Blog Hop: Step It Up September Style!

Happy September to you! This is my favorite time of year- the back to school and cooler temperatures are coming and I am excited! I am done with the heat and ready to move on, so yeay for a new month and upcoming season! And the first of the month means a new, fun blog hop!

Again we're showing how to step up your cards. Last month, my card was all about how the Big Shot can step up your card making. It absolutely can, and it makes it so easy! And I love my Big Shot and use it all the time! But since it took me, a demonstrator, over a year to get to invest in the Big Shot, I wanted to take this month to show how to step up your cards with supplies any card maker already has!
So here is a perfectly nice, autumny card, with great autumn colors, and a timeless tree image. I like the little "how are you" and it can go to anyone, anytime. I used the latest sketch from the Viva la Verve blog.

Supplies:

Stamps: Lovely As A Tree, Honeycomb Hello

Ink: Soft Suede & Delightful Dijon markers

Paper: Delightful Dijon, Soft Suede, Tangelo Twist

Accessories: 1 1/4 inch circle punch 

However, with a different technique, a more interesting punch, a textured twine in place of plain card stock, and some fun designer paper- wow, it makes a difference, doesn't it??
For the above card I used two markers to ink up the tree. This time I stamped it in Soft Suede, and then sponged the Delightful Dijon for the leaves, and a bit of Mossy Meadow for some grass. I also popped the tree and greeting pieces up on Dimensionals for an actual pop, instead of a flat, mailable card, haha...

Supplies:
Stamps: Lovely As A Tree, Honeycomb Hello

Ink: Soft Suede, Delightful Dijon, Mossy Meadow

Paper: Delightful Dijon, Soft Suede, Into The Woods DP

Accessories: Hexagon Punch, Old Olive Bakers Twine, Dimensionals

What do you think? How easy is that, to step up a card and make it more interesting, just by swapping out a few of the supplies! 

Now, click below to hop over to Cheryl's blog and see how she stepped up her projects. Then hop thru the rest of the blogs, and leave us your thoughts!