FMS650 If Friends Were Pumpkins

 Hello, stamping friends! The FMS sketch is a fun one this week:

I've been concentrating so much on Christmas cards, I've been neglecting my fall images, so I decided to remedy that! I pulled out an older SU stamp clled Pretty Pumpkins, some woodgrain DSP and went to work:

I diecut the pumpkins and leaves from Thick Basic White and stamped them with Stazon ink, then watercolored them:

I have always thought this was a fun sentiment, too:

I love these fall colors!  Thanks for popping in today!  Enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Pretty Pumpkins (ret)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Thick Basic White, DSP in Poppy Parade, Really Rust & Old Olive (ret)
Ink	Stazon Black, Pumpkin Pie, Cajun Craze, Basic Beige, Old Olive, Mossy Meadow, Pecan Pie
Accessories	Dimensionals
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Detailed Pumpkins Dies, Aquapainter

TSOT627 Pumpkin Friend

Happy Wednesday, all!  I've been pushing these papers around on my desk for a couple of weeks and finally forced myself to use them on a card!  The Try Stampin on Tuesday sketch seemed to fit:

So here we go:

I found some retired Gilded Autumn Specialty paper in my stash and it seemed to go with this orange print from Honey Bee's Halloween Harvest.  I stamped a pumpkin in Grapefruit Grove and Cajun Craze inks on a piece of Crumb Cake cardstock to create my pumpkin:

It's hard to see, but I added some gold ink to the lines of my pumpkin using a Gold Painty Pen...I love the effect it gives!  A bit of copper twine and a Brushed Gold diecut circle in the background add to the sheen!  My sentiment is from Papertrey's Vintage Picnic Sentiments, stamped on Crumb Cake cardstock too.  And a sentiment from the retired Pretty Pumpkins went on the inside:

Any shade of orange is my favorite color and pumpkins and fall themes work well with it!  

The great-nephew's first day of school:

They're getting so tall!  Thanks for visiting today!  Enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Pretty Pumpkins (ret), Primitive Pumpkins (My Favorite Things), Vintage Picnic Sentiments (Papertrey)
Card stock & Papers	Crumb Cake, Brushed Gold (ret), Cajun Craze, Gilded Autumn Specialty (ret), Halloween Harvest (Honey Bee)
Ink	Cajun Craze, Grapefruit Grove (ret)
Accessories	Dimensionals, Copper Twine (ret)
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Stylish Shapes Dies, Give It A Whirl Dies, Gold Painty Pen

AHSC499 So Thankful For You

Happy Tuesday, everyone!  Hope your week is getting off to a good start...yesterday sort of got away from me, I had two stamp clubs, but we had a lot of fun!  The Atlantic Hearts Sketch challenge always has great sketches, and since I still had the Rustic Harvest DSP on my desk, I decided to go for another Thanksgiving card.  Here's the sketch:

And here's the card:

I cut layers of the DSP to match the sketch, then diecut a Very Vanilla panel with the Scalloped Contours die.  The opposite side of the rust-colored DSP has a black background with white assorted leaves, so I fussy-cut several of them and used markers to color them, then created a spray with them:

I used a sentiment from last year's Pretty Pumpkins set, adding some sprinkles from Friends are Like Seashells, and I added a Linen Thread bow to my leaves to finish it off!

Our leaves are way past these colors, so it was fun to keep these leaves pretty for a wee bit longer!  Thanks for popping in today!

Dana's friend's little girl turned one over the weekend; you know Cassidy, she never turns down a chance to hold a baby!

What a cute little punkin!  Their outfits almost coordinate!  Enjoy your day and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Friends are Like Seashells, Pretty Pumpkins (ret)
Card stock & Papers	Very Vanilla, Rustic Harvest DSP
Ink	Cajun Craze, Sahara Sand
Accessories	Linen Thread
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Scalloped Contour Dies, Markers

PP614 Gather Together

Hello stampers!  Happy Sunday!  This week, Ann is our hostess at the Paper Players and she has a fabulous sketch:

This card came together quickly, as I already had the wreath and the pumpkin assembled!  I put them together and thought they looked pretty good, so off I went:

The wreath is from Cottage Wreaths, stamped with Soft Suede on Crumb Cake cardstock.  The pumpkin is a new-to-me die from Papertrey, diecut and sponged in Pumpkin Pie with some Old Olive leaves.  Everything went on some Soft Suede DSPs:

The sentiment, stamped in Soft Suede also, is from the retired Pretty Pumpkins stamp set:

And the inside sentiment is from the retired Day of Thanks set:

I hope you'll play along with our fun sketch this week...sketches are my favorite!  There are lots of possibilities with this one too!  Be sure to hop over to the Paper Players to see the fun creations from the design team too!  Then share yours with us as well!  Thanks for popping in today!  Enjoy it and be blessed!

 

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Cottage Wreaths, Day of Thanks (ret), Pretty Pumpkins (ret)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Early Espresso, Pumpkin Pie, Crumb Cake, Old Olive DSP, Soft Suede DSP
Ink	Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive, Soft Suede
Accessories	Mossy Meadow Twine (ret), Dimensionals
Tools	Big Shot, Country Wreaths Dies, Into The Blooms: Pumpkins Dies (Papertrey)

TMS631 Gather Together

 Hi everyone!  I am squeaking in another card today so I don't miss the deadline for Tuesday Morning Sketches!  Here's their sketch:

And here's my take on it:

I recently purchased the background stamp Knit Together and I just love it!  I stamped in on a Soft Succulent card front with matching ink, then added a panel of Harvest Meadow DSP that I softly sponged along the edges.  The wreath was diecut from Sahara Sand cardstock and I colored the leaves with a soft wash of ink as well:

I fussy-cut the sentiment from Pretty Pumpkins and layered it on a vellum banner backed with a Basic White panel, just so it would show up better.  I just love how this came out!  I am also entering this at Happy Little Stampers, where their challenge is Anything Goes with Dies!

Thanks for popping in today!  Enjoy your day and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Pretty Pumpkins, Knit Together
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Vellum, Sahara Sand, Soft Succulent
Ink	Soft Succulent, Crumb Cake (for sponging)
Accessories	Dimensionals
Tools	Big Shot, Seasonal Swirls Dies, Aquapainter, Sponger Dauber

IB194 Thankful Wheat

Happy Thursday, peeps!  Time for a lovely new Inspired By challenge...I just love both of these prompts!  Check out these beautiful wreaths:

 

And here is our optional sketch:

As I said, I do love wreaths and I was tempted to do a wreath card, but I challenged myself to do something different, so I made a wheat sheaf using an Impression Obsession die, some woodgrain DSP and some seasonal hues:

I used cardstocks in Very Vanilla, Bumblebee, Soft Succulent and Soft Suede to create my wheat, then added some gold satin ribbon and a Linen Specialty Paper tag.  The sentiment, also stamped in Soft Succulent, is from a retired set called Truly Grateful.  I also added some gold metallic pearls:

On the inside, I stamped a sentiment from Pretty Pumpkins and another image from the retired Truly Grateful set...I love how this looks!

I am also entering this at Little Red Wagon, where their challenge this week is So Very Thankful!

I hope you'll play along with our challenge...those wreaths are bound to give you lots of inspiration, and you MUST check out what the DT has created....honestly, they are so talented, I am not sure why they keep me around, LOL!  You can see them all at Inspired By!  Thanks for popping in today!

Wayne is stuck in Bermuda (more about that later) and he sent me this photo from his hotel patio:

Not too shabby!  Enjoy your day and be blessed!

"Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God." 2 Corinthians 1:3-4

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Pretty Pumpkins, Truly Grateful (ret)
Card stock & Papers	Very Vanilla, Bumblebee, Soft Succulent, Soft Suede, Linen Specialty Paper, Woodgrain DSP(ret)
Ink	Soft Succulent
Accessories	Gold Metallic Pearls, Linen Thread, Gold Satin Ribbon
Tools	Big Shot, Tailor Made Tags Dies, Wheat Dies (Impressions Obsession)

TCC163 Thankful for You

Hello there, stampers!  It's time for a new Card Concept challenge, and here is the photo prompt that Julie has for us today:

My inspiration for my card was the pretty pumpkins in the centerpiece, the color palette and the checkered napkins!  So here we go:

I used a sentiment from Pretty Pumpkins along with images and dies from the Sparkle of the Season bundle.  

I found a piece of black and white checked DSP from a SAB package from a couple of years back, and I added two banners to complement my little pumpkin vignette!  The Soft Succulent horizontal piece was diecut with a Scalloped Contour border die, and the sketch that I used is from Atlantic Hearts:

I would say that my card is clean and layered...as usual!  I hope you'll play along with us as well!  Share your creation with us at The Card Concept, and be sure to tell us what your style is!  You can see all the styles listed on the blog!  Thanks for visiting today!

While in Montana, my nephew and his family went to a sapphire mine!  How cool!

Enjoy your day and be blessed!

"God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble." Psalm 46:1

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Pretty Pumpkins, Sparkle of the Season
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Very Vanilla, Bumblebee, Pumpkin Pie, Soft Succulent, Cajun Craze DSP, Pumpkin Pie DSP, Checked DSP (ret)
Ink	Soft Succulent, Cajun Craze
Accessories	Dimensionals, Matte Decorative Dots
Tools	Big Shot, Tasteful Label Dies, Scalloped Contour Dies, Seasonal Swirls Dies

ICC102 Pumpkin Wreath

Happy Monday, peeps!  So happy to have you stop by today!  I have two cards using the beautiful gingham DSP from You're A Peach, which I totally forgot about until I made my Paper Players card yesterday!  Why was I hoarding it?  I loved the sketch from Inspire.Create, and I needed a pumpkin-themed card so it was perfect!

Our neighbors are an older couple and they have a fabulous garden every year!  He gave us some pumpkins (which I didn't photograph because it was dark when I made this card!!!) but I thought it would be nice to send them a thank-you card featuring pumpkins!  I used dies from Seasonal Swirls and cardstocks in all the colors of the pumpkins he gave us!

The wreath was cut from Soft Succulent with some extra Crumb Cake leaves, and the pumpkins are Very Vanilla, So Saffron, Lost Lagoon (ret), Mango Melody and Pumpkin Pie; the sentiment is from Little Delights, cut with a Tasteful Label die:

And of course, the sentiment from Pretty Pumpkins was perfect for the inside:

While I had the pumpkin set out, as well as the gingham, I made another card.  For fun, I embossed the gingham with the Stitched Greenery die, then heat embossed the pumpkin with white embossing powder on Soft Succulent cardstock:

The "hello" is from Biggest Wish:

I think this is one of the loveliest colors!  

Our harvest party at church was slightly damp, but it did stop raining long enough for us to have our bonfire, go on a hayride and make really, really good apple cider! 

After the initial cloud burst, it stayed a little cloudy, but we were treated to a rainbow!

Dana became pretty adept at roasting hot dogs over the campfire:

By the time the hayride was ready, it was a beautiful evening!

But my favorite part is watching them make apple cider!  The apples go into the grinder, then the press, and then out comes the cider!  Wayne got a good workout--here's a short video! (Make sure you're on my actual blog to watch it, not on an email!)

Enjoy your day and be blessed!

TCC161 If Friends Were Pumpkins

Happy Wednesday, peeps!  It's time for a new Card Concept challenge, where we describe our cardmaking process!  Here's our prompt from Julie today:

You could be inspired by the scene, the colors or the theme!  Anything goes! Just be sure to tell us your cardmaking style!  (See the blog if you need help figuring out what your "style" is!)  As usual, I went Clean-and-Layered...just can't seem to get past that, it must be my favorite!  I pulled out a hostess set from last year called Holiday Haul that barely got any ink, and here's what I came up with:

I started by making a mask and sponging some Seaside Spray on some Basic White cardstock to create a little sky!  I added leaves from Sparkle of the Season, then stamped and fussy-cut the truck and pumpkins separately and popped them up:

I found some fun plaid DSP that matched my colors pretty well, added a Balmy Blue mat, then stamped a sentiment from Pretty Pumpkins directly on the DSP:

I admit my truck wheels are not done very well, but I guess it adds to the "charm" of this simple card, LOL!  I hope you'll find some inspiration and come play with us!  The design team has done a fabulous job with their creations as well....stop by at The Card Concept and check them out as well!  Thanks for visiting today!

No, not a new pet....just a friendly one belonging to the owners of a local winery that the kids like to frequent!  Isn't he adorable?!  Cassidy loved playing with him! 

Enjoy your day and be blessed!

"May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit."  Romans 15:13

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Pretty Pumpkins, Sparkle of the Season, Holiday Haul (ret)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Balmy Blue, Fall Break DSP (Carta Bella)
Ink	Seaside Spray (ret), Real Red, Pumpkin Pie, Crushed Curry, Pear Pizzazz, Memento Black
Accessories	Dimensionals,
Tools	Big Shot, Stitched Rectangle Dies, Acetate Sheet (for mask), Stamparatus, SU Markers, SU Blends