Poppystamps

I'm sharing some autumn birthday love on the Poppystamps blog today. This fluffy tailed fella is the star of the show. Pop over for details!

Just Us Girls #845 ~ BOO

I took advantage of Carol's Mood Board for this week's Just Us Girl's challenge to make a cute little card for our Sweet P! I went pretty literal with the elements I used. Take a look...

I cut an opening in the card base with a MFT Stitched Square die. Then I adhered a small knit embossed square, PPP leaf and little Poppystamps ghost to the inside of the card. The stamped and punched letters are popped up with foam dots.

Here's a peek at the inside. 

I think my best girl will enjoy this and I hope you did!

Can't wait to see your take on the photo!

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Hello, hello! I have a Christmas card to share with you over on the Poppystamps blog today. It all started with this pretty poinsettia paper and the Pinpoint Oval Frame. Pop over to see what I added to it!

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!

Poppystamps

Thank you for the get well wishes here, on FB and in the cards I've received! Recovery is going well. X-rays and a new cast (another beasty full arm deal) this past Friday. Things are still in place and the incision looks good. Two more weeks until more X-rays and another cast. This one will be smaller... thank goodness! My guy is taking very good care of me!

It's time for another post from me over on the Poppystamps blog with another of my projects made ahead! I'm sharing something from the latest release in a fun color combo inspired by a twirling costume from my teenaged baton days! It started with this pretty Fine Eyelet Frame panel. Pop over for a look!

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 #840 ~ Oh Happy Day!

Hello, my friends! It's WORD WEEK at Just Us Girls. Ina is our hostess and she picked the word BOLD. I had to put my thinking cap on and in the end decided to go with a bold sentiment and bold colors. Take a look...

I stamped my big bold sentiment (TSM) and heat embossed it to give it even more pop. This was added to the embossed panel along with a bright bold orange butterfly from Poppystamps. It all went onto a card base topped with a bright glittery floral paper. I think I managed to make it bold, how about you?

Alrighty, it's your turn.

 I look forward to seeing what you create!

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I have a post on the Poppystamps blog today! 

Pop over to see what else I added to this thank you card.

 

Just Us Girls #839 ~ Thank You

It's DIE WEEK at Just Us Girls with Sue as out hostess. She's looking for THANKS die cuts. It's also a new month so that means a new guest designer. We're happy to have Julia Aston joining us!

I couldn't decide between a thanks or thank you die. Since this one was already cut, it seemed to say pick me! I popped it onto a pretty GinaK embossed card base then added some Pinkfresh flowers and a trio of Poppystamps Nordic Butterflies. A sweet and simple way to send my thanks to someone!

We do hope you'll join us this week. Remember, if you are picked as our Winner of the Week, you have a chance to guest design with us!

CAS Christmas ~ Joy

Hey there! It's my turn to host over at CAS Christmas and I've picked the theme of WOODLAND CRITTERS. I hope you'll break out those cute little animals and come play along with us. You have the whole month of September to get crafty! I knew just the cutie little critter I wanted to use. Take a look...

Sweet little Birch by Purple Onion Design was my critter of choice. I love this little fella! He's just the cutest wee rabbit in his striped stocking cap. After some Copic coloring and fussy cutting, I put him in a CAS scene with a couple of retired Poppystamps Dimpled Trees. This older sentiment from PPP worked perfectly as a place to stand or ground Birch. A trio of wintery snowflakes and it was good to go. 

We do hope you'll join us this month. Just remember to use a woodland critter and keep your design clean and simple. Thanks for spending a bit of your day with me... and Birch!

Just Us Girls #838 ~ Sending Hugs To You

It's Stencil Week at Just Us Girls! 

I pulled out a Pinkfresh set I haven't used in quite a while.

These snippets were already foiled and die cut. All I had to do was add the color! I popped them into a pretty frame, also Pinkfresh, then onto an embossed card base. A foiled sentiment tab finished things off.

Just wanted to let you know, I might be MIA for a wee bit. I'm having surgery on my wrist Sept. 1st. Remember that fall I took in May? An MRI in late July showed broken bones in my wrist and palm along with a complete ligament tear that the x-ray in May didn't. Lots of things moving around in there that shouldn't be. Pain every day and my orthopedic surgeon said if I do nothing, I will definitely get major painful arthritis. 6 weeks in a full arm cast, then 4 weeks in a smaller one, followed by PT. A couple of months of inconvenience outweighs a lifetime of pain. 

I've been working bit by bit since this news to get my DT assignments made ahead. So, there will be posts through the end of the year and I'm pretty good at one handed typing for visits to your blogs and comments. That will help keep me sane! I hate sitting around, I'm always on the move. My hubby calls me a spitfire!

I Believe in You

I couldn't let the 800th challenge at The Paper Players get by me without playing along! I wasn't even blogging yet when they had their first challenge, but I've played along many times over the years! This one's for you ladies along with a big congratulations!

I pulled out some of my oldest patterned papers for this one. The scalloped square is a PPP tag with the tab tucked behind the scalloped rectangle piece. The rectangle was cut with a PPP border then inked on the edges for a bit of distressing. I topped these with some retired Poppystamps polka dot geraniums. A couple of Martha Stewart punched butterflies with their little wings inked are fluttering about. Finally, an encouraging sentiment by Altenew.

Off we go to the gallery. Thanks for visiting!

Just Us Girls #837 ~ The world is full of amazing things

 

Hello, my friends! I'm hosting MOOD BOARD week over at Just Us Girls. Check out this pretty image I found on Pinterest. Sunflowers and butterflies... win, win!

I used my pretty Gina K sunflower stencil as my jumping off point. After die cutting the panel (Spellbinders Hemstitched Dies), I added it to a textured brown card base. I like the brown peeking through the cutouts pulling from the brown on my polka dot sunflower center. When looking through my butterfly dies, I found this one already die cut. The colors worked perfectly! Isn't this a wonderful sentiment? It's from a Birchpress set called Kind Hearts. Last I looked, it was on sale!

Alrighty, my friends. It's your turn now. I hope my Mood Board photo and my card have inspired you to join us this week. Thank for visiting!

Poppystamps

Hey there! I'm sharing a thank you card on the Poppystamps blog today that uses up some leftover bits. Pop over to see how it all came together!

 

Poppystamps

Hello, my friends! I have a post up on the Poppystamps blog today featuring the new Country Pickup die set. Pop over to see how I filled the bed of this cute truck!

CAS Christmas ~ Peace

Hello, friends! It's the first of the month and that means a new challenge at CAS Christmas. Julia, our hostess, is looking for Santa's Sleigh. Here's my take on it!

Now I have to admit, I had no sleigh in my stash. Sled, yes but no sleigh! I found this retired Poppystamps little cutie on Etsy. Isn't it fun with those swirls! I added a trio of gifts (also Poppystamps), some touches of glitter and a tiny sentiment by Morningstar Stamps. I think it all looks so sweet against the snowy embossed background. It's a square 4 1/4" x 4 1/4" card.

Your turn now. You have the whole month to get crafty! Stop by the blog for some inspiration from the team!

Poppystamps

Have you seen the latest release at Poppystamps? It's called Holiday Cheer and is filled with cute fall and winter dies. I'm sharing a card on the blog today featuring a few of them. It all began with this adorable new Nordic Birdhouse. Christmas in July, you might say! Pop over to check it out!

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!