Bountiful

 

It's ONE LAYER CARD week again over at the Simply Less Is More challenge blog.

The theme for this week is LEAVES.

 

It is true, I have become quite comfortable with one layer cards.  When I saw this challenge, I decided to stamp a variety of leaf images in a variety of fall colors around a leaf die cut which would be used as a mask.  The leaf image would be revealed when the die cut was removed.  Well, that really bombed.  It looked awful.  I wasn't ready to give up though, so I did it in reverse and stamped inside the cutout.  That worked really well.

 

I stamped an image of small leaves and acorns from PTI's Autumn Abundance in fall colors inside the cutout, then sponged lightly with green to pop it.  When I removed the cutout, this lovely leaf revealed itself.  I added some score lines on top, rounded the corners, stamped my sentiment, and my creation was complete.

 

I am going to head over to the LIM blog to see the fabulous creations that the Limettes have made.  Thanks for stopping in today.  Thanks for dropping by!

  

Dude, You Rock

This is my take on this week's CAS-ual Fridays challenge.

 CFC28: Create a Clean And Simple Tag or a project that has a tag on it.

I built my card around a tag that was attached to a pair of pants I bought for my sons a while ago. When I removed the tag from the pants, I thought to save it to use on a project some day.  When I saw this week's challenge, I started thinking about how I could use that tag I had stuffed in my box of bits & pieces.  SU's Extreme Skateboard image came to mind to go along with my tag, and I was on my way.

I  embossed most of the Kraft base with PTI's Woodgrain IP and brayered it with Crumb Cake ink.  I left just enough smooth space on the bottom for the sentiment .  The tag had a little red on it that ended up being covered by the skater image, so I decided to use red behind my SU Extreme Skateboard skater dude for some pop.  I was not happy with the blank space at the bottom of the tag, so I used PTI's Faux Ribbon and  added those red lines.  I think that was the perfect touch.  I like the way it came out and now I have a good man-card waiting in the wings.

Supplies:

Stamps~PTI Faux Ribbon, Modern Wood Mats and Signature Greetings, SU Extreme Skateboard.

Ink~Crumb Cake, PTI Pure Poppy.

Paper~Kraft, White, Riding Hood Red.

Accessories-PTI Mat Stack 1 & Layerz Mat Stack 1, PTI Woodgrain IP, Dimensionals, brayer, corner rounder, distressing tool.

Thank you for stopping in. Have a wonderful day!

Gratitude

Whew! Just getting this one in under the wire for this week's Less Is More challenge. 

This week it is a colour challenge with the colors of Red and Orange in remembrance of the 'Gunpowder plot' of 1605 in the UK.

I have had one of those weeks - work all day, out for various obligations every night.  I awoke this morning at 4:30 with a gazillion things in my head, including this design for my LIM card that I probably would not have time to make.  I could not go back to sleep, so I got up, made a cup of tea, and put my idea together.  I love the result.

I inked the leaves from PTI's Harvest Berries in Tangerine Tango.  I then used PTI's new Premium Dye Ink in  Pure Poppy to ink the outer edges of the leaves.  These new ink pads are shaped in such a way that you can cover a large or small area easily.  They are really wonderful.

I mounted the image on Cherry Cobbler, added some linen thread, popped it up with Dimensionals and added the sentiment from Autumn Word Borders by Hero Arts with Versafine Vintage Sepia ink.  Have to get back to work now.  So glad I had a little time to post this.  Have a great day and thank you for stopping by!

Warmth & Joy

This week's Less Is More Challenge is 

*STARS*

 

I have not been able to play for the last 2 weeks, and I really wanted to be sure to make something for LIM this week.  I hate to miss it.  I don't know why, but I really struggled to come up with a star themed project.  I remembered a fabulous sheet of paper that I have - blue with silver metallic stars. I thought I could find some inspiration if I held it in my hand LOL, but alas, I never found it. Then I got the idea of using Verve's Starstruck collection and embossing in silver on Night of Navy card stock.  The card came together from there. I have to say that I love it - except for the sides on the white panel.  It looked too empty without some embellishment, but nothing I tried worked out to be fabulous.  I think piercing may have worked, but in the end, I added silver dots with a silver Sharpie.  I am not happy with that, they are uneven - I may just have to re-make it.  I do love the rest of the card though, so I went with it.

 

I pulled out an old SU wheel and inked it with Versa Mark to make a star background on the Kraft.  The embossing of the star came out beautifully, and I just love the sentiment from a new PTI set called Stylish Sentiments Holiday.

 

Thank you for stopping by.  I actually posted four things this weekend, which is a record for me. An October snowstorm worked wonders for my crafting.  Tonight I made a fabulous pot roast with shitake mushrooms and lots of root vegetables and wine.  Feels like mid January, but tomorrow is Halloween!  We have our costumes together.  There will definitely be frost on the pumpkin for the festivities.  Hope you have a fun day tomorrow whether you do or don't do Halloween.

Boo Crew

I just love this Boo Crew digi-image from MFT. I got it 2 years ago, and never used it.  It appears to be retired now.  I think I was a little scared of the amount of coloring that it required, but in 2 years I have become much more confident in my coloring skills.  I CASE'd the coloring from Michelle Boyer's card from September 2009.

Why are the words backwards you ask?  Well, I made this 8 1/2 x 11 panel for my dear friend who teaches first grade at the school my boys attend and in which I work. This is an iron-on transfer for a halloween treat bag that my friend will load up with treats for her students as a Halloween gift, and then they can use it for a trick-or-treat bag.  For an iron-on transfer, words have to be backwards to come out right when ironed on.

I printed the digi image on 8 1/2 x 11 Nenah Solar White paper, and colored it with Copics.  I cut the letters with Sizzix Fun Serif alphabet dies and my trusty old Sizzix die cut machine, ran them (backwards) through my Xyron, and placed them above the colored image. The fence is cut with a Martha Stewart punch, and the green rick rak is but from a PTI die.

I am proud of the way this came out, and I am happy to know the "littles" who will receive their treat bags designed by - ME!

Thanks you again for coming by.  Still snowing here in NJ...

Happy Haunting

This creation is a combination of 3 challenges:

Stampin' Royalty Challenge #95 The Challenge for this week is a
Theme Challenge!
Spooky/Creepy/Halloween!

and

That's Krafty Thursday #55 - use Kraft on your project.

Thanks so much for coming by. Still snowing here in NJ... and I am still in my PJ's in my craft room. It's a good day!

Supplies:
Stamps ~ PTI Tiny Treats Halloween.
Ink ~ PTI True Black, Memento Tuxedo Black.
Paper ~ Kraft, Basic Black, Peach Parfait, Daffodil Delight, So Saffron, White.
Accessories ~ PTI Woodgrain Impression Plate, PTI Mat Stack 4 die, Nestabilities circle dies, Dimensionals, stitched grosgrain ribbon, buttons, black jute, glue dots, corner rounder.



Holiday Wishes

It is SNOWING hard here in New Jersey - very odd for October 29th.  We have not even had frost on the pumpkin yet!  I am staying in my PJ's and in my craft room today. Love it.

This is my project for this week's Make It Monday #38: Brayer and Impression Plate Techniques over at Nichole Heady's blog.  I really love the way this came out.  Betsy Veldman's video tutorial is wonderful, and I know I will be using this technique again and again. 

Supplies
Stamps ~ PTI 2011 Holiday Tags, PTI Fillable Frames #10.
Paper ~ White, Kiwi Kiss, SU (retired) Ski Slope DSP, Kraft.
Ink ~ Chocolate Chip, PTI Pure Poppy, Memento Pear Tart.
Accessories ~ Brayer, PTI & Nestabilities dies, PTI embossing plate, self-adhesive rhinestones, Copics, Twinery Pink Sorbet twine, Dimensionals.

Thanks for stopping by today.