Sitting in the Pumpkin Patch

Hello Everyone

And a big welcome to October, except where is the cooler weather??? Its been HOT here in my area for the whole month of September and we are in need of rain desperately. I am hoping that October shows its fall head with cooler temps and some rain.

OK off the weather and on to some fun and crafty things.

Today is the start of the Craft-Dee BowZ challenge for October

The sponsor is 

Cute As A Button

Please visit Cute As A Button and 

check out the great selection of items available.

The winner will receive 

2 digital images

Since fall is here I decided on a cute image that has a pumpkin theme. 

When I think of the beginning of fall, I always think of pumpkins

Here is the card I came up with using  the

Pumpkin Patch digital image

I used a step card to showcase this adorable image

I added a stamped pumpkin image behind the digital image  

and added some punched leaves on the side panels of the card.

A fluffy bow at the bottom finishes this card off.

Here is a closer view of that cute digital image

Here is a closer view of my bow

SUPPLIES I USED ON MY PROJECT

Stamps:  Digital - Cute as a Button (Pumpkin Patch), Rubber Stamp - Euerka Stamp - Pumpkin - (No longer available) Paper/Card Stock: White CS, DP  Ink: Memento - Tangelo, New Sprout Dies Used: Accucut - Step card Accessories: Ribbon, Craft-Dee BowZ  tool, dimensional foam, Alcohol Markers (FireFly, Spectrum Noir), Staedtler Triplus Fineliner

Hope you submit your creative project to the Craft-Dee BowZ October challenge

The theme  - Anything Goes (a bow is no longer a prerequisite)

Challenge ends October 30

Hope I inspired you with my card and the cute digital image. 

I will be back soon

Getting Ready For Fall

Hello Everyone

Welcome to the start of a new month. 

Gosh, we are halfway done with summer. The time is a'flying, isn't it!!!

The Craft-Dee BowZ challenge for August 

has started and the theme is Anything Goes 

The sponsor for August is 

Patties Creations

The winner will receive 3 digital images

I decided to work up a fall card.

 (I think I'm tired of the hot dry weather we've been having lately)

This card is a really simple design 

and the image I used just screams fall.

I used the Pumpkin with Vines image

I just love pumpkins. 

And of course they are definitely a reminder of fall.

I think black goes so well with orange so, I got out some black wide, sheer, wired edge ribbon.

Since my card is a 5X7 size, the bow I made is a little larger. 

This bow is just a double loop bow. And that ribbon has a hint of glitter on it.

Here is a closer view of this luscious bow.

Fluffy bows are so pretty in person and also look great on a package or a gift bag.

The Craft-Dee BowZ bow making tool makes a great bow every time and it's so easy to use.

To order your bow maker click here and go to thee left sidebar and 

click the buy now button

Well since the Crafty-Dee BowZ Challenge has started,

 I'd love to see your submission.

You could be the next winner.

SUPPLIES I USED ON MY PROJECT

Stamps: Digi - Patties Creations - Pumpkins with Vines Rubber Rubber Stamp - Great Impressions - Fall (word - old and no longer available)  Paper/Card Stock: Orange CS, DP, White CS, Black CS Accessories: Ribbon, Craft-Dee BowZ  tool, dimensional foam, Spectrum Noir- Alcohol Markers, India Ink - Black

I am submitting my card n the following challenges:

Thanks for stopping by today. Hope you have a great weekend

I'll be back soon

Have a Bountiful Season

Hello Everyone

Well did you get a lot of Trick or Treaters?? I sure did!! Did you turn your clocks back 1 hour??

Can you believe it, we just crossed right into November. The last 2 months will fly by.

Since its the 1st of another month, its time for the new challenge over at Craft-Dee BowZ. That means you have the whole month to get a project made and entered in the challenge. As always the theme is Anything Goes with a Handmade Bow.

Let me share my inspiration card with you today. (All of the CDB designers make an inspiration piece to share with you all. The CDB post on the first of each month shows all of the DT inspiration projects.)

Here is a closer view of my bow, made with the Craft-Dee BowZ bow making tool.

The striped ribbon is just 2 loops staggered one on top of the other. The center bow however is a triple loop bow, made with the Craft-Dee BowZ tool and I just attached it to the center of the staggered loops.

Since we are in the fall season, I added the silk leaves as added interest and added texture. 

Just think, this little tool made that bow on my card. And it makes bow making so easy.

You can order your very own here

SUPPLIES USED ON MY PROJECT

Stamps: Pumpkin - Eureka Stamps, Sentiment - Hero Arts (Very Old -no longer available,) Paper/Card Stock: Orange shimmer, Orange, Corrugated Box remnant Ink: India Ink Black. Accessories: Ribbon, Craft-Dee BowZ  tool, dimensional foam, silk leaves.

I am submitting this card in the following challenges:

• Artbymiran Challenge -  No.44 - (W1 of 2) - Anything Goes (#18)
• Crafting-With-Friends -  Always Anything Goes (#173)
• Jo's Scrap Shack - No.112 -  Anything Goes (#39)
• Pattie's Creations -   October - Fall or Halloween Image (#77)
• QKR Stampede –  No. 163 - Harvest Colors(#10)
• Simply Papercraft -  No. 16 (W2 of 2) - Always Anything Goes (#173)
• Crafting with an Attitude -  #8 Anything Goes (new blog owner) (#355)
• Crafty Girls Creations  -Always Anything Goes (#160)
• Digital Delights by Louby Loo -  #4 Anything Goes (#21)
• DL.ART Thankful Thursday Challenge - 2W (2nd and 4th Thursday of the month  3E –  (W2 of 2)  #167 Fall Food or Thank You --- (#368) 
• DL.ART Thankful Thursday Challenge -Monthly Challenge Anything Goes  (#22)
• Moving along with the Times - Leaves &/or Trees (#24)

Thanks for stopping by today, hope you have a great week and I will be back on Tuesday with my regular monthly post for Craft-Dee BowZ. Hope to see you then.

Life is Beautiful

Hi Everyone
Glad to see you've stopped in today!!! Hope everyone had a nice Halloween and lots of Trick R Treaters. I had a fair amount of kids even though it was rainy off and on. At least it wasn't too cold for them.

The next holiday, arriving before we know it, is Thanksgiving. Oh and I can smell a turkey baking right now!!. Mmmmmm!!!

OK, back to the real world for right now. LOL

I want to share a card that I just finished. I used some card stock in my new favorite color, orange. LOL (Seems that I have used quite a lot of orange in my October posts.)

I was looking thru my stamps to see what jumped out at me and the set from Cornish Heritage Farms spoke to me. There are so many stamps in this set it was hard to choose something. But I finally decided to use the medallion image.

I used brown CS and embossed the medallion image with Cayenne Star EP. It has glitter added in the EP powder and it really makes the image glisten. I thought the rosettes made a nice addition to the medallion

I also used some of paper flowers from Prima and I added rhinestones to the centers. The rhinestones were not the right color,(They were a topaz color) so I used a Spectrum Noir alcohol marker to change the color from a yellowish to this reddish orange. They are a perfect match now. The sentiment is also from the CHF set.

The bow..... well I used the Craft-Dee BowZ tool to make this fluffy bow. I use my Craft-Dee BowZ tool for virtually all my bows. Easy to use to get those fabulous looking bows every time. Click here to order one for yourself.

The rich chocolaty brown ribbon, used for this bow, is a fav of mine. The bow is a multi-loop bow and I wrapped the ribbon three times around the pegs to make this fluffy bow. This ribbon has lightly wired edges and that is my favorite type of ribbon. It makes fluffing the loops easy and if you are going to send this to someone, the ribbon can easily be re-fluffed.(hmm, .... is that a word LOL)

I added a beaded hat pin that I made and that finishes the card.

Products used:

Card stock and paper: Orange CS, Brown CS, White CS, DP 

Stamps - Cornish Heritage Farms - Ornamental Beauty LL-6018

Dies: Spellbinders Circle - S4-116, Sizzix Paper Rosette

Prima - Paper Flowers

Embossing Powder - Sparkle N Sprinkle Cayenne Star EP435

Rhinestones

Spectrum Noir- Alcohol marker  CR10

Corsage pin and beads and pearls to make the hat pin

Well, that's it for now. I have a huge project waiting in the wings and it has to get done for a craft show coming up very soon and I have 2 classes this weekend so I have a few things on my plate. LOL

I am also entering my card in the following wonderful challenges:

• 4 Krafty Girlz -  Anything Goes (W1 of 2) + DT Call
• Cute Card Thursday -  - #293 Sparkles
• Paper Crafting Journey - - (W2 of 2)  Anything Goes
• Sarah Hurley Challenges - (W 1 of 4) Bonfire Brights
• Sister Act Card Challenge -  No. 31 - Anything Goes
  
• Wags 'n Whiskers - No. 116 - Week 1 - Fall Colours
• Amusing Challenges -  - Autumn Colors
• Challenges 4 Everybody -  (2nd Week) Challenge #32: Anything Goes  (Ends Nov 9th.)
• Penny Black and More - (November) (1st Week) Anything Goes.

Thanks so much for stopping in today. Have a great week and I will be back soon,

New Releases from Sparkle N Sprinkle

Hi Everyone,
Thanks for stopping by and I am excited to let you know that Sparkle N Sprinkle has just released some new stamp sets and they are all fabulous!!! Today I am sharing 3 cards with you.

The first set I want to show you  is really perfect for this, the harvest time of the year. Three great images and 5 verses that will fit your fall/thanksgiving needs.

set 474 Fall Harvest

 I used 3 different dies to highlight the beautiful cornucopia and the verse.

 BTW, don't be afraid to use a portion of a die cut, to accent a portion of your card. 

OK, let's move on to the Christmas holiday for the next new set.

 I really fell in love with this set. Of course, Christmas is my favorite holiday of the year, so, maybe I am a little prejudiced.

set 475 Holiday Foliage

The 1st card I made uses the poinsettia and this design is perfect to layer up, like a medallion image. That open leafy looking border on the right side is from a punch that will make a flower if you curl it up. I thought it looked great as a border and compliments the leaves on the poinsettia.

Click here for directions. 

Next up is card #2 using more stamps from the Holiday Foliage set. 

The Pine Cone Swag image makes a great wreath, doesn't it??!! 

I am sure this set will become a favorite of yours, like it has mine.

Click here for directions.

I am sure you will come up with some amazing cards using the stamps in these new sets.

Click here to order the Fall Harvest set

Click here to order the Holiday Foliage set

Thanks for stopping in today. See you son,

Ghosts and Goblins Fall Frolic Blog Hop

Hi Everyone,

If you arrived here from the creative Shanna's blog, then you are in the right spot, however if you didn't,  then you may want to start at the beginning at the Sparkle N Sprinkle blog, to be eligible for some great prizes.

Sparkle N Sprinkle's September specials are all about Halloween, Thanksgiving and Fall along with Artist Diane Arthurs, and some embossing powders and coordinating glitters as well. They are all marked down 15%. Click here to see all of this months specials.

Today I am sharing with you 2 cards that I made using two new Halloween sets.

My first card uses stamps from set 470 Candy Corn Halloween.

This set is one of the 2 newest Halloween sets in the Sparkle N Sprinkle line. Love the witches in this set. There are 3 witches to choose from and I chose Candy the Sweet Halloween Witch. See that glittery black background, I made my own glitter paper and its so easy. Click here to go to the Tips and Techniques area on the Sparkle N Sprinkle blog to access the video that shows you how to make your own glitter paper.

Directions to make this card can be found here

For my last card, I used an image and a sentiment from Stampette set - 471 The Good Witch, the other newest Halloween set

Isn't she pretty!!

Directions to make this card can be found here.

Are you into using digital images??? I really like using them too, so click here to check out all the digital images now available, there's a wide selection to choose from.

Well, I hope you've had a great time on Sparkle N Sprinkle's Blog Hop and I hope you've received a lot of  great inspiration.

I am the last designer on the hop today and now it's time to go back to Sparkle N Sprinkle