Fall Fun

 Hello friends!

We have a fun F4A Challenge this week at Splitcoaststampers: Geometric Shapes!

My funny little pumpkin-head trick-or-treater from Trick or Treat by SweetMissDaisy Designs is practically a study in geometry. He’s topped with a triangular party hat, has a circular pumpkin head, and even his shorts look like little squares with a plaid design! To make sure I really hit the challenge prompt, I also added a triangle of plaid patterned paper at the top of my card.

For the details, I used the Precision Glue Press to add the tiniest border, then pulled out a triangle from the Creative Corners to help line up my sentiment along the diagonal edge. The MISTI was my absolute best friend here—it made stamping the three dangling spiders from the Open if You Dare set perfectly even, and it gave me flawless results with the little star-sparkle image every time. (A small stamp like that is so easy to mis-stamp by hand, and no one wants to start over after that!)

I finished my dapper pumpkin-head guy in oranges and blues—he looks ready to party! 🎃✨

Stamps used: Trick or Treat and Open if You Dare by SweetMissDaisy Designs.

You can find all the marvelous MISTI tools HERE.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Autumn Leaves and Pumpkins Please

Today I’m sharing a card for this week’s CAS Fall Challenge over at Splitcoaststampers. I also couldn’t resist playing along again with the #ArtNudge 925B prompt—it’s such a beautiful source of inspiration!

For my card, I reached for the adorable Happy Harvest stamp set by SweetMissDaisy Designs, partnered with Serendipity Stamps. This set is full of charm, and I thought the sweet scarecrow was the perfect focal point for a clean and simple fall design. The colors are pulled directly from the #ArtNudge inspiration, keeping everything cohesive and seasonal.

To stay true to the CAS style, I kept the layout simple: a kraft card base topped with my stamped and colored image layer. The sentiment, “Autumn Leaves and Pumpkins Please”, is so bold and beautiful that it needed to be popped up.  

🍁 There’s still plenty of time to join in on the September Art Nudge Challenge—and you might even win a prize! You can enter here.

If you’re looking for more fall goodness, you can find lovely stamps, papers, and more in the SweetMissDaisy Etsy shop.

Thanks for stopping by today! I hope this little scarecrow brings a smile to your fall crafting. 🍂✨

 

Serving Family Drama Since 1621

Today I’m sharing a Thanksgiving card featuring the Food Coma Ready stamp set and the Woven Warmth stencil from the September Pajama Crafter Stamps Release! 🍂🦃

To start, I stenciled Wild Honey Distress Ink through the woven design, which gave the background such cozy, golden texture—just perfect for fall. For my focal point, I couldn’t resist choosing one of the three adorable turkeys. He looks as if he has something important to say!

After stenciling, I layered up two arches. On the smaller one, I stamped the turkey. The larger arch got a soft inking of Wild Honey around the edges for a warm, rustic frame. To complete the little scene, I stamped three leaves drifting above the turkey and tucked in two hand-colored, fussy-cut pumpkins along the bottom edge.

And then came the punchline—the sentiment:

“Serving Family Drama Since 1621.”

Apparently, that’s the urgent announcement our turkey was waiting to deliver! 😂 While my own Thanksgiving memories are full of warmth, friends, and family (thankfully without the drama), I couldn’t resist this hilarious sentiment. It’s cheeky, it’s true for many, and it adds just the right touch of humor to this festive card.

Join Pajama Crafter Stamps for the Harvest & Hope Instagram Hop—full of cozy fall vibes, heartfelt creativity, and hope for the future as we celebrate the new September release! Plus chances to win some new release goodies of your own! Head to the 

 Pajama Crafter Stamps IG account or my account, @bowdangel, and start hopping!

Thanks for stopping by!  Don't forget to view all the new releases at   the Pajama Crafter Stamps Shop!

Scarecrows, Spooks, and Snowmen—Oh My!

 It’s Release Day at SweetMissDaisy Designs, and this one is hauntingly fangtastic! 🦇🎃

The new release includes three Halloween/harvest stamp sets, a sweet snowman set, and three gorgeous fall paper packs. You can peek at everything now in the SweetMissDaisy Designs Etsy shop.

I have three cards to share today, each one inspired by a different challenge and a different set from the release:

🍂  Happy Harvest

This handsome scarecrow from the Happy Harvest set is a SweeetMissDaisy Designs/Serendipity Stamps Partnership! I gave him a warm plaid background from the Harvest Mini Gingham paper pack. Since the Splitcoaststampers F4A811 challenge is “Brown,” I colored his shirt in shades of brown and tucked the same tone into his pumpkins and hat. A bat and moon float above, and the golden ribbon with a pumpkin charm ties it all together. Inspired by #ArtNudge 925B + F4A811.

👻 Open if You Dare

Boo! This card features three of the four adorable Halloween faces from the Open if You Dare set. I stamped them on tags, tucked the tags into a slotted die cut, and added the “boo” sentiment on a round die cut. The background paper is from the Halloween Mini Gingham paper pack. Inspired by #ArtNudge 925A. These faces are too cute to spook!

❄️ Umbrella Snowman

Oh, how I love this snowlady! The Umbrella Snowman set (SweetMissDaisy Designs + Serendipity Stamps) was such fun to play with. She’s holding a bright red umbrella trimmed in gold. The set includes extra snow, so I scattered flakes around the scene for a wintery look. The golden plaid background paper is from the Harvest Mini Gingham paper pack.  Inspired by a set of ornaments in the SCS Inspiration Challenge today.

Each of these sets is just brimming with charm, and I can’t wait to see what you create with them, too. 💕

Check out the ArtNudge Challenge Blog and link your art project for a chance to win a prize!  :)