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Vintage Fall Birds for Mojo Monday!

 

Good Morning Fellow Stampers :-)

 

TGIF!!  Thank goodness is all I can say!  It's a working Friday for me, so it won't be done soon enough as far as I'm concerned.  I have a little good news to share with everyone.  I met with my Oral Surgeon Wednesday afternoon, and we took a scan of my sinus areas.  The infection is gone!!  Hallelujah!  So I meet with the ENT doctor today; but it's pretty much a moot point.  I will not need to have sinus surgery and I'm very thankful for that.  Especially as I have several more surgeries to face with this implant itself (the next one we have to rebuild the bone in the jaw); so for now I will be able to rest and heal; and then we'll plan the appropriate time to move forward with the next phase.  I am quite relieved today!!

 

It's Mojo Monday [MOJO469] challenge time.  Another lovely sketch to play with.  Today I decided I really wanted to play with some beautiful products from our Annual catalog, and turn to more of a Fall theme.  I'm starting to feel the twinges of the "holiday" season calling to me; so I am starting to get antsy about trying out some of our new holiday bundles, and may start that direction soon.  In the meantime, I had some fun with this card design today, and I hope you will enjoy it.

 

 

 

Cajun Craze

Crushed Curry

Soft Suede

 

 

 

Doggone Delightful Stampin' Design Tips:

• Layerothology.  This card base is cut from Very Vanilla cardstock, 8 1/2" x 5 1/2", scored at 4 1/4" - a side-fold card.  The background layers showcase the Petals & Paisleys SDSP matted with Soft Suede cardstock, which is wrapped with Delightful Dijon grosgrain ribbon from the 3/8" ribbon trio from the Paisleys & Posies suite.  
  

 

 

• Best Birds Meet Vintage Leaves.  I was thinking about our change throughout the Fall season here in Colorado as I designed this card.  The leaves here in town have turned significantly over this past week; and with a cold front through yesterday, we're starting to get quite a bit of leaf drop from the trees now.  The other change that is significant this time of year is that the songbirds are heading south, and those that remain and the smaller, and somewhat plainer "mountain" birds (I call them) that stay through the Winter season.  They tend to have more muted neutral brown colorings and seem to blend with our change of season.  They like to come to my birdfeeder and eat all Winter long :-)  These little guys were cut with the Birds & Blooms Thinlits (a set I have not used nearly enough yet!), and the sentiment I chose for today's card is from the Best Birds stamp set.  I brought out my absolute favorite stamp and framelit set -- Vintage Leaves & Leaflets Framelits.  I actually stamped these leaves on Sahara Sand cardstock and gives them a very different look - less brilliant, which goes with the muted tones I was seeking for this card design.

The layering of the leaves with the various designer paper and cardstock layers create a really nice feel to this card.

 

Some of the details to this design include sponging of Soft Suede ink on the belly of my biggest bird, and around the edges of the sentiment piece, my requisite pearls of course :-)  and a nice little bow laid over the leaf layering.  I also pulled apart a piece of Burlap ribbon to create the bow for the upper leaves.

 

 

I hope you have enjoyed today's card design; I'd love to hear what you think.  Are you enjoying the Fall season?  Do you make Fall cards?  Or do you jump right into Holiday cards and projects?  We were talking here this week that we dislike how the stores seem to jump right over Halloween and Thanksgiving anymore and straight to Christmas.  It just seems like we don't enjoy the progression anymore.  Well, I have alot I hope to get done this weekend; we'll see how it goes!  The weather is supposed to be quite nice; kind of the last hurrah of Summer I think.  But I'm going to start to put the garden to bed this weekend I think.

Happy crafting everyone!!  Have a wonderful weekend!

Until Next Time . . .

 

 

 

Thursday Change-Up - A Fall/Halloween Saturday Class

 

Good Morning Fellow Stampers :-)

Happy Thursday to you all!  Like I said on Monday, we're flying right through a very busy week here at DDS Studios.  So much fun; so little time :-)  We got a brief taste of late Fall chill yesterday here on the Front Range, but now it's back to the beautiful mid-70's warm Fall days we love so much around here.  Just perfect weather really!!

This past Saturday was my Fall / Halloween card and creative class this past Saturday.  And my attendees absolutely insisted that I had to share our projects with all of you, so I decided we would do that today! :-)  It really was a lot of fun -- and I do so enjoy class time with my stampers!

We had a lot of fun together and made several cards, including a bonus card, as well as several fun 3D projects that I have showcased on the blog here in recent week.

 

Now the first card of our class time together was actually presented by one of my Paper Pups downline - Suzanna Perun.  I loved her card design from several weeks ago, and I asked her to be a "guest" presenter at class and demonstrate her card for all of us.  I like to do this with my downline from time to time; and she had a fabulous card, don't you think??

You can see more about this card on her cute little blog HERE.  Be sure to check it out!

 

Then we made these cute and easy treat boxes that I showcased in last month's Blog Hop -- Click to see them again :-)

 

Then we had tons of fun playing with the Home Sweet Home bundle and my sweet little Cookie Cutter Dracula -- LOL

You might remember this fun project from my September 21st Blog Post Here.

 

Then I introduced this sweet and elegant card design.  This card uses the Paisleys and Posies bundle and a Mint Macaron and Dapper Denim color combination.  This lovely card is inspired by the wonderful Rachel Tessman, but is stepped up to a "Wendy card" as I call it -- LOL, with extra layering, and of course, lots of Pearl embellishments.  Those finishing touches make this an truly elegant design!

 

The cardbase is cut from Mint Macaron cardstock, 8 1/2" x 5 1/2", scored at 4 1/4" - a top fold horizontal card.  I have Very Vanilla cardstock matted with Dapper Denim, and laid flat to the card base.  The beautiful pieces are either cut from Gold Foil using the dies; or stamped first with the stamp set and then cut with the coordinating framelit.  One piece is cut apart to create the "extra" layers and look to the ensemble.  So much fun!  I used the Banner Triple Punch and piece cut 1 1/4" and 1 1/2" wide for the layering of the banners.  There are a lot of pearls on this card design -- so you'll want to stock up :-)

 

 

 

This "wow" card is an embossing on foil technique.  This can be a little tricky, but is absolutely fantastic which complete!  This card features our recent Limited Edition Thoughtful Branches stamp set.  I love the look of these trees in the stark white against the Copper background.  It reminds me of Aspen trees in the late Fall and Winter when they have lost all their leaves.  These are stamped in Craft Whisper White ink (be careful so you don't "slide" around on the foil when stamping), and then embossed with Whisper White embossing powder.  Be careful when embossing on foil - you can bubble and ruin the foil very quickly.  And you also want to wait for the entire piece to cool completely before touching it or you can smear the embossing.  Foil is not porous so this can be a tricky technique as I said.

I layered Peekaboo Peach and Emerald Envy behind the Copper centerpiece a little bit differently here than I normally would.  I thought the effect was very cool; I like the diagonal and the way it draws the eye.  I also layered the new Copper Metallic Thread beneath and around the layers (which are popped with dimensionals) to add texture and a lovely whispy feel.

This is somewhat of a CAS design, with a simple and clean Whisper White background matted in Emerald Envy; and the very simple sentiment inked in Emerald Envy also from the Thoughtful Branches set.  I love this font!!

 

There you go !!  :-)  What a fabulous and fun class!!  I love sharing and learning with my stampers.  What a fabulous and incredible group ~~  I am so blessed!!  If you live in the area and are looking for a Demonstrator, I'd love to have you join us.  The girls would love to have you as a part of the group I can assure you!!

 

Now it's off to another busy Thursday.  Wishing you all a fabulous and creative day!! 

Until Next Time . . .

 

 

 

"Wicked Folds" ~ October 2016 Stampin' Pretty Pals Blog Hop

Good Morning Fellow Stampers :-)

It's that Wednesday of the month and I welcome you to the Pals Blog Hop for October 2016.  Thanks so much for stopping by today to play with us and our 2016 Blog Hop monthly themes.  This month our projects feature cards made using “wicked” folds.  What is a “wicked” fold?  It is anything other than the standard A2 card fold.  We hope to provide you with lots of ideas and that you enjoy our creations.  And of course, a little "wickedness" has to include a Halloween theme for this wonderful month of October ;-)  LOL  What fun we are going to have today . . .

 

 

 

 

You may just be starting the Blog Hop or you may have arrived here from Sherrie Gross' Stampin' Sunshine blog.  Don't worry about getting "lost" ;-)  You can follow along on the Pals Blog Hop listing shown below.  The full lineup will help you move along from blog to blog so you may see all the projects.

 

Today I'm bringing you a "wickedly" fun and spooky Z-Box Fold card. I talked a little bit about Z-fold cards on my Blog Post just a couple weeks ago.  This Z-fold is a little bit more complicated, but not a lot; and just so much fun!  I can see an electric tealight sitting in the "box" of the fold -- how fun would that be??  ;-)  So we'll have a little tutorial with measurements and so forth next week; come back and visit me then ;-)

 

The "starry" background for this spooky scene comes from the Halloween Night Specialty Designer Series Paper.  The scatter silver dots on this paper are perfect for this effect.  I matted these pieces with some retired Brushed Silver Cardstock from my precious stash I keep -- LOL.  And even more fun, I overlaid Rhinestones in various dots across the background of the DSP.  You should see this card sparkle in the light -- especially fun in candle light :-)

The house scene on the inside fold is also from the Halloween Night Specialty DSP.  I fussy cut the scene leaving a little "gray" around the different elements which gives it a fabulous effect against my "night sky."

 

The main back flap is the main part of my little Halloween night scene -- the moon was punched from Shimmery White cardstock with a 1-3/4" Circle Punch and sponged using sponge daubers and a combination of Crushed Curry, Pumpkin Pie and careful smudging of a little bit of Smoky Slate inks for a realistic feel to a Halloween Night moon.

The rest of the pieces and parts are so easy to pull together using the Halloween Scenes Edglits - a fabulous die set you don't want to miss out on!!

I did fussy cut the ghosts in the graveyard as they don't have a die to cut them out!

The front edge is Early Espresso embossed with the Seaside TIEF and overlaid with the cute little fence cut from Basic Gray cardstock.  It's a an easy way to create the illusion of "ground" against the night sky.

 

A little closer view "folded"

 

And a closeup spread open.

 

What's nice about a project like this is it really is more than just a nice card -- it ends up being a piece of decor for someone's mantle or shelf.

I really love this - what about you?

 

 

I hope you have enjoyed today's "wicked fold" project.   Thank you so much for stopping by and visiting with me today.  I'd love to read your comments and thoughts.  If you need any of the supplies used in this project, just click on my Online Store for anything you may need, or click on the specific products in the Product Carousel below the Blog Hop List. 

Now it's on to the next wonderful blog in this Hop Line-Up - Beth Fairweather at Beth Fairweather Designs.  I hope to see you on next month’s Pals Blog Hop! Have a fabulous rest of your Wednesday :-)

 

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Until Next Time . . .

Blog Hop Line-up:  

 

1. Mary Fish at Stampin' Pretty
2. Patti MacLeith at Papercrafts by Patti
3. Sherrie Gross at Stampin' Sunshine
4. Wendy Klein at Doggone Delightful Stampin'
5. Beth Fairweather at Beth Fairweather Designs
6. Amy Hoptay at Craft Carnivore
7. Jennifer Spiller at Westside Paper Creations
8. Lisa Ann Bernard at Queen B Creations
9. Pamela Sadler at Stampin Pink Rose
10. Lynn Tague at Beyond Beaches & Blessings
11. Tricia Chuba at ButterDish Designs
12. Jackie Diediker at Stampin' Jackie
13. Jeanie Stark at Just Stampin'
14. Karen Hallam at Karen's Stampin' Habit!
15. Katy McGloin at Just Fun Stamping
16. Peggy Noe at Pretty Paper Cards
17. Beth McCullough at Stamping Mom
18. Debbie Mageed at Secret Stamper
19. Staci Rivera at Clever Bow Tie Designs
20. Sue Becker at RnR Stamping
21. Rae Harper Burnet at Wild West Paper Arts

 

 

 

Terrific Tuesdays Roundup . . . A Nice Lull!

 

Howdy Pard'ners -

Happy Tuesday!  I had a rather hectic Monday; and went to bed late; and now I'm up early, bleary-eyed and sipping that first cup of coffee . . . have you noticed how dark it is when you get up in the mornings these days?  ughhhhh ~~  No wonder I don't want to wake up LOL :-)

Our Paper Pumpkin BOGO ended last evening, and we have entered a little bit of a quiet period at SU!  But that doesn't mean we don't have anything going on, or that you shouldn't be taking advantage of our regular offers.  Let's take a peak at this week's round up ;-)

 

 

OUR FAVORITE PAPER SALE OF THE YEAR!   It's here!!  One of our most favorite sales of the year!!  I love the Buy 3, Get One Free DSP sale.  What a terrific time to stock up on this year's beautiful papers and save while you're doing it :-) If you took advantage of my Product Shares this summer, you've had a chance to sample them all, and now you can buy your favorites!!  Don't miss out; this sale is only good for the month of October!   Want to know which of our beautiful papers are included ?  Check Out The List and place your order today !!

 

 

 

 

OH THOSE BEAUTIFUL COPPER FOIL SHEETS! This is just a quick update for everyone on our new gorgeous Copper Foil sheets.  Stampin' Up! has notified us this morning that sales for this product have exceeded forecasting, and continue strong.  Thus, we are already on backorder by almost 3,000 units for this item; and so Stampin' Up! will be turning off the order number for this item tomorrow morning (Oct 5th) until it can be properly replenished.  The next re-stock of this product is expected on October 24th, so don't panic.  If you are in need of this beautiful paper, hold on!  The order number should be turned back on by the end of the month.

 

 

 

HANDHELD STAPLER BEING DISCONTINUED!  Sad news was announced this morning about one of my favorite little tools. 

"Due to supplier issues outside of our control, the Handheld Stapler (item 139083) and coordinating Silver Mini Staples (item 135847) will be discontinued after our current inventory runs out. We apologize for any inconvenience."

If you have not put this wonderful little tool into your inventory stash at home, do it now before it is gone!  I can assure you it is a worthwhile investment!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PAPER PUMPKIN IS JUST THE BEST ESCAPE!  Skip to the Fun, and get a sweet little orange box of magic in your mailbox every month.  Our little monthly subscription brings you an easy creative escape right to your doorstep with everything you need to create a fun and easy project every single month.  You never know what it might be - a card set, a 3D project, treat packages, or even fun banners - that's the fun of it!  You can make the project just the way it is, or add your own extra supplies to step it up and use the project supplies as a starting off point to do so much more! So get your very own Fairy Godmother in the form of a perfect orange box, and let Paper Pumpkin carry you away on a perfect creative escape for a few moments from your hectic schedule and world!  Learn more about Paper Pumpkin HERE.

 

 

        

 

 

 

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   I WOULD LOVE TO BE YOUR STAMPIN' UP! DEMONSTRATOR

If you are in the United States and need a demonstrator, you can order your supplies in my online store here. Thanks for looking!

 

Until Next Time . . .

 

 

Thoughtful Branches for Fall!

 

Good Morning Fellow Stampers :-)

Happy Monday!  Did you all have as busy a weekend as I did?  Seems like there is never a moment to spare.  And all of a sudden mid-October is facing us square in the face!  Whew!  My honey and I had a ball at the Pumpkin Festival and Corn Maze at the Chatfield Farms yesterday.  I don't care what he says . . . he tried to get us lost in the corn maze!!  Just sayin'  haha

 

It's Paper Players [PP316] challenge time again.  This week's challenge is a color challenge (boy do I wish I'd had this one last week when I was sitting in Vail -- LOL) :-)  I decided to play with the Thoughtful Branches bundle (our limited edition stamp set and dies that were introduced in August); I love this set, and there are so many images and pieces to this set, it is just incredibly versatile.  Although today's color scheme could easily go the "Halloween" route, I'm going to show you how to make it all about Fall ~~ and the beautiful Aspen leaves I love so much here in Colorado.

 

 

 

Doggone Delightful Stampin' Design Tips:

• Layerothology.  This card base is cut from Wild Wasabi cardstock, 8 1/2" x 5 1/2", scored at 4 1/4" - a top fold horizontal card.  This is a CAS card with two basic layers -- and all the detail on the Shimmer White top layer.

 

 

• Mossy Forest and Floating Leaves.  I used a simple splatter technique on today's background using an AquaPainter and some Wild Wasabi ink.  I was thinking of the forest floor which I brought the green into the mix.  The forests of Colorado can be so beautiful; especially when the bright and beautiful colors of the Aspen leaves float gently to lie against the beautiful green backgrounds.  These beautiful leaves can be found in the Thoughtful Branches stamp set, are stamped using a varying of "stamp off" and "rock-n-roll" inking techniques in Pumpkin Pie ink, and are cut out with the Beautiful Branches Thinlits making it so easy to whip this card design together.

The leaves are popped with dimensionals and set at varying angles.

I will give you a tip - I wrapped the Halloween Night Baker's Twine first around my two layers, after stamping the sentiment in Archival Basic Black for a nice crisp look.

This allows you to align your leaves just the way you want them.

 

I touched the leaves with Clear Wink of Stella (one of my favorite embellishments)

and added a few Pumpkin Pie Halloween Night Enamel Dots as a finishing touch!

Easy!  And you can add any sentiment you please to this design

 

• Turn to the Inside.  The inside of this design is simple -- so that you write a personal note to the recipient without anything getting in the way.  But make it yours!  That's what counts!

 

 

I hope you have enjoyed today's design.  We have a busy week ahead, so be sure to come back and join me for all the fun.  And if you did not snag a Thoughtful Branches bundle for yourself, this was indeed a Limited Edition item and it is now sold out and discontinued.  You can no longer get it sadly :-(  I would keep your eye open online at sites such as eBay -- you may be able to snag one for yourself if you missed out.  I hope you did not!!  I know I will be enjoying my set for some time to come!!

Have a great day everyone!

Until Next Time . . .