Fall Tree Stump

I'm finally getting around to using this die set by Honey Bee Stamps.  Lovely Layers: Slice & Stump.

I thought this would be a good die to use for FMS #708.

I embossed a piece of light green cardstock with Ringadings embossing folder by Memory Box.  I inked it lightly with Shabby Shutters Distress Ink, attached that to a piece of brown cardstock and then to a lighter green piece of cardstock.  The leaves and mushroom are both lovely layers die sets by Honey Bee Stamps.  Sentiment is again from Honey Bee Stamps: Blessings Of Fall.

Feel Better Flowers

 Happy Monday!

It's a very rainy day here in Hartford.  Windy and rainy.  So I decided to play along with the color challenge by The Paper Players: PP759.

Purple and green were the colors to use.  I started with Circle Texture Cover Plate die by Waffle Flower die cut in white cardstock and layered that onto some swirly purple paper I had around.  Another die I used is for the flowers.  Sweet Poppy.  This is also by Waffle Flower.  I die cut them out in two different colors of purple or lavender.  The pitcher I used to place them in is a die by Impression Obsession: Small Porcelain Pitcher.  I popped that up using some foam squares.  Sentiment is also from Waffle Flower:  Sweet Lattice Sentiment stamp set.

Grateful Grapevine Wreath

 Brrr! It is cold today in Hartford, Connecticut! I had to put on a sweatshirt and a hoodie!

So today is a great day for cardmaking!

I'm playing along with FMS #707.  Very nice sketch.  I'm also posting this onto another challenge hosted by The Sisterhood of Crafters.  The challenge is Anything FALL.  I think this qualifies.

I used a die by Honey Bee Stamps called Grapevine Wreath.  I cut this out in brown cardstock and placed some foliage onto it by Alex Syberia.  The die set is called Classic Foliage Set.  I used the smallest one.

The sentiment is from a stamp set by Picket Fence Studios called Autumn Bountiful Beauty.  I topped it off with an enamel dot onto the little wreath bow.

Sweater Weather

 Here's a card that I made for Spitcoast Stampers Challenge #1082.  I went with an autumn theme.

For the background, I ink blended with Altenew inks, Perfect Peach and Orange Cream.  Then I used a stencil by Carta Bella called "Fall Breeze Sky".  I used Autumn Blaze by Altenew on the stencil.

The sweater is from the stamp set "Sweater Weather" by Waffle Flower.  I colored the sweater with colored pencils.  I added my own leaves onto the sweater from the stamp set "Little Leaves" by Trinity Stamps.  The sentiment is from the same Waffle Flower stamp set.  A few enamel dots by Doodlebug Design and the card is complete!

A Mushroom Among The Leaves

 Hello All!  Another lovely Sunday!

Today I'm playing along with TSOT #680.

I had to make a template for myself of the little crossing piece in order to get this sketch right.  After that, everything sailed along quite smoothly.

The paper is from Scrapbook.com called "Cozy".  The dies I used for the leaves is "Tender Leaves" by Simon Says Stamp.  Sentiment is from a Picket Fence stamp set called "Leaves Falling For You".

I layered the leaves onto a piece of tan scalloped oval die cut to make them stand out more.  Then I added a little mushroom.  It kind of catches your eye, I think.

Souper Cool

This is a cute little sketch and here is my card for FMS #706.  The stamp set I used is from My Favorite Things called Recipe For Happiness.  I picked the guy with a bowl of soup (or something hot).  I colored the images with colored pencils and die cut them out.

The paper used is from a paper pad by Carta Bella called Roll With It.

Happy Fall Basket

 I made this card because it is Autumn, plus I really wanted to use the different dies for this card.

All the leaves and gourds in the barrel are from a die set by Honey Bee Stamps called Lovely Layers: Fall Bounty.  The leaves and acorn on the bottom of the barrel I cut from a die set by Sunny Studio called Autumn Greenery.

I cut them from different designer papers and then inked them.  The basket is from Sunny Studio called Wood Barrel and the sentiment is from a die called Giant Happy Fall from Lawn Fawn.

For the background I embossed a piece of brown cardstock with Wood Planks 3D embossing folder by Honey Bee Stamps. I attached that to a piece of black cardstock.

I really like the way this card turned out.

Birthday Sundae

 My grandson's birthday is coming up this weekend, so this card is for him.  I used the sketch challenge from Splitcoast Stampers #1081.  The sundae is from the stamp set by Concord & 9th called "Here's The Scoop".  I stamped the sundae and colored it with colored pencils.  The paper I used is from American Crafts called "Farmstead Harvest".

Autumn Greetings

 It is officially Autumn!  So my card for FMS #705 is reflecting this season.  I just love fall!

For my three panels, I used autumn leaves.  They are cut from a die set by Pretty Pink Posh called Stitched Leafy Borders.  The paper pad I used to cut out the leafy borders is from Authentique called Natural.  

The greeting is also from Pretty Pink Posh.  It is a stamp set called Autumn Pumpkins.

Love Grows

 Here is my card for FMS #704.

The flowers are from a die set by Memory Box called Ruffled Blooms.  (I used them on a previous card sketch challenge).  I colored them with a variety of Catherine Pooler inks.  I placed them onto a piece of cardstock from a pack called Minuet by Memory Box.  I first cut it out with one of the dies by Paper Rose called Stitched Rectangles A6 and layered that onto a teal colored piece of cardstock that I cut out with one of the same but larger stitched rectangles.

The sentiment is from a Pinkfresh Studio stamp set called Always Uplifting.

Special Flowers

 I decided to try my hand at a color challenge with The Paper Players.  This is color challenge PP755.

I had to look for some older cardstock that I had in my stash to come up with the colors. The floral/feathery background is from a paper pad set by Authentique called Renew.  The sketch I used for this challenge came from Splitcoast Stampers Sketch #1079.

The four flowers are from a die set by Memory Box called Ruffled Flowers.  The sentiment is by a stamp set by Penguin Palace called Unity & Friendship Quotes.

Blooms For You

Happy Sunday!  

Here is my card for FMS #703.

To create the arch design, I used a die set by Pinkfresh Studio called Terrarium.  I adhered the cutout negative to some glittery paper to make it look like a glass dome and cut the base out of gold cardstock.  The flowers are from two different die sets that are both by Cottage Cutz.  One is Springtime Bluebell Flowers and the other is Spring Foliage.  The sentiment is from a Waffle Flower stamp set called Full Bloom Sentiments. 

Busy Bee

 I thought that I would try using one of my StampingBella stamps that I got a while back for this sketch challenge by Try A Sketch On Tuesday.  This is TSOT #678.  

The stamp set I used is Tiny Townie Busy Bee by StampingBella.  I colored the images and fussy cut them out.  I used an older embossing folder by Cuttlebug (remember them) called Honeycomb.  I adhered that to a piece of Altenew card stock from "Blushing Blooms" that happened to be a honeycomb design.  I popped my Tiny Townie Busy Bee onto the embossed part, along with a couple of little bees.

Autumn Blessings

 It's another weekend.  It's Saturday to be exact.  

I finished this card last night (Friday) so I'm just now posting it.

This card is for Freshly Made Sketches #702.  I went with a fall/autumn theme.

For the focal point, I used a die set called Wreath by "Reverse Confetti".  (This company is no longer in business.)😞 It comes with two separate dies so I used them both.  The two leaves are part of a die set from Creative Expressions called Flower Garden.  The sentiment is from a stamp set by Picket Fence Studios called "An Autumn Pair of Boots".

Floral Sympathy

 I'm cutting it close with this challenge, but I really wanted to take part in it.

With this challenge by Sunday Stamps Challenge 367, I went with a floral design.  It says to Put A Bow On It, so on my gray bow I added a die by Concord & 9th called "Blossom".  The sentiment is from a Waffle Flower stamp set called "Tender Thoughts".

Surfboard Trio

We all know that summer is coming to an end, yet I decided to make a summer card.  When I saw this sketch, I thought of these surfboards.  This would really work with FMS #701.

The surfboards are part of a stamp set by Pretty Pink Posh called "Summer Surfboards".  There are a total of six surfboards in the stamp set and I chose to use the first three.  There is also a coordinating die that will cut them out. I colored them with colored pencils and die cut each one out.  The background paper is from a Honey Bee Stamps pad set called "Vitamin Sea".  The sheet that I chose has a variant of colors making it look as if the surfboards are standing up in the sand with the ocean and sky behind them.  The sentiment is from the same Pretty Pink Posh stamp set.

The little flying birds are from a die set by Paper Rose called "Small Flying Birds".  I figured that adding the birds would help to make the card background to not look so empty.

A Good Book and Coffee

I've had this image for quite a while, and I came across it just recently.  I'm not sure if it's a digital image or from an actual stamp.  

I'm thinking...can I use this image for the PP752 sketch?  So I found some great paper that was close to the colors in the image.  (This image was colored with Copic markers, by the way).  She looks so relaxed with her cup of coffee and sweet, little puppy that the sentiment I added fits perfectly.  It comes from Waffle Flower "Simple Book Sentiments".  I fussy cut the image out and attached it to a dotted oval by a die set of the same name by Sizzix.

Hello Fall

 I decided to play along with SplitcoastStampers  Sketch #1076.  The papers that I used are from Farmstead Harvest paper pad by American Crafts.  I backed it with some green cardstock.  

The colorful leaves are from a die cut set by Waffle Flower called "Fall Leaves".  The solid part of the leaves I cut out in black paper that had a bit of shine to it with the overlay of the leaves in various designer paper.  The sentiment is from a Waffle Flower stamp set called Hello Fall. 😄

The enamel dots are from Doodlebug Design: Sprinkles-Black & White Assortment.  I used all three.

So Many Books

 On this FMS #700 I didn't go with a square card.  Just my regular A6.  I used an Altenew stamp set called Tall Tale.  My paper rectangles are from the Simple Stories collection My Story called Share Your Story.  I die cut out the stack of books and the reading glasses.  The sentiment is from the same stamp set.

Nutty Day

 The Paper Players challenge this week, PP751, was to create a card and include a critter of some kind.

After searching through my various stamps, I came across "Chipmunk & Squirrel" stamp set by Altenew.

I decided on the little chipmunk because he looked so cute holding his little acorn. I colored him with colored pencils, along with the tree stump and the two little grass/rocks images and die cut everything out.

I embossed a piece of white cardstock with "Birch-Fades" embossing folder by Sizzix.  Then I went over it lightly with Sand Castle ink by Catherine Pooler.  I backed that up with some light green cardstock before attaching to my white card base.

The sentiment comes from the same Altenew stamp set.

Flowery Thank You

 It's Sunday evening and I am finishing up a card for Freshly Made Sketches Challenge #699.

For this card I used a die set by Penny Black called "Flower Circle".  It comes with the sentiment Thank You that is a die to cut out.  The background paper is from a very old paper pack from Momenta called Cardstock Mats.  I cut the Thank You die out of Mixed Metals Glitter Paper from Scrapbook.com and added a stem from "Aquatic Plants" by Creative Expressions.

Shell-ebrate

 Today I put together a water theme card for The Paper Players Challenge PP749.  I have so many water, beach, pool type stamps and dies that it was hard to choose.  I ended up going with dies by Impression Obsession: Fish Net and Shell Border.  Unfortunately, Impression Obsession has gone out of business. 😞

The sentiment that I used is from a Pink & Main stamp set called "Shell-ebrate".

Relaxing Summer Day

 Today I got a chance to play with Honey Bee Stamps "Lovely Layers: At The Beach" for the sketch FMS #698.  The sentiment is also by Honey Bee Stamps from the set "Flippin' Fabulous".  This card has all the things one would need for a relaxing summer day at the beach.

Coffee Please

 Cutting it close to the cut-off deadline for Freshly Made Sketches #697.  I decided to use a digital stamp by Mo's Digital Pencil.  I've had this image for a while and have used it a couple of times on some cards that I made. For this card, I colored the image with colored pencils and fussy cut it out.

The sentiment I used is by Picket Fence Studios called "Coffee in Hand".  She does look like she's enjoying her coffee. 😊

Birthday Fishes

 I made this birthday card for my son-in-law.  His birthday is August 4th.

He is into fish and aquariums, so I decided to make an aquarium with fish in it.  I used three of the Lovely Layers sets by Honey Bee Stamps: Fish, Tank and Tank Aquarium Add-On.  Let me tell you, putting the pieces together was time consuming, but I do like the way it turned out.  It was worth all the die cutting and gluing.  The sentiment I used is from the Waffle Flower set called "Under the Sea Sentiments".  I added a few clear Nuvo Drops to get a bubbles affect.

Flipping Awesome

 I decided to play along with Paper Players Sketch PP748.  I thought this flip flop paper was so cute.  I used a stamp set from Pink & Main called "Flip Out".  I stamped one with Lemongrass ink by Catherine Pooler and the other with Memento Rich Cocoa.  There are actually two different stamps in this set.  One stamps the outline of the flip flop and the other in full color.