Signs of Winter!

Brrrr.... is it cold in your neck of the woods? It sure is here. It's was a crazy morning weather-wise too. One minute there were white out conditions, the next the sun was shining, then more snow! And now... WIND! Seemed like the perfect time to take advantage of Joanne's CAS Signs of Winter Card Challenge at The Paper Players.

I brought my sweet Impression Obsession Snow Baby out to play today. Copic colored and added to my favorite PPP tag die. I added a large DeNami snowflake to the background that was paired with a smaller Hero Arts image. No sentiment. I'll add it when I decide what to use this one for.

Off we go to the gallery. Stay warm!

Thanks!

My crafty nook has been cleaned up and the Christmas decorations have been taken down and tucked away. Time to relax! I did just that by making a cute little thank you card for Sweet P.  The colors and fun photo over at Inspire By were just what I needed to get those creative juices flowing again!

Using the colors from the photo, I cut my Poppystamps Nordic Chilly Snowman and dressed her in some PTI papers. My PPP stitched square was stamped with an old Hero Arts snowflake and heat embossed. These went onto the embossed (SSS) card base with a couple of cute trees that were a free gift from The Stamp Market. 

Without realizing it during the process, I used the offered sketch from Inspired By too! 

That's it from me today, my friends. 

I'll be back tomorrow with a new Poppystamps post for you! 

Thanks for stopping by!

Sweet P makes a card!

Hello friends! I have a cute little card to share with you today made by Sweet P! I picked her up from school on Friday and we hung out for a wee bit before driving her to a birthday party. Mom let me know she had forgotten a card for the gift, so Sweet P decided she wanted to make one! I do apologize for the photo, it's a tad dark. We remembered while in the car on the way to the birthday party! I took a quick snap in the driveway!

Like our Sweet P, her friend loves to read. She said she wanted to stamp something with books and I remembered this cutie little Purple Onion bunny. She colored him with Copics then stamped the grassy rocks and wee butterflies. She wanted the bunny to be laying on his tummy in the grass, so she colored him a little patch with a Copic marker. After stamping the sentiment, she thought some clouds would look good. I said why not stencil some? "Okay gramma, that sounds like fun!" Lets just say, that was her favorite thing to do and her favorite part of the card!

I think it's adorable and her friend Harper loved it! 

Joy

Hi there! I'm popping is for a quick minute tonight to share a card for a couple of challenges. My sweet freind Marcia is looking for pink and aqua over at Color Hues and Jaydee wants Clean and Simple Christmas cards at The Paper Players. One card, two challenges... here we go!

I used the sweet little snowbaby by Impression Obsession as the O in my JOY (TSM) die cut. I colored this little cutie with Copic then die cut her with a MFT stitched circle. Once I decided on placement, I stamped my favorite Hero Arts snowflake in PTI's Aqua Mist ink. 

 

And off we go to the galleries. 

Thanks for taking a look!

Just Us Girls #744 ~ Hope

 

It's time for a new challenge at Just Us Girls! Sue is our hostess this week and she's looking for your take on the word HOPE. Be sure to stop by the blog to see the wonderful inspiration from my teammies and Nance, our guest designer!

I've had this Hero Arts woodblock sentiment stamp in my collection for years. Today I've framed the word HOPE using a fun flower die cut by Simply Graphic. A couple more of those whimsical blooms were added along with a sweet trio of Poppystamps butterflies. An embossed panel (SSS) for the background and a raspberry card base finished it off.

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I do HOPE you like it!

 I also HOPE to see your card in our gallery!

Faith-Hope-Love ~ Just Us Girls #714

 

Hello and welcome! It's time for another challenge at Just Us Girls. Artistic Ina has picked a fun Mood Board for us!  

Take a look at the closeup.

And now my card!

I was inspired by the petals in the top right corner and the colors. I put my Poppystamps Nordic Crown Flower front and center with a simple embossed oval behind it. The petals and a few of the leaves were made with paper I smooshed into various inks. My sentiment is an oldie, but a goodie, by Hero arts that's heat embossed on vellum. 

This was sent to friends at church who lost their best friends in an auto accident. They were wintering in Florida. So very sad. 

We do hope you'll join us this week. 

Ina's photo is filled with options!

You're All I Wish For

 

 

 

Ready to get CAS? 

That's what our hostess, Sue is looking for at Just Us Girls!

Okay, lets go!

I created a top fold mini slimeline card for today's challenge. Opposing corners were stamped with a sweet floral image (SG). I paired the sentiment (HA) with the trio of little hearts from my Sweet Pea stamp set. Shadow (POD) was the perfect cutie pie to add to this one!

Alrighty, now it's your turn!

Hello 2nd Grade!

 

Hey there, it's photo week at Just Us Girls and I'm hosting!

Fall is just around the corner and that means it's back to school time. 

I'm celebrating our little second grader with a special card made just for her!

This card started with the polka dot apple (PTI). I used coordinating paper for the background then layered on all of the school cuteness. Concord and 9th crayons and hearts, PTI spiral notebook page, and old #2 Quickkutz die with Hero Arts letters added. I wrote 'grade' myself. 

This card was waiting for my Sweet P at our "Thursday morning breakfast at gramma's!" Her favorite was served ~ waffles, bacon and fruit!

I hope you'll play along with us this week. Don't need a back to school card? No problem. There are apples, stars, art supplies and lots of colors in the graphic to inspire you!

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I'm entering this one in the Tic Tac Toe Challenge using the first horizontal line of blue, crayon and letters. I also have the apple, red and back to school boxes checked!

Ho, Ho, Ho!

 

Hello lovelies! I'm popping in today with a reminder card for CAS Christmas. You still have time to play along with Barb's SANTA challenge!

I used my Santa Shaker (TSM) again and actually made it into a shaker! Imagine that! PPP's Berry Bright sequins pointed me in my color direction. I inked some ancient Hero Arts alphabet and snowflake stamps using pinks and greens to match those sequins. Cute huh!

I hoped I've  inspired you to join us!

 

 

 

We're just got back from a Virginia Beach vacation, so I'll catch up with comments soon. It was nice to unplug and enjoy family time. Lots of sun, sand, waves ...and food!

From Our House to Yours

 

Hey there! I'm popping in today with a quick CAS card for The Paper Players challenge. Take a look...

I don't think this sweet PTI house ever gets old. I jazzed it up today with some bright snippets of paper. My sentiment is an oldie but a goodie by Hero Arts and those teeny blooms are Simply Graphic. Like I said, quick and simple!

Speaking of houses, we had a bat who set him/herslf up a cozy little spot in the loft of our garden shed over the winter. The entire side of a bag of charcoal was shredded into confetti sized bits. Just the colorful part, not the inner brown bag. Go figure? The little rascal had a grand time with our patio furniture cushions and pillows. Stuffing pulled out and bat buisiness all over them. The hubs said the loft is full of bat poo.....blech! Needless to say the shed is getting a good wash down and those cushions went bye bye!

Inspired By #196C ~ Neighbor Tag

 

 

Hi friends! We have a new challenge for you today at Inspired By! I was inspired by the cute houses, their decorations and those peppermint stripes! Here's what I came up with.

I've used one of my first PTI set ~ Love Lives Here, a very old HA snowflake, equally old SB postage die and yes... my new sentiments from The Greetery! I'm determined to revisit my older stamp sets and vast supply of 6x6 paper pads. I think it's working and I'm enjoying it!

I hope I've inspired you to join us this week. Need a bit more of a nudge? Let's go see what the team has to share!