Autumn Greetings In Plaid

 Good Morning! 

This card will be entered into the Challenge at

The Card Concept, Autumn Chill.

I was inspired by some of the colors, the leaves and the overall Autumn Vibe.

I used the MFT Rainbow Plaids Designer Papers 

to create my 4 little panels, backed with foam tape.

Gina K Designs Gingham Embossing Folder and Rustic Autumn stamp set.

Cheery Lynn Fall Leaves 8 dies.

Distress Oxide inks in;

Fired Brick, Fossilized Amber and Spiced Marmalade.

Gold Embossing Powder.

Heidi Swapp Color Shine in Gold.

Vellum.

Gold Twine.

PFS Jewels.

Foam Dots.

Inside.

Love the dimension!

Thanks for popping in!

Enjoy~~

Give Thanks In Everything

Good Morning!  

This card will be entered into the following Challenges: 

Simon Says Monday, Stamp It.  

Simon Says Wednesday, Stamp It.

The Sisterhood Of Crafters, Make A Scene.

Colorful Options, Outrageous Orange.

Inspiration Station  

I was inspired by the oranges, yellows and greens from this image.

Double Trouble

 

Use at least 3 of these colors.

Include at least 1 gourd and/or pumpkin.

Fall Colors.

I was inspired by the oranges, yellows and greens from this image.

I'm a bit confused on the Double Trouble 3 things, 

but I think I covered them all.  ???

Here is what I created:

Kat Scrappiness Stitched Postage Stamp Rectangles die.

Amy Design Picket Fence die.

Impression Obsession Grass Trio die.

Cheery Lynn Fall Leaves dies.

Gina K Designs Rustic Autumn, pumpkins fussy cut

and Everything Nice Mini sentiment.

Swiss Dots Embossing Folder.

Tuxedo Black ink.

Clear Embossing Powder.

Heidi Swapp Gold Color Shine.

Distress Oxide inks in;

Fired Brick, Fossilized Amber, Spiced Marmalade and Walnut Stain.

Copic Markers.

Foam Tape.

Inside.

A little bit of dimension!

Thanks for strolling by!

Enjoy~~

Autumn Greetings

Good Morning! 

This card will be entered into the following Challenges: 

Simon Says Monday, Sparkle And Shine.

Simon Says Wednesday, Little Critters.

Memory Box, Falling For Fall.

I used the Memory Box die, Plump Pumpkin 

and made a border with teal and white pumpkins.

Great Impressions Harvest Mouse stamp.

Sentiment by Gina K Designs, Rustic Autumn 

and sub sentiment Hugs And Wildflowers stamp sets.

Extra leaves from Rustic Autumn.

MFT Party Plaid Designer Paper.

 Tuxedo Black ink.

Clear Embossing Powder,

Copic Markers.

Pinkfresh Studio Jewels.

WOS--all over Pumpkins and Leaves.

Polka Dot Ribbon.

Super cute!

Penny wanted white pumpkins on her card, 

so of course, I complied.

Thanks for strolling by!

Enjoy~~

Autumn Greetings

 Good Morning! 

It's such a lovely Fall day here, 

perfect for crafting or Football lol

This card will be entered into the following Challenges:

Memory Box, Stripes.

Dies R Us, Anything Goes.

I used the Gina K Designs Products;

Seasons Of Joy, Rustic Autumn and Wreath Builder Template.

Inks in; Timber Brown, Pumpkin Pie and Always Artichoke.

That sweet little pumpkin die is by Memory Box, Plump Pumpkin.

I layered it 3 times and cut the leaf from Gold Foil Paper.

I also added 3 strips of Gold Foil Paper as my stripes on the bottom.

Hard to capture in a photo as always.

Inside.

Thanks for strolling by on this beautiful Fall day!

Enjoy~~

Autumn Greetings

 Good Morning and Happy Fall!

Love this time of year!

This card will be entered into the following Challenges:

Gina K Designs, Fall.

Allsorts, Fall Colors.

Stamping Sensations, The Great Outdoors.

The Card Concept, Fanciful Fall.

Leaves....glorious leaves!

I used the Gina K Designs sets; Anemone Wishes and Rustic Autumn.

A little water coloring using Distress Oxide inks and Zig Markers.

 

MFT Cross Stitched Rectangles.

Corner Punch.

Amalgam Black and Always Artichoke inks.

Foam Tape.

Ink Splatters.

Inside.

Had fun so I made 2!

Thanks for falling in!

Enjoy~~

In Sympathy

Good Afternoon!

I found myself in need of a couple of Sympathy cards.  

I really never keep these on hand as I like to gear them to the recipient.

This first card will be entered into the following Challenges: 

Simon Says Wednesday, Fall/Autumn Colors.

Stamping Sensations, Trees, Leaves, Autumn.

Scrapy Land, Anything Goes!

I created a wreath using Paper Smooches Foliage 1 dies.  

Cut from creamy card stock and then 'smooshed' directly on to my Distress Oxide 

ink pads in; Fired Brick, Spiced Marmalade Vintage Photo and Walnut Stain.

I mounted these onto a 'ring' created using Spellbinders Standard Circle dies, I layered 2 together.

Stamping lots of little flowers from the Gina K Designs stamp set, 

Hugs And Wildflowers, stamped in Amalgam Black.  These were also 'smooshed' into my ink pads.  

I then flicked White craft paint and water on to them 

to distress them and give them a bit more interest.

Wood Grained background created using Gina K Designs, Perfect Pallets, 

stamped in Bravo Burgundy ink.

Heat embossed sentiment in White Embossing Powder, 

from the Hero Arts, Prayers stamp and die set.  

Large Prayers die, cut from 3 layers of card stock and in laid.

Gina K Designs Rustic Autumn stamped Leaf, fussy cut.

Sentiment also by GKD, Hugs stamp set.

Little Hearts from Hero Arts, Prayers stamp set.

This next card will be entered into the Allsorts, Something Gold Or Silver.

Stampin' Up! Avant Garden and Oh So Succulent stamp sets

Sentiment by Power Poppy, Soothing Sympathy.

Inks in; Amalgam Black, Marina Mist, Pear Pizzazz, Perfect Plum and Wisteria Wonder.

Paper Smooches Foliage 3 die.

Spellbinder's Standard Circles die.

Natural Twine colored with an ink pad.

Rhinestones.

Score Lines.

Silver Twine.

Vellum.

Sentiments from Gina K Designs, Layered Eucalyptus stamp set.

Thanks for stopping by.

Enjoy~~

Merry Rustic Christmas

Hello!  

Had a little bit of time to play!

This card will be entered into the following Challenges:

Simon Says Monday, Let's Get Ready For Christmas!

Simon Says Wednesday, Anything Goes!

Simon Says Work It Wednesday, Celebrate!

This was a fun card to make.  I wanted it to look like a sign was hanging out by 

the curb and the barn beyond.  Kind of rustic and country, ya know?

I used the Gina K Designs stamp sets; 

A Year Of Flowers 2, Perfect Pallets and Rustic Autumn.

Stamped in Amalgam Black ink and colored with Copic Markers.

On my wood grained die cut I used Dove Grey and Timber Brown inks, 

die cut with Spellbinders Classic Ovals and backed with Fun Foam for dimension.

Barn was stamped and fussy cut out.

The 'tree line' was created using the 'feathers' from the Perfect Pallets stamp set, 

they are for creating an arrow image.

WOS and Stickles for a glistening background.

 Distress ink also for the background.

Perfect Pearls for Poinsettia center.

Red and White Gingham Ribbon.

Merry Merry!

Autumn Greetings and Happy BIrthday

Good afternoon!  

Gorgeous Fall day here!  Cool temps, quieter tourists lol

My first card will be entered into the following Challenges:

Gina K Designs, Fall Is In The Air 

(make your own stamped background or use GKD Designer Paper)

Simon Says Monday, Stamp It

Simon Says Wednesday, Stamp It

Stamping Sensations, Anything Goes With Flowers

Scrapy Land, Anything Goes

Dies R Us, Nature

Allsorts, Autumn

Wow Embossing Powder, Embellishments

This card uses Gina K Designs stamp sets; 

Perfect Pallets, Rustic Autumn and Something Good In Every Day.

Amalgam Black, Cajun Craze, Pumpkin Pie and Timber Brown inks.

I stamped 4 of the long sized pallets for my background, flipping the stamp so the details would not be all in the same direction.  I then stamped 1 more long pallet and 2 of the smaller sized ones to created the 'gate' portion of my fence and fussy cut them out.  

I backed the 2 smaller ones with Fun Foam to add dimension.

4 Brads.

Fussy cut leaves and flowers.

Glitter.

Cheery Lynn Watering Can die, which I colored with Copic Markers.  

Layered it on card stock and a piece of chip board.  

I also coated it with Versa Mark ink and heat embossed Clear Embossing Powder on it.

Cheery Lynn Wheat Heads die.

Has a nice bit of dimension to it.

This next card will be entered into the Challenges at:

Simon Says Work It Wednesday, Celebrations

My Favorite Things, Birthday Project, Gift Cards

I didn't have a Gift Card handy so I folded up a $20 bill to show you 

how you can slide something behind the Tag.

I used the MFT products:

 Sweet Roses stamps and dies.

Wonky Stitched Rectangles die.

Stitched Traditional Tags dies.

Fairy Happy stamp set for sentiment, cut and cropped.

Flowers and leaves colored with Copic Markers.

Amalgam Black ink.

Swiss Dots Embossing Folder.

PTI Classic Kraft Designer Paper.

Fun Foam and Foam Dots.

Sheer Ribbon

Natural Twine

Heart Button

Eyelet

Sequins

WOS

I do love a little bit of dimension.

Thanks so much for stopping by.

Enjoy~~

Mini Houses And Flowers

Good afternoon!  Happy Spring!  

We had a beautiful sunny day, still a bit cooler than I would like, but hopefully we are heading in the right direction! (although we did wake up to snow yesterday.....sigh)

Each year I try to play along with that Pay It Forward Game.  

You post on Face Book and try to have at least 5 people sign up.

I offer up a bit of craftiness and request that anyone who signs up with me, must post the same on their page.  What you send is totally up to you.  It's fun and you spread JOY across the country!

This year I made these little mini wooden house ornament thingies. lol

They were so fun to decorate and VERY affordable.

I made 9, but forgot to take a picture of the red and green ones.  

They have already moved on to their forever homes.

I am entering them into the following Challenges:

Simon Says Monday, Miniature / Tiny Things.

Scrapy Land, Anything Goes!

MFT Flourish die.

Spellbinders Hearts die.

Paper Smooches Foliage 1 & 3 dies.

Stampin' Up! Botanical Builders Leaf die.

Memory Box Homespun Heart (small open heart on sentiment banner).

Sizzix & Darice Embossing Folders.

Embossing Powders; Black, Green, Clear and Rose Gold.

Gina K Designs The Journey stamp set.

Buttons.

Mini Sequins

Wire.

Beads.

Ribbon.

Distress Inks.

Twine.

Heart Key Charm.

Super FUN!!!

This next card will be entered into the Challenges at;

Papertrey Ink Win It Wednesday, Use 2 Or More PTI Ink Colors.

Penny Black, Going Round In Circles.

PTI; Daydreamer stamp and die sets, Mix And Match Flourishes, 

Fabulous Frames dies, Shakers And Sprinkles stamp set.

PTI Colors; Ocean Tides, Scarlet Jewel, Bright Buttercup, New Leaf, Black and White.

I stenciled the background using a Heidi Swapp Diagonal Lines Stencil.

Amalgam Black ink.

Thin Ribbon.

Mini Sequins.

These cards will be entered into the Challenge at Gina K Designs, Flower Power.

Gina K Designs; Elegant Florals and Rustic Autumn stamp sets. 

Amalgam Black and Wild Wasabi inks.

Copic Markers. 

Darice Basket Weave Embossing Folder.

MFT Dotted Scallop Border die.

Thin Ribbon.

Happy Spring!

Thanks for stopping by!

Enjoy~~