More Monochromatic

Happy Tuesday, peeps!  Yesterday was, without a doubt, one of the most depressing, rainy days I ever experienced.  It just rained and rained and rained.  I only got a little stamping time last night so I broke into the new color, Pretty Peacock, which is very pretty...reminds me of Tranquil Tide but darker!  I haven't played with the Mojo Monday sketch since Julie brought it back, so I thought I would give it a whirl:

I used the pretty sentiment from Stitched All Around along with one of the birds from the May Paper Pumpkin, stamping them both in Pretty Peacock.  I layered some of the In Color DSPs, some Dotted Tulle ribbon, and finally, a little diecut border:

The Stitched Nested Labels fit the sentiment perfectly:

And I just love this DSP....especially those scripty words!

And since I had some leftover scraps, I made another card, same papers, dies and stamps, just a different layout, and this time, I added a couple of faceted dots:

I can't wait to pair up this pretty hue with some other colors!  

Cassidy got a little steppingstone kit for her birthday last year, and Dana helped her mix up the ingredients to create it:

She enjoyed putting the little glass pieces around in a pattern:

And the final result looks very sweet in their little flower bed, along with the doggie statue, LOL!

Enjoy your day and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Stitched All Around, Paper Pumpkin (May2019)
Card stock & Papers	Whisper White, 2019-2021 In Color DSP
Ink	Pretty Peacock
Accessories	In Color Faceted Dots, Dimensionals
Tools	Big Shot, Arts and Crafts Dies, Stitched Nested Labels Dies

Mojo496 with CTD443

Happy Saturday, peeps!  Hope your weekend is going well so far!  I found this gorgeous color combo at Color Throwdown, and guess what---it uses that (ahem) sassy little Lemon Lime Twist!  SO since I already had some cardstock on my desk, I went for it, combining it with the Mojo sketch:

Since these colors seemed so summery, I pulled out Day at the Beach and used it one more time; so sad it didn't make it into the big catalog!  But here we go!  I used Lemon Lime Twist, Summer Sun and Pool Party for my card:

My friend Dawn had a fun card here using strips of cardstock to create a background, so I used the challenge colors to create mine too....great technique! Then I stamped the images and colored them in with a blender pen, adding some enamel dots for fun:

Finally, I used a Paper Pumpkin sentiment from January 2017 and a couple of non-SU stitched dies:

I can handle Lemon Lime with these colors!!

I had a few responses to my Paper Pumpkin storage and cataloging question!  One person suggested the Facebook page "Paper Pumpkin Fan Club"....you have to request to join, but I did find the dates of a few of the sets I was looking for.  I think you can also search on Splitcoaststampers, which is also a treasure trove of information regarding just about every SU set!  My new friend Lynn shared some photos of how she stores her sets, and says:

"I found the CD Case at Staples. (I've purchased the Paper Pumpkin kits from day one and all of them are in this case and there is still room.)  I put each stamp set and the instructions from the kit into a small plastic sleeve that I purchased from Simon Says Stamps.  I labeled each sleeve with the name of the kit and the corresponding date."  If you want further information about her system, let me know!  She is very organized!

Well, the outer construction is about done; new siding and roof will be put on next week:

Our bedroom originally ended where the diagonal lumber was....now we have lots more head room:

and a really big window to let in a nice cross breeze!!

Of course, we had to have a little mishap:

Yes, one of the carpenters slipped and came through the ceiling in the kitchen!  Blessedly, he was okay, but he needed to be "extracted" by my nephew!  And the ceiling was going to have to be cut in that area anyway!  I was not home when it happened, I am sure I would have probably been frightened out of my wits!

And I finally got a cute photo of Cassidy at breakfast:

She wanted me to take this picture so she could put it in her diary...she is making it like a photo album!  The caption she wrote:  "I love eating breckfast AKA I LOVE EATING!"  Too funny!

Enjoy your day, be blessed, and be sure to come back tomorrow for a new Paper Players challenge!

Project Details--All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Noted
Stamps	Day at the Beach, Paper Pumpkin (Jan 2017)
Card stock & Papers	Whisper White, Pool Party, Daffodil Delight, Lemon Lime Twist
Ink	Pool Party, Daffodil Delight, Lemon Lime Twist, Basic Black
Accessories	Enamel Dots
Tools	Bit Shot, Decorative Dots EF, Stitched Rectangle Dies (Lil'Inker), Bundle of Stitched Shapes Dies (Simon Says Stamp), Adhesive Sheets, Dimensionals

Mojo 496 Rooster Thank You

A quick post today, I am off to a fashion show (in the rain!).  I used the new set Wood Words along with the Mojo Monday sketch:

I need several thank you cards, so here's the start!  I used some Serene Scenery DSP with the "sunrise" from Kinda Eclectic to create my card:

The Wood Crate dies that coordinate with this set are so convenient!

My colors are Delightful Dijon, So Saffron, Tip Top Taupe and Chocolate Chip!

Thanks for popping in today!

A hot and heavy game of Uno:

and since Cassidy hasn't quite mastered holding all the cards in her hand, fan-like, she perches on the very edge of her chair and lays them on the seat!  We're working on this, LOL!

Enjoy your day and be sure to come back tomorrow for a new Paper Players challenge!

SIP97 for Mother's Day and A Wee Little Giveaway

Hi peeps! Hope you all had a good weekend...it seems like I totally skipped Monday, although I did have a fun class with some of my stamping friends!  But Tuesday is here, and our Stamp Ink Paper challenge for this week is "Mother's Day"!

I thought it would be fun, since I've been making CAS cards for the last few posts, to add some layers and doodads to my card today!  I found a great sketch at Mojo Monday, and the Retro Rubber challenge wants buttons along with a stamp at least a year old!

I didn't do a romantic or traditional Mother's Day card...my mom and grandmothers are all gone so it's not a holiday for which I traditionally make cards!  One thing I do remember about my mom and my grandmother, is that they both passed along a love of needle arts to me.  So I thought a sewing-themed card would be fun!  Not only did I use some retro stamps, I used some retro papers as well!  I pulled out some really old Cosmo Cricket papers from the Material Girl line, along with a Paper Smooches set called Needle Little Love, which I believe is from 2014:

Everything except "mom" is from the PS set; it is from SU's Labeler Alphabet, and everything is stamped in Basic Black.  I arranged all the layers using papers from the pad, and piecing some of the images and fussy-cutting them out!  I added paper buttons to the button panel, so it will mail nice and flat!!

   

I just love this little cross stitch border...and did you check out the stamped needle above?!  Cute!

On the inside, I did stamp a Mother's Day sentiment from last year's Paper Pumpkin, then added another sentiment from the PS set....I don't usually do that, but I like that cute little sentiment!

SO, would you like to receive this card?  Since I won't be sending this to anyone, I'm going to do a little giveaway!  Leave a comment on this blog post (please, no anonymous comments as I have no way to contact you) and I will pick a random comment on Friday, May 5 and that commenter will receive my card!  Please, only US and Canada addresses, sorry....sometimes it takes over a week for mail to reach its destination and I don't want it to arrive after Mother's Day!  Just make sure your comment is connected to an email address so I can email you for your snail mail address!

Be sure to check out the other Design Team members' creations at Stamp Ink Paper too...and I can't wait to see YOURS in the gallery as well!

My sweet friend Linda shared these cute little butterfly-embellished Hershey's nugget favors at my Cards & Coffee class yesterday:

Cassidy was all smiles when I told her she could have a couple!

 Enjoy your day and be blessed!

Project Details--All Products Stampin' Up! Unless Otherwise Noted
Stamps	Labeler Alphabet, Needle Little Love (Paper Smooches), Paper Pumpkin
Card stock & Papers	Confetti Cream (ret), Basic Black, Crushed Curry, Wild Wasabi, Material Girl DSP (Cosmo Cricket)
Ink	Basic Black
Accessories
Tools	Big Shot, Layered Squares Dies, Dimensionals, Markers

PP340 On The Go Clean and Simple

Happy Sunday, peeps!  I am the hostess at the Players today, and I have fun clean-and-simple challenge for you:  On the Go!  We want to see a vehicle of some sort on your CAS card...it can be a car, motorcycle, train, bicycle, airplane...just something that "goes"!  

Of course, these kinds of images usually bring to mind masculine cards, and I happen to need SIX birthday cards for my church friends this month!  I usually don't do assembly-line cards but I thought it would be fun to use some of the Urban Underground DSP that's in the Occasions catalog to make a my cards.  So here is the first one:

I used the same layout for each card, and I used one sheet of DSP for each card, alternating the patterns from front and back, and using a contrast for the horizontal piece.  I used my MISTI to stamp the car and sentiment from Guy Greetings in Basic Black:

All the cards use the Mojo Monday 492sketch:

It was fun to mix and match the patterns, although the polka-dotted one does sort of look like a pair of pajamas to me, LOL!  These could easily be stepped up with some brads or other sort of embellishment, but since the challenge was CAS, I left them unadorned!  And now I have six cards all made and ready to mail out!

I hope you'll play along with our CAS challenge this week!  I can't wait to see what vehicles everyone uses!  Check out the DT's samples as well at the Paper Players blog!

Cassidy did a few Easter treats for her mommy; she liked the projects I made for my Basket Bunch stamp camp, so we just copied them, using her favorite colors!!!

Enjoy your Easter and be blessed!

Project Details--All Products Stampin' Up! Unless Otherwise Noted
Stamps	Guy Greetings
Card stock & Papers	Very Vanilla, Urban Underground DSP
Ink	Basic Black
Accessories
Tools	Big Shot, Stitched Shapes Dies, Dimensionals

MOJO489 Avant Garden Celebrate You

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 Happy Saturday, everyone!  Hope your weekend is going well so far!  I have another birthday card today; this one uses Avant Garden because it will be retiring soon and I want to get some use out of it!  I used the Mojo Monday sketch:

I started with an Island Indigo card base and added some retired Sahara Sand DSP and a circle of Blooms and Bliss DSP:

I noticed that the flower from Avant Garden was very similar to the flowers on the DSP, so I stamped one, along with the center, and cut them out for my embellishment.  The Island Indigo ink was a little too blue, so I inked up my stamp with a wee little bit of Mint Macaron first, then added the Indigo ink, and I think I managed to match it fairly well!  I added a pretty sentiment from Suite Sayings, a few little speckles, a scalloped circle mat, and it was done!

Have a great weekend and be blessed!

I am scrambling to find pictures of Cassidy---we haven't been doing any fun activities, and it's been too cold outside, but I did find this one from before St Patrick's Day!  My friend Maryanne made these wee little leprechaun boxes filled with candy for all my stampers at my last Cards & Coffee....Cassidy thought they were really fun, and so did I!

Maryanne is amazing!  Thanks, Maryanne!

Be sure to come back tomorrow for the next Paper Players challenge too!  See you then!

Project Details--All Supplies SU Unless Otherwise Noted
Stamps	Avant Garden, Suite Sayings
Card stock & Papers	Island Indigo, Sahara Sand,  Mint Macaron, Whisper White, Blooms & Bliss DSP, Sahara Sand Prints DSP(ret)
Ink	Mint Macaron, Island Indigo
Accessories
Tools	Big Shot, Circle Dies (Nestabilities)