Birthday Tackle - Stampin' Up! Gone Fishing

   Masculine themed cards tend to take a back burner don't they?  Sometimes we just want all the floof and glimmer and over the top layers but we do still need those masculine type cards so when I see a good color combo for one I try to jump on it before a grand "floofy" idea takes over!  I used the Gone Fishing set combined with 2 fun challenges to pull this one together.  The colors are from Color Throwdown and the layout is from Freshly Made Sketches.

  Sometimes it's a good thing to have so much choice in papers sometimes it isn't!  In this case I was happy that I had some pieces of the retired Enjoy the Journey DSP because there is a pattern in there that uses 2 of the challenge colors which I translated to Stampin' Up! to be Garden Green and Coastal Cabana so I used that for the background to my card.

  Following the sketch I cut a few Perennial Postage die shapes and started to think which pieces of tackle from the Gone Fishing set would fit where.  I started with the bottom left rectangle and stamped the sentiment from Saying Hey in Basic Gray at the bottom.  To fill the top portion I stamped and die cut a bobber adding in the third challenge color orange: Pumpkin Pie.

  Moving up I stamped the lure in Basic Gray and did the second step in Coastal Cabana. In the largest rectangle I used all 3 colors with 2 different images.  All of the tackle is popped on dimensionals.

  I wanted to add some embellishments but twine didn't seem to work anywhere even though I had some in all 3 colors!  I settled on some retired Classic Matte Dots in Basic Gray and used 3 groups of 3.

  I'm pleased with how this one turned out and think it could be a go to layout in the future changing up different color combos for fun looks.

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Stamps: Gone Fishing, Saying Hey

Ink: Basic Gray, Pumpkin Pie, Garden Green, Coastal Cabana

Paper: Basic White, Enjoy the Journey DSP (retired)

Accessories: Gone Fishing Dies, Perennial Postage dies, dimensionals, Classic Matte Dots (retired)

Fall Showers Note - Stampin' Up! Playing in the Rain

   After spending so much time lately with fall and Christmas stamps and papers I needed a bit of a break so when I saw the Color Hues challenge to use Mustard and Olive for a card I looked through my sets and thought that the older set Playing in the Rain would be a nice change of pace.  It still ends up having a little bit of a fall feel but it was nice to use some older supplies.

  There really isn't anything new technique wise on this card.  It was just a fun one to focus on the two challenge colors and create a little scene.  The base is Old Olive with the next layer being a piece of retired Design A Daydream DSP in a light olive crosshatch pattern.  I liked the lighter version of Old Olive here so that the other elements would pop a bit more against it instead of everything being darker.

  The fox is stamped in Memento Black and then colored with Blends.  The flower stems are die cut from Old Olive cardstock then topped with some retired Adhesive-Backed Hearts and Flowers enamel shapes.

  I used the Simply Said stamp set and a Stylish Shape die cut circle for the sentiment.  A bit of long retired Crushed Curry Mini Chevron ribbon is looped behind the sentiment to add more of that color to the top of the card and also completes the visual triangle of elements.

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Stamps: Playing in the Rain, Simply Said

Ink: Memento Black

Blends: Old Olive light & dark, Daffodil Delight light & dark, Cajun Craze light & dark

Paper: Old Olive, Basic White, Design a Daydream DSP (retired)

Accessories: Playing in the Rain dies, Stylish Shapes dies, dimensionals, Adhesive-Backed Hearts and Flowers (retired), Crushed Curry Mini Chevron ribbon (retired)

Shades of Brown - Stampin' Up! Reindeer Fun

   Can you tell I've been having a good time creating with the Reindeer Fun bundle?  My card today is inspired by the 52 Christmas Card Throwdown challenge which is to use shades of brown.  It took me a minute to square up "brown" and "Christmas" and after looking through some papers and finding the lovely snowflake pattern in the Sentimental Christmas DSP an idea started!

  I started with a Basic White thick card base and I sponged Pecan Pie ink on the edges, next is the layer of Sentimental Christmas DSP.  Next is a panel of Basic White embossed with the Forever Plaid embossing folder with more sponged edges.

  I had a piece of the Wood Textured Specialty paper left from a previous project and it was already blended with Crumb Cake ink so I punched a tag top and you guessed it...more sponging.  I added a Crumb Cake ribbon to the tag and secured it with a long retired Glimmer Brad.

  Next are the deer stamped in Early Espresso, colored with Stampin' Blends and die cut.  I popped the deer with dimensionals and then worked on the sentiment.

  The sentiment is also from the Reindeer Fun stamp set and I stamped it in Early Espresso and cut the tag with the Unbounded Love dies.  And again more sponged edges.

  The finishing touch are the 4 retired candy dots in a shade of brown.  Could be Early Espresso, could be retired Chocolate Chip, who knows!

  I am pleasantly suprised with how good the "browns" work for a Christmas card and I'm glad I gave this challenge a try!

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Stamps: Reindeer Fun

Ink: Early Espresso, Pecan Pie, Crumb Cake

Blends: Pecan Pie light & dark, SU300, color lifter

Paper: Basic White thick, Basic White, Sentimental Christmas DSP, Wood Texture Specialty paper

Accessories: Reindeer Fun dies, Forever Plaid embossing folder, Unbounded Love dies, dimensionals, tag topper punch (retired), Stitched Crumb Cake ribbon (retired), candy dots (retired), Glimmer Brad (retired)

Doe a Deer - Stampin' Up! Reindeer Fun Dies

   I was playing around with adding a bit of pink to a Christmas card design and came up with today's card for the Tic Tac Toe challenge. I wanted to make a deer card with the Reindeer Fun bundle but not use the antlers so I guess I wanted a girl deer hence the pink.  The tic tac toe board for the challenge had "wreath, any shape die, and embossing" as one of the lines so I went with that using the wreath die, deer die and the Forever Plaid embossing folder.  

 I started this one off with a Pretty in Pink base.  For the background I embossed 2 panels of Garden Green Two-Toned cardstock with the Forever Plaid embossing folder and then used a sanding block to distress the pattern.  I adhered these on the 2 ends and then put a strip of 2024-2026 In Color DSP in the center.

  I had the Spotlight on Nature die cut in my orphaned card parts so I added that next as place to put my deer.  The deer is cut from 3 layers of cardstock: back to front- Early Espresso, Basic Beige and Pecan Pie.  I trimmed off the antlers from the Early Espresso layer and glued them all together.  I used some Pretty in Pink Glimmer paper to cut the bow and nose.  The deer is tucked inside a double layer wreath cut from more of the Garden Green Two-Toned cardstock.  The dark layer is on the bottom with the lighter one on top.  The whole deer/wreath is popped on dimensionals.

  The only stamping on this card is the sentiment from Peaceful Season stamp set stamped in Garden Green onto a strip of Soft Sea Foam.  I added some die cut gifts with bows and some strings of lights at the top.  Finally 2 2024-2026 In Color Shimmer Gems are added for a bit more sparkle under the sentiment.

  This was a fun one to pull together using the challenge and my need to make a girl deer lol!

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Stamps: Peaceful Season

Ink: Garden Green

Paper: Garden Green Two-Toned cardstock (Scrapbooking Line) Pretty in Pink, 2024-2026 In Color DSP, 2024-2026 In Color Glimmer paper, Basic White, Early Espresso, Basic Beige, Pecan Pie, Soft Sea Foam

Accessories: Reindeer Fun dies, Forever Plaid embossing folder, dimensionals, 2024-2026 In Color Shimmer Gems

Witchy Owl - Stampin' Up! Christmas Friends

   What do you do when you don't have a Halloween stamp set but you want to play along with the Festive Friday stamping challenge?  You pull out a Christmas stamp set and and get creating that's what!!  The choice board was fun this time around but the only main image stamp I had that worked with the choices was a Christmas owl from the Christmas Friends stamp set!  It's not called a challenge for nothing I guess.  And the way my stamping worked out this card works for the Just Add Ink challenge also!  For my pick two I actually ended up with all 3 - trees, circle & ink blending!

  From the Festive Friday choice board I used black, die cuts, owls, full moon and witches (hat).  I started with a Night of Navy base.  The next layer started off as just a Basic White panel!  I die cut a circle from scrap paper (a punched circle works too!) and adhered it to my Basic White panel with some re-positionable adhesive.  I started blending around the circle mask with Pool Party ink, then Blueberry Bushel and then Night of Navy to give me a progressively darker sky as I went further from the moon.  Next I took the piece of scrap paper with the circle cut from it and layered it over the moon and lightly blended a bit of Daffodil Delight ink on the moon.

  To make the tree I used the tall skinny evergreen from the Peaceful Evergreen stamp set and stamped it on it's side up the edge of the panel in Memento black ink.

  The owl from the Christmas Friends set is stamped in Memento black and then colored in with Blends markers.  I fussy cut her out and trimmed off the Santa hat since I was clearly going for a Halloween vibe!  I used an oval die and a triangle die (punches or hand cutting work too!) and some Black Glimmer paper and made her a fun witches hat.  The owl and hat are popped up on the tree with dimensionals.

  The final bit of stamping is the sentiment from an old set called Good Greetings.  I'm a little annoyed at myself that I stamped it kind of crooked but I wasn't doing the moon/sky all over again so it is what it is.  

  I think it came out pretty well for a Halloween card made with Christmas stamps!

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Stamps: Christmas Friends, Peaceful Evergreens, Good Greetings (retired)

Ink: Daffodil Delight, Pool Party, Blueberry Bushel, Night of Navy, Memento Black

Blends: Pecan Pie light & dark, Ivory, Daffodil Delight dark

Paper: Night of Navy, Basic White

Accessories: dimensionals, blending brushes, Layering circle dies (retired), Layering Oval dies (retired), Stitched Triangle dies (retired)

Sweet Home Christmas - Stampin' Up! Humble Home

   Do you ever get great satisfaction in using up the tiniest bits of supplies?  I certainly do!  And when I saw the Addicted to CAS challenge of "wood" my thoughts went immediately to the narrow off cuts from one of the exclusive Autumn to Remember scrapbooking kit papers that I had been saving.  If we could buy full sheets of just this pattern it would be in my shopping cart so fast!  Anyway I used these narrow strips in a wood grain pattern and added in the sweet Humble Home stamp set for this clean and simple design.

 The card base is Basic White thick then a layer of Basic White embossed with the Snowflake Sky embossing folder.  I added 3 of the wood grain DSP on the side.  

  I stamped the house from the Humble Home stamp set in Gray Granite and then colored it in with Stampin' Blends.  Once the house was punched out I layered it with dimensionals over the top of a retired iridescent snowflake cut out.

  A Petunia Pop Glimmer paper heart is added to the house and the sentiment is stamped in Petunia Pop ink and trimmed to be added to the card front.

  If I had more of this DSP I would definitely be making multiples of this design!  It's so sweet and I love the colors.

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Stamps: Humble Home 

Ink: Gray Granite, Petunia Pop

Blends: Gray Granite light, Pool Party light & dark, Lemon Lolly light

Paper: Basic White thick, Basic White, Autumn To Remember Scrapbooking Kit DSP (Scrapbooking Line), 2024-2026 In Color Glimmer Paper

Accessories: Humble Home builder punch, dimensionals, Snowflake Sky embossing folder, iridescent snowflake (retired)

Regal Evergreens - Stampin' Up! Peaceful Evergreens

    The Stampin' Up! Only Challenge has an interesting challenge of CASEing (Copy and Share Everything) page 34 of the Sept.-Dec. 2024 Mini Catalog.  Page 34 shows samples using the Regal Winter Suite so there are a lot of things that can be CASED.  I don't have any of these products but I knew the rich colors could be a great inspiration for use with another set.  I was right!  Check out this one!

  I pulled Pretty Peacock, Berry Burst and Blackberry Bliss from the colors used in suite and paired them up with the Peaceful Evergreen stamp set.  I love non-traditional Christmas colors and these just pop especially with the added gold!

  The base is Blackberry Bliss and then a layer of Berry Burst.  The top layer is Basic White and I cut out the large tree from the Peaceful Evergreen die set leaving the opening.  I stamped the Falling Snow background stamp in gold ink.  I used a piece of Season of Elegance DSP to back the tree cut out to show off that beautiful pattern.

 Next I stamped a tree in Berry Burst and a smaller one in Blackberry Bliss.  After they were die cut I added the embossed sentiment tag and added them all to the card front.  The tag is attached with a length of gold trim and added a bow to the side.

  Finally a die cut star in gold foil is added to the Berry Burst tree.  These colors paired with the gold accents are so pretty and I'm glad I gave them a try.  It is so much nicer in person!

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Stamps: Peaceful Evergreens, Peaceful Season, Falling Snow

Ink: Versamark, Berry Burst, Blackberry Bliss, gold (retired)

Paper: Berry Burst, Blackberry Bliss, Season of Elegance DSP, Basic White, Pretty Peacock, gold foil

Accessories: Peaceful Evergreen dies, Peaceful Season dies, gold embossing powder, gold trim, dimensionals

You're Super - Stampin' Up! Tune In

   I saw this color combo last week on a challenge and I didn't get a card make in time to share it but I thought the colors were perfect for a bit of a retro look with the Tune In bundle.  So thanks to the Just Us Girls challenge for the inspiration!  Since my oldest is now a freshman off at college I'm trying to be good about designing cards that I can send to him.  The color combo of Balmy Blue, Basic Gray and Lemon Lime Twist seemed like a good start for a card for him.

  My son has never seen a TV that looked like this in real life but he does have a bit of an affinity for "older" tech so I think he'll appreciate it.  He likes listening to records and has dabbled with 90's camcorders and VHS players.  Who knows he might show up one day with an old wood box tv set from the thrift store lol!

  The card base is Basic Gray and the background layer is a piece of Balmy Blue with the stars stamped in Versamark and embossed in white to create the background.  I die cut a few stars in Lemon Lime Twist and added them as well.  Before adhering it to the card base I added a length of ribbon and tied a knot.

  The tv and antenna are stamped in Basic Gray and then colored in with Blends markers.  The sentiment is stamped in Basic Gray and then to make it pop a bit I outlined it with my Lemon Lime Twist Stampin' Write marker since the pen tip is a fine point and I didn't want a thick line around it.

  The tv is popped on dimensionals and accented with Lemon Lime Twist starburst die cut.  A faceted gem is added to the center for just a bit of sparkle.  It is for a teen boy after all I can't go too crazy lol!

  This was such a fun card to put together and the colors are so cool I just might have to try a Christmas card with them for nice retro vibe.

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All of the current supplies used to make this card can be purchased in my ONLINE STORE.

Stamps: Tune In

Ink: Basic Gray, Versamark

Blends: Smoky Slate light & dark, Balmy Blue light, Lemon Lime Twist light & dark

Stampin' Write Marker: Lemon Lime Twist

Paper: Basic Gray, Balmy Blue, Basic White, Lemon Lime Twist

Accessories: Tune In dies, dimensionals, white embossing powder, Lemon Lime Twist ribbon (retired), faceted gem (retired)

Coffee Season - Stampin' Up! More Than Autumn

   Let's be honest, coffee season is every day for me but I think it tastes even better when the mornings are a little bit chilly.  While I don't go in for the flavored coffees (I'm a brew at home basic Folgers girl because once I add my cream and sugar it's all good!) I am all in on the fall coffee themes!  I used the fun Time Out Challenge inspiration photo to design today's card.

  I started with a simple polka dot pattern in Cajun Craze from the Iconic Celebrations DSP.  If you're looking for a 6x6 pack of paper that has patterns geared toward themes that are at the end of the year going into the new year (fall, winter/Christmas, New Years, Valentine's Day) then this pack of paper is for you.  You'll find it in the Online Exclusives section of the Stampin' Up! online store.

  Then I wanted to add a bit of texture so I adhered a length of retired burlap ribbon.  I think Tear & Tape is the best adhesive to use for this kind of ribbon; it definitely won't pop off!

  I hadn't done the chalkboard technique in a long time and this inspiration photo was definitely calling for it.  I used the retired Stitched Rectangle dies and Pecan Pie cardstock to create a frame and then embossed the sentiment in white onto a piece of Basic Black.  I added the little pumpkin because why not?!  Once the embossing was cooled off I used a piece of damp paper towel to pick up a bit of white craft ink and then lightly brushed it across the Basic Black panel to give a bit of a "chalk dust" look.  The chalkboard is then popped on dimensionals onto the card front.

  I stamped 2 of the coffee cups from the More Than Autumn set in Pecan Pie ink and then colored them in with the light Crumb Cake Blends marker.  The bands were colored in with Cajun Craze and Pumpkin Pie Blends.  I added the little 'coffee' die cuts to the band then popped them on dimensionals.

  A few leaf accents are cut as well as a little pumpkin and those are tucked around the cups along with a single Copper Clay Earth Tone Shimmer Gem.  

  This was such a fun seasonal card to design and I love the fall colors and texture.  Now which coffee lover do I send this one to??

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Stamps: More Than Autumn

Ink: Versamark, Pecan Pie, white craft

Blends: Crumb Cake light, Cajun Craze light & dark, Pumpkin Pie light & dark

Paper: Iconic Celebrations DSP (Online Exclusives), Pecan Pie, Basic Black, Basic White, Pumpkin Pie, Cajun Craze

Accessories: white embossing powder, More Than Autumn dies, Earth Tones Shimmer Gems, dimensionals, burlap ribbon (retired), Stitched Rectangle dies (retired)

Reindeer Joy - Stampin' Up! Reindeer Fun Bundle

   The Reindeer Days bundle was one of the first items I added to my cart during the demonstrator preorder and it is sooooo cute!  I love the classic red/green color combo of the DSP, the adhesive peppermints are adorable and the stamp and die bundle has a great mix of line art images and stand alone die cut shapes.  I had fun designing this card for the Freshly Made Sketches challenge.

  How cute is this one??  I started with a Real Red base and then added the Reindeer Days DSP cut on an angle to follow the sketch.  I added a narrow band of Garden Green Two-Toned cardstock on the edge of the DSP to define the angle a bit more.

  I cut a Basic White tag using a retired punch and then die cut the pieces for the deer and pieced him together.  I added a red glimmer paper nose because you can't go wrong with a Rudolph!  

  The holly leaves are die cut from Garden Green Two-Toned card stock.  I cut 2 and stacked then with the bottom leaves on the lighter side.  The top leaves are adhered with a dimensional and then Red Glimmer paper berries are added on top.

  The sentiment is from the Peaceful Season stamp set and is stamped in Real Red and fussy cut and added to the side of the holly.

  A Garden Green linen thread bow is tied to the top of the tag and a few Garden Green Earth Tones Shimmer gems are added to center band.

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Stamps: Peaceful Season

Ink: Real Red

Paper: Real Red, Reindeer Days DSP, Festive Glimmer Paper, Garden Green Two-Toned cardstock (Scrapbooking Line), Early Espresso, Basic Beige, Pecan Pie

Accessories: Reindeer Fun dies, Natural Tones Linen Thread, Earth Tones Shimmer Gems, dimensionals, tag punch (retired)

CAS Autumn Birthday - Stampin' up! Autumn to Remember

 I usually make heavily layered cards with ribbon and gems and all the 'stuff' so when I make a clean and simple card it can seem a bit naked and I have to stop myself from doing more! My card today is for The CAS Colours & Sketches challenge is to use Pumpkin Pie, Night of Navy and Wild Wheat.  I tried out a bunch of different ideas but nothing seemed to look just right.  I'm still feeling that this one is a bit too basic but it's certainly clean and simple!

 I would usually say that Wild Wheat was the problem but this time I had a hard time with the Pumpkin Pie and ended up just using it with the little candy dot accents.

 The card base is Night of Navy, then a layer of Basic White.  On top of that is a smaller piece of Basic White with all the stamping.  The trees from Autumn to Remember stamp set are stamped in Wild Wheat.  I used Night of Navy ink and the Sweetly Scripted stamp set to stamp the sentiment right across the trees.

  To bring in the last challenge color Pumpkin Pie I dug through my stash of retired embellishments and I came up with these candy dots.  I must have had thousands of them because they retired like 8 years ago and I still have a bunch!  Feels good to use them up but I have a long way to go!

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Stamps: Autumn to Remember (Scrapbooking Line), Sweetly Scripted (Online Exclusive)

Ink: Wild Wheat, Night of Navy

Paper: Night of Navy, Basic White

Accessories: dimensionals, candy dots (retired)

Layers of Flowers - Stampin' Up! Layers of Beauty

  My card today uses the challenge colors that I'm giving my customers for our twice a month stamping challenge on our group Facebook page.  One of the best parts of being a demonstrator is the community of stampers that I am a part of.  So many of them I would never have met if it were not for stamping and I'm so thankful for all the wonderful people I now know and call friends.  All because I am (over)enthusiastic about ink and paper and they just might be as well!

 I drew the colors randomly from a list so it definitely pulls me out of my comfort zone of using mainly seasonal colors this time of year!  I had been wanting to get out my Layers of Beauty bundle and do a little ink blending and I thought this trio of colors would look great as a floral.  As a bonus I had just a small bit of DSP from the Frames & Flowers Specialty pack that was mostly Lost Lagoon so I incorporated that as well.

  This card starts with a Lost Lagoon base then a piece of the Frames & Flowers DSP cut to 5 1/4" x 4" and then cut in half on the diagonal.  Before adhering it to the card front I added a length of white Frayed Grosgrain ribbon.

  The large image is stamped in Lost Lagoon and then colored in with blending brushes and inks.  Then the whole image is die cut and adhered with dimensionals.

  The sentiment from Simply Said is stamped in Flirty Flamingo, then trimmed and is added to the card.  

  Finally a few Adhesive-Backed Dots for Days in Flirty Flamingo are added to the card front to finish the design.

  I hope you were inspired by these colors and if you're a customer of mine who would like to join our Facebook group please let me know!

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Stamps: Layers of Beauty, Simply Said

Ink: Lost Lagoon, Flirty Flamingo, Blackberry Bliss

Paper: Lost Lagoon, Frames & Flowers Specialty DSP, Basic White

Accessories: Layers of Beauty dies & masks, dimensionals, Frayed Grosgrain ribbon, Adhesive-Backed Dots for Days

Bountiful Blessings - Stampin' Up! Autumn to Remember

   I love how Stampin' Up!'s new scrapbooking line can also be used in card making.  I have gotten a lot of cards made with the Autumn to Remember stamp set which is one of the coordinating stamp sets to the the fall scrapbooking kits and other products.  And I haven't even mentioned the DSP and Two-Toned cardstock.  The Autumn to Remember set is used for all the stamping on this card.  I am playing along with the Hand Stamped Sentiments challenge with their color combination of Peach Pie, Pecan Pie and Pumpkin Pie (all that pie!!).

  I cut 1.5 inch strips of each of the colors and then stamped the line of trees all the way across in the same color of ink. They were added to the Pumpkin Pie card base and then the overhang was trimmed off.

  The large sentiment is stamped in Pecan Pie on a Basic White tag.  I added the trio of trees in stamped off once Peach Pie ink on the tag as well for a nice layered look.

  The small oak leaf from this set is stamped in each of the 3 challenge colors and then fussy cut and added to the tag.  Some Peach Pie bordered ribbon is added to the tag and then tied with a linen thread bow.  

  A few copper colored sequins are added for a bit of shine as the last touch.

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Stamps: Autumn to Remember (SU Scrapbooking Line)

Ink: Peach Pie, Pecan Pie, Pumpkin Pie

Paper: Peach Pie, Pecan Pie, Pumpkin Pie, Basic White

Accessories: dimensionals, linen thread, Peach Pie Bordered ribbon, Neutrals Adhesive-Backed sequins, Tailor Made Tags dies (retired)

Autumn Home - Stampin' Up! Humble Home

 I think my campaign to bring autumn weather to central Virginia by making autumn themed cards is working.  It seems that it might be a bit cooler today if I can believe the forecast!  I created this card as my customer thank you card for orders placed in September.  I mailed out a whole big stack the other day so thank you to all of my fabulous customers who continue to support my small business!  The Humble Home stamp and punch continue to make adorable cards (if I do say so myself!).

  Fall seems to be the time I use Crumb Cake the most and I've used here as it is a nice neutral background.

  A piece of the new 12x12 Two-Toned cardstock in Early Espresso that I used a sanding block on is a nice rustic touch behind the main images.  Linen thread wrapped around the panel adds to the rustic feel as well.

  To make the maple leaf I started with a piece of Basic White and then used blending brushes and Cajun Craze, Pumpkin Pie, Crushed Curry and Old Olive ink pads to cover the whole panel.  I used smaller blobs of color so I would be sure to get a little of each color.  I made a lot of this design and used almost a full 8.5x11 piece of cardstock.  Once my whole piece was covered I spritzed it lightly with water for some variation of color then die cut the leaves with the Autumn Leaves die set.  To bring a bit of texture to the cut leaves I crumpled them and then adhered them to the card front.

 The roof the of the house is stamped in Early Espresso and the house is in Crumb Cake and then punched out.  The windows and door are stamped in Early Espresso, colored with blends markers and then fussy cut before being added to the house. A Cajun Craze heart is also punched and added.  The finished house is adhered with dimensionals to the card front.

  I pulled out the Choose Happy stamp set for the sentiment and stamped it in Early Espresso.  Finally a few Faux Glass dots in Cajun Craze (but any from this set of embellishments works on this card design! They are prefect fall colors!) finish this card.

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Stamps: Humble Home, Choose Happy

Ink: Early Espresso, Crumb Cake  Leaf: Cajun Craze, Pumpkin Pie, Crushed Curry, Old Olive

Blends: Cajun Craze light, Crumb Cake light, Pool Party light

Paper: Crumb Cake, 12x12 Early Espresso Two-Toned cardstock (SU scrapbooking line), Basic White, Cajun Craze

Accessories: Humble Home punch, Autumn Leaves dies, linen thread, Faux Glass Dots

Pink Pie Please - Stampin' Up! More Than Autumn

  You just never know when you might need a pie forward card right?  Thank goodness Stampin' Up! gives us so many stamp set choices that you can make a card for just about any occasion!  I don't know who I might send this one to but I've got it just in case!  And it also reminds me of that UPS commercial from years ago when the guy says "Brown says 'how about more pie?' Nah, Brown doesn't say that."  This was a fun one to make thanks to the Festive Friday challenge where they are using National Dessert Day for inspiration.  It's October 14th if anyone needs to mark the calendar!

  From the challenge choice board I used pink, brown, ribbon, dessert and food related sentiment.  After deciding I was going to go with a pink pie it made me think if there were any pink pie recipes out there so I hit up google and found a pink lemonade pie recipe that I just had to try out.  It was quite good and will definitely make it again.  My grocery store didn't have pink lemonade so I used regular and added a few drops of food coloring because of course it had to be pink lol!

  I used Early Espresso embossed with the Forever Plaid embossing folder for the card front.  Then a large Stitched Shapes circle that I already had cut gave me a nice "plate" for my pie slices.

  The More Than Autumn stamp set pie image is stamped 3 times in Pecan Pie, colored with Blends and die cut.  I added some dollops of whipped cream that are stamped off Pretty in Pink ink on Basic White.  

  A piece of Pretty in Pink 2024-2026 In Color DSP is flagged and gives a nice area to add a sentiment.

  I mixed and matched the great sentiments from this set to come up with 'this calls for pie & more pie' with some trimming and fussy cutting.  All the sentiments pieces are popped on dimensionals.

  The fork bow is seam binding ribbon and a few In Color Shimmer gems are the final elements for this sweet treat of a card.

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All of the current supplies used to make this card can be purchased in my ONLINE STORE.

Stamps: More Than Autumn

Ink: Pecan Pie, Early Espresso

Blends: Pretty in Pink light & dark, Pecan Pie light & dark

Paper: Early Espresso, Basic White, Pretty in Pink, 2024-2026 In Color DSP

Accessories: Forever Plaid embossing folder, Stitched Shapes dies, More Than Autumn dies, dimensionals, In Color Shimmer gems, seam binding ribbon (retired)

Stampin' Up! Stamp Sale! October 7-9, 2024

 

All stamp sets in the 2024-2025 Stampin' Up! Annual catalog are 15% for 3 days!  While supplies last.  bundles are not included.

You can order in my ONLINE STORE using Host Code: QWW6NQS6 to be entered to win door prizes.  Each $25 in merchandise ordered gets you one entry.

Evergreen Birthday - Stampin' Up! Peaceful Evergreens

 It's always nice when a seasonal stamp set can also be used for all year round cards so when I wanted to make a masculine card for the Addicted to CAS challenge  I thought the trees in the Peaceful Evergreen stamp set would be perfect even though it's shown as more of a Christmas/winter stamp set.  Not a snowflake or Christmas ornament in sight for this design!

  For those nature loving guys on your birthday card list this is a great classic design.  I started with a Crumb Cake base, then embossed a Crumb Cake panel with the Birch Wood embossing folder for some "woodsy" texture.  

  Since this is a clean and simple card I wanted to add interest to the tree panel without having to add a lot more layers.  I used Very Vanilla and cut it with the Countryside Corners dies for a "more than a rectangle" look.

  I stamped the large evergreen in Mossy Meadow ink and then to make the tree look more full I stamped the next largest evergreen on top.  

  The sentiment from Simply Said is stamped in Versamark on Misty Moonlight cardstock and then embossed in gold.  A bit of Gold Trim is added to the back before the strip is popped on dimensionals.  2 gold sequins finish off the understated details of the card.

  I can already think of a few guys that this card might be going to!  I should have made multiples I guess.

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  All of the supplies used to make this card can be purchased in my ONLINE STORE.

Stamps: Peaceful Evergreens, Simply Said

Ink: Mossy Meadow, Versamark

Paper: Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla, Misty Moonlight

Accessories: Birch Wood embossing folder, Countryside Corners dies, dimensionals, gold embossing powder, Gold Trim, Neutrals Adhesive-backed Sequins

Simple Fall Hello - Stampin' Up! Autumn to Remember

   I keep thinking that if I stamp it, they will come.  Kind of like the movie Field of Dreams.  If I keep stamping the fall cards then maybe the fall weather will show up!  So I'm at it again with another autumn themed card to call out for cooler weather and some beautiful foliage!  I used the prompt of leaves from CAS on Fridays for this one.

  I had unearthed some long retired cardstock a few months ago and I've tried to use it up when I can and I had one full sheet left and I thought the natural look would work well for this clean and simple design.

  I started with the retired Naturals Ivory for the card base, then another layer of it cut with the Deckled Rectangle dies.  I sponged the edges with Pecan Pie ink to add detail but keeping with the simple look.  I used the die again to cut a corner of Iconic Celebrations DSP in a nice Pecan Pie plaid pattern to add interest.  the whole panel is then popped on the card front with dimensionals.

  The sentiment from the Simply Said stamp set is stamped in Pecan Pie to the side of the DSP.

  Using the new Autumn to Remember stamp set I stamped the maple leaf onto a piece of color blended cardstock that I had left over from another project.  I used Pecan Pie ink and stamped off once for a very light look.  The leaf is then fussy cut.

  A linen thread bow completes the card keeping it all clean and simple.

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All of the current supplies used to make this card can be purchased in my ONLINE STORE.

Stamps: Autumn to Remember (scrapbooking brochure), Simply Said

Ink: Pecan Pie  Blended Cardstock: Crushed Curry, Pumpkin Pie, Cajun Craze

Paper: Iconic Celebrations DSP (Online Exclusive), Very Vanilla (blended piece), Naturals Ivory (retired)

Accessories: Deckled Rectangle dies, linen thread

Iconic Celebration - Stampin' Up! Iconic Imagery

 I always have a need for birthday cards so keeping my card box stocked is a top priority.  Luckily there are a lot of great challenges out there for inspiration.  I'm combining the Seize the Birthday challenge with the layout from Freshly Made Sketches.  Seize the Birthday wants us to make a birthday card using the word 'Celebrate'.  The big celebrate stamp in the Iconic Imagery stamp set was perfect for this challenge!

  I'm slowly working my way through the Bright & Beautiful DSP so I used a fun pattern from that pack that gave me a lot of colors to pull from.  On top of the DSP I added a Berry Burst panel embossed with the Dotted Circles embossing folder.  That gave me a nice dark background to add all of the details.

  Following the sketch I created 2 focal points.  The one on the bottom uses the big sentiment and I added the cake from the Attention Shopper stamp set as well as some hearts and stars also from Iconic Imagery.  The sentiment is fussy cut and popped on dimensionals.

  The top focal point are a trio of candles and another heart adhered over the top of a Iridescent Striped trim ribbon.  It's hard to see in the photo but all the candles are highlighted with clear Wink of Stella.  For a bit more shine I added some retired Iridescent Rhinestones for even more shine (Hot tip: these are currently on the Clearance Rack for a great price!!).

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All of the current products used to make this card can be purchased in my ONLINE STORE. 

Stamps: Iconic Imagery (Online Exclusive), Attention Shoppers

Ink: Blueberry Bushel, Berry Burst, Bubble Bath, Azure Afternoon, Daffodil Delight, Lemon Lolly

Blends: Bubble Bath light & dark

Paper: Bright & Beautiful DSP, Berry Burst, Basic White, Azure Afternoon, Bubble Bath

Accessories: Iconic Imagery dies (Online Exclusives), Attention Shoppers dies, dimensionals, Dotted Circles embossing folder, Iridescent Striped trim, Iridescent Rhinestones (retired)

Choosing Pumpkins - Stampin' Up! Choose Happy

   I don't send many Halloween cards but it's always fun to create a few during the season and it's fun to come up with designs that aren't just orange and black!  The fun color combo at Color Throwdown was just too good to pass up!  I paired it with a past sketch from Freshly Made Sketches that I didn't have time to play along with when it was current.  

  This is a super simple design to let the fun pumpkins and colors pop!  I started with a Peach Pie card base, then cut a smaller piece of Basic White and rounded the bottom corners.  I used a blending brush and some Pretty in Pink ink to make a little area for the pumpkins to be grounded on.

  The pumpkins from Choose Happy stamp set are stamped in Memento and then colored in with Blends markers in the challenge colors.  The second Peach Pie pumpkin has the jack-o-lantern face stamped on it.  they are all then fussy cut and added to the card front.  The jack-o-lantern is popped on a dimensional.

  I pulled out the retired set Good Greetings and stamped the 'boo to you' in Memento Black.

  2 Adhesive-backed sparkle gems are added for just a touch shine.

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 All of the current supplies used to make this card can be purchased in my ONLINE STORE.

Stamps: Choose Happy, Good Greetings (retired)

Ink: Memento Black, Pretty in Pink

Blends: Peach Pie light & dark, Pretty in Pink light & dark, Lemon Lolly light & dark, Granny Apple Green light & dark

Paper: Peach Pie, Basic White

Accessories: Adhesive-backed sparkle gems, dimensionals, corner rounder punch (retired)

Stampin' Up! Autumn to Remember Scrapbook Kit

 I've completed my first scrapbook pages ever!  After card making for 20 years and not doing a bit of scrapbooking I've jumped into it now that Stampin' Up! has released these fantastic scrapbook kits where you get everything you need to create 6 coordinating pages.  I have to admit I was hesitant at first because a 12x12 page is a huge area compared to cards. But the kit made everything so easy!  Everything I needed was included except for a paper trimmer and adhesive! The instructions were clear for cutting the cardstock and Designer Series Paper as well as for placement of all the pieces.  The embellishments and stickers were easy to use and super cute.  

  Now all I need is for a scrapbooker to give me some tips on photographing these big pages!!  

  My photos definitely don't do these pages justice.  All the little wood cut embellishments are even cuter in real life!

 I have some photos from when my boys were little in mind for these pages.  I just need to pull them up and figure out what I need to print.

  One of the nice things about the instructions for these new kits is that they give you the number and size and orientation of the photos you need if you complete the pages following the instructions so you can have your photos printed and ready to go when you put the kit together.  And placeholder photo pages are included so you can know exactly where the photos are going to go.

 I love how all the pages use the same Designer Series Paper and colors but they don't feel repetitive at all.  They coordinate beautifully!

 As a brand new scrapbooker I can say I think anyone can be successful using these kits.  Newbies can complete multiple pages right away while I think seasoned scrapbookers will like having so many supplies with which they can stick to the given layouts or be able to put their own spin on the pages.

  

  I hope you'll check out the new kits that are now available and jump into scrapbooking with me!

  You can purchase the kits as well as many coordinating 'extras' in my ONLINE STORE.  All of the new scrapbooking products are under the 'What's New' category!

  Thanks for looking!  Did you stamp today?

Supplies: Stampin' Up! Autumn to Remember scrapbooking kit, adhesive 

Green and Gold Evergreen - Stampin' Up! Peaceful Evergreens

   The Season of Elegance suite in the Sept.-Dec. min catalog is just gorgeous and chock full of great products to create elegant Christmas cards.  I showed my stampers some of them the other day at class when they made this card.  The gold accents really make this card I think.  If you can't get the whole suite definitely check out the 2 stamp & die bundles and the Season of Elegance DSP!

  This design starts with a Mossy Meadow base.  Next up is a piece of Soft Sea Foam stamped with the smaller line of pine trees in the Peaceful Evergreen stamp set.  Mossy Meadow in is just and the first row is in full strength and the row behind, just slightly offset, is stamped off once.

  The piece of Basic White is torn at the top to look like snow and the 'merry' from the Peaceful Season stamp set is also stamped in Mossy Meadow.

  The large tree is stamped in Mossy Meadow and then die cut.  A piece of Season of Elegance DSP is die cut and overlaid to bring in some depth and of course that gorgeous gold! A length of Cherry Cobbler & Gold satin ribbon is added behind the tree before adhering it with dimensionals.

  The 2 layered 'Christmas' die cuts are put together with one layer of Cherry Cobbler cardstock and the top layer is gold foil.  That piece is also popped on dimensionals.

  The final details are some Gold Textured Adhesive-Backed Dots added around the sentiment.

  I was glad I cut a few extra cards packs of this design so I could make a few for myself for my Christmas card stash!

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Stamps: Peaceful Evergreens, Peaceful Season

Ink: Mossy Meadow

Paper: Mossy Meadow, Soft Sea Foam, Basic White, Cherry Cobbler, Gold Foil, Season of Elegance DSP

Accessories: Peaceful Evergreen dies, Peaceful Season dies, dimensionals, Cherry Cobbler & Gold satin ribbon, Gold Textured Adhesive-Backed Dots

Snowy Bear - Stampin' Up! Christmas Friends

   I'm playing along with the As You See It Challenge today.  They have a great color combo with Azure Afternoon, Granny Apple Green and Shaded Spruce.  At first I was going to try for a masculine card but then veered away from that and ended up doing a Christmas card!  The Christmas Friends bundle seemed like it was a good match for a snowy scene using these colors.

  I used an Azure Afternoon card base and then stamped the Falling Snow background stamp in white craft ink onto the front.  A slightly smaller panel of Basic White is first die cut with big circle in the Christmas Friends die set and then die cut again with the "snow" die from the Peaceful Evergreen die set.

 The chubby bear is stamped in Memento black and then colored with Stampin' Blends.  He's popped up on dimensionals at the bottom of the circle.  

I cut several layers of greenery in the 2 challenge greens and then layered them with mini dimensionals and adhered them to the top of the circle.

Two snowflakes in Azure Afternoon (one stamped off) from the Iconic Imagery stamp set are added because I thought that the bear needed something to look at lol!  The word 'joy' is stamped in Shaded Spruce and trimmed to fit the snowflake.

  A bit of retired Azure Afternoon ribbon is tied in a fork bow and added to the greenery.  A faceted gem is added to the second snowflake and Wink of Stella adds some shimmer to the wreath bow.

  This was a fun card to pull together using bits from different Christmas sets.  I might have to try a polar bear next!

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  All of the current supplies used to make this card can be purchased in my ONLINE STORE.

Stamps: Christmas Friends, Iconic Imagery (Online Exclusive)

Ink: Memento Black, Azure Afternoon

Blends: Pecan Pie light & dark, Shaded Spruce dark, Granny Apple Green light & dark, Azure Afternoon light & dark

Paper: Azure Afternoon, Basic White, Shaded Spruce, Granny Apple Green

Accessories: Christmas Friends dies, Peaceful Evergreens dies, Iconic Imagery dies (Online Exclusive), dimensionals, Wink of Stella, clear faceted gem (retired), Azure Afternoon ribbon (retired)

Welcome Home - Stampin' Up! Humble Home

  Every other week I post a stamping challenge for my customers in our Facebook group and this week is a layout.  I had some supplies still out from my class earlier in the week so I used some of them to create this "welcome" card with a fall vibe.  The Humble Home bundle is showing itself to be really versatile!

 The layout comes from page 22 of the Stampin' Up! Annual catalog and has 2 main blocks of space so there are a lot of possibilities.  

I started with an Early Espresso card base and then a large layer of Sweet Days of Autumn DSP in a pretty Old Olive pattern.  I used another piece of paper from this pack for the panel in the background.  Then I fussy cut a bunch of little trees from yet another page from this pack and adhered them to a Stitched Shape square in Basic White.

I stamped the brick house in Cajun Craze and the roof in Early Espresso.  I did ok lining it up but next time I might stamp and punch it separately and trim it down to fit.  The door and windows are stamped in Pecan Pie on scrap paper and lightly colored with Stampin' Blends then fussy cut and added to the house front.  I popped the house over the trees with dimensionals.

 I followed the sketch and added the sentiment banner cut in Pecan Pie and stamped with Early Espresso ink.  I popped it over a second banner made from a 4th pattern in the Sweet Days of Autumn DSP. Can you tell that I love this DSP or what??! Between the banners I stuck a big bow made from Natural Tones Linen Thread in Copper Clay.

  Finally to fill in a bit of blank space under the white square I added 3 retired Adhesive-Back Speckled Dots in Old Olive.

  I'm not anticipating any new neighbors to welcome in the near future but it's always good to have a card ready to go!

  Thanks for looking!  Did you stamp today?

 All of the current products used to make this card can be purchased in my ONLINE STORE.

Stamps: Humble Home

Ink: Cajun Craze, Early Espresso, Pecan Pie

Blends: Pecan Pie light, Pool Party light

Paper: Early Espresso, Sweet Days of Autumn DSP, Basic White, Pecan Pie

Accessories: Humble Home builder punch, Stylish Shapes dies, dimensionals, Natural Tones Linen Thread, Adhesive-Back Speckled Dots (retired)