Fall Leaves

Fall is definitely in the air here in Colorado. This card was inspired by fellow demo RaeDeen, who showed me how to make the leaves. They are die cut from Daffodil Delight cardstock and fall inks. We have a great leaf set in the Holiday Catalog, Autumn Accents (127812). The top one uses More Mustard, Always Artichoke, and Cajun Craze. The bottom one uses More Mustard, Cajun Craze, and Cherry Cobbler. The middle one is from Whisper White cardstock, and Always Artichoke, Bravo Burgundy, and Elegant Eggplant. On the two yellow leaves, first draw on the veins with the small end of the stylus or use the bone folder, then sponge on the colors in the order given. I didn't draw veins on the white, only because it is a lighter weight cardstock. When you have the leaves colored like you want them,use the water spots stamp from the French Foliage Set (120845) and Chocolate Chip ink, then sponge Chocolate Chip around the edges. Add the Chocolat Chip marker to the Color Spritzer Tool (107066) and add some aging to the leaves.

Take one of our Stampin' Spritzer bottles (126185) and add a couple of drops of Champagne Mist Shimmer Paint (116806) and fill with rubbing alcohol. Shake well and spray all over the leaves, including the back. (To keep the sprayer unclogged, turn upside down and spray until no more liquid comes out. It can then be stored for the next time you need it.) Once the leaves are well sprayed, wad them up into a very small ball, then carefully unfold them. Set them aside to dry and your fall leaves are ready to use on your project.

To create my card, I used More Mustard for the card base, Cajun Craze for the mat, and the DSP is Orchard Harvest (126895). I stamped the sentiment from the Teeny Tiny Wishes set (115370) on More Mustard, punched it out with the Window Punch (119857), and mounted it on a piece of Cajun Craze punched with the Modern Label Punch (119849. To this I added a small piece of ribbon, which I just tied into a single knot. For the inside of the card, I added a small strip of the DSP to the top.

You will really be pleased with how real these look, so I hope you give them a try.

Thanks so much for stopping by!!!

Frosty window

I made this card some time ago, but plan to make more like these, so thought I would share how this is done. Cut your card base at 5 1/2" x8 1/2" and score in half at 4 1/4". Then cut one end off at 5 1/4". Take the piece that you just cut off and cut off  another inch from the same side. You should now have a 2 1/4" x 5 1/2" piece. From a piece of Window Sheet (114323), cut 1 1/2" x 5 1/2" strip. Close the small fold on your base and stamp your sentiment just under the "flap", which will put the sentiment on the inside of the card.

Place a piece of Sticky Strip (104294) along the bottom on the flap and attach the window sheet strip. Place another piece of Sticky Strip on the smaller piece of cardstock along the 5 1/2" side and lining the opposite side along the bottom of the card base, stick it to the bottom of the window sheet.

This creates the actual card and you can decorate as desired.

On this card, I used Christmas Lodge (123767), Red Glimmer Paper (121790), Scallop Trim Border Punch (118402), Multipurpose Glue (110755), and Dazzling Details ((124117).

Enjoy the day and thank you for stopping by!

mini treat bag

This is a quick mini treat bag. I used the Petite Purse Die (125606), in Pumpkin Pie cardstock and cut off the purse flap. I added strips of ribbon across the front and made shred from Old Olive cardstock, but cutting strips and curling with the bone folder (102300). This breaks down the cardstock and you can then actually pull the stip into two strips. Decorate the front as you want.

Have a great day and thank you for stopping by!

Vintage tag

I have been wanting to try one of these tags for some time now, and really glad that I finally did. I used crumb cake card stock and cut out a tag from the Two Tags Die (115954). I started my using a script stamp similar to En Francais (109521) with Soft Suede (126978) ink, then added my image and colored it in. When you get done with this, crumble it up, carefully because it will tear. I don't suggest using water because the inks could run. Wad it up into a ball and carefully "unwad" (not even sure that is a word), and flatten it out. Take the Soft Suede and using the pad or a dauber rub ink across the tag. It will show up darker on the creases to give it the vintage look. Do this until it looks pleasing to you. I then punched out another tag and using the Multi Purpose Glue (110755) attached it to the back and added a ribbon to finish it off.

I  think that the next time I will just add the script to the back before scrunching and rub the ink across it to complete the tag. Then I won't need to use the second tag. I just thought it really looked used and not attractive with just the wrinkles on the back. So the extra tag was my first thought.

Have a great day and thanks for stopping by!

Punched Scentsational

I really like this card and hope that you will give it a try.

The base is Whisper White and I punched out the shapes with the Holliday Collection Dies (127814) on the cover. I also punched out shapes from the Festival of Prints DSP stack (126904), using the Multipurpose Adhesive Sheets (120805) to the back of these cutouts, then placing them through the windows on the cover to attach them to the inside of the card. I used Gumball Green, Chocolate Chip, and Cherry Cobbler markers to "stitch" around the cut outs. I did the same around the images on the inside of the card. I used Cherry Cobbler to stamp the sentiment from Teeny Tiny Wishes (115370) onto white 3/8" Taffeta Ribbon (109170). Make sure you let this dry very well before placing on the card or the ink will smear. I then added small bows and was done!

Hope you enjoy this and have a great day! Thanks for stopping by!

Twisted Halloween

This is a fun style and I am sure I will be making more cards from this idea. I used an 11"x4 1/4" piece of grey cardstock for the base. Score from one corner to the opposite corner and fold on this score, then score down the middle. This will form a pocket on the outside of the card and on the inside. I chose not to use the pockets so taped them down with SNAIL adhesive (104332). I then decorated it with the Owl Builder Punch (118074), Bird Builder Punch (117191), which I used to create the wings, branch, and hat, Orchard Harvest DSP (126895). The moon is pumpkin pie run through the Perfect Polka Dot Folder (117335) and brushed grey ink around the edge and across the dots with a dauber (102892). The bag I free cut from natural white and black cardstock.

Hope you give this a try. If you have any questions, just let me know.

Thnaks for stopping by!

MOOOOO Purse

Just a short post today. If you have seen much of my blog at all, you already know how much I love this Petite Purse Die (125606) and my Big Shot (113439). And, by the way, I haven't found a die that won't work in this machine! I do suggest that you also purchase the Standard Premium Crease Pad (113476) or the Extended Premium Crease Pad (117630). They make the folds for this die, and any other die with scores, so easy to fold.

I used Whisper White to create the purse, then I used the "steam die" from the Holiday Collection Framelits Dies (127814) as a stencil to create the spots, along with the Basic Black ink pad and a dauber (102892). I punched out the scallop flower with one of the Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack (118309), then a white round punch and a black dot from the 1/16" punch (101227), and attached it just above the flap tab with a glue dot (103683).

Okay, so this wasn't such a short post afterall! :) I do hope you have a great day and as always, thank you for stopping by!!!