SIP116 Clean and Simple Fall

Hi everyone!  It's Tuesday and that means Stamp Ink Paper time!  We have an appropriate clean-and-simple challenge today--fall!

I have a gazillion fall stamps, it's my next favorite season to stamp after Christmas!  Since the prompt showed a leaf, I thought I would use a retired SU stamp called Magnificent Maple, along with some autumn-hued scrapbook papers:

For the front, I mounted a piece of plaid paper from Echo Park's Fall Is In The Air 6x6 pad on an Old Olive card, and diecut it with a stitched circle die from Lil'Inker.  For the inside, I started by inking the leaf first in Versamark ink, then in Chocolate Chip, stamping it on white cardstock and heat embossing it with clear embossing powder.  I colored it in with a damp aquapainter and reinkers, then fussy-cut it out:

I mounted it on a piece of paper from Photoplay's Autumn Day 6x6 pad and adhered it to the inside with a dimensional:

Finally, the sentiment from PTI's Wreath for All Seasons was stamped in the lower right with Chocolate Chip and Cajun Craze ink.  The design is simple but the papers add a lot of interest! I really wanted to add some more doodads, but I tried to keep it clean and simple!

I hope you'll check out what the designers did....their creativity will amaze you! Check them out at the SIP blog!

Here's a little view of the gazebo in Lewes where Wayne and Dana's wedding took place; this was the afternoon before, when we had rehearsal; our minister was there waiting for us!  The photos just don't do the flowers justice....they were lush and beautiful!  I only wish I had taken more pictures!

 

Wayne's little nephew took it upon himself to pluck some of the flowers to give to Cassidy (in the middle of the ceremony!) to put in her bouquet...what a little gentleman!

She adores this little guy, as well as his baby brother!

Thanks for popping in today--enjoy the day and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Magnificent Maple (ret), Wreath for All Seasons (Papertrey)
Card stock & Papers	Old Olive, Whisper White, Photoplay Autumn Day DSP, Echo Park Fall Is In The Air DSP,
Ink	Versamark, Chocolate Chip, Cajun Craze, Pumpkin Pie, Crushed Curry
Accessories
Tools	Big Shot, Stitched Circles Dies (Lil'Inker), Heat Tool Clear Embossing Powder, Aquapainter, Dimensionals

CAS ART15

Yay, it’s Friday!  It’s been a glorious week here but I am happy the weekend is upon us!  Today’s post is just a quick little one using a sketch from ART:

I wanted to use the Magnificent Maple stamp again, but I wanted to do something a bit different than the traditional fall colors….here’s my take on it:

I so rarely use Elegant Eggplant, I can’t even remember the last time I opened the ink pad!  I think it looks nice with these colors, though, even if they aren’t traditional fall colors!  I colored some rhinestones with sharpies, and the faux washi tape is from Tape It.  Thanks for visiting!

Cassidy proves that chalk is not just for drawing:

These are the people on the bus, just in case you wanted to know!

Wee Project Details
Stamps	Magnificent Maple, Tape It, A Dozen Thoughts
Card stock & Papers	Whisper White
Ink	Elegant Eggplant, Bermuda Bay, Coastal Cabana, Rich Razzleberry
Accessories	Rhinestones
Tools	Sharpies

STS2

Happy Thursday, peeps!  Well, it’s back to hot temps here in PA, but I guess my mind is on fall!  I loved the Seize the Sketch sketch #2:

I hadn’t played too much with the new single stamp, Magnificent Maple, so this seemed like a good time to use it to make my own background paper:

I also did some diagonal scoring with my Simply Scored, and added a Label Love sentiment:

I tucked some Gorgeous Grunge on there too….speckles and stripes!  Enjoy your day!

Sometimes you just need to chill out on Grammy’s craft room floor with blankie, Lambie & sippie:

Wee Project Details
Stamps	Magnificent Maple, Label Love, Gorgeous Grunge
Card stock & Papers	Very Vanila, Crushed Curry, Cajun Craze
Ink	Crushed Curry, Cajun Craze, Tangerine Tango, Real Red, Crumb Cake
Accessories	Brads
Tools	Diagonal Simply Scored, Artisan Label Punch, 1/16" hole punch

CAS Sympathy

Happy Wednesday, peeps!  I am late today---I had stamp camp last night where we made some nice Christmas cards, and this morning was so refreshingly cool that I relaxed a bit!  It’s a welcome relief from the hot, humid weather we’ve been having!

I needed two sympathy cards this week….I had a couple of ideas in mind and then I got my SU order with my holiday mini items, so I broke open Magnificent Maple and made a one-layer card:

Again, this is one of those cards that looks so much better in real life!  I embossed the leaf with Versamark and gold embossing powder, which makes it eligible for the CASology 54 challenge, which is “gold”; I added some twine around the stem, which qualifies it for the CAS on Sunday challenge, which is kraft and twine.  After embossing it, I made a mask and stamped the French words from Nature Walk and did some sponging, then stamped the words from Blessings from Heaven. 

I have received several nice cards in the mail recently and I thought I’d share one a day with you!  This one came a while back, but I don’t think I shared it; it’s from my friend Teri:

Even if I did share it, it’s worth sharing again!  I love this color combo and this is one of my favorite vintage SU stamps!

Finally, Cassidy spent some time playing with her dolls and some chalk; thankfully the chalk washes off easily because she was covering every available doll surface with purple—even her scalp!

Enjoy your day!

Wee Project Details
Stamps	Magnificent Maple, Nature Walk (ret), Blessings from Heaven
Card stock & Papers	Crumb Cake
Ink	Versamark, Sahara Sand, Chocolate Chip
Accessories	Gold Embossing Powder, Piercer, Linen Thread, Sponge Dauber
Tools	Heat Tool