Happy Blossom

My card for today's color challenge. Lucky Coral Breezes.

I used the layout from Sketch Frenzy Friday.



I used the triple blossom bouquet punch with boho blossoms. Also, the corner rounder, decorative label punch, tasteful trim die and my new lucky limeade ribbon!

Autumn Days card

Thought I'd make a masculine card using Autumn Days and some great fall colors.
Island Indigo, Lucky Limeade, Chocolate Chip, Cajun Craze, Very Vanilla.

I used woodgrain for the background, ripping and embossing. Here's a close up...

New Queen... QFTD86

My two cards for the Queen this week.

Hope you can join me at the Queen for the Day Challenge.

Christmas chickadee

I made this card for today's layout on Splitcoast.

I got to use some of my new goodies - ribbon, Tasteful Trim die and neutrals patterned paper.

I stamped in soft suede and sponged around it. I stamped another chickadee and cut it out and popped it up.

The ribbon is just looped around and glued together with a button on top.

New Queen... QFTD85

Here are my two cards for this week's Queen.
Please come play along here.

3 Christmas with mom

My mom is here to visit and we've been having fun making cards! Here are the 3 we made together yesterday using various challenges.



Colors - More Mustard, Always Artichoke, Bravo Burgundy, Black, Vanilla
Stamps - Gifts of Christmas, Something for Christmas



Colors - Vanilla, Riding Hood Red, Chocolate Chip
Stamps - Something for Christmas



Colors - Vanilla, Black, Baja Breeze, Certainly Celery, Bashful Blue
Stamps - Something for Christmas

Two cards for Christmas

This card was for the Clean and Simple layout challenge. I used the retired "Two Cool Dudes" set.



This card is for two challenges.

Technique - use small stamps to stamp around your image
Colors - Baja Breeze, Island Indigo, Rich Razzleberry

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Please come over and play with the Queen for the Day Challenge.

Here are the two cards I made for this week's Queen!

I'm a WINNER - PPA pick!

I'm so excited! My card was one of 3 winners picked at Pals Paper Arts this week! (out of 97 entries!)



My card...


This card was inspired by a card on Splitcoast by atsamom.

I made this card for my brother for his birthday.

New Queen... QFTD82

These cards are for this week's Queen - Joan Ervin! Please come play along with the Queen for the Day Challenge on Splitcoast.



I made this card by embossing the LEAVES from French Foliage. I popped up the kraft panel on a kraft card base. The sentiment (Many Merry Messages) is also embossed in gold. I added some pearls to the center.





For this card I used Joan's technique of STACKED BACKGROUND. I used woodgrain and fifth ave floral. To match Joan's style I embellished and used LOTS of details!

Stacked Background - Medallion Christmas

I made this card with the help of two challenges.

Technique Challenge at Splitcoast - Stacked Background - I first stamped my French Filigree swirl background stamp with crumb cake/kraft ink (on vanilla textured paper). Then I used soft suede and stamped some snowflakes from snow swirled. Then I used Cherry Cobbler and stamped the medallion image.

I stamped the medallion again and punched it out with a circle. The circle is popped up and I used the new dazzling details glitter glue and a clear rhinestone.

I layered soft suede dotted scallop ribbon border, lace trim, red ribbon and a sentiment.

The layout comes from Clean & Simple Stamping - Fall To Layout #161

New Queen... QFTD81

Two cards for this week's Queen for the Day.
Please come join the Queen for the Day Challenge here.

Single Stamp - Something for Christmas

I just got this stamp yesterday! I really think it's overlooked. When I saw the new catalogue I just loved it. It's a single stamp and I think will be very versatile (especially if you just ink parts of the stamp!)

I was excited to use it today with the color challenge - more mustard, soft suede, tangerine tango. I wouldn't have picked these colors for a Christmas card, but that's what challenges are all about. I really love how it turned out.

I inked my embossing folder with soft suede. I ripped the edges and added sponging, and even curled the edges up to give it a vintage look (to go with these colors).

2 leaves and FREE BIG SHOT!

Here are two more cards I made with the French Foliage set.

I also wanted to mention that Stampin' Up! is doing a promotion for the month of October. If you sign up to become a demonstrator you get a BIG SHOT for FREE!

Even if you don't see yourself as a "salesperson" it's still a great deal to join and get the discount for yourself! You can see my website or let me know if you have any more questions.

New Queen... QFTD80

Here are my cards for this week's Queen. Please feel free to come play along at Splitcoast Queen for the Day Challenge.





The third card was made for Queen Dawn for her Free for All Challenge.