Flip-Floppin'

Mornin' y'all, and thank goodness it's Friday, I am ready for this week to be over.  I have spent a lot of time this week making phone calls (I hate making phone calls) and trying to get some appointments set up and the whole process has been a long drawn-out frustration and so I decided that today I am taking the day off from all of that and I am going to make some art in my craft room.  First I will need more tea (I always need more tea) so I'd better put the kettle on.

Anyway, I have two cards to share today, so here's the first one:

I used this week's Freshly Made Sketch:

And the Creative Colour Challenge:

I made a fall card because I am 100% manifesting fall and summer can go kick rocks, gimme fall colors and pumpkins and apples and baking and Halloween and Thanksgiving and all the good stuff.  But I just wasn't loving that card and I thought you know what, those colors just really want to be a summer card.  So I grumbled and made this:

Same colors and sketch as before, though I changed the sketch to a landscape card because that "Summer Adventures" stamp is so wide.  And this card insisted that it had to be CAS, who am I to argue.  I had thought about entering my Dog Days card in the As You See It challenge:

But I worried that the Dog Days card wasn't quite on theme enough so I didn't, and now here I am with some flip flops which I hadn't used before from the Summer Happiness bundle.  However, I fully intend for this to be my last summer card this year because I am so ready for this summer to be over already, it's been tough with me dealing with bad fatigue issues and just not feeling well in general.  I am ready to turn over a new (fall) leaf, and on Tuesday I placed a nice fat Stampin' Up! order with some fall goodies to make my little goblin heart happy.  There's a bunch of cute Christmas stuff on preorder now too, but I didn't order any of it yet because I want to enjoy fall first.

Yesterday something happened that has never happened before...Calamity has befallen the warcraft room.  I LOST A STAMP.  I was working on a card for the Nancy Drew Challenge and I know I had that stamp, I clearly remember having it out when I was playing with some parts and pieces, but it has disappeared.  Poof.  I spent over an hour looking everywhere I could think of and nothing.  The hubs came home in the middle of me looking through everything on my craft table for the fifth time and bless 'im he said "Just order another one, then you'll find the one you're looking for."  By the end of the evening I was frustrated enough to do just that, but so far my original stamp is still in hiding.  Unless it magically turns up today, the Nancy Drew Challenge will be delayed by one week, which doesn't make me happy, but I think it's worth having the specific stamp I'm looking for and it's my challenge and my blog so I can do that.  Maybe if I stop looking for that lost stamp, it will appear?  One hopes.  Anyway, I am going to do my best today to not worry about the doctor's appointments or the missing stamp and just have fun making some art.  Maybe I'll put out all my fall and Halloween decorations too, that would make me happy.  Cheers, y'all.

Supplies, leaf card:
Stamps:  Simply Leaves
Ink:  Real Red, Lemon Lolly, Azure Afternoon
Paper:  Real Red, Basic White, Lighter Than Air DSP Stack, Azure Afternoon DSP
Accessories:  Dimensionals

Supplies, flip-flop card:
Stamps:  Summer Happiness
Ink:  Lemon Lolly, Azure Afternoon, Versamark
Paper:  Lemon Lolly, Real Red, Azure Afternoon, Basic White
Accessories:  White EP, Mini Dimensionals 

Paper Players Sketch Trio

Mornin' y'all!  I said in yesterday's post that I'd had decision paralysis with my sketch for The Paper Players and ended up making five cards...as promised, I am back today with the three cards I didn't post yesterday.  So here they are:

I started with the Homemade Sweetness DSP and at first I was going to do several fruits for the popped up element, but then I ended up with just the cherries and why didn't I do the stamped cherries from Summer Happiness?  Ah well, I think this is reasonably cute but it's not my favorite.

Supplies, all SU!
Stamps:  Words of Beauty
Ink:  Misty Moonlight
Paper:  Strawberry Slush, Granny Apple Green, Basic White, Homemade Sweetness DSP
Accessories:  Words of Beauty dies, 1" square punch, Dimensionals, Strawberry Slush Gems

Next up, how about another Summerween card:

This time I cut some ghosties out of the DSP instead of the kitties, and added some die cut letters to the three squares.  I really like this one, I think it's cute.

Supplies, all SU!
Stamps:  Oh My Fright
Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black
Paper:  Basic Black, Pumpkin Pie, Frightfully Fun DSP
Accessories:  1 1/4" square punch, Mini Alphabet dies, Dimensionals

And for my final card, a super-CAS sunny creation:

I used the colors from the AAA Cards Challenge:

I used Melon Mambo, Polished Pink, Pumpkin Pie, and Daffodil Delight.  The sun is from Summer Happiness, but then I had to search through all my stamps for a teeny-tiny sunshiney greeting and pulled another set out of the To Sell? boxes.  I swan, I'm never going to actually sell anything, ha!

Supplies, all SU!
Stamps:  Summer Happiness, Special Moments
Ink:  Daffodil Delight, Melon Mambo, Pumpkin Pie, Polished Pink
Paper:  Daffodil Delight, Melon Mambo, Pumpkin Pie, Polished Pink, Basic White
Accessories:  Summer Happiness dies, 1" square punch, Dimensionals

And just in case this post isn't long enough, I present my kiddos:

Sometimes Ryan likes to wear Peking as a hat.

And Daphne has recently taken to snoozing under my craft table while I'm working.  At least she's not right behind my chair, which was Sadie's favorite place to snooze; Daph is better about staying where she won't get rolled over by the chair.  Have a good day, y'all.

Have a Sprite (Or Two)

Mornin' y'all!  I actually got in my craft room yesterday, finally wrote out this week's cards (usually I send them out on Monday so I was running late this week), and then I got to make something, woohoo!  I am looking forward to Ryan having a longer camp next week, this week I have about an hour and a half at the house between when I drop him off and when I go pick him up, and sometimes it's hard to get things done when the day is broken up like that.  But I shall persevere!

In the meantime, here's my card:

Heyyy I used an image from Summer Happiness that is NOT the sunglasses, or the sun!  Yay!  After I made this card, I did wonder if I should have used more Lemon Lime Twist, so then I made this one:

What do you think, the Coastal Cabana DSP or Lemon Lime Twist?  Either way, this layout was great for using up some smaller scraps of DSP, and a couple of long skinny scraps of Basic Black cardstock so that's a win.  I used the sketch from CAS Colours & Sketches:

The images in Summer Happiness are the perfect size for this sketch in my opinion, so maybe I'll go back and make a few more cards.  I haven't used the cherries yet.  For today's duo, I love the color combination from TGIF Challenges:

I really want to make a black card with bright pops of the other two colors now.  Maybe I'll have time to get that done after I take Daphne for her walk and before I drop Ryan off at horse camp.

Aww man, I'm out of tea, so no matter what I have to get up now.  Have a great day, peeps!

Supplies, all SU!
Stamps:  Summer Happiness, Cutest Crew
Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Coastal Cabana marker, Pool Party & Lemon Lime Twist Blends
Paper:  Coastal Cabana, Basic Black, Thick Basic White, Coastal Cabana or LLT DSP
Accessories:  Summer Happiness dies, Stylish Shapes dies, Dimensionals, Shimmering Dots

Make a Splash with SUO Challenges

Mornin' y'all!  I woke up at 5:30 this morning and I wasn't real happy about it...couldn't get back to sleep but also just didn't want to get things done so I started off slow this morning.  I just finished my cuppa tea so maybe I'll start moving a little quicker here...and Daphne is agitating for a walk so I'll have to start moving whether I want to or not.

But first, we have a new challenge at SUO Challenges!  Check it out:

And I bet you know what new stamp set I'm using for it, right?  But in a surprise move, I did not use the sunglasses!  Here's my card:

I tried to keep the same summer/swimming vibe on my card with the Balmy Blue card base, and I pulled Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie, and Azure Afternoon from the photo as well.  The stamps are new, but the dies are not (the stitched rectangles have been retired for a while but they still work fine) and I think the Rainbow Dots just left the online store.  I used a retired Pumpkin Pie stripe as well, but you could easily switch it for something current or do what I did on the Daffodil Delight piece and stamp your own design on it.

Anyway, this is a super fun inspo pic and I hope you'll play along!  Upload your card at SUO Challenges and don't forget...Stampin' Up! products only.  It's in the name ; ) Cheers!

Supplies, all SU!
Stamps: Summer Happiness
Ink:  Azure Afternoon, Pumpkin Pie, Balmy Blue Blends
Paper:  Balmy Blue, Daffodil Delight, Basic White, Pumpkin Pie DSP
Accessories:  Summer Happiness dies, Rectangles Stitched dies, Nested Essentials dies, Dimensionals, Rainbow Dots

Fun in the Sun

Mornin' y'all!  Hope you are having a great week, and I have some sunshine to share with you today:

I told you, I love those sunglasses.  I made this for the AAA Cards Challenge:

I think my card fits summer and sun, and summer is also the theme at Just Us Girls:

That's it for now, peeps.  I'm gonna grab my sunnies and head outside.  Cheers!

Supplies, all SU!
Stamps:  Summer Happiness
Ink:  Gorgeous Grape, Daffodil Delight, Tahitian Tide Blends
Paper:  Daffodil Delight, Thick Basic White
Accessories:  Summer Happiness dies, Perennial Postage dies, Dimensionals, Wink of Stella

Sunny Days with The Paper Players

Good mornin' y'all!  And it's Sunday, which means it's time for a new Paper Players challenge!  I am hosting this month's color challenge and it's right here:

I chose some bright, summery colors and I hope you enjoy them.  You can pick three or use all four, which is what I did:

In addition to all those Halloween goodies I got last week, I also got the upcoming Summer Happiness bundle and how CUTE are those sunglasses!  The greeting is from Sunset Coast, which I've had for a little bit but hadn't inked up until this card, I just liked that greeting with the sunglasses and you know you're going to be seeing them a lot this summer.  And lookit me using more of that ribbon I just got!  Don't know why all of a sudden I want to use ribbon when I've only rarely used it for the last several years.

Hope you enjoy these bright colors as much as I did!

Supplies, all SU!
Stamps:  Summer Happiness, Sunset Coast
Ink:  Gorgeous Grape, Coastal Cabana, Lemon Lime Twist, Strawberry Slush Blends
Paper:  Coastal Cabana, Lemon Lime Twist, Thick Basic White, Gorgeous Grape DSP
Accessories:  Summer Happiness dies, Nested Essentials dies, Strawberry Slush ribbon & gems, Dimensionals

Check out the other design team creations on the Paper Players blog, and you can hop through their individual blogs to leave some comments too:

The Paper Players Design Team

Jaydee

LeAnne Pugliese

Claire Broadwater

Joanne James

Anne Marie Hile

Ann Schach

Jan Clothier

Stef Perry

you are here --> Christy Stanford

And then upload your card at the Paper Players blog!  Keep in mind a few simple rules:
1.  Create a new paper project
2.  Upload your creation to your blog with a link back to us and provide a direct link to the post featuring your challenge submission
3.  Please link your card to no more than four challenges, TOTAL
4.  Have fun!