Magical Mushroom

Mornin' y'all!  Remember last week on that one blizzardy day when I said I might order some tea?  I got that hypothetical tea yesterday and it turned out I was ordering larger packages of each tea than I expected, but hey, bonus tea!  So this morning I had to try the one I was most intrigued by--sweet potato pie tea.  And really, it DOES taste like sweet potato, which is great because I love sweet potatoes : )  And it's not so heavy on the cinnamon and spices, which I love in baked goods but don't like in teas (I don't get along with chai tea but I usually make a chai spice apple pie every Thanksgiving).  So hooray for new tea!

A couple of days ago I talked to my parents and my mom was like "What's up with mushrooms lately?" because I now have address labels with mushrooms on them (multiple designs, even) and I sent them a mushroom card too and guess what, here's another one!

Joanne already used this stamp set and DSP to make her beautiful card for the Paper Players color challenge but I couldn't resist using them too.  Here's the Paper Players challenge:

I used Melon Mambo, Pumpkin Pie, and Granny Apple Green, plus a bit of stamped-off Gray Granite for the mushroom stem.  And after I made this card, I finally re-inked my Granny Apple Green ink pad.  I've had to ink up Pretty Peacock and Misty Moonlight too.

Anyway, I used this week's sketch from Atlantic Hearts:

Fun sketch, I enjoyed playing with it.

Miss Daphne is looking at me expectantly so as soon as I finish my tea, I'll take her out for a walk.  Then I'll probably make another cuppa when we get back because it's cold out there : )  Thank goodness I've stocked up on tea, right?  Cheers!

Supplies, all SU!
Stamps:  Terrific Toadstools
Ink:  Melon Mambo, Pumpkin Pie, Granny Apple Green, Gray Granite
Paper:  Granny Apple Green, Melon Mambo, Thick Basic White, Toadstool Gardens DSP Stack
Accessories:  Glitter Enamel Dots, Dimensionals

Oh, Honey

Hey y'all, how's your week going?  I was able to spend quite a bit of time in my craft room yesterday--I wrote out five cards and got them in the mail, then I made a few cards and finished up with a scrapbook layout.  I now have five layouts that need journaling and I have plans swirling in my brain for more cards and scrapbook pages.

But here's what I have to share today!

I broke out my retired Bee Mine DSP for the Festive Friday challenge:

From the list, I hit yellow, red, bees, and honey.  The jars of honey are cut from the back side of the Sweet Sorbet pattern and this card ended up being a feast of scraps--I had a longer piece of the bee paper so I cut it in a square, and the red pattern and Pool Party cardstock were both scraps as well. I just moved the pieces around on my card front until I liked the arrangement and went with it.

There's a new bee-related DSP in the scrapbooking brochure that has purples in it, I think I'll have to add that to my hoard : ) I have an order on the SU! website that I've been tweaking for a while and I have a birthday coming up next week...

Okay, time to take Daph-Daph for a walk.  She did SO GOOD yesterday!  She tends to flip out when we pass other dogs on our walk, but this time we saw several and I just talked to her calmly and she stayed calm and everything was great.  She's made friends with a poodle named Buttercup (yes, it's a Princess Bride reference, I asked) that we see almost every day, but I think the real draw is that Buttercup's dad likes to come out and give Daphne treats and tell her what a good girl she is.  I think that daily interaction has helped improve how Daph reacts to other dogs, so it's a win all around as far as I'm concerned.  I just finished my tea and I think she knows it, so time to go : )  Cheers!

Supplies, all SU!
Stamps:  Bee My Valentine
Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black
Paper:  Daffodil Delight, Pool Party, Bee Mine DSP
Accessories:  Mini Dimensionals

January 2021

Scrappy Monday, y'all!  It's another cold day here so I'm starting off with some hot tea and leftover waffles from yesterday to fortify myself before Daphne and I go out for our walk.  And I have a snowy layout to share today, too!

I really like this layout, I think it's fun with the different colored photo mats and overlapping angled pics so I could fit more on there.  I loved that Merry Bold & Bright DSP and apparently everyone else did, too, because I remember it sold out well before that year's holiday catalog ended.  These stripes were the perfect colors for my January photos : )  Sometimes the monthly layouts are a challenge for colors because the pictures are taken on so many different days, but this time it was pretty easy.

Color palette straight from the stripey papers:  Pool Party, Blueberry Bushel, Lemon Lime Twist, Shaded Spruce, and Whisper White.

I didn't get any craft room time yesterday, so that's my plan after Daph and I go for our walk.  I have the beginnings of another layout sitting on my desk and I need to do journaling on the four other ones that I finished up last week.  And I have some cards I need to get made, so I'd better snarf down my waffles and get with it.  Cheers, y'all!

Supplies, all SU!
Stamps:  My Paper Pumpkin, Letterpress Numbers, Festive Flurry
Ink:  Pool Party, Blueberry Bushel
Paper:  Pool Party, Lemon Lime Twist, Granny Apple Green, Shaded Spruce, Thick Basic White, Merry Bold & Bright DSP
Accessories:  Festive Flurry dies

That 70s Show

Mornin' y'all!  It finally happened...I inked up my Tune In bundle that I got last...October I think?  Here's the result:

I thought the CAS Colours & Sketches color challenge had a retro 70s vibe:

So I thought that was perfect with this retro-style TV image.  I die cut the other shapes from Pumpkin Pie and Old Olive cardstock for accents and what do you call those anyway???  There are some fun shapes and stamps in the bundle that I didn't play with this time since I was trying to keep it CAS, so I'll have to have another go some other time.

Got some work done on scrapbook pages yesterday and I have four layouts that are done except for journaling.  I got the hydrangea dies last weekend but I still haven't worked on the wedding album...but it was a weird week with multiple snow delays and the hubs having Thursday off and I don't want to work on that when he's home because I'm trying to keep it a surprise.  Maybe this week will be a little more normal schedule-wise.

Okay, Ryan is telling me he's starving so it's time to make waffles.  Cheers, y'all!

Supplies, all SU!
Stamps:  Tune Ink
Ink:  Early Espresso, Old Olive, Stampin' Blends in Pumpkin Pie & neutrals
Paper:  Early Espresso, Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie, Thick Basic White
Accessories:  Tune In dies, Dimensionals, Wink of Stella

Playful Otter

Mornin' y'all!  I got my day started off with a lovely yoga practice and a sound meditation and now I'm all relaxed and ready to go for the rest of the day : )  I have some ideas swirling in my brain for some paper crafting projects so I hope Ryan will let me sneak off to the craft room for a bit.

I do have a card to share today:

I thought this week's Freshly Made Sketch was a good way to play with several patterns from the Otterly Adorable DSP, check out the sketch:

I'm also entering this over at Critter Crazy, where the challenge is anything goes with a critter on it.  I haven't played much with the Otterly Amazing suite since December is all the Christmas madness, so I was happy to get it out for this card.  I love the patterns on the DSP, but this time I stamped and colored my own otter instead of cutting one out of the paper.  I think she's cute!

Speaking of cute, it's time to take Daphne out for a walk.  Cheers!

Supplies, all SU!
Stamps:  Otterly Amazing
Ink:  Pretty Peacock, Early Espresso, Stampin' Blends in Pecan Pie, Ivory, and Pool Party
Paper:  Pool Party, Pretty Peacock, Thick Basic White, Otterly Adorable DSP
Accessories:  Otterly Amazing dies, Stylish Shapes dies, Riverside Pearls, Dimensionals

A Pink Prehistoric Pal

Happy Friday, y'all!  After a whole day of blizzardin' yesterday, Ryan has a two-hour delay for school this morning and he's going bonkers.  Looking forward to getting him to school so I can have a few hours of quiet : )  I have to drop him off at school, go to the grocery store, and then walk Daphne before I can relax for a bit though.  Daph didn't get go go for her walk yesterday as it was SO windy all day long, so she has cabin fever and is almost as obstreperous as Ryan at the moment.  Meanwhile I drank many cups of tea and enjoyed staying in the house while watching the blizzard outside.

Anyway, here's one of the cards I made yesterday and NEW SCHTUFF ALERT!

My pal Krissy looooooves dinosaurs and I send her cards all the time so of course I had to get Darling Dinos, and this is its maiden voyage.  I used this week's CASE-ing Tuesday sketch:

And the original card in the SAB catalog:

I looked at this and couldn't figure out what the tone-on-tone layer thing was about (you can see a faint line near the top of the card too) so I added some baker's twine instead of another layer on the bottom.

The fun colors are courtesy of the Creative Colour Challenge:

My baker's twine is technically Magenta Madness, but I thought it was close enough for what I was doing today.  And Polly's spots, horns, and toes are Flirty Flamingo with Wink of Stella glitter because that's how she rolls.

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

Supplies, all SU!
Stamps:  Darling Dinos
Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Pecan Pie, Shy Shamrock, Blends in Melon Mambo & Flirty Flamingo
Paper:  Shy Shamrock, Basic Black, Pecan Pie, Thick Basic White, Shy Shamrock DSP
Accessories:  Darling Dinos dies, Stylish Shapes dies, Dimensionals, In Color Shimmer Gems, Wink of Stella, Magenta Madness baker's twine

Hopeful Butterflies

Who else has a blizzard happening?  I can't really tell how much snow is coming down because the wind is so strong that it's just kicking the snow everywhere.  Poor little Daphne tried to nope right back into the house when I let her out this morning.  We get snow blowing inside every time I open the door for her, I feel like we're on Hoth, but luckily I haven't seen any wampa around.  Hubs asked what my plans for today were, and I said they include standing at the window with a giant cup of tea, talking about how bad the weather is, and not being out in it : )  I was very surprised that they didn't cancel school for Ryan today.  Well, probably the roads are just fine because the wind is keeping the snow from settling at all.

Anyway, I have another springy butterfly card to share today.

Check out the colors from Hand Stamped Sentiments:

And the sketch from Atlantic Hearts:

I really wanted to do butterflies instead of greenery but it took me a couple of tries before I ended up with the die cuts and I'm not sure how much I like it.  Ah well, not every card can be your favorite.

Think I might order some tea while I'm sitting here at the computer...I mean, what if it snows for days and I run out of tea???  Okay, so we'd have to be snowed in for like a year and it probably still wouldn't happen, but WHAT IF.  Thankfully I already have enough unread books to keep me busy for about 10 years and lots of paper crafting and stitching projects, so I can keep myself entertained.  And I have a cute little Daphne to snuggle with.  Okay, I'm going upstairs to the craft room for a bit.  Cheers!

Supplies, all SU!
Stamps:  Sketched Butterflies, Sketched Plaid
Ink:  Lemon Lime Twist, Pebbled Path
Paper:  Petunia Pop, Pebbled Path, Lemon Lime Twist, Highland Heather, Thick Basic White, LLT DSP
Accessories:  Sketched Butterflies dies, Nested Essentials dies, Stylish Shapes dies, Dimensionals, Purple Fine Shimmer Gems