In(k)spire Me 401 Fall Collage

Happy Monday, peeps!  Just a quick post today---I have two Christmas card stamp camps today, so it's going to be busy but fun!  I thought the In(k)spire Me sketch was a fun one---they actually have a color challenge too but I chose to only do the sketch--and here it is:

I pulled out a retired set, Pick a Pumpkin, and its matching dies, Patterned Pumpkins, and stamped a few in Pumpkin Pie, Sahara Sand, Grapefruit Grove, and Crushed Curry and Old Olive, cutting them out and clustering them around a cool collage print from some papers by Carta Bella:

I cut some tendrils and the little horizontal embellishments from some Photoplay papers, and that was about it!  I toyed with adding a sentiment, but nothing really worked, so I left it plain and mounted it on an embossed mat of Sahara Sand.  I'll add a sentiment inside when I send it out!

Aren't these little pictures so fun?!  Love them!

Thanks for popping in today!

Here's another little fall vignette, LOL!  

Do you think that Eden adores Cassidy?  I think she does!  Enjoy your day and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Pick a Pumpkin (ret)
Card stock & Papers	Sahara Sand, Very Vanilla,  Naturals White (ret), Fall Break DSP (Carta Bella), Autumn Day DSP (Photoplay)
Ink	Sahara Sand, Pumpkin Pie, Grapefruit Grove, Crushed Curry, Old Olive
Accessories	Dimensionals
Tools	Big Shot, Nested Labels Dies, Patterned Pumpkins Dies (ret), Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder, Soft Suede Marker

Paper Players 459 CAS Snowflakes

Happy Sunday, everyone!  Anne Marie is our Paper Players hostess this week with an amazing clean-and-simple challenge!  Check it out:

I was really excited about this challenge, because I just bought the Noble Peacock Foil Sheets, and was pondering what to do with them!  SO...here we go:

I already had the Seasonal Layers die set on my desk for a past project, so I pulled out the snowflake dies and cut one of each from the darkest blue foil....soooo pretty, but so hard to capture in a photograph!

I layered the top one against a panel of Sparkle glimmer paper and placed the other two at the bottom right to fit the FMS sketch for this week:

My last addition was a wee little sentiment from a past Paper Pumpkin kit, stamped in Blueberry Bushel.  I resisted adding pearls or bling, as it is a clean-and-simple challenge, but it would look very pretty if I had!

I hope you'll play along with our current CAS challenge....remember to use minimal layers and embellishments...personally, I love lots of white space, so that's what I go for!  Share your creation with us at the Paper Players...can't wait to see it!  While you're there, check out what beauties the DT came up with as well!  Thanks for visiting today!

Friday night football!

Enjoy your day and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Paper Pumpkin (ret)
Card stock & Papers	Whisper White, Sparkle Glimmer Paper, Royal Peacock Foil Specialty DSP
Ink	Blueberry Bushel
Accessories
Tools	Big Shot, Seasonal Layers Dies

CTS339 Pumpkin Note

Happy Saturday, peeps!  Boy, it was decidedly fall-feeling yesterday, so I pulled out a few autumnal-hued papers and coordinating stamps (I have SO MANY!) and created a couple cards using the CAS(E) This Sketch sketch, which I just love:

The first one uses a pumpkin from Right at Home's Grateful Heart set; I stamped it on some watercolor paper and colored it with reinkers:

The sentiment is from Close to My Heart, and the plaid paper is from Carta Bella, the print paper is from Photoplay...I love how that little "pumpkin" is in orange, right above my stamped pumpkin!

I used a corner rounder to round all the corners, as well as the lower corners of my Very Vanilla card, which was embossed with the Subtle embossing folder!  For the next one, I used some more images from the same Right at Home set, mounting them on a piece of Authentique paper, then adding a tiny sentiment from a past Paper Pumpkin kit:

I used Blends to color these in; has anyone ever had a Blend come apart so that the wick comes out?  That happened to one of mine...a bit frustrating for sure!

Anyhoo, that's it for today...thank for popping in and be sure to come back tomorrow for a new Paper Players challenge!  

This girl still loves her blankie....and her lambie...and Ginger!!  Although I am not quite sure why she's sleeping on the floor!

 

Enjoy your day and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Grateful Heart (Right at Home), Paper Pumpkin (ret), Bunches of Joy (Close to My Heart)
Card stock & Papers	Very Vanilla, Watercolor, Crumb Cake, Confetti Cream (ret), Autumn Day DSP (Photoplay), Fall Break DSP (Carta Bella), Nestled DSP (Authentique)
Ink	Stazon Black, Early Espresso, Cajun Craze, Grapefruit Grove, Pumpkin Pie, Crumb Cake, Soft Suede
Accessories	Dimensionals
Tools	Big Shot, Subtle EF, Aquapainter, Corner Rounder Punch (ret), Word Window Punch (ret), SU Blends

AYSI209 Merry Circles

Hey kiddos!  Friday has finally arrived, and with it comes a new As You See It challenge!  And I must add, this is an extra-special challenge, because we are adding a new member to our team...the uber-creative (and lovely Paper Player teamie), Joanne James.  If you've not visited her blog, The Crafty Owl, you're in for a treat...she is one crafty chick!!  Give her a big welcome when you visit!  

Our challenge today is a "fill in the blank"...those are always fun!  This week, we want you to use your favorite die or punch:

I can't tell you how excited I was when SU came out with the Stitched Shapes dies!  I use them so much, the name is wearing off the front of the plastic envelope!  The circles are the ones I go to most, so I paired them with some Wrapped In Plaid and Gold Foil DSPs to make a card:

I kept my background plain but I did emboss it with a Tim Holtz Poinsettia Knit EF, then added a diecut sentiment from the retired Christmas Greetings dies; I cut out three layers and adhered them together for an extra pop:

Finally, I added some sequins from my stash for a little extra sparkle!  This would be a great way to use up some DSP scraps, don't you think?

So what's your favorite die or punch?  Share it with us at As You See It so we can see it too!  Thanks for popping in today!

We took an impromptu trip to Longwood Gardens last night...they had a fountain show set to Broadway music, and of course it was fabulous!  A little rain shower before the show kept us under the tent, but John was content to drink a beer while we listened to Polkadelphia...a polka band from Philly!  Then the rain stopped and we only got our seats wet a tiny little bit, LOL!   It was a fun way to spend a late summer evening!  My photos are not that good but hopefully you can get a feel for the evening!  It was fun to watch the change as the evening got darker and darker!

How can just water and lights be so spectacular?!  Enjoy your day and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps
Card stock & Papers	Thick White, Gold Foil, Wrapped in Plaid DSP
Ink
Accessories	Sequins (Verve)
Tools	Big Shot, Stitched Shapes Dies, Christmas Greetings Dies (ret), Poinsettia Knit EF (Tim Holtz)

IB89 Acorns for Fall

Hi peeps!  It's sweltering here in PA....but it is still summer, right?!  Thankfully, Laurel has her mind on fall and she has a wonderful Inspired By challenge for us today!  Here's my take on it...as soon as I saw the photo prompt, I knew I wanted to use this Spellbinder's Die of the Month from last year:

And here is her photo inspiration:

I love the rich intense colors...I think I should have done some shading on my card!  Maybe I'll do another, LOL!  Anyway, I started my card by using the sketch from Sketch Saturday:

I diecut the acorn cap from some Brushed Copper cardstock, and the remaining pieces from some Oliver DSP from My Mind's Eye:

The tan background, plaid mat, and banner are also from the same pad, and I embossed the tan background with the Subtle embossing folder after adhering it to a Very Vanilla card base.  The final simple touch was three candy dots in the corner!  I left the inside blank until I decide for what occasion to use it!

Thanks for popping in today--I hope you'll use our photo inspiration to create something fall-ish, or acorny, or whatever!  Share it with us at the IB blog too!!

Our little tomboy!

Enjoy your day and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps
Card stock & Papers	Very Vanilla, Marina Mist, Brushed Copper (ret), Oliver DSP (My Mind's Eye)
Ink
Accessories	Candy Dots (ret), Dimensionals
Tools	Big Shot, Stitched Rectangle Dies, October 2018 Small Die of the Month (Spellbinders)

Stamp Club Projects

Happy Wednesday, peeps!  Almost halfway through the week, yippee!  I thought I would share a couple of the stamp club projects we made on Monday.  I enjoyed making the box card shown here so I thought my stamp girls would too!  Both groups used DSP from Come to Gather, in different patterns and palettes.  Instead of using a circle die to cut out the opening, this time we used the Stitched Rectangle dies.  So here they are (the center panel on the first one looks off-center but it is only because of the camera angle!):

To create the opening and the inside panel, we adhered a piece of DSP to the front of the card, adhering the SIDES only.  Then we cut out a panel using one of the Stitched Rectangle dies; it is a little challenging to get it through the Big Shot as you are cutting through two layers, but it will work!  Because there is no adhesive holding the layers together in the center, you are able to separate them (save the white layer for another use), then you can then flip the DSP over and cut a smaller panel using the next size down die.  Adhere that piece to the center and decorate as desired!  For these, we used the Seasonal Layers leaf dies, and added a sentiment from Itty Bitty Birthdays, also diecut with the Stitched Rectangle dies.  A sentiment can be added to the back, if desired.  Once finished, these can be pushed flat and they fit into a standard envelope! I really enjoy making these cards!  Thanks for popping in today!

Wayne's company did a charity golf outing yesterday for the Make a Wish Foundation (they raised $31K!!!), and he brought home one of the centerpieces from their table:

Isn't that pretty?! Enjoy your day and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Itty Bitty Birthdays
Card stock & Papers	Whisper White, Cajun Craze, Merry Merlot, Pool Party, Pretty Peacock, Come to Gather DSP
Ink	Pretty Peacock, Merry Merlot
Accessories	Linen Thread, Nature's Twine
Tools	Big Shot, Stitched Rectangle Dies, Seasonal Layers Dies

RRCB119 Happy Fall Colors

Hey peeps!  It's Tuesday, and that brings us a new Retro Rubber challenge, and it's a lovely seasonal one:

I used one of my all-time favorite Papertrey sets (it's at least from 2014, but probably before that), called A Wreath for All Seasons.  Honestly, you can't go wrong with this...it's easy to line up, creates a beautiful wreath, and I love it!  So here we go:

I stamped my twig wreath in Soft Suede, then added "berries" of Real Red and Pumpkin Pie, cutting it out with a Stitched Shapes circle die.  The sentiment is from My Creative Time (circa 2013), Just For You, diecut with a My Favorite Things banner die:

I also pulled out an old favorite embossing folder by Cuttlebug that features lots of fall words; I embossed a piece of DSP from my stash, then lightly sponged some Crumb Cake ink on top, just to make the words stand out a bit:

A little twine bow finished it off!  

There are lots of ways you can use these colors, so we hope you'll play along!  Just remember that you must use stamps that are at least a year old and tell us the age, as best you can!  Share your creation with us at Retro Rubber--can't wait to see you there!

From the Fish Fry, Jameson's little brother Sawyer played his own version of Corn Hole:

This little ginger is full of spice!  Thanks for visiting today--enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	A Wreath for All Seasons (Papertrey Ink), Just For You (My Creative Time)
Card stock & Papers	Naturals White (ret), Misc DSP from my stash
Ink	Soft Suede, Pumpkin Pie, Real Red
Accessories	Twine, Dimensionals, Sponge
Tools	Big Shot, Stitched Shapes Dies, Autumn Words EF (Cuttlebug), Stitched Sentiment Strips Dies (My Favorite Things)