A week of Autumn Cards...

 Over the past week, I've been rather successful in my Studio and I wanted to share...

 Last week, Ann Ullery stopped by for a "crafty" day before she took a cruise out of Newark up to the Fall Foliage of New England... and beyond. This stamp is from Simon Says Stamp called "Sketched Flowers". We heat embossed with Rose Gold embossing powder and then colored with Zigs. The die-cut is triple layered with the top layer out of gold cardstock. There were two of these but one has already gone postal...

 This card was actually made when visiting my friend and mentor, Barb, while visiting my hubby who's now working in California... wait, what?! Yup, California! The stamp set was from Stampin' Up and I learned a new technique that makes this look so elegant. I made two. On my return, I wanted to add a sentiment. I was soooooo nervous about adding it right on the paper because the paper is textured. I was afraid I wouldn't get a good impression. And if I ruined it, then what? Anyway, lots of practice on other textured paper and my trusty MISTI, it was a SCORE!!! I absolutely love how perfect this is! Barb, you're da best!!

Before heading to California, I had die-cut several leaves from the Tim Holtz "Fall Foliage" set from some paper I had colored with Distress Oxides. They were monopolizing my table. Following a very well written tutorial from Annie Frazer, I made the background paper using the "Gesso Resist" technique. What a fabulous, fabulous result! Thank you Annie! AND, home to some of those leaves all over my desk. The sentiment is from a Laurel Burch set, the bling is Gina Marie Designs and the twine from my stash. I made two and like above, one is already postal...

 Still a lot of leaves on the table so, I CASEd this from something I saw on Pinterest. Sentiment is Gina K Designs, bling Gina Marie Designs, background paper from a 6" x 6" pad and twine from my stash. I made two and like above, one is already postal...

 This set is Stampin' Up's "Sheltering Tree". It's been ages since I used it and I was determined to do something different from what I did last time. At first, because there are sooo many different layers of stamping, it was kicking my butt. You know the game, ink in the wrong places, lopsided stamping, things not lining up... but, I kept with it and the result? Fantastic!! I made three... and now ALL the rest of these cards need to make their way to the post office. After all, the fall is fast receding.

I made these a top folding card which is a rarity for me, so added an inside piece. Well, TWO inside pieces. That teeny, tiny brown? It's the same paper I used on top...

So, HAPPY FALL Y'ALL!!!

Some Autumn and Thanksgiving Cards...

 I stamped this at Avra's when I last visited her out in Columbus in August. It took awhile to get it "together" but it's postal now... :)

This was done with two Impression Obsession cover-a-card's on the last overnight with Deb. The leaves one was mine, the script one was hers. I used distress inks and the MISTI...

 

This was my take on a Catherine Pooler class I've been taking thru Craftsy. I used my Silhouette to make the sentiment. I made three...

 

All of these go postal tomorrow to express my wishes for a HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!



It's as lovely as a tree... it's Autumn!

I wasn't so sure about this but boy, has it grown on me!  I absolutely LOVE it...

 

Using my MISTI, I was able to stamp two different stamps from the Stampin' Up "Sheltering Tree" set in several colors to achieve the look of a real tree in Autumn.  The colors of Autumn are so warm and inviting.  And on this 4th day of November, where the temperature here in New Jersey will reach an uncanny 72°, let's all celebrate before we start complaining again... LOL

Midweek Throwdown...

 

For all that we are grateful for this month, here is my thank-you card for the Midweek Throwdown at OWH.  The leaves are punched from a Creative Memories punch and embossed with different folders to add depth.  The sentiment is by Ditto and was found in a dollar bin at Jo-Ann Fabrics and then popped with dimensionals.  Add some bling and scrap paper and voilà... a quick and easy card!



Things with wings...

This weeks Midweek Throwdown on the Stars and Stamps blog is to make "Things with Wings".  This card is one of the very first I learned to do.  My mentor Barb, sent me the stamps and inks along with directions.  This might even be "the card" that made me want to do cardmaking instead of scrapbooking... but I'm not sure.  If not, it's pretty close!  The butterflies are from a Stampin' Up set called Two-Step Stampin' Simple Sketches ( I never, and I mean never, understood why it was called "two-part" when it is CLEARLY a three-part process... but anyway).  The sentiment is from a collection by Hero Arts called Holiday Ribbons which I found on Ebay when I knew I wanted to continue making this card.  I'm so glad that the season is upon us again!  Ten of these are ready for my next box to OWH...