Fall Fairy

Good morning!  I know there are still a couple of weeks left of summer, but the start of the new school year always moves me into Autumn mode. My favorite season! 
Today I am sharing a new digital image I picked up from Sugar Nellie called Hazel and Nutty.  I can hardly stand how cute she is and that tiny squirrel, ooh, I want to squeeze him!

I colored the image with Copic markers and cut out with a Wonky Rectangle die from Spellbinders.  After coloring, I thought the green was a bit too bright, so I went over it and her wings with Twinking H2O in Bronze, very watered down.  It toned down the brightness and gave her a nice shimmer!
I sponged with Wheat ink from a VersaMagic Dew Drop  with the die still in place and added more sparkle with Stickles.   The paper is from the Bo Bunny Apple Cider pad and the leaves were die cut from different card stock using Fall Foliage from Spellbinders.  I finished it off with a fluffy bow in the perfect shade of rusty red with seam binding from my friend Sherry Eckblad. 
Thanks for stopping by!  Hope everyone enjoyed their weekend!

Wednesday’s Color Throwdown

This weeks super color combo is brought to us by Laura! 

Aren’t these pretty?  I didn’t have the Crate Paper Farm House paper that inspired Laura but I found that the Earth Love papers from Cosmo Cricket worked well.   And Farmer John from Whipper Snapper Designs definitely fit the bill!

I stamped farmer John and then masked him with Eclipse tape and stamped the corn.  The pumpkins were stamped over the corn knowing I was going to stamp them, and the bunny on separate paper and then pop them up on dimensional adhesive over the original.  All images are colored with Copic markers.   All of the dp except the mat behind the image are from the Earth Love pad…the mat is a scrap and I don’t know who makes it, but it was a good match.    There are so many accessories in this stamp set the scene’s you can create are endless!   I’ll be stamping more very soon with him and Betty!
The lovely Color Throwdown team has lots of super samples today so head on over and check them out!
Broni ~ Barbara ~ Tammy ~ Laura ~ Keva ~ Lori ~ Wanda ~ Joan ~ Carole ~ Kristin ~ Lynn and our October Guest Designer Amy Sheffer.
Have a great day!

Down on the farm

Whipper Snapper Designs is releasing three new sets today and I am a proud designer for October!   Today I am showing a card I made using Farmgirl Betty. 

I created this scene by stamping Betty first, then masking her with Eclipse tape, then stamping the sunflowers and chicks.   They were all stamped on Copic X-Press It blending paper and colored with Copic markers.   I lightly shaded around the image with B0000 and added Stickles to the center of the sunflowers.  I used a Spellbinders Nested Pennants die for the sentiment and shaded it with the die in place.  I added a sunflower charm with some rustic twine and a button. 
There are so many sweet images in this and the Farmer John set that I will be also be showing in the next few days.  There are endless scene’s to create and great sentiments to go along! 
You can check out all the samples the October designers came up with.  There’s a list on Anna Wight’s website!  Happy Monday!

Fall with Flourishes

Today I’ve used an image from one of my favorite new stamp sets, A Season of Thanks.   I love the fall and rich warm tones of the season.

I stamped the image with Memento Tuxedo Black ink on Flourishes Classic White card stock and colored it with Copics.  It was shaded with a Versa Magic Dew Drop in Wheat while still in the die.  The Spellbinders dies used at Standard Circles large, Lacey Circles, and Fancy Tags Two.  I ran a piece of twill through the tag die and added Kaiser adhesive pearls to the corners of the floral panel.  All of the patterned paper is from the MME All Spice 6x6 pad.   I’m not a die layering kinda girl…I think when other people do it, it looks great, but I’m not so confident.  I was afraid the lacey circle and swirly tag were competing with each other so I kept the embellishments simple.  But then again, I always do, don’t I?  Too safe maybe?  Ah, I’m a simple girl!
All of the talented Flourishes designers have inspiration for you today so pay them a visit and ooh and ahh, 0k?   OK!
Barbara Anders
Christine Okken
Cindy Lawrence
Dawn Burnworth
Jan Marie Caruso
Julie Koerber
Stacy Morgan
Tammy Hershberger
Sharon Doolittle
Don’t forget that today is your last chance to get the September release bundle at 10% off.   You can find them here!  Hurry, you don’t want to miss it!
Now, go have a wonderful weekend…only if you’re done here :) 

My favorite season!

Yes, fall is coming…and with that is Thanksgiving!  Yum!  Today’s Flourishes set is all about thanks!  A Season of Thanks that is!

I love all of the images in this set, but this one might be my favorite.  There’s just something about Indian corn that makes me smile!  It was such a classic decoration that was always on my grandparents front door for the fall holidays and not one that I find many people using today.  I love the warm fuzzy feeling that it gives me.  I can’t wait to buy it and put it on my front door!

It’s stamped on Flourishes Classic White card stock and colored with Copics.  I really enjoyed coloring this image!  I love bittersweet vine and it looks so pretty with the corn.  There was some growing wild around the corner from me, but with a big tree that came down in the hurricane it looks like it took the vine with it.   I’m thinking that I should be seeing it by now, but I’ll keep looking and hoping!
I used Spellbinders Classic Ovals and Classic Scallop Oval LG to cut out the image and the mat.  I used the Ribbon Banner for the sentiment.  The sentiment is actually convex (curving down) but I placed it on the acrylic block reversing the curve so that it would fit nicely into the banner that I wanted to use.    My ribbon is May Arts crocheted trimmed velvet ribbon and it is a perfect companion to this warm fall image and the paper from the Memory Box Twiggy pack.   A few simple embellishments were adhesive gems and a button and rustic twine.  Voila!
Sumptuous samples abound on the blogs below!
Barbara Anders
Christine Okken
Cindy Lawrence
Dawn Burnworth
Julie Koerber
Stacy Morgan
Tammy Hershberger
Sharon Doolittle
Don’t forget to take advantage of all the ways that you can win these gorgeous stamp sets!
Want to win FLOURISHES ENTIRE RELEASE? Well you'll have a few chances! You can play in the Colors of Fall Challenge - just click HERE to find out how. You can also play in Flourishes' Noon Time Challenges that posted on the Flourishes Blog Wednesday and Thursday.
All of this week’s sets are live in the Flourishes store now!   Just click HERE!  for the New Release Bundle, which gives you all four of our stamp sets for 10% off!
And don’t forget to leave a comment on every DT members post today because someone is the…

I hope you enjoyed this months release!  Thanks for stopping by and good luck on all the challenges!

Get your fall colors on!

This months Flourishes pre-release challenge is full of beautiful color! Use one, use a few, use them all! It’s up to you!

These are the yummy colors that Pantone says are in for the fall season ahead!

HOW TO PLAY: Simply incorporate one or more of these colors on your card or creation and you'll be in the running! After you create your card, be sure to head to the Flourishes blog and link up using our Inlinkz widget. You’ll need to share your link there to be in the running! You have until September 16th at 5PM EST to enter! This month we have 3 new stamp sets to share. The previews start next Wednesday and just think, you could WIN them all!

I pulled these colors from the Pantone palette for my creation: Bamboo, Ember Glow, Phlox, and Cedar.


I used the beautiful Zinnias set and stamped the image on water color paper. I painted it with Stampin’ Up re-inkers in colors to coordinate with my beautiful My Minds Eye 6x6 paper pad called A Beautiful Life. I used Lemon Flower Soft for the zinnia centers but thought it looked too bright so I dabbed Copic marker Y38 on top to tone it down. I used my Spellbinders Lacey Square die for the mat behind my image and hand cut the sentiment flag from water color paper. I used some ribbon, lace, buttons, and twine for embellishments.

We have a wonderful new addition to our design team…lets give a warm welcome to Tammy Hershberger! There’s lots of wonderful inspiration from the ladies below so make sure you pop over to check them out!

Barbara Anders
Christine Okken
Cindy Lawrence
Dawn Burnworth
Julie Koerber
Stacy Morgan
Tammy Hershberger

My favorite scarecrow

It truly is my favorite scarecrow stamp image. There are lots of cute ones, and I own a few, but I always come back to this guy.


This Whipper Snapper Friendly Scarecrow is stamped on Neenah Solar Crest White Ultra Smooth card stock and colored with Copics. I used a piece of Cosmo Cricket Nutmeg dp with woodgrain on top of a Bazzill card stock mat. The same mat paper I used under the main image panel and punch the edge with the new Martha Stewart loops punch set. I cut two small leaves from Prism card stock using the Nesties Leaf dies. They are lightly sponged on the edges like the main image panel. I adhered them with a fall brad with I think came from the $1 spot in Target and some twine from PTI. The sentiment is from the Anna Wight set Harvest Blessings.

Happy Thursday!

You're the pick of the patch

I have another CC Design image from All That Scraps to share today. This is Sugarplum Autumn Emma. I got her as part of a special bundle that All That Scraps offered in early August.
The images are all separate. On PTI kraft paper I first stamped Emma then masked her so I could stamp the bench. I then added the pumpkins along side the bench, masking as necessary. I added random falling leaves to complete my scene.


The images are colored with my Prisma pencils and oms. I added some sparkly touches with a Sakura Stardust gelly roll pen. It's layered on some Prism paper and then some great Fancy Pants designer paper. The sentiment was cut out with a Spellbinders tag die, sponged while in the die, and I threaded some PTI twill ribbon through it. The buttons and twine are also from PTI. The leaf is an old Sizzix die. I sponged the edges with various chalk inks. The finished card is 6x6-rather large! The images are a good size so they really determine the size of the card.

I am having so much fun with these fall and halloween images so you will be seeing several more from me over the next several weeks! Only one more work day left, yay!

TGIF and a fall flourish tree

Happy Friday!! Thank God this week is over is all I can say! So many things going on! I will spare everyone the details but it was both bad and good and it's over, whew.


This pretty little Inkadinkado tree was a purchase last year for fall cards but I think it can be used all year round. I stamped it in Vintage Sepia Versafine on cream Papertrey Ink cs. I distressed and inked the edges of the panel with Distress ink in Antique Linen and matted it on Chocolate PTI cs. The patterned paper is from a K&Co fall paper pad. The sentiment is from the Anna Wight set Harvest Blessings from Whipper Snapper. The ribbon is from my stash...probably Michaels. It's all matted on more cream and chocolate cs. I thought the tiny acorns were such a cute touch! They are part of a dimensional sticker pack from Recollections that also has an adorable scarecrow in it. These are only .99 cents in Michaels and they have a cute selection!


Very simple and sweet card.

Have a great weekend!

Some crazy cutting!

You know those stamps that you absolutely have to have but then you find that they are so much work your not sure you made a good decision? Okay, I love Outlines...I really love their stamps and designs but they are a lot of work! And as much as I put into this card I would have really liked to do more but since I waited until the last minute this is how it was finished.

This is actually two collage stamps from Outlines, here and here, that I put together to create this square 5 1/4 inch card.

I have so many scraps since I stamped both images 4 times that I am halfway to making another one. I also have a winter one which I should get started on right now so it's done in time to mail for Christmas! Below is a shot a little closer so you can see more detail. I do have some elements popped up twice like the sunflowers and centers, but I didn't really do a good job of showing that in the photo-sorry!

I used quite a bit of Sakura Star Dust glitter pen to make the images pop, beside all the dimensional foam, but it is hard to really see the detail in the photo. It looks kind of flat here, but it is really much prettier irl, lol! I think maybe my gems are a bit over the top too, but who says a Thanksgiving card can't be flashy? I also used some Liquid Pearls in pale yellow for the flowers and one of the frames. This is for my niece and nephew who live in Florida with their maternal grandmother and I think they will like the glitz on it.

I hope everyone has a wonderful Wednesday...hey, we're halfway there!!!

Stamps: Outlines

Paper: PTI and Bazzill solid cardstock

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Accessories: Prisma/OMS, gems, Sakura Stardust pen, Gelly Roll pen/black, Prima flower, Copper Stickles, lots of foam dots!!

My Friday Scarecrow

Is it possible to be madly in love with a patterned paper? If you can, then I am! I love, love, love this Imaginisce Fall Flower Girl floral paper! I have to get more because I only bought one sheet apparently. I don't even remember buying it (how bad is that...when you have so much you don't know if it's new or not?!) but I was going through my fall paper to match up with this stamp and I flipped over this!

This adorable scarecrow is from Whipper Snapper. I colored him with Copic markers and sponged around the panel with Distress Ink in Tea Dye. The sentiment is stamped on the flip side of the floral paper and wrapped with a piece of hemp. I added a hemp tied button to the center of a prima and stamped an extra scarecrow to pop up at the top of the frame with a tiny bit of raffia under him. It's all layered on a gorgeous piece of Prism paper and I think the card base is Bazzill cs...sorry I don't know the names of any of the colors. I buy what I like and just put all my solid cs together. I can't tell the Bazzill and Prism apart but I never write down the colors.

I think I need to make at least one more of these...for me! I don't know if I can part with this super cutie and that paper, oh!

I wish everyone a wonderful weekend!

A Cute Pair

I've really been slacking on my fall/Thanksgiving cards...not just posting, but getting them done at all! I better finish up and get them mailed out this week. I know all my friends and family are waiting eagerly for their cards! I used the adorable Whipper Snapper set Harvest Blessings
designed by the very talented Anna Wight! I love her artwork! And I just adore this girl scarecrow from the flower in her hat to the lace trim on her dress!

I decided to go a with non-traditional colors for both. The first one I thought I'd go really girly and use pink. I wasn't really thrilled with the results at first, but it's growing on me. I used Basic Grey Urban Prairie dp on both cards, Nesties for the image and scallop frame, and both are colored with Copics. Her dress and pockets are paper pieced. The flowers are Primas, the bottom ones with copper brads and the top have copper Stickles in the center. The leaves and ferny thing are punches.

In addition to the Urban Prairie dp I also used turquoise Bazzill cs on this card. The flower is a large Prima folded in half with a circle punched out and also folded for the center. I added a little Stickles to that as well. Dew Drops and ribbon finish off this one.

Enjoy the day!