Student Driver

One of my very dearest friend's Oldest son got his driver's permit recently. This was the card that I made him as a congratulations. he got a great kick out of it. He was the first person that was allowed to go with us after my #2 son got his permit. It was a learning experience for all of us :). I wanted to do the tree embossed but it was one of those lovely days when our electricity was out for a few hours and I was limited in my creating time. Ijust had to use some of the new colors, since I just received them at the time I had made this card. I sooo appreciate that we can get the markers in the In Colors now!!!!

Stamps: Sanded Background, Lovely As a Tree, Loads of Love, Four Square, Retired Making Tracks Wheel

Paper: Soft Suede, Crushed Curry, Dusty Durango, Very Vanilla

Ink: Soft Suede, Crushed Curry, Dusty Durango, Old Olive, Bashful Blue, Basic Grey, Going Grey

Accessories: Large Tag Punch, Small Tag Punch, Crop-a-dile, Brass Eyelet, Natural Hemp Twine, Ticket Corner Punch, Cutter Kit for distessing

Harvest

This was for the Try a New Technique Challenge. I had never tried an accordion card before. I thought this would be fun. This card took me forever to finish. Of course this is not even the idea I had when I started. I was going to do something with my die cut bird. So it just kept building and building. It was hard to get a good angle. The camera just cannot see what the eye can...

Now I need to figure out where this card is going. I have been trying to only make things that have a destination. I have soooo many cards yet to send and am so far behind. I suppose it would be good to send to someone in the family we will not get to spend Thanksgiving with or as a Thank you to a family who shares quite a bit of their garden harvest with us.

Stamps: Lovely as a Tree, Loads of Love, Loads of Love Accessories

Paper: Kraft, DSP Hostess Pack, Pumpkin Pie, Very Vanilla

Ink: So Saffron, Pumpkin Pie, Brocade Blue, Always Artichoke, Basic Brown, Basic Gray, Tangerine Tango

Accessories: Sponges, Aquapainters, Double Stitched Chocolate Chip Grosgrain, Always Artichoke Grosgrain, Silver Hodge Podge Hardware, Big Shot, Top Note

Loads of Love

So yesterday my pre-order from the up-coming mini (available to order from on Sept 1st) came. I was so hoping today's challenge would be colors that I could use with one of those sets. No such luck. Shelby, my 5 yr old daughter, has some great ideas for the new sets! I cannot wait to try them out!! I did get the change to use my new Jumbo Eyelets and Crop-a-Dile (wonderful new tool!!!) The colors for today's Color Challenge were: Old Olive, Pretty in Pink and Purely Pomegranate. I had this idea to do with the punches in my sleep last night and just had in incorporate it into this card.

Stamps: Print Pattern, Loads of Love

Paper: Old Olive, Whisper White, Purely Pomegranate, Pretty in Pink

Ink: Black Stazon, Old Olive, Purely Pomegranate, Pretty in Pink, Neutrals-Sahara Sand, Basic Gray, Going Gray

Accessories: Twill tape, Purely Pomegranate Double stitched ribbon, Jumbo Eyelet, Circle Scallop Punch, Photo Corner Punch, Ticket Corner Punch, Pretty in Pink Taffeta Ribbon, Fire Circle Rhinestones