FMS #704 ~ Deck the Halls!

When I saw Michele's sketch for Freshly Made Sketches with all of those polka dots, I knew I had to play along! Of course my first instinct was to recreate the polka dots, but then I went in a different direction. 

I used a trio of fussy cut ornaments by Lasting Impressions. Some die cut winter berry sprigs from Simply Graphic were tucked under them. Next, I stamped a few tiny ornaments from the PTI Love Lives Here set and little dots from Stamps by Judith. The sentiment is also PTI. It's from the Bells and Boughs set.

Now that I look at it, I suppose my ornaments look like big and small dots. Then I did manage to get the little polka dot trios in there too. Those berries kinda look like polka dots too, don't they? Okay... I couldn't help myself! Off we go to the gallery!

Just Because

When life gets extra busy a clean and simple challenge is one I can work in when I get a few extra minutes. That's just what I did for this week's challenge over at The Paper Players.  LeAnne is looking for CAS cards and things with wheels! Here we go...

I pulled out four old rubber stamps for this one. My little ant pulling his wagon (GRated Stamps) was die cut with a PPP mini tag die. I stamped the strawberry (Stamps by Judith) in his wagon for his haul then popped him onto the card base with the fun border stamp (Rubber Cottage) and sentiment (Savvy Stamps) already in place. Super CAS, super easy to make!

Thanks for popping by, I appreciate your visits!

Just Us Girls #784 ~ Enjoy Your Special Day

 

Hi there! It's time for a new challenge at Just Us Girls. Carol has picked out a delightful mood board with lots of summer sweetness on it. There are so many possibilities here that you could enter more than once! 

I picked a few posies from my Poppystamps dies and plunked them onto a sweet PPP tag. A few little ferns (PTI) and dots (SBJ) were added first. When I was trimming the orange stem from the bottom of the tag, I cut into the tag. Drat! So I covered it up with a little scalloped shelf! 

Okay, you know the drill. Pick what inspires you from the mood board, get crafty and then add it to our gallery!

Just Us Girls #782 ~ Happy Summer

 

Ready for a new Just Us Girls challenge? It's 'DIE' week and Carol is looking for summer things. A new month of challenges also brings with it a new guest designer. We're so happy to have Donna Mikasa joining us this month! Welcome, Donna!

I opted to use dies to put my summer things on. Some cutie little stick stamps from Stamps by Judith provided me with those summer things. Look at that little skeeter... isn't he fun! They went onto some layered scalloped squares, then I popped them onto a PTI scalloped panel. The paper I used on that panel is an oldie from my stash. Lasting Impressions, I think. 

And now it's your turn!

What summer goodies do you have in your stash? 

Just Us Girls #775 ~ Thanks

 

Isn't this a bright and happy Mood Board that Carol has given us to use at Just Us Girls this week? If you know me at all, you know I spotted polka dots in those paints! Here we go... 

I stenciled a rainbow of polka dots then framed it with an embossed panel to mimic the look of those pencils all lined up. I topped the heart off with a pinked heart frame. 

That stubby little pencil (Stamps by Judith) reminds me of our son when he was about 8 years old.  I saw him doing his homework one day with this itty bitty nub of a pencil. I said "Joey, I think we need to buy you some new pencils!"  He said "Nooooo I like using this one! It's my favorite!" Yes, just in case you're wondering... I still have that pencil!!!

How will Carol's photo inspire you? 

I look forward to finding out!

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! 

Just Us Girls #746 ~ Happy Fall

 

It's time for a new challenge at Just Us Girls... stencils, anyone?  I had a small arched panel already cut and stenciled with bricks, so I was determined to put it to use!

I stenciled (WF) more of those little bricks onto another panel then added more interest with this cute Concord & 9th stitched card front die. I popped that arch on then added the fall cuteness. A fun little raccoon (SBJ), sentiment, pumpkins and leaves (PPP) and a grassy border (IO) all played well together!

This is our guest designer, Nance Salkeld's final week guesting with us. We've loved having you, Nance. Thanks so much for joining us this past month!

Alrighty, it's your turn now. I can't wait to see what stencil you choose this week!

Just Us Girls #703 ~ Leaves and Pumpkins Please!

Hi there! It's CAS week at Just Us Girls. Nancy is asking us to use just the center of our cards. Take a look at this little number I put together for Sweet P. I tucked it into her monthly Highlights magazine!

I found this cute little jack-o-lantern in with some fall snippets. I popped him onto a polka dot rectangle, also in those snippets! A few leaves, gems and the perfect PTI sentiment finished it off. Sweet P does love Halloween, so I think she'll enjoy this card. She plans to go as a pirate this year! 

Lets see... she's been

a dragon, a bumble bee, Minnie Mouse, Daniel Tiger, Luna Loud from the Loud House, Darth Vader, and Maverick! Quite an assortment!

I can't wait to see her version of Captain Jack Sparrow!

 

Celebrate!

 

Hey there! I'm popping in tonight with a cute little card I made for the Inkspirational challenge. They're looking for mini things. Check this out!

I've had this mini cupcake from Stamps By Judith for years. I love giving it sparkly frosting! After stamping, I die cut it with a PPP mini tag then topped it with a mini bow (ME). I layered this onto an older PTI doily. A cute little sentiment and a few stripes finished things off. Sometimes those mini elements can pack a punch, I love this!

 

Thanks for stopping by!

Hey There!

 

 

Check out this cheerful moodboard Elizabeth has for us at Just Us Girls! The team and our March guest, Michele Ferguson have oodles of inspiration for you!

 

I pulled a couple of the elements together to create a playful card using a cute little paintbrush from Simply Graphic.

Surgery was performed on the stamp to remove the leafy paint trail coming from the bristles. I colored them with Copics then masked off the four rectangles and colored them to coordinate. Before attaching the paintbrushes, I used a little stick stamp to add the flowers. A simple tiny tag for a small sentiment was all it needed. Kinda cute, huh! 

I did forget to add a little sparkle detail to the 'metal part' of the paintbrushes before photographing. I went back in with a glittery Gelly Roll pen to take care of it!

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 We hope you'll join us this week. 

Thanks for taking a peek!

Inspired by #191 ~ I'd Fall for You

 

 

It's Thursday and that means a new challenge is up at Inspired By! You probably know the drill by now; you can choose from our regular IB photo, the IBC photo for the holidays and we have a sketch. It's up to you! I was inspired by the fall leaves and cutie patootie bear this week.

If one bear among the autumn leaves is cute, well... five is even cuter! Don't they look like they wore themselves out frolicking in those leaves! I know just the family of five this will go to to wish them autumn blessing and a Happy Thanksgiving! 

 

 

Your turn, friends. 

I can't wait to see how you're inspired this week!

Hi!

We've enjoyed a few beautiful days of summer weather. Not too hot with cool nights. Seems that's ending this week as the heat and humidity come back with a vengeance. Hey, that's summer right! But you came here for a card... not a weather forecast! How about this one, I made it the other night for Freshly Made Sketches.

 

 
This paper reminded me of a circus for some reason, so I reached for this little lion from Stamps by Judith. Someone took a Polaroid of him since he's so cute! My dies and sentiment are all PPP.

Thanks for taking a minute to visit, I love it when you do!

Oh Happy Day!

Just Us Girls has a color challenge this week. When I saw it I had a stamp pop into my mind. I put this little number together for my dad's birthday later this summer.

The man loves his westerns! When I call and ask what he's up to, he'll say just watching Gunsmoke or just watching Bonanza! I had Little Joe Cartwright's horse in mind when I made this card, a painted pony. I think his horse had darker spots, but I needed it to fall into the kraft color category. This little fella is by Magenta and I think he's adorable! He's stamped with kraft ink and I added his markings with a Copic marker. The rocky patch is from Stamps by Judith and the sentiment is Precious Remembrance Shop.

 Thanks for visiting!

For You

Psssst... wanna know a secret? I'm now a member of the Inpsired By Design Team!! SQUEAL!! When my dear friend Michele (I Card Everyone) extended the invitation, I was honored and happy to say yes. So here we go... let's do this!!

I love the inspiration photo and got right to work as soon as I saw it. I was inspired by everything in the photo LOL!! I've used a wee Stamps by Judith cherry stamp and a Carta Bella leafy sprig. Where does that come in you might be wondering? Take a close look at the stem of the spoon, do you see it? My woodgrain paper oval is a nod to the bowl of the spoon.

There is also a sketch available for you to use.

Thanks for sharing in my joy today. 

I hope you'll play along this week at IB!

I would love to see how you were inspired!

Twofer #21 ~ Sweets!

I'm so happy to be an October guest designer with Darnell and her Design Team at the Twofer Card Challenge!

When I received the challenge graphic a wee bit of panic set in LOL!! I had to rack my brain to remember if I had anything that would work for {Sweets}. Phew...I had the perfect little cupcake!

First up is a note card. 

I die cut some patterned paper with a PPP photo frame. It's mounted onto a PTI die cut panel and then adhered to an embossed card base. I like the way the embossed blooms mimic those in the PP. My little cupcake is from Stamps by Judith and the sentiment is Impression Obsession.

My twofer is a 5th birthday card for my great-nephew.

The cupcake is just the right size for the tiny red wagon. What little boy wouldn't enjoy 5 cupcakes...delivered by ants nonetheless!! This cute wavy sentiment is from an older SU set. And that determined little ant is by G-Rated Rubberstamps.

Now, what kind of sweets do you have in your stash? I can't wait to see the final calorie count in the gallery!!

Twofer #15 ~ Let's Celebrate!

Hey there! I have two cards for you, yep two! They're for this month's Twofer Card Challenge. They're looking for zoo animals so I pulled out this cutie patootie giraffe from Stamps by Judith.

First up he's posing on a tag for you while standing in some tall grass! I added a RC sentiment banner and a fun ABC embossed background.

For this one, he brought his brothers. They're claim to zoo fame is being triplets! They frequently pose together for zoo patron photo ops.

Thanks so much for visiting!

The 12 Kits of Occasions is sending the month of August off in the most magical of ways! Birgit is our hostess this go around sharing with us her perfectly delightful {Fairy Tales} kit. Let's jump right in with what could be my favorite card ever!

Is this precious tippy toed fairy not the sweetest little thing! Oh goodness, I just love her!

Then we have this happy little mermaid! I tucked her into some vellum waves and sprinkled on lots of sparkly sequins.

And this, this is a fairy with a purpose. The purpose of spreading pure happiness!

I've long admired these darling dragons and was tickled pink to see them in our kit. I have a pair of identical twin great nephews who will be tuning three in a few months. These were just what I needed for their cards!

Thanks so much for stopping by. I'm off to visit with all of my talented teamies, care to join me?