Happy 4th!

Happy 4th of July everyone!  I am going to share two cards I received for the holiday---they have been "decorating" my piano since I received them and now am going to share them with YOU!

This one is from my friend Karen; the "s" is sparkly, too! :D

And this one is from my friend Wendy! I love how she used that SAB embossing folder--perfect!

Thanks, ladies, for making me feel special!  I hope everyone has a blessed and safe holiday!

Vintage Birthday Wishes

 Happy Wednesday, peeps! Trying to squeeze in some stamping time before our holiday celebrations!  I needed several masculine cards (aren't they the most challenging?) and saw a fun sketch from Just Add Ink as well as the birthday challenge from Retro Rubber!  

I went WAY back in the archives for some of these products, LOL!  Here's one of the cards I created:

The papers are from an old Basic Gray pad (remember them), and the "birthday" banner is from Time of Year (2016) and the "wishes" is from Holly Jolly Greetings (2015).  The vehicle is from Unity's Consider Yourself Vintage, and I know I've had that for several years:

I didn't want to put a bow on a masculine card, so I diecut a wee little wrench from some copper foil using a die from My Favorite Things....Tool Charms.  It's an oldie too!  The banners and mat are both Basic Black.  I made a few more similar to this for my stash for this month!  Now to get them ready to go out in the mail!  And I just realized this will fit the Krafty Chicks birthday challenge this week too!

Thanks so much for visiting today!  Enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Time of Year (2016, ret), Holly Jolly Greetings (2015, ret), Consider Yourself Vintage (Unity, at least 6 years old)
Card stock & Papers	Basic Beige, Basic Black, Copper Foil, Basic Gray DSP (unknown name)
Ink	Pecan Pie, Versafine Black
Accessories	Dimensionals
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Stylish Shapes Dies, Tool Charms Dies (My Favorite Things)

Tractor Fun

Happy Wednesday, peeps! I have a "just for fun" card today using a new Online Exclusive set that came out yesterday called Tractor & Company!  I usually steer clear of bundles with lots of fussy little pieces because inevitably, I find them too time-consuming, but since I grew up on a farm and have lots of farm-y people in my circle of acquaintances, I thought I'd go for it!  The first card definitely took a while to create, but it was fun:

My dad had Massey-Harris tractors when I was young, so I chose to make my tractor red!  I diecut and stamped all the images and created a little cloud for the sentiment using the retired Basic Borders die.  I also used the diecut edges to sponge some other clouds in the sky:

Cute sentiment, too!  My second one was much simpler; no diecutting, just stamping.  I really messed up my snowflakes, but this one was easy enough that I may just do another one:

I have a couple more ideas for this set, so you'll probably see it again soon!  Thanks for popping in today! Enjoy it and be blessed!

"Happy are those who reject the advice of evil people, who do not follow the example of sinners or join those who have no use for God.  Instead, they find joy in obeying the Law of the Lord, and they study it day and night." Psalm 1:1-2

First Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Tractor & Co
Card stock & Papers	Balmy Blue, Basic White, Basic Gray, Basic Black, Garden Green
Ink	Real Red, Pumpkin Pie, Cajun Craze, Crushed Curry, Garden Green, Versafine Black, Craft White
Accessories	Dimensionals
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Tractor & Co Dies, Basic Border Dies (ret), Grass Die (Impression Obsession), Sponge Dauber

Second Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Tractor & Co, Greetings of the Season, Spruced Up (ret)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White
Ink	Shaded Spruce, Real Red, Balmy Blue, Smoky Slate, Versafine Black
Accessories
Tools

CAS C&S563 You're On My Mind

Happy Tuesday, peeps! Happy July! Hope you're staying cool!  We had quite a busy weekend--2-day yard sale, church, boat ride, recuperation, LOL, so my stamping time was a bit limited! The Clean and Simple Colours & Sketches challenge this week is a sweet little color challenge to get my mojo started again:

I haven't used the set Encircled With Love very much, so I did some stamping in each of the colors, then fussy-cut some of the images and popped them up on an embossed panel for an uber-CAS card:

I did add a tiny scallop mat behind the image, as well as some Wink of Stella to the pink heart and a rhinestone gem to the purple one:

Simple, easy and sweet!  Thanks for popping in today!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Encircled With Love
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Bubble Bath
Ink	Bubble Bath, Azure Afternoon, Highland Heather
Accessories	Dimensionals, Peacock Rhinestone (ret), Wink of Stella
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Stylish Shapes Dies, Layering Circles Dies (ret), Mini Corrugated Embossing Folder