Fall Colors

So today with the color challenge she threw four colors at us instead of the usual 3. The colors today were: Mellow Moss, Cameo Coral, Apricot Appeal, and Creamy Caramel. As I was scanning my stamps trying to figure out what I was going to use my eyes stopped at my poor Lovely as a Tree sitting at the bottom of a stack. If it was on the bottom it means it has not been used in a very ling time. I thought it would be perfect for this color challenge. I colored the stamp with the markers to get it to be various colors. I then used my Aqua pen and re-inkers to add a little more color to the tree trunk. I struggled with what to do along the bottom as it just needed something. I decided just to put the sentiment and use the scorer to accent it. I added more eyelets within the HB bracket. A few more layers than I usually do but I figured they were necessary to pull this together. The Tree panel is popped up on Dimensionals.

Stamps: Weathered Background, Lovely as a Tree, It's Your Birthday

Paper: Mellow Moss, Cameo Coral, Apricot Appeal, Creamy Caramel, Very Vanilla

Ink: Mellow Moss, Cameo Coral, Apricot Appeal, Creamy Caramel,

Accessories: Crop-a-Dile, Hemp Twine, Ticket Corner Punch, Scorer

5 Circle Sketch

Boy was this a fun sketch. This was done for the Sketch Challenge on SCS. I did not want the circles perfect so I offset the 2 outside ones. The background ones blended in too much so I pierced around them. I so badly wanted to use my Groovy Guava since I got my new catalog yesterday and that was the color of the cover. I'm am going to be soooo broke. I just keep telling myself to pace myself. Well, this is going to be short! I have lots of gifts and orders to finish by the weekend so I better get to work. I had a request for a tutorial on the glass etching. I took pictures as I made one this morning and will hopefully get it posted tomorrow night.

Stamps: Dotted Background, Weathered Background, Lovely as a Tree, All in a Row, Short and Sweet

Paper: Blue Bayou, Soft Sky, Groovy Guava, Whisper White

Ink: Blue Bayou, Soft Sky, Groovy Guava,

Accessories: Ticket Corner Punch, Large and small oval punch, 1", 1 1/4" 1 3/8" Circle Punches

Embossed Trees

This card was made for today's Sketch challenge. These challenges are a great way to make you think further. I think they have really helped me come up with layouts I would of never thought of myself. I'm still trying to use more of the wide grosgrain so that helped me decide what colors I wanted to use. I cut it all out first, besides the tab. After I decided my colors I thought this had to be a guy's card. Then I found a set that would match the sketch and went from there. The trees and HB are embossed and the HB is on a pop up glue dot. I used the spritzer and Bravo Burgundy marker to speckle the background

Stamps: Weathered Background, Party Punch Hostess Set, Lovely Like a Tree

Paper: Bravo Burgundy, Chocolate Chip, Always Artichoke

Ink: Chocolate Chip Craft and Classic, Burgundy marker

Accessories: Spritzer, Bravo Burgundy Wide Grosgrain, Twine, Burgundy Button, Clear Embossing Powder, Cutter kit on edges, 1 3/8" Circle Punch, Designer Label Punch

Fall Birthday

Ever since I got this set I am in the mood for fall cards. For those who know me I love summer. I love hot. So in Wisconsin when fall comes I know the hot is over, but I love the fall colors. I wish we could have fall colors in the summer heat. Oh, well...I guess God wants me to appreciate all the seasons as He has made them. When I looked at the Color Challenge today on SCS I was thinking "This will be drab together." I started by thinking of the layout I wanted to use and then knew which set I planned on going with. I tried a few different ribbons and thought the wide grosgrain went the best. The HB (Happy Birthday) in the center was added as an after thought. I think it works! I do like the way it turned out after all!

Stamps: Weathered Background, Autumn Harvest, It's Your Birthday, All in a Row

Paper: River Rock, Really Rust, Chocolate Chip

Ink: River Rock, Really Rust, Chocolate Chip

Accessories: 5/8" Chocolate Chip Grosgrain, Pop Up Glue Dot