Double D, Neutral Fall

Good Morning! 

A brand new Challenge is up and running over at the Double D Challenge Blog. 

Here is your Inspiration Tile:

Here is my card: 

I was inspired by the little pillows with the truck and the black and white print.  

My stamps are by Honey Bee, Little Pickup, I also used the matching dies.  Sentiment by Flourishes, Autumn Blessings.  

MFT Wonky Stitched Rectangles die.  Cheery Lynn Fall Leaves 8.  

Amalgam Black ink.  

Heidi Swapp Color Shine, Gold.  

Copic Markers.  Sakura Glitter Pen.  Candy Dots.



This card will also be entered into the following Challenges:

Simon Says Monday, Thanks/Thanksgiving.
Simon Says Wednesday, Anything Goes!
Dies R Us, Trees and/or Leaves.
Simon Says Work It Wednesday, Autumn and Gratitude.
The Card Concept, Bountiful Blessings.

Please come on over to the Double D Blog and join in all of the FUN!

You'll be glad you did as there is always a pretty prize up for grabs!  

Here's the prize for this Challenge:

Thanks for popping in.  

Enjoy~~

A Little Bit Of Vellum

Good Morning!  Here we are winding down 2013......I can not wait to 'turn the page' and welcome in 2014.  Don't get me wrong, 2013 was a wonderful year, I am just ready for a new start, a change in direction, clean the slate, a fresh start. 

But while there is still some time left in this year I entered another Challenge card at Flourishes #251 Vellum, to add a bit of vellum to your project.

This card was inspired by Pinterest.  What did we ever do before that site appeared?  lol

I used a little Vellum Envelope I had in my stash.  I think I originally bought them to send my garden seeds to people.  This particular one I added many stamped sentiments from various Flourishes stamp sets.  They include such sayings as; Happy, Thinking Of You, Shine, Happy Happy Joy Joy, With Thanks, etc. stamped in all different colors.  The designer papers are by My Mind's Eye; Stella & Rose, Mabel.

Flourishes stamp sets; Anemones, Autumn Blessings, Chrysanthemums, Dahlias, Mountain View.

Added some Baker's twine and some turquoise rhinestones to finish it off.

Okay now I need to go clean my house so I can get back in that craft room.

Happy New Year all!

Happy Fall Morning

Good Morning!  What a gorgeous Fall morning here!  Blue, blue skies, bright sunshine, cooler temps and NO humidity!  What more could a girl ask for?  In a little bit I will head out to the gardens to pick and store some flower seeds.  I hope to have a surplus of Purple Cone Flowers, Shasta Daisies, Marigolds (don't think I have bought one in the last 5 years!), Cleome, Black Eyed Susans and Cosmos......just to name a few!  I actually still have quite a bit of color throughout the yard, and I am happy and thankful for that.

Now on to some Fall Colors!

Flourishes has a wonderful Challenge going on, adding Dots.  You may add dots to your background or colored image. 

On Tuesday they had this great Pointillism Tutorial.

noun: pointillism

1. 1.

   a technique of neo-Impressionist painting using tiny dots of various pure colors, which become blended in the viewer's eye. It was developed by Georges Seurat with the aim of producing a greater degree of luminosity and brilliance of color.

I'll try anything at least once, so here is my effort:

I decided to use this technique for coloring the image and adding some Fall color to the background.  I like how this came out and might try it in the very near future again.

I used the Flourishes stamp set, Autumn Blessings......kind of says it all doesn't it?   Many Copic Markers, Nestabilities Classic and Scalloped Circles, Sizzix Decorateive Swirl #4 die, burlap style green fabric, buttons and twine.

This card will be entered in 3 Challenges:

Flourishes  FTTC #239, Build it With Dots

Simon Says Wednesday, Anything Goes

CMC Fall Colors (Fall13)

I hope you all can experience some of this beautiful Fall weather. 

And don't forget.....try something new!

ENJOY~~

No Tricks.....All Treats!

Here it is the day you have been waiting for!  I have 3 winners to announce!  Each one will be receiving one of these gorgeous Flourishes stamp sets.

This morning my daughter, Lori, picked the 3 winners.....and here they are!

The winner of the Chrysanthemums set is........ANGIE SCHMIDT!!!

 

The winner of  the Autumn Blessings set is.......KITTY (KATHLEEN)!!!

 

And the winner of the Mountain View set is.......DORIS W.!!!

WHAHOO!!!  Congratulations to you lucky ladies.  You can reach me via Face Book or Stamp TV, please send me your addresses and I should have everything in the mail on Wednesday.....it's a busy, busy week with party planning and prep!  :)

Thank you all so much for joining in the fun.  I hope to have more Give-A-Ways down the line!

ENJOY!!!