Another Back To School

The week of Thanksgiving is upon us, and we are hosting for the first time ever. Not a huge group, there will be 11 diners. But still, I haven't done this before. *I am not even doing it- my husband will be cooking three kinds of meat. I'll do mashed potatoes in the Instant Pot and sweet potato casserole, haha. But I will be doing a lot of the cleaning before people arrive. 

Which means I will not be stamping. Possibly anything this week at all... ha. So here are some pages I've already made, starting with another day of going back to school! 

Supplies:

Stamps: ABC Alphabet Upper & Lower

Ink: Basic Gray
Paper: Azure Afternoon, Rococo Rose card stocks, Storytime DP

Accessories: Rococo Rose Scalloped Linen Ribbon, Transparent Adhesive Backed Dots 

Everything is long-retired except the base. This one is pretty basic, but it's in her books! I also re-sorted her books last week and put everything in order for her! Yeay! 

Colorful Christmas Trees!

Today's card was super fun too! Love when an idea works! haha! 

This time I used The Paper Players challenge to use your favorite holiday image. Thaat's hard to decide but I really do love these trees. I combined it with the SUO Challenge and took their inspiration photo literally. And I am SO happy with how it turned out!
There's some Cloud Cover ink blended around the background. I don't know if it's CAS enough but I had a great time putting it together! 

Supplies:

Stamps: Peaceful Evergreens, Itty Bitty Christmas

Ink: Rococo Rose, Delightful Dijon, Gray Granite, Evening Evergreen, Cloud Cover

Paper: Cloud Cover & Basic White card stocks

Accessories: 2025-27 In Color Flat Pearls, White Baker's Twine, Peaceful Evergreen dies, Blending Brush, Big Shot

Also, btw, haha, when I say "I used scraps", this is what I mean: 

And I only even used two of those white trees, ha! 

Artistic Autumn Leaves!

Today has been a FUN stamping day! I've gotten several things going and I got to ink up this pretty, new stamp!
I used the colors from Color Throwdown (I will miss you!!!!) and the sketch from Hand Stamped Sentiments. I liked the result so much I made it twice with different shades! HA! (also because I couldn't decide between bold colors or pastel...)

This one was done first and I loved it...

Supplies:
Stamps: Artistic Leaves

Ink: Peach Pie, Lemon Lolly, Pear Pizazz, Pumpkin Pie

Paper: Basic White, Peach Pie, Lemon Lolly, Pear Pizazz card stocks

Accessories: Amber Gems, Circle Dies, Dimensionals

but then! I *really loved the second! 

Supplies:

Stamps: Artistic Leaves

Ink: Pumpkin Pie, Crushed Curry, Always Artichoke, Pecan Pie

Paper: Basic Vanilla, Pumpkin Pie, Crushed Curry, Always Artichoke card stocks

Accessories: Amber Gems, Circle Dies, Dimensionals

I super love those Amber Gems. That's one of those things I actually do regret not getting more of! 

I switched sides of the orange paper because everything here was made with scraps, other than the bases. I think I like the richer colors card, but actually I think it's because of where I put the sentiment, and I think the little specks add a lot! 

Do you have a favorite?

First Day of School

Hello again!
Life has been so busy!
Also I think I was sick... a couple of my kids had a five day, nasty, stay-in-bed cold and I got a five day migraine that kept me pretty much in bed... Very, very little got done last week, of any thing. So first thing today, I got some scrapping done! 
Pretty simple, but uses stash and kinda fun. :)

Supplies:

Stamps: Number of Years

Ink: Pacific Point
Paper: Fresh Freesia, Pacific Point card stocks, Just Kiddin' DP

Accessories: Regals Candy Dots

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Good morning, haha! I thought these bright colors would be fun for a little boy but wow- HAPPY BIRTHDAY! haha! 

Today's card uses the latest CAS Colours and Sketches altho it prrrobably is not super CAS... Oh well, I liked the sketch and I like how it worked out.

Tho I do need to re-ink my Granny Apple Green pad....

Supplies:

Stamps: Party Wishes

Ink: Mango Melody, Poppy Parade, Granny Apple Green

Paper: Basic White & Granny Apple Green card stocks

Accessories: Transparent Dots 

Halloween Cookies!

Another late-in-the-day post, but I got a card made! This will go out next year. But I made paper cookies!!

I used the SUO Challenges inspiration photo. I didn't really have the Halloween images in the photo, but I do have a cookie cutter set, haha, and I have the shown colors. I stamped the cookies on Basic Beige hoping they'd look like lightly browned sugar cookies. They do not, but it's okay, hahaha....the colors show up better on Basic Beige than they would on Crumb Cake. I am not a coloring perfectionist and I decided to lean in to that and call it icing! And then the circles that come with punching out the gingerbread shape became sprinkles that are scattered on the table with the cookies! 

Supplies:
Stamps: Cookie Cutter Halloween, Buffalo Check

Ink: Memento Black
Stampin' Blends: Dark & Light Granny Apple Green, Dark & Light Pumpkin Pie, Dark Basic Black, Dark Highland Heather, Light Blackberry Bliss
Paper: Basic Beige, Basic Black & Granny Apple Green card stocks

Accessories: Cookie Cutter Punch, Dimensionals, Glue Dots 

A Covid Halloween

Halloween just keeps inching closer! 

Today I have a page from Halloween of 2021- which was the first time covid managed to get in our house. My older kids had bought pieces to be their then-favorite cartoon characters (Dipper & Mabel from Gravity Falls), but on the 28th, they went to get tested instead. My son got a negative and he was SICK for weeks. My daughter got a positive and she was sick for two days. mmkay. But she was still in high school and they were being pretty strict so they were stuck in their own bedrooms a while. I did make them have lunch outside in the sunshine, with human interaction, every day, and we did this little photo shoot. 

They got to wear the costumes the following year, haha, so it worked out, but it was a bummer that day for sure. 
The colors on the page came from mostly her clothes, but the definitely the photos. 

Supplies:

Stamps: Spooky Bingo Bits, ABC Alphabet Lower

Ink: Misty Moonlight, Berry Burst, Memento Black, Crushed Curry, Pumpkin Pie
Paper: Berry Burst, Misty Moonlight, Basic White card stocks

Accessories: Classic Matte Dots 

Haunted Graham Cracker Houses

Happy Monday! 

I have another Halloweeny page for you today- this time I used pink with the very subtle orange dots! I don't think you can even see them in the photo, but they're sprinkled with the bats on the "top" edge of the DP. But her "haunted house" was pink, so pink it is! 

Supplies:

Stamps: Straight Up Alphabet & Numbers Mini set

Ink: Memento Black
Paper: Basic Black & Melon Mambo card stocks, Halloween Night DP

Accessories: Regal Foiled Dots

Happy Jacks!

hello! Late posting today, but here's something new to look at anyway, ha! 

Supplies:

Stamps: Jar of Haunts, Skinny Mini Alpha

Stampin' Blends: Light & Dark Pumpkin Pie, Dark Granny Apple Green, Bronze

Ink: Memento Black, Timid Tiger
Paper: Very Vanilla & Timid Tiger c/s

Accessories: 2025-27 In Color Flat Pearls

Witchy Halloween!

Happy Wednesday, apparently, ha. It's been a while! And I lost a day or two or something... 
But I'm back today with more Halloweeny scrapping! 

Supplies:

Stamps: Just Perfect Alpha, Greeting Card Kids

Ink: Memento Black, Soft Seafoam
Stampin' Blends: Light & Dark Pumpkin Pie, Light & Dark Highland Heather, Light & Dark Granny Apple Green, Bronze, Light Basic Black, Dark Daffodil Delight, Light Petal Pink

Paper: Pumpkin Pie, Granny Apple Green card stocks, Halloween Memories Two Tone card stock, Halloween Spells DP

Accessories: Shades of Green Hexagons, Pool Party Ribbon, Blending Brush

I stamped the pumpkin girl on a post it to cover my colored image. I used the Blending Brush to surround the girl with Soft Seafoam ink. It didn't turn out perfectly, but it's fine. The Granny Apple Green Hexagons are so transparent, they don't look at all green on the Gorgeous Grape base... Oh well. This kiddo loves Halloween and will be happy to have a new Halloween Day scrapped! 

Trick or Treat!

Happy Monday to you! It is definitely getting to be autumn! Cold mornings and evenings, and the mountain tops have snow for a second time! 

Here's another Halloween night layout. 

Supplies:
Stamps: Alphabet Appeal Lower
Ink: Memento Black
Paper: Bumblebee & Basic Black card stock, Monster Bash DP
Accessories: Amber Gems

Happy Trick or Treaters!

Happy Thursday to you! I hope your week is going well! 
Today's card is a fun one! I used the colors from TGIF Challenges, the sketch from Hand Stamped Sentiments, and the theme from The Paper Players! 

Supplies:

Stamps: Scary Cute

Ink: Memento Black, Gorgeous Grape

Paper: Gorgeous Grape, Daffodil Delight, Basic White card stocks, Halloween Night DP

Accessories: Iridescent Pearls, Spotlight On Nature Dies, Circle Dies, Dimensionals, big shot