Fabulous Birthday - Stampin' Up!® Framed & Fabulous

     I have a few more fall birthdays coming up that I need cards for so I was experimenting with some different color combinations to use with the Elegant Leaves dies.  I like how this one came out with the textures and the details on the leaves.

  I started with an Early Espresso panel embossed with the Softly Woven embossing folder for the background.  I tied a bit of gold & white baker's twine around the panel before adhering it to the card front.

  The 3 leaves are each die cut with the overlay being cut from the same color of Two-Toned cardstock on the light side.  I tucked the leaves around the stamped sentiment.  The sentiments in the Framed & Fabulous Hot Foil die set are lovely and fit nicely into the circle dies from the bundle.  I didn't even hot foil on this card but the dainty little scalloped circle die cut was just right for the sentiment!

  A few gold sequins are added to finish the details on this design.

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Stamps: Framed & Fabulous

Ink: Early Espresso

Paper: Early Espresso, Crisp Cantaloupe, Gorgeous Grape, Two-Toned Early Espresso, Two-Toned Crisp Cantaloupe, Two-Toned, Gorgeous Grape, Very Vanilla

Hot Foil: Framed & Fabulous Hot Foil Dies

Accessories: Softly Woven embossing folder, Elegant Leaves dies, dimensionals, gold sequins (retired), gold & white baker's twine (retired)

Thanksgiving Greetings - Stampin' Up!® Elegant Leaves

 Is it truly fall where you live yet?  Yesterday it was over 80 here in Richmond and today it didn't hit 60 so we are in a different season every day!  We do have a little bit of fall color here and there but for the most part there is more green than any thing else so I'm getting my autumn colors on my cards for now!  

  I thought the colors at the Hand Stamped Sentiments challenge was a fun combo for a Thanksgiving card.  Timid Tiger, Misty Moonlight and Cajun Craze.  The Elegant Leaves bundle continues to pair well with other products from the Sept.-Dec. 2026 Stampin' Up!® catalog.

  The card base is Crumb Cake with another layer of Crumb Cake embossed with the Textured Tree Ring embossing folder (currently discounted on the Last Chance List!).  Next is a layer of Painted Patch DSP.  I angled that layer for some interest against the more straight layers of other elements.

  Some more texture is brought in with the Misty Moonlight strip die cut with the wood grain die in the Elegant Leaves die set.  A bit of Misty Moonlight checkered trim highlights that cross piece.

  Even more texture comes in on the Cajun Craze layer embossed with the Softly Woven embossing folder.  

  The leaves are 2 step stamped with the detail layer in Cajun Craze and the fill layer in Timid Tiger.  I arranged the leaves on a Scalloped Christmas Cheer die cut.

  I am loving the Soiree Salutations sentiment stamp set for my seasonal greetings and the smaller sizes mean they work really well on most layouts.  I embossed this one in white on Misty Moonlight cardstock.  Finally a few Misty Moonlight dots are sprinkled on the card front.

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Stamps: Elegant Leaves, Soiree Salutations

Ink: Cajun Craze, Timid Tiger, Versamark

Paper: Crumb Cake, Misty Moonlight, Cajun Craze, Painted Patch DSP, Basic White

Accessories: Textured Tree Ring embossing folder, Softly Woven Embossing folder, Elegant Leaves dies, Scalloped Christmas Cheer dies, dimensionals, Misty Moonlight Checkered Trim, Strawberries & Dots, white embossing folder

Celebrate in Autumn - Stampin' Up!® Elegant Leaves

   I've got a nice masculine birthday card to share today!  The Elegant Leaves bundle continues to be well used in my stamp room and I made a stack of this design for my customer thank you cards for orders placed in September.  Everyone always seems to need ideas for guy cards so here's one that you can use for inspiration.

  I started this one with a Secret Sea card base, then a layer of Pecan Pie with a 2 1/2" circle punched (or die cut) from it.  I stamped the largest leaf overlay stamp in the same color ink.  Using a piece of Florals in Bloom DSP in a nice Cloud Cover striped pattern I adhered it to the back of the circle opening making a nice focal point for the card.

 Using Two-Toned card stock in Cloud Cover, Cajun Craze, and Golden Glow I cut out the leave shapes on the light side of the paper.  Using some adhesive sheets and cardstock in the same colors I die cut the overlay pieces and added them to the shapes.  Using cardstock made the stickers a bit more sturdy than if I had used the Two-Toned again. The leaves are popped on the card front with dimensionals.

 The sentiment from Round About Messages is stamped in Secret Sea onto Cloud Cover cardstock.  The sentiment strip is backed with a torn piece of Secret Sea to add weight and texture.

  Finally a few retired Faux Bronze Pentagons are added for a little masculine bling.

  To see how this card comes together you can watch this quick video:

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Stamps: Elegant Leaves, Round About Messages

Ink: Pecan Pie, Secret Sea

Paper: Secret Sea, Cloud Cover, Pecan Pie, Cajun Craze, Florals in Bloom DSP  Two Toned: Golden Glow, Cloud Cover, Cajun Craze

Accessories: 2 1/2" circle punch (or circle die), dimensionals, Adhesive Sheets, Faux Bronze Pentagons (retired)

Thanksgiving Houses - Stampin' Up!® Welcome Noel

  The CAS Colours & Sketches Challenge team is back with a brand new challenge today.  Suzy has given us a great color combo to work with.  I'm thinking fall but I can't wait to see what you come up with using these colors!

  You can see why I immediately thought of fall right? I tried to start with some leaves and other truly fall-ish products but I couldn't get anything I was happy with so I grabbed the Welcome Noel dies and cut some houses in the challenge colors and that was that!

   This is a simple one isn't it?  The layer with this houses is cut with the retired Textured Notes dies and is backed with a piece of Mossy Meadow.

  The sentiment from Soiree Salutations is stamped in Early Espresso and is accented with a Cajun Craze & Gold dot.  And that's it! 

  I hope you'll play along with these colors and share your creation in our gallery!

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Stamps: Soiree Salutations

Ink: Early Espresso

Paper: Very Vanilla, Mossy Meadow, Cajun Craze, Golden Glow

Accessories: dimensionals, Textured Notes dies (retired), Cajun Craze & Gold Dots (retired)

Retro Get Well - Stampin' Up!® Elegant Leaves

   A few weeks back I came across some mid century modern color palettes on a design website and I thought some of them were pretty good and would translate well into Stampin' Up!® colors.  My card today uses one of those palettes and I made a simple card using the spotlight technique and the Elegant Leaves stamp set.

  I started with a piece of Basic Beige stamped all over with leaves from the Elegant Leaves stamp set in Early Espresso ink.

  Next the leaves are stamped again but this time on colored pieces of cardstock.  I used Cloud Cover, Darling Duckling and Cajun Craze.  I punched them out with 3 different sizes of circle punches (you could use circle dies also).  I lined them up over the background leaves and popped them on dimensionals. 

  Before adhering the stamped panel to the card front I tied a piece of linen thread around it.  The sentiment is from the Sending Salutations stamp set and is stamped in Early Espresso on a piece of Very Vanilla.  I used the Party Banner's dies to cut it out.  A few Cloud Cover flat pearls accent the banner.

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Stamps: Elegant Leaves, Sincere Salutations

Ink: Early Espresso

Paper: Basic Beige, Cloud Cover, Cajun Craze, Darling Duckling, Very Vanilla

Accessories: Party Banner dies, linen thread, circle punches/dies, dimensionals, 2025-2027 In Color Flat Pearls

Framed Pumpkins - Stampin' Up!® Soiree Salutations

  I've been trying to make a few more Thanksgiving cards so I have enough to send out to family and friends.  I took a break from fall leaves and decided that pumpkins would be the star of this card.  The only problem?  I don't have any pumpkin stamps at the moment. That's where the Painted Patch DSP comes in!

   I'm using the recipe challenge at As You See It and the sketch from TGIF Challenges.  The recipe calls for gingham or checks, sequins or gems, ribbon or twine, die cut and pumpkin.  I liked the sketch with the nice square panel and the interesting split square as the backing layer.  I realized after I had adhered everything that I placed the split going the wrong direction from the sketch...hope that can be forgiven!

  The background is a piece of retired Country Gingham DSP in Balmy Blue.  The split square is Secret Sea.  The die cut element is a Golden Glow Tile Garden die cut.  I embossed a piece of Basic White with the Softly Woven embossing folder for some added texture behind the pumpkins.

  I fussy cut a few pumpkins from a piece of Painted Patch DSP.  This is a nice layered layout because you don't have to have 3 full pumpkins and you can utilize some of the images that get cut off on the edges.  The tall pumpkin in the back is really only about 2/3 of the image. The top two are popped on dimensionals.

  To finish off the recipe, under the Soiree Salutations sentiment is a twine bow and a few Secret Sea Dewdrop embellishments.

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Stamps:  Soiree Salutations

Ink: Secret Sea

Paper: Painted Patch DSP, Secret Sea, Golden Glow, Basic White, Country Gingham DSP (retired)

Accessories: Tile Garden dies, Softly Woven embossing folder, dimensionals, linen thread, Dewdrop embellishments

CAS Thanksgiving - Stampin' Up!® Soiree Salutations

  Talk about a clean and simple card!  This one lets the sparkly leaf be the focal point.  I send out a small amount of Thanksgiving cards each year so I like to get some finished up early and this would be a great one to make multiples of!

  I used Very Vanilla for the card base as well as to die cut the Scalloped Christmas Cheer rectangle.  I used the detailed Elegant Leaves die to cut the leaf shape out of the Very Vanilla panel.  Then I cut the same leaf in Cajun Craze.   I adhered a piece of the Cajun Craze Autumn Woodland Glimmer paper behind the Vanilla panel and then added the detailed Cajun Craze die cut over the top of the Glimmer paper.

  The sentiment from Soiree Salutations is stamped below the leaf in Early Espresso and then a few retired Streaked Dots finish this clean and simple seasonal card.

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Stamps: Soiree Salutations

Ink: Early Espresso

Paper: Very Vanilla, Cajun Craze, Autumn Woodland Glimmer Paper

Accessories: Scalloped Christmas Cheer dies, Elegant Leaves dies, Streaked Dots (retired)

Autumn Hello - Stampin' Up!® Elegant Leaves

   My seasonal stamper self is starting to get deep into fall cards and I love the all purpose Elegant Leaves bundle that can be used for so many different types of cards.  My card today was made a week or 2 ago as a customer thank you and I had fun with it using a sketch I had given as inspiration on my customer Facebook page.

  Super cute right?  I started with a Basic Beige card base and then a layer of Basic Beige embossed with the Softly Woven embossing folder.  I think Basic Beige is a fantastic clean neutral for fall cards.  Look how crisp the other colors show up against it?  

  I have a tip or note about the Softly Woven embossing folder; since the pattern is deep and pretty much all over the cardstock can stretch or shrink a bit so don't be surprised if you have to trim some edges to line up when you're using it.  That was fine for this card because I was planning to trim down the card base so that I could have my DSP flag hang over the edge just a bit but still be able to fit in an envelope.  So I trimmed about 1/4" off of the right hand side of the card base to clean up the embossed layer as well as adjust for the flagged piece. Win win!

  The DSP band is in a fun Pool Party plaid from the Painted Patch DSP.  The DSP is 4 1/4" long and 2" wide.  Next I stamped all of my leaves onto a piece of Basic White (3" x 3 1/2").  I used Timid Tiger, Lost Lagoon and Cajun Craze for the veins and then filled them in with Timid Tiger, Pool Party and Cajun Craze for the second layer.  I backed that piece with Lost Lagoon and then popped it on dimensionals.

  The hello is stamped in Lost Lagoon, punched out and backed with a punched Pool Party circle.  It is also popped on dimensionals.  I used some Two-Toned Cajun Craze cardstock and cut out a small leaf with the light side being up.  Then I topped it with the detailed die cut to match using the Autumn Woodland Glimmer paper in Cajun Craze and added it over the stamped leaf using dimensionals.  It's such a fun pop of sparkle in the middle of the falling leaves!

  Finally a few Timid Tiger 2025-2027 In Color Flat Pearls accent the sentiment to finish of this fall beauty!

  

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Stamps: Elegant Leaves

Ink: Timid Tiger, Lost Lagoon, Cajun Craze, Pool Party

Paper: Basic Beige, Lost Lagoon, Basic White, Painted Patch DSP, Two-Toned Cajun Craze, Autumn Woodland Glimmer Paper, Pool Party

Accessories: Elegant Leaves dies, Softly Woven embossing folder, dimensionals, circle punches, 2025-2027 In Color Flat Pearls

Back to School Owl - Stampin' Up!® Adorable Owls

   Even if my kids are now in college I'm still doing back to school cards for them!  I dug back into the archives for this cutie!  Adorable Owls was a Sale-a-Bration reward back in 2023 and I'm glad I hung onto it!

  I started with a Granny Apple Green card base, then a layer of Misty Moonlight and then a layer of Homemade Sweetness DSP in this fun notebook paper pattern.

  The retired Just A Note bundle is also one that I've kept because I just love the fun office stationery and the notebook paper dies.  They were a great pairing with the owl.  The Learn & Grow stamp set is a good current substitute if you're looking for a similar "school" type stamp set. I used the notebook paper die on a piece of Basic White to create a spot to add all of my other elements.  The Misty Moonlight banner embossed with the sentiment, the stars and glimmer paper heart paper clip as well as the owl.  

  I colored the owl with Blends and then fussy cut him.  He's popped on dimensionals.  I thought it ended up being a cute back to school card!

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Stamps: Adorable Owls (retired SAB), Just a Note (retired)

Ink: Versamark, Memento black

Blends: Pecan Pie light & dark, Ivory, Real Red light & dark, Daffodil Delight dark, Pumpkin Pie dark, Azure Afternoon dark

Paper: Granny Apple Green, Misty Moonlight, Basic White, Homemade Sweetness DSP, Daffodil Delight, Real Red Glimmer (retired)

Accessories: Stylish Shapes dies, dimensionals, Just A Note dies (retired)

Caring Leaves - Stampin' Up!® Elegant Leaves

   The design team at CAS Colours & Sketches is back with a new challenge this week!  I suggested the colors for this challenge and I can't wait to see how you all use them!  

  Misty Moonlight, Pecan Pie and Berry Burst seemed like a bit of a fall combo to me and seeing as how I recently got the Elegant Leaves bundle in my pre-order I didn't waste any time putting this card together!

  I started with a Basic White thick card base, then a slightly smaller layer of Basic White.  I used the fun wood grain die to cut the band in the middle of this panel.  The leaf is stamped in Berry Burst with a Pecan Pie overlay; such a great combo!!  It's die cut then popped on dimensionals.

  The sentiment is also in the Elegant Leaves stamp set and I embossed it in white on a Misty Moonlight banner that I trimmed to size.

  A few Pecan Pie faceted gems give just the tiniest bit of sparkle to finish off this clean and simple design.

  Check out the rest of the Design Team samples and then play along!  Remember to keep to the challenge colors plus neutrals as well as a clean and simple design.  

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Stamps: Elegant Leaves*

Ink: Berry Burst, Pecan Pie, Versamark

Paper: Basic White, Basic White thick, Misty Moonlight

Accessories: Elegant Leaves dies*, white embossing powder, dimensionals, Opaque Faceted Gems (SAB 2024 retired)

Autumn Birthday Cut Out - Stampin' Up! Elegant Leaves

     My card today is completely CASEd (copy and selectively edit) from one of the samples shown in the free online class you get when you buy the Stampin' Up!® Hot Foil system.  I've only had to the time to watch part of the class and there are a lot of great tips and trick so far.  And this great layout that I adapted to use with the upcoming Elegant Leaves bundle.

  I started with a Basic White thick card base, then die cut the shape for the 'happy birthday' using the Classic Greeting Hot Foil dies which have the hot foil plates as well as the regular die that cuts around the greeting.  I used the fabulous Natural Hues Specialty paper which is perfect for fall inspired cards.  I love the hand-made paper feel of it.  Get it before it's gone; it's on the Last Chance list for only $6!  You get 3 12x12 sheets, one each of Cream, Tan and Gold.

  Next I hot foiled the birthday greeting on a piece of Basic White that was smaller than the Natural Hues Specialty paper and then lined up the die cut opening and the foiled panel.  The specialty paper is popped on dimensionals to really bring attention to the greeting.

  Next I stamped the leaves from the upcoming new bundle Elegant Leaves.  I used Timid Tiger, Pool Party and Golden Glow for the first layer of the stamping as well as the overlay veining stamp.  The leaves are die cut then arranged around the sentiment.

I added a few Pool Party faceted gems and a length of jute twine which is another new upcoming product.

I'm really liking how the hot foiling is adding another great detail to my cards.  I've found the metallics to  complement the stamping and other techniques I've already been using and it's been fun to discover a new tool!

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Stamps: Elegant Leaves*

Ink: Timid Tiger, Pool Party, Golden Glow

Paper: Basic White thick, Basic White, Cream Natural Hues Specialty paper

Hot Foil: Classic Greeting hot foil dies, gold foil

Accessories: Elegant Leaves dies*, dimensionals, Neutrals Jute*, Opaque Faceted Gems (retired)

Get Well Leaf - Stampin' Up!® Elegant Leaves

   I've got a sneak peek for you of some upcoming Stampin' Up!® products that will be released on September 1!  We've got this fall beauty coming in the Sept.-Dec. 2026 catalog.  I love a good leaf set and will use the Elegant Leaves bundle for every kind of card imaginable for the next 4-5 months.  Leaves are nothing if not versatile so if you don't have a good leaf set in your stamp collection take a good look at this one!

  I'm playing along with the CAS on Fridays challenge to make a clean and simple get well card.  I played around with some ink smooshing and watercolor paper and while not really satisfied with the end result it was good enough to use to make a focal point leaf for this card.  Sometimes the vision doesn't translate to the cardstock lol!

  After the water color paper was dried I added the leaf veining with stamped off once Golden Glow ink and then die cut.  I stamped the sentiment on a piece of Golden Glow and popped it over a bow made from the new Neutrals Jute which will also be available on Sept. 1.  It's definitely thicker and rougher than linen thread and baker's twine but gives a really nice rustic feel that's perfect for the fall nature theme of this card.

  Finally I added a single Golden Glow In Color Dot to the sentiment as the last touch.

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Stamps: Elegant Leaves*

Ink: Golden Glow, Timid Tiger, Flirty Flamingo

Paper: Basic White thick, watercolor paper, Golden Glow

Accessories: Elegant Leaves dies*, Neutrals Jute Combo Pack*, dimensionals, 2026-2028 In Color Dots

Woodland Bear - Stampin' Up!® Woodland Wishes

   I love when seasonal sets can be used out of season!  It really makes you feel that you're getting more bang for your buck when you can use a Christmas stamp set in July to make a non-Christmas card.  I'll have both boys away at school this fall so I've got to beef up my college kid card stash.  The little bear in the Woodland Wishes set was calling my name!

  Thanks to Freshly Made Sketches for the fun square layout to show off this chubby little guy!  I pulled out some scraps from the retired Autumn to Remember Scrapbooking Workshop kit and coordinating Sweet Days of Autumn DSP as the colors seemed to be just what I had in mind!

  The card base is Basic White thick, then a layer of Cajun Craze, then the Sweet Days of Autumn DSP.  The Bear is stamped in Memento and then colored with Blends.  He's cute out with a Stylish Shape square die and is backed with a layer of Cajun Craze.  The square is popped on dimensionals.

  For the narrow strip I used another scrap and trimmed the ends.  The sentiment is from the Reason to Celebrate stamp set and is stamped in Memento and punched out with a retired 3/4" circle punch.  I layered the sentiment over a baker's twine bow.

  To finish off this boy friendly card I added a few of the leftover wood grain heart accent pieces from the kit.  

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Stamps: Woodland Wishes (Online Exclusive), Reason to Celebrate

Ink: Memento Black

Blends: Pecan Pie light & dark, Ivory

Paper: Basic White thick, Basic White, Cajun Craze, Autumn to Remember DSP

Accessories: Stylish Shapes dies, dimensionals, wood accents (retired), Copper Clay baker's twine (retired)

Let's Go Dukes! - Stampin' Up!® Football Fan

    If you are looking for a football themed stamp set for scrapbooking, cards, invitations or party accessories then the Stampin' Up!® Football Fan stamp set fits the bill!  In addition to some great images you've got some fun sentiments to go along with the sports theme!  I hadn't inked up my set yet so I thought I would get ahead of the fall season and make a card for the college football team we cheer on; the JMU Dukes.  It's my husband's alma mater so we always gear up in our purple and gold and get a good "Goooooo Dukes!" in!  

  A great companion bundle to use with the Football Fan stamp set is the soccer themed Match Day.  The whistle, cone, grass and trophy die cuts along with more sports theme sentiments expands the mix and match opportunities!  

  The Just Us Girls challenge of "play" along with the just closed Freshly Made Sketches layout were inspirations for this design.  I started with a piece of Wonderful Match DSP for the background.  A strip of Gorgeous Grape and narrow strip of Golden Glow draw the eye to the main elements.

  It's been a long time since I've done a "polaroid" style element on a card and the running player seemed like a perfect image to use.  I started with creating the frame by using a rectangle shaped piece of Basic White then using a square die to cut out the inside.  

  The player is stamped on a piece of Basic White that is slightly larger than the opening in the frame.  I stamped the image again on a sticky note and fussy cut it to create a mask so I could lightly blend a bit of Pool Party ink around the player for a nice crisp background.  The image is colored in with Stampin' Blends and then the the frame is added and the whole thing is popped on dimensionals.

  I wanted to use some of the fun "accessory" stamps so I used the pennant, ball and fan hand to add a little cluster at the corner of the "photo".  I added the gold strips to the pennant and highlighted the gold on the player with my Golden Glow Shimmer Brush for some fun sparkle.

  The final touch are some 2026-2028 In Color Dots in the corner and on the fan hand.

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Stamps: Football Fan (Online Exclusive)

Ink: Memento Black, Gorgeous Grape, Golden Glow, Pool Party

Blends: Highland Heather dark, SU500, Pecan Pie dark

Paper: Wonderful Match DSP, Basic White, Gorgeous Grape, Golden Glow

Accessories: Square die, dimensionals, 2026-2028 In Color Dots

Note of Thanks - Stampin' Up!® Just a Note

   Before I get too deep into Christmas I better get some of these last fall cards shared!  I designed this card for my customer thank you's for October and it also uses a color combination that I challenged my customers to use on my private customer Facebook page.  The Gathering Moments stamp set is perfect for adding some cute seasonal accents to the the Just a Note panel with the fun notebook paper look.

  I started with a Basic White thick card base and then used the Textured Notes dies to cut a panel of Wildflower Birthday DSP (on sale now!).  Next I stamped the paper lines and then die cut the panel.  The sentiment is stamped in Pecan Pie and is in a new set called Banner Sayings.  It has a coordinating banner punch which is fantastic if you're not a fan of doing flagged ends yourself!

  The little fall images are stamped in Pecan Pie, Calypso Coral and Peach Pie and after they are die cut are added to opposite corners of the notebook paper.  

  A bakers twine bow and some faceted gems finish off this sweet thank you card.

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Stamps: Gathering Moments (Online Exclusive), Just a Note (Online Exclusive), Banner Sayings (Online Exclusive)

Ink: Pecan Pie, Peach Pie, Calypso Coral

Paper: Basic White thick, Basic White, Wildflower Birthday DSP

Accessories: Textured Notes dies, Gathering Moments dies (Online Exclusive), Just a Note dies (Online Exclusive), dimensionals, bakers twine, faceted gems (retired)

Fall Moments - Stampin' Up!® Gathering Moments

   I'm still finding fun ways to use the fall Gathering Moments stamp set and coordinating Gathering Together DSP.  I used the Tic Tac Toe challenge for my starting point for this one with the lefthand down column of Leaves, Thanks Sentiment and Twine.

 This design started when I was going through my DSPs to see what I maybe hadn't used in a bit and I came across some small scraps of the Wood Textured specialty paper that I thought would look nice with the Gathering Together DSP.  The Wood Textured paper comes in white but is super easy to make it whatever color you want with an ink pad and blending brushes.  I made this panel Basic Beige to go with the colors from the DSP and added an Early Espresso twine bow across the middle.

  I stamped some of the images from the Gathering Moments stamp set in the DSP colors and then die cut and popped them up on different sizes of Spotlight on Nature dies circles.

  The little sentiment banner is Cajun Craze and stamped with Early Espresso ink and a new set released today; Banner Sayings.  This is a really cute set with smaller sentiments and a coordinating banner punch that will be quite handy!  A few Cajun Craze and Gold dots finish the details.

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Stamps: Gathering Moments (Online Exclusive), Banner Sayings (Online Exclusives)

Ink: Basic Beige, Cajun Craze, Early Espresso

Paper: Early Espresso, Gathering Together DSP (Online Exclusive), Wood Textured Specialty paper, Basic White, Cajun Craze

Accessories: Gathering Moments dies (Online Exclusive), Spotlight on Nature dies, dimensionals, Early Espresso twine, Cajun Craze & Gold dots

Gathering Maple Hello - Stampin' Up!® Gathering Moments Dies

   As we look forward to the weekend and maybe not having as much time as we'd like to create some fall cards I've got a design that you can make in no time at all!  This one came about from an orphaned card part left from this project and a challenge that is long over to make a clean and simple card with a leaf or leaves.  The large maple leaf die in the Gathering Moments die set really does all the heavy lifting here!

  I started with a Basic Beige base and then another layer of Basic Beige cut with the Textured Notes dies.  The Cajun Craze leaf left over from another project has the accent holes cute and then I used a Cajun Craze Blends marker to make the vein lines.  It's popped on dimensionals.

  The sentiment is from the Blooming Phrases stamp set and is stamped in Early Espresso on a 1/2" strip of Basic White. 

  Since it's a CAS card the only embellishment is the Early Espresso twine bow on the leaf stem.

  If you're hosting for Thanksgiving this design would be cute as a place card with the name instead of the sentiment!

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Stamps: Blooming Phrases (Online Exclusive)

Ink: Early Espresso

Blends: Cajun Craze dark

Paper: Basic Beige, Basic White, Cajun Craze Two-Toned cardstock

Accessories: Gathering Moments dies (Online Exclusive), dimensionals, Early Espresso baker's twine

Gold Spotted Pumpkins - Stampin' Up!® Around It All Dies

 There isn't much on my card today that is current product but I just had to make some gold spotted pumpkins after seeing the inspiration photo 2 week ago over at the Inspired By challenge.  The gold spots, the pink and the sweet "boo" were too cute not to use on a card.  I didn't get my card made until after the challenge ended but in case you still need to make a few halloween cards I wanted to share it anyway.

 I started with a Basic White thick card base, then a piece of Basic Black topped with a piece of Basic White embossed with the Forever Plaid embossing folder.

 To make the pumpkins I used the recently retired Around It All dies and cut 2 wonky circles from retired Silver & Gold Specialty paper.  The largest and smallest are colored with Petal Pink ink and a blending brush.  The stems are all hand cut from retired Gold & Rose Gold Metallic Specialty paper.  I popped the small pumpkin on dimensionals.

  The 'boo' is die cut from black glimmer paper and Alphabet a la Mode dies and I just adhered them directly to the large pumpkin.

  A few gold sequins finish off the details.  I hope you have a Halloween as fun as this card!

  Thanks for looking!  Did you stamp today?

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

Stamps: None

Ink: Petal Pink

Paper: Basic White thick, Basic White, Basic Black, Silver & Gold Specialty paper (retired), Gold & Rose Gold Metallic Specialty paper (retired), Black Glimmer paper (retired)

Accessories: Forever Plaid embossing folder, Alphabet a la Mode dies, dimensionals, Around It All dies (retired), adhesive gold sequins (retired)

Fall Gratitude - Stampin' Up!® Gathering Moments

   I had some sweet inspiration from the Just Us Girls challenge for today's card.  They have a cute graphic with lots of fall items to inspire cards.  I liked the little fall leaves as well as the color palette so I translated that into this card. You can see the graphic at the bottom of my post.

  I used Basic Beige for the card base as well as the next layer.  The slightly smaller layer of Basic Beige is stamped with an upcoming new stamp called Lasting Linen which is a large background stamp and has a lovely subtle image that mimics fabric texture.  It's very cool and gave just the "something" that this layer needed!

  Before adhering I added 2 lengths of Basic Beige classic ribbon down one side.  Next I stamped and die cut the 4 little images and added them to the card front with dimensionals.

The sentiment is stamped in Versamark and embossed in retired Early Espresso embossing powder.

The embellishments are a few Streaked Dots sprinkled around the images and a linen thread bow on the Crushed Curry leaf.

  Thanks for looking!  Did you stamp today?

All of the current supplies used to make this card can be purchased in my ONLINE STORE. Items marked with a * will be available in the Stampin' Up!® November Online Exclusive release.

Stamps: Gathering Moments (Online Exclusive), Lasting Linen*

Ink: Basic Beige, Versamark, Cloud Cover (marker), Cajune Craze, Crushed Curry, Pecan Pie

Paper: Basic Beige, Cloud Cover (marker), Cajune Craze, Crushed Curry, Pecan Pie

Accessories: Gathering Moments dies (Online Exclusive), dimensionals, Basic Beige Classic ribbon, Streaked Dots, linen thread, Early Espresso embossing powder (retired)

Fall Wishes - Stampin' Up!® Delightful Wishes

   I am thrilled to be joining the As You See It challenge today as a guest designer for the newest challenge!  It's such an honor to be asked and I get so much inspiration from challenges and other stampers that of course I want to try to pay it forward.  It's a fun recipe challenge this time around so you need to use each of the 5 "ingredients" listed below on your card.  I can't wait to see what you make!

  I had fun putting my card together and pulling out some older supplies that fit my vision!  I used the Delightful Wishes bundle for my flowers and I have to say that I wish forsythia actually came in orange because it would be stunning!  Like maybe yellow for the spring bloom and then the oranges come out for a second fall bloom?  Horticulturists let's get on that right?!!

  I wanted my orange flowers to pop so I used a darker background with a piece of Gathering Together DSP in an Early Espresso pattern.  For my frame ingredient I went literal and die cut a frame out of retired Distressed Gold paper with the Gallery Blooms dies. 

  For the flowers I used Timid Tiger and Cajun Craze for the two step stamps.  Once they were cut out I added them to a Pecan Pie branch and popped the whole thing up on dimensionals over the frame.

  The 'happy' sentiment is the happy birthday in the Delightful Wishes stamp set.  I shortened the sentiment and the die cut for a more petite greeting and added it to the card with dimensionals.

  Finally a few more blooms at the corner of the frame and some gold sequins finish the details on this fall birthday card.

  Thanks so much for having me this week As You See It challenge!  Check out the rest of the awesome Design Team samples and then make one of your own to add to the gallery!

  Thanks for looking!  Did you stamp today?

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

Stamps: Delightful Wishes

Ink: Timid Tiger, Cajun Craze, Early Espresso

Paper: Gathering Together Specialty DSP (Online Exclusive), Basic White, Pecan Pie, Distressed Gold (retired)

Accessories: Delightful Wishes Dies, Gallery Blooms dies, dimensionals, gold sequins