Minimalist Purple Thanks

Happy Wednesday, peeps! Yay, the middle of the week is here!  I have a zippity-quick CAS card that took longer to look up the age of the stamps than it did to actually stamp them!  Yes, it's for the Retro Rubber challenge, which is a color palette, as well as the CAS Colours & Sketches sketch:

So here we go:

My foliage is from Little Delights (2021), stamped in Blackberry Bliss and Highland Heather, with the little spots from Label Me Bold (2020), stamped in Purple Posey:

The sentiment is also from Label Me Bold, (which I now realize is in the wrong spot!), and fussy cut.  It went on a Purple Posey card base, and a sentiment from Little Delights was stamped inside as well! I was going to add a sequin but decided to keep it really clean and simple!

I really like the simplicity of this!  

An out-of-town friend came and spent the night last week and when she got in her car early Saturday morning, found these on her window:

Aren't they pretty?  These beautiful crystals reminded me of something I read in my Bible study yesterday:  "So, enjoy the art around you, but as you do, may your heart run to the artist behind the art." Paul David Tripp

Thanks for visiting today! Enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Little Delights (ret), Label Me Bold (ret)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Purple Posy (ret)
Ink	Blackberry Bliss, Highland Heather, Purple Posy (ret)
Accessories	Dimensionals
Tools

IC177 Boo!

Happy gray Monday, peeps! Tonight is Christmas card stamp camp, so this will be quick, as was my card!  The Inspire.Create challenge is to CASE the designer with this card:

What a fun sketch! I have several Halloween stamps that I like to use at least once during the season, and this little vintage cat on a broom is one of them:

The papers were a gift from one of my stamping girls; I looked through several catalogs and I honestly cannot remember these papers from SU but I am sure they are!  My eyes must be really getting bad because I thought for sure there was some gray in them, hence the Basic Gray base, but obviously, the dots are Old Olive.....but hopefully it still looks okay!  I stamped the cat on Basic Beige and partially cut out the broom, then used a Stitched Shape circle die to cut it out:

I lightly stamped the grunge image from the retired Label Me Bold to give him a spooky background!  The sentiment is an old stamp from Recollections, diecut with a banner die and matted with another Basic Gray banner and some old enamel dots:

On the inside, some more grunge and a sentiment from the retired Little Delights:

Such a fun and easy card to make!  And speaking of fun cards, my friend Beth sent me this one; the front is a bookmark that can be removed!  So cute:

Thanks, Beth!  And here are a couple more pictures from the fair; I didn't get many but I always like to see the giant pumpkins! I wonder how they transported them?

Charlie Brown would be proud of both of these "great pumpkins"!!  Thanks for visiting today!  Enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Label Me Bold (ret), Halloween (Recollections), Vintage Cat on Broom (Victorian Greetings)
Card stock & Papers	Basic Beige, Basic Gray, Halloween DSP (ret)
Ink	Versafine Black, Smoky Slate
Accessories	Dimensionals, Enamel Dots (ret)
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Basic Borders Dies (ret), Stitched Shapes Dies (ret)

FMS648 Shabby Patriotic Birthday

Happy Friday, peeps! Yay, the weekend is upon us!  I need several masculine birthday cards this month, which can always be a challenge, but I remembered some vintage-style patriotic paper I had gotten a couple of months ago and hadn't even opened yet! Yikes! I used the FMS sketch, which I love because I love THREES:

So here we go:

I used a punch to punch out the center panels, then the Layering Squares dies to make the scalloped mats.  I happened to have this piece of Country Woods DSP laying on my desk and thought it made a great background!  A little sentiment from the retired Label Me Bold, stamped in Cherry Cobbler, was popped up in the center:

One of the grungy stamps from Label Me Bold was also stamped on all the Crumb Cake mats to give it an even more vintage look!  Here's the inside:

One for my masculine stack...I need a few more, though!  Thanks for visiting today!

A few more Longwood pictures:

And these little guys were attached to the railing along the pond:

So cute! Too bad they don't croak!  Enjoy your day and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Label Me Bold (ret), Perennial Birthday (ret)
Card stock & Papers	Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla, Country Woods, Americana (Honey Bee)
Ink	Crumb Cake, Cherry Cobbler, Night of Navy
Accessories	Dimensionals
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Layering Squares Dies (ret), Layered Banner Dies (Nellie Snellen), 1 3/8" Square Punch (ret), Sponge Dauber

SS322 Sailing Birthday

 Happy Friday, peeps! Happy to see the weekend arrive!  Yesterday was John's birthday, so we'll be going out with friends and family tonight to celebrate. One of the first things he said yesterday was "I wish I was going sailing today!"  He hasn't had a sailboat for several years, so I did the next best thing for him, even though it was made a few days earlier, LOL!

I used the sketch from Sunday Stamps:

as well as papers from Come Sail Away and the sailboat from Sailing Home.  Because some of the paper had a linen print on it, I over-stamped the sailboat with the Linen background stamp, then colored it with a marker:

I also used a scribbly stamp from Label Me Bold for the background circular diecut, then added some Brushed Metallic embellishments.  The largest mat also was embossed with Stitched With Whimsy.  On the inside, I added a sentiment from Label Me Bold as well as Throughout the Year:

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

A furious squall came up, and the waves broke over the boat, so that it was nearly swamped.  Jesus was in the stern, sleeping on a cushion.  The disciples woke him and said to him, "Teacher, don't you care if we drown?" He got up, rebuked the wind and said to the waves, "Quiet!  Be still!" Then the wind died down and it was completely calm.  He said to his disciples, "Why are you so afraid? Do you still have no faith?" They were terrified and asked each other, "Who is this?  Even the wind and the waves obey him!"  Mark 4:37-41

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Throughout The Year, Label Me Bold (ret), Sailing Home (ret), Linen (ret)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Crumb Cake, Come Sail Away DSP (ret)
Ink	Night of Navy, Crumb Cake, Sahara Sand (ret)
Accessories	Brushed Metallic Brads (ret)
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Stylish Shapes Dies, Smooth Sailing Dies (ret)

Wacky Little Owl

Happy Monday, peeps! I have two cards today using the same sketch, the same cute little wacky owl, and two different themes!  I used the Sunday Stamps sketch:

and the feathers challenge at FarmQuest!  So let me give you the spooky version first:

Little owl is stamped in Versafine Black on Sahara Sand, then I added some smudges from Label Me Bold to give a spooky effect.  An old sentiment from Rubbernecker was stamped in Blackberry Bliss.  

I added a glittery star:

And the papers are from Echo Park's Spooky line!  And here's the inside:

Here's the second one, a little more light-hearted!  Mr Owl is stamped in Mello Moss; sentiment is from Poppy Stamps' Whittle Sayings and the papers are from Unity:

Isn't he the cutest?!

Thanks so much for popping in today!  

We had our Harvest Party on Saturday...aside from the wind and a few clouds, it was a great event! We have such a great location!

Wayne and our friend Josh were kings of the apple cider press (a video to come)!  Josh is holding all the apple leftovers...people feed them to their chickens or pigs!  And Wayne rewarded himself with a s'more!

The hayride is always a hit; this year Wayne's brother's family went along for the ride; his nephew is sitting next to Cassidy, although all you can see is her hair!

Nothing like a big farm tractor!! Our cousin William is a great driver!

And it was so popular, they had a nighttime ride too!

Enjoy your day and be blessed!

First Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Owl (Impression Obsession), Halloween Sentiments 1 (Rubbernecker Stamps), Label Me Bold (ret)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Sahara Sand (ret), Blackberry Bliss, Basic Black, Spooky (Echo Park)
Ink	Blackberry Bliss, Sahara Sand (ret), Versafine Black
Accessories	Black Dimensionals, Dimensionals, Glitter (Recollections)
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Stylish Shapes Dies, 1/4" Banner Dies (Pink & Main), Country Star Punch (ret)

Second Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Owl (Impression Obsession), Whittle Sayings (Poppy Stamps)
Card stock & Papers	Very Vanilla, Mellow Moss (ret), Rococco Rose (ret), Grow Untamed (Unity)
Ink	Mellow Moss (ret)
Accessories	Dimensionals, Enamel Dot from my stash
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, 1/4" Banner Dies (Pink & Main)

PP605 CAS Nautical

Happy Sunday, peeps! Time for a new Paper Players challenge, with Laurie as our hostess!  I had to remember that it is a CLEAN AND SIMPLE challenge!!

I pulled out a real old set called Nursery Necessities, which obviously by the name, is a baby set, but it has a cute little sailboat in it that I thought would be great for a CAS card!  So here we go:

I stamped and fussy-cut each section of the boat, using Sweet Sorbet, Daffodil Delight, Granny Apple Green and Misty Moonlight as my colors.  I perched it upon a Balmy Blue "sea" diecut with the little wavy die from the Hippo dies and embossed with the Seaside embossing folder.  I added a sentiment from the retired Label Me Bold and a stitched circular mat:

I know Granny Apple Green is not traditionally a nautical color, but I liked the bright colors together! I used the sketch from FMS too:

I hope you'll find some inspiration from our challenge this week...just don't forget to make it clean and simple!  You can find other samples over at the Paper Players blog...then share yours with us too!

Another part of Cassidy's birthday celebration was a Stranger Things Escape Room!  I think they made it with four minutes to spare!

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

"Therefore, you kings, be wise; be warned, you rulers of the earth.  Serve the Lord with fear and rejoice with trembling.  Kiss the Son, lest he be angry and you be destroyed in your way, for his wrath can flare up in a moment.  Blessed are all who take refuge in him." Psalm 2:10-12

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Label Me Bold, Nursery Necessities (both ret)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Granny Apple Green
Ink	Granny Apple Green, Sweet Sorbet, Daffodil Delight, Misty Moonlight (ret)
Accessories	Resin Stars (ret), Dimensionals
Tools	Big Shot, Stitched Rectangle Dies, Layering Circle Dies, Stitched Shapes Dies (ret), Hippo Dies

PP602 Tic Tac Toe Boo

Hi peeps!  Happy Sunday, and the last day of July!  Yikes, the summer is whizzing by!  Today, since it's the fifth Sunday, the Paper Players have a Tic-Tac-Toe challenge from Claire!  Here's the grid she created:

I chose the top row across of yellow, person or animal (got them both!) and embossing!  Here we go:

I started with some Hues of Happines DSP....the "watercolor" side, in shades of yellow, and used a retired Stars embossing folder to emboss it.  I then diecut some little Poppy Whittles to create my kitty:

My pumpkins:

And my little pumpkin witch:

I added a sentiment from Scary Cute, diecut with a flower center from the retired Pierced Blooms!  Each little set of diecuts was mounted on some Smoky Slate cardstock, diecut with a Stylish Shapes circle die, and I did add some spooky "clouds" with Versamark ink and a stamp from the retired Label Me Bold set.  Each element was shaded with a Blend, and the witch's little dress was diecut with some retired Plaid Tidings DSP.  The pumpkins and the witch had a wee bit of Gold Wink of Stella applied to their mouths to make them look like they are glowing---you'll have to take my word for it!  My sketch is a cute one from Amy over at FMS:

On the inside, I combined an old Paper Pumpkin Christmas stamp with another sentiment from Scary Cute, and used the retired Ornate Frames dies:

I had so much fun making this card!  I hope you'll have some fun and play along with our grid as well!  Be sure to stop over at the Paper Players blog to see what the other designers came up with!  Thanks for visiting today!

As promised, here are a few of the beautiful birthday cards I received:

This beauty is from my stamping friend and church co-worker, Robyn; I just love the colors and papers she used!

My Paper Players teamie Ann wowed me with this one:

And another PP teamie, Laurie, (who is the QUEEN of dies), sent me this fun card! Just adorable!

And my upline Pennie sent me this elegant creation:

Thanks so much, ladies!  And everyone enjoy their day and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Scary Cute, Paper Pumpkin (ret), Label Me Bold (ret)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Smoky Slate, Basic Black, Pumpkin Pie, Crushed Curry, Hues of Happiness DSP, Plaid Tidings DSP (ret)
Ink	Memento Black, Pumpkin Pie
Accessories	Dimensionals, Mini Dimensionals
Tools	Big Shot, Blends, Stylish Shapes Dies, Stars Embossing Folder (ret), Pierced Blooms Dies (ret), Gold Wink of Stella (ret), Whittle Pumpkin Witch Die, Whittle Pumpkins Die, Whittle Cat Die (all by Poppy)