fall friend

There are a number of fall/leaf challenges at the moment and I wanted to make one to help celebrate the season that I'm going to miss this year (we're doing winter/spring/winter/spring with our international move later this year). So please, all of you in the northern hemisphere, please enjoy fall, because I've got to wait a long time before I get to hear the crunch of leaves.

I've used the background challenge that Karen created for Yvonne's blog, Do More With Less. I made this card already, so I borrowed from my previous card and used another brown paper bag as one of the layers. Hero Arts & Critter Challenge are celebrating fall, Stamp Simply is celebrating leaves. The Secret Saturday Crafter is celebrating CAS this week, my kinda style.

Materials: Hero Arts friend leaf stamp, Wooden stampers leaves, PTI kraft, Versacolor bamboo ink, Versacolor canary ink, brown twine, Fiskars rotary scallop cutter, green art paper from stash, brown paper bag

Keep New Zealand Beautiful

This card uses Greener Pastures patterned papers and a Hero Arts sentiment. I was thinking of a making a card to celebrate travel/New Zealand. Thanks Karen for the positive feedback, I was going to put this card in the to be recycle/re-crafted pile. The sketch is from Critter Sketch Challenge Blog.

Materials: Greener Pastures patterned paper, Hero Arts sentiment, white/yellow/black card stock, Brilliance Moonlight white ink, Fiskars rotary scallop cutter

One Layer Couch Christmas Card

I have been eyeing this PTI eye set for awhile, and after a generous birthday card from my grandmother I decided to splurge (this isn't the only set, beware!). Susan at Simplicity is having a one layer Christmas challenge and I'm not really a traditional Christmas card kinda gal. Will you guys believe me when I say I don't make Christmas cards? So here's my take on a one layer Christmas card. Flourishes, Critter Sketch Challenge and Jill are also celebrating Christmas in July.

Materials: PTI stamps and sentiment, Versacolor red & green ink, Stampin Up black ink, corner rounder

2 Little Houses thanks

This card was along the same train of thought as the pervious- trying to make some cards to give to some friends who have returned from an extended stay in a hospital. Their frig was packed full of good and their countertop overflowing with baked goods when they finally made it back home on Saturday. In times of need I think giving sets of cards to people to use is a great way to let them know you're thinking of them. So I used the Embellish colors (plus ric rac) and added a little thanks tab. Critter Sketch Challenge is almost done celebrating thank you cards, so I'll add this one just in time.

Materials: Kathy Martin digital houses, Shelley Castillo digital patterned paper (Home Is Where The Heart Is) printed on vellum, Stampin Up sentiment, Stampin Up Chocolate chip card stock, We R Memory Keepers Silver Lining orange paper, Anna Griffin kraft colored patterned paper, turquoise paper from stash, Fiskars scallop rotary cutter, Stampin Up square scallop punch, Stampin Up black ink, American Crafts black ribbon

Friends of Waltzingmouse Stamps July Blog Hop

I'm so excited to be a part of the Friends of Waltzingmouse Stamps July blog hop. I must confess that I've never done one before! Okay I've commented on my share of hops, but this is the first one I've been an active part of... so I couldn't control myself and I made three cards. The challenge was to use at least one WMS (I have the Big Blooms Chrysanthemums set) and use the colors blue and green. To see the rest of the Friends of WMS creations please click here to go to the forum.

Since Moxie Fab World is celebrating styles this week I thought I'd enter these cards in their Clean and Graphic challenge. I love that I've found a style that works for me. Thanks for checking out my cards! Enjoy the hop. Critter Challenge is celebrating thank you cards, so let's add the first two of these cards to that challenge.

Materials: 1 st card: Waltzingmouse Big Blooms stamps, W Plus 9 woodgrain, Hero Arts sentiment, vellum, Making Memories blue eyelets, VersaColor Bamboo ink, VersaMagic Night Sky ink

2nd card: Waltzingmouse Big Blooms stamps, Hero Arts sentiment, green twine, Stampin Up black ink, VersaMagic Night Sky ink, Making Memories eyelet punch for center hole

3rd card: Waltzingmouse Big Blooms stamps, W Plus 9 woodgrain, Hero Arts sentiment, American Crafts ribbon, Making Memories eyelet, Stampin Up black ink, VersaColor Bamboo ink, VersaMagic Night Sky ink

Tricycle thank you

I made these CAS little thank you note cards for my son's preschool teachers as a goodbye present. Being me they're all just slightly different (I was having fun with the corner rounder). Thank you Susan at Simplicity for showing me that one layer cards can do the trick. I was inspired to make these based on this card. Critter Challenge is celebrating thank you cards this week. Crazy 4 Challenges is doing black/white and red. Crafty Ho's is doing black and white and one color.

Materials: Paper Source tricycle stamp, Hero Arts sentiment, Versacolor red & blue ink, Stampin Up black ink, corner rounder

Cupcake Off the Wall Craftiness Colors

I made a card last night with Kim's Off the Wall Craftiness colors from the photo above and the card just didn't work. So when I saw the Critter Challenge sketch above I thought perhaps I'd try a different version. I couldn't fit my sentiment on the bottom, I tried and it looked too cluttered, so I'm not sticking completely to the sketch, but I was thinking of it! The card also uses the 365 Cards challenge Cut 3 Ways (I used the Fiskars cutter with the scallop and deckle blades and then tore the bottom one).

Materials: Studio G cupcake stamp, Paper Chic patterned paper, card stock from my pile, Fiskars rotary cutter- scallop and deckle blades, corner rounder punch