The Secret in the Old Lace

Happy Saturday, y'all, and welcome back to the Nancy Drew Challenge!  This week we are on book #59, where Nancy investigates The Secret in the Old Lace:

So, the arch cover is my least favorite of this trio, but I like Nancy's outfit the best out of all of them.  We have a moody gothic cover with a Captain Hook dude staring down at Nancy from a wall with a sinister cloaked figure behind him, but I just don't like Nancy's face and hairdo on this cover.

Next up is the pink checkerboard, we have Nancy and George confronting a phantom in what looks like a dungeon but WHAT in the 1980s is Nancy wearing??  I like the girls' shoes but Nancy's outfit is definitely mockable.

The fashion doesn't get much better on the orange checkerboard cover, this time we have Bess and Nancy.  Bess, why would you put a purple top with maroon pants?  Nancy, what are you smuggling under that ginormous blouse?  The bit with the painting described in the book is good, though.

Case file:  Nancy enters a magazine contest where she writes a fictitious ending to a real-life mystery of a Belgian nobleman who disappeared in I think the 19th century, and Bess conveniently pops up with a present-day mystery for Nancy to solve in (you guessed it) Belgium.  Nancy has to figure out who the present-day heir is to some jewelry discovered in an old house in Bruges, and along the way she really does solve the mystery of the missing nobleman.  Alas, there were no waffles.  Opportunity missed.

Here's my first card:

So upon perusing my stamp collection, my options for lace were surprisingly slim pickins.  At last I landed on using both Tasteful Touches and Touches of Texture and once again I managed to incorporate an arch for the arch cover, it's becoming a game to design cards around that shape.

My color palette is Purple Posy, Petal Pink, and Concord Crush so even though the card looks like it's got black on it I promise it's very dark purple.  And I included just a touch of Golden Glow to match Nancy's hair; I used it on the flower center.

Supplies, all SU!
Stamps:  Tasteful Touches, Touches of Texture
Ink:  Purple Posy, Concord Crush, Petal Pink
Paper:  Purple Posy, Petal Pink, Thick Basic White
Accessories:  Everyday Arches dies, Dimensionals, In Color Opal Rounds (they're Fresh Freesia, but they looked good with the Purple Posy on my card)

Here's my card for cover #2:

Before the girls take off for Europe, a criminal breaks into Nancy's house.  She calls Chief McGinnis who rushes right over and then she pulls out her own fingerprinting kit (yeah, I have one of those in my hall closet too, Nancy) and he comments that he'd never seen her dust for prints before.  And that was the PERFECT opportunity to use True Crime Vol. 2 from The Ink Road.

I kept this one a very simple design and went with Melon Mambo, Basic Gray, and Cloud Cover for my colors and we're just ignoring Nancy's outfit now.

Supplies:
Stamps:  True Crime Vol. 2 from The Ink Road
Ink:  Smoky Slate, Basic Gray
Paper:  Melon Mambo, Basic Gray, Cloud Cover, Basic White
Accessories:  Textured Notes dies, Dimensionals, Glitter Enamel Dots

And on to cover #3:

So there's a bad guy who pretends to be a ghost running around this house that Nancy, Bess, and George are investigating, but Nancy notices the "phantom" is wearing boots and later she finds a guy wandering around Bruges wearing cowboy boots and of course he's the rightful heir to the jewelry.  So anyway, boots are a recurring clue in this book.

This one was the hardest of the three to come up with a card for some reason.  Super bright and possibly not coordinating colors (sorry Bess, I am not digging your outfit), but I went with Mango Melody, Sweet Sorbet, Tahitian Tide, and stamped the boot image in Night of Navy.  So hopefully that color combo feels cohesive on my card?  Well, not every card can be my favorite.

Supplies, all SU!
Stamps:  Bootiful Occasions
Ink:  Night of Navy, Mango Melody Blend which should probably be tossed
Paper:  Mango Melody, Whisper White, Sweet Sorbet & Tahitian Tide DSP
Accessories:  Nested Essentials dies, Hydrangea Hue glitter pen, Dimensionals, In Color Matte Dots

This book is another travelogue and we learn a few things about lace making along the way.  I had forgotten that this one takes us to Belgium and you know what?  I've been to Bruges!  I did not visit the same museums as the girls did, nor did I foil any nefarious criminal plots, but I can imagine where they were in the book.  Still, I think this one is a middle-of-the-road Nancy Drew book, not terrible but not great either, so I'm giving it two and a half stars.  If any of these book covers (or the story) inspire you, pretty please leave me a comment!  And stay tuned next week when Nancy takes on The Greek Symbol Mystery.

A Sweet Donkey

Hey y'all, and happy Friday!  I had to have another go at the Paper Players sketch for this week, take a look:

I know lots of stampers are super excited about all the Winnie the Pooh stuff that's out now (both SU! and otherwise) since that work entered public domain in the States recently.  I'll admit that Winnie the Pooh isn't really my fandom (see Star Wars and She-Ra), but if I had to pick a favorite it would be Eeyore, so I did get an Eeyore stamp set from Ink Road...like several years ago...and seeing all the Winnie the Pooh stuff out now finally inspired me to ink it up.  Here's the Paper Players sketch to refresh your memory:

I did look up pictures of Eeyore online to get colors and there's some variation, but the more colorful version pretty much perfectly matches the Hydrangea Hill DSP that came out a few years ago.  I colored Eeyore in with Seaside Spray, Rococo Rose, and Highland Heather Blends.  I am really having some fun revisiting some older DSP lately.

That's it for me today, peeps.  Have a great day!

Supplies:
Stamps:  Donkey with an E by Ink Road Stamps
Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black
Paper:  Seaside Spray, Thick Basic White, Hydrangea Hill DSP
Accessories:  Rectangles Stitched dies, Stitched Shapes dies, Dimensionals, Pastel Pearls

Snack Time with The Paper Players

Gooooood morning stampy friends!  Thanks to everyone who played along with Claire's fun color challenge last week, our gallery was small but mighty!  Today, the Paper Players are back with a great new challenge from the artistic Ann!

This was another time when I have SO MANY stamp sets I could use that it might have given me decision paralysis and then I ended up with two cards.  Last Friday was National Chocolate Chip Day (who knew that was a thing, but I approve), so I made a batch of chocolate chip cookies and then I discovered later on Friday afternoon that National Chocolate Chip COOKIE Day is actually August 4, but I figured chocolate chip cookies count for National Chocolate Chip Day as well.  And Ryan got to gloat because he was right that Friday was National Chocolate Chip Day and not National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day, so I'm glad to see they're teaching him the really important stuff at school.  Anyway, here's my card:

I bought the stamp set Roadies 19 from The Ink Road *just* for that greeting because my brother and I grew up eating raw cookie dough, which I realize may be a divisive subject but I thought this stamp was just hilarious.  I stamped the cookies from Nothing's Better Than and then put together a very simple CAS layout on a Pool Party card base, which I chose honestly because I was wearing a Pool Party-ish colored shirt when I made the card, and Pool Party looked good with Baked Brown Sugar and Early Espresso.

Supplies:
Stamps:  Nothing's Better Than, Roadies 19 from The Ink Road
Ink:  Baked Brown Sugar, Early Espresso
Paper:  Pool Party, Thick Basic White
Accessories:  Love You More Than dies, Stylish Shapes dies, Dimensionals

However, I had already made a different card for this challenge and I think it still deserves to be shared here, so take a look at a bonus card:

My dad and I like to share really silly puns ("dad jokes") with each other, and I will be mailing this card to him.  There was a Paper Pumpkin kit a while back that was based entirely on food puns, and I restarted my Paper Pumpkin subscription specifically to get that kit (and let's not talk about the 3-foot tall stack of other Paper Pumpkin kits that have not been opened, I conquered my FOMO and stopped my subscription again so at least that stack isn't getting any taller).  There's a little stamped image of an egg but I thought I could make a CAS fried egg out of cardstock, so that's what I did.  I die cut a circle for the yolk and then free-hand cut an amorphous shape for the egg white, sponged the edges of both pieces, and added a very simple greeting popped up on Dimensionals.  I chose a Basic Gray card base to look like a frying pan.

Supplies, all SU!
Stamps:  My Paper Pumpkin
Ink:  Basic Gray, Crumb Cake, Pumpkin Pie
Paper:  Basic Gray, Basic White, Mango Melody
Accessories:  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!

You're a Mean One

Mornin' y'all!  Had to go to the store this morning because I am once again baking for a potluck at the hubs' work.  This afternoon I'll be making the dough for orange crinkle cookies (take this lemon crinkle cookie recipe and use thawed orange juice concentrate and orange zest in place of lemon), and tomorrow I'll be making the gingerbread bars I didn't get to make before Thanksgiving as well as a family recipe for Mississippi Mud (which is brownies topped with marshmallow creme and chocolate ganache).  For now I'm waiting for the orange juice concentrate to thaw, so I have a load of dishes running and I need to move clothes into the dryer.  After I finish my cuppa tea while writing this blog post.  And even then I'm going to take Daphne out before I do anymore household chores.

But for right now, how about a fun card?

The card is a lie because all I want right now is a NAP.  I used the two Grinchmas stamp sets from The Ink Road, which are no longer available (sorry) and somehow this is the first time I've used either set.  I really wanted to make a Grinchy card ever since I saw Jaydee's card for the Paper Players challenge this week.  (Also I will neither confirm nor deny that I bought the dies she used as soon as I saw her card.)

I have three challenges today, starting with TGIF Challenges:

Perfect Grinch colors!  Next up is the Festive Friday challenge:

I've got red, white, green, and stripes.  Next up actually I'm not sure my card counts...the CAS Colours & Sketches Challenge:

Here is the sketch I chose:

I'm not sure my card counts for this sketch because the Grinch is nowhere close to that oval shape, but that is where I started my card-making process.

Alas, my tea is gone so it's time to walk the Daphinator.  Then I will need another cuppa tea, it's chilly out there.  Cheers!

Supplies:
Stamps:  Grinchmas Volumes 1 & 2
Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Stampin' Blends in Real Red & Granny Apple Green
Paper:  Coastal Cabana, Thick Basic White, Let It Snow Specialty DSP
Accessories:  Dimensionals, Red & White Peppermints

The Ghost of Blackwood Hall

Happy Saturday and I'm happy it's time for a new Nancy Drew Challenge!  This week's book is great too, take a look at The Ghost of Blackwood Hall:

Let's talk about the OT cover on the left and WHY does it look like Nancy is delivering a singing telegram?!  Also Bess and George seem to both have dark hair.  This book is actually pretty spooky so this cover seems like it doesn't fit, though someone in a Nancy Drew fan group on Facebook said this was their favorite book cover.

I like the RT cover on the right better, I think it fits the spooky vibe much better with the ghostly organist.  Nancy's hair is a weird shade of orange (as in Flaming Hot Cheeto orange), I'll give you that, but at least we can tell Bess and George apart.  I think Bess looks totally adorable on this one.

So let's take a look inside!

Case file:  Nancy meets widowed Mrs. Putney, who thinks her deceased husband is contacting her and believes everything the ghost says until she discovers that a box of jewels she buried in the woods per the ghost's instructions has been substituted with fakes.  Nancy's investigation takes her, Bess, and George to New Orleans, and we get seances and all kinds of suspicious characters.  Nancy doesn't go to the titular Blackwood Hall until a bit late in the book, but we get a haunted house too!  Nancy exposes a group of fake mediums who have hoodwinked people out of lots of money and finds Mrs. Putney's missing jewels too.

Here's my card:

I think the OT cover is a little bit silly with the singing telegram of it all, so I made a silly card to go with it.  Mrs. Putney and several other characters believe that they're being contacted by deceased loved ones and I could not resist this funny image of the ghost on the telephone.

I used blue for Nancy's shirtwaist (that is a shirtwaist, right?  Or is it just a vest?) and green for the overgrown plants in the background.  Had to get the woodgrain pattern because a lot of this book takes place at Blackwood Hall or in the woods nearby.

Supplies:
Stamps:  Boo-la-la and Hey Boo from The Ink Road
Ink:  Versamark, Basic Black, Stampin' Blends in Pecan Pie, Shaded Spruce, Pool Party
Paper:  Shaded Spruce, Basic Black, Thick Basic White, Pacific Point DSP
Accessories:  Tinsel Gems, white EP

On to the RT!

I think after #18, The Mystery of the Moss-Covered Mansion, the revised texts stay very close to the originals other than condensing the plot from 25 chapters to 20 chapters, and that is the case here.  But I still made a second card, here it is:

I think the RT cover is pretty spooky so I made a spooky card to match the vibes.  I started by using blending brushes on some white cardstock for my blue and green background, then spritzed with a bit of water and let it dry.  For the haunted house, I embossed shimmery black embossing powder on black cardstock, then die cut it out so it's sparkly and fun.  I hunted through my dies and punches until I found this old something-label punch (I forget its name) that matched the ticket corners on the main image die cuts.

I have green and blue for George and Nancy's outfits, and a bit of deep orange for Nancy's Cheeto hair and maybe sorta Bess's shirt...well, it's a bit more red but whatever.  Good color choices on all three girls, no one looks like they shopped in Steve Irwin's closet this time.

Supplies, all SU!
Stamps:  The Raven
Ink:  Blueberry Bushel, Azure Afternoon, Granny Apple Green, Garden Green
Paper:  Garden Green, Granny Apple Green, Basic Black, Thick Whisper White, Spooky Night DSP
Accessories:  Scary Silhouettes dies, ? label punch, Earthy Matte Dots

So there is The Ghost of Blackwood Hall.  I read these both in October and the spooky vibes were spot-on for Halloween season, five stars for both books.  Absolutely loved this story!  If you're inspired too, leave me a comment so I can see what you make!  Next time we''l be searching for The Clue of the Leaning Chimney.  See you then!

Hide & Seek Champion

I wasn't trying to play hide 'n seek this week, but it's been a wild time.  Monday afternoon I started having strong abdominal pains but it wasn't until after being admitted to the ER twice that they figured out my appendix came in like a wrecking ball.  Got that taken out on Wednesday (by which time it had ruptured, to add insult to injury) but today is the longest I have been upright since Monday night.  The hubs, Ryan, and Daphne are all taking good care of me.  I'm going to sit up for as long as it feels okay and then climb back in bed.

As it happens, over our weekend at Estes Park, Missy was wearing a Bigfoot shirt and I mentioned that I own Bigfoot stamps that hadn't been inked up yet.  Well, on Monday (before the fireworks started), I got out that stamp set and here's what I made to send to Missy:

What do you think?  I love the fall palette from Creative Colour Challenges:

I made the card base Early Espresso to make the colors pop, and I used Pecan Pie for Bigfoot.  I also had fun playing with the Atlantic Hearts sketch:

I don't much like to make square cards, so I stretched the sketch out into a rectangle.  Hoping to be feeling better soon but it might take some time before I get to post as much as I did before.  That said, I made another card on Monday that I may share this afternoon so I don't miss out on entering challenges : )

Cheers, y'all, and an important life lesson:  Don't let the ER doctor release you without a diagnosis.  I wish I had stayed instead of going home on Tuesday afternoon.  Just glad it's over now!

Supplies:
Stamps:  Autumn to Remember, Squatch on from The Ink Road
Ink:  Pecan Pie, Granny Apple Green, Lemon Lolly, Pumpkin Pie, Versamark
Paper:  Early Espresso, Granny Apple Green, Lemon Lolly, Pumpkin Pie, Whisper White
Accessories:  White EP, Starburst Sequins, Dimensionals

The Haunted Bridge

Welcome to another Nancy Drew Challenge, where today we are investigating The Haunted Bridge!

Case file:  Nancy, Bess, and George are hanging around a resort while Carson works on a jewel theft case.  While out golfing, Nancy's caddy tells her that a nearby bridge is haunted.  Of course Nancy investigates and finds a small brass chest full of jewels that may be related to Carson's case.  She tracks down the owner of the chest, reunites the woman with her fiance, and wins a golf tournament despite an injured hand, and does all of that while dealing with the unwanted attention of an older man who's quite a creep and brags about himself a lot.

This time, the OT and RT are very similar, the OT is just five chapters longer.  If the Nancy Drew books followed the same naming conventions as episodes of Friends, this one would be The One Where Nancy Golfs a Lot.  Here's my card for the OT:

I went through my collection of Ink Road stamps and I think this is pretty much what Nancy was thinking about the one guy who just would not leave her alone, though she's too "proper" to tell him off.  Personally, I would rather be rude and not have to put up with the guy's antics and bragging, especially since Nancy was trying to get away from him when she hurt her hand.  I added flowers because there are a couple of minor characters who are into gardening and stuff.

I always think of golfers wearing fashion victim outfits with discordant plaids so I had to use plaid on here, I think I managed to find a pretty good match for the colors on the book cover.  My hubs used to golf and I never saw him in an outfit like that, but let me hold onto my preconceived notions.

Supplies:
Stamps:  Vintage Ladies & Snarky Housewife 2 from The Ink Road, Orange Blossom
Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Pretty Peacock, Stampin' Blends in Peach Pie, Petal Pink, Pretty in Pink, Cajun Craze, Pretty Peacock
Paper:  Mango Melody, Pretty Peacock, Thick Basic White, Plaid Tidings DSP Stack
Accessories:  Textured Notes dies, Pretty Peacock Foil Gems, Dimensionals

Next up is the RT:

Same story but I think the annoying guy's name changes from Mortimer to Martin.  Anyway, I like Nancy's little polka dot ascot on this cover.  Here's my card:

I didn't want to recreate my first card, so this time I decided to go with the ghost at the bridge (which was a scarecrow erected by one of the minor characters to keep the golf caddies away from his garden).  I still got some plaid in there and used a bunch of patterns to go with my mental image of golf outfits.

No offense if you're a golfer, I just don't understand the appeal.  That twine I used was wrapped around some stamps and dies I ordered from Lawn Fawn, so recycling!

Supplies:
Stamps:  Twick or Tweet
Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Stampin' Blends in Balmy Blue & Granny Apple Green
Paper:  Granny Apple Green, Thick Basic White, Dandy Designs DSP
Accessories:  Nested Essentials dies, Dimensionals, twine from Lawn Fawn, Glitter Enamel Dots

I'm giving this one three stars, what do you think?  Please comment on this post if you'd like to join me--you can read the book(s) and make a card inspired by the contents, or just go off the covers, either way.  I'd love to see how Nancy Drew inspires you!  If you want a more in-depth look at the Nancy Drew books, check out my other blog at Hey Nancy Drew.  Next up, we search for The Clue of the Tapping Heels!

Totally Buggin'?

Mornin' y'all!  For the next 15 minutes where I am, anyway.  We were out of town for a few days on a trip to California and I got to fulfill a bucket list item and see the redwood forests!  It was awesome.  We were unsure if we were going to go or not because of Ma's heart surgery, but she and my dad insisted that we go and she came through the surgery fine so we went.  She's still doing well and hoping to be out of the hospital in the next couple of days.

We got back home after midnight last night and I didn't have a post scheduled to go up today before we left.  Well, we all got to watch movies on our second flight yesterday and I chose...Clueless!

This movie is still awesome, I love it.  Can't hardly believe it had its thirtieth anniversary this year!  The stamps are retired Ink Road stamp sets and of course I had to have plaid on this card since so many of Cher's outfits feature plaid.

Anyway, I just took Daph for a walk and now we need to go school supply shopping for Ryan as he meets his new teacher tonight.  Cheers!

Supplies:
Stamps:  Buggin' & As If from Ink Road Stamps
Ink:  Versamark, Rich Razzleberry
Paper:  Melon Mambo, Thick Basic White, Plaid Tidings DSP Stack
Accessories:  White EP, Dimensionals

Slime!

You know, sometimes my creative process kinda takes a left turn.  I was thinking about the Paper Players challenge yesterday:

And yeah, birds and butterflies and bees are all very well, but what ELSE do I have in my stamp collection that flies?  So I took a look through my stamp hoard and...

Well...

He does fly.  Sometimes through walls, even.

This is Slimer from the Ghostbusters movies, if you didn't recognize him because you're not a superfan of those movies the way that I am, and once I found him I couldn't NOT make a Slimer card for this challenge.  Plus I got to break out my Ghoulish Grunge stamp set for the slime and that's super fun : )  Dan Aykroyd takes credit for turning the word "slime" into a verb in the original Ghostbusters script because prior to that movie slime was just a noun.  It makes a very good verb though especially if you have small children or doggos, who are both very slimy.

So yeah, I cackled gleefully while I made my Slimer card, but I did make a more "normal" card too which I'll share later.  For now I want to appreciate those slime trails.  I hope this is CAS enough to count for the Paper Players challenge, but even if it isn't, I got a good laugh out of it.  Now I just need to figure out who to send him to...

Cheers!

Supplies:
Stamps:  Ghoulish Grunge, Slime & Slime Icons from The Ink Road
Ink:  Granny Apple Green, Memento Tuxedo Black, Stampin' Blends in Real Red & Granny Apple Green
Paper:  Granny Apple Green, Lemon Lime Twist, Thick Basic White
Accessories:  Textured Notes dies, Stylish Shapes dies, Dimensionals

Happy Star Wars Day!

You know what today is...

I've had a couple of sets of Star Wars stamps from a couple of different companies for quite a while and this year I just had to get some of them out to play along with the Colorful Options challenge:

I had intended to do a pinker color for the right end of the spectrum, but I don't have Blends markers to match Grapefruit Grove and Calypso Coral felt too dark, so I used Pale Papaya.  For some reason I've been using that a lot lately.  I chose Misty Moonlight for my blue right off the bat, but I had to go through several green shades before I ended up with Mint Macaron for Baby Yoda.  I kept my card very simple with just the blue gradient pattern for the background and a slightly crooked sentiment : ) That's how you can tell it's handmade.

Time to take Daphne for her tour of the neighborhood.  May the Fourth be with you!

Supplies:
Stamps:  Baby on Board & Droid Please by The Ink Road
Ink:  Secret Sea, Stampin' Blends in Mint Macaron, Pale Papaya, and Crumb Cake
Paper:  Mint Macaron, Thick Basic White, Shades & Hues DSP, Pale Papaya DSP
Accessories:  Nested Essentials dies, Tinsel Gems, Dimensionals

Where I Want To Be

Mornin' y'all!  We pretty much had another blizzard (not the Dairy Queen kind) move through here last night, I kept waking up all night because the wind was so loud all around the house.  Last week the last of the snow had finally melted for one brief, shining moment (to borrow a line from Camelot) and now we're back to the backyard being mostly covered again.  Seems like the snow is done falling, but the wind is still kicking up.  I haven't looked in the front to see what the street looks like yet.  I'm just glad that I don't have to go anywhere today : )

Which leads me perfectly to today's card:

AAAAHHHHH I AM IN LOVE WITH THIS DRAGON!  Yep, we're going non-SU! for today's card, this dragon is from the set Grumpy Dragons by Whimsy Stamps and I am so tickled to have them in my collection, for I, too, am a grumpy dragon.  The greeting stamp is by The Ink Road and I love that too.  This card will be going to my pal Krissy who is just as introverted as I am.  I also got some T. Rex stamps in this same style so I need to make her more dino cards.

The Paper Players challenge this week gave me the perfect excuse to ink up this dragon for the first time:

And I used the colors from Color Hues:

I used Lemon Lolly and Lemon Lime Twist for the main colors, with some Granny Apple Green for the dragon's spines.  I found the black stripey paper in my stash and only had to trim about a quarter inch off the length to fit on my card.  I had so much fun making this.

Ooh, cinnamon rolls are ready to come out of the oven.  Cheers, peeps!

Supplies:
Stamps:  Grumpy Dragons by Whimsy Stamps, Roadies 52 by The Ink Road
Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Stampin' Blends in Lemon Lolly, Lemon Lime Twist, Granny Apple Green
Paper:  Lemon Lolly, Lemon Lime Twist, Thick Basic White, Basic Black DSP
Accessories:  Grumpy Dragons Outline dies, Dimensionals

Sassy Llama

Not too long ago, our friend B hit his head while working in his garage and managed to give himself a concussion.  He's fine now, but he did have to miss a couple of days of work.  And his birthday is coming up soon, so I made him a card yesterday.

Okay, fun llama and a punny greeting, but here's what I put on the inside...

I couldn't help it ; )  B joked with the hubs after hubs' brain surgery and really helped spread the Numbskull nickname at work (they work in the same building), much to hubs' dismay, so I think this is perfect.  And as karmic payback, I was helping Ryan to tie his snow boots yesterday and when I stood up I whacked the back of my head on the kitchen counter.  I, at least, did not concuss myself, but head trauma is apparently contagious.

Anyway, I used the new sketch from Atlantic Hearts:

I didn't make my card a slimline because I just don't like making slimline cards (I know, I'm a minority of one, but it's my craft room and I make the rules in there).  The Creative Colour Challenges palette this week is pretty firmly in the Man Rainbow so I used that:

The Man Rainbow is gray, black, navy blue, and khaki; we'll let Boho Blue slide in there as Man Rainbow adjacent.  And since I made a sassy llama card yesterday afternoon, in the evening I watched a sassy llama movie.  You know which one I'm talking about, right?

Daphne is asking me very politely but insistently to go on a walk, and who am I to tell her no.  So that's what we're going to do now.  Cheers, y'all!

Supplies:
Stamps:  Llama Drama from The Ink Road
Ink:  Basic Gray, Boho Blue
Paper:  Boho Blue, Basic Gray, Thick Basic White, Lily Pad Lane DSP Stack
Accessories:  Stitched Rectangles dies, In Color gems, Wink of Stella on the sunglasses

A Couple of Cool Cats

Hey y'all.  Today is my wedding anniversary, but my inlaws are coming in so I get to celebrate with crippling anxiety.  Hooray.

But I have a couple of cards to share.

This one was very quick and simple using the Atlantic Hearts sketch:

All the elements coming out from the central circle reminded me of this patterned paper from my stash, and I had to do a spooky cat card.  I had cats on the brain because of the Cupcake Inspirations challenge:

And of course thinking of cats made me think of my favorite animated kitty:

Yzma from The Emperor's New Groove.  I tried out the Creative Colour Challenge for this week:

I used the same sketch but this time I stamped some elements to go behind Yzma.

That's it for me today, peeps.  Cheers.

Supplies, first card:
Stamps:  Spooky Cat
Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black
Paper:  Calypso Coral, Basic Black, Basic Beige, Cupcakes & Carousels DSP Stack
Accessories:  Layering Circles dies, star accents, Dimensionals

Supplies, second card:
Stamps:  Latte Love (splats), Poison Kitty from The Ink Road
Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Stampin' Blends in Bubble Bath, Melon Mambo, Gray Granite
Paper:  Melon Mambo, Gray Granite, Thick Basic White, Bright & Beautiful DSP Stack
Accessories:  Dimensionals, Festive Gems I think?