Stampin' Up Fall Fest

Back with a Halloween card inspired by two challenge sites.  Create a project with pumpkins on it is the challenge at Friday Mashup.  I was wanting a sketch for inspiration so I used this one at Try Stampin' On Tuesday.  

I can't remember the last time I used a Happy Halloween card so if you would like this one let me know!  If not, I'll just add it to my box of Halloween cards I've made in years past.....it' overflowing!

STAMPS:  Fall Fest, Teeny Tiny Wishes

INK:  Cajun Craze, Basic Black, Old Olive

PAPER: Cajun Craze, Basic Black, Whisper White, Black Glimmer Paper, Fightful Sight DSP

OTHER: Spider Web Doilies, Fun Fall Framelits

Vintage Leaves for Mojo Monday

I'm back at it, finally!  This is the first time I have created a card in four months and the first one in our new home.  I can't believe it has taken this long to be settled in enough to feel like I can devote a few hours to stamping. 

This card is for one of my favorite challenge sites, Mojo Monday, found HERE.  

STAMPS: Vintage Leaves, Tin of Cards

INK: Mossy Meadow, Delightful Dijon, Cajun Craze, Pumpkin Pie, Cherry Cobbler, Daffodil Delight

PAPER: Very Vanilla, Soft Suede, Delightful Dijon, Mossy Meadow, Bohemian DSP

OTHER: 7/8" Cotton Ribbon, Updated Essentials Piercing Template, Tags & Labels Framelits, twine string (non-SU)

This Is Why.....

This is why I haven't posted for so long.  It's hard to create or even think of creating in the midst of such chaos!  Less than two years after being transferred to Dallas, Texas my husband's company moved us back to Chicago!  We bought a house less than a mile away from our old house!!

At least I have a kitty helping me!

This picture was after the movers left. Nearly everything is in the center of the room because we are having all of the trim in the house painted white.  The painters had the house empty for three days before the furniture arrived but they still had plenty to do after the truck was unloaded.  That made it difficult to get things done with painters throughout the house!  I'm sure the painters were thinking the same thing with me in the way. 

Different kitty, still no help.

Three weeks later and furniture is in place, boxes unpacked but not much more progress!  Other rooms in the house are priority, but at least the boxes are empty, collapsed and out of the house!

Sweet Treats for Teach

I made these two little treat holders for teacher gifts and the SU Only Challenges blog found HERE.  The M & M filled paint can was decorated with paper and ribbons in Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight and Melon Mambo.  The Tic Tac holder was made with some retired DSP called Sunshine and Sprinkles. The cloud shaped openings were hand cut and the colors used were Pacific Point, Wild Wasabi, Daffodil Delight, Melon Mambo and Chocolate Chip. 

                   

Flower Shop Thank You

I made this card for the Paper Players Challenge found HERE.  
The challenge is to make a clean and simple "girly" thank you card.    "Girly" is easy!  Clean and simple is not as easy for me but I like the final result. I made a set of these note sized cards with a matching box and tag to give as a teacher gift.  

STAMPS: Flower Shop, Another Thank You, Petite Pairs, Misc. SU sentiment stamp
PAPER: Irrisistibly Yours DSP, Whisper White, Soft Sky, Wisteria Wonder, Rich Razzleberry, Window Sheets
INK:  Rich Razzleberry, Blackberry Bliss, Soft Sky, Island Indigo, Wisteria Wonder, Elegant Eggplant
OTHER:  Scallop Tag Topper Punch, Pansy Punch, Petite Petals Punch, Ovals Framelits, Note Cards, Wisteria Wonder Seam Binding, Soft Sky Thick Bakers Twine, Eclectic and Occasions Paper Piercing Template

Is There No Limit To Your Awesomeness?

 No challenge to enter this time, I just wanted to share a card I made for my son, Nick.  His birthday was this week and I almost bought a card (gasp!) because it's hard for me to make masculine cards....let alone for a teen boy.  I couldn't bring myself to buy one (after all, I am saving us money by making all of our cards 😉) so I just decided to dive in and it give a go.  I'm not sure he was as impressed with the card as he was with the gift inside but I like the final result. I used the bouncing brayer technique and sectioned my cardstock into 12 sections. I had wanted to use a vellum panel for the sentiment but I didn't like how messy the "pivot" point looked where all of the colors met.  So, I made a second version of the card by just sponging on the colors.  

Now, on to the cards....

STAMPS: Big News
PAPER: Whisper White, Basic Black, Vellum CS
INK: Memento Tuxedo Black, Real Red, Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight, Old Olive, Tempting Turquoise, Rich Razzleberry
OTHER: Brayer, Sponges

Golden Peacock

I've been away from stamping regularly these past couple of months.  First, getting the house ready to sell, then keeping it ready to show meant a couldn't pull out every one of my papercrafting tools and leave them strewn about my desk top.  Apparently I cannot get anything created unless I have every inch of my work space covered with paper, ink, ribbon, tools and usually one cat!  Well, now that we have a buyer for our house and moving day is still about a month away (I don't have to pack a thing in a corporate relocation!)  I'm determined to participate in a few more challenges. I wanted to make a card that is rather simple and quick, not a lot of layers, cutting or coloring.  When I get back to Illinois I may want to start having classes again. I've learned from my past that I'll need at least one easy card per class or I'll have to ask people to bring their sleeping bags with them!  This card was made for the Retro Sketches challenge found HERE.  

STAMPS: Perfect Peacock, Lots of Thanks

INK: Gold Encore, Midnight Muse 

PAPER: Pink Pirouette, Blackberry Bliss, Midnight Muse

OTHER: Gold embossing powder, Antique Brads