Thursday, everyone!  We have a cute challenge today at Inspired By:

Isn't that fun?  And here's the optional sketch, which I didn't use this week:

I do have a couple of sets with punny sentiments, and I actually made two cards!  Let me show you the one that I liked the most!! It uses a really old SU set with vintage images called Puns from the Past:

I used the sketch from Tuesday Morning Sketches:

I wanted a vintage feel to my card as well, so I stamped the sewing machine in Soft Suede and the matching sentiment in Bumblebee, mounting it on an Crumb Cake mat embossed with the retired Quilt Top EF:

The cute little patterned papers from an old My Mind's Eye pad were punched out with a 1 3/8" circle punch, then mounted on a stitched scallop die from the new Little Treat Box die...just love that thing:

And since I've used at least three patterned papers, I am also entering this in the Sparkles Monthly challenge!

And here's the other card I made that didn't make the cut, LOL!  It uses an equally-as-old Crafty Secrets stamp set featuring coffee and tea themes!

It's cute, but it just wasn't "speaking" to me like I wanted!!

So, what punny sentiment will you find to use on a card today?  They always bring a smile to a recipient's face, so get stamping and show us what you create!  Check out all the DT's creations at the Inspired By blog to get some more inspiration!  Thanks for popping in today!

Cassidy got a new bike for her birthday!!

Dana told me they had a difficult time finding one in the stores or online; this was the last one in stock at one store!  I thought that was odd, but then I watched a PBS blurb about a local bike shop; first they were so slow due to Covid that they thought they would have to close altogether.  Then suddenly there was a high demand for bikes as people were doing more outside activities!  So that caused a bike shortage, and to make it worse, the factories were not producing bicycles or even parts to repair old bikes, so the bike shop owner found himself scrambling to get inventory to meet his demand!  So the struggle Dana had to find a bike was understandable! Of course, it couldn't be pink or purple either! I think this is a terrific color myself!  Enjoy your day and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Puns from the Past (ret)
Card stock & Papers	Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake, Stella & Rose:Mabel DSP (My Mind's Eye)
Ink	Bumblebee, Soft Suede
Accessories	Dimensionals
Tools	Big Shot, Stitched Rectangle Dies, Little Treat Box Dies, 1 3/8" Circle Punch, Quilt Top EF (ret)

PP381 Sew Glad We're Friends

Hey, everyone!  Happy Sunday!  I am the hostess over at the Paper Players and our CAS challenge today is called Sew Much Fun!  Sewing used to be at the top of my "favorite hobby list" but now I would have to say that stamping has replaced it!  So I thought I could combine both and do a sewing-themed challenge!

I did THREE cards for my own challenge this week...my first one, I forgot the CAS part..so I'll share that one tomorrow!  This jury is still out on this one as to whether it is as clean and simple as I would prefer, but I had my heart set on using this DSP, so I went for it anyway!  (I think my teammates did a better job at the CAS part than I did!)  Anyway, I used Narelle's FMS sketch for this week:

And here we go - it's bright, you might want to wear your shades, LOL!

The older paper from Cosmo Cricket called Material Girl was my inspiration....unfortunately, I blocked one of the model's heads, but hopefully you can see the other pattern designs!  I used the sewing machine image and sentiment from SU's Puns from the Past, and added some stitched elements...the DSP and both circles...and added some retired ribbons in shades of green.  I broke my own rule of not adding a button, only because I thought it would be fun to use some green cotton perle thread I picked up at a yard sale, and it added a cute element to the sewing theme!  The larger circle was also stamped with the Linen background stamp!

 Finally, for the inside, I stamped the sentiment from Beautiful Day (that sentiment has gotten a LOT of use lately) and a few vintage sewing images from an older Cornish Heritage Farms set called Sew Special:

And here's the second card I did for the challenge....same sketch, but I thought with all the diecutting and piecing of the quilt block,  it might be a little fussy for the CAS challenge:

It will definitely be put to good use for some occasion!

The design team has some really cute and fun samples for you to check out:

·        Claire

·        Jaydee

·        Joanne

·        Laurie

·        Nance

·        Sandy

·        Elizabeth

·        Annie

·        Jan

 And we hope you'll play along too!  Can't wait to see what you create!

Friday night was Cassidy's first father/daughter dance....a big evening!  She has a sweater over the prettiest part of her dress....the bodice had pink sequins on it!  She even had a little wrist corsage!  So sweet!

And Charlie even wore cuff links that said "Daddy"!!!

Enjoy your day and be blessed!

First Card Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Beautiful Day, Puns from the Past, Linen Background (both ret SU), Sew Special (ret Cornish Heritage Farms)
Card stock & Papers	Whisper White, Lucky Limeade, Material Girl DSP (Cosmo Cricket)
Ink	Basic Gray, Old Olive, Pear Pizzazz, Smoky Slate
Accessories	Button, Perle Cotton, Various SU ret ribbons
Tools	Big Shot, Stitched Shapes Framelits, Layering Circle Framelits, Glue Dots, Dimensionals

Second Card Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Everyday Expressions (Paper Studio)
Card stock & Papers	Powder Pink, Very Vanilla, Summer Crush DSP (Maja Designs)
Ink	Bashful Blue (ret)
Accessories
Tools	Big Shot, Quilt Builder Thinlet (ret), Stitched Shapes Framelit, Dimensionals, Elegant Dots EF (ret)

ColourQ191

Happy Tuesday, peeps!  Feels like Monday, or Sunday or some other day, to me!  Having a Monday holiday is fun but it sure messes up your internal clock!  Anyhoo, it’s time for the ColourQ challenge, and here is the fun inspiration Arielle has come up with for this week:

What a fun purse!  I had a bunch of ideas spinning around in my head!  In fact…see that turquoise typewriter on the front?  I HAVE ONE OF THOSE!!!  In fact, my sister Gail just sold one at her store, Charleston Fynd!!!  I was going to let her sell mine too but she encouraged me to find a ribbon for it and keep it….she said every kid that came into her store made a beeline for the typewriter!!!  Vintage is in!  So I went sort of literal for my “vintage” card too:

Oh, I had fun making this card although it took an inordinate amount of time!  I played with old images, new “old” images, new papers, dry embossing, heat embossing, and best of all….I was able to download a free “typewriter” font to make my typewriter key-style letters in MDS!  Woohoo!  I was excited that I could print them on a Real Red background in white, and then just punch out the letters!  And since the purse had so many random patterns, I used my own Paper Players sketch from this week’s challenge!!!

Anyone remember what that little doodad is?  Sure ya do!  (If you don’t, email me and I’ll tell you!)  I was also able to use a little diecut I’ve been saving from my friend Linda, on which I embossed a retired SU sentiment:

The birthday sentiments inside and out are also computer-generated!!!  I am saving this for one of my “vintage” friends!

Now…..what inspires you in this photo?  I hope you will play along with us over at the ColourQ blog and be sure to check out what the other designers made with these bold colors and retro graphics!  Can’t wait to see it!  And if you have any questions about anything I used here, please send me an email!  Don’t leave your question in the comment box because I can’t always answer it there!

Dana & friends went to the train musem near the Strasburg Railroad this weekend…..Cassidy did NOT want to smile for the camera!

Cracks me up!

Paper Players 135

Hi everyone!  I am back from my blogging vacation, hosting the Paper Players this week with a theme challenge:  “In Stitches”!

You can use anything sewing or stitched-related on your creation, or even something funny that keeps you in stitches! 

I am struggling to be creative after such a long time away from stamping, so I went fairly simple for my card, using the square Mojo Monday sketch for this week:

And here we go:

I used some fun new products on my card as well as some old favorites!  The First Edition paper was sewn to a square of Basic Black cardstock for starters, after stamping some images from Nature Walk in Baja Breeze.  The horizontal banners consist of a piece of vellum, stamped with the Linen background stamp (ret) in Whisper White and embossed with the stitching line from the Borders Scoring Plate, and a piece of lace from the Artisan Embellishment Kit. 

The butterfly was punched from our new Canvas Creations with the Elegant Butterfly punch, mounted on a piece of Tea for Two designer paper.  I ironed some interfacing on to the back of the fabric to give it a bit of stability.  I added a flower from the Artisan Embellishment pack as well, and a pair of Itty Bitty Banners with a sentiment from Puns from the Past (ret).  And can you see the “antennae” on the butterfly….also some stitching!!!  Fun!  And since I used some vellum, this also qualifies for the Little Red Wagon challenge this week too!

I hope you’ll play along with my challenge this week.  You can find all the details, as well as the other designers’ samples, at the Paper Players blog!  See you there!

I don’t have any pictures of Cassidy to share with you, since I was away, but here’s a little peek of what I saw from my patio window each morning:

You might be able to tell from my wild hairdo that it was quite windy….in Puerto Rico!  We had a lovely time but I am glad to be home, even if the temps are not in the 80s here in Pennsylvania!  (This was pre-sunburn!  And my nose is peeling now, LOL!!!)

Mojo 255 Baby Card

A sweet simple little card for you today, one I made for an upcoming baby shower.  I found some pretty MME papers from the Nostalgia line that I thought were subtle enough for a baby card (she’s having a girl!) and added the vintage baby coach image from Puns from the Past:

SU’s Primrose Petals was a perfect match for the rosy color of my polka dotted strip—such a sweet color!  A little sentiment from PTI with some crochet trim and faux eyelet….it was done!  Almost forgot; it uses the Mojo Monday sketch #255, to which I pretty much stayed true:

Thanks for visiting today!

My daughter ran upstairs to change her clothes from work and came back downstairs to find Cassidy in the bathroom:

In the bathroom SINK, to be exact  She climbed up on the toilet and on to the counter and into the sink.  I think we have a monkey on our hands!

Perk Up Soon

Happy Thursday, peeps!  Last week I lamented that my PC bit the dust and had to be taken to my computer repair guy.  He is an awesome guy, goes to my church, and has always been quick to make the fix.  I began to get concerned when I didn't hear from him in a couple of days and I found out yesterday that he is in the hospital!  OH NO!!!  I guess I can't bug him about my piddly problems, huh?  So I made him a card that just happened to fit three challenges:

• Stampin Royalty #113 - No Embellishments!
• Less is More #56 - Don't Scrap It --use up some of your scraps
• Little Red Wagon #122 - Vintage

So here is my little note card (I am stuck on these 3 1/2 x 5" things):

I used a retired SU set called Puns from the Past, some scraps of paper from my scrap bin, and the Woodgrain background stamp on a Crumb Cake card.  I punched out the scraps with a 1 1/4" square punch, then rounded the opposite corners, and did the same on the card itself.  The image was stamped with Always Artichoke ink and vintaged up by dabbing a Crumb Cake inkpad right on top!!  I only wish I had sponged the edges of my little squares, I hate seeing those white edges.  But I hope he DOES perk up soon!!!!

Cassidy was playing with a ball yesterday; front view:

Back view:

Darn those elastic waist pants!