Faux Tearing

Hey there stampers! Thanks for stopping by!
Today's card is the second one we did at my Technique Class this weekend.  I showed Faux Tearing for the grassy hill.

STEPS:

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1. Start with a Very Vanilla card stock base, add a panel of Crushed Curry and Close to Cocoa card stock.
2. Using a scrap Scallop Circle and a sponge, sponge Bashful Blue ink to create clouds in the background on Very Vanilla card stock.
3. Tear a scrap piece of paper to use as your mask.  Mask off the top part of your card and ink up the Texture Jumbo Wheel in Old Olive ink.  Wheel along bottom of card until you like the way it looks.
4. Carefully move the mask up about an 1/8" and use a sponge and Old Olive ink to create a darker edge to your "hill".
5. Stamp your tree and leaves from the Branch Out stamp set in Close to Cocoa, Crushed Curry and Old Olive.  Notch out the corners with the Ticket Corner Punch.
6. Stamp the leaf that says "thanks" from the Falling Leaves stamp set in Pumpkin Pie ink on Very Vanilla card stock and cut out with scissors. Adhere to card with dimensional. Tie Old Olive Grosgrain ribbon around top of card.
   

INGREDIENTS:

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• STAMPS: Branch Out, Falling Leaves, Texture Jumbo Wheel
• INK: Close to Cocoa, Crushed Curry, Pumpkin Pie and Old Olive
• PAPER: Crushed Curry, Very Vanilla,  Close to Cocoa
• ACCESSORIES: Dimensionals, Old Olive Grograin Ribbon
• TOOLS: Ticket Corner Punch
  

Have a terrific day!
Hugs,

Technique Class Card

Hey there stampers!  So glad you stopped by to visit!  be sure to leave a comment so I know you've stopped by!
Today's card is one we are doing today at my Technique Class.  We are doing the Poppin' Pastels technique using the Falling Leaves stamp set.  I am sure it's going to be a fun class and hopefully my ladies will forgive my very froggy sounding voice! :)

STEPS:

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1. Start with an Always Artichoke card stock base, randomly stamp in the same color using one of the leaf images from the Falling Leaves stamp set.
2. Stamp three leaves in Versamark ink on Very Vanilla card stock.  Using a Sponge Dauber or cotton ball, pick up color from your Stampin' Pastels and dab or rub on the Versamark stamped image.  I used Bravo Burgundy, Always Artichoke and More Mustard.  The Versamark will hold the chalk.
3. Adhere the stamped panel to a panel of Bravo Burgundy and then onto a panel of Kraft card stock.
4. Wrap some twine around these and adhere to card using Dimensionals.
5. Stamp the sentiment in Always Artichoke on Very Vanilla card stock and punch with the Word Window Punch.  Add to bravo Burgundy punched with the Modern Label Punch.
   

INGREDIENTS:

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• STAMPS: Falling Leaves
• INK: Versamark, Always Artichoke
• PAPER: Always Artichoke, Very Vanilla, Bravo Burgundy, Kraft
• ACCESSORIES: Twine, Sponge Dauber, Stampin' Pastels, Dimensionals
• TOOLS: Modern Label, Word Window
  

Have a great weekend!
Hugs,

Branch Out Fall Card

Hey there stampers!  Yes, I am still alive but barely!  I've been so sick and we all know how that goes as a mom....Lucky us we've been passing it through our family too! Ugh!  I hope you are all staying healthy out there!

Today's card uses one of my faves the Branch Out stamp set in fall colors.

STEPS:

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1. Start with a Pumpkin Pie card stock base and add a panel of Old Olive and Close to Cocoa.
2. Using a punched out Scallop Circle scrap and a sponge, sponge Bashful Blue on Whisper White card stock to create clouds.  Notch out the corners with the Ticket Corner Punch.
3. Tear a piece of scrap paper to make a hill and cover the top part of your card.  Brayer Old Olive along the bottom to create the grassy hill.  This technique is also called "faux tearing".
4. Stamp the tree from the Branch Out stamp set in Close to Cocoa and the leaves in Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie, and Crushed Curry inks.
5. Stamp the sentiment from the falling Leaves stamp set using Stampin' Write Markers and punch with the 1" Cicle Punch.  Layer onto Pumpkin Pie punched with the 1 1/4" Circle Punch and adhere to card with a Dimensional.
   

INGREDIENTS:

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• STAMPS: Branch Out, Falling Leaves
• INK: Old Olive, Close to Cocoa, Crushed Curry, Pumpkin Pie, Bashful Blue, Stampin' Write Markers
• PAPER: Old Olive, Close to Cocoa, Pumpkin Pie, Whisper White
• ACCESSORIES: Dimensionals, Sponges
• TOOLS: 1" and 1 1/4" Circle Punches, Ticket Corner Punch
  

Thanks for stopping by!
Hugs,

Fall Basket

Hey there stampers! How are you?  I am soooo sick with the flu right now but managed to make this before it hit me hard.  It will probably be quiet on my blog for the next few days as the flu is taking everything out of me and I have no energy!
Today's project uses the Baskets and Blooms Die cut down and modified to make a basket.  i stamped it with the leaves from the Falling Leaves stamp set.

INGREDIENTS:

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• STAMPS: Falling Leaves
• INK: Old Olive, Stampin' Write Markers
• PAPER: Old Olive, Chocolate Chip, More Mustard, Whisper White
• ACCESSORIES: Dimensionals, Old Olive Wide Striped Ribbon
• TOOLS: Scallop Circle, 1 1/4" Circle and 1" Circle Punches, Basket and Blooms Die
  

Thanks for stopping by!
Hugs,

Season of Thanks

Hey there stampers! So glad you stopped by today!

Today's card uses more card guts and the Season of Friendship and Falling Leaves stamp sets.  Super easy and I love it!

STEPS:

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1. Start with Pumpkin Pie card stock base and punch the edge with the Scallop Edge punch.  Add some Razzleberry Lemonade DSP to the inner edge of card so that the edge shows.
2. Stamp the tree from the Season of Friendship stamp set in Close to Cocoa and add the leaves in Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie, Crushed Curry.  Mat onto Close to Cocoa card stock and then onto Cast-A-Spell DSP.  Adhere to card.
3. Stamp the leaf from the Falling Leaves stamp set in Pumpkin Pie ink and punch with the 1 1/4" Circle punch.  Mat onto Close to Cocoa punched with the 1 3/8" Circle Punch and adhere to card using a Dimensional.
4. Tie Chocolate Chip Grosgrain ribbon around card and tie into knot. 

INGREDIENTS:

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• STAMPS: Falling Leaves, Season of Friendship
• INK:Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie, Crushed Curry
• PAPER: Close to Cocoa, Pumpkin Pie, Cast-A-Spell DSP, Razzleberry Lemonade DSP 
• ACCESSORIES: Chocolate Chip Grosgrain ribbon, Dimensionals
• TOOLS: Scallop Edge Punch, 1 1/4" and 1 3/8" Circle Punch

Have a terrific day!
Hugs,

Falling Leaves

Hey there stampers! How are you? I am sick so I'm not really in the mood to stamp but I made myself do it anyway!

Today's card uses some of my left over card guts from Halloween.  I just flipped the Cast-A-Spell DSP over to the Old Olive design instead of the skulls!  I also used one of my new favorite stamp sets called Falling Leaves and some Razzleberry Lemonade DSP.

STEPS:

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1. Start with a Pumpkin Pie card stock base and punch the edge with the Scallop Edge Punch.  Add some Razzleberry Lemonade DSP to the inside so the scalloped edge stands out.
2. Stamp the leaves from the Falling Leaves stamp set randomly in Crushed Curry, Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie inks.  I stamped off first for mine to make it lighter.  Mat onto Close to Cocoa with the edges roughed up with your fingernails.
3. Mat the main image onto Razzleberry Lemonade DSP, then onto Close to Cocoa with roughed up edges, then Cast-A-Spell DSP and finally onto your card base.
4. Stamp the thankful leaf in Old Olive ink on a scrap of Whisper White and punch with the 1 1/4" Circle Punch.  Mat onto Close to Cocoa punched with the 1 3/8" Circle Punch and adhere to center with a Dimensional.
5. Wrap Chocolate Chip Grosgrain Ribbon around card and tie into knot.

INGREDIENTS:

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• STAMPS: Falling Leaves
• INK: Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie, Crushed Curry
• PAPER: Pumpkin Pie, Close to Cocoa, Cast-A-Spell DSP, Razzleberry Lemonade DSP, Whisper White
• ACCESSORIES: Dimensionals, Chocolate Chip Grograin ribbon
• TOOLS: 1 1/4" and 1 3/8' Circle and Scallop Edge Punches
  

Thanks for stopping by!  I'd love to hear from you if you care to leave a comment!
Hugs,

Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge

Hey there stampers! Hope you had a terrific Halloween weekend!

It's been FOREVER since I've been able to play along with a challenge and today I did!  I made my card following Karen Giron's awesome Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge and using the Falling Leaves stamp set.

STEPS:

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1. Start with a Close to Cocoa card stock base measuring 9 x 8 and folded in half so the card front is 9 x 4.  Add a panel of Whisper White cut at 8 3/4 x 3 3/4.
2. Ink up the Bright Blessing Jumbo Wheel in Versamark ink and roll onto Old Olive cut at 3 1/2 x 8 1/2.
3. Using the leaves from the Falling Leaves stamp set and Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie, Crushed Curry and Close to Cocoa inks randomly stamp the leaf images stamping off first (ink up stamp, stamp onto scrap paper, then onto your card)onto Whisper White cut at 2 1/4 x 3 1/4.  Stamp sentiment from same stamp set in Basic Black and notch corners using the Ticket Corner Punch.
4. Add Chocolate Chip card stock strip punched with the Scallop Edge Punch.  Add tiny sliver of Pumpkin Pie card stock through holes in the Chocolate Chip Corderoy Button.  Add to card with Mini Glue Dot.
   

INGREDIENTS:

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• STAMPS: Bright Blessing Jumbo Wheel, Falling Leaves
• INK: Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie, Crushed Curry and Close to Cocoa, Versamark
• PAPER: Close to Cocoa, Old Olive, Whisper White, Chocolate Chip
• ACCESSORIES: Chocolate Chip Corderoy Button, Mini Glue Dots
• TOOLS: Ticker Corner Punch, Scallop Edge Punch

 

Thanks for stopping by!
Hugs,

Another Fall Card

Hey there stampers! Thanks for stopping by!

Today's card is another fall card using one of my favorite stamp sets called Falling Leaves-I'm always a sucker for a leaf image!

STEPS:

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1. Start with a Soft Suede card stock base and add a panel of More Mustard card stock cut at 4 x 5 1/4.
2. Randomly stamp the leaves from the Falling Leaves stamp set in Dusty Durango, Old Olive, More Mustard and Soft Suede on Very Vanilla.  Adhere to card.
3. Stamp the sentiment from the same stamp set in Soft Suede and stamp the leaves on the sides in Old Olive and Dusty Durango. Adhere to card.
4. Using the 1/16" Circle Punch add the gold brads to the bottom corners.
   

INGREDIENTS:

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• STAMPS: Falling Leaves
• INK: Dusty Durango, Old Olive, More Mustard and Soft Suede
• PAPER: More Mustard, Soft Suede, Very Vanilla
• ACCESSORIES: Gold Brads
• TOOLS:1/16" Circle Punch

Have a great day!

Hugs,