Pumpkin Glow

Mornin' y'all, how's your week starting off?  Ryan is feeling a little not-so-great this morning, I think because he ate so much junk when we went to see the new Paw Patrol movie yesterday.  (It was okay, but maybe not as good as the first two...Ryan liked that this one focused a bit more on Marshall, who's his favorite pup.). Haven't made a decision on if he should stay home or not yet.

Anyway, I have a card to share today and man I cannot type this morning, hopefully I catch all my typos before I publish this but whatever.

This month's Product of the Month is the Glow of Harvest specialty DSP and it's gorgeous with a pearlized finish.  It's single sided and we have several fall-centric designs that are so pretty, I cut the pumpkins out of one sheet and the floral background is another pattern.  I thought this DSP was a good choice for the TGIF Challenge from last Friday:

I have been loving Golden Glow lately, it's such a wonderful autumn color and it's in several of the new autumn DSPs that are coming out soon.  And you know fall and Halloween cards are my very favorites to make : ) Trying to encourage the fall weather to get here already, I want summer GONE.

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

Supplies, all SU!
Stamps:  Words of Beauty
Ink:  Early Espresso
Paper:  Golden Glow, Cajun Craze, Very Vanilla, Glow of Harvest DSP
Accessories:  Words of Beauty dies, Spotlight on Nature dies, Dimensionals, Radiant Gems

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.

A Paper Players Sketch by Yours Truly

Mornin' y'all!  Sunday means it's time for a new Paper Players challenge, and I am the hostess for this week's sketch:

I based this sketch off a card I made for a Nancy Drew challenge a while back because I liked how that card turned out and I thought this sketch would give "scope for the imagination" as Anne Shirley would say.  Then I had decision paralysis about what to make with the sketch and I made five cards over the course of last week.  Ryan voted this one his favorite:

Stef made a card with a seagull on it for last week's challenge and that made me want to get out Friendly Seagulls for a fun card.  I love his little wink!  The hubs picked this card:

Still using that Lovely Blossoms DSP and Words of Beauty stamp set that Joanne convinced me to buy!  I will share the other three cards tomorrow.

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

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!


Supplies, seagull card:
Stamps:  Friendly Seagulls
Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Darling Duckling, Stampin' Blends in Seaside Spray & Misty Moonlight
Paper:  Seaside Spray, Darling Duckling, Basic White, Sand & Sea DSP
Accessories:  1" square punch, Dimensionals, In Color Enamel Dots

Supplies, flower card:
Stamps:  Words of Beauty
Ink:  Secret Sea
Paper:  Cloud Cover, Secret Sea, Lovely Blossoms DSP
Accessories:  1 1/4" square punch, Dimensionals, Charming Shimmer Faceted Dots

Hues of Yellow

Mornin' y'all, busy morning ahead as I have to take Ryan to camp and then go get blood drawn (again).  At least I don't have to fast before the blood draw this time.

Anyway, my card today is a little floral number, check it out:

It looks like I threw the kitchen sink at this card because the background floral I used is SO busy but I like it anyway : p  I got out the Hues of Happiness DSP to play along with the As You See It recipe challenge:

I've got some old Ombre Enamel Dots in Crushed Curry, a big flower cut from the DSP plus all the smaller ones on the card front, Words of Beauty for a big bold sentiment, die cuts from two different sets, and I've got Daffodil Delight, Lemon Lolly, and Crushed Curry for shades of yellow.  And I managed to fit all that in with the Atlantic Hearts sketch:

And that's it for now, peeps.  Hopefully I will have the energy this afternoon to work on another card for The Paper Players on Sunday...I'm having decision paralysis with that.  Have a great Friday, y'all.

Supplies, all SU!
Stamps:  Words of Beauty
Ink:  Mossy Meadow
Paper:  Daffodil Delight, Lemon Lolly, Mossy Meadow, Basic White
Accessories:  Words of Beauty dies, Perennial Postage dies, Dimensionals, Ombre Enamel Dots

Sketchy Pair

Mornin' y'all!  Happy Friday.  I have some work ahead of me today; I need to clear everything out of our closet because we're painting the master closet and all the ceilings in the master suite this weekend.  Hope it won't take too long before we paint the walls, too--I'm ready to have all that greige gone!  Well, after we paint the master suite, we'll still have greige in some of the smaller closets, but I'll let that slide because they don't bother me as much.

Anyway, I sat down yesterday to make a card based on a sketch, and since I let the patterned paper pretty much do all the work, I ended up with two cards:

And here's the sketch from Hand-Stamped Sentiments:

For the card on the left, I snipped the flowers out of some Lovely Blossoms DSP and that panel was not quite as wide as on the original sketch, but I think you can tell that's where I started.  And then I just had to make a second card with the Midnight Flora DSP too because I hadn't played with it for a little bit.

Time for me to get Ryan ready for school and then I'm going to start pulling everything out of the closet.  And then later today I've gotta make cookies because it's National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day, which is definitely an important holiday.  Cheers, y'all!

Supplies, all SU!
Stamps:  Words of Beauty
Ink:  Secret Sea
Paper:  Barely Blush, Cloud Cover, Peaceful Pine, Secret Sea, Thick Basic White, Lovely Blossoms DSP, Midnight Flora DSP
Accessories:  Words of Beauty dies, Mini Dimensionals, Natural Matte Dots, linen thread, Night of Navy bakers twine

Toadstool Appreciation

Mornin' y'all!  Ryan isn't feeling so great this morning, poor kid, but I dropped him off at school for just a one-hour assessment today and then he can change back into jams and rot on the couch for the rest of the day if he wants to.  We got dinner from a food truck last night because we were at an event at Ryan's school, so maybe his burger didn't agree with him.

Anyway, I do have a card to share today and that's what you're here for, so here it is:

Yep, once again I am using Words of Beauty that Joanne made me get : )  This time I used one of the Stylish Shapes dies and paired it with the retired Gathering Moments because it's my stamp room and I can do what I want.  Check out the Just Add Ink sketch:

I had to ponder this one for a few days, but I was looking through my stamps for something to go with the Creative Colour Challenge for this week:

And I came across Gathering Moments and thought it would be perfect for the three smaller circles on the sketch.  I actually had to make this card twice because the first time I used Lemon Lime Twist instead of Soft Sea Foam...I really like LLT with Blackberry Bliss, so I grabbed it even though I had written down the correct color.

Not much time now before I have to go pick Ryan up, hope he's feeling better soon.  I think he'll be vegging on the couch and watching Miraculous:  The Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir, which is a pretty fantastic cartoon set in Paris and it's on Disney Plus.  Maybe I'll watch with him.  Cheers, y'all!

Supplies, all SU!
Stamps:  Gathering Moments, Words of Beauty
Ink:  Blackberry Bliss, Soft Sea Foam, Calypso Coral
Paper:  Blackberry Bliss, Soft Sea Foam, Thick Basic White, Regal Winter DSP
Accessories:  Gathering Moments dies, Stylish Shapes dies, Layering Circles dies, Pearls of Beauty, Dimensionals

Mosaic Luna Moth

Mornin' y'all!  Hope your week is off to a good start.  I will be playing chauffeur (chauffeuse?) for the hubs today for his post-op eye appointment so let's hope that goes well.

Last week I got some new goodies and I am IN LOVE with the new Moonlit Flora DSP.  I mean, how could I not be?!  Just look at it:

The background is one of the beautiful patterns and the moth is on another piece of the DSP, which I cut it into squares for the Inkspirational sketch:

I did stretch the sketch into a regular A2 card instead of a square because I wanted to fit in the Words of Beauty dies that Joanne made me buy ; )  And oh yes, I am ALSO in love with our new green, Peaceful Pine!  I used it for the card base and the "because", which is matted on Soft Sea Foam.  A few Golden Glow flat pearls finish it off.  I think I will need at least one more pack of this DSP...

Have a great day, y'all!

Supplies, all SU!
Stamps:  Words of Beauty
Ink:  Peaceful Pine
Paper:  Peaceful Pine, Golden Glow, Soft Sea Foam, Thick Basic White, Midnight Flora DSP
Accessories:  Words of Beauty dies, Dimensionals, In Color Flat Pearls

Because Spring

Mornin' y'all!  I am currently trying to teach Daphne patience...she really wants to go for a walk, and I really want to finish my tea and write this blog post.  So far it's not going well, Daphne is either staring at me from across the room or shoving my elbow with her nose.  So I'm going to ignore her for a few minutes while I write this.

I have not made very much in my craft room this week, I'm still feeling a bit blocked and it had better resolve quickly because I have Things To Do for upcoming challenges and stuff.  But I did make a card yesterday to share today:

Since Joanne made me buy the Words of Beauty bundle, I figured I had better get some use out of it : ) before she convinces me to buy even more things.  This is a triple challenge card, starting with Just Add Ink:

I have twine and sequins on there.  I thought I had some solid color twine in at least one of my card colors, but nope, now I'm imagining I have even more supplies than I really do.  Next up is the sketch at Hand-Stamped Sentiments:

Happily for me, that lent itself handily to the Words of Beauty bundle, and I used some Pretty in Pink DSP that I had pulled out when I was hemming and hawing over my SUO Challenges card for yesterday.  Speaking of colors, I used the new color challenge from As You See It:

A pretty palette, I like it even though Soft Sea Foam is not my favorite green.  The other two colors make it look good, ha.

I was on my way to run some errands this morning and found out that the deers were out running errands too:

I think about six or eight of them total crossed the street in front of me, came up to a fence that was on a level with their noses, and hopped over it like it was nothing.  So that was fun.

Daphne is back to nosing me...uh-oh, she has deployed puppy dog eyes!  I cannot resist the puppy dog eyes and she knows it...so I had better wrap this up and take her for a walk.  Cheers, y'all!

Supplies, all SU!
Stamps:  Words of Beauty
Ink:  Pool Party
Paper:  Pool Party, Soft Sea Foam, Pretty in Pink, Basic White, Soft Sea Foam DSP, Pretty in Pink DSP
Accessories:  Words of Beauty dies, Nature's Symphony dies, Dimensionals, Pool Party baker's twine, white sequins

Tic-Tac-Toe with The Paper Players

Happy Sunday, y'all!  It is the fifth Sunday of the month, so we get a tic-tac-toe challenge for The Paper Players today.  This time our board is courtesy of the lovely Ann and she's got some great choices for us:

The choices are so wonderful that I couldn't choose between them, so I decided to go all out and attempt a blackout.  As long as my gold cord counts for the ribbon/twine option, I think I did it.  Here's what I made:

I have dies from two different sets, cord, a two-part sentiment, sparkle dots as well as Wink of Stella on the large word, some fabulous floral paper which knocks off two of the choices in one, gold embossing, a circle, and 8 layers of paper.  And I used a brand new stamp bundle because once again Joanne made me buy something : )  I paired the Words of Beauty bundle with the Floral Charm paper that I think came out last year, it's just gorgeous in these rich dark colors.

For once, I got the sparkle from the Wink of Stella to show up in a photo!  And for the first time ever, I finally remembered that I own adhesive sheets so I used them when I die cut the "because".  That gold cord has to be at least 15 years old, I also have it in silver and copper and despite using it every year I still have quite a supply of it.

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!

Supplies, all SU!
Stamps:  Words of Beauty
Ink:  Versamark
Paper:  Blackberry Bliss, Berry Burst, Very Vanilla, Floral Charm DSP
Accessories:  Layering Circles dies, Words of Beauty dies, gold EP, gold cord, metallic? Sparkle Dots, Mini Dimensionals, Wink of Stella