Fall Card with Cat

Good day! Is anyone else counting down the days until Fall/Autumn arrives? It's my favorite time of year and after the super hot Summer I'm ready for the cooler weather. In anticipation of Fall, I made this Fall Card with Cat. It features a stamped image by Newton's Nook called Paw-tumn Newton and it was colored with Copic markers. I love using gingham paper, especially in Fall. The design is super simple and everything was adhered flat for easy shipping. So glad you stopped by and enjoy the rest of your day.🌻

Challenges entered:

• Hand Stamped Sentiments: Photo
• Inky Paws: Fall
• Simon Says: Stamp It
• Try it on Tuesday: Animals - Real or Imaginary

Sunflower Thanks Card

Hello! To celebrate the end to the month of August, I made this Sunflower Thanks Card. There are lots of wild sunflowers growing alongside the roads where I live. I love seeing them and they are a wonderful food source for the wild birds. It's nice when nature is beautiful and beneficial.🌻

The Sunflower image is by Newton's Nook and it was colored with Copic markers. Once it was colored it was die cut with the coordinating die. The word thanks was die cut using a die by Momenta. All patterned papers were scraps around my desk. Everything was adhered flat and a few iridescent blue sequins added for some sparkle. I'm entering my Sunflower Thanks Card in the Anything Goes challenge at Simon Says. So glad you stopped by! 

Sunflower Thanks Card - TMS #563

Hello! I hope you are doing well and ready to play along with a new sketch at Tuesday Morning Sketches. This weeks sketch was designed by Melissa and I decided to use a large sunflower for the focal area of my card (Celebrate Sunflowers stamp set by Stampin' Up!). We look forward to seeing how you interpret this weeks sketch. Click HERE for all the challenge details and design team inspiration. Don't forget to link your creation by 8 pm EST on Sunday. Thanks for stopping by!

Sketch #563:

Struggle and Strength Card

It's time to say good-bye to September and the countdown to Halloween is about to begin. This weekend I was moving things around on my craft desk and I found this Struggle and Strength stamp by Unity Stamps buried in a pile. This afternoon I found a challenge at Just Us Girls to use sunflowers, so I inked it up and made this card. Copic markers were used to color the image and it was cut out with a cross-stitched oval die. The papers are a mix of plaid by Lawn Fawn, woodgrain by Stampin' Up! and a texture design from the new Mad 4 Plaid paper pad by Photo Play. Bermuda Bay cardstock by Stampin' Up! is the accent color and three retired candy dots were added for detail. That's it! So glad you stopped by and I hope you enjoy the rest of your day.

Challenges entered:

• Always Fun: Anything Goes
• Cute Card Thursday: Sentimental!
• Just Us Girls: Photo Inspiration
• Make My Monday: Autumn

Photo:

Sunflower Happy Birthday Card

Happy Friday! We have finally received a brief break from the summer heat and that makes me happy. The start to Fall is only a few days away, so I'm hoping for cooler days to come.

This time of year in Oklahoma you can see Sunflowers along the side of the road. I think they are a happy flowers! When Newton's Nook released this Sunflower Days stamp set I knew it was a must have. Copic markers were used to color the image and the coordinating die to cut it out. Last week the lever on my Fiskar's grass punch broke, so I replaced it with the Land Borders Die Set by Newton's Nook. The blue paper strip was made with mixed media paper along with Distress Oxide inks in Tumbled Glass and Salty Ocean. Some water was sprayed onto the panel and lifted with a paper towel, then it was then sprayed with white Dylusions ink. The birthday sentiment is from the Newton Loves Cake stamp set by Newton's Nook. That's it! Wishing you a wonderful day and thanks for stopping by.

Challenges entered:

• Aud Sentiments: Anything Goes + Sentiment
• Creative Knockouts: Anything Goes
• Cute Card Thursday: Dies and Punches!
• Dragonfly Dreams: Happy Birthday
• QKR Stampede: Anything Goes

Elephant Sunflowers Card

Hello and happy Tuesday! This past weekend I drove to my parent's house which is a couple hours away. Along the drive there were lots of sunflowers on the side of the road. I loved looking at them, they make me smile and they were the inspiration for this Elephant Sunflowers Card. Instead of focusing on the pumpkins in the Edward Fall Pumpkins image by Bugaboo Stamps, I focused on the sunflowers.

The sunflowers paper is from the Heartland Farm paper pad by American Crafts, gingham paper from the Painted Blooms paper pad by Penny Black and the woodgrain is from the Knock On Wood paper pad by Lawn Fawn. Copic markers were used to color the image and then it was die cut with a Alterations square framelit die by Tim Holtz. The sentiment is by Sugar Pea Designs and that's it! So glad you stopped by and I hope you enjoy the rest of your day.

Challenges entered:

• Catch The Bug: Make Us Smile
• City Crafter: Fall Colors
• The Cutie Pie: Shades of Autumn
• Stinkin' Inkers: Leaves are Falling (Fall Colors)
• Use Your Stuff: Animals

Painted Harvest Card

A nice cool front came in overnight and it feels a little like Fall this morning. I don't know about you but I'm very ready for Fall/Autumn to arrive and it's only 17 days away. Hooray!

This Painted Harvest Card is my first attempt using the new Painted Harvest stamp set by Stampin' Up! It's new in the 2017 Holiday catalog. This time of year I love seeing sunflowers on the side of the road here in Oklahoma. I've always wanted to plant some in my backyard but never have. Anyway... I love the effect of the layered stamps in this set.

Challenges entered:

• Simon Says Stamp: Stamp It!
• Crafting From the Heart: Anything Goes
• Fashionable Stamping: Use Your Inks

Stampin' Up! supplies used include:

• Paper: Very Vanilla cardstock, Crushed Curry cardstock, Crumb Cake cardstock and Painted Autumn dsp.
• Stamps: Painted Harvest 
• Inks: Crushed Curry, retired Hello Honey, Early Espresso and Garden Green
• Other Stuff: Crushed Curry Twine

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day!

Many Blessings Card

Happy Tuesday! The last two weeks I was busy sewing and now I find myself behind on making Thanksgiving cards. That is my goal this week... to get as many Thanksgiving cards made as possible. This Many Blessings Card was made using stamps by Taylored Expressions called Pumpkin Bouquet. The image was colored with Copic markers and then die cut with the coordinating Pumpkin Bouquet die. It was then layered onto a die cut pierced oval and scalloped frame from Avery Elle. The damask paper is from the Fall Is In The Air paper pad by Echo Park with a strip of scrap paper down the middle. Since the image is so pretty, I decided not to add any embellishments and just left it simple. Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day!

This Many Blessings Card is entered into the following challenges:

• Card in Envy: Just Pumpkins
• Simon Says Stamp: Thanks/Thanksgiving
• Sunny Day Crafting: Anything Goes
• Fashionable Stamping: 'Tis the Season' Autumn or Winter