A Grateful Bouquet

Hi All!

I know, I know.  The Thanksgiving Holiday is over, but I had a couple of cards that I hadn't gotten posted yet, so I wanted to get those taken care of before I move on to Christmas ;)

I knew for one of my fall cards I wanted to use the Jar of Love stamp set and throw in some fall colors. Well, I tried some oranges and yellows and just couldn't get anything to come together. {Finding coordinating colors for 2-step stamping can be tricky sometimes.} In the end, I settled on some corals.

My inspiration for the card was this gorgeous stunner from Libby.  *swoon*  I kept the same basic design, but used Basic Gray for the background and Crisp Canteloupe and Calypso Coral for the flowers.  These colors together are beautiful.

Item #: Jar of Love $52.00

Item #: 130658 Magnetic Platform $40.00

I love this set and feel it's a must-have for any collection. Great for any occasion/holiday/season. If you'd like to add this or any other products to your collection, pop me an email or click on the 'Order Online' icon in the top right-hand corner.  Thanks so much for stopping by!

Stamps: Jar of Love & Falling Leaves
Paper: Basic Gray, Crisp Canteloupe, Calypso Coral and Very Vanilla Cardstock
Ink: Basic Gray, Crisp Canteloupe, Calupso Coral and Crumb Cake Classic Pads
Accessories: Magnetic Platform, Everyday Jars Framelits, Paper Piercer and Template

Wreath-y Goodness

Hi All,

I had seen this card a couple of years ago and always said I was going to give it a try.  Well, this year, I finally did.  It's a great way to use those small leaf stamps that you have floating around and is so simple to do.

I took one of my circle dies and traced it with a pencil.  I then stamped a leaf at 12:00, 3:00, 6:00 and 9:00.  From there, you just fill in.  I used the same pattern for each quarter of the circle.  Once the ink is dry, you can go back in and erase the penciled circle.  I finished it off with some red and brown crystal gems.  Absolutely love this technique!  Give it a try!

I used the Kraft cardstock for the card base and love the look.  One of my Must-Have items:

Kraft Cardstock Item: 133674  $6.00

If you'd like to add this to your collection, pop me an email or click on the 'Order Online' badge in the top right-hand corner.  Thanks for stopping by!

Stamps: Falling Leaves, Always Thankful
Paper: Kraft and Whisper White Cardstock
Ink: Crushed Curry, Tangerine Tango, Cherry Cobbler and Chocolate Chip Classic Ink
Accessories: Corner Rounder Punch and Crystal Gemstones

Truly Grateful Tone-on-Tone

Hi All,

A simple, yet pretty card?  I think we all like to stumble upon those--or better yet, create one ourselves.  They are gems that have a lot of star power.  I saw this one by Karen and just had to recreate.  I *loved* the pop of color.

The tone-on-tone of the Crumb Cake ink on the Crumb Cake cardstock allows the Pumpkin Pie to pop.  Add in a Button and some Baker's Twine and you have a simple, sweet card.  You could easily switch up the leaves to snowflakes or balloons for a Holiday or Birthday card. Such a great technique.

Hope you like it!  Thanks so much for stopping by.

Stamps: French Foliage, Falling Leaves and Truly Grateful
Paper: Crumb Cake and Pumpkin Pie Cardstock; Polka Dot Parade DSP
Ink: Crumb Cake Classic Ink
Accessories: Embossing Buddy, White Embossing Powder, Baker's Twine, Button and Glue Dots

A Window with a {Fall} View

Hi All,

Happy Sunday!  I hope you all had a great holiday weekend.  We ate good and spent time with family, so it was perfect here.  With the leaves finally falling off our AZ trees, this brings fall to an end and winter officially here.  But, before I move on to holiday cards, I have a few fall cards to share.

This card uses the Happy Scenes stamp set and Hearth & Home Thinlits Dies.  These can be purchased separately or as a Bundle.  What a great pair they make! I love to color in scenic stamps and the window is the perfect say to highlight them.  This stamp set has three different scenes with various trees that can be used for fall and winter.  So, it gives you a couple options.

I used markers to color the leaves/pumpkins and sponge daubers for the sky/ground.  This was my first time using the daubers and I really like them.  You can control how much ink you use and where it goes.  It also gives a nice soft look.

Some of my Must-Have products:

Happy Scenes / Hearth & Home Thinlits Bundle Item: 140853  $34.75
Happy Scenes Item: 139821  $21.00
Hearth & Home Thinlits: 139666  $20.00

Sponge Daubers (Qty 5) Item# 133773  $5.00

If you'd like to add any of these to your collection, pop me an email or click on the 'Order Online' badge in the top corner.  Thanks for stopping by!

Stamps: Happy Scenes & Falling Leaves

Paper: Crumb Cake, Basic Black & Whisper White Cardstock; Flashback DSP

Ink: Crushed Curry and Chocolate Chip Classic pads and Jet Black Stazon

Accessories: Hearth & Home Thinlits Dies, Stampin' Markers, Sponge Daubers, Embossing Buddy, Gold Glitter Embossing Powder and Pop Dots/Dimensionals

French Foliage Postcard

Hi All,

Well, I am home sick for the second day in a row.  I think it's just a cold, could be allergies, who knows?  Either way, I am couch bound and have used up all of my good DVR'd TV.  What's left?  Slim pickins.  If you didn't know...daytime TV is pretty bad, even with cable.  I think Netflix is calling!

One advantage to being couch bound, I have time to get a post together.  The card I have for you today uses my new favorite stamp set: Post Card.  I previously used it for a Birthday card, but have an Autumn one for you today.

I paired it up with another classic: French Foliage.  They are a match made in heaven. Not to mention, Early Espresso, Cherry Cobbler and So Saffron make a fabulous fall combo.  Love them together!

The card was full of color, but I felt it needed some texture. So, I popped the circle over the stamp and added some baker's twine with the tag.  I think it all came together quite nicely.

I think this is one of the most versatile stamp sets that SU! sells.  You can use it for any season, holiday or special occasion.  It's pretty fabulous! If you would like to add this to your collection (it's a must in my book), click on the Order Online icon in the top right-hand corner or pop me an email.

Thanks for stopping by!

Stamps: Post Card, French Foliage & Falling Leaves
Paper: Early Espresso & Very Vanilla Cardstock
Ink: Early Espresso, Cherry Cobbler, So Saffron & Crumb Cake Classic Pads
Accessories: 3/4" Circle Punch, Modern Label Punch, Early Espresso Baker's Twine and Dimensionals/Pop Dots

Mojo Monday 263: A Nontraditional Thanksgiving

Hi All!

Happy, Happy Thanksgiving! Finally, our visions of sharing turkey and stuffing with family and friends have come to fruition.  It's my favorite meal of the year, by far.  We usually have family over to our house for the big dinner, but this year we are going non-traditional and heading out. We decided to give it a try.  We'll see how much we miss all of those home-made fixins, but,  I definitely don't miss the 24 hours of preparation :)

Since we're going non-traditional at home, I have a non-traditional Thanksgiving card to share with you today.  The colors were inspired by this card over at Pickled Paper Designs.  She paired up orange and blue and green perfectly. The sketch, I borrowed from a Mojo Monday Challenge. This was the perfect sketch, as it let me play with all of these colors.  Here's what I came up with:

The colors and the DSP are really the stars of the show.  The pop of blue comes from the World Spectacular DSP and the green panel is from the retired Spice Cake DSP.  They really are so unexpected and fabulous together.

Making it a quick post today, so I am off to clean up the house.  Hope you all enjoy a very special Thanksgiving Day! Thanks so much for stopping by.

**The World Spectacular , card stock and most accessories are available to purchase.  Just email me or click on the icon in the top right hand corner to get these added to your collection.

Stamps: Falling Leaves, Always  Thankful
Paper: Pumpkin Pie, Island Indigo and Whisper White Cardstock: World Spectacular, Spice Cake & Love Letter DSP
Ink: Chocolate Chip Classic Ink
Accessories: Curly Label Punch, Petal Cone Bigz L Die, Circle Nestabilities, Brights Designer Buttons, Linen Thread, Glue Dots and Pop Dots/Dimensionals

{GRATEFUL}

Hi All,

Thanksgiving week is finally here and I have a couple of Fall themed cards to share with you.  I've seen the technique I have for you today used quite a bit lately. It uses the Negative image of a die cut.

Using my Little Leaves Die, I cut the leaves and popped out the image.  I opted to put some DSP behind my image, but this would work perfectly with some fabric as well.  It's a nice simple card that goes to show, you shouldn't throw away any of those scraps!

If you'd like to see my inspiration for this card, hop on over to Andrea's Blog: Work in Progress. She has a super sweet version in Kraft/Pink.  Just love it!  Thanks so much for stopping by!

Stamps: Falling Leaves
Paper: Pool Party, Early Espresso, Crumb Cake and Very Vanilla Cardstock; Spice Cake DSP
Ink: Early Espresso Classic Ink
Accessories: Sizzlets Little Leaves Die &  Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border Punch

PP67: Happy Thanksgiving, Happy Fall

Hi Everyone! This week at the Paper Players, Jaydee has a wonderful Color Challenge for us: Bravo Burgundy, More Mustard, Cajun Craze and Very Vanilla.


They scream fall to me, so that's the direction I took. I immediately thought of the leaves from the French Foliage set. I originally tried the Rock 'N Roll technique, but the leaves didn't have enough color for me, so I decided just to stamp the leaves in these three colors.


I guess I went CAS again this week, as I have lots of white space. Bravo Burgundy is the color that really popped out for me, so I used that as my pop of color in the added layer and the sentiment. The leaves are cut out, so they add a nice dimension to the card. Lots of white space = paper piercing to me, so I added a bit of that to finish it all off.

Have you started your Thanksgiving cards yet? Maybe this color combo will inspire you to do so. If so, be sure to pop on over to the Paper Players to see what the other talented designers have created for you...or better yet, to upload your own project. We'd love to see it! Thanks so much for stopping by.

The Paper Players Design Team

Ann Schach

Jaydee

LeAnne Pugliese

Lesley Croghan

Ann Marie Hile

Tara Bilbao

Nance Leedy

Cindy Hall (October Guest Designer)

Stamps: French Foliage & Falling Leaves
Paper: Bravo Burgundy & Very Vanilla
Ink: Bravo Burgundy, Cajun Craze & More Mustard
Accessories: Mat Pack & Paper Piercer, Yellow Button, Embroidery Floss and a Glue Dot

Give Thanks

Can you believe that Thanksgiving is right around the corner? I'm trying to get a few more Fall cards posted before I move on to Christmas, but I'm not sure that will happen. So, you may see a mixture of the two in the coming weeks.

This card mixes the Falling Leaves & Holiday Best stamp sets. The Holiday Best stamp set was a Hostess set in last year's catalog. If you have it, pull it out. I love this Give Thanks stamp and it works perfectly with the leaves.

The DSP on this card is Autumn Spice. I paired it up with Early Espresso and sponged the edges to soften it a little bit. The tag is from the Lots of Tags Die Cut. This one is my favorite design in the set. I added some Old Olive Satin Ribbon to give it a pop of color. I think I got the job done ;)

Thanks for stopping by!

Stamps: Falling Leaves & Holiday Best (Retired)
Paper: Early Espresso & So Saffron Cardstock; Autumn Spice DSP
Ink: Early Espresso Classic Pad
Accessories: Lots of Tags Die, Old Olive Satin Ribbon, Scallop Edge Punch, 1 1/4" & 1 3/8" Circle Punches, Brown Brads and Dimensionals/Pop Dots

Fabulous Foliage

I saw this beautiful card by Dawn Olchefske and had to recreate it. I love the colors and the design...not to mention, it's using my new favorite stamp set, French Foliage.

What caught my eye was the square shadow that's part of the focal image. You use SU's Clear Blocks to create this effect. I used size 'D' here.

To create this look:
1. Ink up the block on your stamp pad and stamp off two times.
2. Stamp it on your cardstock. I used Crumb Cake for this step.
3. Run the edge of the block around a darker color and stamp over the original image. I used Early Espresso for this step.

I would have loved to have added some Early Espresso ribbon to this, but I didn't have any. So, I improvised with one of my must have items - Linen Thread. I tied it threw a button and ended up with a piece of art. I Love it!

Thanks for stopping by.

Stamps: French Foliage & Falling Leaves
Paper: Early Espresso, Crumb Cake & Very Vanilla Cardstock
Ink: Cajun Craze, Early Espresso & Crumb Cake Classic Ink
Accessories: Clear Block D, Linen Thread and a Very Vanilla Button

French Foliage

When I say that this stamp set is a must-have, it truly is. Not only can you use it for Fall, but, it has a cute little circular Paris stamp and a French Script stamp. Both of these can be used with other themed stamp sets (think Artistic Etchings ;) In two words...It's Versatile.

This card is straight out of the Holiday Mini. I used the same design, but switched it up a little. I added ribbon and stamped the 'Grateful' sentiment directly on the mat. I just couldn't make the tag on the original card work for me.

I must disclose that the Grateful sentiment is from another stamp set - Falling Leaves. I bought it for the sentiment and for the cute leaves and acorn it has. The Grateful works well with this card, but you could use any other sentiment that you have.

I will be making more designs with this set, so you'll be getting lots of ideas for it. Thanks for stopping by!

Stamps: French Foliage & Falling Leaves
Paper: Early Espresso, Cajun Craze, More Mustard and Very Vanilla Cardstock
Ink: Early Espresso, Cajun Craze, More Mustard & Crumb Cake Classic Pads
Accessories: 1/4" Chocolate Chip Grosgrain Ribbon & Pop Dots/Dimensionals