Hello Autumn

This card was made using the "Cheer All Year" set.  It contains stamps for fall, Halloween, and Christmas.  I stamped the acorn in Tangelo Twist and cut it out with the Acorn Builder Punch.  The background was made with the Brick Wall Embossing Folder and the middle piece with some Kraft Corrugated Paper.  I made the tag using the Triple Banner Punch, looped some Tangelo Twist 5/8" Striped Cotton around it, and tied it off with some Very Vanilla Thick Baker's Twine.

Go Green!

All I wanted for my birthday this year was to march with my Alumni Band in Muskegon and attend an MSU game in East Lansing.  This is what greeted us on the way into the campus I miss so dearly.  There were literally hundreds of tailgating tents everywhere.  How fun it was to see everyone dressed in green and white.

When we arrived at Spartan Stadium and climbed over 60 rows up, we realized we were seated almost under the big scoreboard in the end zone.  However, we were in the shade and it was around 80 degrees and would have been pretty hot in the sun.

Then, the best part of the game began--pregame!  We sang the fight song oodles of time.  We yelled "Go Green Go White"!  There's nothing better than watching the "S" march across the field.

 Here's Sparty with a flag and Sparty with the band.

 

Oh, and at some point we did watch the football game and won!  Did I mention we also beat Michigan this past Saturday in the last 10 seconds of the game?  Happy birthday indeed!

I'm a Nut

This is the cutest acorn ever!  I stamped it in Crushed Curry and Cherry Cobbler and punched it out with the coordinating Acorn Builder Punch.  The acorn pieces and words are from the "Acorny Thank You" set from the Holiday Mini. 

Joy

Isn't this set just darling?  It's called "Your Presents" and has 11 different stamps.  You can even use the "kissing technique" like I did with the tree present below.  I stamped the presents in Real Red and Garden Green.  Then, I used the Holidays Fancy Foil Designer Vellum for the background and added 1/8" Striped Ribbons on the presents.

Watercolor Wishes

This adorable, cute, awesome kit called "Watercolor Wishes" contains all the supplies to make 20 cards.   It has an exclusive stamp set, two ink spots, card bases, embellishments, washi tape, three sizes of cards,  matching envelopes, and colored pictures/directions for each card.  I made them all (below) in just under two hours.  I'm holding a class this Saturday to make these fun cards--contact me if you haven't yet signed up and/or would like to order this kit.

Autumn Wishes

Happy Fall!  Even though it's still 95 in Arizona, I'm hoping cooler temperatures are on the horizon.  Here's a card from the set "Among the Branches".  I used the Woodland Embossing Folder and then Sponge Daubers with Soft Suede ink to color the trees.  The leaves were stamped in Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie, and Rich Razzleberry.

Sleigh Ride

And here it is again--the Softly Falling Embossing Folder on Night of Navy card stock.  Doesn't it look like a pretty yuletide evening?  I made the figures on the snow by using the Sleigh Ride Edgelits Dies and I added some Dazzling Diamonds glitter along the top of each layer.  The words are from "Sleigh Ride" and there are 12 more pieces to this set.

Lighthearted Leaves

It's hard to tell from the picture that I used a Gold Foil Sheet and embossed it with the Woodland Embossing Folder.  I used Sponge Daubers with Cherry Cobbler, Crushed Curry, Old Olive, and Tangerine Tango ink on this intricate leaf from "Lighthearted Leaves".  Then I cut it out with the Leaflets Framelits and tied a bow on on the stem with some Gold Cording Trim.