Life Is Sweet

Scrappy Monday, y'all!  I'm scheduling a bunch of posts for a while since we're moving--the packers are arriving today, actually; we'll get to Colorado near mid-July and I don't know when we'll be unpacked on that side.  So anyway, I have 100 draft posts from which to choose for the next little bit, and I thought I'd start with this scrapbook layout:

We had a cherry tree in our yard in Germany, and that is the whole reason why I bought the Sweetest Cherries bundle.  I had these pictures with a few other random shots from June 2021 to do a monthly layout, but I decided that these pics deserved their own layout so I could share the story of how Ryan was all excited to pick cherries to make a pie and then he refused to eat any of the pie : )

The just-retired set of In Colors were the basis of my color palette:

Parakeet Party, Sweet Sorbet, Orchid Oasis, Starry Sky, and white.  There might be a smidgen on Tahitian Tide in the DSP to make the whole set.  I chose a super-fun but very busy floral pattern from the Flowers & More DSP stack (I love that one!), cut it in half for a six-inch strip across the layout, and then I kept the other elements very simple with lots of open space to balance out the busy pattern.

Have a great day, y'all!

Supplies, all SU!
Stamps:  Sweetest Cherries
Ink:  Orchid Oasis, Sweet Sorbet, Parakeet Party, Pecan Pie, Starry Sky marker
Paper:  Parakeet Party, Orchid Oasis, Starry Sky, Thick Basic White, Flowers & More DSP
Accessories:  Cherry builder punch, Stylish Shapes dies

SUO Challenges: Food Fiesta

Hey hey stampy friends!  We've got a super-fun challenge heading your way from SUO Challenges!  Check it out:

Yep, we've got the munchies at SUO Challenges!  Which is perfect timing with Thanksgiving coming up!  Did you ever count up how many SU! color names involve food?  There's a lot!  Cindy has a nice graphic with the food-related colors on her blog post for today, or just look through your ink pads and see what makes you hungry.  And if you have retired SU! colors, you have even more choices!  (Side note: I was hungry yesterday when the kiddo and I had to go run an errand, so he thought it would be funny to keep saying names of foods I really like to make me even hungrier.  Kids!  And it worked too, I was starving by the time we got back to the house!)

So here's my card:

I used FIVE colors related to food on this card:  Sweet Sorbet, Cherry Cobbler, Lemon Lolly, Old Olive, and Pecan Pie.  Not too shabby!  (Side note:  my favorite drink to get at Sonic is a Coke with cherry and vanilla in it.  Yum!)  Also, I CASE'd this card by Mary Fish, the layout caught my eye and I just had to CASE it.

So let's get ready for the biggest food-related holiday of the year by making a project with food-related colors : )  Don't forget to upload your card at the SUO Challenges blog.  Have fun!

Supplies, all SU!
Stamps:  Sweetest Cherries, Super Cool
Ink:  Sweet Sorbet, Cherry Cobbler, Lemon Lolly, Old Olive, Pecan Pie
Paper:  Sweet Sorbet, Lemon Lolly, Thick Very Vanilla, Sweet Sorbet DSP
Accessories:  Sweet Sorbet baker's twine, Matte Dots, Dimensionals

Cherry Lemonade

Mornin' y'all!  We are in the thick of the pack-out process, but I absolutely made the most of my limited crafting time last week and made several cards on Thursday and Friday before everything went bananas starting this Monday.  So here's one of the cards I made:

I was inspired by the mood board at Hand-Stamped Sentiments:

All those lemons made me reach for Lemon Lolly as the card base, but I decided to go with a cherry rather than a strawberry or blueberry.  Hey, it's all berries, right?  And I just like the Sweetest Cherries stamp set.  Plus, how great do Lemon Lolly and Sweet Sorbet look together!

Have a great day, y'all!

Supplies, all SU!
Stamps:  Sweetest Cherries, Share a Milkshake
Ink:  Versamark, Sweet Sorbet, Lemon Lime Twist
Paper:  Lemon Lolly, Starry Sky, Sweet Sorbet, Thick Basic White, Bright & Beautiful DSP
Accessories:  Cherry builder punch, Nested Essentials dies, white EP, Border Basics dies, LLT sequins, Dimensionals

Share a Celebration

Hey y'all, how's your week going so far?  And have you ordered from the new SU! catalog yet?  I kept telling myself that I wasn't going to order anything else before we move but I really neeeeeeeeed one of the new stamp sets ; )  And maybe I picked up a couple of other things, too.  In the meantime, since I still had both stamp sets from yesterday's card out on my craft table, I made another card with them.  Take a look:

I didn't get the Bright & Beautiful DSP stack at first but then I wised up and placed another preorder that included it.  And I have really had fun playing with it already!  I've been working on Design Team cards for the next couple of months since I won't get to stamp for a while, and I've used this DSP on several of those DT cards.  Anyway, here's the inside of this card:

I added the birthday sentiment on the inside (from Sweetest Cherries) so that it would more obviously fit the Paper Players challenge:

I ended up using six of the elements on the board, going across the top, down the right, and diagonally.  I chose two patterns that have a LOT of colors in them, but I chose Berry Burst, Lemon Lime Twist, and Azure Afternoon for my main colors.  To be honest I've been wanting to use LLT for *everything*, I'm glad to have it back, and Azure Afternoon is my new favorite blue.  Actually all of the colors I used today are either new or returning.

Anyway, check out the awesome sketch from Sunday Stamps:

Oh yeah, this is a great one!  10/10, will use again.

Have a great day, y'all!

Supplies, all SU!
Stamps:  Share a Milkshake, Sweetest Cherries
Ink:  Azure Afternoon, Blueberry Bushel, Lemon Lime Twist, Bubble Bath, Berry Burst, Versamark
Paper:  Azure Afternoon, Lemon Lime Twist, Berry Burst, Thick Basic White, Bright & Beautiful DSP Stack
Accessories:  Share a Milkshake dies, White EP, Dimensionals, sequins

Cherry Sweet

We had a cherry tree in our yard, but a few months ago our landlords cut it down because they want to plant something else in that spot.  I miss the cherry tree though.  We had fun picking cherries last year and I still have a couple of bags of them in our freezer.  Better use 'em up before we move!  So here's my cherry card today:

Check out the Festive Friday challenge:

I used die cutting, gingham, and a food sentiment.  The words are from two different stamps in the Share a Milkshake set; I did some creative masking and trimming to make my custom cherry sweet sentiment.

Paired that with the Try Stampin' on Tuesday sketch:

And that's it for me today.  Have a cherry sweet day, peeps!

Supplies, all SU!
Stamps:  Sweetest Cherries, Share a Milkshake
Ink:  Sweet Sorbet, Lemon Lime Twist, Balmy Blue
Paper:  Balmy Blue, Thick Basic White, Country Gingham DSP Stack, Regency Park DSP Stack
Accessories:  Cherry Builder Punch, Stylish Shapes dies, Stitched Rectangles dies, Dimensionals

Sweet Day

So last weekend, I decided to make this a Very Scrappy Week and set a goal of finishing 10 pages (5 layouts) by this coming weekend.  I hit that goal yesterday and I'm currently working on 4 more pages : ) But I took a quick time-out to make a card to share today, take a look:

Here's this week's Freshly Made Sketch:

I opted to make my card the standard A2 size because I don't like making slimline cards.  I might be the only person in the card-making world that doesn't, but that's okay.  Check out this week's Color Throwdown:

Fun fact:  when given a choice of berries, the hubs will always go with strawberry and I choose cherry.  I do have strawberry stamps but the cherry stamps were closer ; )  I used Real Red, Soft Suede, Blushing Bride, and Old Olive for my colors.

Okay, I'm off to my craft room to do more scrapping.  Cheers!

Supplies, all SU!
Stamps:  Sweetest Cherries
Ink:  Real Red, Soft Suede, Old Olive, Versamark
Paper:  Blushing Bride, Real Red, Thick Basic White, Old Olive DSP
Accessories:  White EP, Cherry Builder Punch, Dimensionals, Wonderful Gems

SUO Challenges: Create Your Own DSP

Greetings stampy friends!  It is time once more for a new challenge at SUO Challenges!

This time around it's a technique challenge:  create your own DSP!  Here's what I made:

Okay, the polka dots are a pre-printed pattern, but I made the crosshatch pattern myself.  I stamped the crosshatches and then used a blending brush to add a little bit more color to it to create the background for my cherries.  Easy as pie...cherry pie ; )  If you can't find patterned paper in the color that you want for a specific project, then make your own!  And don't forget to upload your card at the SUO Challenges blog.  Have fun!

Supplies, all SU!
Stamps:  Sweetest Cherries
Ink:  Pool Party, Sweet Sorbet, Soft Suede, Pear Pizzazz, Crushed Curry
Paper:  Pool Party, Thick Basic White, Sweet Sorbet DSP
Accessories:  Cherry Builder Punch, Dimensionals, Stylish Shapes dies, Stitched Rectangles dies, Rhinestone Waves Basic Jewels

Friendly Cherries

Surprise Saturday post!  Had to play along with a couple of challenges and since I have cherries on the brain this week...

Our neighbors joined us one evening this week and we picked a bunch of cherries off the tree in our yard, and then I spent HOURS pitting, chopping, and freezing them, about 16 cups worth when it was all said and done.  Today I'll be making a cherry pie and tomorrow I'm going to experiment with cherry muffins.  Anyway, knowing that we have that cherry tree in our yard, of course I had to buy Sweetest Cherries when the new catalog was released.  So for today's card, I used the sketch from Freshly Made Sketches:

I rotated the sketch to the left 90 degrees, because I just don't like sentiments going vertically like that.  Personal preference.

The Color Throwdown inspiration photo had different berries:

I used Real Red, Polished Pink, Daffodil Delight, and Granny Apple Green for my cherry card.  Where's the red, you may ask?  Well, I inked up the cherry stamp with Polished Pink, and then used a sponge dauber to add some red ink for some color variation.  I promise I used all the colors : )

I'm off, peeps.  I've got to go to work for a few hours today so the hubs is entertaining Ryan.  Wish them luck!

Supplies, all SU!
Stamps:  Sweetest Cherries
Ink:  Polished Pink, Real Red, Granny Apple Green, Daffodil Delight, Starry Sky
Paper:  Granny Apple Green, Thick Basic White, Polished Pink DSP
Accessories:  Cherry Builder Punch, Stitched So Sweetly dies, Stylish Shapes dies, Dimensionals