Truly Thankful For You

Tonight I decided to make a card with masking and sponging. This card is not picking up all the beautiful yellow sponged all over the card. I usually take my pictures during the day when I get a lot of natural sunlight. I have taken about 6 pictures trying to get true color to show up and this is the best one.

First I stamped the pumpkins from, Gina K's "Signs of Autumn" stamp set, with Vivid brown ink and colored with Copic markers. I then masked them and stamped the dried grass, also from this set, and a retired SU vine. I heavily sponged on So Saffron ink, some Really Rust and a little Chocolate Chip ink over the edge of the design. The verse is from Gina's "Thanks A Million" stamp set. It was cut out with a petite oval Nestabilities. It was sponged with Really Rust before taking it out of the die then sponged all over with So Saffron. Two die cut corners were added and also sponged with So Saffron Ink. The design was attached to a piece of Gina's Pumpkin Spice card stock. The card base is a blank black card I have had for a long time. Can you see the embossing around the edge? I added brass sticker brads I purchased from Gina K to each corner.

Sarah Kay

Today I had a friend ask me to make a cute card for a three year old girl. I decided to use this cute Sarah Kay "Precious Moments" Stamp. I purchased it from Stamper's Dream. She also wanted the little girl's initial on the card so I used my JustRite DIY Monogram Stamper Kit. I purchase my JustRite products from Joan's Gardens.

The image was stamped with Momento black ink and colored with Copic markers. I added a few sprigs of grass around her feet. The basket is a retired SU stamp. I added some popped up daisies to the basket. A Martha Stewart punch was used for the purple border and a ribbon tied on top of it. The background is a piece of designer paper from my scrap paper box and the top was run through the Cuttlebug Dotted Swiss embossing folder. The monogram was cut out with Petite circle Nestabilities. All images were attached with dimensional tape.

When I delivered the card, my friend was very excited about it. She told me she just wanted a card to give to a little girl to tell her she loves her. How sweet of her.

JustRite Autumn Corn

Something I love to do every Fall is decorate up my front porch. It is pretty big so I love to go out to the farmers and pick up some bales of hay, pumpkins, cornstalks, and of course some of the beautiful decorative corn. The weather is turning cooler and I think it is almost time to get started gathering everything up. Thinking about all this made me decide to make a card along these lines. I love this new JustRite stamp set "Autumn Blessings". I purchased it from Joan's Gardens. The design was stamped using brown ink and colored using colored pencils and Oderless Mineral Spirits (OMS). It was cut out using Classic Oval Nestabilities. The scalloped circle was cut out on Bravo Burgundy card stock.



The striped background paper is from Basic Grey and the top card stock is So Saffron. I decided to make my own designer paper for the top portion so I used Theresa Momber's "Autumn Beauty" stamp set, available from Gina K Designs, to stamp the cornstalks in So Saffron. The flying crows are from a retired SU set. The black crow on the greeting is from the "Autumn Garden" stamp set by Our Craft Lounge. The greeting is from Theresa's Autumn Beauty stamp set and cut out with a Petite Oval Nestability. The ribbon is from my scrap bin and I believe from SU. I wanted to add some pearls to the upper right hand corner and didn't have the color I needed so I colored white pearls with my Copic markers. I didn't have exactly the right burgundy marker so had to add a little brown to darken up the red. It is pretty close.



Do you like to decorate your porch for Fall? Think I'll go out now and see if I can find some of those really large mum plants to decorate the porch steps. Thanks for stopping by.

Penny Black Challenge

Today I was reading the Penny Black Saturday Challenge and really liked the sketch so decided to make a card for this challenge. The requirement is to use at least one Penny Black stamp or sentiment. I had just stamped this Penny Black flower from the "Flower Gallery" set so decided this is the image I would use. I purchased this set from Joan Fricker at Joan's Gardens.

The flowers were stamped with Memento black ink then colored with Copic markers. The circles were cut out with Nestabilities. A flourish from SU was stamped in brown ink on the Barely Banana circle and one of the rectangles. The scalloped circle is Vanilla card stock. The background paper is from Basic Grey. One of the rectangles behind the flowers is River Rock and the other is pumpkin card stock. The sentiment is from another Penny Black stamp set called "Enjoy Life". A piece of River Rock ribbon was tied under the design. The butterflies were punched with a Martha Stewart punch and a few Kaiser pearls added to finish the card.

JustRite Christmas Cardinal

Isn't it hard to believe that Christmas is not far away. I have had so much fun making cards for autumn but recently received my new JustRite Christmas stamps from Joan's Gardens. She has lots of new Christmas stamps you should check out. I also purchased the JustRite "Old Fashion Christmas" set which has some snowmen stamps. I collect snowmen so couldn't resist getting more snowmen stamps. I am sure my next Christmas card with have a snowman on it!

This morning I decided to make my first Christmas card from the JustRite "Christmas Treasures" set. I stamped it with Memento Black Ink. Since these stamps are in a circle on the wooden handle, I found it easy to ink up the design with the Memento Dew Drop black pad. I purchase these small pads from Gina K Designs. These ink pads have a sharp point and you can get the ink right where you want it. I decided to only stamp the inside design then go back to stamp the border. You can stamp both at the same time if you want. I made sure I was getting the right size circle Nestability to fit inside the border. I then stamped the border on another piece of card stock. I didn't want the design to be black, so I used SU markers to color it so I could have green leaves and red berries. I used a very fine mister to "wet" the design before stamping. I cut it out with a scalloped Nestie. The center design was colored using Copic markers. I sponged the background with So Saffron ink before taking it out of the die. A larger background circle was cut using Creamy Carmel card stock. Each layer is put on dimensional tape.

The background paper is from the Basic Grey Bittersweet Paper Pad. The top piece of card stock was embossed with the Victoria Cuttlebug embossing folder. The corners were made using a cuttlebug corner die. The bow is made with Martha Stewart ribbon. Two pearls were added which I also purchased from Joan's Gardens.
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Dress It Up Tutorial

Today I want to show you how adding a few extra items to a card can really change the appearance. This is called a "Tent Topper Card". There is a tutorial over on SCS. You start off with a piece of card stock cut 8 1/2" x 4 1/4", then fold it in half. My base card is on white card stock. You decorate the front any way you wish. I used several small pieces of designer paper on mine that will coordinate with the design I wanted to use. A Martha Stewart punch was used for the border. The topper was cut out with several Petite Circle Nestabilities. The top layer is So Saffron card stock which has been sponged with pumpkin pie ink, the next layer is Gina's Pumpkin Spice, and the bottom is Chocolate Kiss. Each layer is on dimensional tape except the bottom layer. You need to attach the circle to your card so the entire height is no taller than 5 1/2 inches so the card will fit into an A-2 envelope (finished card is 4 1/4" x 5 1/2").

To make this card I used three stamp sets from Gina K Designs. I stamped the pumpkins from Gina K's "Signs of Autumn" set with Memento Black ink on Glossy card stock. The leaves and acorns are from Melanie's "A Year of Leaves" and were stamped the same way. Since I used Glossy card stock I decided to use a sponge dauber to add the color to the pumpkins, the leaves and acorns. These items were all cut out. The greeting is from Theresa's "Autumn Beauty". It was stamped with Vivid Coffee Bean and cut out with the Petite Oval Nestabilities and sponged prior to taking it out of the die.

These two cards are the same card. The lower card was made using only the pumpkins for the design. I took the picture (photo) and decided it looked kind of plain so wanted to add some more items. To make the changes, I removed the brown bow and started adding some of the leaves and acorns. The pumpkins were attached with dimensional tape so it was easy to slip in a leaf behind them. The other leaves were attached under the circle and the acorns were attached with some dimensional tape. The card on the top is the way my final card turned out.

Doesn't it make a big difference adding just a few leaves and the acorns. Have you ever been dissatisfied with a card and found you could add something else to "dress" it up?

Sunflower

Tonight I am posting a card I made for another StampTV challenge. Theresa's color challenge is to use Brown, Ivory, and Yellow. I used the sunflower from Theresa's Autumn Beauty Stamp set, available from Gina K Designs.

The designer paper is from the Basic Grey Bittersweet Paper Pad. It is layered onto a piece of So Saffron card stock and the base card is Ivory. The sunflower was stamped on Ivory card stock with Vivid Coffee Bean ink and colored with Copic Markers. I tried to keep the colors soft to match the color in the designer paper. The mats were cut with Classic Oval Nestabilities. The colors are Chocolate Kiss, from Gina K Designs, and So Saffron. Each level is on dimensional tape. The salutation is also from the Autumn Beauty stamp set. It was stamped with Coffee Bean ink and punched out with the SU Window Punch. A brown bow and some Saffron colored pearls were added to complete the card.

Hope you all joined in on the "A Year of Leaves" Blog Hop last night. There are so many beautiful cards showcased. I want to thank all of you who took the time to leave me such wonderful comments on my card. You are all so sweet. You made my day!

A YEAR OF LEAVES BLOG HOP

Melanie Muenchinger invited me to be a guest designer in the StampTV Blog Hop featuring her new stamp set "A Year of Flowers". This is another beautiful set Melanie designed and I was so happy to accept her invitation.

For this card I wanted to showcase the oak leaves and acorns. The base card is the new Pumpkin Spice card stock from Gina K Designs. Isn't it a perfect color to work with for fall leaves. The designer paper was included in the last StampTV kit.

The leaves on this card were embossed using Detail Gold embossing powder then watercolored using Peerless Transparent Water Colors. I love how well they blend giving you just the color you want. The acorns were colored the same way. The band across the middle is another piece of Pumpkin Spice card stock with a piece of ribbon from the StampTV kit. To get the ribbon to lay flat, I ran it through the Xyron machine so the entire back would be sticky and lay flat on the border. The verse is also from the "A Year of Leaves" set and was stamped using Vivid Coffee Bean Brown ink. It was cut out using a Classic Oval Nestability. Several colors were sponged around the verse prior to taking it out of the Nestie. The scalloped oval is cut on another new card stock from Gina K Designs called Green Apple. A Martha Stewart punch was used for the brown leaves and a Cuttlebug border was added in the corners.

For even more inspiration, please visit the Illustrator of the stamp set,aYou'll want to leave a comment on her blog because she is hosting a drawing for her gorgeous stamp set there tonight!

Melanie has asked her other guest designer to join in on her blog hop too:
Karen Knegten
Also showcasing stamp set samples tonight are these GinaK Designers:
Gina Krupsky
Carolyn King
Donna Baker
Erika Martin
Jessica Fick
Kurtis Amundson
Lee Murphy
Theresa Momber

Be sure to also check out the CenterStage Spotlight Designers:
Geri Utterback
Shelly Wilson
Tina Gilliland

Don't forget to leave a comment on Melanie's Blog so you have a chance to win this beautiful new stamp set.

Cherished

Today's card was created with Asela Hopkins' new stamp set "Fruitful Harvest" available from Gina K Designs. I created this card to participate in the current Sketch Challenge on StampTV. These pears fit perfectly in the circle required in the sketch. The pears are stamped with black Memento ink and colored with Copic markers. The background paper is part of the StampTV kit. I love all the designer papers in this kit. The top right corner was to be cut off and I decided to emboss it with the Cuttlebug leafy embossing folder.

The circles were cut with Nestabilities. I picked out colors in the designer paper for these frames then mounted them on a black circle. A small strip of black was added along the corner. A piece of ribbon from the StampTV kit was added along the bottom then an embellishment I have had in my "stash". The salutation is part of the Fruitful Harvest set and was cut out with a petite oval Nestability.

Tomorrow night I will be participating in Melanie Muenchinger's Blog Hop which will be featuring cards made with her new stamp set "A Year of Leaves". Be sure and check back.

Autumn is a Second Spring

So you ever start making a card with a certain design in mind and end up with something completely different. Well that is what happened with this card. Gina K has a challenge on StampTV called "Technique Challenge A Blast from the Past - Sewing" . She selected one of her favorite past techniques and I decided I needed to try this challenge. I do not sew on any of my cards but I had fun doing it today. I have not done any sewing for many years.

First, I knew I wanted to use my new stamp set that Melanie Muenchinger designed. This set is called "A Year of Leaves". Melanie has done it again -- this is my very favorite leaf stamp set. All the leaves are so beautiful plus there are lots of verses and a few other extras. You need to check it out here. Since I wanted to have an autumn theme, I needed to blend colors to bring out all the shades of Fall leaves. I decided to embossed the leaves using VersaFine Brown ink and clear embossing. I did this on smooth watercolor paper. Then I used my favorite water colors, Peerless transparent water colors. I spritzed the paper first then started blending all the different shades of colors. I love how vibrant you can make these colors. After coloring, I cut out each of the leaves. The frame was cut with a Nestabilities Label Four die and sponged with several fall colors before taking it out of the frame. I stamped the acorn from this set and colored it with Copic markers then patted it on the VersaMark pad and clear embossed it.

I used a piece of Designer paper from the last StampTV kit and lightly attached it to a piece of Red Riding Hood card stock. I then used a burgundy thread and sewed it together. It was easier than I thought. Most of the leaves are attached on dimensional tape as well as the acorn. A piece of twine, also from the StampTV kit was threaded through the buttons and then attached with glue dots.

Since my sewing didn't turn out to bad, I think I will enter this card into Gina's Technique challenge. Anyone entering a card in this challenge will be entered into the Random Drawing to win a Janome Sew Mini Sewing Machine. You should be sure and check this out.

Thomas Kinkade Make a Wish Cottage

I did not plan to post this card but I don't have anything else made tonight. My poor daughter is feeling so bad and I have been trying to help her out. She has severe vertigo and can not get up to do anything. I had to take her to the hospital and they have ruled out a lot of stuff but she has to go back to a specialist now and hopefully they will find out what is wrong. She has been having severe headaches for 2 months now. I feel so sorry for her. The medicine doesn't get rid of the dizziness but it makes her so sleepy she doesn't notice it so much.

This is a Thomas Kinkade stamp called "Make A Wish Cottage". I purchased it from Cornish Heritage Farms.

I posted the other Thomas Kinkade card I made in a class, but this one I did on my own at home. I am pretty sure I can do a better job and that is why I had not planned to post it. But since I want to get something posted will show it to you. These stamps are very fun to work with. This one did not take me nearly as long to complete because I didn't have to wait for the colors others were using.

Maybe tomorrow I will have time to work with another one of the new stamps sets I purchased from Gina K Designs. There are so many beautiful cards posted on StampTV which are made with stamps from the newest release. You can go check them all out here.

Autumn Blessings

I am so glad I made two cards yesterday so I would have one to post today. I have been gone all day. This morning my daughter woke up very ill and I had to take her to the emergency room. It was scary but she is ok.

Yesterday when I was working with Theresa's "Autumn Beauty" stamp set to make my shadow box card, I couldn't stop. I made this card too. I love the sunflowers. The background is a piece of Gina's digital background paper. It looks like a pretty sage green cloth. I stamped the sunflowers and colored them with Copic markers, then cut them out. I created the long rectangle frame using Nestabilities then made the score lines on the ScorPal. The bottom piece is Basic Black and the top is Confetti White card stock. The fence was created with a Martha Stewart Punch. Each layer is on dimensional tape. All the stamps used on this card are from the Autumn Beauty stamp set. The bow was made with ribbon also from Gina K Designs. Two black pearls were added to complete the card.

Autumn Beauty Shadow Box

I'm am so excited because I just received my new stamps from Gina K Designs. I am really excited about this set designed by Theresa Momber. The name of this set is "Autumn Beauty" and that is what it really is. OMG, there is so much to work with in this set. You must check it out here. Theresa even designed Digi paper to go with this set. This one is called "Golden" and works so well for my design.

There are so many things in this set I wanted to use and couldn't make up my mind, so I decided if I made a Shadow Box card, I could use lots of different stamps. Shadow Boxes are so easy to make and so fun to work with. My finished card will fit into an A-2 envelope. I started out with two 5-inch squares and scored at 1/2 inch and 1-inch on each end of all four squares. This gave me my shadow box. I forgot to tell you that I first printed off the "Golden" digital paper on a piece of card stock and that is what is used for the top. The bottom is a piece of white card stock.

I stamped a cornstalk using direct to rubber with two colors of ink pads then lightly colored in with Copic markers. I wanted my cornstalks to look dry, not green. I also stamped another one the same way and cut it out. All the other designs were stamped and colored with Copic markers and also cut out. It doesn't show up very well, but I used a sponge dauber and light blue ink to create clouds in the background.

I used a Classic Oval Nestability to cut out the oval in my top piece plus I cut out a piece of Close to Cocoa to fit inside the shadow box. They were cut at the same time. The brown piece was attached to the bottom over the stamped cornstalk with dimensional tap. I then layered the other cornstalk, scarecrow and pumpkins inside the shadow box. A piece of So Saffron card stock was punched out, sponged around the edges for the sun. All the pieces were added using dimensional tape. The mailbox, two sets of pumpkins, and sunflowers were added on the outside of the box. There is a lot of dimension to this card.

Have you ever made a Shadow Box card? I have to admit this card took me longer than most to make, but it was worth it. I love this stamp set, and I'm sure you will too!

I have some beautiful apples sitting on my kitchen counter. All this fall stuff has made me decide to go make an apple pie. I'm sure my family will love me for this! Thanks for stopping by.

Sunflower Happy Birthday

I have a very busy day today and do not have time to stamp so I am posting a birthday card I sent to a friend. This card was made with sunflowers from Gina K's "Signs of Autumn" Showtime Stamp Kit. The flowers were stamped with Black Memento ink and colored with Copic markers, then cut out. I actually stamped the flowers twice so I could layer them with dimensionals. The frames were cut with Nestablities Label Four dies. The top layer was scored using my Scor-Pal. The background paper is from SU as well as the card stock. Some self-adhesive pearls were added to complete the card.

Penny Black Sunflowers

Today I have been out shopping with my daughter. She then had us over for dinner. Always nice not to have to cook! Since I have been gone all day, I had to hurry and make a card to post. Tonight I decided to make a "flower" card. I love these sunflowers from the Penny Black "Flower Gallery" stamp set. I got this set from Joan's Gardens. I noticed Joan has some of the new Penny Black Christmas stamps. I love Penny Black stamps and need to get my order in for my new Christmas stamps. The little hedgehogs are so cute and there is also a set with a beautiful angel. Be sure and check them out.

The background paper I used for the above card is from a DCWV "Fun in the Sun" Summer Matstack. The colors were perfect for a Fall card. I stamped three of the flowers with Black Memento ink and colored them with Copic markers. I always like the dimension when I cut out the flowers. It is so easy to place them right where you want them. They were attached with dimensional tape then I stuck in some of the fern type leaves that were punched in So Saffron with a Martha Stewart punch. The border was punched with the lattice Martha Stewart punch then embossed with one of the new Cuttlebug borders.

The verse is also in the Flower Gallery stamp set. It was cut out with Nestabilities and attached with dimensionals. The Kaiser, flat back pearls were also purchased from Joan's Gardens. A small bow was added to complete the card.

Be Thankful

I love coloring apples and pumpkins this time of year. I used the JustRite Autumn Blessing Set again for this card. I purchase my JustRite stamps from Joan's Gardens.

I stamped the image using Black Memento Ink then colored using Copic Markers. I chalked behind the design. The Real Red panel was embossed with the Cuttlebug Autumn embossing folder and the black strip embossed with one of the new Cuttlebug border embossing folders. Classic Oval Nestabilities was used for the frames. There is so much embossing on this card I thought the only embellishment should be a red and white plaid bow.

Have you started working on your Fall and Halloween Cards?

Thomas Kinkade Fisherman

I love to learn new techniques. I purchased this Thomas Kinkade stamp, "It Doesn't Get Much Better" from Cornish Heritage Farms Stamps at least a year ago because my son loves to fly fish. I have tried several ways to color it and be happy with it. I was never successful. I was recently in a little stamp store in my area and noticed some finished Kinkade cards. The owner told me they were going to have a class on how to color these stamps. I immediately said that is a class I need. That is where I have been today.

There is not much instruction I can give you on this. It was completed with chalk inks. It took about three hours to complete. There is a lot of blending of colors. I am sure I will get better doing this with some more practice, but for the first card, I think it turned out well enough to post. The whole Kinkade series of stamps are so beautiful. I have the "Make A Wish Cottage" stamp I want to color now. I don't have very many colors in the chalk inks, so need to make a purchase and get lots of colors before I can attempt that one.

What do you think? Have you ever colored any of these stamps? If so, I would love to hear about how you did it. I always love to read your comments.

Have a wonderful weekend.

Greetings From The Pumpkin Patch

It is suppose to get very warm today but seems like Fall is on the way. Today's card is made with one of the stamps from the JustRite "Autumn Blessings Set". There are 6 beautiful stamps and 6 different borders so you can mix and match in this set. Joan Fricker at Joan's Gardens has a nice supply of all the JustRite stamps for Fall and Winter. Check them out here.

I used a piece of SU Pumpkin Pie card stock for the background. I ran it through the Cuttlebug pumpkin embossing folder. This background matches this design so well. I used Black Memento ink to stamp the design then colored using Copic markers. The background was lightly chalked with More Mustard chalk. Classic Oval Nestabilities was used for the frames. The scalloped piece was cut out using Gina K's new Pumpkin Spice Luxury Heavy Base Weight card stock. Doesn't this go perfectly with the SU Pumpkin Pie card stock. I used both these colors to blend in the color in the pumpkins.

A piece of ribbon I purchased at Joann's was added as well as two brass self adhesive Nail heads purchased from Gina K Designs.

My Door is Open

My husband and I are leaving this morning to go to Red Mountain Resort in Canada so another day I don't have time to stamp. This is a card I made not long ago. I used SU "Thoughts and Prayers" for the main image. The crackle design is a stamp from Gina K's "Bold Flowers" and the verse is from Gina's "Wreath of Wishes" stamp set.

To begin I used a piece of SU designer paper for the background. To color the tree I first used a Memento Dew Drop " Bamboo Leaves" ink pad to pat the ink directly to the stamp. I purchased my ink pads from Gina K Designs. Since these little pads have a sharp point at one end, it is really easy to control where you add the ink. I then used a Creamy Caramel marker to add the brown to the trunk and branches. I stamp the design on Vanilla card stock then cut it out using a Classic Square Nestie. Before removing it from the die, I sponged on So Saffron ink with a sponge dauber. To get the arch above, I cut out a circle using Nestablities then cut it in half. While still in the die, I used VersaMark and Detail Gold Embossing Powder to stamp the crackle design. As soon as it cooled, I sponged on So Saffron ink. I glued the two pieces together then cut out the small border using a Martha Stewart punch. The verse was stamped and a small satin bow added to the top.

Well I'm off for a fun day in the Canadian Mountains. Thanks for stopping by. Have a great day.

Halloween Wiper Card

Today I decided to make a Halloween card. I really like the images in the Gina K "Spooky Silhouettes" stamp set. I couldn't decide which image to use so thought I would see how many I could put on one card. In order to do this, I decided I would make a "Wiper Card" so a couple of the images would "pop" out. There is a tutorial on SCS on how to make a Wiper Card here.

The above picture is of my card closed and after you scroll down, you can see it open.

My base card is made with Basic Black card stock. I decided I wanted to have two wipers on my card and to have it vertical instead of horizontal, which is different than shown in the tutorial. I used a brayer to add different shades of yellows and oranges on a piece of glossy card stock. I started at the top with So Saffron. I stamped the moon from the set on a Post-it note then punched it out and placed it on the yellow before adding different oranges. On the very bottom I used a sponge dauber and Chocolate Chip ink to darken the edges. Different images from the Spooky Silhouettes set were then stamped using Memento black ink on this brayered piece.

The bat and scarecrow were added to the Wipers. I was able to use all the image stamps from this set. SU designer paper was used under the scarecrow and on the two top panels. On the main image, a Martha Stewart punch was used for the fence and a black grosgrain ribbon was added at the top. On the top panel, three star buttons were added with glue dots and an embroidery thread knot added over the holes.

This is what the card looks like when opened. This card fits in an A-2 envelope when closed.



Seems like summer has gone by so fast. The kids all start school tomorrow.

Wisteria Flower Soft Topper

I have had a very busy three days and have not had time to spend stamping. I decided to post this pretty Flower Soft Topper I completed last week. I love working with Flower Soft and these Toppers are so easy to complete. I purchase my Flower Soft from Joan Fricker at Joan's Gardens.

Another Challenge

On StampTV, Melanie is hosting a color challenge to use black, green and white. I decided to use one of the leaves from the last StampTV Kit "Signs of Autumn" for my stamped design. I found this green background paper and went from there. The leaves were stamped using Memento black ink onto Wild Wasabi card stock and sponged with the same ink to give it some highlight. The leaves were then cut out.

The white frame was created by cutting a piece of white card stock 3 inches square then centering one of the Martha Stewart punches on each side to create the lacy border. I also created a strip for the middle of the card using the same punch. This card fits in a business size envelope. Classic square Nestabilities was used to make the three black background frames. They fit perfectly inside the white frames. The leaves were mounted using dimensional tape. Some black rhinestones were added to dress it up a little as well as some paper piercing on each corner.

Thanks for stopping by. Enjoy the rest of your weekend.

Edit: I just found out yesterday was my friend's birthday. Happy Belated Birthday Joan.

Fall Flowers

Today I decided to do a card for the Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge. When you check out this challenge be sure to read about the fabulous Blog Candy Priscilla is giving away.

The flowers are from Gina K's new Showtime Stamp Kit, "Signs of Autumn". I stamped the flowers, two times, onto a piece of Vanilla card stock with Memento black ink then colored with Copic markers. I cut one of them out with Nestabilities Labels. I cut out the flowers from the second image so I could mount them on top to give more dimension. I added some bronze Stickles to the center of the flowers for some glitz.

I used designer papers from SU to create the background. The three panels were mounted onto a piece of More Mustard card stock. The top and bottom back panels have some ribbon added to them. I used a small round punch to make holes to thread the knotted ribbon through then added some copper brads. I used some stick on brads, purchased from Gina K Designs on the back panel of the stamped image. The designed was attached with dimensionals.

Pastel Butterfly

This card was made using Gina's "Eclectic Summer" stamp set. I need a special card for someone and decided to compete it following one of the Challenges on StampTV. Lee's Potluck Friday challenge has four things you have to do and I believe I have completed all of them. You can check the challenge out here. I always have a hard time matching up different designer papers when I do a card but this one came together pretty well because I used papers from the Gypsy Basic Grey Paper Pad. I also used a piece of SU designer paper and Blush Blossom and Barely Banana card stock.

The Butterfly was Gold embossed and colored with Copic markers. I matted each of the layers on Pretty in Pink card stock and embossed the Barely Banana piece with the new Victoria Cuttlebug embossing folder. Pink brads and pink bow were added for the "bling"