Basket of Apples

I did this card a few days ago while playing with Carolyn King’s Whimsical Autumn; I had already pulled out some paper from Basic Grey’s Kraft pad, so when I looked at the apple basket image, I noticed a “theme” so I went with it:

I loved how the various brown strips of DP mimicked the slats of the basket….although I am not sure my humongous crinkly-ribbon bow fits in there!!! LOL!  But my friend Georgette gave me a great hint on how to make regular seam-binding turn into this great crinkly ribbon and I just had to try it!  Simply take your seam binding (mine was some red I just picked up at a yard sale!), wet it, lay it on a piece of aluminum foil and roll the whole kit and caboodle up into a little ball.  Put the aluminum foil ball on a cookie sheet and put it in your oven at 425 degrees for 15-20 minutes.  If you’re baking something, throw it in there while it bakes…I imagine that you could do it at a lower temp for a little longer---experiment!  (Don’t just toss it into your oven like I did….it falls through the racks!)   Once it’s cooled off, unfold the foil and you have marvelous crinkly seam binding---and Georgette says it works for ribbon as well as seam binding!  So of course I had to use almost the whole piece for my bow….it takes a little experimenting to see how much you actually need!!!  

Anyway, the image was stamped in Stazon and watercolored with reinkers…..and then overstamped with Linen background stamp.  The sentiment is from Fun & Fast Notes.  I notice when my camera photographs the color RED, it never quite looks correct in the photo.  Anyone else have that problem or a solution?  IRL the ribbon is not quite as intense as it seems here.

Anyway, this card qualifies for the Little Red Wagon challenge 48 this week, which is to make your own embellishment!  Thanks for visiting---if you’re on the East coast, stay dry!

My daughter sent me a new picture of my little sweet cheeks:

Hmmm, that little cupcake looks good enough to stamp!

ColourQ 39

Hooray for the red, white & blue!  That’s what I thought of when I saw Arielle’s patriotic homespun theme for today’s ColourQ challenge:

Oh, if I only had all the time in the world, I would take up quilting as a hobby too!  Isn’t this little pillow sweet?  I did struggle a little with my card, though…..wanted to add too much fluff and stuff, but in the end kept it pretty simple.  So here we go:

I just got this little apple punch and thought it fit the “apple pie/USA” theme Arielle had in mind!  My sketch inspiration came from a card I saw a couple weeks back:

thought it was just so CUTE, I had to case it.  Unfortunately there is no watermark on the card, so I don’t remember from whose blog I got it! (If it’s yours, please let me know so I can give you credit!  Edited to add:  Thanks to Chris, I know that is was Wanda who made this lovely card!!  Thanks, Wanda!) My card will go to a special friend who is just one of the most generous and creative gals I know!!!  I’ll share with you sometime soon what she made for me!  Here’s the inside….just added the negative apple image and a quick little thank you:

We hope you can play along too and maybe become a Colour Queen!!!  Click on the link on the right sidebar to go to the ColourQ blog and see all the other designers’ lovely samples for today!    Thanks again for stopping by!  And by the next time the CQC comes around, the 4th will have already happened, so I am wishing all my American friends  a happy and safe Fourth of July!

• Stamps:  Trendy Trees, Boho Backgrounds, Background Basic, Text Style, PTI; Whimsical Autumn, Gina K
• Paper:  WW, Night of Navy, Real Red, Bravo Burgundy, Brocade Blue 
• Ink:  Real Red, Craft White
• Acc:  Nesties, Square Scallop Punch, Apple Punch by MS, Cuttlebug EF, Corduroy Ribbon, Gingham Ribbon, Dimensionals

A Flower for Mimi

Happy Friday, everyone! DH & I were away for a couple of days, so it is good to be home and back in my stamp room! My SIL’s birthday is Sunday; I just finished her card this afternoon, so guess what—it’s going to be LATE! Oh well! I chose a stamp set that I haven’t used for a while, Flowers for Daisy, by Asela Hopkins, and incorporated it into Mercy’s Sketch #66, shown here:

I stamped the image twice, colored them with SU markers, and popped up the second flower at an angle to the first one---I love the effect! Some Pink Flamingo DP gave me the color inspiration, and since the Stampin’ Royalty challenge this week is to use glitter, I added some DD to the center of my flower to glitz it up a bit! You can see it better here:

Thanks for stopping by today!

More Fall Colors

I almost forgot to check Stacey's Inspiration Challenge--it is a beautiful challenge, full of fall colors!  She chose Pumpkin Pie, More Mustard, Old Olive & Whisper White as her colors:

 

I just received Gina K's "Flowers for Daisy"--first time I ever ordered anything from her, and I am very pleased--especially since she sent M&Ms that say "Thank you"!!! Yum!  So here is my card using that set:

 

This sketch is CASE'd directly from Tammy; you can see her card here.  It also qualifies for Sharon's Stamp Simply Challenge today! You need to check out her blog, as she is giving away TONS of blog candy!!!   I am not too sure about the shadowing I did--you know how you start to add something and then it doesn't look right, and you add some more to fix it and...well, you get the picture!  I didn't have any little rickrack, and this jumbo rickrack seemed a little too bold, but I toned it down with some Sahara Sand ink.....a little better.  I love sewing on my cards, and now that I have my sewing machine out, maybe I can work on the curtains that I never did a few days ago!

• Stamps:  Flowers for Daisy, Gina K
• Paper:  More Mustard, Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive, Shimmery White, Ghostly Greetings DP, retired Christmas DP
• Ink:  Stazon Timber Brown, More Mustard, Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive, Sahara Sand, Close to Cocoa, Choc Chip
• Acc:  Aquapainter, Nesties, Jumbo Rickrack, HPH, Sewing Machine, Sponge Daubers, Dimensionals

I was able to make a quick "clean & simple" card yesterday with Cornish Heritage Farms' "Making the Grade" by Kim Hughes.  This will make a great masculine card and I was able to use up some teeny Basic Grey scraps!  Quick & easy!

• Stamps:  Making the Grade, CHF; Happy Everything, SU
• Paper:  Confetti White, BG scraps
• Ink:  Stazon Black, Creamy Caramel, Always Artichoke

Have a great day!  Stay tuned for blog candy, coming soon!
LeAnne