Splish...Splash...

I was takin a bath...long about a Saturday night.... got a little carried away there, didn't I.  Actually used a MFT PI image called Splish Splash --- playing in puddles!! Now, tell me what child {and adult} doesn't like to play in puddles! For the MFT weekly stamp club challenge. Stamped the image and paper pieced, added some hand stitching {still getting acquainted with my sewing machine... okay, it is HARD for me to use the wheel and do one stitch at a time!!!!!} Colored a little with copics, added some MFT twill and a sun MFT die-namic.

The card....

TFL!!! And... play in puddles when you can, it keeps you young!!

eta: should have stitched around the rays in the sun too!!

Ingredients
Stamps: MFT PI Splish Splash
Paper: OA dp, and not sure of the other?, green, vanilla, kraft
Ink: black, copics
Accessories: MFT baby braddies, twine, MFT sun die-namic, fun fibers- remember those?, MFT twill, Jody's wonderful sticky stuff

Hugs!!

One of my fav color combos is kraft, red {in this case, cherry cobbler and it's better than red, honestly!!}, black, vanilla/white. So, I had fun with this card and I was playing with some new stamps... to boot!! For Verve's week 3 challenge... Tosh's sketch and my card....

Used some of Verve's newest stamps/dies-- Text Objects is becoming an obsession of mine... the sentiment stamped on kraft... "Brief is life but love is long. Alfred Lord Tenyson.. Have a heart that never hardens and a temper that never tires and a touch that never hurts.. Charles Dickens..." LOVE IT!! Reminds me of what I need to be. Heart is from Love Notes and used the heart die, the image on the sweet scallop die is from Sweet Treats and the sentiment "Hugs" is from Love Notes.

TFL!!

Ingredients

Stamps: already told ya', didn't I?? {insert smiley face here}

Paper: SU dp, kraft, black, crumbcake

Ink: black, crumbcake

Accessories: buttons, linen thread TCP, cherry cobbler seam binding

Be Mine!!

Week 2 of the Verve weekly sketch challenges is a sketch from Charmaine. I used this Yummy paper from MM called Je t'adore-- love the pinks with a hint of green, ohh.. and flowery!! Stamped the hearts from Verve's Text Objects dp and kraft, cut out, added a few little rhinestones to the corner. Purchased a new Janome sew mini {3rd sewing machine this year, don't ask!!} No, honestly it wasn't all my fault- just maybe, the second mishap!!!! Added a little stitching in kraft, distressed the edges of the back two panels, stamped the Be Mine from Verve's "Hearts on Fire" to a Maya Road journaling ticket {have had these for a while and recently, after seeing some tickets used, I remembered I had them--don't tell me you don't have things in your stash that you don't remember-- I know it's not true!! LOL} Lastly, I added a bow made with crinkled seam binding, crochet lace, and pearl strings along with a couple Maya Road stickpins and a Websters Pages button in the middle.

When I went back and looked at the pics... first thought was the bow combo looked like "tarantula" legs??? IRL it's pretty.

Here's the card

TFL!! Love when you stop by and leave comments-- appreciate your kinds words-- even if you tell me you thought of spider legs too!!!!

Ingredients

Stamps: Verve's Text Objects and Hearts on Fire

Paper: MM Je t'adore, old olive, crumbcake

Ink: black

Accessories: crochet lace, crinkled seam binding from PraireBird on Etsy, Maya Road journaling tickets and stickpins, pearl string and rhinestones from PizzazzaPlenty, Websters Pages rhinestone button

Have a Cuppa!!

The Cat's Pajamas has a weekly challenge. This week is an inspiration pic of a hat from Little MissMatched!! If you've never been, you need to check it out. My sisters and I have been buying for several years {not as much variety when we started as there is now} and started with the socks. You get three socks in bold bright colors that don't match except "kinda"!! These have been stocking gifts for years... kinda quirky my family!!

Here's the hat... isn't it adorable??!!

Here's my card...

You can see the stripes and colors influenced me a little, LOL!! Used TCP's PJ "Have a Cuppa' and colored with copics. Added the apron border die on the top and bottom and used my fingers to "lift" it a little from the paper to add dimension. Paper pieced the apron, added divine twine {love this stuff}, lace, ribbon, and a button.

TFL!! Hope you enjoy looking as much as I enjoyed playing!!!

Ingredients

Stamps: The Cats Pajamas PJ Have A Cuppa

Paper: OA dp, tempting turqoise, white, black, yellow

Ink: memento tuxedo black, copics

Accessories: nesties oval and scalloped oval, SU circle punches, ribbon, lace, divine twine, buttom, TCP apron border die, Jody's sticky stuff

With Sympathy

Have a couple friends that needed sympathy cards so I combined this one with Stacey's Curtain Call Color Challenge - CCCC64 to use cherry cobbler, pacific point, marina mist, always artichoke and whisper white. I adore these colors together!!! {may have to make another card since I am early this week} We've had snow and ice here in the south and it has slowed things down a bit. I grew up just a little south of Chicago so, I understand snow and ice but, since we don't have it often here- no big investments in ice/slag to keep all the roads clear. 

The marina mist is stamped with pacific point using Verve's Bountiful Backgrounds. Monika Davis at MAD Stamper made a card this week where she did this and I loved it together so I cased that idea. Added cherry cobbler for a background panel accent ... cherry cobbler is a gorgeous color!! Sewed a little on seam binding ribbon and added lace. Artichoke leaves, a prima flower with crystals, and a big old bow finished it off.

TFL!! Love when you stop by and appreciate all your kind words!!

Ingredients
Stamps: Verve Bountiful Backgrounds and Kind Words
Paper: marina mist, cherry cobbler, whisper white, always artichoke
Ink: black, pacific poing
Accessories: SU leaves embosslit, prima flower, tag nestabilities, sewing, SU seam binding ribbon