Autumn is...

 Happy Halloween! It’s Day 2 of my Hello Bluebird Mini Card Series and today I’m featuring a fun fall card with the cute critters from the Autumn Gatherings stamp set. These little guys are bundled up in their scarves and hat and sipping their pumpkin spice lattes just enjoying a fall day.

For my card today, I used not only the Autumn Gatherings stamp set and Autumn Gatherings dies which I love because you can dress these guys up to hold or wear a whole bunch of different accessories but I also used the Fall Friends stamp set and Fall Friends dies for the large pumpkins and larger sized fall leaves. For my background, I used some perfectly plaid fall paper and die cut it using the Outside In Stitched Square Stackables dies. Next I used the Skating Pond Scene die and used just the trees which I die cut from white card stock and blended on some antique linen and vintage photo distress oxide ink and added them along the top of my card. After that I die cut a smaller stitched square from white card stock and blended on some wild honey and ripe persimmon distress oxide ink and after drying it with my heat tool I used my Misti tool to stamp the sentiment from the Pumpkin Time stamp set. I also used the smaller leaf images from the Pumpkin Time stamp set and dies. I stamped my images from the Autumn Gatherings set and colored them using Copic markers then die cut them out. I adhered everything to my card front popping up the center sentiment square, the two critters and the smallest pumpkin.

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Pumpkin Time - CTD567

Hello, hello! Today I’m sharing the first card in a mini series of cards that I created using Hello Bluebird stamps and products. The card I have for today I used the wonderful colors for this week’s Color Throwdown Challenge.

 For today’s card, I used the Hello Bluebird stamp set Pumpkin Time along with the Pumpkin Time dies. I’m such a huge lover of fall and so when I saw this set with the cute images and all of the fall quotes and sentiments I knew I needed it. To create my card I started out by stamping the images from the set and coloring them using Copic markers then die cutting them out. Next I used my Outside In Stitched Square Stackables dies and first die cut a piece of Perfectly Plaid fall paper and secondly a piece of white card stock. On the white card stock piece I blended on some spiced marmalade and ripe persimmon distress oxide ink, keeping it darker along the outer edges, then sprinkled on some water which I blotted with paper towel. Next I used the Birch Tree dies and die cut them from white card stock. I used the Stitched Hillside Borders dies and a piece of kraft card stock for my ground and blended on some vintage photo on both the birch trees and the ground piece before adhering to my ink blended square. I added my images popping up the fox with the cart and the center square piece with foam tape.

For more inspiration, check out the design teams blog links below or you can go to the Color Throwdown blog for details on how to play along and see all of the sample entries in one location.

Amy Rohl Amy Rysavy

Barbara Anders   

Broni Holcombe   

Jodi Collins 

Lisa Henke 

Lori Tecler

Lynn Put   

Vickie Zimmer 

Wanda Cullen
Rosemary Dennis - October Guest Designer

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Leaves are Falling Autumn is Calling

Hello, crafty friends! For the next few days I’ll be sharing some fall themed Hello Bluebird cards here on my blog and I’m excited to share this first with you today.

Hello Bluebird Stamps has a challenge going on over at their Instagram page and it’s all about fall or #hellobluebirdlovesfall I should write (it ends Oct. 31). If you’ve visited my blog here over the last few months then you know I’m crazy about the Hello Bluebird Fairy Garden stamps, I think they’re the sweetest. So with that in mind I knew I wanted to used the adorable fairies from the Fairy Garden set to create a fall scene for my entry.

For my card, I used several different Hello Bluebird stamp set with the focus mainly on the fairies from the Fairy Garden stamp set and Fairy Garden dies. I created an elongated card, not my first but it’s been a while, instead of a standard A2 sized card. For my background I used a combination of distress oxide inks, starting at the top of my card I used Fossilized Amber, Wild Honey, Spiced Marmalade and Walnut Stain along the bottom. Along the ends and top corners I blended on some Candied Apple so the birch trees would stand out a little more and then I sprinkled on some water and blotted it with paper towel. I used my heat tool to dry my blended background before stamping my sentiment from the Pumpkin Time stamp set. I used my Misti tool to stamp the sentiment to make sure I got a good impression. I also stamped the grass/ground images from the Pig Day stamp set along the bottom of my card to give more definition to the ground.

Once my background was completed, I used the Birch Tree dies and die cut them from white card stock then blended on some Antique Linen and Vintage Photo distress oxide ink and added them to my card. I stamped all of my images and colored them using Copic markers then die cut them out. Other than the fairies, I used the stamp set Pumpkin Time and the Pumpkin Time dies for not only the sentiment but the little pumpkin cart (I cut the fox off after stamping), the mouse, small pumpkin and leaves. I used the Fall Friends stamp set and Fall Friends dies for the tiny pumpkin the one fairy is holding and the larger pumpkin. The large mushroom is from the Garden Friends stamp set and dies and the medium mushrooms are from the Fairy Garden set. The small pumpkin in the bottom center is from the Autumn Gatherings stamp set and dies and the little birds are from the Pig Day stamp set and dies. Yes I used a lot of Hello Bluebird stamp sets:) I adhered all of my images to my card front, popping up the three fairies and pumpkin cart with foam tape.

Below is a close-up shot of the metallic gold Spica pen I used on the wings of each fairy along with the clear Wink of Stella glitter pen I used on the fairies, pumpkins and leaves.

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Happy Fall - CTD566

Hello! It’s time for this week’s Color Throwdown Challenge.

For my card I used this week’s CTD colors and the Lawn Fawnatics card sketch challenge for my layout. I used the Lawn Fawn stamp set Jump for Joy along with the Jump for Joy dies. I stamped and colored all of my images using Copic markers, then die cut them out. I used some Knock on Wood paper and the Outside In Stitched Rectangle die for my background and the Happy Fall Line Border die for my sentiment. I also used the Leafy Tree Backdrop: Landscape die with some brown card stock and used only part of the tree.

For more inspiration, check out the design teams blog links below or you can go to the Color Throwdown blog for details on how to play along and see all of the sample entries in one location.

Amy Rohl Amy Rysavy

Barbara Anders   

Broni Holcombe   

Jodi Collins 

Lisa Henke 

Lori Tecler

Lynn Put   

Vickie Zimmer 

Wanda Cullen
Rosemary Dennis - October Guest Designer

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Best Witches Center Picture Window Card - CTD565

Hello and happy Wednesday! It’s time for this week’s Color Throwdown Challenge where we have the colors gray, lavender and black to create with.

Using this week’s colors, I made a spooky Halloween Center Picture Window card. I used the Lawn Fawn Center Picture Window Card dies along with the Center Picture Window Add-On dies with the cute Booyah ghost stamp set and Booyah dies. The first thing I did to create my card was to die cut all of the main pieces to the Center Picture Window card from white card stock. After that I stamped all of my images and colored them using Copic markers. Next I used some black soot and wilted violet distress oxide ink and a cloud stencil and  blended on first the front background panel and then the inside card panels. I masked off a circle for the moon on both pieces before blending. I used the Spooky Fence border die with black card stock for both the front and inside and used the spider from the Cute Cobweb dies for the inside shadow box background. The sentiment and headstone on the front of the card are from the Spooktacular stamp set and dies and the pumpkins on the inside of the card are from the Pick of the Patch stamp set and dies. This was a fun card to make but it definitely took some time with all of the little details.

Below is a quick video of what this card looks like in action.

For more inspiration, check out the design teams blog links below or you can go to the Color Throwdown blog for details on how to play along and see all of the sample entries in one location.

Amy Rohl Amy Rysavy

Barbara Anders   

Broni Holcombe   

Jodi Collins 

Lisa Henke 

Lori Tecler

Lynn Put   

Vickie Zimmer 

Wanda Cullen
Rosemary Dennis - October Guest Designer

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Missing You

 Hello! Today I’m sharing a card that I created using the Waffle Flower stamp set Always. I love this image Illustrated by Flora Waycott, I think it’s beautiful. About a year ago I had colored several of the stamped images from this set with Copic markers and I’ve been slowly making them into cards. 

For today’s card, I wanted more of a fall feel with warm rich colors. I used the Outside In Stitched Rectangle dies and die cut a piece of canyon clay card stock and also a piece of watercolor paper. For the watercolor paper I blended on some spiced marmalade distress oxide ink and then added some droplets of water which I blotted with a paper towel before I stamped my sentiment along the top. I adhered the image of the girl with the bird with foam tape to pop her up and added the stems and flowers tucked behind her. For a bit of sparkle I added a few iridescent sequins and used some wink of stella clear glitter pen on the flowers.

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Happy Harvest - CTD564

Good morning! Thank you for stopping by! Over on the Color Throwdown blog we have a new challenge that starts today with some great fall colors and we hope you’ll play along. 

The minute I saw this week’s challenge colors and the inspiration photo I thought of these cute Lawn Fawn stamps and creating a fun fall scene. To create my card, I started out by stamping the apple images from the Thanks a Bushel set and the Happy Harvest stamp set then colored them using Copic markers and then using the Thanks a Bushel dies and the Happy Harvest dies to die cut them out. I used the Outside In Stitched Rectangle Stackables dies to die cut a piece of red gingham Doodlebug paper for my background and used the Small Stitched Rectangle dies for my images. I blended on some tumbled glass distress oxide ink along the top of my white rectangle for the sky and used the Grassy Hillside Borders dies and some yellow Lawn Fawn Knock on Wood paper for the ground. I attached all of my images, popping up the main white rectangle, scarecrow and apples with foam tape. I stamped the happy harvest sentiment onto a banner that I had die cut using the Essential Fishtail Sentiment Strips dies.

For more inspiration, check out the design teams blog links below or you can go to the Color Throwdown blog for details on how to play along and see all of the sample entries in one location.

Amy Rohl Amy Rysavy

Barbara Anders   

Broni Holcombe   

Jodi Collins 

Lisa Henke 

Lori Tecler

Lynn Put   

Vickie Zimmer 

Wanda Cullen
Rosemary Dennis - October Guest Designer

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Hey Ghoul Friend - CTD563

Hello there! Happy Wednesday and the beginning of October! For this week’s Color Throwdown Challenge we have the perfect colors to start off this month but before I get to my card, I’d like to welcome this month’s guest designer, Rosemary Dennis

For my card, I used the fun Lawn Fawn stamp set Booyah along with the coordinating Booyah dies. I started out by stamping all of my images, coloring them with Copic markers and then die cutting them out. For the moon, stars and headstone I used the Spooktacular stamp set and dies and for the small pumpkin I used the Happy Harvest stamp set and dies. I die cut a piece of black card stock using the Peekaboo Backdrop as a frame for my images along with the SpookyFence Border and the spider from the Cute Cobweb die. I used some wilted violet and black soot distress oxide ink and blended on my background then sprinkled it with water and blotting with a paper towel. Next I heat embossed the Happy Halloween with white embossing powder and stamped the Hey Ghoul Friend onto an Everyday Sentiment Banners. It's difficult to tell from the pictures but I used a silver metallic pen on the lightning bolt in the hair of the one ghost and some Wink of Stella clear glitter on the moon and stars.

For more inspiration, check out the design teams blog links below or you can go to the Color Throwdown blog for details on how to play along and see all of the sample entries in one location.

Amy Rohl Amy Rysavy

Barbara Anders   

Broni Holcombe   

Jodi Collins 

Lisa Henke 

Lori Tecler

Lynn Put   

Vickie Zimmer 

Wanda Cullen
Rosemary Dennis - October Guest Designer

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