Paper Sweeties September 2015 Inspiration Challenge #35

This summer just flew by! While summer is my favorite season, fall takes a close second place, if for no other reason than I love the colors! Even though I live in North Georgia, and am privileged to see the leaves change color every year, just by looking out my window, the beauty of it still blows me away.

For Paper Sweeties' September Inspiration Challenge, I used warmer versions of the red, yellow, and green color palette to give me my first autumn card of the year.

I used a Viva la Verve sketch for the card design, and these Paper Sweeties stamps and Sweet Cuts die sets:

Home Tweet Home Stamps

Home Tweet Home Sweet Cuts

Hello Friend Stamps

Wishing You Stamps

Stitched Tags #1 Sweet Cuts

Be Happy Sweet Cuts

Beautiful Little Wishes Sweet Cuts

The beautiful sparkly gold flower-shaped sequins are from Paper Sweeties, too!

I edge-punched scraps for the inside of the card, and colored the cute heart divider stamp with Copics.

I just love the inspiration photo for this challenge! And, my teamies have some seriously cute cards to inspire you:

Angel Johns 
Annette Witherspoon

Cheryl Lea - You are Here!

Debbie Marcinkiewicz – Paper Sweeties

 Emily Frasier

Jill Norwood

Julie Tucker-Wolek

Kathy Schweinfurth

Larissa Heskett

Mackie Robertson

Maria Patrick

Michelle Bala
Mynnette Kitchen

Nancy Penir

September Guest Designerr: Jeri Thomas

Thanks for stopping by, and have a wonderful week!

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:
Viva la Verve August 2015 Week 2 Sketch Challenge
Simon Says Wednesday Challenge: Anything Goes
613 Avenue Create Challenge #139: Anything w/ Optional Twist CYOC--A2/Birthday/Sequins
Chocolate, Coffee, & Cards Challenge #98: Use a Sentiment
RRR Challenge #124: Autumn Colors with Ribbon or Trim

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Seize the Day, Wryn!--Tiddly Inks Fab Friday

Hey all you peeps! Need some crafty inspiration for the weekend? Well, you're in luck! It's Tiddly Inks Fabby Friday, and we've got over a dozen Fabulous creations to jump start your mojo!

I used two digital stamps for my card: Wryn's Leaves and Twisted Tree. I printed them onto X-Press Blending Card, then colored them with Copics. The designer papers are from my scraps. 

Don't you just love how happy Wryn looks, playing in the leaves? I used to love doing that when I was a kid. I wonder...with all the mulching mowers nowadays, do people even rake leaves anymore? I know we don't. That's a shame. Just look at what today's kids are missing out on. ;)  But, on the bright side--with no raking to do, think how much more time you have for crafting!!! Yay!

Be sure to visit the Tiddly Inks Blog to see the rest of the DT's Amazing Creations! And, don't forget, you still have time to enter the Black Cats challenge, too!

Thanks for stopping by, and have a wonderful week!

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:
Simon Says Stamp Monday: Good 'ol Days
613 Avenue Create Challenge #96: Anything Goes
Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge-Boho Bright
Fresh Brewed November Challenge #1: Fall Colors
TSC Challenge #54: Anything Goes

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Couple of Fall Cuties--Black Cat Challenge with Tiddly Inks!

It's time for another Tiddly Inks Challenge, and with Halloween right around the corner, a Black Cat Challenge should be an easy one! Just use any combo of black or cat for Halloween. If you don't have a cat image, Christy has plenty of cute ones in the Tiddly Inks Digital Shop, here.

I chose to use this new sweet Couple of Fall Cuties digital image for my card. I colored them with Copics, and gave the little bear some texture with a towel and Copic Colorless Blender. I used my Copic Airbrush for the light blue background, with the image in the die. Most people would probably use this image for a Halloween card, but since I don't send out too many Halloween cards, I decided to make this a Thanksgiving card instead. Of course, right after I did, I realized this was supposed to be a Halloween card!!! Oops! ;) Well, I can just give Thanks for Halloween, right? I do love seeing my daughter dressed up every year, and who doesn't love a sack full of candy! 

The sentiment inside the card is from Serendipity Stamps, and I used an MFT Stamps die to cut faux Washi Tape out of the scraps from the front of the card.

I hope you'll join us in this week's challenge! And, don't forget to check out the entire DT's cards, too. Their creativity constantly astounds me, and I know you'll be inspired by their awesomeness, too! 

Thanks for stopping by!

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:
613 Avenue Create Challenge #95: Anything Goes
Freshly Brewed Challenges: October Challenge #2 - Pumpkins
Kit & Clowder October Challenge: Anything Goes
Paper Issues Challenge: Witchin You a Happy Halloween with SRM Stickers

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Back to School

It seems like summer just got started and it's almost time to go back to school! My DD goes back in just one month!!! Sheez! Already time to make cards for the teachers. :)

This is another Impression Obsession image that I've had for awhile, but never colored. Actually, until I started coloring it, I didn't even know that there was a swing in the foreground. I thought it was a collage-type image. This image took a lot less time to color than you would think. I started by laying down a Copic base in a medium red on the school house, then used Prismacolor pencils and Gamsol for the entire image. I love my Copics, but it is a lot more relaxing to color with pencils. They are easier for me to control. ;) The layout is from this week's Mojo Monday sketch. The little leaf embellies in the corner were die cut from dp a couple of times, and the layers glued together for stability, I inked the edges with Walnut Stain Distress Ink, then I dipped them in UTEE in my melting pot. They are attached to the card with 3D glue.

I made the inside panel by punching the top edge of the cs, then I used an MFT Blueprints 13 die to cut the perforated line and added scraps from the front of the card to the bottom. My DD is giving this to her favorite teacher, whom she has had for her challenge/gifted class for the past 3 years, so she chose the sentiment, and I have to concur--her teacher is fabulous! :-)

Thanks for stopping by, and have a wonderful week!

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:
Mojo Monday 353
Simon Says Stamp Monday: Start From Scratch (Leaf embellies)
613 Avenue Create #79: Create Your Own Challenge (image, die cut, solid color paper, sequins, punch)
Freshly Brewed Designs: July Challenge #1-In the Sky
Corrosive Challenge #203: Forever Young
Sugar Pea Designs SPD06: Anything Goes

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Timeless Tuesday #250: Get Inspired!

Happy Tuesday, Y'all! I hope, amid all the hustle and bustle of the holidays that you've been able to work in some crafty time! Be sure to carve enough time out for this week's Timeless Tuesday Challenge. It's a little unusual, but seriously cool! :D

Tricia Traxler is our Guest Designer this week, and her challenge for us is to Get Inspired!

Now, I am not one to make New Year's Resolutions. So, this challenge had me stumped at first. But, after commiserating with a friend recently, it occurred to me that I am a fairly excitable, passionate, all-or-nothing, Katy bar the door, kind of person. So, it might do me good to learn to temper some of that emotion. If I was a resolution maker, "Just Breathe" would be the perfect resolution for me. ;~)

For this card, I used Flourishes' Classic Kraft Cardstock for the card base and one of the oval layers. The beautiful floral image is from Flourishes' Autumn Blossoms stamp set. I stamped it with Memento Tuxedo Black ink, then colored it with Copics, and used a Spica pen, in Lipstick, for the centers of the dark purple daisies. I used Flourishes' Perfectly Pierced Victorian Oval die set to die cut the floral image, and matted it with a Spellbinders die cut. The vertical text and b&w rope design strips are some very old decorative tapes. I made the pins that are in the bow. The sentiment is from the Ferns and Fiddles stamp set. It was stamped with VersaMark ink, then heat embossed with a tan ep. Since I can't hardly make a card without sparkle, I added a few red sequins to finish it off.

The inside is a Spellbinders die cut, topped off with another Victorial Oval die cut, which I stamped with one of the ferns from the Ferns and Fiddles stamp set, in Memento Desert Sand ink. In between the layers, I tucked a few die cut flourishes. My daughter thinks the inside looks like a mirror--knowing her, a Snow White mirror!  :-)

So, what's your resolution? Get creative with it, and play along! You don't have to use Flourishes stamps, but if you do, you get two ballots toward the weekly prize! You can find all the details for the challenge here.

Check out the rest of the DT, and this week's Guest Designer, Tricia Traxler, to see what their resolutions are, and be sure to leave a little blog love, too! :)

• Allison Cope
• Cheryl Lea...that's me!
• Deborah Anton
• Jenny Gropp
• Katie Sims
• Tricia Traxler, Guest Hostess

Thanks for stopping by, and have a great week!

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Celebrate an Autumn Birthday

I have a good friend whom I only get to see once or twice a year, but we always get together in November for our birthdays, which are just 10 days apart. For her birthday, I made an autumn-inspired card.

I used the Viva la Verve November 2013 Week 2 sketch for the overall design. The sentiment banner is edged with a Krylon Copper Leafing Pen, and I embossed the Verve sentiment with a gold embossing powder, then stamped over it with a white pigment ink. The small pennant trim was cut from kraft cs and sponged with Distress Inks, then I stamped it with a decorative design from Verve's On Occasion stamp set. The leaves were die cut from glossy cs and colored with several colors of alcohol ink. The oak leaves lean toward being purple, and the maple leaf is more orange. I made the spots on the maple leaf by dipping a textured cloth in alcohol and pressing it lightly on the leaf. I curled the edges of the leaves before gluing them to the card.

Here's a peek at the inside. The leaf embellie came from Michael's bargain bin a couple of years ago.

Thanks so much for stopping by today, and have a great day!

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:
Viva la Verve November 2013 Week 2 Sketch Challenge
Simon Says Monday Challenge: Got Ink?
613 Avenue Create Challenge #45: Anything Goes w/Optional Twist-Holiday Thanks
Challenges 4 Everybody #33: Anything Goes

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Timeless Tuesday #234: Delicate Doilies

Hello there! And, welcome to this week's Timeless Tuesday Challenge (FTTC234)! Our hostess is Judy, and you're going to love her challenge--it's easy peasy...

Delicate Doilies 

Simply create a project that includes a doily!

I don't use doilies very often. Not because I don't like them, but because they are in a drawer and I forget I have them! So, I was glad for the chance to get them out.

Have you seen Flourishes' newly released stamp sets for August? Gorgeous, all. But, my favorite is probably the Autumn Blessings set. As soon as I saw this sweet image, I just had to ink it up! I stamped it with Tuxedo Black Memento Ink on Flourishes Classic White Cardstock, colored it with Copics, then cut it out with a Spellbinders die. To make the background, I stamped the image again onto Eclipse masking tape, cut it out and used it as a mask for the image. Then, I cut a curve on a piece of scrap paper, and used one half to mask the sky and airbrushed the ground, and the other half to mask the ground and airbrush the sky. I kept the cs in the die while airbrushing so the edges would remain white. I used the same die to make the green mat behind the image, by cutting around the outside edge of it with a craft knife. The sentiment is stamped on a Perfectly Pierced Classic Frames die. I added eyelets to each end and tied it onto the card with twine.

For the rest of the card, I did some distressing, sewing, incorporated the doily into the design, added Pearl Pen pearls in the lower left corner, and tiny drops of Stickles in the flower centers of the dp in the upper right corner around the pearl brad.

On the inside, I used scraps from the front of the card, along with a piece of coordinating striped dp. The pink dp has a border punched along the top edge. Although I will probably end up using this as a Thanksgiving card, it could also be used for other occasions, so for now, I'm leaving the sentiment area blank.

See...an easy peasy Timeless Tuesday assignment! :) Since the only requirement is to use a doily, you can take your creation in just about any direction your heart desires. And, don't forget, you don't have to use Flourishes stamps, but if you do, you get two ballots toward the weekly prize! You can find all the details for the challenge here.

So, find yourself a paper doily, cut one with a die, or pull out some thread and a crochet hook and make one--whatever suits your fancy--and play along.

Stop by all our designers' blogs for more inspiration, and be sure to leave them some blog love, too! :)

• Allison Cope
• Broni Holcombe
• Cheryl Lea...that's me!
• Deborah Anton
• Jenny Gropp
• Judy Rozema
• Marie Ross, our August Guest Designer

Thanks for stopping by, and have a wonderful week!

I'm entering this card in the following challenge:
CMC Copic Challenge #75: Anything Goes

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Timeless Tuesday #233: Welcome Autumn!

Happy Tuesday! We are in the height of summer around here, but for this week's Timeless Tuesday Challenge, I am thinking ahead to the crisp days of fall. The amazingly creative Broni is our hostess this week, and her challenge is...

Welcome Autumn!

All you have to do is use autumn colors! :)

I have been looking for an opportunity to use one of the gorgeous stamps from the In Nature stamp set, and what better time than now, when I can turn it into an autumn scene!

I live in the north Georgia mountains, and to me, autumn is our most beautiful time of the year. Everywhere I look, there is glorious color: orange, yellow, purple, red, pink, green, and golden brown, all against an almost unbelievable blue sky. The trees actually glow in the sun! It's no wonder that thousands of people drive here every year in October to witness God's spectacular handiwork for themselves. So, when I colored this image, I ended up with over two dozen Copic markers spread across my table! But, what fun I had with it! :)

 After coloring the entire image, I used my Copic airbrush to color the sky, leaving a few white areas for clouds, stamped a sentiment in the upper left corner, added a few rhinestones, and framed it with a Spellbinders die cut in dark teal from the Color Made Easy Emerald Coast Paper Collection.

I added a little sparkle to the water and the windows of the cabin with a Spica pen. It's very hard to capture it in a photo, but you can see it in this close up.

With all that splendid color on the front of the card, I didn't need much inside, so I just stamped a single leaf in Potter's Clay Memento Ink, from the Falling Leaves stamp set.

Now, what will you create with your autumn colors? It doesn't have to be an autumn scene, just autumn colors, and you don't have to use Flourishes stamps, but if you do, you get two ballots toward the weekly prize! I hope you'll join us for this fun, and easy challenge! You can find all the details for the challenge here.

And, be sure to visit all our designers' blogs, and leave some love for them! :) You'll find beautiful eye candy at every stop!

• Allison Cope
• Broni Holcombe
• Cheryl Lea...that's me!
• Deborah Anton
• Jenny Gropp
• Judy Rozema
• Katie Sims
• Marie Ross, our August Guest Designer

Thanks for stopping by, and have a colorful week!

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Plus these additional Copic colors: B41, B45, E000, YG01, YG03, YR21, G17, G99

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