Give Thanks

Hi there! Hope it's a lovely autumn day you're enjoying!

I'm playing along with the gals at Just Us Girls today, with 

this photo inspiration:

Fall is everywhere in this dreamy photo. Leaves of color, and

a truck on a journey left to the imagination.

I couldn't wait to ink up the new Glorious Globes: August, with the encircling fall

leaves, and pair with Seasonal Borders: August, both from PTI. 

I kept it close to the colors of the photo, all traditional and warm.

Also cut into the card base with the Seasonal Border die.

The challenge runs through Saturday and there's lots of inspiration on

their blog!

Just Us Girls #459

So Very Thankful

Greetings C9 fans! 

Playing along with their latest challenge:

A Color Challenge!

I had so much fun playing with C9's new set Thankful Leaves Turnabout.

Are you familiar with their turnabout stamps? Using a misti or other stamping device, you

stamp the aligned image and turning the stamped cardstock, stamp again, and 

again, achieving an all over pattern.

My first stamping was with versa mark and bronze embossing powder.

Next came Catherine Pooler's Sauna Ink, followed by the Ton's Peach Blossom.

Finally the 4th stamping was with PTI's Melon Berry.

The leaf, (Thankful Leaves dies) was cut with it's skeleton image in place, embossed 

several times with colors from Lindy's Stamp Gang,

Mermaid Seashells Set, and finally on the stem with bronze ep.

(Lindy's Midnight Copper)

I cut the leaf again, minus the veins, with vellum, and sponge inked the back, then,

clear embossed it.

The sentiment and several others come with the Turnabout set.

Play along on the challenge blog, Where Creativity Meets C9, here:

Challenge #25 – Color Inspiration

Thanks for the visit, and Happy Crafting!

Birthday Wreath

Hi there, I'm playing along with Concord and 9th, where 'Anything Goes'.

Challenge #24 – Anything Goes

I just love C9, and their new release was wonderful. This is one of their new sets,

So Happy For You, that I paired with Floral Hoop Dies.

Play along for a few more days (it ends the 26th).

Sending (Cool!) Hugs

Hello, Poppy fans! I'm bringing you a post today on the Poppy Stamps blog.

Sending Autumn Hugs by Nancy Penir

Stop on by and see how I made this 'cool' fall card. (Hopefully it will cool

you down after a long hot summer!)

Hugs everyone! And Happy Crafting!

Happy Fall: Create Along With Us

This week at PTI we get to Create Along with their fabulous designers.

It's release week and the cards and projects are amazing! Full of rich new fall 

stamps and dies, and as usual, wonderful new ideas.

Michelle Leone's card caught my eye.

One of the newest dies to be released is this one Michelle featured called, 

Frame It Out Many Blessings.

Michelle did a few things on her card I cased. 

My card uses Shape Shifters Oval 1, and like Michelle, I fussy cut the design to create a 

window for my sentiment.

I absolutely love Stitched Florals, with the multi-stamping.

My flowers are from Mum's the Word, and so  is the fall sentiment.

For the added color of Harvest Gold, I water colored the die cut, let it dry, and

then stamp the mum in Honey Nut. That color combo is so Fall-esque!

I tried to keep the rest of Michelle's color scheme, with the exception of the leaves. 

Mine are Olive Twist.

Play along all week on the PTI blog. So much inspiration to see!

Happy Crafting!

Mum's the Word Stamp Set

Papertrey Ink - Mum's the Word Die Collection (set of 2)

Papertrey Ink - Shape Shifters: Oval 1 Die

Papertrey Ink - Noted: Simply Stitched A2 Vertical Die

Perfect Match Olive Twist Cardstock (24 Sheets)

Paper Basics - Vintage Cream Linen Cardstock (40 sheets)

Perfect Match Harvest Gold - Inkpad

Perfect Match Olive Twist - Inkpad

Perfect Match Honey Nut - Inkpad

A Simple Life

Wanted to play along with the current ColourQ challenge,

where the colors put me in a 'longing for fall' mood.

Rich warm, autumny goodness!

Had the coordinations card stock in my stash,

and ink smooshed it with PTI's Lavender Moon & Autumn Rose, then added water droplets, 

for a bit more texture.

Fell in love with the sentiment from the Twig Wreath stamp set, (PTI),

might just give this card to myself.

We empty-nesters have so much to be thankful for,

especially, a simpler, calmer life!!!

leaves: Lil' Inkers, a few of them brushed with bleach.

Twig Wreath & Sentiment from PTI, 

Royal Velvet Cardstock: PTI 

Sequins: Metallic by My Craft Spot

Copper thread: Coat & Clark

colourQ challenge #307...

The Card Concept Challenge #22 - Thank "fall"

A wonderful Autumn picture inspires at the Card Concept.

Love playing in this challenge, where we must pick a style

from one of the designers and create our card.

I have to say, created the card first, then chose the style, Classy & Elegant, based on 

Colleen's gorgeous inspiration.

Background wallpaper created with PTI's Friendship Jar Fall Fillers

PTI: Songbirds stamps and dies

PTI Cover Plate: Deco

Banner created with PTI's: Just a Little Something, and sentiment from First Fruits

Sequins from Make It Market Shakers & Sprinkles

Play along here:

Challenge #22 - Thank "fall"

Poppystamps 1st Challenge! Falloween Fun!

The Poppy Stamps website has announced it's 1st Challenge,

Falloween Fun!

I saw the challenge through a few blogging friends 

who design for Poppy Stamps,

You can find them and their inspiration here:

Marybeth Lopez Boo!

& Jeanne Jackna Poppystamps Falloween Challenge

I just received my Christmas order, unfortunately didn't order any 

Fall or Halloween,

but did get this versatile lined tree, 

called Large Fremont Pine Outline.

Really a Christmas Tree, but tweaked with the right colors, think it 

works as an Autumn tree.

I cut the die twice with PTI card stocks,

and used their Herringbone  & First Fruits stamp sets.

Lil' Inkers Stitched Mats: Rounded Rectangles

Tim Holtz Distress Inks (Tree background)

Twine, metal leaves and sequins complete.

Find Poppystamps challenge here:

Announcing.. Poppystamps Challenge #1 - Falloween Fun!

The Card Concept 19 & Simon Says Anything Goes

The Card Concept has a color challenge this week

with this photo as our inspiration:

The bright colors yes, but those leaves, the water, the bokeh effect.

LOVED it all!

Also inspired by Yoonsur Hur's gorgeous card!

I see Freestyle Collage

(Cascading leaves, layering, unrelated elements, a little bit of several styles)

PTI: Circle Scribbles die, Cover Plate: Circles stencil, cardstock, Bookmard 1 die,

sentiment: Autumn Acorns

'Lil Inkers Leaves dies

Inks: Tim Holtz Distressed by Ranger

The leaves were cut from inked white card stock.

Card Concept #19 - Color Challenge

Also playing along with Simon Says Anything Goes Challenge
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