Autumn Blessings ~ Double D Challenges

Good morning stamping friends.  Double D Challenges is starting a new challenge today and the theme is "Thankful / Blessings / Grateful".  

For today's card, I pulled out this adorable Patchwork Pumpkins set from Honeybee Stamps.  I like the variety of patterns you can mix and match to create your layered pumpkins with.

There are patterns going on everywhere on this card, but yet it feels somewhat CAS.  What do you think??

I've linked these items for your convenience:

Honeybee Stamps Patchwork Pumpkins

Patchwork Pumkin Stencils

Patchwork Pumpkin Honey Cut Dies

Autum Splendor Collection

Please be sure to visit Double D Challenges to see more amazing inspiration from my teammates and join in on the fun.

Here's the inspiration photo:

And here's what you could win when you play along:

Thanks for stopping by!

Update on My Little Superhero

Hello friends.  It's been a while since I've given an update on my little superhero.

He was released to come home in late September, only to be readmitted on October 18th.  He has not been gaining weight as much as the doctors think he should have been.  He's been having some feeding issues and is very uncomfortable.  As much as we all enjoyed the fact that he was home, (earlier than any of us expected) I know that he needs to be in the hospital until he is healthy and big enough to be at home.  He's up to 4 pounds 11 ounces.  

Someone made and donated these superhero capes to all the babies in the NICU and CCU.  He truly is my superhero.  

I had made this card for my daughter when baby was home, and she was struggling trying to keep her home in order, while trying to meet the needs of her newborn preemie.  

I would spend the days when I was visiting folding laundry, helping wherever I could, and of course holding my sweet little one.  

Sadly, the card arrived in her mailbox on the same day that he ended up going back into the hospital.  She felt a little defeated, but she's doing a great job keeping everything together.

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Mixed Media Monday ~ Sweater Weather

Breezy days...

Pumpkin Latte's...

Nothing better than sweater weather

Welcome back to Mixed Media Monday (MMM)!  Today's page celebrates the wonderful scents and sights of fall.  For this entry in my stone paper art journal, I ink blended Spiced Marmalade, Carved Pumpkin and Gathered Twigs DOX inks to the background, adding polka dots and vines, using stencils from Heidi Swapp and Create Happiness Borders 1 stencil.  I then stamped text over the background using a stamp from Create Happiness Elements stamp set.  

I die cut this wonderful, Into The Blooms ~ Pumpkin from Papertrey Ink out of white card stock and added more of the same DOX inks, using blending sponges.  I randomly stamped a bit of text over the pumpkin and distressed the edges of the pumpkin again, using Gathered Twigs DOX Ink.

The leaves are and older set from My Favorite Things.  I cut the leaves from white cardstock and blended lots of fall colored DOX inks until I was happy with the colors.  I let them dry and then stamped the veins using the coordinating stamps from MFT.

I created the sentiment on my computer and cut the words into strips.  I added some white gel pen edges to the words to make them stand out better.  The loopy twine was the same color as the twine bow, but I dipped it in DOX ink that I squished onto my glass mat and sprayed with water.  I let the twine absorb all the color then wrapped it around a pen and let it dry.  I then added it to the pumpkin, added the twine bow and topped it off with an old button from my stash.  I finished it off by adding some white splatters using Dina Wakely White Heavy Body Acrylic Paint.

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I'm not 100% thrilled with how this turned out but you've gotta trust the process and learn along the way.  There are a few spots that I had to strategically cover.  I tried using alcohol ink on this page but discovered that alcohol ink does not work well on porous paper.  Lesson learned!  Thankfully, it's mostly hidden.    

Here are some links to the products I used today:

Entire Create Happiness Line 
A5 Stone Paper Journal
Borders 1 Stencil
Elements Stamp Set
Into The Blooms ~ Pumpkin
Distress Oxide Inks
Dina Wakely White Heavy Body Acrylic Paint

Thanks for stopping by!

Retro Halloween Greetings

I have four cards for you today, all the same but different.  I have some crafty friends that like all things retro and vintage, so I made them Halloween cards to bring cheer to their day.

I used older, patterned papers from my stash, as I'm determined to use it up.

I added some very old loopy ribbon to the edges of the center strip of paper.

The sentiment is die cut out of black glitter paper using Memory Box Haunted Happy Halloween and the die cuts are from Simple Stories Pumpkin Bits & Pieces.

These cards are too cute to spook!

I'll be adding one of these cards to the following challenges:

Cut It Up Challenge ~ Halloween

Two Old Bats ~ Anything Halloween

I hope you enjoyed todays offering.

Thanks for stopping by!

Hear Ye! Hear Ye! It's Pumpkin Season!

Good morning, friends.  Are you enjoying all the fall feels?

*PUMPKIN LATTE'S

*PUMPKIN BREAD

*PUMPKIN STEW

*PUMPKIN SEEDS

*PUMPKIN SPICE EVERYTHING!

I'm playing along with Color Throwdown with this card I made using Papertrey Ink Into The Blooms:  Pumpkins.

The background is stamped using a very old rubber stamp from Cornish Heritage Farms called Newspaper Ads.  I miss CHF.  They had some of the best stamps and they had a good selection of vintage stamps, back before vintage became as popular as it is today.   

No need for explaining any instructions on this quick and easy card.  It's pretty straight forward.

Here's the list of supplies I used: ;0)

Into The Blooms:  Pumpkins ~ Papertrey Ink

You can play along at Color Throwdown, there's plenty of time.

ETA:

Color Hues Challenge ~ Orange & Green

Simon Says Monday Challenge ~ Halloween / Spooky

I'm so glad you stopped in today!