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Monday, October 16, 2023

Autumn Leaves

are in fact my favorite. And autumn is WAY too short! So of course we were gonna play with them for a fall card class! The only leaves I own that are current are dies, but I still used the coordinating stamp set for the greeting.
Supplies:
Stamps: Perched In A Tree 
Ink: Cajun Craze, Old Olive
Paper: Old Olive, Very Vanilla, Pumpkin Pie, Cajun Craze card stocks
Accessories: Linen Thread, Dimensionals, Timeworn Type embossing folder, Aspen Trees dies, big shot (retired)

Friday, October 13, 2023

Single Flower

I have used this set a number of times but I don't think I've ever done just one of the flowers at a time, haha. I played with a few different colors and I think my class will do the red variation. 

Supplies:
Stamps: Sending Smiles 
Ink: Garden Green, Gray Granite, Gorgeous Grape (today's card is sponsored by the letter G!)
Paper: Gorgeous Grape, Basic White card stocks
Accessories: Brass Butterflies

Supplies:
Stamps: Sending Smiles
Ink: Garden Green, Gray Granite, Berry Burst
Paper: Gray Granite, Basic White card stocks
Accessories: Festive Pearls 

Supplies:
Stamps: Sending Smiles
Ink: Garden Green, Gray Granite, Real Red
Paper: Gray Granite, Basic White card stocks
Accessories: Festive Pearls 

Thursday, October 12, 2023

Treblemaker!

This is a stamp set I really liked in the catalog, but I struggle to make it work... As in, I have only used the "happy birthday" in the 4.5 months I have had it. I really wanted it to work for this card class, so after a lot of stewing, I finally came up with this.
It may have helped that the SUO Challenge is to make it masculine, which really does simplify things. The words make it feel more masculine to me too, ha! 
Supplies:
Stamps: Enjoy the Rhythm
Ink: Misty Moonlight
Paper: Dry Brushed Metallic DP, Pool Party & Basic White card stock 
Accessories: Tinsel Gems  

Wednesday, October 11, 2023

I like you!

I had this color combo in my head a few days ago, wondering if it would work as nicely as I hoped, and then I saw another demonstrator had used it, ha, so that was a YES. Her card is stunning (see it HERE). My card is quick for a class. But I think I'll use this combo again!  

This is a funny kind of phrase to me, but I also like it. The post boxes feel a bit more random than I might like, but it works for a class and people can do what they like anyway. 
Supplies:
Stamps: Stamped With Love
Ink: Moody Mauve, Early Espresso
Paper: Moody Mauve, Early Espresso, Very Vanilla card stocks
Accessories: Moody Mauve Textured Ribbon, Classic Matte Dots

Tuesday, October 10, 2023

Leveled up birthday!

This is a fun little birthday card. Once again I had to google what this kind of controller is supposed to look like, haha, but I think it will work for the person it's going to. 
Supplies:
Stamps: Level Complete
Ink: Gray Granite, Starry Sky, Crushed Curry
Stampin' Blends: Smoky Slate Light, Cherry Cobbler Dark, Old Olive Dark, Night of Navy Light, Daffodil Delight Dark (retired)
Paper: Basic White, Starry Sky card stocks
Accessories: Starry Sky metallic woven ribbon, 2022-24 In Color Pearls, Dimensionals

Monday, October 9, 2023

Rich with Sympathy

I needed another sympathy card, and these colors came out soo rich! I think the ink pads are a bit too juicy, ha, but at least it wasn't all bright, which I was a little concerned about. (but if it had turned out bright, I would have used other words and made it a different kind of card) I do love the versatility of making this little garden any way I need. This time the colors came from the Hand Stamped Sentiments color challenge. 
Supplies:
Stamps: Sending Smiles
Ink: Pebbled Path, Blackberry Bliss, Calypso Coral, Lost Lagoon
Paper: Lost Lagoon, Calypso Coral & Basic White card stocks
Accessories: Brass Butterflies 

Saturday, October 7, 2023

Davy Crockett's Canoes!

Let's go back to sharing some Disney pages, shall we? 

This was actually one of the first layouts I made after we got home (it was the fourth page). It is SO simple and quick, but that was exactly what we needed that minute so it fit perfectly. (Disneyland can be a bit overwhelming to beginners...)

Supplies:
All MDS: Well Worn DP, Island Indigo mat, Vanilla front
Font: Playbill, Berlin Sans FB

Friday, October 6, 2023

Birthday Balloons!

This card could go to a couple different people, or it might be put in my stash for a time. But for today here it is! Today I combined the Freshly Made Sketch (flipped upside down) and the Color Throwdown, and two very old Paper Pumpkin stamp sets! Quick and happy and you just can't beat that! 
Supplies:
Stamps: very old Paper Pumpkin - words 2016
Ink: Starry Sky, Balmy Blue, Calypso Coral
Paper: Balmy Blue, Basic White card stocks
Accessories: Festive Pearls

Wednesday, October 4, 2023

99!

Yep really, my father in law turns 99 in just a few days! So for his birthday card, I used the As You See It sketch, with the colors from Inspire.Create.Challenges.  I like the pop of red and yellow, even if half the products are now retired. 
Supplies:
Stamps: Beside Me
Ink: Pretty Peacock
Paper: Basic White, Pretty Peacock & Cherry Cobbler card stocks, Come to Gather DP (retired)
Accessories: Alphabet A La Mode dies, Crushed Curry Baker's Twine (retired), Dimensionals, big shot (retired)

Purple Camera

That moment when you ask what someone's favorite colors are so you can make a card for them, and it matches a color challenge that is live right now...! I mean, how fortuitous is that? So thank you SUO Challenges for suggesting these colors, and also thanks to Just Add Ink for the fun sketch, haha! 

I did use a retired stamp set for this card, which I don't often do for my blog, but sometimes you just have to for birthdays! 
I am loving the Blending Brush technique AND found a happy accident! If you hit the paper first with the brush, instead of the scratch paper, you get these big marks...but it gives it a bokeh kind of look, and that works nicely with a camera, ha! 
Supplies:
Stamps: Capture The Good (retired)
Ink: Gorgeous Grape, Parakeet Party, Pumpkin Pie, Memento Black
Paper: Basic White card stock
Accessories: Gingham Ribbon, Dimensionals, Blending Brushes, Lucky Limeade organdy ribbon (retired)

I hope you get to make something happy today! 

Tuesday, October 3, 2023

Grateful in Copper

Today's card was guided by my son. I need a stack of birthday cards over the next couple weeks and I'm a bit stumped as to what direction to go with my current inventory for any of them. My son pointed out that this image would work for one, and these words would too. I found a sketch with Global Design Project and put it together and there it is! Quick and sweet and perfectly masculine! 
Supplies:
Stamps: Beside Me
Ink: Copper Clay
Paper: Copper Clay, Very Vanilla card stocks
Accessories: 2023-25 In Color Dots, Dimensionals, Circle dies, big shot (retired)

Are you making anything today?

Monday, October 2, 2023

Learn to Swim!

I might not have many cards at the moment, but I have scrapbooked rather a lot that hasn't been shared here.

This page was for a challenge to include water on a page in some form. Got it! This was a couple summers ago, and the papers, ink and stamp set for the title are all very long retired! 
Supplies:
Stamps: Whimsical Alpha Lower
Ink: Pacific Point
Paper: Basic White, Marina Mist card stock, Sunshine & Sprinkles DP
Journaling Font: Baguet Script

Are you making pretty things today? I am hoping to...! 

Sunday, October 1, 2023

We Create Blog Hop: Haunts & Harvests

I blinked and it's already October! I haven't hopped the last two months because life was just too crazy. But for today I'm back, so let's get to it! 

I don't have anything current that is Halloweeny, and I don't have much that brings to mind "harvest", so I went for an autumn sunset with a few trees. I do love tree silhouettes in art and in real life, so this worked great. I used the latest sketch from Freshly Made Sketches, combined with the color combination from Global Design Project. And this stamp set comes from our Online Exclusives product line, which you can find HERE. (It also comes bundled with dies, and with gorgeous coordinating DP.) Also, I'm still loving those Blending Brushes! 

Supplies:
Stamps: Horse & Sleigh
Ink: Memento Black, Cajun Craze, Crushed Curry
Paper: Very Vanilla, Crushed Curry & Cajun Craze card stocks
Accessories: Gingham Ribbon, Circle Dies, Blending Brushes, Dimensionals, big shot (retired)

Now hop along over to Libby's blog, using the button below, and see what they've got created for you. And let us know what you think! We all love comments! And happy October to you!