Poppystamps: Bravocado

I'm on the Poppystamps blog today with this charming Whittle Taco and Nacho along with their friend Whittle Avocado and some punny sentiments from Life is Sweet.

The Whittle Taco and Nacho set really just has the shells but since this card is destined for one of my sons and we seriously stuff our tacos, I had to add some taco innards!!  I used the smaller taco shell in the set cut in orange and red to give the colors of cheese and tomatoes. Then I used the nacho in green and cut the little corners off for some lettuce shreds.  Finally, I added a white circle that I cut using the avocado pit and plopped it on for my dollop of sour cream.  (Without the all-important sour cream, my sons would have seriously doubted that I made this taco!)

There are many more details and pictures on the Poppystamps blog!

SUPPLY LIST

Stamps: Poppystamps Life is Sweet

Dies: Poppystamps Whittle Taco and Nacho, Whittle Avocado, Word Balloons, Memory Box Stitched Square Layers

Paper: Memory Box Dashing Stripes and Dots, Cottage Stripes and Dots and cardstock packs in Berry Red, Sunny Orange and Lush Green

Poppystamps: Art Deco Birthday Greetings

I'm on the Poppystamps blog with this Art Deco Birthday card.

I never post a card that I don't like - and there are plenty of those - but sometimes I especially love a card and this is one of them.  I had googled Art Deco images and realized many were in black/white or black/gold.  This was perfect inspiration for a birthday card I needed to make for my SIL because she is passionate about black and white photography. All the pictures are on her walls and black and white and it is stunningly elegant.

But it is for her birthday so I wanted to add a pop of color and sparkle.  I love these rounded flowers against the straight lines of the background.

There are more pictures and more chatter on the Poppystamps blog!

SUPPLY LIST

Stamps: Poppystamps Art Deco Birthday Greetings

Dies: Poppystamps Geometric Deco Plate, Village Rose and Background, Orchard Leaves

Paper: Memory Box Graceful Garden Glitter Pad, Cardstock from the Sunny Orange and Lush Green collections

Other: Memory Box Open Studio Fairy Jewels 

Freshly Made Sketches: Oh What Fun

It's time for a new sketch at Freshly Made Sketches! Today we have a sketch by Cécile and here’s what I did with it!

I thoroughly enjoyed working on this card.  I had the snowman idea right away, but I was thinking of an elegant, open-style snowman that I thought I had with beautiful snowy papers behind him.  It turns out my mental image of that particular snowman was wrong. So I flipped through the other snowmen that I had and this guy just kept saying "Pick me! Pick me!" and I'm so glad I did.  I found some cheerful papers and smiled the entire time that I was working!

I used some soft fluffy paper in the hat and then some glitter paper for the snowflake. I struggled with the sentiment a bit because "oh what fun" fit size-wise but I kept singing "...in a one-horse open sleigh" and there's no sleigh here and that bothers my obsessive side.  But there is "fun" here so I stuck with it. 

I hope to see you playing along with us at Freshly Made Sketches!

SUPPLY LIST

Stamps: Hello Bluebird Typed Christmas

Dies: Paper Smooches Snowman 2, 

Paper: Bella Blvd Holly Jolly Christmas (the only paper not in this pack are the orange nose, the very light gray outline and the specialty fluffy paper (SU) and sparkly snowflake (Michaels))

Other: Studio Katia Pink Carnation gems

Freshly Made Sketches: New Home Congrats

It's time for a new sketch at Freshly Made Sketches! Today we have a sketch by Jen Brum and here’s what I did with it!

 

I needed a "congrats on your new home" card for my brother and his family. They have lived in Colorado just a suburb or two away for the last 25 years so I have had my young nieces (currently 13 and 16) nearby to do girl things with. (My family consists of a husband and two grown sons - all guy, all sports, all stinky bedrooms, all the time!) Sadly for me, my brother's family just moved far away to Milton, Georgia.  It's a great move for them - it makes so much sense for where their life is headed - but I am so going to miss my nieces.  

I wanted to get a congrats card in the mail right away - maybe even the first mail in their mailbox!  I planned it in an entirely different direction.  They bought a house on 3 acres surrounded by big, gorgeous trees so my card was going to be in rich, fall colors. But I was paging through my papers and this one popped out at me. It's a totally different direction, but the paper along with some pink sparkle was just perfect for my nieces.

I hope to see you playing along with us this week at Freshly Made Sketches.

SUPPLY LIST

Paper: Patterned is unknown, Papertrey Ink Limeade Ice, Simon Says Fog And Smoke, Memory Box Delicate Pastel Glitter pad

Dies: Papertrey Ink Love Lives Here, Taylored Expressions Congrats Script, Sizzix Funky Wreaths

Other: Stampin' Up Woodgrain Embossing Folder

Card Concept: Blessed

The Card Concept is back!!  We had so many players during our extended summer challenge, thank you for playing along all summer. I do hope that you continue playing especially with our amazing fall challenges.  Check this one out! And notice the helpful color swatches on the graphic.

I adore autumn leaves.  I can guarantee that if a graphic has a fall leaf, it will be on my card! In this graphic, the brilliant purple caught my eye - so here's my card.

I created my Clean and Layered card with this amazing Botanicuts set from The Greetery. I was surprised to find it in my not-yet-used stash because I loved it from the moment I saw it. In using it, I loved it even more than I thought I would.  I didn't realize it when I got it, but that branch including the veins for the leaves is already put together so you get that graceful swoop without any extra work.  Of course, there are extra pieces so you can arrange it yourself too.

I did a bit of work on the leaves to make them fall-like.  The edges are sponged with a coordinating color.  Then I splattered them with some sparkle ink (I love frost on the leaves in the fall) and with some dark brown ink. I'm a bit afraid of splattering (I prefer having complete control) so they are a bit too subtle. I stopped before I got a big unplanned splatter!

To keep it "in the company", I used the Brick Layer and the Blessed Blooms stamp and die (for the sentiment) also from The Greetery.  

I hope to see you playing along with us this week on our first week back after summer vacation!!

SUPPLY LIST

Stamps: The Greetery Blessed Blooms

Dies: The Greetery Botanicuts Mighty Oak, Brick Layer, Blessed Blooms dies

Cardstock: Stampin' Up Soft Suede, Crushed Curry and Soft Succulents, Taylored Expressions Plum Punch, Fruit Punch, Toffee, Sea Salt and Mocha

Ink: ditto

Other: Fun Stampers Journey Sparkle Silk and Dark Roast Silk

Poppystamps: Oak Leaves and a Forest Squirrel

 I'm on the Poppystamps blog today with this charming Whittle Forest Squirrel and a rainbow of leaves using the Whittle Oak Leaf.

Fall is my favorite season.  I love the cooler weather and I love the brilliant colors.  Mostly I love them together.  The brilliant colors look even more amazing against the wintery skies and with a bit of frost. So behind my squirrel, I added a bluish-gray background and I used the Memory Box Waves 3D Embossing Folder since the waves looked like blustery weather to me. 

Pop on over to the Poppystamps blog for many more pictures and details!

SUPPLY LIST

Stamps: Poppystamps Whittle Everyday clear stamp set

Dies: Poppystamps Whittle Forest Squirrel and Whittle Oak Leaf, Memory Box Stitched Square Layers

Paper: Memory Box 6x6 cardstock packs in Stormy Blue, Earth Neutral, Berry Red, Sunny Orange, Lush Green, Vibrant Violet

Other: Memory Box Waves 3D Embossing Folder, Bright Jewels

Freshly Made Sketches: Autumn Greetings

 Wasn't last week an amazing celebration of 500 sketches at Freshly Made Sketches?!  Have you checked out the list of prizes on the FMS Winner's post? If you played along you might be there!!  I also had prizes with the winner's announced here. 

Now it's time for our 501st sketch and I created it!!  It's always such a thrill to do a sketch and then see how all of you have used it.  Here's my card, then the sketch.

Usually when I do the sketch, I have a solid idea of what I'm going to do with it; in fact, sometimes I've even made the card.  I had a solid idea for this card, but then Honey Bee Stamps had their release that included the Patchwork Pumpkin set and everything changed.  I adore this pumpkin; I hit the order button the second it was available.  

There's actually another layer you can use behind so you have five patterned section and then there's ten patterns to choose from.  Isn't this patchwork look just what autumn is all about?!  (BTW - definitely check out this Patchwork Pumpkin card from my teammate Jen Timko - it's stunning.)  I used an earlier set also from Honey Bee - the Autumn die and the coordinating stamp set to add the sentiment.  Then the patterned paper is from their new release - Gingham Galore: Fall.

  I hope to see you playing along this week at Freshly Made Sketches!

SUPPLY LIST

Stamps: Honey Bee Stamps Patchwork Pumpkin, Autumn

Dies: ditto!

Paper: Honey Bee Stamps Gingham Galore: Fall