Autumn Blessings

Creative With Stamps Challenge #31 is up and running with the theme of "HALLOWEEN OR LEAVES". Fall is my favorite season. I love everything about it from warm days and cool nights to the colors, smells, foods, etc.

For my card, I decided on a leaf theme using Stampendous Cling Rubber Pen Pattern Leaves stamps and dies. I stamped one of the leaves with VersaMark ink, embossed it with copper EP, colored with DO inks, and sprayed it with sheer shimmer spray. I die cut a second leaf from kraft paper, ran it through my corrugator, sponged some distress ink on the edges and used it as a background piece placed behind the embossed leaf for a shadow effect.

The Challenge Sponsor is Pattie's Creations Digital Stamps. 

Challenge winner will receive 3 images from Pattie's ETSY Shop.

Please head on over to the Creative With Stamps Blog, check out what the Design Team has come up with to inspire you, and play along with us.

Happy crafting!

Thrilled For You

It's time for a new challenge at Addicted To CAS with Code Word DIAMOND.  I have a dear friend who has met the love of her life, and I have a feeling there is a wedding in her not-too-distant future. I was inspired by her good fortune to make a card using Paper Smooches "polishes" dies using silver sparkle paper for the ring band, and a rhinestone sticker for the "diamond".  I have a lot of beautiful lace in my stash, so I decided to add some to the wrist for this special occasion.

ATCAS Challenge #146 is hosted by ATCAS Design Team Member, Ceal. Don't forget, as always, Happy Little Stampers is our Sponsor, and Kylie is generously awarding the winner  a $20.00 gift 

certificate to the store!

We have a super talented Guest Designer for this challenge...Carol Gunn. Carol is a wonderful crafter with an ecclectic style. Take a stroll through her blog - you are sure to be inspired.

Please head over to the Addicted To CAS blog to see what the Design Team has created for your inspiration. Come play with us for a chance to win some wonderful Happy Little Stampers products.

Please remember that this is a CAS challenge. Here is a definition to remind you:

I am also playing at:

Addicted To Stamps And More - Anything Goes

SSS Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

Here For You

Time Out Challenge #119 is up and running. It is a special Breast Cancer Awareness and/or Friendship challenge, sponsored by

 

There is an optional twist of a one layer design. Challenge Winner will receive a $25.00 gift voucher for shopping at the CAS-ual Fridays Stamp Shop.

Marieke is our Guest Designer for this challenge. Marieke is a very talented designer with an ecclectic style and awesome coloring skills. She is a frequent player at Time Out. Treat yourself to a visit to her blog. You will be so glad you did!

For my card, I decided on a simple shaker card with CAS-ual Fridays Ruffled Ribbon Die and Hope Ribbon Stamp Set. 

Please hop on over to the Time Out Challenge Blog, check out the inspiration created by Marieke and the Time Out Design Team and play with us! 

I'm also playing at:

SimonSaysStamp Monday Challenge: Monochrome

Addicted To Stamps And More #311 - Anything Goes

Muse Challenge #284

SSS Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

Gratitude

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Time for a new challenge at Time Out. The theme for Challenge 118 is Home Sweet Home: A photo inspiration challenge with a homey twist!  

You have until September 26th at 5:00 PM BST to enter.

Our sponsor is Poppy Stamps. Challenge winner gets a $20.00 gift voucher. Poppy Stamps Design Team is joining us for this challenge. You can see the projects created by their designers HERE.

Our Guest Designer is Angie. Angie is such a wonderful, talented crafter. Her work is sure to inspire you so please visit her blog and get a wonderful dose of inspiration.

For my card, I die cut a background that I had made with Distress Oxide inks with Poppy Stamps Floral Stem Collage die. I paired it with some linen textured green paper, and mounted the die cut panel on vanilla cardstock. The sentiment is an old wood mounted rubber stamp from Hero Arts.

Please head over to the Time Out Challenge Blog to see what the Design Team has created for your inspiration. I can't wait to see how you are inspired as you post your card in the gallery!

I am also playing at:

Fusion Citrus Challenge - Colors in the photo.

Muse 282

City Crafter Challenge Blog #429 - Fall Colors

CAS On Friday #141 - Flowers

The Flower Challenge #24 - Anything Goes

Fa La La La La

The September Challenge is up and running at Happy Little Stampers Christmas Challenge. The theme is Anything Goes, and the twist is: tree. I decided to make a shaker with the Hero Arts Fir Tree Infinity Dies. I backed the aperture with patterned paper with the sheet music for "Oh Christmas Tree" for an added affect. The sentiment is from Happy Little Stapers 

Please head over the to Happy Little Stampers September Christmas Challenge and see what the Design Team Has created for your inspiration. Play with us for a chance to win a $20 coupon to spend at the Happy Little Stampers Shop! Check out all the details HERE. If you use stamps by Happy Little Stampers, and you are chosen as the Random Winner, your prize will be doubled! 

I'm also playing at:

52 Christmas Card Throwdown September Sketch Challenge

The 12 Months Of Christmas Link Up #45 - Optional Theme... Have A Tweet Christmas

The Holly And Ivy Christmas Challenge

The Merry Christmas Challenge

August 15 - September 14

Anything Christmas

Happy Halloween

Creative With Stamps Challenge #30 is up and running with the theme of "PUMPKIN". Fall is my favorite season, and I love it when the fall colors kick in in art, fashion, food...

I decided on a Halloween theme. To create my card, I chose to use a retired set from PTI - Tiny Treats: Halloween. The set includes the tag stamp, which I heat embossed in black, then added some orange in some of the dots with Colpics. I die cut the center, heat embossed the pumpkin and colored it with Copics. I stamped the whole image again and cut out the sentiment strip, colored it and adhered it to the circle. I added some ribbon for the final touch.

Please head on over to the Creative With Stamps Blog, check out what the Design Team has come up with to inspire you, and share your creation in the gallery.

Happy crafting!

I'm also playing at:

Retro Rubber Challenge #94 - Anything Goes

Featuring PTI Tiny Treats Stamp Set circa August, 2010.

Thank You, Teacher

Addicted To CAS Challenge #144 is up and running with code word: APPLES. ATCAS Design Team Member, Anja of Scrappietoo is challenge host.

The incredibly wonderful and talented Ksenija is Guest Designer. Her work is Fabulous. I am always inspired by her creativity. Please stop by Ksenija's blog to say hello. You are sure to be inspired as you visit!

Don't forget, as always, Happy Little Stampers is our Sponsor,

and Kylie is generously awarding the winner  a $20.00 gift certificate to the store!

Please remember that this is a CAS challenge. Here is a definition to remind you:

For my card, I used an image and sentiment from the Teacher's Apple stamp set from Papertrey Ink. I stamped the apple image, fussy cut and mounted it on a die cut made with Paper Smooches Notebook Basic die and patterned paper from Authentique's Curiousity Collection.

Please head over to the ATCAS Challenge Blog and see what Ksenija and the Design Team have come up with to inspire you. Join us in the gallery to share your creation, and for a chance to win!