FMS504 Happy Fall Flowers

Happy Friday, peeps!  I got a couple new stamps last week (like I need more, right?!) and the sketch at Freshly Made Sketches was perfect for it: 

I haven't jumped on the slimline card craze too much...I think I am just lazy and don't feel like finding envelopes to fit, LOL!  But I challenge myself and here's my wee little slimline creation using a happy little image from Impression Obsession:

The size of my card is 2 3/4" x 6", and I used papers from Peaceful Prints and Harvest Meadow for my accents.  The image was stamped on Very Vanilla in Stazon ink and watercolored, then fussy-cut. I stamped on the DSPs as well to continue the pattern, and added a sentiment from Banner Year:

I know the sketch only uses two horizontal panels, but I had to add a third....my adhesive went over the top edge a wee bit and I could not get it off; the more I rubbed it with my adhesive eraser, the worse it got!  So I covered it up with a narrow piece of orange glimmer paper and added some Wink of Stella to my flowers centers and now it's sparkly as well!  I am also going to enter this at Krafty Chicks for their "All Occasions" challenge, and the TGIF challenge for their "pumpkin theme!!  

Thanks so much for visiting in today! 

We had a pop-up storm yesterday and another branch from our big pine tree bit the dust!  At least it didn't fall on John's garage...he was inside when it happened!  Yikes!  I had been waiting for this to happen....those branches were just too big and I knew they wouldn't be able to support themselves too much longer!  Now to get out the chain saw, tractor and dump trailer...big boy toys!

Enjoy your day and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Banner Year, Sunflowers and Pumpkins (G12370 Impression Obsession)
Card stock & Papers	Very Vanilla, Peaceful Prints DSP, Harvest Meadow DSP, Orange Glimmer Paper (ret)
Ink	Stazon, Pumpkin Pie, Garden Green, Crushed Curry, Cajun Craze
Accessories	Dimensionals
Tools	Aquapainter

TTTC132 Boo!

Hey again, stampers!  It's Tic Tac Toe time again, with Team X on creative duty this week!  Here's our board for you to choose from:

 

If you saw my earlier post, you know I used this die to create a cover for a Christmas card!  Since I already had it on my desk, I thought it would be fun to create a Halloween card as well!  I diecut the panel from some Pumpkin Pie cardstock, then this time, filled in the openings with some fun Halloween papers:

I added another diecut from some black glimmer paper to say "BOO!":

And I have so many Halloween goodies, I just had to add another diecut to the inside:

This all fulfills the diagonal line of diecut, free, and Halloween!

I am sure there are lots of things to inspire you from our grid this week!  Please play along with us and share it with us at the Tic Tac Toe blog!  Can't wait to see you there!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	None
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Pumpkin Pie, Black Glimmer, Cute Halloween DSP, Motley Monsters DSP (ret)
Ink	None
Accessories	Black Mini Dimensionals
Tools	Big Shot, Circle Die (Close to My Heart), Boo to You Dies (ret), Trick or Treat Die (Impression Obsession)

IB188C Plaid Tidings

Hi everyone!  Time for a new Inspired By Challenge!  We're still offering TWO choices and an optional sketch, so lots of possibilities for creating!  Let's check out the inspiration photos first:

And here's the optional sketch:

I went with those adorable little Christmas embroidery hoops...toooooo cute!  And I knew exactly what I was going to use!  Here we go:

This CTMH die was perfect for my little "ornaments"!  After cutting it from some Kraft paper, I backed it with some retired plaid SU DSP, then added some little Tim Holtz Seasonal Chitchat stickers (that I have had for years)!!  

I added some diecut greenery, berries and a big red bow!  Easy as can be!  

I hope you'll find some seasonal inspiration from our photos and share your creations with us over at Inspired By as well!  And be sure to come back a wee bit later...I'll be using this same die for another holiday creation---different holiday, though!  Thanks for popping in!

Just a few pictures from my morning walk....fall is in the air!

Enjoy your day and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	None
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Kraft, Evening Evergreen, Plaid Tidings DSP (ret)
Ink	None
Accessories	Enamel Dots (ret), Real Red Sheer Ribbon, Chitchat Seasonal Stickers (Tim Holtz)
Tools	Big Shot, Circles Die (Close to My Heart), Pretty Pines Dies (ret)

TCC160 Thankful Sunflowers

Happy Wednesday, peeps!  It's time for a lovely new Card Concept challenge, where we tell our card-making style!  Here's the prompt for today, which happens to be the first day of fall:

I anticipated seeing a lot of big, bold sunflowers in our DT gallery, so I turned and went in another direction!  I still have this sweet little hostess set from 2005 called Provencal, and remembered this little bouquet of sunflower, so I stamped it in Stazon ink on a piece of Shimmery White cardstock and got out my inks and aquapainter:

It was quick and easy to color in! 

I then added some plaid and woodgrain papers for my background, as well as some Daffodil Delight crinkled ribbon, a couple of green epoxy drops, and a sweet little sentiment from Sparkle of the Season:

It is always fun pulling out some of my older stamps and showing them some love!  I'd say this is my usual "clean and layered" style....I can't see to get away from it!  I hope you'll play along with us as well!  Be sure to check out what all the styles are on the Card Concept blog, and while you're there, check out what the DT has created for you to peruse!  Thanks for visiting today!

 

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Sparkle of the Season, Provencal (ret)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Shimmery White, Basic Black, Gingham Farm DSP (My Mind's Eye)
Ink	Stazon Black, Garden Green, Bumble Bee, Crushed Curry, Cajun Craze, Crumb Cake
Accessories	Green Epoxy Dots (ret), Dimensionals, Daffodil Delight Ribbon (ret)
Tools	Big Shot, Stitched Rectangle Dies, Layering Squares Dies (ret), Stitched So Sweetly Dies, Aquapainter

CAS On Sunday 214 Pretty Pumpkins

 Hi everyone!  When we were growing up, pumpkins were ONE color---orange!  Now they're every color under the sun!  I thought it would be fun to recreate some unusual ones, and I tucked in a little pale orange one as well:

I stamped my plethora of pumpkins on Shimmery White cardstock using Gray Granite and Versamark ink in my Stamparatus, so that I could heat-emboss them with Clear embossing powder.  That allowed me to watercolor them without the outlines bleeding:

I added a strip of Pale Papaya DSP on which I stamped a wee little sentiment from Our Daily Bread Designs.  It all went on a Very Vanilla card base, embossed with the Timeless Textures embossing folder.  I used the sketch from CAS on Sunday:

So happy you popped in today!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Pretty Pumpkins, Mini Tag Sentiments (Our Daily Bread Designs)
Card stock & Papers	Very Vanilla, Shimmery White, Pale Papaya DSP
Ink	Versamark, Gray Granite, Crumb Cake, Old Olive, Pear Pizzazz, Pale Papaya, Soft Succulent, Tranquil Tide (ret), Soft Suede
Accessories	Dimensionals, Clear Embossing Powder
Tools	Big Shot, Detailed Pumpkins Dies, Aquapainter, Heat Tool, Penned Flowers Dies, Timeless Textures EF

SSC266 Trickster

Happy Monday, peeps!  Hope your weekend was great!  Mine was very productive!  I managed to make a cute Halloween card, using the sketch from Sunday Stamps: 

First, though, my inspiration!  We went to visit a friend from church at his nursing home and they were having a little fundraiser fair, so I bought this cute Halloween notepad...I am a sucker for vintage Halloween stuff:

When I looked at that cat, I immediately thought of a stamp I bought several years ago, so I set out to recreate it a wee bit:

I stamped that smiling kitty on some Bumblebee cardstock and sponged around it with Baked Brown Sugar ink to give it a vintage look.  I colored in his nose to match the notecard, then I added some Halloween print papers and layered them on a Pumpkin Pie mat stamped with some vintage stars.

The sentiment came with the set, so I stamped that, then colored it in with some Blends and gave it a couple of smudges as well:

I added some glimmer stars and moon, then stamped this fun sentiment from an older Close to My Heart set:

I had a lot of fun making this one!  Thanks for popping in today!  

I happened to see two fledgling bluebirds outside my craft window on Saturday...it was a sunny day, and they found my birdbath.  One of them took quite a lengthy bath, he was a riot to watch.  The photos are through my screen, so they're not the best, but hopefully you'll get the gist!

Enjoy your day and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Trickster (unknown), Primitive Pumpkins (My Favorite Things), Hello Pumpkin (Close to My Heart)
Card stock & Papers	Naturals White (ret), Pumpkin Pie, Basic Black, Bumblebee, Happy Halloween DSP (Carta Bella), Black, Orange and Gold Glimmer Papers (ret)
Ink	Memento Black, Soft Suede, Baked Brown Sugar, Bumblebee
Accessories	Dimensionals
Tools	Big Shot, Stitched Rectangle Dies, Blending Brushes, Pumpkin Pie Blend, Star Punch (ret), 1" Circle Punch (ret)

PP559 CAS Fall Fun

Hi there peeps!  It's time for a new Paper Players challenge with the talented Claire as our hostess!  It's CLEAN AND SIMPLE week!!!  Here we go:

 

I probably didn't follow the guidelines too much for my CAS card today; my "white" space is Cajun Craze, and there's not supposed to be any pattern, and I used the Stitched Greenery die to add some interest to it!  Hopefully the rest is CAS enough!  So here it is:

This image is from a 1999 SU set called Fall for All, and in keeping with the CAS theme, I simply stamped it and left it uncolored.  I added a sentiment from Banner Year and a few falling leaves!  Simple and easy!

I hope you can play along with the Players this week and share your CAS "Fall Fun" creation with us!  Be sure to check out what the DT created as well!  Thanks for stopping by!

Everyone loves shopping and getting some new goodies...even if it's only a little purse!

Enjoy your day and be blessed!

"If you suffer as a Christian, do not be ashamed, but praise God that you bear that name." 1 Peter 4:16

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Banner Year, Fall for All (ret)
Card stock & Papers	Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake, Cajun Craze, Pumpkin Pie, Real Red, Bumblebee
Ink	Cajun Craze
Accessories	Dimensionals
Tools	Big Shot, Stitched Greenery Die, Stitched Rectangle Die, Seasonal Swirls Die, Stitched Shapes Dies (ret), Stitched Leaves Die (Lawn Fawn)