Pumpkin Time

I didn't mean nighttime.. I mean it's time for all things Pumpkin... pumpkin pie, pumpkin lattes, pumpkin bread.... I love pumpkin!! Today's card serves a dual... well triple purpose. This card uses my take on the CPS sketch for this week. The sketch is below and you can see how I used the base of the sketch but then kind of went off on a tangent :-)



This card is also for the WRAK challenges at Splitcoast. One of the Falling Leaves Challenges was to create a Thanksgiving card that includes an image of a pumpkin. The third purpose also coincides with the second. The WRAK challenges are posted as inspiration for us to make cards that will then be donated to Operation Write Home. OWH sends boxes of cards to different military groups so our troops can have the ability to send a nice homemade card to their loved ones. OWH's mission is:

Supporting our nation's armed forces by sending blank handmade greeting cards to write home on, as well as cards of gratitude to encourage them.

As far as the card is concerned... it's fairly simple. The curry background has leaves stamped with versamark. The image is colored with... SHOCK... Copics. I am obviously stuck in a raffia kind of mood. For some reason, this year, I just feel the need to use raffia..everywhere it seems :-) I changed the circles on the sketch to an apple, which I also associate with fall. The DP is my newest favorite Bo Bunny Forever Fall. That paper pack is simply DELISH!!

Thanks for stopping by today.



Recipe:
Stamps: Autumn Splendor (Gina K)
Paper: SU Pumpkin Pie, Crushed Curry, Crumb Cake; Bo Bunny Forever Fall DP
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa, Versamark
Accessories: Apple Nestabilites, Lattice Rectangle nesties, Ribbon, raffia, corner rounder punch

Secret Santa

I'm someone's secret santa. I know that my person has received their package. Part of the package had to include an Ornament. I chose, not sure if this is good or bad, to make the ornaments. I used glitter it and glitter to fill the ball ornaments...The snowflake is made using a cardboard snowflake. I spray painted it silver. I used my Cuttlebug snowflake die to cut the red snowflake using foil paper. I used scor tape and glitter to make the rays and lastly, I used a dimensional snowflake die cut in the very center. I hope she likes them ;-)

WRAK Card

I got this awesome image through WRAK. This is one of the Penny Johnson images that she designs for Stampavie. Isn't it just precious? I had so much fun coloring and making this card. The image is colored with copics. The back layer of the main image is velvet paper. I found the velvet paper at Susana's Custom Art and Card Design. I LOVE it! Just bought more in facr. The reindeer antlers are covered in fun flock, the nose uses a spica pen and I use Stickles for all the snowflakes! All in all a really easy card that has a little texture :-)

Recipe:
Stamps: Gifts for you (stampavie); Sentiment - SU
Paper: Pure Luxury Cranberry Tart, Tan Leather, white ; Cosmo Cricket DP, SEI Velvet DP
Ink: Memento
Accessories: Stickles, Copics, fun flock, nailheads, Copic Spica, grosgrain ribbon

Stampscape - Spotlight

Today's card is one I made a while ago. I always have trouble with masculine cards. I also want to be one of those amazing people who work wonders with scenery. Practice, Practice, Practice... someone needs to tell my kids that I need time to practice ;-) Someone sent me some stampscape images to play with. I decided that this would probably be good for a masculine card. I hope the woodsy, cabiny feel comes through even though I used *gasp* ribbon!!!

Missin' you

Isn't she adorable? This is the Demure image by Elisabeth Bell. She designed her for Sugar Nellie. She just looks like she is saying "I'm missing you and thinking of you"! This is another card for the troops that I made for the WRAK challenges. The challenge was to follow this sketch. I did change the sentiment location but the majority of the sketch is still there. Thanks for stopping by today!

Recipe:
Stamps: Demure (Sugar Nellie); Botanicals (Gina K)
Paper: Turquoise Sea, Sweet Corn, Chocolate Brown, White (Gina K); Cafe Mediterranean DP (DCWV)
Ink: Rich Cocoa (Memento)
Accessories: crochet lace, copics, dimensionals

CAS for the troops

WRAK challenges are always fun. I find all sorts of things that I had forgotten about. When I saw this embossing folder, I thought it was perfect for a CAS card and it could be masculine too. I am ALWAYS trying to come up with ideas for a masculine card. This could be used for just about anything just change colors and sentiments. I'm thinking it may be perfect for a stationery set. :-)

Recipe:
Stamps: Fanciful tags (Gina K)
Paper: Slate Gray, Red Hot, White (Gina K)
Ink: Tuxedo Black (memento)
Accessories: Birdcall CB EF

Fall Challenges

Happy Thursday. It's almost the weekend!!!!!!!!!! YIPPPPPPPPPEEEEEEEEE!

This card is going to be sent to the troops as part of the WRAK Labor Day Card Challenges. This is for challenge 5. THe challenge was to use an autumn color scheme. This card also fills requirements for StampTV color challenge for this week, brown, red, yellow, kraft and a neutral. I used the Mojo Monday sketch by Julee Tilman as well. Although you really can't see it, there is a little stardust sparkle on the sunflower that was added with the sakura gel pen.



Recipe:
Stamps: autumn splendor, botanicals (Gina K)
Paper: Sweet Corn, Chocolate Brown, Kraft, White (Gina K), DCWV DP
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa
Accessories: Big Scalloped Circles, Classic Circles Nestabilities, Large and small tag punch, double stiched ribbon, twine, copics, sakura stardust glitter pen

Thanks for stopping by!

Snow Bear

Happy Wednesday everyone! This weekend I worked on some cards for the troops. Over on SCS, the WRAK group had a card roundup. They provide 12 challenges, we get to make the cards and then we forward them to OWH (Operation Write Home). This is a great organization. They send blank handmade cards overseas so that our troops have some fun cards to send home to their families.

The 9th Challenge was to use a new technique, Embossed Foil. This was a lot of fun. I will have to say, although I did add some ink to mine, I thought it looked really good with just the foil!



I also got the chance to use the stamp I won from the Copic Challenge forum party. It is adorable, isn't it? I just love bears! Because I wasn't really thinking when I made this card, I added flower soft to the hat and the snow. I'm not sure that this will be considered like glitter and not allowed or if it's ok. It does add a nice bit of texture. I will re-make the card without the flower soft before I send it off. Anyway, I hope this card will brighten someone's day.

Recipe:
Stamps: Bear and Robin (stampavie)
Paper: In the Navy, White (Gina K)
Ink: Tuxedo Black (Memento); Night of Navy Craft (SU)
Accessories: Satin Ribbon, Bow Easy, Copics, dimensionals, Heavy Duty tin foil, Snowflakes EF, Clear Emboss powder, Polar White flower soft

Love on the beach

I really like the way this simple card turned out. It doesn't take long at all and I love the sentiment. While it may be a little difficult to see, the image is stamped in the lower right. It is a girl and boy on the beach. This would be great as an anniversary card. Hmmmm, wonder if I can keep track of it until October :-)



Recipe
Stamps: Inkadinakado; Gina K (sentiment)
Paper: GKD Ivory, Chocolate, Tan
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa, Memento Desert
Accessories: Corner Rounder, linen thread

Asian infused birthday

Ok, so maybe it's not totally Asian, but somehow the panels with the sprig of flowers seem Asian to me :-) This was another WRAK challenge card. This challenge was to find inspiration from a girls bedroom to create a birthday card. This was the one I chose http://www.rosenberryrooms.com/china-doll-bedroom.html. Notice the use of SU's Warmest Regards... again. I think that is one of the best SU sets I own. I love the script and it is small enough to fit on any card!



Recipe
Stamps: WRAK, warmest regards
Paper: White, Basic Grey, Going Grey, Pure Luxury Bubblegum Pink
Ink: Pink, Black

Patriotism

This is one of the cards I created for the WRAK challenges on Splitcoast. Someone RAK'd me the eagle image and I thought it was just perfect for a thank you card for our brave soldiers... I have many friends that are in the military and I thank God that they and their families are willing to make that kind of sacrifice on a daily basis! The main image is popped up using dimensionals. Coloring was with Copics and I used a white gel pen to draw in some stars on the flag.

Recipe:
Stamps: WRAK image, Warmest regards
Paper: Pure Luxury White, Archivers DP, Pure Luxury Red
Ink: Brilliant Blue, Brown
Accessories: Copics, white gel pen, dimensionals

Oh Baby, Sweet Baby

I REALLY love girly girl things, however the recipient of this card is not so much a girly girl. She is having a baby girl and I've been trying to convince her that she needs to get used to pink. This is my attempt to make a baby card for a girl that isn't too girly.... *sigh* --- Lot's of lace and glitter would have been fun ;-)

Thanks Stacy for the quilt images and the ones to paper piece! Love them!!!!

The MayArts ribbon is from Limelight Paper crafts.
TFL!!

Supplies:
Stamps: Nana's Quilt and Spring Mix (GKD); Wood Grain (PTI)
Paper: Innocent Pink, Chocolate Kiss, and White (GKD), Basic Grey
Ink: Versafine Sepia
Accessories: May Arts pink heart ribbon, Nestabilities, Copics, Kaisercraft pearls

A WRAK Challenge Card

Here is another of the cards that I made for the WRAK New Years Challenges. It's being sent to the troops stationed overseas so they have something special to send back to their families stateside. I had a lot of fun sponging the image. I hadn't done that in a while. Thanks for checking it out!! Hopefully I'll have some newer cards to show soon!

Recipe:
Stamps: GinaK Owl Always Love you, Sweet n Sassy Owl Occasions
Paper: Baja Breeze, Chocolate Chip, Bayou Blue, Pretty in Pink, White
Ink: Bayou Blue, Marigold Morning, Pink Pirouette, Soft Sky
Accessories: CB Emboss Folder, ribbon, pearls, Wide Oval Punch, oval punch, dimensionals, Versamarker, Copics, Clear emboss powder, sponges
Techniques: Heat embossing and sponging

Exchange Altered Items

I'm participating in a couple of exchanges on SCS. One is a cupid exchange and one is a Mardi Gras exchange. I've been working on some altered items that might get sent to the people whose names I have...


This is one of them. I picked up an unfinished frame at Michaels. I covered the frame with some gorgeous (in my opinion anyway) paper by Basic Grey, which I purchased from Limelight papercrafts. I believe that this is from the Sultry collection. I used Mod Podge on the top to protect the paper a bit. I added PTI Sweet Blush ribbon around the edge of the frame and some ribbon from Pink Hedgehog Papercrafts along the inside piece. Then I just picked a quote I liked and put in place of a picture. I hope that the recipient will like it, IF they get it :-) Thanks for looking.

A Non-Christmas Card and SC207

Whew, I just had to make something that wasn't Christmas related... A good friend of mine shared some Lil Lovin's Rubbernecker images with me. I just love this little girl playing dress up! I also used 2 items that I received through WRAK. Once I had the little girl colored, I noticed that this ribbon from WRAK was PERFECT! Ric-rac is just so girly and the pink and orange are great! Then, to make sure it was a birthday card, I added the CB Embossing Folder layer which I also got through WRAK.



Recipe:
Stamps: Rubbernecker Lil' Lovins
Paper: Going Gray, brushed silver, Pink Pirouette, Off-White
Ink: Black
Accessories: CB Happy Birthday EF, Ric-Rac Ribbon, Copics, Sakura Stardust Gel Pen, Metallic Rub-on paste, Spica Red Glitter pen, dimensionals

I've been a long time reader of The Paper Landscaper . Denise layers on the inside of her cards as well. I figured it was about time for me to try it as well!


I just layered a piece of brushed silver on the inside and then used a corner punch on the Pink Pirouette. I think it turned out nice and girly :-)

Thanks for visiting!!

A Christmas Card

Hi again.. I know what is the world coming to?? I also got a chance to play around with my new Cardinal Christmas stamp set from SU. I am trying to work out ideas for the Christmas Card stamp a stack in November. However, I can't stay away from my COPICS.... Anyway.. this is one idea. I'll have to tweak it to make it SUO but it works for a start. I also made this into a WRAK card since I used the luscious PTI Pure Poppy cardstock!!

Recipe:
Stamps: A Cardinal Christmas
Cardstock: Pure Poppy (PTI), Chocolate Chip, Naturals Ivory
Ink: Adirondack Pitch Black, Versafine Sepia, Versamark
Accessories: Choc Chip Satin Ribbon, Copics, Sakura Stardust Gel Pen

Thanks for looking

Thanksgiving WRAK Card

Another sample of the WRAK labor day challenges. This card will also be sent to the troops. I used a Mojo Monday sketch. You can find those on Julee's Poetic Artistry blog. I ove Julee's sketches. They are so inspiring. For this card I added a little bling with the Stardust Clear pen. I also added the strips of Argyle dry embossed cardstock. For some reason, argyle makes me think warm and somehow transfers to a cold thanksgiving day. That might only work in my little world, but it works :-)


Stamps: Turkey Riley (hanna stamps)
Paper: Mellow Moss, Always Artichoke (Textured), Really Rust, More Mustard, White
Ink: Really Rust, Black
Accessories: Brads, Nestabilities, CB Argyle Folder, Ticket Corner punch, Copics

TFL!