Monday, November 30, 2015

Kiss me under the Mistletoe

Today, I have a simple card to share.
I took a piece of Candy Apple Cardstock and a piece of Journey Basics Brights paper and corner rounded the ends.  I adhered these two piece to the Whip Cream base.  I then die cut a Journey Circle from Whip Cream Cardstock.  I stamped the sentiments from the Mistletoe Kiss ATS onto the Journey Circle with Black Licorice ink.  I adhered this to the card with foam squares.
I stamped the mistletoe with Black Licorice Ink on Cranberry Bliss and Kiwi Slice Cardstock and fussy cut the pieces.  I then layered the berries on to the leaves and popped them up on the card.
I finished the card by adding some Journey Glaze to the berries.  Enjoy!

Saturday, November 28, 2015

O Christmas Tree

I love Christmas.  The day after Thanksgiving is the day to put up the Christmas Tree.
I created the base of the card with Candy Apple cardstock and then a piece of Winter Fresh paper for the background.  I then wrapped a piece of Candy Apple Satin Ribbon around the card.
I stamped the Christmas tree from the O Christmas ATS in Kiwi Slice Ink on Whip CreamCardstock.  I then placed another piece of Winter Fresh paper behind the Whip Cream Cardstock. 
To decorate the tree, I took a piece of Whip Cream Thread and tied it into a knot through the star button.  I added some Journey Sequins- Special Celebrations to the tree for the ornaments.  Enjoy!

Thursday, November 26, 2015

Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family.  I have a special card to share with you today.
The base of the card is made from Oatmeal Cookie Cardstock.  I then cut a piece of the Neutrals Paper for the background.  I placed a piece of Oatmeal Cookie cardstock, cut with a banner end at the bottom, in the middle of the card.  I then wrapped a piece of Oatmeal Cookie Satin Ribbon around the card and tied Natural Journey Twine around that.  I tied the Journey Twine and added a Wooden Accent button to it and tied a bow.
I then die cut a Journey Ovals from Buttercream Cardstock.  Using the Give Thanks set, I stamped the Thanksgiving label in Hazelnut Blend Ink and stamped the Happy in Pumpkin Bread Ink.  I cut from the Snapshot Frames Die the leaf in Summer Days cardstock and used pop up foam squares to adhere the oval and the leaf to the card.
When I was done with assembly, I used Citrus Cooler Silk, to splatter the whole card.  Enjoy!

Tuesday, November 24, 2015

Pumpkin Thanks

Pumpkins are totally a fall thing. You see them first for Halloween and then you see them again for Thanksgiving.  Today, I wanted to create a card using a pumpkin, but I don't have a pumpkin stamp.  So, I got creative.
I used Tangerine Fusion Cardstock for the base of my card.  I then cut a piece of the pumpkin print from the Harvest Days Paper pack, to create the background of my card.  Using the Journey Rectangles, I cut a rectangle with the piercing element out of Buttercream Cardstock.  Before popping this up on the card, I tied a piece of Natural Journey Twine around the card.
To create the pumpkin I used the smallest doily from the Doily Blooms set and stamped three of them on Buttercream Cardstock with Tangerine Fusion ink.  I then fussy cut them out.  I dies cut the stem and leaf as one piece from the Flower Layers die set in Limeade Splash cardstock.
I then placed the two outside doilies on the rectangle, flat down.  I then popped up the middle doily up with a foam square.  I added some glue to the back of the leaf and tucked into the top of the pumpkin.
Using the Give Thanks set, I stamped the Thanksgiving in Cocoa Powder Ink and the Happy in Tangerine Fusion ink on Buttercream Cardstock.  I then matted the words on Tangerine Fusion cardstock and adhered it to the card.  Enjoy!

Sunday, November 22, 2015

Leafy Wreath

Today I have a card that I am in love with.  I love the fall season because of all the colors.
First, I cut a piece of the Journey Basics: Neutrals Paper Packto create the background on the Oatmeal Cookie base.  I die cut the doily from Designer Vellum Prints and wrapped a piece of Oatmeal Cookie Satin Ribbon around the whole card.
To make the leafy wreath, I die cut a circle from the Journey Circles from Buttercream Cardstock.  I then stamped the three leaves from the Give Thanks set in Cranberry Bliss, Summer Days and Tangerine Fusion ink around the outside of the circle.  Then using the Snapshot Frames, I die cut the two leaves using Candy Apple and Summer Days Cardstock.
To finish the card I stamped "Count your Blessings" from the Give Thanks set with Hazelnut Blend Ink and popped it up in the middle.  Enjoy!

Friday, November 20, 2015

Squirrel Love

I just love this squirrel stamp.  Today's card just screams Fall to me.
I used a piece of Oatmeal Cookie Cardstock for the base of my card.  I then used a piece of Hazelnut Blend Cardstock for the background.  I then cut two pieces 1 1/2 x 3 1/4 of Harvest Day paper and one piece of Buttercream Cardstock.  I then stamped the Share Life image with Hazelnut Blend Ink on the Buttercream Cardstock.  I then used Summer Days ink to distress this piece.
I adhered the two pieces of pattern paper to the card and popped up the piece of Buttercream Cardstock  I tied a piece of Natural Journey Twine around the card and on a Mini Clothespin.  I then attached the Mini Clothespin to the Buttercream Cardstock and added Journey Sequins- Special Celebrations to the card.  Enjoy!

Wednesday, November 18, 2015

Scrappy Quilt

Today, I have a card I made using scraps.
This card was a lot of fun to create.  I first cut a small rectangle of Hazelnut Blend Cardstock and placed it in the middle.  I then took 1/2 inch strips of the Harvest Day Paper and placed them in a pattern around the rectangle.  I then stamped the "Count your Blessings" from the Give Thanks set in Hazelnut Blend Ink and popped up on the rectangle in the middle.  That's it.  Simple, but very cozy.  Perfect for a Thanksgiving card.  Enjoy! 

Monday, November 16, 2015

Paper Pumpkin

Today's project is so cute and so easy.
This little pumpkin is made entirely of paper.  Here is how I did it.
First, I cut 10 strips of paper 3/4 x 4 from Harvest Days Paper.  I distressed the edges of the paper with Tangerine Fusion Ink.  I then punched holes in both ends of the strips.  Using a Journey Brad-Mini I attached the pieces of paper on one side.
I then fanned the pieces out and then stacked them on another brad.
I die cut from the Flower Layers Die set, the leaf from Limeade Splash Cardstock.
I cut strips of Limeade Splash Cardstock for the vines.  I then placed a Wooden Accent on top for the stem.  Enjoy!

Saturday, November 14, 2015

Grateful Heart

Today I have another card to get you in the Thanksgiving and gratitude mood.
This is a pretty simple card, but I really like the way it came out.
First I cut a piece of Buttercream Cardstock for the base of the card and a piece 3 x 1 3/4.  I positioned this small piece onto the card using a piece of scotch tape.
I then stamped the leaves from the Autumn Days set in Cranberry Bliss, Pumpkin Bread, Summer Days and Oatmeal Cookie Ink, overlapping and randomly on the card. 
I then took the small piece of Buttercream Cardstock off and adhered it to a piece of Dark Roast Cardstock measuring 3 1/4 x 1 7/8 to the back.  I then adhered the two layers to the card, matching the leaves up.
I finished the card by tying a piece of Natural Journey Twine around the card, tied into a knot.  Before tying the twine into a bow, I added a knotted piece of Oatmeal Cookie Satin Ribbon.  Enjoy!

Thursday, November 12, 2015

Cornucopia of Gratitude

Cornucopias have been a popular Fall and Thanksgiving decoration.  I remember having all church Thanksgiving dinners at my church when I was little and the cornucopias were the decoration in the middle of the table with a few mini pumpkins as well.
This card reminded me of this memory.
The base of the card is created using Tangerine Fusion Cardstock and a piece of Oatmeal Cookie Cardstock cut slightly smaller, popped up with foam squares.  On the piece of Oatmeal Cookie Cardstock I stamped the oak leaf stamp from the Autumn Days set with Oatmeal Cookie ink.
I then cut strips 1/2 by 4 3/4 out of the Harvest Days Prints and placed them on top of the Oatmeal Cookie background.  I then cut a Butter Cream cardstock rectangle from Journey Rectangles with the piercing element and distressed with Oatmeal Cookie Ink.  I stamped "With Gratitude" from the Cornucopia set in Dark Roast Ink.  I stamped the Cornucopia with Dark Roast Ink on a scrap piece of Butter Cream Cardstock.  I then colored the image with Copic Markers and fussy cut the image out.
I finished the card off by using foam squares to pop up the image on the rectangle.  Enjoy!


Tuesday, November 10, 2015

Give Thanks

Today's card gets me in the mood for November and Thanksgiving.
 The base of the card is made Hazelnut Blend, Buttercream and Oatmeal Cookie Cardstock.  Using Hazelnut Blend Ink I distressed the edges of the Buttercream and Oatmeal Cookie Cardstock.
Then, I stamped the background with Thread Sketch with Hazelnut Blend Ink.
I cut circles from Harvest Day paper with Journey Circles, in different sizes.  Using the piercing elements with the die cut, I cut one circle out of Buttercream Cardstock.
On the Buttercream circle, I stamped Give Thanks with Hazelnut Blend Ink and colored the "berries" with a light orange colored pencil.
I wrapped Natural Journey Twine around the card.  Then I created a fluffy bow out of the twine and tied it onto the card next to the Buttercream circle.  I added a piece of Natural Journey Twine to a Wooden Button and attached to the top of the bow.
I finished the card by splattered Gold Silk all over the card.  Enjoy!

Sunday, November 8, 2015

Count your Blessings

I count my blessings each day, but I love to count my blessings in November.
The card base is made from a piece of Buttercream Cardstock.  I stamped an oak leaf from the Autumn Days set onto the base with Dark Roast Ink.  
I cut a banner piece from Pumpkin Bread Cardstock and adhered it to the card.  I then stamped two leaves on Summer Days and Tangerine Fusion Cardstock with Dark Roast Ink.  I then fussy cut them and used Pumpkin Bread Ink to add color to the Summer Days leaf.  I then crinkled the leaves to make them more life like.
I adhered these to the base of the card using foam squares.  I then tied a piece of Natural Journey Twine to the leaves and tied a bow.
I then stamped on a scrap of Buttercream Cardstock the "Count your Blessings" words from the Give Thanks stamp set in Dark Roast Ink.  I fussy cut this out and then adhered to a piece of Summer Days Cardstock and fussy cut again.
To finish the card, I adhered the saying to the card with foam squares, splattered some Gold Silk over the card and added a few pearls.  Enjoy!

Friday, November 6, 2015

Grateful for....

Today's card is from the Fun Stampers Journey Holiday Catalog.  We recreated it for the fair make and takes and then I also had the ladies create it at my September Classes.
The card base is made from Oatmeal Cookie cardstock, a Hazelnut Blend piece of cardstock cut slightly smaller.  The top layers a piece of Butter Cream cardstock, cut slightly smaller.  This piece is stamped with the oak leaf from the Autumn Days stamp set, stamped in Oatmeal Cookie Ink.  I then distressed the edges of the Butter Cream cardstock with Summer Days Ink.
The banners are cut out from the Banner Party die set from Hazelnut Blend, Oatmeal Cookie and Vellum cardstock.  These were attached to the base of the card with tape behind the Give Thanks image.
I then stamped "give thanks" from the Grateful Heart ATS with Hazelnut Blend Ink.  I colored the berries in with a colored pencil.
I used foam squares to adhere the Give Thanks to the card.  I then splattered the whole card with Gold Silk.
Next, I made a fluffy bow made from Natural Journey Twine, tied a Wooden Accent button to the bow and added a Gold Element wrapped around a stick pin behind the bow.
I finished the card off by adding some pearls.  Enjoy!

Wednesday, November 4, 2015

With Gratitude

Today's Card includes one of my favorite things about Fall.  I love when the leaves start changing colors and all the different colors they can change to.
Fall is also a great time to think about those things you are grateful for since Thanksgiving is coming.
The card base is made from Hazelnut Blend Cardstock, with a layer just slightly smaller of Pumpkin Bread.
On top of that I took a piece slightly smaller of Butter Cream and using the Beach Towel embossing folder created the background.  
The leave piece is also out of Butter Cream Cardstock and matted with Tangerine Fusion.  I then stamped the leaves from the Autumn Days stamp set in Tangerine Fusion, Cranberry Bliss, Pumpkin Bread, and Hazelnut Blend ink.
I then die cut from Hazelnut Blend and Buttercream Cardstock the Badge Label and layered them on top.  I stamped " With Gratitude" in Hazelnut Blend ink from the Cornucopia ATS.
I finished the card off with an Oatmeal Cookie Ribbon Bow and a few pearls.  Enjoy!

Monday, November 2, 2015

November Calendar

I know I say this almost every month, but can you believe it is November already?  Only two more months of 2015.  When I think of November I think if fall.  So, my calendar had to have fall incorporated into it.
I created the left side panel using a piece of Hazelnut Blend Cardstock for the base and a slightly smaller piece of Oatmeal Cookie Cardstock on top.  I then took some Natural Journey Twine and tied it around both pieces and tied a bow.  I stamped leaves from the Autumn Days set in Pomegranate Splash, Summer Days and Pumpkin Bread ink on Whip Cream Cardstock.  I fussy cut these out and placed them at the bottom.  I also die cut the leaf from Candy Apple Cardstock and the word Fall in Summer Days Cardstock from the Snapshot Frames Die.
To create the right hand panel, I stamped the same leaves in the same colors at the bottom of the calendar and a few at the top.  I then stamped two leaves in Green Olive and Pomegranate Splash Ink on Whip Cream Cardstock and fussy cut them out and placed them at the top.  I then cut a leaf from the Journey Blooms Holiday die set in Summer Days cardstock and placed in the middle.
To finish the project, I traced a small amount of Journey Glaze to the leaves and splattered Bronze Silk all over the calendar side and only the bottom of the left side.  Enjoy!