Bushel and a Peck

Did you get the stamp of the month for June yet? Oh, she is a cutie and the pie is delicious! You will have so much fun using the images from this set and will find the perfect sentiment as well. Take a look at all the different uses I've found.

I mixed all sorts of the new papers with just a little bit of some old papers with cardstock. I found that the images looked wonderful using both alcohol markers and a waterbrush pen with ink pad. You could also use watercolor pencils, whatever you wish to experiment with. {Just remember to stamp in archival or memento black ink so there will be no bleeding.}

I used some Beautiful Friendship paper for this one. I stayed a little stronger on the pink side of it.

How about a pop of light glacier blue with some brick pattern from the Documented collection! Cute!

Here are some more documented papers, but what's that? Did I sneak in a stamp for the August Stamp of the Month! {I love crafting}

This background paper looks like watercolor which I could have done myself, but the older Chelsea Gardens paper is already done for me. So soft and pretty with those vibrant green apples and leaves!

I love the pop of red on the subtle blue and green, plus that lacy ribbon gives it a vintage vibe.
{papers: Fresh Air, Documented & Postcard Perfect}

Here is the Beautiful Friendship paper again, but it really comes to life when popped with the canary yellow!

An old wood grain paper really makes these red apples pop, but all together it is a nice simple thank you card!

Lastly, when paired with the Fresh Air papers she is ready for Fall! I hope I remember to get this stamp out again when creating some autumn inspired cards. That means if you don't get it now, you won't have it at all for your fall projects either!

Shop online here. Be sure to check out all the specials being offered this month so that you can reach your total to get this stamp set for only $5.

A Taste of Fall

Recently I attended the annual Harvest Festival where I found lots of mixes for soups, stews and cobblers. Our weather briefly cooled down enough to open up the windows at night and I'm already pouring pumpkin creamer in my coffee. It was just a little taste of Fall, because sadly its still summer around here. However, that doesn't mean I can't wish for Fall to come soon!

I gave you a little look at the Woodland Critters stamp set and some of the Autumn themed Swan Lake papers earlier this week. Today I have another look for you of the cute owl and some random stamped acorn paper. The focus of this card is actually a Swan Lake PML card.

All of these lovely Fall products are available now. You can shop online here. Thanks for stopping by!

Inspired By 43 {more nutty art!}

Two posts in one day, crazy huh?! My intentions were to create one card for both the Mojo Monday sketch and the Inspired By photo, but as I created I felt like I lost direction for the Inspired By challenge. What I truly loved about the inspiration photo was all the white clean space. So I cleared off my desk and started all over again!

Photo Inspiration

{Cardstock, felt acorn, stamp & olive twine is CTMH; all other products were from local craft store and begging to see day light again!}

Thankful ~ RCC27

I had fun creating this background paper with these lovely leaf and acorn stamps. I thought it would be interesting to throw some purple into the usual autumn colors. I used some purple twine to tie it all together as well.

Family For All Seasons ~ Mojo Monday

With the recent cooler weather I have fall on my mind. I've already taken down the Halloween decorations and put up the fall ones. This is definitely my favorite season and is also a time for Family. My Mother will arrive tomorrow and will stay with us through Thanksgiving. I'm so excited to spend time with her.

With that being said, here's my take on this week's Mojo Monday sketch.


There's that Bronze Glitter Gel again, I love this stuff!

Fall Color Challenge on H2H

It's a color challenge on Heart 2 Heart challenges Blog this week. It's so pretty and reminds me of fall colors. The colors are Autumn Terracotta, Juniper and Bamboo. I used the Captured Moments stamp, some new and old Juniper B&T papers and the new Bronze Glitter Gel.

Try out this color combo for yourself and be sure to check out the other creative artwork on the Heart 2 Heart blog today!

Thank "Fall"

Today I held my Card Club and Fall Card Exchange. The ladies were asked to make cards with a "fall" theme, using as much CTMH product as possible. They all created wonderful cards. Please be kind and leave a comment for these awesome gals!

First up is the card I created using the new Kraft cards in the Autumn/Winter Idea Book. Rather than using the scalloped flap on the outside of the card I chose to use it as a pocket for the inside. I even tucked a little goodie inside for each of them, but they can use the pocket for a photo or recipe or just about anything!?!

Tommie~

Suzy~

Janet~

Nanette~

Stacie~

Pat~

Julie~

Peggy~

Aysa~

Nikki~

Fall Fabric Card

I could not resist joining the fun challenge over at Ribbon Carousel this week! Using fabric on your project as well as the usual challenge of adding ribbon. I played with some fabrics on some scrapbooking pages last year and had some left over. Take a look at the card.

Wondering where the fabric is? Here's the swatch of fabric I had left over ~

Now you see it! The fabric does all the work for me. I simply cut out the image I wanted and glued it to the front of my card base. Pretty cute and simple...I need to do more projects with fabric!

Sketch Challenge

It has been a long time that I've done a sketch challenge. This one just caught my attention and I loved all the ideas that were submitted for it. You can see what other artists created over at Unscripted Sketches.

Most product is Close To My Heart: Cardstock; sweet leaf, tulip, crystal blue, colonial white, Ink; sweet leaf, tulip, crystal blue, chocolate, Stamps: November Word Puzzle, Weathered Backgrounds, Spot On Backgrounds, Argyle Backgrounds, Fiskars scallop punch, Offray chocolate ribbon {for some reason the ribbon looks black in the photo?}