Lets Pick Apples!

As soon as I saw this cute digi from Sweet and Sassy Stamps called Rhubarb's Picking Apples, I thought about pairing with an old favorite, red gingham!  I'm such a sucker for red gingham, I guess it's a case of "any excuse"!  I sponged a sky with a cloud cut using Papertrey Ink's cloud die and Versamagic Seabreeze ink.  I also popped up a little strip of polka dot grass using the My Favorite Things grass Die-namic.

I just love the cute bear sentiments that Korin has designed to go with the Rhubarb images!

A Bible verse which I'd also love to use with this Rhubarb is one from the Psalms about the protection and love God has for us as His children:

"Keep me as the apple of your eye, hide me in the shadow of your wings."

Psalm 17:8

Other supplies include:

My Minds Eye, DCWV Guystack, October Afternoon Thriftshop dp

Twine

Giant Button,

Copics

Spellbinders Circles, Scalloped Circles, Squares, Scalloped Squares

Stampin Up Old Olive, Real Red cardstock

Cuppa Joe

I used todays sketch challenge at Splitcoaststampers with a fun Rhubarb digi from Sweet and Sassy Stamps called Rhubarbs Cuppa Joe - I'm feeling a bit low on energy and mojo today and this card put me in the mood for a cup of coffee - heading straight for the kitchen after this!

Other supplies include:

Spellbinders Circles, Lacey Circles

My Favorite Things faux crochet Die-namic

Echo Park Life is Good dp

Stampin Up Regal Rose, Early Esspresso, Whisper White cardstock

Button

Gingham ribbon

Fuzzy Bear Hugs

I used today's sketch challenge at Splitcoaststampers to make a card with this cute Sweet and Sassy Stamps image called Rhubarb's Pie.  I love working with these bright shades of yellow, red and green, they're such happy colors!  There are all kinds of fun Rhubarb images to choose from with more being created this month by owner Korin Sutherland!

Other supplies include:

Spellbinders Ovals Petite Large, Small

Circles Large, Small

The Twinery twine (Sweet and Sassy)

Buttons

K & Co. Sweet Nectar dp

Stampin Up Real Red cardstock

The Bees Knees

Today's Featured Stamper at Splitcoaststampers is Jennie (mocjen) and I based my card on a sweet CAS bee card in her fabulous gallery.  As soon as I saw it I thought of this little Rhubarb Honey Bee digi at Sweet and Sassy Stamps which I'd been wanting to try.  I had fun coloring this little bear and working with the color combo of black, white and yellow.  I couldn't help wishing I had those little bee buttons which are sitting in my stash at home - I was thinking a little dashed line bee flight path would have been fun to do!

Supplies include:

Twine - available from Sweet and Sassy Stamps

Spellbinders Circles Large, Small

Brads

Flower

Memory Box dp

Stampin Up cardstock

Felt Roses

My card today is based on a layout from a beautiful CAS card by Julia Aston (artystamper), who is Queen for the Day over at Splitcoaststampers.  I used some DCWV and Stampin up dp and added a Fanciful Flourish diecut using a Cheery Lynn Designs die.  The felt roses are cut using My Favorite Things rolled rose Die-namic.  I've used both these dies over and over again and love them.  The sentiment is from Verve.  This card is going to my sister in Minnesota - I recently got to spend a week there with her and we had a wonderful time - she is a real joy to me, and due to many thousands of miles between us, we don't get to spend enough time together!

Thankful for You

Today's sketch challenge at SCS gave me the chance to use Sweet and Sassy Stamps wonderful set Your Friendship again!  I popped up two of the three flowers in the set with punched leaves and added some SU buttons as flower centers.  The sentiment is one of seven in the set celebrating friendship, ideal for thanking those in our lives who have been a blessing to us!  The dp is from Stampin Up and the twine is from The Twinery, available also at Sweet and Sassy Stamps.

I'm posting my cards this month from my parents home in Glennallen, Alaska - having a wonderful time visiting my family here and also spending time creating with my Mom in her well stocked craft room!  The view from my parents deck and living room is beautiful, overlooking the forest with mountains in the distance, so we're not spending all our time in the craft room! 

Rhubarb Thanks

Today's sketch challenge at SCS gave me a change to try out a cute new character over at Sweet and Sassy Stamps named Rhubarb!  He's colored with copics and popped up on a sponged Nesties circle.  I used SU's Ballet Blue for the sponging and Real Red for the Verve sentiment.  The dp is My Minds Eye First Day of School.  The twine is by The Twinery and can be found in a great selection of colors at Sweet and Sassy Stamps!