Three Tags Card

Does it feel like fall yet? Not quite here but I know it's not too far off. Today I'm sharing another Fall card I made. This is a simple card made using the Day of Gratitude stamp set and the tag punch. I haven't used this punch in awhile so I pulled it out for this card. I stamped the leaves in 3 different fall colors and punched out. I added some scallop polka dot ribbon with a staple on the top of each one. For the background,  I embossed a some early espresso paper with the woodgrain embossing folder to give it some texture.  Then a bit of Scallop trim border punch to add some color along the bottom!

stamps: Day of Gratitude, Teeny Tiny Wishes

ink: Eary Espresso, More Mustard, Cajun Craze

paper:  Eary Espresso, More Mustard, Cajun Craze, Crumb Cake

Big Shot: Woodgrain Embossing folder

other: Tag punch, scallop trim border punch

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Triple Leaf Fall Card

I'm on a roll making fall cards! This one turned out nice and was so simple to make!  I stamped the different leaves from the Day of Gratitude stamp set and punched them out using different sized circle punches.Then I simply embossed  a background with the big shot and the Fancy Fan embossing folder and layered it all together. the sentiment is from the Teeny tiny wishes stamp set.  Super quick and easy! 

stamps: Day of Gratitude, Teeny Tiny Wishes

ink: Old Olive, Rich Razzleberry, Soft Suede, Eary Espresso

paper:  Old Olive, Rich Razzleberry, Soft Suede, Eary Espresso

Big Shot: Fancy Fan Embossing Folder

other: circle punches, Word Window punch, modern label punch, border punch

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Perfectly Preserved Pear!

Here is a pretty little pear card we made at my Fall stamp-a-stack last week.  I used the stamp set Perfectly Preserved and the coordinating framelits dies (cannery) to create the jar and pear inside. For the lid, I simply used the die to cut out a piece of paper from the Orchard Harvest Designer Series paper pack.   I added a punched out 2.5" circle behind them to help them pop off the card. The background of the card was created using the Lacy Brocade Embossing folder. 

stamps: Perfectly Preserved

ink: More Mustard, Old Olive, Black

paper:  Crumb Cake, early espresso, Old Olive, Whisper White, Orchard Harvest Designer Series Paper

Big Shot: Framelits Dies - Cannery Set and Labels Set, Lacy Brocade Embossing Folder

other: Word Window Punch,  dimensionals, Bakers Twine in pacific point

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Fall Birthday Card

Another card from my Fall stamp-a-stack last week. For this card I used the set Day of Gratitude from the big catalog. This is one of my favorite fall stamp sets. I love the bold leaf images and the beautiful Medallion! 

On this card I did something I rarely do.. I used the color Bravo Burgundy!  For some reason I've always disliked this color and never use it on projects.. but when I started the the more mustard  and olive and was looking for a dark color to coordinate, I found myself reaching for it and actually love how this turned out. I even ordered myself another pack of this color paper…. gasp!

stamps: Day of Gratitude, Teeny Tiny Wishes

ink: More Mustard, Old Olive, Bravo Burgundy

paper:  More Mustard, Old Olive, Bravo Burgundy, Whisper White

other: Scallop oval and oval punches,  dimensionals, Bakers Twine, scalloped polka dot ribbon in old olive

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Pretty Fall Card

Here is a beautiful fall card- perfect for a birthday or just to send for fun! We made this card at my stamp-a-stack on Thursday. Can you guess how the square in the background was created? It's super easy - just find a stamp block the size you want and ink it up like you would a stamp!! Then press onto your paper and you get a fun background shape. They don't ink up perfectly or evenly so it add a nice distressed look.  For this card I used crumb cake ink pad to make my background and stamp block size D.  The stamp set is one of my favorites, French Foilage - I don't think it's possible to make an ugly card with this set - it's so easy to use and they always turn out so pretty! The woodgrain texture was created with the new woodgrain embossing folder in the big shot...  Don't forget to add a sentiment and some bakers twine and then you have a easy and beautiful fall card. 

stamps: French Foilage, Friendly Phrases (sentiment)

ink: Early Espresso, crumb cake, cajun craze

paper:  Early Espresso, crumb cake, cajun craze, Very Vanilla

Big Shot: Woodgrain embossing folder

other: Stamp block to stamp background, early espresso bakers twine. 

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New Core'dinations Card stock is awesome!

Here is one of the cards the lucky ladies who are attending my stamp-a-stack tonight will get to make. I just love how this turned out. I used the new Core'dinations cardstock with the new Woodgrain embossing folder to make that cool texture. After embossing it you just softly go over it with the sand block and the core color shows through. Doesn't it work perfect for woodgrain?

stamps: Perfectly Preserved

ink: Lucky Limeade, Raspberry Ripple, Early Espresso

paper:  Very Vanilla, Cajun Craze, early espresso Core 'dinations, Orchard Harvest Designer Series Paper

Big Shot: Framelits Dies - Cannery Set, Woodgrain embossing folder

other: Word Window Punch, linen thread, dimensionals

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All my Wreaths...

I just realized I never shared pictures of all the wreaths that I made for Christmas gifts! I love how these turned out and I made them using several different color combos. Each wreath was made by making a bunch of "lollies" using the simply scored tool. Then I created designs to go in the middles, stamping and punching out scallop circles and circles and using buttons on some. Then they are all attached to a flat wooden circle using a hot glue gun.

Here is the first one.. For this one I used the Christmas lodge paper from the holiday mini catalog. I used the stamp set Pines and Pointsettias for the images.

The next one is a bit brighter color palette. I used the holly berry bouquet paper from the holiday mini catalog and coordinated the colors with it.

I also made a couple of "fall" ones.. These are nice because they can stay up longer than the Christmas ones. These both used the stamp set Day of Gratitude.



The last one I kept for myself... Of course I need one for my house too!

Here are the recipients opening their wreaths.. I think they loved them!

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Fall Sympathy Card

Sympathy cards are always hard to make - partly because it's just sad to have to send one. For this card I wanted to create a pretty fall card to say I cared! I used the branches from stamp set Autumn Days to create a fall wreath using more mustard, soft suede and cajun craze inks. I added on a little bow using 1/8" Taffeta ribbon in pumpkin pie. I created a textured background for the card using the Square Lattice Embossing folder in the big shot. Then the rest of the card is made using punches. the Lace Ribbon Border punch for the bottom and then two sizes of oval and the scallop oval to create the sentiment.

stamps: Autumn Days, Teeny Tiny Wishes
ink: soft suede, more mustard, cajun craze
paper: whisper white, soft suede, more mustard, cajun craze, chocolate chip, pumpkin pie
other: 1/8" taffeta ribbon in pumpkin pie, Lace ribbon Border punch, oval punches, scallop oval punch, dimensionals, square lattice embossing folder

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Happy Turkey Day!

I wanted to share these turkeys -- This is image from an old post but some of you may not have seen it and it seemed fitting to share it again! If you like to see the whole post you can find it here.

I hope everyone is having a fabulous thanksgiving, spending time with their families and enjoying their day!

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Fall Thank you Card

It's getting a little colder here now and feels more like fall so I thought it would be a good day to share this pretty Fall Thank you card I made. I used the Stained Glass technique to make the square of red and yellow leaves. These leaves are from the stamp set Autumn Splendor. Doesn't it just look perfect for fall? I mounted it on a piece of black to really make it pop out. Then I stamped a strip of crumb cake card stock with the Woodgrain background stamp - I love this stamp! I put the whole thing together on a piece of more mustard card stock and added a piece of seam binding ribbon, also crumb cake. The sentiment is from the set Thank you Kindly.

Does this technique look familiar? I made a few other cards using it. If you want to see more cards using this check out the links to the Halloween cards I made here and here.

stamps: Autumn Splendor, Thank you Kindly
ink: daffodil delight, tangerine tango, staz-on black
paper: crumb cake, black, more mustard
other: acetate, re-inkerks, crumb cake seam binding ribbon

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Owl Card!

Here is a great fall card using the owl from the Halloween set Dark and Dreary. I like how the owl can be used for something other than Halloween like I did on this thanks card. I stamped the owl inside a frame created with the Designer Frames big shot embossing folder. I created a moon behind him by masking a circle and sponging over it.

For the background I created a textured piece for the back ground using the square lattice embossing folder and sponging over it. I also used a strip of the Special Edition patterned paper and a strip punched out with the Lace ribbon border punch!

stamps: Dark and Dreary,
ink:Soft Suede, pumpkin pie
paper: soft suede, pumpkin pie, special edition designer paper
other: Lace Ribbon Border punch, Square lattice and Designer frames embossing folders, sponges, 3/8" taffeta ribbon.

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Faux tearing Fall

Each month I've been showing two techniques in my technique class. Here is the second one for this month. It's called "Faux Tearing" because it looks like torn paper but really is created with one layer! Here's a close-up so you can see:

Isn't it neat how it has so much dimension but it is only one layer of card stock? I used the stamp set French Foliage to make this card. This is one of my favorite fall sets, I love the distressed look of the leaves and the french script writing! I used the thanksgiving sentiment from the set Day of Gratitude. Then I framed the whole thing using the framed tulips embossing folder!

stamps: french foliage, day of gratitude
ink:cajun craze, so saffron, soft suede, pumpkin pie
paper: whisper white, soft suede, cajun craze
other: bakers twine, framed tulips embossing folder, big shot, brayer

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Fall Thank you!

It has really started to feel like fall here the past couple of days! I can't believe it's already that time of year. I'm sad to see summer go but I do really love the fall days. There's something wonderful about throwing on a hooded sweatshirt and going for a walk…especially once the leaves start chaining color!

Here is a card that is perfect for this time of year. It uses the set Day of Gratitude. This was one of my favorites from the Holiday mini last year so I was excited to see it made it into this years big book! I love the big medallion that's in the set and the leaves. On this card I stamped them randomly on very vanilla card stock using riding hood red, pumpkin pie and chocolate chip ink. Then I made a border using the awesome Lace ribbon border punch out of chocolate chip card stock. I also added some early espresso bakers twine and the sentiment punched out with the Decorative label punch.


stamps: Day of Gratitude
ink: riding hood red, chocolate chip, pumpkin pie
paper: riding hood red, chocolate chip, crumb cake, very vanilla
other: bakers twine, Lace Ribbon border punch, label punch

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Best Wishes this Fall

Here is a quick and simple fall card to make for anyone. I started with cajun craze card stock. Then I stamped the leaves and acorns from the Day of Gratitude stamp set in cajun craze, riding hood red, more mustard and early espresso on a strip the same width as the card. I finished it off with a piece of 3/8" early espresso taffeta ribbon. The border is created with the decorative scallop border punch.

For the sentiment I used "best wishes" from the Sincere Salutations stamp set. I punched it out with the Large oval punch and layered with with a piece of early espresso punched from with the designer label punch.

stamps: Day of Gratitude, Sincere Salutations
ink:cajun craze, more mustard, early espresso, riding hood red
paper: very vanilla, cajun craze, more mustard, early espresso
other: Large Oval punch, Designer label punch, decorative scallop border punch

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Rustic Leaf card

For this card I used the Stamp set French Foliage. This set is so pretty and rustic looking. I stamped the leaves by coloring them with the more mustard marker and then coloring the edges with the cajun craze marker. The sentiment is from the set Day of Gratitude and is stamped on Crumb Cake paper and punched out with the new XL decorative label punch. I added a little piece of olive striped ribbon as an accent.To make things look more aged, I sponged the edges with chocolate chip ink.

stamps:French Foliage, day of gratitude
ink: more mustard, Cajun Craze, chocolate chip
paper: more mustard, old olive, chocolate chip, crumb cake
other: XL decorative Label, Striped Grosgrain ribbon

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Thank you!

Here is a card using the gorgeous big medallion stamp from the Day of Gratitude stamp set. This is my favorite stamp in the set... I love how intricate it is! It took a little while to color in the stamp with markers but it looks very cool when stamped! I framed with with some chocolate chip card stock and then wrapped it with old olive ribbon. The thank you was punched out using the new XL decorative label punch. I love this new punch...the shape is really pretty!

stamps:Day of Gratitude
ink: old olive, more mustard, cajun craze
paper: whisper white, more mustard, cajun craze, chocolate chip
other: old olive grosgrain ribbon, XL decorative label punch

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