Sunshine Sayings with Doily Builder Thinlits

Thank you so much for joining Buffy, Susan and I

for another Stamp Off Challenge.  This week, our theme

is "You are my sunshine".  This is a great concept because

we are soooo looking forward to spring!

I had a hard time getting a good picture of this card,

so will post two.   I also changed the position of the sentiment.
 My immediate thought was to use the 

word "sunshine" from the Sunshine Wishes Thinlits

on page 220.   These thinlits coordinate with the

Sunshine Sayings set on page 112, which is where I 

got the word "SENDING".    I cut out this word with

a Framelit from Bouquet Bunch on page 216.  It is

perfect for those small sentiments that need a special shape.

This card features one of my favorite color combinations;

 Calypso Coral, Mango Melody and Poppy Parade.

The medallions came from the Doily Builder Thinlits Dies

on Occasions page 47.  Sadly, these dies are no longer available!  
The Lace Dynamic Texture

Impressions Embossing Folder (Occasions page 11)

provides the perfect backdrop for those medallions.

I hope that you enjoyed my sunshine card and have time

to pop by Buffy and Susan's sites to see their cards!

So Hoppy Together with Animal Outing

Ahhh, the frogs.  Specifically, So Hoppy Together on

page 13 of the SAB catalog.  I really do enjoy them

because they are very HAPPY images, and easy to color

with Stampin' Blends.  

The sentiment comes from Animal Outing,

on page 27 of the annual catalog.

I layered strips of Brights Designer Series Paper (p 191) 

and the lovely Gingham Gala DSP pack (Occasions p 35)

Every self respecting frog requires some bright colors.

Once both strips of DSP were adhered to a piece of Cardstock,

I ran that entire panel through the Subtle Textured

Impressions Embossing Folder.

I probably should have posted this card Monday,

since this card is extra green.

Gingham By the Bay

There are several SAB items that really call to me.

By the Bay (p 10) is one of them.  It is perfect for those

situations that call for a tender word.

In this example, I used Stampin' Blends to color the gulls,

which were layered on some Gingham Gala DSP

(Occasions page 35).   I added a bit of Organdy Ribbon

to pull the card together.  It is simple, but hopefully soothing.

Let it Ride Pines

This is a different approach to Let it Ride on Occasions

page 45.  I think that the pine trees are a great stand alone

item.  I paired the pines with the Gingham Gala DSP

on page 35.  The SAB Organdy Ribbon Combo pack

on page 7 completed the card.

Sadly, the Gingham Gala DSP is not available right now.

Dear Doily with Butterfly Gala

Looking at the images from Dear Doily (Occasions 2019 p 47),

I thought the circle punched doily images looked a lot

like an old doodling technique called zentangling.  

There is a tutorial on Splitcoaststampers HERE.

This is a very simple card, given my limited stamping supplies,

so I layered the circles on a strip of Wood Textures DSP

(page 191).  The sentiment from Butterfly Gala 

(Occasions page 35) was stamped in the corner.  

I colored some candy dots with Stampin' Blends!

in order to coordinate with the Coastal Cabana

card base.  I liked the fact that this ended up feeling

a bit "Southwest",  likely because 

of the patterns and color combination.

Dear Doily with Geared Up Garage

I never have enough condolence cards.  Often, I'm 

stymied by the fact that I need to come up with something

elegant, yet get it into the mail quickly.

That was the impetus behind this card.  I used the flower

from Dear Doily (Occasions 2019), the cloud from

Geared Up Garaged (Occasions 2019) and the 

spatter of dots from Timeless Textures (Annual Catalog).

This card was fast to stamp in Mint Macaron and Soft Suede,

 with a bit of Mint Macaron Baker's Twine added

as the finishing touch.