And Back to Fall Again....

And back to fall again! If you follow my blog you might be getting holiday whiplash!  I just create what makes me happy, I might be creating Christmas in July and butterflies in chilly winter!  Today I have decided to revisit fall before it's over and we truly move into Christmas.  Don't be surprised to see Valentine's in December!

To color my pumpkin from the Eat Pie stamp set by The Project Bin I used the no line coloring technique.   It was such fun, now all I want to do is watercolor pumpkins!  

I added color to the pumpkin with Derwent Inktense Pencils and then with a slightly wet brush, I went over the ink.  In places where I wanted a little more color, I picked up ink directly from the pencil with the paintbrush. 

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you enjoy the bright colors of fall today!

Eat Pie

Derwent Inktense Pencils

Growing Up

The Virtual Stamping Night Mini was held last night at Splitcoaststampers.  This is a free online event open to anyone!  The Mini was just on Friday night but the main event will include both Friday and Saturday, Dec 14 and 15th.  The challenge is kept open so it's not too late to play along.  

  I did not care for the Peanuts tv cartoons when I was a girl.  I think I related too closely to Charlie Brown.  As a young girl, I longed to know that life could go right more often than wrong.  Now that I am an adult, I love the Charlie Brown Christmas story.  Such a great message and who can resist the amazing music!  When I saw Misti's VSN challenge I knew just which stamp I wanted to feature.

The stamp kit is Small Stuff Christmas by Unity Stamp Co. and my card design was inspired by Freshly Made Sketches.  As I went to grab the photo of the sketch to include in my post I realized I missed one of the elements of the sketch but I will share the sweet sketch with you anyway!

Thanks for stopping by and before you go enjoy the music!

Happy Winter y'all!

Julie has chosen a fun site to inspire this week's Inspiration Challenge at Splitcoaststampers. THIS adorable penguin ornament set inspired my playful penguins.  These little guys from Santa Mischief by Picket Fence Studios crack me up!  I love how each penguin is unique with their flippers and feet in different positions.  The middle penguin really makes me giggle!  

For my winter sky, I used the large brush from the Life-Changing Blender Brushes to create a soft sky.  For the snowbanks, I used one of the thinner brushes which can be purchased in the set I have linked above or the Fine Blending Assortment. 

I hope you will join us for the Inspiration Challenge this week!  

Now here's a close up look at what I used for today's card.

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Santa Mischief                A Gnome Winter

Life Changing Blender Brushes

Life Changing Fine Assortment

String of Lights

The first day of the month means it's time for the Fan Club Christmas Challenge at Splitcoaststampers.  I have enjoyed creating cards every month for the challenge and now I have a nice stack of cards to give away before the season gets hectic!

I am featuring this super fun image from the String of Lights stamp set by Picket Fence Studios.  I just love the movement captured in this image.  To create this fun look I stamped Fired Brick and Peacock Feathers Distress inks onto the stamp then spritzed the stamp with water.  Next, I stamped onto Strathmore Mixed Media paper which does not bubble up when wet and has a smooth texture which I really like. I then heat embossed the image for a fun shine and texture.  The last step was to die cut the image with the String of Lights Coordinating die which is easy to use and cuts around the thin strings beautifully!  I am smitten by this stamp and die!  All that was left was to add the sentiment which is from the Santa Mischief set.

Have a spectacular day!

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                            String of Lights                        String of Lights Coordinating Die Set

Santa Mischief

Inside Making Cards

Georgia weather likes to play tricks on us.  One day it's in the 80's then all of a sudden overnight it drops to 40's and that's cold my friends when you have been sweating just the day before!  So you dress in jeans and sweaters only for the weather to laugh at you in the afternoon as it climbs right back up and makes you roast in your sweater.  If you happen to be inside and can't turn on the heat because of a duct issue the cold will stay inside and you will shiver in your sweater only to walk outside and realize the weather has turned quite warm but didn't inform the inside of your house.  That's the kind of days we are experiencing but soon it really will get chilly and then I will be staying inside wrapped in my blanket making cards which is why I love this set of sentiments in the North Pole stamp set by The Project Bin.  

I wrapped the card base in warm tartan then stamped "tis the season to be freezin" on the stitched layer.  I stamped the first envelope in the middle then masked it off and stamped two more.  I added some fun sequins and "I'll be inside..." and that was it.   

Thanks for stopping by now I am off to go make some more winter cards before it gets too cold.  Once it's cold I like to make cards with cheerful flowers and butterflies to keep me warm!  

Today's Feature:

North Pole 

Praying for You

For this week's Inspiration Challenge at Splitcoaststampers Brenda chose a cozy site to inspire us.  I chose THIS fabric as my inspiration.

Some days just don't go the way we plan. I thought I had an entire day to create but instead, my husband stayed home from a trip and then our son came home unexpectedly so I ended up with only a tiny bit of time to create at the end of a full day.  Lucky for me I have the darling Like a Crafty Fox stamp set.  It's so easy to create cute and quick cards with this set!  I think this darling fox looks like she could be praying so I paired her with a sentiment from the Ways to Say Get Well stamp set.  To finish off my project I added three sequins from Witches Brew and two sparkling gems from my stash.

Thanks for stopping by, I hope you have a wonderful weekend!

Featuring:

Ways to Say Get Well               Like a Crafty Fox

Witches Brew

Blending Brushes - Full set

Life Changing Blender Brushes 4 pack Broad Application

Blessings

 Earlier this month I created several pages of backgrounds for a swap project and ended up with a bit left over.  To create the background I stamped  Peacock Feathers Distress Ink onto plastic packaging then spritzed with water. Next, I flipped the wet inky plastic over and pressed it onto my Strathmore Bristol Smooth paper.  I did the same with Carved Pumpkin Distress ink then dried it with a heat gun.  I got a little carried away and made more backgrounds than I needed for the swap so I set a sheet aside for a future project.  Today was the future project.  The Technique Challenge at SCS this week is called Simple Self-Framing.  The framing layer is popped up on cardboard and the sentiment layer is inset.  I used the charming (Blessings) sentiment from the Eat Pie stamp set by The Project Bin then added a few sparkling enamel dots.

For the inside, I stamped another sentiment in the set and stamped the pumpkin also included in the set on a scrap of background and fussy cut it.

For a final touch, I added the Blessings sentiment to the back of the envelope!

Thanks for stopping by and taking a look.  I hope you enjoyed today's inspiration.  Here's a look at all the fun stamps included in

 Eat Pie

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God's Grace

Photo inspiration challenges spark some of my favorite cards!  Stacy is our hostess for this week's Inspiration Challenge and it is overflowing with ideas.  The Splitcoaststamper challenges are free to play so I hope you will join us!   I found my inspiration on the note card page. 

When I found my inspiration I immediately thought of this beautiful stamp set by Picket Fence Studios.  I love the large blooms!  I stamped portions of the Lily Bouquet stamp set at opposite corners leaving a space in the center for the sentiment.  Staying close to my inspiration photo I only colored in the leaves and a few flowers leaving the rest in black and white.  To finish off the card I added a few frosted gems.

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  The Lily Bouquet is part of the new Picket Fence Studios release, for a view the rest of the fabulous release click HERE. 

Lily Bouquet 

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