Spotlight on CAS

Mornin' y'all!  I had to go grocery shopping after I dropped Ryan off at school and I can report that the apple pie à la mode Oreos are actually okay.  I usually try to avoid buying Oreos because I have zero self control when it comes to cookies, but sometimes I just have to try the limited edition flavors.  I'm keeping an eye out for the pumpkin spice Oreos.

Anyway, I wasn't real sure what to work on yesterday (lacking focus) but I finally came up with this:

I used last week's Color Throwdown colors:

Which I interpreted as Melon Mambo, Petal Pink, and Garden Green, but of course there aren't any Blends for Garden Green so I used the lighter Shaded Spruce Blend for my leaves and stems.  I got the layout from AAA Cards Challenge:

My oval and image ended up being larger than what's on the sketch, so I changed the sentiment I had planned to use so I'd have more white space.  I did add some Rainbow Dots because it just felt unfinished until I did that.

Anyway, I got a few new things yesterday (okay, five packs of DSP...clearly I need an intervention when it comes to paper hoarding) so I hope that I'll be a bit more focused today on what to make.  It's always fun to play with new stuff, right?  And this order is a lot more interesting than the last one that was just white cardstock, envelopes, and Dimensionals.  Ha!

Have a great Tuesday, y'all.  Cheers!

Supplies, all SU!
Stamps:  Spotlight on Nature
Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Petal Pink, Stampin' Blends in Melon Mambo & Shaded Spruce
Paper:  Thick Basic White
Accessories:  Stitched Shapes dies (used as a mask), Rainbow Dots

Floral Friend

Happy Sunday, y'all!  I'm about to start mixing up a batch of waffles for brekkie, we have strawberries in the fridge : )  I got to pick breakfast today, ha!

Here's my card for today:

I missed the deadline on the last Festive Friday challenge (and really that card was not my favorite anyway) so this time I'm making sure I get my card in well in advance of the deadline.  Here's the new challenge:

I have sparkle (the dots and a lot of Wink of Stella on the flowers, which of course doesn't show up and I just tried to type DOGS instead of dots), heat embossing, friend sentiment, and florals.  And I have Baylor colors thanks to the Color Hues challenge:

I decided to reach for some long-retired In Colors for my card, so I used Pineapple Punch and Call Me Clover.  I started out with Shy Shamrock and then I compared it to Call Me Clover and those two greens are VERY similar.  I think Pineapple Punch is the happiest yellow we've ever had and I love both the greens so I had fun making this card.

Okay, time to make waffles.  Cheers, y'all!

Supplies, all SU!
Stamps:  Spotlight on Nature
Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Versamark, Pineapple Punch, Stampin' Blends in Pineapple Punch & Call Me Clover
Paper:  Call Me Clover, Thick Basic White, Pineapple Punch DSP
Accessories:  Textured Notes dies, white EP, Iridescent Foil Dots, Dimensionals

Leftovers

Mornin' y'all and happy 4th of July!  Stay safe out there.

I have a couple of cards to share today that use leftovers from other projects.

The lemon paper was die cut for this card, where I used the blue and white side and the negative die shape, but the die cut lemons on this side were perfect for the Inspire. Create. challenge:

I decided on a thank you card because a.) I haven't made very many of those lately and b.) that's the Addicted to CAS challenge:

Then I just played with the lemon die cut and my die cut sentiment until I found something I liked.  I even added some clear gems for a very subtle embellishment.

And here's my second leftovers card:

I was working on another card and ended up with that floral scrap (again, on the other card I used the opposite side of the paper) and I just really liked how it happened to be framed on the two flowers.  Once more I die cut a simple thanks sentiment and this time I added a larger piece of patterned paper because it felt right.  A few Strawberry Slush gems and now I have another thank you card for my stash.

Daphne says it's time for her daily walk and I can't say no to that adorable face.  Might make some blueberry pie bars later today if I decide to go to the store...I thought I had everything to make them but I'm out of Greek yogurt.  We're going to grill burgers for dinner : )  Have a good holiday, y'all!  (Or, y'know, a good Friday if it's not a holiday for you.)  Cheers!

Supplies, lemon card:
Stamps:  Spotlight on Nature
Ink:  Garden Green
Paper:  Garden Green, Lemon Lolly, Mediterranean Blooms DSP
Accessories:  Thoughtful Expressions dies, Stylish Shapes dies, Dimensionals, clear gems

Supplies, floral card:
Stamps:  Spotlight on Nature
Ink:  Strawberry Slush
Paper:  Thick Basic White, Garden Green, Florals in Bloom DSP
Accessories:  Perennial Postage dies, Strawberry Slush gems, Dimensionals

Serene Thoughts

Mornin' y'all.  I spent the last couple of days getting the house all nice and clean and now...I think I'm getting another cold.  Ugh.  After I write this up I've got to go to the store to get more DayQuil.

Anyway, my mom had a surgical procedure on Wednesday so I made a sweet, simple card to send her.

I love the mood board at Hand-Stamped Sentiments:

I chose Misty Moonlight and Petal Pink for my colors, with a bit of retired Seaside Spray for the leaves, and here's the Freshly Made Sketch I followed:

I just sponged some Petal Pink ink over the top of my flower image, easy peasy.  A couple of embellishments that I think are actually Boho Blue but they went well with the rest of the card.  I just realized this card is the first one I've made with Spotlight on Nature.  I've used the dies a few times but the last time I went to make a card with the stamps, I ended up scrapping it and doing something different.  So yay, the stamps finally got inked!  One of them, anyway.

Okay, I'm off to the store.  Cheers, and stay healthy, y'all!

Supplies, all SU!
Stamps:  Spotlight on Nature, Thoughtful Expressions
Ink:  Misty Moonlight, Petal Pink, Stampin' Blends in Petal Pink & Seaside Spray
Paper:  Petal Pink, Basic White
Accessories:  Boho Blue embellishments of some sort that I don't remember the name of