Waltzingmouse October PJ Party: Texturize It!

It's pajama time at Waltzingmouse!

First challenge is to 'Texturize It'.

My card is cut square 5 1/4 x 5 1/4"

Background is embossing paste through a stencil.

Folk Art Snowflake cut twice and glittered with Distress Clear Rock Candy

Snowflakes 1 & 3 popped up over lacey copper 'ribbon'.

(Love those snowflakes!)

Sentiment copper eb from 'Tis the Season'.

Waltzingmouse October PJ Party: Snow Is Falling

Hi again! It's PJ time at Waltzingmouse.

Challenge 2 at WM's PJ Party, make something with recognizable snow!

Snowflakes 1 # 2, glittered & popped up.

Sentiment from: Compliments of the Season,

embossed with white and gold on vellum card stock.

Dotty paper is a wrapping paper, left over from last year.

Just love it's random dots that remind of snow!

Waltzingmouse October Pajama Party: Old Pajamas

Challenge #3 at Waltzingmouse is to use Old Pajamas, and to use

an old WM Christmas set. 

I made a couple of shaker tags using an old favorite:

Very Vintage Christmas.

Had to hand cut the red, don't have the die for it, but not hard.

Love handmade tags on gifts, don't you?

Paper Sweeties October Release Countdown!

Welcome back to Paper Sweeties October Countdown!

Tomorrow's the day you can purchase the new stamps and dies

brand new for October!

I have a card for you today, featuring a stylized Christmas tree.

The tree you see is part of a wonderful new set called 

Trim the Tree.

I'm sure many of you already know this,

but you can enlarge or shrink a stamp to fit you mood or style.

I stamped the tree you see, then set my printer to enlarge the image by 175%

  onto white card stock.

 I then copic colored the flourishes in fuchsia and green.

The poinsettia is colored red, then covered with Glossy Accents.

Hard to see, but Glossy Accented the circle ornies too.

I love that you can get more mileage out of your stamps by 

changing their size, or using dies.

By the way, there are dies that go with this stamp set. (Yay!)

The Joy die is die cut twice, and placed on an angle.

(This die, along with some other sentiments will be available tomorrow)

If you don't already know, Paper Sweeties also has a full

colorful line of seam binding, like the bright Raspberry I used here.

Are you getting excited? 

Remember, tomorrow's the day!

Meanwhile be sure to check out the rest of the DT:

Amber Kroening
Annette Allen

Annette Witherspoon
Char Cundy

Debbie Marcinkiewicz – Paper Sweeties
Jinny Newlin

Kerin Sylvester

Larissa Heskett  (off this month)
Lysa Rohrer

Maria Patrick

Michelle Bala
Mynnette Kitchen

Nancy Penir (me)

MIM #184: Gold Dipped Die-Cuts & RIC #69

Danielle shows us how beautiful gold dipping can be!

MIM this week has us showing off our die cuts!

I used all PTI  (except the gold string)

Feather Finery, First Fruits & Keep It Simple: Thanksgiving stamp sets

Feather Finery dies

Dark Chocolate, Smokey Shadow, Classic Kraft, Canyon Clay, Fine Linen, and 

Dark Chocolate Pattern Pack 

Make It Monday #184: Gold Dipped Die-cuts

edited to add to:
Runway Challenge
ric#69 - Cynthia Rowley

Paper Sweeties October Release Sneak Peek!

Hi, and welcome to October's Sneak Peek with Paper Sweeties!

New Stamps and dies just in time for Christmas!

I've done a card that features dies to coordinate with a previously released

stamp set called Snow Friends.

I just used the dies and together with a new set of 

sentiments, made this Christmas card!

Even the snowflake at the top is included in the Snow Friends set!

This die set and all the new sets will be available for purchase on the 15th.

Plenty of time to entice you with more inspiration for the next few days!

Did you catch all the DT posts?

I'm last on the list, but just in case, here's everyone's linkup:

Amber Kroening
Annette Allen

Annette Witherspoon
Char Cundy

Debbie Marcinkiewicz – Paper Sweeties
Jinny Newlin

Kerin Sylvester

Larissa Heskett  (off this month)
Lysa Rohrer

Maria Patrick

Michelle Bala
Mynnette Kitchen

Nancy Penir

See you tomorrow!

The Card Concept #20 - Color Challenge

The Card Concept's challenge is to use orange, black and white

this week.

 Here's their inspiration photo:

It's Halloween time folks, and these colors emphasize  

fall's holiday season.

Waltzingmouse stamp sets: Boo and Friends & Great Big Owl helped

create this chalkboard card.

Little Boo is embossed on vellum (he's a ghost after all!), with

paperpieced lolly and pumpkin

All cardstock PTI

Freestyle Collage 

My husband and I spent the week at the coast, where we enjoyed 

great weather, and an Apple Farm with more pumpkins I've EVER seen in 

one place.

Took these photos with my phone.

The farm was tucked into the hills, and sold every good thing the earth produced.

They even had a petting zoo for children.

One or two last photos to enjoy.

 Do you like stopping at little farms and getting lost in

their bounty? I make my DH pull over at every one we see.

Hope you enjoyed a bit of the beauty of Autumn!

Challenge #20 - Colour Challenge

Fusion Challenge Sunflowers & MIM #183 & Virginia's View Challenge

Fusion Challenge has this autumn inspiration:

I combined the two (photo and sketch),

for this card:

I think it was Heather Nichols that used the bleach technique for a

PTI Make It Monday.

I love doing it! Allows for coloring on a dark card stock,

such as the Enchanted Evening I used.

Colored with watercolors.

PTI: Botanical Blocks, Fancy That

Quatrefoil die

Zing EP: Mustard

PTI Cardstocks

Also posting in PTI's MIM this week with Dawn;

Dry Emboss over Heat Emboss

Sept. 25th {Sunflowers} &

Make It Monday #183: Dry Embossing Over Heat Embossing

edited to add to Virginia's View Challenge #8

I think it's Clean and Simple, so adding to 

Virginia's View Challenge!

MIM #183: Dry Embossing Over Heat Embossing

Happy Monday!

And Happy MIM with Dawn at PapertreyInk!

This technique is really very simple, and packs a wow punch to your cards!

Finishing up the Halloween cards for the grandkids + 

some children of friends.

This was a perfect set of tools for quick cards.

After embossing the ghosts and sentiment,

dry embossed Horizontal Stripes (yes, Horizontal!) to mimic a fence.

Partially cutout the top ghost so the ghost border would fit behind him.

Embossed (with Zing) 2 more borders to look like crime tape.

(Think I watch too many murder mysteries!)

All onto Orange Zest leafy Pattern Paper.

Lots of rainstones sprinkled about.

Thank You Dawn, as always, love every moment watching and learning from you!

Happy Spooky Halloween & Haunted Borders

Make It Monday #183: Dry Embossing Over Heat Embossing

Merry Monday #128 Polka Dots and/or Stripes

Time is running short for this week's Merry Monday,

and I love playing along!

As soon as I saw their inspiration photo,

I knew what I was going to do, and what dies

I was going to use.

But time was out! Just getting in under the line!

No stamping, (can you believe it?)

All Poppystamps dies!

PapertreyInk cardstocks and paper.

Can you see the glitter on the garland?

Merry Monday #128 {Polka Dots and/or Stripes!}

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!

MIM #182: Mason Jar Stamping

MIM features Melissa Phillips showing us some tricks to 

turn Mason Jars into treats!

I had these jars I use for pomegranate jelly, that were really too big

for the jelly I give away at Christmas.

Perfect size for this project.

Did 3 for my kitchen window ledge, all alike,

that will be lined up like little soldiers.

PTI's Happy Spooky Halloween 

& Mr. Bones

Tremendous Tags

Applied a bit of Inca-Gold to the raised parts and edges.

Here they are, lined up in front of the window.

They will show up much better at nighttime.

Just as I took the picture Miss Frizz decided to climb onto the table outside

and look at the camera.

She loves to have her picture taken!

Make It Monday #182: Mason Jar Stamping

Paper Sweeties October Inspiration Challenge #24 - Happy Fall, & JUGS Photo Challenge

Hi Paper Sweeties fans!

It's October 1st, and that means it's time for another challenge at Paper Sweeties,

and, 

it's beginning to look a lot like Fall!

Do I see pumpkins? Paper Sweeties has 'em!

Sophie loves fall, and wishes you all the best of the season!

Need a recipe for this card?

Sophie stamp and matching die

flags - Sweet Cuts-Fun Shapes

Pumpkins, Sunflower, leaves - Stand Add-On: Fall Harvest

Sign shape is from the Sweeties Stand

Fence - Home Tweet Home &

Sweet Cuts

Sophie's Outfit - The Splendor of Autumn

and 

Happy Fall Ya 'll is from Happy Fall Ya 'll

Can you tell I'm kinda addicted to fussy cutting?

Rather therapeutic.

What inspires you in the challenge photo?

Can't wait to see what you create!

Remember, you can win a 20. gift certificate to shop

at Paper Sweeties!

Also submitting this card to:

Just Us Girls #260 - Photo Week

There's a lot to see from the PS Design Team,

and a special welcome to our Guest Designer,

Nance Salkeld

Amber Kroening

Annette Allen

Annette Witherspoon

  Char Cundy

Debbie Marcinkiewicz

Jinny Newlin

Kerin Sylvester

Larissa Heskett  (off this month)
 Lisa Elton
Lysa Rohrer

Maria Patrick

Michelle Bala
Mynnette Kitchen

Nancy Penir
Tammy Hobbs

October Guest Designer: Nance Salkeld

Nesting Doll Card Set

Had an enjoyable nite out with the girls, and celebrated my friend Sophie's birthday!

She saw a tag I did with Waltzingmouse's You're a Doll, and loved the 

Nesting Doll image.

Don't you love having friends and family as a cheering section!

Her gift was sealed in stone from that day.

The set of 8 cards, with matching envelopes and 8 self stick seals,

also used images from Folk Art Medallion.

Simple, almost one layer, for easy mail.

Packaged in an acrylic see through box, a matching tag

and gift done!

PTI cardstocks

PTI Inks

Copics

Twine

Pink cheek blush powder

It's always fun just enjoying your stamps!

(And all the goodies that go along with this hobby!)