FMS458 A Friend with Chocolate

 Happy Saturday, peeps!  Hope you have some fun plans for the weekend.  This afternoon is our church's harvest party...a wee bit different than last year's but hopefully still fun for the kiddos!  

So today's card is for the FMS sketch this week from Kim:

This is such a great sketch, and I can see it being used with lots of little DSP scraps!  But as I was perusing my Martha Stewart magazine a day or so ago, I came across this "Magnolia Manifesto" from Chip and Joanna Gaines, and it reminded me of this sketch:

Such a fun thought and I loved the colors....so I put on my thinking cap to see how I could translate it to a card, and here's what I came up with, using some OLD stamps, LOL, and flipping the sketch to its side!

I pulled out an old stamp set I got at AC Moore many moons ago....not even sure of the name of the set or the maker, but they all feature sayings from kids, and they're very cute.  A friend with chocolate is a very good friend indeed! I stamped the swooshy image from the retired Work of Art in Bumblebee, Gray Granite, Poppy Parade, Sage Shadow (ret) and Petal Pink, then stamped the sentiment on each color.  They're clear stamps, so I cut them apart to make them easier to stamp.  I trimmed my panel down, mounted it on a Basic Black mat and added a sentiment from an old Lil'Inkers set and a heart from Banner Year before embossing my card with the Subtle EF.  

And before I did this card, I did a trial run on some Walmart cardstock, and I liked it so much, I mounted it on a Bumblebee card base and now I have two!

I wasn't real crazy about where the birthday sentiment was, but I liked the rest of it, so I'm sticking with it!  Thanks for popping in today!

"Give thanks to the God of heaven; his love endures forever." Psalm 136:26

A little cuddlebug...or should I say, "cuddle-chihuahua"?

Enjoy your day and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Banner Year, Work of Art (ret),  Friend with Chocolate (unknown), Rainbow & Cloud (Lil'Inker)
Card stock & Papers	Whisper White, Thick Whisper White, Basic Black, Bumblebee
Ink	Memento Black, Bumblebee, Gray Granite, Poppy Parade, Sage Shadow (ret), Petal Pink
Accessories	Dimensionals
Tools	Big Shot, Stitched Rectangle Dies, Subtle Embossing Folder

Petal Garden Thank You

Hi peeps!  A quick little post today using some DSP I haven't used much of, Petal Garden.  Although I like most of the colors in the line, I find the combination of a few of them jarring and I just can't find the right way to use them.  But I did like this sweet combination of Calypso Coral, Pool Party and Old Olive, so I created a thank you card using the "you" thinlit from the SAB Celebrate You set:

I adhered the Calypso Coral mat and DSP together, then cut the "you" out of both pieces, then backed it with some Dazzling Diamonds glimmer paper and stamped "thank" from Work of Art:

I added a white bow and mounted it on the floral DSP which was mounted on a Thick White Cardstock base.  Easy but it looks so cool IRL!  Thanks for popping in today!

Super Bowl Monday meant Pajama Day at school!  Cassidy rocked her favorite teen idol, JoJo!

She even had JoJo socks!  Enjoy your day and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Work of Art
Card stock & Papers	Thick White, Calypso Coral, Petal Garden DSP, Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer
Ink	Tangerine Tango
Accessories	White Woven Ribbon
Tools	Big Shot, Celebrate You Thinlets, Dimensionals

Colorful Seasons Branches

Happy Wednesday, everyone!  Wow, this week is flying by!  I saw a pretty color challenge at the CAS Colours and Sketches blog and thought I would use it with one of the new wonderful sets from the 2017-2018 catalog!  So here are the colors:

And here is my card:

The set I used for my card is called Colorful Seasons, and it has a coordinating die called Seasonal Layers!  I usually do not "push" any set to my readers or customers, but I do think that if you want to invest your money in a set that will give you a lot of bang for your buck, this set (or better yet, this bundle) is for you!  It has images for all four seasons, some lovely sentiments, and the dies are wonderful...there is even an awesome SCALLOP edge that I can't wait to try!  For this card, I used the branch and three floral dies, and my background uses one of the elements from Work of Art, a set that does not get enough use from me, so I am trying to remedy that!  I love how the simple "swoosh", stamped a few times with Soft Sky ink, gives just enough background for those pretty florals!  And since I am making samples for an upcoming event, I thought I would make another card, this time using the same images but with the new In Colors of Berry Burst and Fresh Fig for my florals....I did second-generation stamping on both cards to get the lighter color:

Aren't these little flowers sweet?

And this sentiment DOES make me smile! But I think I might cut off the period...what do you think?

Thank you SO MUCH to the reader who shared this tip in a blog comment last month!  Cassidy had trouble holding her Uno cards, so I took two Cool Whip lids and fastened them together in the center with a big brad....worked like a charm!  She can now hold her cards and doesn't have to lay them out on her chair!  She still doesn't put like colors together, but sooner or later, she'll figure it out.  She beat us all last night, so I guess it doesn't really matter!

Thanks for popping in today...always happy to hear from you!  Be blessed!

Project Details--All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Noted
Stamps	Colorful Seasons, Work of Art
Card stock & Papers	Whisper White, Crumb Cake, Soft Sky
Ink	Calypso Coral, Crumb Cake, Berry Burst, Fresh Fig, Soft Sky
Accessories
Tools	Big Shot, Seasonal Layers Framelits, Dimensionals

PCC225 Comfort and Healing

Hi peeps!  I don't normally do two posts in one day, but I wanted to get this card in for the Paper Craft Crew sketch before the deadline because I thought it was a nice one!

You might remember I made a sympathy card for my friend Sharon, who lost her aunt on Christmas day.  Ten days later, she lost her mother, her aunt's sister.  I just can't imagine the grief of losing two cherished family members within two weeks.  Anyway, Sharon loves the beach and her mother's favorite color was blue, so I combined those two elements to make her a sympathy card:

Although the DSP is really a sky photo, it reminded me enough of the beach to use it!  The card base is Pool Party, and I embossed the Island Indigo panel with the Seaside EF, then added some ribbon embellishments and a sentiment.  More details are in the project menu below. 

Hope you have a wonderful day.  And since I already shared a Cassidy photo today, I thought I'd show you our sunrise on this beautiful but COLD morning:

Project Details
Stamps	Gorgeous Grunge, Work of Art, Flourishing Phrases
Card stock & Papers	Pool Party, Whisper White, Island Indigo, Serene Scenery DSP
Ink	Island Indigo, Soft Sky
Accessories	Island Indigo Ruffled Ribbon, Pool Party Shimmery Ribbon (both retired)
Tools	Big Shot, Stitched Shapes Dies, Seaside Embossing Folder

MTS152 and CCMC434 Thinking of You

Happy Monday, all!  A quick little post today using Match the Sketch's sketch and Create with Connie & Mary's colors:

I needed a get-well card for my BIL....he cut the upper portion of his finger on a wood splitter!  Yowch!  The surgeon was able to reattach it but he will be in the hospital for a few days!  I took the sketch and turned it on its side as I liked the orientation better.  The Vintage Leaves leaf was stamped in Delightful Dijon; the sentiment from Wetlands in Cherry Cobbler, and the other splatters in Crumb Cake.  Some of them are from Work of Art and some are from Timeless Textures:

I also stamped the circular element as well as the horizontal and vertical elements in different images from Timeless Textures....all stamped in Versamark to give it a nice subtle look.

We've had several "murmurations" of starlings over the last week....Cassidy was fascinated by them!

Enjoy your day!

TSOT284

Happy Tuesday, peeps!  Time for another Try Stampin on Tuesday sketch...here's an interesting one:

I have to admit that it did challenge me, but I persevered!  My friend Debbie just became a grandmother again, this time to twin girls!  I can't wait to see them!  So I made this for her, using a retired set called Every Little Bit for the three top images, and a sentiment from Darcie's called Bee-utiful:

Each image was stamped in Stazon and watercolored, then mounted on a Layering Squares mat:

And since there was more than one "ba-bee", I added a little "S" from Labeler Alphabet as well as some little stars from the same set!

Hearts from the Work of Art set and a sentiment from Watercolor Wishes finished the inside!

I hope you will come play along with us!  You can find the sketch on our blog, or check out our Facebook page as well!

John picked the first cantaloupe of the season...it measured 27" around!  Looks more like a pumpkin!

And of course, Cassidy had to use the first slice as a prop:

She does keep us laughing!

CTS181 and CASology 206 Work of Art

Hi peeps!  Phew, it's hot....I feel like singing Martha and the Vandella's HEAT WAVE!!  I decided to cool off with some cool colors and the CAS(E) this Sketch sketch and the cue from CASology:

                 

There are some really fun cards in the CASology gallery; I wish I had the creativity that some of these stampers have!  Mine is rather mundane, although I did do some sponging, which I haven't done in a while:

In the next few weeks, I am going to be highlighting some SU colors that I rarely use!  A wee challenge to myself, you could say!  Today I am using Tempting Turquoise....I love this colors, but for some reason, never think to pull it out!  I stamped the little paintbrush from the Hostess Set (last year) Love You Sew in Tempting Turquoise, Marina Mist and Bermuda Bay, then added some speckles and sponging in Soft Sky.  I stamped the sentiment from Work of Art and added the swoosh from Love You Sew on top, as well as some sequins from my stash:

To do the sponging, I just lined up some Post-it Notes, stamped and sponged...easy peasy!  My final touch was to add a little baker's twine bow; I used the one-hole bow technique so that it doesn't slide off my panel.

Thanks for popping in today!

Cassidy made a little pot in Sunday School a few weeks back and we finally had time to paint it!

Have a blessed day!

Paper Players 303

Happy Sunday, everyone!  Phew, it's been HOT here in PA...lots of humidity and well, HEAT!  I was happy to stay inside and stamp a little bit for the Paper Players, even though Nance's color challenge really did challenge me!  But in the end, I loved it!  Here ya go:

 

Really packs a punch, right?!  I liked the most recent Paper Craft Crew Card sketch, so I went to work: 

A family member is going through a rough patch, so I thought this would cheer her up!  

I used Playful Palette DSP, and the chevron from Work of Art; flowers from the Paper Pumpkin set All About Everything; and the sentiment from another older PP kit!  I added some pearls (more PP!) and used a button from my stash and some retired Island Indigo ribbon for the embellishment:

The inside sentiment and "swoosh" are from All About Everything, and I added a little heart from Work of Art:

I hope that you'll play along with these fun colors!  I can't wait to see what you create!  Hop on over to the PP blog to see what the other team members have created, or you can check them out here:

• Claire
• Jaydee
• Joanne
• Laurie
• Nance 
• Sandy
• Linda
• Hannelie
• Colleen

And here's a photo of  my little grand-niece Emma, the birthday girl, having a snack before she celebrates with cake (that's Dana, John & me in the background!):

and then it was down to some serious cake-smashing!

By the time she was done, there was cake EVERYWHERE!  And I'm thinking that beautiful high chair was probably used by daddy and a few other relatives as well!

Enjoy your day!