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

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

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)