Rust & Yellow Postage Stamps

Good morning friends ~  I'm popping in with a card I made yesterday for the Color Hues color challenge.  I couldn't let the colors go by, plus my dear friend Marcia is hosting so it's  inspiring me all around!

 

 

 A "go-to" die for me is the postage stamp die from Waffle Flower.  I'm a bit late jumping on board with the Wildflower stencils, but I'm so glad I finally caved and bought them.

 

 

 I wasn't sure if the colors would work well with these stencils, but I kinda like the fall feel.  I would buy stamps like these!  ;0)

 

I left off a main sentiment, so this could be used for just about any occasion.  

I'll be linking this card up to the following challenges:

Color Hues ~ Rust & Yellow

 

Word Art Wednesday ~ Anything Goes 

The Sisterhood of Crafters ~ Anything Fall 

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Cute Halloween Treat Boxes ~ CCS

It's the first of October, and the time for handing out candy is upon us!  I've got some cute Halloween Treat Boxes up on the CutCardStock blog.

 

 

Come see how I used quality cardstocks in different colors, weights and textures, as well as dies from Fun Stampers Journey from Spellinders and Elizabeth Craft Designs to make these cute treat boxes.

 

I do hope you'll visit CutCardStock to see how these boxes came together. 

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Trick Or Treat ~ DD Challenges

Happy October everyone!  Double D Challenges is starting a new challenge and the theme is "Trick or Treat, smell my feet, give me something good to eat".  What's more fun to eat than chocolate?

 

I decided to make up two tussy mussies using some old cardboard cones I've had sitting in my craft stash for far too long.  It was time to put them to use.

 

I covered them with design paper and added a tissue paper fringe to the top edge of each cone.  I threaded some wire through for a hanger and tied a strip of black toulle for a bow.  

 

The images were printed on my printer and fussy cut.  I then made a tissue paper medallion to attach the image to and glued the medallions to the front of each cone.  Fill them with paper shred and treats and oua-la!  A cute halloween treat!

 

I added a circle of toulle to the medallion on this one, to add a bit more texture.  I think I like the other one better.

 

Which one do you like?  The owl or the pussy cat?

 I do hope you'll pop in at DD Challenges to see more fun creations from my talented team mates

 

Here's the inspiration photo to help you get started:

 

 

And here's the prize you could win when you play along: 

 

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Hey Pumpkin! ~ National Coffee Day

Hello friends!  Did you know that today, Sept. 29th, is National Coffee day?

To honor such an occasion, I have made a coffee card featuring my favorite coffee style ~ Pumpkin Spice Latte.

 

I used Scrapbook.com Fall Treats to make my card.

 

This die set includes the cutest set of fall treats.

 

 We have an apple orchard just up the road from us and they make the best apple cider donuts as well as other decadent pastries.  It's a dangerous place to visit on an empty stomach.  While I love sweet baked goods, I prefer to stay away and make the paper ones instead.  

 

 I'll be adding this card to the following challenges:

Word Art Wednesday ~ Anything Goes

 Simon Says Wednesday ~ Anything Goes

 

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Color Hues Color Challenge ~ Second Helping

Happy fall friends!  It's the first day of fall and I'm ringing it in with a second card I made using the colors from Color Hues Color Challenge.  

 

 

I originally made two cards because I ended up loving the color palette so much and I didn't know which card I liked better.

 

 

 I had pulled out this Into The Blooms:  Pumpkin Dies from Papertrey ink for a second round of inspiration for the challenge.

 

I used stamps from Tim Holtz Specimen stamp set to lightly stamp on the leaves and added white splattered paint to the finished card, tied off with a small tag and string bow.

I'll be entering this card into the following challenges:

Color Hues Color Challenge ~ Smokey Blue and Sage Green

 

Word Art Wednesday ~ Anything Goes

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Gifts From The Garden #2 ~ CCS

Hello my friends.  Sorry for the back to back posts.  If you're looking for my card for DD, keep scrolling down.  I'm back on the CutCardStock blog with my second installment of "Gifts From The Garden".

 I'll be sharing how you can make these sweet little boxes using just your score board and a pair of scissors.  The box is perfectly sized to fit mini loaves of sweet zucchini bread, hence the title "Gifts From The Garden".  

 

I do hope you'll stop in at the CutCardStock blog to see how this project came together.

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Make Your Own Background ~ Double D

Hello crafty peeps!  Double D Challenges is starting a new challenge this week and the challenge is to make your own background.

I confess that I'm not very good at using techniques.  I tend to go the easy route and use printed papers for my backgrounds since I have enough to last me two lifetimes. 

 

Today's card was a delight to make and a good opportunity to pull out some neglected glitter glitz gel.

I adhered a vellum floral sticker to the center of a piece of Cougar Natural cardstock and used a brick stencil to add the glitter glitz gel randomly around the image.  I love the sparkle it gives!

I mounted that to a piece of printed paper to add more depth and a moody, romantic backdrop.  Win! Win!

 

Please take a moment to visit Double D Challenges to see more amazing designs from the talented team.

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Guesting at Color Hues Color Challenge

Hi friends.  Today I'm guest designer over at Color Hues Color Challenge.  The colors Smokey Blue and Sage Green really tested me, but I accepted the challenge and hopefully you'll like what I came up with.

 

I stamped the background using a super old Heidi Swapp background stamp using brown ink on cream card stock as my neutral colors.  I added just a bit of distressing around the outside edges of the card front.

 

The flowers are from Concord & 9th.  I added a bit of glitter to add texture and sparkle.

 

I do hope you'll take a quick minute to pop over to Color Hues Color Challenge and see what their fine design team came up with to inspire you with.

Thanks to Nancy and the team for having me as a guest.  I sure enjoyed the challenge!
 

Thanks for stopping by!

Autumn Blessings Cloche

Hello friends ~ 

Today's card was made using the colors from Color Hues.  I couldn't resist letting these colors go by without making something, as I love orange and green together.  It makes me think of all things fall, so here you go!

 

 

 I pulled out the cloche die set from Honeybee Stamps and the mushroom stencil and die set from Pinkfresh Studio.  They seem to pair nicely together.

 

The mushrooms look a little more yellow than orange, but in real life they're orange.  I used Dried Marigold and Spiced Marmalade DOX inks for the caps and Mowed Lawn and Pine Needles DOX inks for the leaves.

 

I used a glue pen to add dots, which I then sprinkled with saffron Silk Micro-fine Glitter to, to add a little sparkle.

 

Ready or not, fall is on it's way.  I'm saying goodbye to all the beautiful blooms in the gardens and starting to pull up some of the veggies that have stopped producing.  

I'll be adding this card to the following challenges:

Color Hues ~ Orange & Green

 

Word Art Wednesday ~ Anything Goes

 

Thanks for stopping by!

Vintage Inspired Musical ~ Double D Challenges

It's the first Wednesday of the month so that means that Double D Challenges has a new challenge starting.  The theme for this challenge is "Music".  You could use sheet music, musical instruments, anything to do with music.  You can even let a song inspire you, just tell us what song it is.

 

I often lean on the side of "vintage" and this challenge certainly opened itself up to this type of card.  You'll see what I mean when you see the inspiration tile that Diane put together for you.

I used some beautiful Spring Meadow die cuts from K & Co., along with a printed background panel and some old sheet music from my stash.

Since the card base is on the darker side, I added a piece of white writing paper to the inside of the card, attached with a strip of washi tape, allowing plenty of space for a personal message.

 

I was inspired by all the sheet music and the pretty flower in the lower right corner.

How are you inspired:

I'd love to see your take on this challenge over at Double D Challenges.

Hope to see you there!

Thanks for stopping by!