Christmas Cottage

Good Thursday morning! Using the sketch for this week's Waltzingmouse Sketch Challenge, I added another Christmas card to my stash.  I colored with Copics and added glitter to the snowy areas.  I wanted a sentiment on the front, so tweaked the 3 circles and went with a fancy label instead.  Earlier in the year, I won a blog candy gift from Verve diva Tosh, and this paper pad from Little Yellow Bicycle was in that prize.  All the blues in that pad are perfect for snowy winter scenes!  That's a clue...stay tuned for tomorrow's Raise the Bar card that involves snow again. :-)

STAMPS: Christmas Cottage (Waltzingmouse Stamps)
ACCESSORIES: Labels Four Nesties, Sheer ribbon, Fancy Framed Tags Two by SB, Pearls, MS fine glitter, Copics.

Primitive Pumpkins

I had a lot of fun creating this fall pumpkin scene using MFT's Wednesday Sketch Challenge for the layout!  I used three different colors of Dylusions ink spray (Lemon Zest, Fresh Lime,  and Squeezed Orange) on white CS, then stamped the Autumn Words stamp in black.  I used the die cut tree for the vertical element (I don't hear challenge police sirens yet - lol). I am also entering this into the Loves Rubberstamps Challenge, which is to be inspired by these autumn words.  This is a new challenge (to me) pointed out to me by Holly, one of the DT members (thanks, Holly!).  Thanks for stopping by...hope you're enjoying fabulous fall weather in your neck of the woods!

STAMPS: Primitive Pumpkins (MFT), Autumn Words (Stampendous)
INK: Pumpkin Pie, Summer Starfruit, Soft Suede, Versafine Onyx Black
ACCESSORIES: Arboscello Tree die (Memory Box), Pumpkin Die-Namics (MFT), Chevron Die-Namics, Picot Edge circle and Circle Nesties, Dylusions spray ink.

Lenten Rose

Dismal, rainy day...good day to get inky and play along with the Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge!  Denise is hosting and is asking us to think pink.  I knew immediately I'd grab my favorite Flourishes set: Lenten Rose.  I used Lori Boyd's great sketch for the Deconstructed Sketch Challenge #71.  My card fits an invitation style envelope (4 1/2 x 6").

STAMPS: Lenten Rose (Flourishes)
PAPER: "The Lake House" pad by Kaisercraft, White
INK: Memento Tuxedo Black, Chocolate Chip
ACCESSORIES: Small heart border punch by MS, Button, Fishtail Flags Die-Namics by MFT
COPICS: R81, R83, R85Y15, Y11, YG91, YG93, YG95, YG99, BG000,   C00, C0

Mojo Monday

October??? Can't believe it's here already, but it is!  Since Christmas is entirely too close in my future, I decided to build up my holiday stash some more.  Julee has a really fun sketch for the Mojo Monday Challenge!  I used the large doily Die-Namics die by MFT for the large circle element.  Couldn't resist this sweet and elegant sentiment from Verve's Blessed Christmas set...a perfect fit for the layered flag!  The poinsettia is die cut from Riding Hood Red CS and sponged with the same ink.  Leaves were a light green in my leftover pile (? color) that I sponged with Old Olive ink.  I used the petal roller tool to slightly curve the edges. DP is by K&Co.

For more inspiration from the other mojomakers, hop on over to the Mojo Monday blog and check out their samples!  Can't wait to see what you create!

Amazing Grace

The CAS-ual Fridays Challenge is a fun one this week - to be inspired by our own personal blog banner!  My main element of inspiration was the leaves with text on them.  I had originally wanted to go with more green, but then I decided to experiment with a couple of shades of Dylusions spray by Ranger: Squeezed Orange and Fresh Lime - sprayed on a 4" square of Sahara Sand CS.  The leaves were cut using Sweet 'n Sassy's dies on some text DP from the Lost and Found Two "Rosy" pad, then sponged with Tea Dye distress ink.  Layering it on Pumpkin Pie CS then popping it on foam strips on top of kraft gave it some more dimension.  The sentiment is a Plain Jane stamp by Verve.  This is also for the Friday Mashup Challenge to create a fall themed card or use twine or mash it up and use both.  I went with the autumn theme only to keep it CAS.  I plan to give this to one of our two pastors at an appreciation dinner our church is having in October. 

Thanks for stopping by...have a great weekend!  I'm going to be working today and tomorrow evening, so stamping time will be next to non-existent!

Raise the Bar

It's hard to believe this is the last Friday in September!  Once again, it's time for another Raise the Bar challenge and this time Joni has a great color challenge based on this photo!  I immediately thought of this DP by 29th Street Market called "Elegant Print/Poised Purple" that I've had for some time.  It has the solid purple on one side and the print on the reverse side. My banner BG was inspired by a card I saw on Pinterest by Tammy Fite (unable to link to her card because it's a SU demo only site).

STAMPS: Artful Elegance (Verve)
PAPER: DP by 29th Street Market, White, Old Olive
INK: Basic Gray, Old Olive, Versafine Onyx Black
ACCESSORIES: Lace trim, Rolled rose Die-Namic by MFT, Foliage die by Spellbinders, Tiny Sweet Scallop die by Verve, Fishtail Flags STAX Die-Namics by MFT.

Hop on over to the Raise the Bar blog for more inspiration by the other bartenders!  Hope you can play along with us!

Fall Bouquet

I absolutely love the colors of fall, so when I saw the Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge was to create a card with a fall theme, I knew I had to play! The brown panel is embossed using a woodgrain EF and jute twine added for that rustic fall feel.  I used the cut file from Flourishes to electronically cut the outline on X-Press It Blending Card using my Silhouette Cameo. This card also uses Taylor's sketch for the Sketch Challenge on SCS.

STAMPS: Garden Picks by Flourishes; Plain Jane by Verve
PAPER: Curio DP by BasicGrey, Vintage Cream
INK: Chocolate Chip
ACCESSORIES: Woodgrain EF, Jute twine, Chocolate pearls, Copics.