Summertime Refreshments — PP

Posted on June 2, 2013 by amyoneillblog

Jaydee has a fun theme challenge for us over at the Paper Players this week:

I’m ready for a Summer holiday, how about you? My kids have four more days of school, and then we’ll be celebrating Summer in our household. Yippee! I love having them home for the summer.

I was kinda stumped by this theme for a little while. I don’t have any beach or pool themed stamps. Nor do I have any sunglasses stamps nor flip-flops stamps. I wasn’t sure what to do. But then I focused on colors, and I knew I wanted to use Coastal Cabana and Strawberry Slush (the names are summery, right?). And the Strawberry Slush made me think of a summery drink, and then I thought of using the Happy Hour stamp set. Oh, the way the mind works!

When I made this I was picturing a Strawberry daiquiri and a Margarita. Sounds good!

Some of you have asked me to show the inside of my cards. Well, there isn’t usually much to show as I don’t often do anything on the inside. I feel lucky to get the outside finished on most days. But I love the sentiments that come with this set, and decided to finish the inside on this one.

I hope you can join us at the Paper Players this week! Meanwhile, take a look at what the rest of this team did with this sketch:

Enjoy your Sunday! Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies Used:
Stamps: Happy Hour
Ink: Strawberry Slush, Pear Pizzazz, Island Indigo, Daffodil Delight, Smoky Slate, Versamark
Paper: Coastal Cabana, Daffodil Delight, Whisper White, Gingham Garden dsp
Embellishments: Daffodil Delight 1/4″ Stitched Grosgrain ribbon, Labels Collection framelits, Festive Paper-Piercing Pack, Polka Dot Embossing folder, Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border punch, White Stampin’ Emboss folder

Christmas Cheers

Posted on October 14, 2012 by amyoneillblog

Now, here’s a color I haven’t used in a LONG time — River Rock. It’s not that I don’t like River Rock (I DO like it), it’s just that I forget about poor River Rock and turn to his bigger brother, Crumb Cake most of the time. For this card, I wanted to use something other than Crumb Cake because I’ve been making a lot of cards with it lately. I thought I was pulling out Sahara Sand, but when I looked at it closely, I realized it was River Rock…and I really liked it with this card.

Well, I hope you’re enjoying your weekend! Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies Used:
Stamps: Happy Hour
Ink: Gumball Green, Cherry Cobbler, Basic Black, Gold Stampin’ Dazzle Marker
Paper: River Rock, Very Vanilla, Be of Good Cheer dsp
Embellishments: Vintage Faceted Designer Buttons, Cherry Cobbler Baker’s Twine, Apothecary Accents framelits, Window Frames Collection framelits, Essentials Paper-Piercing Pack

3 Cheers for You!

Posted on September 17, 2012 by amyoneillblog

This was not a stamp set that I originally thought I had to have. But after seeing so many cute cards made with this set, it became a “have to have” set. It is a really fun set. I love how it comes with so many pieces so you can mix and match the drinks — strawberry, orange/lime wedge, olive, umbrella, etc…

I made this card using the sketch over at the Retro Sketches site.

Have a great week! Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies Used:
Stamps: Happy Hour
Ink: Island Indigo, Calypso Coral, Summer Starfruit, Lucky Limeade
Paper: Island Indigo, Calypso Coral, Summer Starfruit, Summer Smooches
Embellishments: Finishing Touches Edgelits, Calypso Coral Baker’s Twine, Vintage Faceted Designer Buttons, Pearl Basic Jewels