AYSI254 Enjoy the Sketch

Hi stampers!  Happy Friday!  Hope you're all safe and sound this day!  The As You See It challenge is a sketch this week; check it out:

I desperately needed some masculine birthday cards, so I went to one of my favorite "guy" stamp sets and did some stamping and creative diecutting:

I did flip the sketch so that my motorcycle wouldn't look like it was headed off the side of my card!  It was stamped in Night of Navy, and I did some grunge stamping and sponging to give it some depth to match my denim papers.  The sentiment is from Pampered Pets, diecut with the Tasteful Labels dies and embellished with some copper brads....sadly, which are not centered very well, but I doubt the recipient will even notice!

On the inside, I stamped a sentiment from Biggest Wish in Night of Navy and Cinnamon Cider:

I hope you'll play along with our fun sketch this week...I need more masculine cards, so I may just keep using this one!  Share your creation with us at As You See It!  Thanks for popping in today!

A few more zoo pix:

Aren't they amazing?!  Enjoy your day and be blessed!

 

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Pampered Pets, Timeless Textures (ret),  Route 66 (Artistic Outpost)
Card stock & Papers	Crumb Cake, Cinnamon Cider, Original DSP (Authentique)
Ink	Night of Navy, Cinnamon Cider, Seaside Spray
Accessories	Copper Brads (ret), Dimensionals
Tools	Big Shot, Stitched Rectangle Dies, Tasteful Label Dies, Sponge Daubers

IB160 Vintage Hearts

Happy Thursday, peeps!  Danni has a beautiful rustic photo for us today at Inspired By...love it!

 

And here's the optional sketch....I sort of used it!

I was really in the mood to create a vintage, eclectic card and when I saw the photo prompt, I was thrilled!  So here's my take on those cute little hearts:

Gee whizzies, there is so much going on here...I started with a Sahara Sand gingham mat, which I ran through a Perfect Polka Dot embossing folder, then distressed the edges.  

I printed out a digital bingo card in Rococo Rose; you can barely see it, but I took a vellum doily and colored it with Blushing Bride ink and Frost White Shimmer paint and adhered it to the mat.  Then I added some Blushing Bride ribbon and a few punched and diecut hearts:

The main heart was created with Sahara Sand cardstock, stamped with a polka dot patterns from Timeless Textures, and I already had a little snippet of Whisper White cardstock that had been embossed with the Ornate Garden embossing folder.  I used Blushing Bride, Rococo Rose and Sahara Sand inks to color the raised florals with an Aquapainter.  Instead of lace, I used some velveteen ribbon, then added some Linen Thread and a couple more hearts in Blushing Bride and Rococo Rose.  I made a button and banner from some rose-colored glimmer paper, then stamped and fussy-cut the word "love" from Lovely You.  My final embellishment was a little pearl I colored with a Blend.  I shabbied up a lot of the edges with a sponge dauber to give it a more vintage look!  I left the inside plain, and I'll add a sentiment when I figure out how I'm going to use it!

I chose my color palette from the Global Design Project, which worked beautifully with our inspiration photo:

The Inspired By design team outdid themselves with their creativity this week!  I hope you'll stop by the blog, check out what the made and then share your sweet creation with us as well!  Thanks for popping by!

It's just about finished!  A few more finishing touches and it will be done!

I am pretty sure Mommy had a big hand in the decor!  Enjoy your day and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Lovely You, Nature's Beauty, Timeless Textures (ret), Digital Bingo Card
Card stock & Papers	Sahara Sand, Whisper White, Rococo Rose, Sahara Sand Gingham DSP (ret), Blushing Bride Prints DSP (ret),. Rose Glimmer Paper (ret)
Ink	Sahara Sand, Blushing Bride, Rococo Rose
Accessories	Blushing Bride Ribbon, Vellum Doily, Blushing Bride Reinker, Shimmer Frost Paint, Pearl, Linen Thread, Velveteen Ribbon (ret), Dimensionals
Tools	Big Shot, Stitched Be Mine Dies, Ornate Garden Embossing Folder, Sponge Daubers, Aquapainter, Perfect Polka Dot Embossing Folder (ret), Triple Heart Punch (ret), Button Die (unknown)

CTS319 Many Thanks

Hey peeps!  Happy Tuesday, and the last day of April!  I made a quick card yesterday for the CAS(E) this Sketch sketch:

Again, I am trying to use up some of my DSP, so I used some Animal Expedition for the lower corner, added some washi tape....stuff that I buy and rarely use, so I am trying to use it up, too... a few stamped sentiments, and a fun circular element from Stitched All Around:

Just for fun (and since I already had the stamp in the Stamparatus), I stamped the element again on a little scrap of DSP and fussy-cut it out to adhere to the top!  I also added a little black circle beneath the diecut!  It only takes a little bit of extra embellishment to step up your stamping!

And I promised to show our projects from Saturday's party...the hostess loves Halloween and wanted to do some watercolor techniques, so this is what we made:

We used some retiring stamps and dies, and learned about loose and controlled watercoloring with an aquapainter.  The wood crate contains a few Lindor chocolates wrapped in orange foil; when I went to buy the candies just before Easter, the clerk at the CVS said to me, "You know you have the wrong holiday, right?" I am sure she thought I was a bit batty!  Thanks for popping in today!

Cassidy went to an overnight church camp....and they had her favorite for lunch:  mac and cheese!

Enjoy your day and be blessed!

CAS(E) This Sketch Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Stitched All Around, Itty Bitty Greetings
Card stock & Papers	Whisper White, Basic Black, Animal Expedition DSP
Ink	Stazon Black
Accessories	Pick a Pattern Washi Tape, Dimensionals
Tools	Big Shot, Stitched Labels Dies, Layering Circles Dies

Halloween Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Seasonal Chums, Itty Bitty Greetings, Timeless Textures
Card stock & Papers	Lemon Lime Twist, Basic Black, Soft Suede, Very Vanilla, Silver Glimmer, Shimmery White, Watercolor
Ink	Stazon Black, Granny Apple Green, Soft Suede, Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive, Going Gray
Accessories	Pick a Pattern Washi Tape, Dimensionals
Tools	Big Shot, Stitched Rectangle Dies, Seasonal Tags Dies, Aquapainter, Seaside EF, Wood Crate Die, Cat Punch

FF161 Country Birthday

Happy Saturday, peeps!  Late today---it's been a lazy kind of day, tons of rain this morning and now it's cleared up so I think I might go out for a walk!  But first, a birthday card for my BIL, using the sketch from Fab Friday:

That frame is so cool, and perfect for the Stitched Rectangle dies!  I haven't used Country Road too often, so I did some random stamping to make my own background, framed by Early Espresso and Crumb Cake:

I used Sahara Sand for my images, stamping off for lighter images, and I also added a few rustic images from Timeless Textures.  Country Road has a lovely birthday sentiment, so I stamped that on the front in Early Espresso too:

Finally, I added a little ribbon embellishment and a Corrugated Element that I punched out with a retired star punch and sponged with some EE ink:

And speaking of country, John has had a critter making itself comfy under one of his sheds, more than likely a groundhog, but he set up a Have-a-Heart trap, and this morning came out to find this:

John was a little confused because he never saw an opossum quite this color; they're usually darker and this one was pretty light-colored.  He pretended to be asleep:

John took him back to the woods, opened the cage and "encouraged" him to come out, where he sleepily scampered through the brush!

We've caught groundhogs, squirrels, raccoons, opossums and skunks in our traps....can't wait to see what we get next, LOL!  Enjoy your day and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Country Road, Timeless Textures
Card stock & Papers	Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake, Early Espresso
Ink	Sahara Sand, Early Espresso
Accessories	Crumb Cake Classic Weave Ribbon, Corrugated Elements
Tools	Big Shot, Stitched Rectangle Dies, Small Star Punch (ret)

Twofer Wreath Challenge #11

Hi peeps! I am running very late today...I have my last stamp club of 2018 tonight so I spent the morning getting ready, and this colder weather has my allergies acting up!!  Anyone else "suffering" the same way?  I think it's all those yucky wet leaves!  Anyway, I got a very little bit of stamping time in over the weekend and made a couple cards for the Twofer Card Challenge, in which I have never participated!  My friend Carol is a guest designer there, so I decided to give it a try!  They're extremely CAS because that's all the energy I had, LOL!  So here we go:

I used Fun Stampers Journey's Harvest Wreath for the wreath; the wreath on the Thanksgiving card was stamped with Soft Suede ink and embellished with some faceted gems from Amber Moon; sadly, the photo just doesn't capture how pretty they are here:

My diecut sentiment was from the same set, stamped in Cajun Craze and overstamped with a stamp from Timeless Textures; the together was from The Paper Studio:

I finished it off with a Braided Linen Twine bow:

My second card is a Christmas card; the wreath was stamped in Soft Sea Foam, and the sentiment was stamped in Balmy Blue:

I colored some pearls with a Pink Pirouette Blend and added a Powder Pink bow:

And since the Christmas Card Throwdown's challenge is to use pink, green and blue, I am entering this one in their challenge as well!

Thanks for popping in today!  Enjoy your day and be blessed!

Cassidy snagged another sunrise photo from her kitchen deck this morning:

And here is a sunrise photo my brother took very early one morning over the fountains of Longwood Gardens:

God's glory!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Timeless Textures, Christmas Pines, Harvest Wreath (Fun Stampers Journey), Everyday Expressions (The Paper Studio)
Card stock & Papers	Cajun Craze, Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Powder Pink, Naturals Ivory (ret)
Ink	Soft Sea Foam, Soft Suede, Balmy Blue, Sahara Sand
Accessories	Pearls, Satin Pink Powder Ribbon, Braided Linen Trim, Faceted Embellishments (Amber Moon), Dimensionals
Tools	Big Shot, Harvest Wreath Dies (Fun Stampers Journey)

PP398 Clean and Simple Bird

Happy Sunday, peeps!  It's Jaydee's turn to be the hostess today at the Paper Players, and she's chosen a Clean-and-Simple "Birds" challenge:

Jaydee and I both love birds, so I was excited about this challenge....I have lots of bird stamps, too, but today I only have one bird on my card, and it's a pink wren, to boot!  I just felt like making something pink, LOL!  I guess my color palette matches the challenge prompt a wee bit!

Anyway, I used the Fab Friday sketch:

and I did use a doily, as Mindy suggested, along with the Birds and Blooms die, Wood Textures DSP and a few other elements!  I stamped some pink speckles with the Timeless Textures stamp; I added a torn and sponged layer of Crumb Cake along with some Powder Pink ribbon and a little faceted embellishment, and I diecut my bird from Powder Pink cardstock and did a wee bit of sponging on her....cuz she is definitely a girly bird!

The sentiment is from Itty Bitty Greetings...what a great set, beautiful sentiments and wonderful fonts!  I highly recommend it!  Be sure to check out what the other Paper Players designers came up with at the PP blog, too!  And share your creation with us...remember, it has to be clean and simple!

I haven't shared any Eden pictures lately; she is getting big and is quite a handful!  Wayne and Dana took her for her first ride in the Jeep with the top down!!

They made sure she was buckled up before they took off, LOL!  Enjoy your day and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Itty Bitty Greetings, Timeless Textures
Card stock & Papers	Thick White, Powder Pink, Crumb Cake, Wood Textures DSP
Ink	Powder Pink, Crumb Cake, Soft Suede
Accessories	Doily, Powder Pink Ribbon, Faceted Embellishment, Candy Dot (under the eye)
Tools	Big Shot, Birds & Blooms Thinlets

IB24 In the Garden

Hello, peeps!  It's Thursday, and you know what that means....another Inspired By challenge!  Laurel comes up with the prettiest inspiration photos!  This week challenged me a bit more than normal!  I pulled out a really "vintage" stamp set from waaaay back when I first started to stamp to create my card today:

And here is Laurel's prompt:

So.....there are lilies of the valley, a snail, and a ladybug!!  I don't really have any of these images, but I did find a little ladybug in the "spring" lineup of Nature's Seasonal Borders, circa 1998, so that's what I chose!  I stamped it in Stazon ink on some watercolor paper and used inks and an aquapainter to color in all the images:

I filled in the backgrounds with Crumb Cake to go with my Crumb Cake card, and I found some Tim Holtz Christmas paper in a deep green that mimicked the background of the inspiration photo.  I diecut it and another scrap of watercolor paper with a scalloped stitched die for a little interest.  When I went to assemble it, I noticed it sort of matched the lilies of the valley--a happy coincidence!  Finally, I added some grunge stamping and a sentiment from Colorful Seasons, stamped in white craft ink and heat-embossed, as well as a little linen thread bow:

Laurel's design team has come up with some FUN and interesting creations using this image prompt...(you need to check out Michele's especially!!!), so I hope you'll stop by the Inspired By blog and share your own snail, ladybug, or whatever you're inspired by, with us!  

No Cassidy pictures today, but since her last day of school is tomorrow, I thought I would take a quick trip to Longwood Gardens since we will be busy with her activities and Tuesday was such a gorgeous day!

A panoramic view of the conservatory and fountains:

Roses and topiaries:

Clematis:

And the Italian garden fountain:

It was a quick trip, mostly for exercise and fresh air, so I didn't get a lot of pictures!  Enjoy your day and be blessed!