Hot Things that Move

Hello friends.  It's been quite a while since I had time to blog.  We're back from vacation in beautiful Vermont where we got to spend the week with family, celebrate my Dad's 90th birthday (a little late) and make progress on preparing his house for sale.  The weather was a welcome relief from the heat.

Speaking of heat.  The CAS challenge at SCS this week is HOT, HOT, HOT. 

And my very favorite challenge, Less is More,  is a 'Theme' : 

Things that Move

This could be interpreted in a variety of ways...an actual moving component on your card, so a pop up, a shaker, a spinner, a charm, a tag... we could go on...

On the other hand your card could have an image of something capable of movement, so the scope for that is almost infinitesimal!

 

Thus, hot-air balloons flying in the sky.

I'll send this to my Dad to let him know how much I enjoyed spending time with him and how much I miss him.

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Up, Up and Away

Ink:  Lucky Limeade, Poppy Parade, Peach Parfait, Basic Black, Bashful Blue

Paper:  Not Quite Navy, Whisper White

Other:  Stampin' Sponge, Sticky Notes, Scallop Circle Punch (for a mask for the clouds)

Thanks for stopping by and not giving up on me in my absence from Blogland.  I've really missed visiting your blogs and sharing my creations with you.

Enjoy!

More Creative Elements

I am struggling to find time to stamp.  It seems like everything is done in spurts and starts!  It took 2 days to create this simple card and another 2 to get it ready to post! 

The layout is from a lovely sketch by Nance at Paper Players.

The colors are from the SCS color challenge this week to use White, Gray & Turquoise.

I had trouble deciding whether to do the butterfly on gray or turquoise so I tried both.  As you can see, the gray won out this time.  White embossing on the turquoise is really pretty though.

Oops! I just realized that I was supposed to use Going Gray instead of Basic Gray.

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Creative Elements

Ink:  Whisper White, Basic Gray

Paper:  Whisper White, Basic Gray, Tempting Turquoise

Other:  White EP, Scallop Trim Corner & Worde Window punches, Basic Gray Satin Ribbon, Basic Rhinestones

Thanks so much for taking the time to visit.  I hope that I can get back to daily blogging but it doesn't seem to be happening.  Thanks for sticking with me.

Enjoy!

Scrappin' Again

My friend Sue from Sharing What I Love did Scrappin' Sundays for 2 months.  She made cards using only scraps except for the card base.  She really got me fired up to use more of my scraps but then I got so busy that I couldn't find time to post them.  Here's one of them.

I used a piece of Rose Red, punched and scored it then added a layer of retired SU DSP.  I punched 2 butterflies from another scrap of DSP, adhered one to the design and just adhered the middle of the second one so the wings could take flight.

I added a few basic rhinestones to dress the lady up, stamped a sentiment and was done.

Card Recipe

Stamps:  So Happy for You

Ink:  Rose Red

Paper:  Very Vanilla, Rose Red, DSP

Other:  Scallop Trim Border & Butterfly Punches, Stylus, Basic Rhinestones

It's been a busy and fruitful day even if I didn't get a card made.  Maybe tomorrow I'll get some card time.

I'm so glad you stopped in to visit and your comments are really appreciated.

Enjoy!

Feeling Fruity

The Less is More challenge this week is: 

FEELING FRUITY

We would like to see fruit on your cards or fruit colours...easy peasy 'lemon' squeezy!

Easier said than done.  Do you know how many fruit stamps I have?  This is it.

This image is from the Faith in Nature set which is a Hostess option if you host a $150.00 workshop or more.

I inked the image with Soft Suede and stamped off once on scrap before stamping this image.  The pear is colored with ink and sponge daubers.

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Faith in Nature, Blossoms Abound (retired)

Ink:  Soft Suede, Daffodil Delight, Daffodil Delight, Lucky Limeade, Pear Pizzazz, Always Artichoke

Paper:  Whisper White, Lucky Limeade

Other:  Lucky Limeade Ruffled Ribbon, Ticket Corner Punch

And here's a picture of our boys.  Luke wanted to hold Jack with a little help from Nana.  It looks like serious business!  This was before Jack told us he wanted out of there! 

I hope you are having a wonderful weekend.  It's raining here.  What a blessing!   We really need it.

 

Thanks for the visit and the lovely comments.  I hope to get by to see what you have done.

 

Enjoy!

Simple and Quick

I made this card a while back and since I didn't get a card made today, it's a good time to share it.

I used the Fabulous Florets stamp set and Daffodil Delight and River Rock ink.  Quick and simple. 

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Fabulous Florets

Ink:  Daffodil Delight, River Rock

Paper:  River Rock, Basic Black, Whisper White

Other:  Scallop Trim Border Punch

I made a birthday cake for DD today.  Luke really enjoyed the beater and asked me to make him "some more cake batter because it was so good".  Unfortunately the bottom of the cake came out at a different time than the top!  LOL, I used to make beautiful cakes all the time.  Now I end up with Birthday Surprises!  We put candles on it anyway and enjoyed the messy cake.  Hopefully there are fewer calories this way!

Thanks so much for stopping by.  I hope you'll come back soon.

Enjoy!