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Fabulous Friday: Gourd Goodness thank you card

  Happy Friday!  I'm so excited - the temperatures are finally falling here in Central Virginia and it is actually starting to feel like Fall.  I love this time of year with all the leaves changing colors and the gorgeous blue skies.  This week for our Fabulous Friday projects over on the Sisters in Stamping blog I asked my fellow Sisters to design cards featuring their favorite stamp sets from the Holiday catalog. Right now my favorite is this Gourd Goodness stamp set because it just screams Fall.  I paired it with the Merry Little Christmas DSP checked print paper which is perfect for this card. It reminds me of a warm flannel shirt.

  I didn't have any burlap ribbon so tried to create my own with the bow builder punch and crumb cake card stock.  I distressed the card stock with a bone folder once I punched out the pieces and then sponged them with crumb cake ink.  I like the effect. And how realistic do these pumpkins look?!?!? The pumpkins were stamped first with peek-a-boo peach (solid layer) and then the detail stamp was done using tangerine tango.  I really like how these turned out.  The pumpkin stems were two-step stamped with old olive and basic black, just like the DSP.

  For the inside of the card I just stamped a little bit of the pumpkin stamp (also two-step to give it the realistic effect).

 

 Here's another view of my card.  For even more favor inspiration please be sure to hop over to the Sisters in Stamping blog  to check out what the other designers created this week.  

* Thanks for visiting and have a great weekend! *

 

Promotions

   

  Be sure to use Hostess Code RER69EFV* with your online orders at checkout through October 30th to receive a Quick & Easy card as a thank you. For every $35 you spend you'll get one entry in my new monthly drawing for free product - the more you spend, the more chances you have to win.  The prize for the month of September is the Spooky Cat clear mount background stamp set from the Annual catalog. (*Note - if your merchandise total is $150 or greater, please do NOT use the hostess code so you can get the Stampin' Rewards for yourself AND you'll still be entered in my drawing).  

 

 

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Fabulous Friday: Masculine birthday card featuring Country Livin'

  Happy Friday!  We're in for a busy weekend - my son's swim team is hosting their first meet of the season so I'll be spending my time at the pool announcing. Sunday afternoon is my monthly Card Club meeting (I hope I still have my voice left) and I'm looking forward to spending time with these fabulous ladies!  One of the cards they'll be making is this one that I designed for my Fabulous Friday project today over on the Sisters in Stamping blog. Karla asked us to design masculine cards and I chose to create this birthday card with my new Country Livin' stamp set.  It has the perfect images for the men in your life - there are these great boots, a guitar and an old pickup truck.  These are great for using the new watercolor pencils, too!  The boots were stamped on very vanilla card stock and then cut out using the largest square from the Stitched Shapelits with my Big Shot.  I added some texture to the crumb cake card stock piece with the brick wall textured impressions folder.  To really make the texture pop, I sponged lightly across the entire piece in a circular motion with a stampin' sponge and crumb cake ink.  I completed the card by adding a cajun craze banner and embellished with a birthday sentiment from Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set that was cut out using the Classic Label punch.  The finished card front was added to a soft suede card base with a very vanilla mat.  Easy-peasey!

  Here is a close-up view of the boots - I used the brown and black watercolor pencils to color the boots, going over the shaded areas a little heavier, and then blending the color with my aqua painter.  For the shading under the boots I picked up some ink from my crumb cake ink pad that I had handy from sponging the edges of the card stock.

 Here's another view of my card.  I left the inside of the card simple with just a piece of very vanilla card stock.  No frou-frou for this man!  For even more favor inspiration please be sure to hop over to the Sisters in Stamping blog  to check out what the other designers created this week.  

* Thanks for visiting and have a great weekend! *

 

Promotions

   

  Be sure to use Hostess Code NSNGHJYM* with your online orders at checkout through September 30th to receive a Quick & Easy card as a thank you. For every $35 you spend you'll get one entry in my new monthly drawing for free product - the more you spend, the more chances you have to win.  The prize for the month of September is the Spooky Cat clear mount background stamp set from the Annual catalog. (*Note - if your merchandise total is $150 or greater, please do NOT use the hostess code so you can get the Stampin' Rewards for yourself AND you'll still be entered in my drawing).  

 

 

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Fabulous Friday: Trick or treat?

  Happy Friday!  Halloween is coming next month and if you want to get a jump start on creating your treats, we're here to inspire you with our Fabulous Friday projects today over on the Sisters in Stamping blog. I chose to create an easy candy favor using the Mini Treat Bag thinlit with my Big Shot.  

 

  Here is a close-up view of the belly band that features a fun image from the Labels to Love stamp set, coordinating Everyday Label punch and black vintage crochet trim all from the new Holiday catalog. I colored the image with old olive and tangerine tango stampin' write markers and embellished with rhinestones.

 Here's another view of my project - this treat pocket easily holds a sharing size package of M&M's.  It would also be great for microwave popcorn, hot chocolate, etc. For even more favor inspiration please be sure to hop over to the Sisters in Stamping blog  to check out what the other designers created this week.  

* Thanks for visiting and have a great weekend! *

 

Promotions

   

  Be sure to use Hostess Code NSNGHJYM* with your online orders at checkout through September 30th to receive a Quick & Easy card as a thank you. For every $35 you spend you'll get one entry in my new monthly drawing for free product - the more you spend, the more chances you have to win.  The prize for the month of September is the Spooky Cat clear mount background stamp set from the Annual catalog. (*Note - if your merchandise total is $150 or greater, please do NOT use the hostess code so you can get the Stampin' Rewards for yourself AND you'll still be entered in my drawing).  

 

 

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Stampers Dozen: Color Challenge birthday card

 

  I am excited to participate in this month's Stampers Dozen blog hop because we are focusing on a color challenge featuring two of the new In Colors, Fresh Fig and Tranquil Tide, along with Very Vanilla.  This isn't a color combination that I would have thought of so I appreciate the creative stretch.

  I decided to use the Happy Birthday Gorgeous bundle for my card along with the Decorative Ribbon Border Punch and some pearls.  The Happy Birthday thinlit is perfect for a cardfront and the fine tip glue pen makes it easy to apply to your card stock.

 

  I stamped and cut out a flower and foliage from the Happy Birthday Gorgeous stamp set using the fresh fig and tranquil tide ink pads and then bled the colors with an aqua painter.  Once dry I added some shimmer with the Wink of Stella glitter brush. Not only did I add it to the flower, as seen above, but I also went over the birthday cut-out.  It's very difficult to photograph, but you may be able to see it a little.

 

  Not wanting to neglect the inside of my card, I stamped a few flowers and leaves in the lower left corner and my sentiment went right in the middle.

 Here's another view of my card.  I just love the all the tools that Stampin' Up! offers to make cards like this easy to pull together!  If you haven't put these two In Colors together, I suggest you give it a try this weekend!

 For even more color challenge inspiration please be sure to check out our blog hop using the buttons below...

On to Joanne's Blog

 

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* Thanks for visiting and have a great day! *

 

Products used with today's project include:

 

Happy Birthday Gorgeous Bundle, #145301 $36.75

      

Decorative Ribbon Border Punch, #143721 $16.00

     

Wink of Stella glitter brush, #141897 $8.00

      

Pearl Basic Jewels, #144219 $5.00

     

Big Shot, #143263 $110.00

     

Aqua Painters, #103954 $16.00

 

 

Promotions

   

  Be sure to use Hostess Code NSNGHJYM* with your online orders at checkout through September 30th to receive a Quick & Easy card as a thank you. For every $35 you spend you'll get one entry in my new monthly drawing for free product - the more you spend, the more chances you have to win.  The prize for the month of September is the Spooky Cat clear mount background stamp set from the Annual catalog. (*Note - if your merchandise total is $150 or greater, please do NOT use the hostess code so you can get the Stampin' Rewards for yourself AND you'll still be entered in my drawing).  

 

 

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Fabulous Friday: Big Shot Christmas decor

Due to some technical difficulties, I neglected to publish my post last week.. I apologize!

  Happy Friday! I can't believe we are at the end of summer already, but I am ready for Fall - how about you?  This week I asked my fellow designers to create a project featuring their favorite Big Shot accessories for Fabulous Friday over on the Sisters in Stamping blog. I chose to create a fun Christmas decor piece that I could put on my bookshelf in my office featuring the Lots of Labels framelits (my favorite right now) along with the Large Alphabet Letters.

 

I purchased the Be Merry DSP pack because I love all the fun images and colors and feature 3 of the patterns here.  I also added a few snowflakes cut from the Seasonal Layers thinlits and added some rhinestones for bling.  I love how this turned out!  

 Here's another view of my project - simple but it looks great on my shelf, even if it is a few months early!. For even more Big Shot inspiration please be sure to hop over to the Sisters in Stamping blog  to check out what the other designers created this week.  

* Thanks for visiting and have a great weekend! *

 

Promotions

   

  Be sure to use Hostess Code NSNGHJYM* with your online orders at checkout through September 30th to receive a Quick & Easy card as a thank you. For every $35 you spend you'll get one entry in my new monthly drawing for free product - the more you spend, the more chances you have to win.  The prize for the month of September is the Spooky Cat clear mount background stamp set from the Annual catalog. (*Note - if your merchandise total is $150 or greater, please do NOT use the hostess code so you can get the Stampin' Rewards for yourself AND you'll still be entered in my drawing).  

Congratulations to winner Jodie M. who won August's Sheet Music stamp set!!

 

 

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Fabulous Friday: Wild about Flowers sponged sympathy card

  Happy Friday! I hope you've had a great week.  This week Jennifer asked us to create sympathy cards for Fabulous Friday over on the Sisters in Stamping blog. Sadly, I am finding myself in need of these cards more and more the older I get.  My project this week features the Wild About Flowers and Thoughts & Prayers stamp sets.  I chose to sponge on this card as I haven't done that in a while and it never disappoints. I used my Layering Ovals thinlits and Big Shot to cut out an oval shape on a piece of scrap card stock and added some Tombow multipurpose adhesive to the back.  I smudged it around and allowed it to dry to tacky to create my mask.  Starting in the center I sponged lightly with pool party ink and then along the edges of the oval with island indigo ink.  I lifted the mask and then the flower image is stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink (my go-to black ink with photopolymer images) and the sentiment was stamped with island indigo.  I ended up getting a small smudge of black ink near the flowers so hid it with a rhinestone - an embellishment opportunity, right?!  Added a few more rhinestones (remember to use an odd-number of embellishments as that is more pleasing to the eye) and then finished my card.  Easy-peasey, just ended up with blue inky fingers.

 Here's another view of my card. For even more sympathy card inspiration please be sure to hop over to the Sisters in Stamping blog  to check out what the other designers created this week.  

* Thanks for visiting and have a great weekend! *

 

Promotions

   

  Be sure to use Hostess Code NSNGHJYM* with your online orders at checkout through September 30th to receive a Quick & Easy card as a thank you. For every $35 you spend you'll get one entry in my new monthly drawing for free product - the more you spend, the more chances you have to win.  The prize for the month of September is the Spooky Cat clear mount background stamp set from the Annual catalog. (*Note - if your merchandise total is $150 or greater, please do NOT use the hostess code so you can get the Stampin' Rewards for yourself AND you'll still be entered in my drawing).  

Congratulations to winner Jodie M. who won August's Sheet Music stamp set!!

 

 

Clearance Rack - click here to view and shop

 

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Holiday Catalog - click here to view and shop

 

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