Monster Mash!

Today I've got a fun Halloween card I actually made last March, haha, for the design team. They asked for a dancing theme and I didn't have anything at all.....
After So. Much. Thought. haha, I remembered my mom had this stamp set from 2005! I ran up to borrow it and put this together in the nick of time.

Supplies:
Stamps: Hey Ghoul Friend (2005!)
Ink: Memento Black
Watercolor Pencils: Night of Navy, Garden Green, Gorgeous Grape, Daffodil Delight, Granny Apple Green, Cajun Craze, Old Olive, Basic Black, Basic Gray, Pumpkin Pie, Rich Razzleberry, Crushed Curry
Paper: Very Vanilla, Pumpkin Pie, Gorgeous Grape
Accessories: Classic Matte Dots, Dimensionals

I hope you're ready for Halloween fun! We have treats and tiny toys to hand out and jack o lanterns and a couple costumes going on!
....but it should be a rainy evening here.... so we'll see how it goes!! 

Adventure Awaits!

Hello again!! Thank goodness I played along with a design team several months ago so I have stuff to share! Some day I'll stamp regularly again... We're working on the basement and so many things are going on. So in the meantime, I'm just sharing what you haven't seen yet. 

This is the card I sent my niece when she graduated from high school this year. She had a big adventure- she and a few friends flew to Europe. I know they stayed with family in Germany and spent some time in Paris and I don't even know where all. It was a fitting image, that's for sure. 

I picked some of her favorite colors and I think it turned out fun and happy! 

Stamps: Places You'll Go, Greatest Adventure

Ink: Melon Mambo, Lemon Lolly, Memento Black
Paper: Pretty in Pink, Basic White card stock, Full of Life DP
Accessories: Regal Foiled Dots, Circle Dies, Dimensionals, Big Shot

9th birthday

Here's another card from a design team. The colors make me think of fall, but the stamp comes from a Christmas set. I used it for a birthday card, ha! I think it turned out cute! 

Supplies:

Stamps: Dear Santa, Well Said, Number of Years
Ink: Blackberry Bliss, Daffodil Delight, Memento Black

Stampin' Blends: Light Petal Pink, Dark Daffodil Delight, Light & Dark Blackberry Bliss, Light Granny Apple Green, Bronze, Light Flirty Flamingo

Stampin' Write Marker: Chocolate Chip
Paper: Daffodil Delight, Blackberry Bliss & Basic White card stocks
Accessories: Transparent Dots, Blending Brush, Large Numbers dies, Big Shot, Dimensionals

Autumn!

Hello again! Today I have a brand new card for you! 
I used the colors from CAS Colours and Sketches. This one perfectly fits with The Paper Players theme and the theme from Inspire.Create.Challenges, ha, as they're both AUTUMN. Done.
I thought about doing one for each, and I might....but I had a very little bit of time yesterday and didn't fit in two. But I like this one! 

Supplies:

Stamps: Artistic Leaves
Ink: Cajun Craze, Mossy Meadow, Golden Glow
Paper: Golden Glow, Mossy Meadow, Basic white card stocks
Accessories: Amber Gems, Dimensionals 

I had a hard time getting a picture without shadow or glare, so it looks a little artsy, ha. 
And here's the autumn view from my back door. I love those pretty trees! 

Halloween!

Hello! Late post (in the day...) here, but I got to play this afternoon and I didn't have time to blog til now. This one uses the latest challenge from Festive Friday. I used orange, black, torn paper, bats and Halloween sentiment!

Supplies
stamps: Scary Cute
Ink: Memento Black
Paper: Pumpkin Pie, Basic Black, Gorgeous Grape, Basic White
Accessories: Gorgeous Grape Sheer Ribbon, Iridescent Pearls, Dimensionals 

The bats are HARD to see, and slightly pointless, but they are there! They line the wide edge of the black DP, I promise! ha! 

Anyway, I know exactly who I'm sending this to, probably very soon!
Are you ready for Halloween??

Autumn Leaves

Hello again! 
Today I have a card I made in January for a design team, but it is perfect for sharing today!
I sent this out earlier this year for a nephew's birthday. 

Supplies: 

Stamps: Seasons of Fun, Bright Wishes
Ink: Memento Black
Stampin Blends: Dark & Light Smoky Slate, Dark & Light Pumpkin Pie, Dark & Light Granny Apple Green, Dark Balmy Blue, Light Night of Navy, Bronze, Dark Petal Pink, Dark Daffodil Delight, Light Cherry Cobbler
Blendabilities: Medium & Light Calypso Coral

Stampin' Write Markers: Pumpkin Pie
Paper: Balmy Blue & Basic White card stocks

The leaves aren't all that vibrant around here this year, thanks to drought and extreme heat, and rain week kind of wiped them out on the mountains. But we have taken a canyon drive, and last week we went on a small field trip to a local pond. 

Autumn is my favorite time of year, probably because it lasts like a week and a half. But I am making a point to enjoy it anyway!

Pumpkin Check

Hello again! Back so soon? Yes! Yes I am! The temp dropped by about 40* and it has been a fabulously rainy week with snow on the mountains AND I've had some time to play so here I am again! 
Today I have a three-fer! And I used three stamp sets... interesting... 

I cased the blue card from SUO Challenges, used the items from As You See It, and the colors from Hand Stamped Sentiments! And I super love how it all came together!
I do wish I'd adhered all the bits a little lower so the leaf was lower, but it was too late, and it's fiiine.
I was a little stuck on the die-cut for As You See It... I don't have any pumpkin die cuts that came to mind or surfaced in my quick search, and that's where my brain fixated. But as soon as I thought of a shape to stamp on, I was set! 

Supplies:
Stamps: Scenic Pumpkin Patch, Buffalo Check, Spotlight on Nature

Ink: Cajun Craze, Timid Tiger, Misty Moonlight

Paper: Timid Tiger, Cajun Craze & Very Vanilla card stocks

Accessories: Misty Moonlight ribbon, Tinsel Gems, Autumn Accents Bigz Die, Dimensionals, Big Shot

CAS Pumpkin Patch!

Today's card is crazy simple, but hey- I got some play time! 

I played with the latest sketch and colors from Inspired By... and made this cute little scene. For my colors, I chose Basic Beige, Crumb Cake, Cinnamon Cider and Copper Clay. Then I made them in a little brown rainbow of pumpkins! haha! 

Supplies:
Stamps: Scenic Pumpkin Patch, Truly Grateful

Ink: Basic Beige, Crumb Cake, Cinnamon Cider, Copper Clay

Paper: Basic Beige

The colors photographed pretty dark, but it is a fantastically cloudy, rainy day, so that's what I got. And that was that!