Magnificent Maple Thank You

This is another card using the Magnificent Maple stamp from the Holiday Catalog. I also used the polymer Thank You set and Gorgeous Grunge. The colors are Whisper White, Crumb Cake, Cajun Craze, Early Espresso, and Cherry Cobbler.

Magnificent Maple Card

I love just about any leaf stamp. This card is made using the Magnificent Maple stamp from the Holiday Mini Catalog. The colors are Chocolate Chip, Cajun Craze, and Sahara Sand. I also used the Gorgeous Grunge stamp set, natural hemp, the large circle push, the square lattice embossing folder, and Sweater Weather Designer Paper (from the Holiday Mini Catalog).

OCC Challenge - Masculine Card

This is my take on the challenge for this week's OCC Challenge. I used the Leaves of a Tree stamp from the Holiday Mini Catalog. I used Markers on the tree. The colors are Early Espresso, More Mustard, Old Olive,Vanilla, and Cajun Craze. I also used brown ribbon, and the Houndstooth Embossing Folder in my Bigshot.

Another Fall Card

This is another fall card that we made at last month's stamp camp. The stamp is from the Autumn Splendor set. The designer paper is from the Holiday Mini Catalog. It is called Autumn Spice. I used Early Espresso, More Mustard, Old Olive, and Cajun Craze as my ink and card stock colors. We sponged around the edges and added satin ribbon. We embossed the Mustard card stock using the Square Lattice Embossing Folder on the Big Shot.

Fall Card

This card is made using the leaf from the Autumn Days Set. The colors are River Rock, Cajun Craze and Very Vanilla. I punched a square out of a scrap piece of paper and used it to sponge the square shapes. I also added natural hemp.

Raspberry Suite Color Challenge/Mercy Sketch Challenge

Here is my take on the Raspberry Suite Color Challenge and the Mercy Sketch Challenge for this week. For this card, I used the SU Holiday Mini Set, Autumn Splendor. I used markers directly on the stamp to color the image. The colors that I used are More Mustard, Chocolate Chip, and Sahara Sand. I also used a little Ruby Red on the leaves. The accessories are Designer Paper, Jumbo Eyelets, Glue Dotes, and Grosgrain Ribbon.

Our Creative Corner Sketch Challenge

Here is a fun and easy fall card that I made for this week's sketch challenge on Our Creative Corner. I used Chocolate Chip Card Stock, Vanilla Card Stock, Close to Cocoa Designer Paper, a Circle Punch, and a Corduroy Button & Brad.I put the brad through the holes in the button). The leaves are colored by tapping markers directly on the stamp. The markers that used are: Chocolate Chip, Really Rust, Ruby Red, More Mustard, Old Olive, and Pumpkin Pie. The set is from the new Holiday mini Catalog that will be out starting Sept. 1st. It is called Autumn Splendor.

Wednesday's "Belli" Challenge

This week's Belli Challenge is doing any of the past Belli Challenges. I did Thanksgiving, water coloing, and paper piercing. This is the Thanksgiving card that I sent this year. All of the products used in this card are from Stampin' Up. I used Pumpkin Pie and Holiday Treasures Designer Papers, most of the Earth Elements Ink Pads, an Aqua Painter, Chocolate Chip & Pumpkin Pie CS, and a paper piercer. To see more Belli Challenge ideas go to these blogs:
Chris Dickinson
Ceal Pritchett
Christi Thorsen
Holly Brown
Lorie Ames
Rochelle Wick
Jennifer Greco

HAVE A VERY HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!!!

Wednesday's "Belli" Challenge - place settings

This week's Belli Challenge is table decorations for either Christmas or Thanksgiving. I made this pumpkin using 1" x 6" strips of Pumpkin Pie Designer Series Paper. I put a brad through each end and spread out the strips to make a ball. I added Wild Wasabi Designer Paper (discontinued) leaves made with my Big Shot and vines. To make the vines curly, I just wrapped the skinny strips of paper around a pencil. The tag is made of Naturals Ivory Card Stock stamped with a personalized stamp and sponged around the edges with Chocolate Chip Ink. I used both of the tag punches and attached the tag with a glue dot. To see more projects from this week's Belli Challenge go to these blogs:
Chris Dickinson
Ceal Pritchett
Lorie Ames
Danita Hollander
Sarah Anderson
Joan Ervin

Wednesday's "Belli" Challenge - Thanksgiving

This week's Belli Challenge is Thanksgiving. I used the Harvest Home set. I colored the image with Earth Elements ink pads and an Aqua Painter. For the background, I used the Rough Edges Jumbo Roller (discontinued). To see more Thanksgiving cards from this week's challenge go to these blogs:
Chris Dickinson
Ceal Pritchett
Christi Thorsen
Debby McGivillary
Holly Brown
Jennifer Greco
Lorie Ames
Rochelle Wick
Danita Hollander
Joan Ervin
Sarah Anderson

K Werner Color Challenge

This week's K Werner Color Challenge is from a photo of a place setting at Pottery Barn. I used the challenge colors plus my favorite fall set - Autumn Blessings (Sweet 'N Sassy Stamps), Rough Texture Jumbo Roller (Stampin' Up), a paper piercer, Bella Rose designer paper (SU) and I cheated a little and added some Ruby Red Ink. I colored in the leaves using an Aqua Painter.

Wednesday's "Belli" Challenge - Leaves

This week's "Belli Challenge" is leaves. I used the Autumn Blessing set from Sweet'n Sassy Stamps. The colors that I used are More Mustard, Close to Cocoa, Ruby Red, Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive, Chocolate Chip, & Really Rust. I used an Aqua Painter to color the images. I also used Confetti Card Stock, brads, & the Rough Texture Jumbo Wheel. The other participants of this week's challenge are:
Chris D.
Ceal P.
Courtney F.
Holly B.
Christi T.
Lorie Ames

Sweet 'n Sassy Release Party Challenges

Tonight I "attended" the Sweet 'N Sassy release party (on-line). This is the card that I made from the sketch challenge. The set that I used was from Sweet 'N Sassy Stamps. It is called Turkey Day. The colors that I used are from Stampin' Up. They are Close to Cocoa, Really Rust, Ruby Red, Pumpkin Pie, Going Grey, More Mustard & Basic Grey. I used circle punches and the scallop circle punch. The large scallop circle is from my Cricut.

Wednesday's "Belli" Challenge - Metal Edge Tags

This week's Belli Challenge is using metal edge tags. I used my Making Memories Tag Maker with oval silver metal edge tags. I used my Staz-On Black Ink to color the metal edge black. The colors that I used are Really Rust, More Mustard, Old Olive,Chocolate Chip, Close to Cocoa, Ruby Red, & Basic Black. I used the Aqua Painter in the ink pads to color the leaves on Natural Ivory Card Stock. The background is a Jumbo Roller (discontinued from SU) called Rough Texture. The stamp set is from Sweet 'N Sassy Stamps. It is called Autumn Blessings and the artwork on this set is by my friend Chris Dickinson. The participants for this weeks are:
Ceal
Chris
Christi
Holly
Jennifer
Rochelle

Sweet and Sassy Release Party Challenges

Last night Sweet and Sassy Stamps had there release party on their blog. There were challenges and a grand prize - which I didn't win :( This was the final challenge a grid-design card. I used the Autumn Blessing stamp set. My friend Chris Dickinson did the artwork for this stamp set!!!! I used my Scor-pal to make the grid (you can use a ruler and a stylus tool or the scoring blade on your cutter) I used Really Rust, Ivory Naturals, and Close to Cocoa Card Stock, Black Staz-On Ink, and Chocolate Chip Grosgrain Ribbon. I used my ink pads to color in the leaves. I used the Canvas background stamp from Stampin' Up for the background. I also used copper brads. I had never done a grid card before...it was fun! Chris took a break from camping to join me which was also fun.