Summer's Wave Goodbye

This is my card for September's Monthly Challenge for the Creative Card Chicks.  This group is a kind of mystery image swap, where we each get an image and additional items to complete the challenge each month. This is the 5th month of our new round--join me through the rest of 2020 and into 2021.

Sue is the hostess this month and she sent everyone a sketch to follow along with some fun patterned paper to use.  I then picked a fall sentiment Riley and Company, Funny Bones line.  I inked the sentiment with a Kaleidacolor pad called Autumn leaves.  I used two of the patterned papers Sue--the leaves for the background and the burlap for the strip. The 3 gold sequins were then added for the final touch for this colorful card.

Here is the inside of my card, with the pumpkin stickers Sue included:

The Creative Card Chicks are to post our cards between the 21st and 23rd of each month--so if you check the blogs on my sidebars, you may see more of these wonderful creations!  Many of our members also post their card in our SCS thread--so you might find more there.  Be sure to come back and join us again in November with an image that Joyce sends out.

Image/Sentiment:  Riley & Company, Funny Bones Line

Cardstock/Patterned Paper:  Recollections Ivory; Stampin' Up Early Espresso, Pumpkin Pie; The Paper Studio Patterned Paper

Ink:  Kaleidacolor Autumn Leaves

Accessories:  Gold Sequins; Pumpkin Stickers

Autumn Leaf Prints

Today is the 10th and is the 8th month of the Stamp What? challenge with the three collaborators you have seen many times in the past--Kelly, Jeanette and me!  Kelly came up with the challenge to randomly pick a Stampin' Up set and make a card with that set.  Get the dust off of those forgotten Stampin' Up sets! 

I decided when this group challenge started to only use the wooden Stampin' Up stamps that are on my bottom shelves.  So this month, I randomly picked a set called Autumn Leaf Prints.

I decided to go with the oak leaf and used a Kaleidacolor ink pad called Autumn Leaves--seems appropriate!  I fussy cut three leaves for my card.  The backgrounds are two different embossing folders with a leaf connection, also by Stampin' Up.  The main background is Cajun Craze and is embossed with Woodland Retreat.  The panel under the leaves is my Pinewood Planks Dynamic Folder.  I added a sentiment from the same stamp set and some linen thread behind the leaves.

Here is the inside of my card, with a strip of washi tape:

I like the colorful look of my card this month and I hope you do too.  Be sure to check out Jeanette and Kelly's cards--I am sure they have some fun cards with those "oldies but goodies" stamp sets by Stampin' Up!

Image/Sentiment: Stampin' Up Autumn Leaf Prints

Cardstock/Patterned Paper: Stampin' Up Very Vanilla, Garden Green, Cajun Craze and Mango Melody.  

Ink: Kaleidacolor Autumn Leaves

Accessories:  Stampin' Up Linen Thread, Woodland Retreat and Pinewood Plank Dynamic Embossing Folders

Happiest Birthday Wishes

Today is another double-duty card.  

First, it is the 3rd month of the Stamp What? challenge with the three collaborators you have seen many times in the past--Kelly, Jeanette and me!  Kelly came up with the challenge to randomly pick a Stampin' Up set and make a card with that set.  Get the dust off of those forgotten Stampin' Up sets! For the first two months, we posted on the 29th.  Because of other blog posts and challenges, we are now moving to the 10th.  

And, since it is a Tuesday, it is the day to post my A Card A Week Challenge.  March is to use the Alphabet Challenge from SCS and this week it is N.  

For Stamp What, I randomly picked a Stampin' Up set off of my shelf--Happiest Birthday Wishes. I know it is a newer set, but it was at random....... 

After picking the set, I now had to come up with N--navy maybe?  Numbers-for sure and that is what a birthday is and look below to see the inside of the card.  I thought that inking one of the stamps with Kaleidacolor would be perfect--and I went with the primary colors of Celebration by Stampin' Up.  I picked a birthday hat embossing folder and three primary colors-navy, green and yellow.  And, I think we might have a theme for this month to use green, so that is also covered.  

Double Duty--Stamp What and A Card A Week Challenge!  

Here is the inside of my card--with numbers washi tape!

Please be sure to check out the other Stamp What? cards.  Here is a link to Jeanette's and Kelly's blog.  I am sure you will not be disappointed and will see a couple of great cards! I hope Kelly and Jeanette like my card. I hope you will stop back for the next Tuesday to see my next alphabet card!  And, I do not think it will be the third double duty in a row!

Image/Sentiment: Stampin' Up Happiest Birthday Wishes

Cardstock/Patterned Paper:  Recollections 110# White; Stampin' Up Garden Green, Night of Navy, So Saffron

Ink: Stampin' Up Kaleidacolor Celebration

Accessories:  Navy Baker's Twine; Garden Green Brads, Sizzix Birthday Embossing Folder 

Fancy Folds #1

My A Card a Week Challenge is back for 2020!  This is my first card for the new year.   I will use the same themes each month as I did in 2019 and they are listed below.  Posts will continue to be every Tuesday, all year long.  I hope you will follow me to check out all of the new cards.  

January ~~ Fancy Fold card

February ~~ Use a Sketch from SCS

March ~~ Use the weekly Alphabet Challenge from SCS

April ~~ Make a CAS--Clean and Simple card

May ~~ Use Embossing on a card

June ~~ Use a new Technique for a card

July ~~ Make a Christmas Card

August ~~ Use a SCS Color Combo

September ~~ Make a CASE Card of SCS Featured Stamper

October ~~ Masculine Card

November ~~ Use only Die-cuts on a card

December ~~ Make a card for any Holiday

For my first card for January, I made a gate fold card, using Taylored Expressions Better Half Cutting Plates for the shutters! 

First, I used my Taylored Expressions Blender Brushes and Tim Holtz Oxide Inks for color on the paper before cutting out the shutters.

I then used the Hello die from Momenta as the sentiment and added an image from Stampin' Ups Dragonfly Dreams on the inside panel.

Here is the card partially opened:

I really like the look of this card and hope you do too. 

I hope you will stop back for the next Tuesday to see my creations for my 2020 A Card a Week Challenge!  I will continue with Fancy Folds in January!

Image/Sentiment: Stampin' Up Dragonfly Dreams

Cardstock:  Recollections 110# White; Stampin' Up Bermuda Bay, Coastal Cabana

Ink: Tim Holtz Oxide Inks; Kaleidacolor Blue Breeze

Accessories:  Taylored Expressions Better Half Cutting Plates, Blender Brushes; Momenta Hello Die; Enamel Dots

October Lovely as a Tree

This is my One Plus Twelve, month ten!  This was the brainchild of Kelly and she asked Jeanette and me to join her in this challenge. We are to use just one stamp, to make a card every month--but we may add a sentiment if we want!  One Stamp/Twelve Months-here we go into our 10th month of one plus 12.  We are to post on the 3rd of each month.  

As a mentioned for my first card in January,  I picked my favorite Stampin Up set--Lovely as a Tree.  It is now retired and it does make me a bit sad....  For my challenge this month, I went with some October patterned paper and then used my Kaleidacolor Autumn Leaves ink pad.  I added some of my new Ink on 3 Liquid Pixie Dust on the trees, though the sparkle is hard to see in the photo-but sweet in person!

Here is the inside of my card:

Please be sure to check out the other One plus Twelve cards.  Here is a link to Jeanette's and Kelly's blog. I am sure you will enjoy checking out what stamp set is picked and will see a couple of great cards! I hope Kelly and Jeanette like my card and that you might too! We will be back each month, so be sure to check back to see what we are up to on the 3rd of November.  Only two months to go!

Image/Sentiment: Stampin' Up Lovely as a Tree

Cardstock: Recollections 110# Ivory; Stampin' Up Pumpkin Pie; Early Espresso; Flair Designs October Days Patterned Paper

Ink:  Kaleidacolor Autumn Leaves

Accessories: Dies by Dave Trees Die; Taylored Expression Weather Embossing Folder; Ink on 3 Liquid Pixie Dust; Bronze Brads

One Plus Twelve Challenge

Welcome to One Plus Twelve, month 3!  This is the brainchild of Kelly and she asked Jeanette and me to join her in this challenge. We are to use just one stamp, to make a card every month--but we may add a sentiment if we want!  One Stamp/Twelve Months-here we go into our third month of one plus 12!  We post on the 3rd of each month, reflecting the three of us and our three challenges we currently do together--3 Musketeers, our first challenge along with Ready, Set Go and now this one!

As a mentioned for my first card in January,  I picked my favorite Stampin Up set--Lovely as a Tree.  For my challenge this month, I inked the stamp up with Kaleidacolor Autumn Leaves for great fall colors and used my Dies by Dave to cut out the image.  I added a Gina Marie Designs Peekaboo frame around the trees and used some autumn words behind the trees

Here is the inside of my card:

Please be sure to check out the other One plus Twelve cards.  Here is a link to Jeanette's and Kelly's blog.  I am sure you will enjoy checking out what stamp set is picked and will see a couple of great cards! I hope Kelly and Jeanette like my card and that you might too! We will be back each month, so be sure to check back to see what we are up to on the 3rd of April--maybe spring related!

Image/Sentiment: Stampin' Up Lovely as a Tree

Cardstock: Recollections 110# Ivory; Stampin' Up Garden Green, Pumpkin Pie, Crushed Curry, Early Espresso; Flair Designs Autumn Words Patterned Paper

Ink:  Kaleidacolor Autumn Leaves

Accessories:  Dies by Dave Trees Die; Gina Marie Designs Peekaboo Rectangle Die

Ready, Set, Go!

Today is the third Wednesday of the month and that means a Ready, Set, Go Challenge Card! The 3 Musketeers (Jeanette, Kelly and I) are back with another challenge this month--our 18th month!  We are now coming to the end year #2!

Kelly provided the challenge for November: Typically in November, we gather together with friends and family and celebrate the bountiful harvest with gratitude and thanksgiving!  And that usually includes lots of food :)  No need to loosen a button or unbuckle the belt for this month the RSG!

For the crafty side of November, we’re going to show portion control!  On this month’s card, use only a portion of your image!  No full stamping ... only part of your image can be on the paper.  For example, have a large flower stamp? Set it off the the edge of the paper!  You can add more than one - creating a collage effect if you like - but no full images, including only highlighting part of it like a spotlight technique (as the full image is visible below it.)  Have fun choosing your image and enjoy keeping the portions Lighter! At least for your cards ;)

Blessings!

I inked up a Stampin' Up stamp set that I really like--Day of Gratitude--and the name even fits the theme and challenge. I thought the images would be good for a background and I also used one of oldie but goodie stamp sets--Graceful Words.  I am not sure if I was only to use a portion of that sentiment too--but I did "cut" off the ends of the image........................

Here is the inside of my card:

Please be sure to check out the other Ready, Set, Go cards.  Here is a link to Jeanette's and Kelly's blog.  I am sure you will not be disappointed and will see a couple of great cards! I hope Kelly and Jeanette like my card and that you might too! I up for the next theme, so be sure to check back to see what we are up to on the 3rd Wednesday in December! 

Image/Sentiment: Stampin' Up Day of Gratitude and Graceful Words

Cardstock/Patterned Paper:  Recollections 110# Ivory; Stampin' Up Early Espresso, Pumpkin Pie, So Saffron

Ink: Kaleidacolor Autumn Leaves; Stampin' Up Early Espresso,

Accessories:  Orange Pearls

Take Time

This card is for the monthly swap that Pam hosts on SCS.  Each month we make 10 cards and include a matching envelope.  They can be any theme for any month.  All of the swappers are wonderful and I have received awesome cards each and every month.  

I inked up a favorite fall stamp.  I think this can be used for any fall occasion or holiday!

Here is the inside of my card:

I hope Pam and the others swappers like my card this month!

Image/Sentiment:  Impression Obsession Watch the Leaves

Cardstock:  Recollections 110# Ivory; Stampin' Up Cherry Cobbler, Cajun Craze,  Old Olive; Unknown Leaves Patterned Paper

Ink:  Kaleidacolor Autumn Leaves

Accessories:  Copper Leaf Brad; Basic Grey Fibers