CAS Christmas ~ Peace and Joy

 

Hello and welcome!

A new month means a new challenge at CAS Christmas!

This month's theme is POINSETTIA.

I've had this little woodblock poinsettia stamp for years and rarely use it. I bought it at Archivers; remember them? This was the perfect time to ink it up. I did just that using red and blush pink inks. I die cut the panel with a PTI die and popped it onto a blush card base. A sweet Mama Elephant bow tops my PPP tag holding my PPP sentiment.

Okay, it's your turn now.

You just have to decide which of your poinsettias you'll use! 

Just Us Girls #843 ~ Leaves & Pumpkins Please!

Hiya peeps! Carol has a fun and easy challenge for DIE WEEK at Just Us Girls ~ Halloween! It's a new month of challenges and that means we have a new guest designer joining us. Welcome to Carrie Sheridan! 

I pulled out a retired Poppystamps die for my card. 

Take a look...

I die cut the Poppystamps pumpkin frame then backed it with a leafy PP. This was popped onto a postage frame then onto the embossed card base. A sweet little sentiment (PTI) went onto one of my fave PPP mini tags.

I look forward to your take on Halloween. I just know it will be SPOOK-tacular! See you again this afternoon for a new CAS Christmas challenge!

Just Us Girls #842 ~ Happy Birthday

 

Hey there! 
Sue is hosting STENCIL WEEK for us at Just Us Girls.

Here's what I have to share.

I used warm shades of golden yellow and a touch of orange on my PTI stencil. Once the panel was finished, I die cut it with a Poppystamps frame keeping everything intact. I popped this onto a mustard yellow card base then added a simple Memory Box sentiment tab. I love the way this turned out!

I just saw that this works for the Seize the Birthday challenge. Off we go!

Okay, your turn. 

I look forward to seeing your cards in our gallery!

Just Us Girls #841 ~ Happy Fall

It's time for a new challenge at Just Us Girls. Vicki is our hostess and has a lovely Mood Board for us. 

Here's a close up. So many options!

I focused on that bottom right photo with the fancy buildings and hint of fall color. I used a retired Poppystamps window die, backed it with vellum and stamped on a simple sentiment (PTI).

The row of pretty little trees is an old woodblock stamp by Memory Box. As a nod to the sweater in the bottom left and the one on the puppy, I embossed my background with a knit EF. A little sparkle and she was good to go!

I can't wait to see how Vicki's photo inspires you!

Just Us Girls #835

 

Hey there! It's time for a new challenge as Just Us Girls. Vicki is hosting DIE WEEK and it's ANYTHING GOES. Your choice, just use a die! A new month also means a new guest designer. Please join us in welcoming Betty Keefe for the month of August!

This little frame die I used is included with the PTI set I shared last week. You can used it with the larger frame or, as I've done here, on it's own. I cut it from some sweet PTI paper. It was the perfect size for the cutie little MFT bird. The heart border, also PTI, was cut from light blue gingham. My sentiment is from the MFT set too. This one will probably go to my Sweet P!

Okay, friends pick out a die, get crafty and add it to our gallery!

Just Us Girls #834 ~ Sending a Handmade Hug

Hey there! It's CASE the Design Team Week at Just Us Girls. Just pick one of the design team cards and CASE it. Super easy and we sure hope you'll play along! Here's what I have to share.

This pretty frame is another of my recent PTI purchases. It's cut from marshmallow cardstock and popped up with foam tape. I added some sweet flowers from The Stamp Market along with one of their sentiments and a trio of Martha Stewart punched butterflies. I finished it off with pink pearl centers on the flowers. 

Okay, my friends just pop over to the Just Us Girls blog pick a card and get crafty. You have a chance to guest design with us if your card is chosen as this week's winner! 

Just Us Girls #833 ~ For God so Loved the World

Sue is hosting our Stencil Week challenge at Just Us Girls and it's Anything Goes! That's an easy one. Be sure to pop over to the blog for inspiration from our guest designer Bonnie and the team. Speaking of Bonnie, it's been a pleasure to have here with us this past month! 

My inspiration was the gorgeous sun and sky we had the other evening. I think I pull this Altenew Golden Days stencil set out once a year. It's such a beauty and I love that it fills the card front. I used peach, orange and red inks this time with a Scorched Timber for the flower center and sentiment. My wonderful sentiment is by PTI. I was lucky enough to win a gift certificate recently and this was among my purchases. My hubby really liked this card!

Alrighty, pick out a stencil and come join us!

You're Pretty Darn Amazing

With the smoke from wild fires drifting down to Ohio, it was a good day to stay indoors and get a little crafty. I made a card for this week's Freshly Made Sketches and Tic, Tac Toe challenges. 

I used a trio of some favorite retired Poppystamps products. The Whittle Frame, Whittle Lizard and Daisy Trio worked perfectly with a sentiment by PTI. Everything went onto a 4 1/4" x 4 1/4" base. This works for a few of lines on the Tic, Tac Toe board. The left and center vertical or the center horizontal. 

My prayers go out to those impacted by the fires in Canada and those dealing with the smoke. Several activities and businesses closed in our area today. Take care, my friends.

Just Us Girls #832 ~ Oh Happy Day

Hello, my friends! Bobby has a fun summer Mood Board for you this week at Just Us Girls. So many options from the mix of photos and colors. I went with a simple card using a cute summer treat. Take a look...

I picked the popsicle treat from the photo and used my cute polka dot version from Impression Obsession. It's framed in a polaroid die cut (PPP) made from PTI paper. Red gingham is always so summery to me! I added a trio of little red blooms to mimic the poppies on the board and an embossed background to mimic the gingham. Everything went onto a light blue card base as a nod to all of the pretty blue skies in Bobby's photo. A simple sentiment by Carta Bella finished it off.

Okay, it's your turn now. Have fun!

Just Us Girls #830 ~ Laugh Every Day!

     

Hey there, thanks so much for stopping by today! It's a new month at Just Us Girls and we have the fabulous Bonnie Klass joining us as our guest designer! Ina has a fun challenge for DIE WEEK. She wants us to use a FORGOTTEN FAVORITE. If you're like me, you have a few of those in your stash! I went waaaaay back to my early days of blogging when I was all about Papertrey Ink. I would visit their blog daily and frequent their online store. Their challenges and blog hops were my reason for starting a blog. Today's card is all PTI, I'm still a fan! 

Remember their Flower Fusion series? This one is #10 and I think I bought it in 2012. The sentiment is from the set too but the little bees came from another oldie: Tag-it's #3! Berry Sorbet, Orange Zest and Green Parakeet for the inks with a Berry Sorbet mat added. I popped up the die cut flowers with foam tape. Cute huh! Oh and BTW, I almost ALWAYS use their white cardstock for my whites and card bases. I do use a couple of others, but their's is my go to. 

Okay, dig deep and break out some of those old favorite dies. Pop over to the blog for loads of inspiration from the team and our guest, Bonnie!

Just Us Girls #827 ~ You're Sweet

Hello, my friends! It's time for a new challenge at Just Us Girls. Vicki is hosting word week and she's looking for SUMMER on your cards!

This sweet little girl in her polka dot bathing suit makes an appearance on my blog just about every summer. She's too cute not to share! This time she went onto a PTI tag set. The pink lemonade paper seemed a perfect fit. Homemade lemonade is a must for those hot summer days! Everything went onto a white card base and was topped off with a polka dot bow (TSM) and a few little rhinestones. 

What kind of summer goodies do you have in your stash? I can't wait to see what you make. You are playing along, aren't you?

CAS Christmas begins again!

In case you haven't heard, my sweet friend, the fabulous Loll Thompson, has decided to start her CAS Christmas challenge up again! She also invited me back to the design team ~ YAY! The challenge launches today with Loll being our hostess with the mostess. First up: BIRD.

My card began with a pretty dove die cut.

The dove die cut (Memory Box, I think!) was sent to me by a friend. I added some Copic coloring to the bird, along with a bead for the eye, and nestled her into my stamped PTI Rustic Wreath. The sentiment, also from the wreath set, was stamped in PTI Autumn Rose ink. I added several more little dots to the wreath using this ink as well. A few Simply Graphic pine branches helped to ground the bird along with some punched dots. Simple and pretty. The hubs loved it!

Okay friend, it's your turn now. It's never too early to start working on that Christmas card stash and this challenge is a great way to get you motivated. Pop over to the blog for more inspiration from the team along with all of the challenge details. Thanks so much for stopping by!

Just Us Girls #825 ~ Hi

It's STENCIL WEEK at Just Us Girls and our new DT member Denise is hosting for us!

I used the Simply Petals stencil from The Stamp Market along with the coordinating Simply Modern Petals dies for my card today. Salmon (TSM) was my ink choice for the stenciling with PTI's Smokey Shadow for the stamping. The polka dot paper for my die cuts was not a true black, so the smokey dark gray worked well here. Kind of funky fun isn't it!

Your turn now, my friends. 

Pick out a stencil and get busy! 

Just Us Girls #816

Hey there! I'm hosting STENCIL WEEK at Just Us Girls. Anything goes, my friends, you just pick a stencil and get crafty! 

I picked up a fun Dotted Lines stencil set from PTI not long ago. You know me and polka dots! I used Harvest Gold, Pale Peony and Ocean Tides inks to create my stenciled background. I die cut the panel with a MFT Wonky Rectangles die, then popped it onto the card base. My fave little birthday bunny was added along with a sentiment; both from Colorado Craft Company.

The team has loads of inspiration for you and we do hope you'll join us this week!

Just Us Girls #809

Hey there, it's time for a new challenge at Just Us Girls! A new month also means we have a new guest designer joining us. Denise Morgans will be with us all month and we're so happy to have her! Sue is our hostess for die week and she's chosen HEART. Here's my take on it!

When I pulled out my PTI Limit less Layers Hearts I had this heart already cut. No clue where the paper came from... 12 Kits maybe? I cut the PTI pinked edge heart from a white panel and then stamped a IO Fairy Rose three times. These went onto the blue card base and an IO die cut sentiment topped it off. 

BTW... Sweet P wanted me to thank those of you who congratulated her on her straight A's! That made her happy!

Okay, dig through those heart dies and lets see what you can come up with for our gallery. I just know it will be spectacular!

Warm and Fuzzy Winter Wishes!

Brrrrrrr..... I just went to the mailbox and dang is it COLD!!! We were gifted 12" or more of snow from the storm. Our mailman in his little mail truck was chugging along though, God bless him. I think the cold has also affected my mojo. But I did manage to put this little number together for the Inspired By challenge.

I used my Poppystamps Nordic Large Mitten with a couple of their retired snowflakes and a cutie little bird from the Nordic Bird Bunch set. When I saw the inspiration photo, I thought, hey I have that ribbon and that heart button! All of those goodies went onto an embossed polka dot panel (PTI paper). Or should I say debossed. I had my paper in the folder the wrong way! Still works for me!  A PTI banner with inked edges holds the MFT sentiment.

Off this goes to the gallery. Hope everyone stays safe and warm. Thanks so much for spending a bit of your day with me!

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!

Guest Designing With Color Hues!

Hello and Happy New Year! I'm tickled pink to be starting the new year off as a guest designer with the team at The Color Hues Challenge! Take a look at this terrific color combo.

I pulled out a new set I treated myself to during all of those Black Friday sales and paired with a cutie little Simply Graphic image. I think they worked great together. Take a look...

Aren't the flowers from the PTI Wild Blooms stencil set a perfect match for this SG Say Cheese image? The sentiment from the stamp set was stamped several times onto gray cardstock to create the background. My focal image was colored with Copics. I used a glittery gelly roll pen on the camera lens and buttons. Everything went onto the stenciled card base and was topped off with a little sparkling clear confetti from PPP.

I'm on my way over to The Color Hues blog to see what the team has created. Why don't you join me and then you can create something to play along!

Peace, Love & Joy

It's me again! Popping in for a quick minute tonight with a card I made for this week's Freshly Made Sketches challenge and for The Flower Challenge.

You know, I had every intention of using an ornament as my focal. But when I went to my Christmas dies, I found this gorgeous Altenew poinsettia that I completely forgot I had! It's a Christmas floral, so it was meant to be! She's cut from a shimmery pink cardstock, popped onto and embossed panel (SSS) and topped with sparkly rhinestones. The little banner is PPP with a PTI sentiment. Phew, lots of companies, but they all play well together!

Thanks so much for stopping by again. Have a blessed week, friends!

Christmas Wishes!

Hello friends! I hope those who celebrated enjoyed a lovely Thanksgiving. We had a nice cozy dinner with our son, daughter-in-law, Sweet P and my parents. Then the bad news... Joe came down with Covid the following day! So far everyone else is good, but our boy is feeling rough.  Taking it one day at a time and keeping everyone in our prayers. 

Since we stayed put this weekend, I do have a cute little card to share. This one fits in over at Time Out Challenges. I picked embossing and movie. I would say this represents two; The Santa Claus or Santa Claus is Coming to Town!

I used another of those cute Santas from Lasting Impressions along with some of their gray gingham paper cut with an old SB label die. I popped them onto a polka dot embossed panel and dressed it up with glittery gold holly leaves (PTI) adorned with rhinestones. I added a simple Memory Box Tab sentiment and it was good to go!

Stay healthy, my friends... tis the season.