MTSC Happy Fall

Happy Hump Day Peeps! Hope all is well with you!

Today's card is made with Mercy's Tuesday Sketch Challenge.

I love these long and low cards! This one is started with a base of Soft Suede. the next layer is made with pumpkin pie card stock and the DS paper is from the Razzleberry Lemonade pack.

I received alot of positive feedback during the Catty Cruise, on the big pumpkin I made (last card in the post) using one of the stamps from the "Pumpkin Patch" set, so I thought I would do another!

I stamped 5 ovals onto some whisper white card stock and cut them out. I layered them from front to back alternating the ovals. I then stamped the stem, with old olive, on some scrap white and cut it out leaving a longer strip at the bottom to tuck into the layers of the pumpkin, behind the first layer. I marked lightly with a pencil where the pumpkin was to be located on my white panel and then stamped the curly vine pieces, not sure what they are called, directly onto the white. I then stamped in a bunch of grass, all these stamps are in the Pumpkin Patch set. I mounted the pumpkin with a few dimensionals to the white panel. I then layered that panel with some soft suede and then pumpkin pie card stock.

I used a MS punch for the bottom element and layered a strip of soft suede over it. I then added some soft suede grosgrain ribbon across. I used some crochet thread and a needle to add my "X's". I had pierced the holes first with my mat pack and piercing tool. While I had that out I had to add a bit more piercing!!!

The sentiment comes from the retired "Happy Blessings" set and I inked up a portion of the stamp with soft suede and stamped onto white. I punched it out with my 1 inch circle punch and matted it with a 1-1/4 inch circle of soft suede.

I thought it needed a bit more, don't I always? So I added an old olive bow to the pumpkin and three orange sticky pearls under the sentiment.

Well, that is all for today, thanks so much for stopping by and HAPPY STAMPING!!!!

Vicki

How about a Halloween Purse or two or....

Good Tuesday Morning Peeps! It is such a beautiful fall day here in southwest Missouri! Very cool and crisp, just the way I like it!!

Yesterday I did not feel like doing any challenges, I know can you believe it? I have been feeling a little burned out lately, so I decide to just do something for fun. I had been wanting to try these Top Note Purses by Becky Roberts. She has an incredible blog, Inking Idaho and she has incredible talent.

These purses are so much fun to make and are really simple with Becky's instructions!I made three, all use the Cast-A-Spell DS paper. I used basic black, pumpkin pie and perfect plum card stock. I used the "Batty for You" stamp set and the scallop circle punch and 1-1/2, 1-3/8 and 1 inch circle punches.

I don't have the large scallop die from SU so I had to find a substitute, I used my large scallop and circle nesties. Not an exact match, but close enough for me! I also used some small magnetic discs for my closure. I used the jumbo eyelets to make the opening to thread the ribbon through. I used black and pumpkin pie ribbon for the handles.

These are very easy peasy lemon squeasy!!! I will fill them with some Halloween candy and give to some cute little spooks I know!!!

Well, that is all for today, thanks so much for stopping by and HAPPY STAMPING!!!!

Vicki

C4C4 Merry & Bright

Good Monday Morning Peeps!

Today's card is made with this week's sketch on the Crazy 4 challenges Blog.

My card uses my new Tree Trimmings Set, just got it Friday. The DS paper is Merry Moments.

The base of the card is old olive, followed by real red and then the DS paper. I stamped the decoration onto very vanilla card stock in real red, old olive and garden green ink. I stamped the real red one a second time onto scrap and cut it out and mounted it over the first one with some dimensionals. I added some sticky rhinestones to each. The sentiment is from the "To You & Yours" stamp set. the bow hangers and sentiment is stamped with chocolate chip ink. I matted the main panel with old olive and real red card stock. I pierced around the DS panel with my piercing tool and mat pack. I used the word window punch and old olive to make the element on the strip panel.

Well, that is it for today, thanks so much for stopping by and HAPPY STAMPING!!!

Vicki

SSSC37 Happy Fall

Good Sunday Morning Peeps!

It is time for another Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge! Pinch me, I still can't beleive I am a Sweet Sunday Stamper!!!

Here is this week's sketch:



Of course my card is a bit altered from the sketch, my main image panel is a bit bigger than the sketch. I started the card with a base of dusty durango and followed that with some crushed curry and the DS paper comes from the Razzleberry Lemonade pack.

I used some more dusty durango and crused curry and an embossing folder for the side element. The stamp set is Branch Out and the sentiment comes from the Falling Leaves set, I just used part of the sentiment. For the bottom strip I used some dusty durango ribbon and the button comes from my stash and I was surprised to find it matches the crushed curry very well.


Don't forget to stop by the the rest of the Sweet Sunday Stampers to see more samples with this sketch:

Karen-the Sweetest Thing

Jen-JenTapler Designs

Karen-Paper Playhouse

Laura-Scrapnextras

Lynn-The Queen's Scene

Nancy-iStamp

Sarah-Jane-Janeybell

Thanks so much for stopping by today and HAPPY STAMPING!!!

Vicki

WSC From Our House to Yours

Good Saturday Morning peeps!!!

Did you all enjoy the Catty Cruise, I sure did, so many talented people and wonderful projects on the cruise!

Today I am sharing a card I made with Beate's Weekend Sketch Challenge. The sketch was for a long skinny card, mine is 4 inch by 5-1/2 inch. The stamp set I used is from the "Holiday Best", a level 1 Hostess Set. I stamped it with real red ink onto white card stock. I cut it out with my round nesties, and left the nestie on the cardstock and sponged some real red ink around the edge of the image. I used the scallop nesties in real red for the mat. The base of the card is real red followed by white and the DS paper is from the retired Ski Slope pack. The sentiment comes from the "To You & Yours" set and is stamped with real red onto white. I used the word window punch and the modern label punch. I added some white brads and white organza ribbon and a bow.

Well, that is all for today, thanks so much for stopping by and HAPPY STAMPING!!!!

Vicki

Catty Cruise

Ahoy Maties!!! Welcome to the second voyage of the Catty Cruise. This time with are setting sail through the new Holiday Mini Catalog!

If you just sailed here from Kay Kalthoff port of call Stamping to Share wasn't her projects with the Serene Snowflake amazing?!!!! I just love all she does!

We’ve have 11 incredible stamp artist for this cruise through the new Stampin' Up Holiday Mini catalog. You’ll get to the next port by clicking on the port hole at the end of this post. But, if we somehow lose you along the way, you can always rejoin us by visiting our home port, Catty Cruise Line.


When I first saw the new Holiday mini I was immediately drawn to the Pumpkin Patch Set. I LOVE Halloween, all the cute stuff, not the blood and gore stuff, This little set is adorable and fits the "Cute Stuff" perfectly!

Halloween, to me, is all about the little ones and all the fun they have and of course, the CANDY!!! So I had to make some Halloween treat holders and a card or two!!





The pumpkins in this set are so fun to use and you can mix and match the faces and pumpkins! My box is made with basic black and the Speciality DS paper, Night and Day, also in the mini. The pumpkins are stamped on scrap white and cut out and added with dimensionals. The card is old olive and uses the Cast-A-Spell DS paper. The sentiment is from the Pumpkin Patch Set and I just inked up part of it to use on this card.

This next set is :



just as fun as the first! I made the box pumpkin pie cardstock and added some DS paper to the sides and used a MS punch for the fence. The card is made with pumpkin pie and old olive and more Cast-A-Spell DS paper. I used a needle and embroidery floss to make the "X's" behind the main image panel. I added old olive ribbon and some black brads.

And Lastly:

I used the Pumpkin Patch Set and the Wandering Words Set for this simple little card.



I stamped five of the pumpkin ovals onto scrap white and cut them out, and layered to make the large pumpkin. I stamped the stem and cut it out and added it to the pumpkin. I used a spectrum pad to ink up the words. I layered it onto chocolate chip and then mounted to the card. It is 6-1/2 inch by 3-1/4 inch, and will fit into the small open end envelopes. I added some chocolate chip twill ribbon and some piercing along the bottom.

As much as I’d love to keep you at It's A Stamp Thing, it’s time to weigh anchor again and embark on to the next port, the fabulously talented Angie Tieman at Schwooo! She is going to show you some projects with the "Just Beclause" Stamp Set.

Make Merry!

Good Thursday Morning peeps!

Today I am sharing a card I made yesterday while stamping with a friend. We decide to check out the sketch challenge on Splitcoast.

I wanted to use this fun new set from the mini, Berry Christmas. I started my card with a base of real red and followed that with some whisper white and then the DS paper is also from the mini and is from the Christmas Cocoa Speciality pack. I also used the Textured impressions Folder, Petals-A-Plenty. The main image was stamped with old olive ink and then the bird is real red, stamped onto a scrap a and cut out mounted to the wreath with dimensionals. I added some sticky mini red pearls to the wreath and a small rhinestone to the bird.

The sentiment is also from the same set and is stamped with real red and punched out with the word window punch and mounted to the real red piece punched with the modern label punch. It is also mounted with dimensionlas. I added some more sticky rhinestones to the edge. Finished with some real red grosgrain ribbon and bow.


I just wanted to take a minute to send out a huge thank you to the Pals Paper Arts Blog Team, for choosing my KISS challenge cards for one of their Pals Paper Arts Artist Pick Winners!!! I am so honored and frankly excited beyond belief. I was very surprised! Thank you so much Pals Paper Arts Group!!!!


Thanks so much for stopping by today and HAPPY STAMPING!!!

Vicki