Sunday, October 28, 2012

Fall Wreath

 
While scrolling through www.splitcoaststampers.com I got the idea for this card.  This is a great site for getting ideas.  When I came up with the color scheme it made me realize this is a design that can go from one season to the next just by changing out the colors.  It is a very simple card to create but very time intensive due to the manual cutting out of the leaves (no punch for this one).      
Recipe 
  • Stamp Sets - Day of Gratitude and Teeny tiny Wishes
  • Ink - Tangerine Tango, More Mustard, Old Olive and Cajun Craze
  • Paper - Very Vanilla, EggPlant and Decorative paper
  • Accessories - twine
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Thursday, October 25, 2012

Happy Birthday Card


I got the idea for this card from a Sneek A Peek card making session held by Glenda Travelstead.  I have really enjoyed going to these sessions.  It's an opportunity to try out new product and get ideas for future Stamp A Stacks. 
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Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Monday, October 22, 2012

Thanksgiving

I love this new Woodgrain Embossing Folder.  For this card I embossed a very vanilla piece of cardstock and then rubbed chocolate chip ink over it to bring out the grain.

RecipeStamp Sets: Day of Gratitude and Teeny Tiny Wishes
Ink:  Old Olive, Cajun Craze and Chocolate Chip
Paper: Very Vanilla
Accessories: Woodgrain Embossing Folder and Modern Label Punch


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An Apple for You






This is the season for Apples :)
Gala are my favorite. Since you can't find carmel apples made with the Gala apple I make my own.  Mmmmm delicious!









Recipe 
Stamp Sets - A Word For You and Bright Blossoms
Card Stock - Very Vanilla, Early Espresso, Basic Black, Cherry Cobbler and Orchard Harvest
Ink - Gumball Green and Cherry Cobbler
Accessories - Itty Bitty Shapes Punch and round Tab Punch

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Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Gratitude

Another out of my comfort zone.  Acorns in a jar - again I go to the practical.  In the real world would I do this - no.  But in the creative world I love it.  Hope you do to.


Recipe
Stamps: Day of Gratitude, Perfectly Preserves
Inks: Chocolate Brown, Basic Grey, Real Red, So Saffron, Gumball Green
Paper: Very Vanilla, Vellum, Orchard Harvesy Designer paper
Accessories: Large Oval Punch, Perfectly Preserved Framelits, Clear Embossing Powder
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Sunday, October 14, 2012

Sorry it's been a while since I have posted anything.  As I said in my last post I had done my first craft fair but what I didn't say was I was heading into my next one which was only 2 weeks away.  Well with another craft fair on the way and the hope that the first one would product some customers the ups and downs were many.  I made it through and created many cards in between.  So I will have many posts to come with all my new creations.  I have to say that I have been pretty surprised by my ability to be creative.  I have been going outside my comfort zone and been (if I say so myself) impressed with myself.
I have been in the accounting field most of my working career and liked that I could add a row of numbers get a total and that was it.  Very black and white.  Well in the next couple of cards I'll be posting I broke out of that.  Let me explain.  The following card is die cut leafs.  Normally my thinking goes like this:  leaves have vanes in them, draws some vanes and that's that.  This time I got the idea to use a couple of different embossing folders on the leafs.  I gotta say I loved it.  All those different textures.  Then dare I say - the background paper is going the wrong way.  A very dear friend brought it to my attention (I didn't even notice it!).  My thought on it "Creative License".  What a break through!  So here it is and you can decide for yourselves.



Recipe
Stamp sets - Owl Occassions, Itty Bitty Banners
Dies - Sizzix Bigz Die Autumn Accents, Bitty Banners Framelits
Paper - Very Vanilla, Cherry Cobbler, Garden Green, Old Olive, Rich Razzleberry and First Edition Specialty
Ink - Early Expresso
Embossing Folders - Woodgrain, Petals-a-Plenty and Perfect Polka Dots