Autumn Leaves Dies ~ A Stampin' Up! Card

Today's card is inspired by Try a Sketch on Tuesday #654 and I tried something that I've never done before with a sketch... 

Autumn Leaves ~ A Stampin' Up! Card

Today's card was inspired by Try Stampin' on Tuesday's sketch challenge #631.

Happy Hedgehog ~ A Stampin' Up! Card

I'm posting a cute card made with the stamp set Happy Hedgehogs. I made a card using these colors and this stamp set a while back and thought I'd carry something similar into another card.

A Better Place ~ A Fun Stampers Journey Card

Today's card is one that I gave to my upline a LONG time ago as a thank you.

Hello Fall ~ A Fun Stampers Journey Card

Who doesn't love the colors that fall brings?  
Most of us do and I had to create another fall card while the season is here. 

I started following a new sketch challenge FB group called Journey Sketches and couldn't resist creating this quick and simple thank you card.  Plus I needed a card for my October stamp a stacks and this sketch was perfect for whipping up a card!

There are so many ways to color leaves, but for this card I used three different ink colors from Fun Stampers Journey (listed below).  I used sponges to dab the color onto the stamp starting with the lightest and dabbing it all over the stamp.  Then I added the second color and dabbed it around the edges making sure I left some yellow in the middle.  The last and darkest color I dabbed just around the edges of the stamp.  Does that make sense?  I hope so!  After I cut out the leaf (with a die, of course!) I spritzed it with Sparkle Silk that was mixed with 70% rubbing alcohol to make it shimmer all over.  My camera just didn't want to pick that up this time...bummer! lol

Butter Cream

Oatmeal Cookie

Summer Days

Rich Coral

Cranberry Bliss

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Sara

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Supplies used on this card:

Fall Text Embossing Folder
(free Bloom Benefit with $100 order)

Sentimental Prints Christmas Thank You ~ A Fun Stampers Journey Card

It's that time of year...time to write some thank yous!  My hubby works for the USPS as a rural mail carrier.  Let's just say that he is BUSY (has been since September) and when people take the time to give him a gift on his mail route he really appreciates it!  And the ever loving wife that I am (who also happens to makes cards) has to help him out with that right?  Plus I get the benefit of all of his goodies too so I suppose I can sacrifice a little! ;)  Every year I whip up a handful of cards and for the past few years I've been making 3x3 cards.  

I just can't resist the Bloom Benefits called Pretty Flakes Accents!  I LOVE these snowflakes, so it's a good thing I earned a LOT of them!  I actually had enough to put them on my hot chocolate project from my November open house, on two sets of stamp a stack cards for December and all of these 3x3 cards.  Love that I get Bloom Benefits for every $50 that I spend with Fun Stampers Journey! :)

I think I made about 47 of these small cards.  Usually I have a LOT of gifts on hand before I get them done, but this year I've been ahead of the game...yea me! :)  

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Sara

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Supplies used on this card


Stamp Sets:
Sentimental Prints
Card Stock:
Specialty Paper Pearled Basics & Journey Brush Silver
Ink Pads:
Journey Silver
Supplies:

Bloom Benefit - Pretty Flakes Accents, Journey Silver Silk, 
Cut Rhinestones & Journey Glue Dots

The Smoky Mountains in Watercolor

Have you ever been to the Smoky Mountains?  If not you're missing out on something beautiful!  We had a chance to go there again not too long ago to celebrate my hubby's 50th birthday a little early.  My In-laws invited all of my hubby's siblings and spouses for a wonderful and relaxing vacation to Tennessee.  We stayed in a cabin that was pretty high up and we had three different levels in our cabin that we could look out on every morning and evening.  We had a couple of beautiful sunsets to watch that's for sure!

Since I definitely needed to write a thank you to them I thought, "Why not try to watercolor the Smoky Mountains for my thank you card".  Now I can't say they look like this at all, but for my first try I didn't think they turned out too bad.  And let's just say I added things here and there that I wasn't planning on adding and did a bit of trimming by the time it was done! lol  Now I can't forget to add that the sketch for this card was inspired by Freshly Made Sketches #237 and I turned it on its side.  It doesn't match the sketch exactly either because I trimmed it down more than I originally planned on because there were just some areas that I did not like, so off they went!   

The two mountain ranges in the back were made using the same color even though they look different.  Since the sunset was pink when I added the blue it turned a lavender color.  Then it turned purple the next time because the lavender was there and when I added more blue it turned purple.  Then I mixed a bit of blue and green for the middle mountain range.  I added a bit  more green to the mixture and yet a lot more for the final front mountain range.  It was definitely a live and learn (really paint and learn) experience for this picture, but I wasn't about to start over after all the work I had put into it!

Yes, believe it or not these are the colors I used.  By mixing them I came up with colors that were not anything like the original.  I have to say it was pretty fun seeing the colors that were made each time I added a new color.

Marina Mist

Watermelon Wonder

Soft Sky

Mint Macaron

Mossy Meadow

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Sara

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Supplies used on this card:

Wonderland Thank You

Today I want to show you a bunch of 3x3 thank yous that I made...52 to be exact!  My hubby is a rural mail carrier, so when he gets a gift from someone on his mail route I want to be sure to send a thank you note.  They are always saying thank you for the great service, but we want them to know we appreciate them thinking of him at Christmas! 

I got the idea for these beautiful cards from a fellow demonstrator and couldn't resist using them (just making them smaller) because I love the colors and the sparkle!  I'm not sure if it's her original idea or not, but I'll give her the credit until I know otherwise. :)

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Sara

I would love to be your demonstrator! If you like what you see and want to order anything just click on any of the products that I've listed at the bottom of my blog or click on the "Shop Now" tab at the top of my blog. Any of them will take you directly to my website! If you have questions feel free to contact me. Just click "Contact Me" at the top of my blog . If you're thinking of becoming a demonstrator click "Join My Team". I'd love to have you join me!

Supplies used on this card:

Retired Stamp "A NOTE OF THANKS"

Built for Free Using: My Stampin Blog

Your Kindness...

It's been a while since I've posted so I figured I'd better get another card up!  I don't know what's up with me this week, but I've been very lax in my stamping!  I think I just need a break every once in a while and will be ready soon enough. :)  This is one of the cards I had the ladies make at last month's stamp a stack.  It was fun to see how each one turned out a little differently because of the way they put the swirls on.

 I think this card was the hardest of the bunch, but only because they needed to remember what colors to use on which stamp and when to stamp off so the color wasn't too dark on the flowers.  They all really liked the card though. :)

Yup another picture.  I like seeing more than one pic of a card so I throw in a few myself.

Thanks for looking and have a great day!
Sara

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Supplies used on this card:

Built for Free Using: My Stampin Blog

Thank You Stars

It's time for another Friday Mashup challenge and this week challenge is from Lisa.  Her challenge for us is...

Create a project with "Stars."

Create a set of "Thank you Cards with Matching Envelopes". 

Or Mash it Up and create a set of "Thank you Cards & Envelopes using Stars."

Believe it or not I hardly have any stamps with stars on them.  I had to dig through my sets and found one in a sale-a-bration set Banner Blast.  I've been seeing a lot of cards made using this set, but they all use the banner.  Not me since I'm all about stars today. lol  I decided to make 3x3 cards since I think they're so cute and if I don't use them myself I can give them away as a gift for someone else to use. :)  

Don't forget to check out what the other designers made HERE, and to play along if you get the chance!

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Sara

Stamp Sets:  Banner Blast & Sassy Salutations

Card Stock:  Strawberry Slush, Pistachio Pudding,

Coastal Cabana,  Wisteria Wonder & Whisper White

Classic Stampin' Pads:  Strawberry Slush, Pistachio Pudding,

Coastal Cabana & Wisteria Wonder

Punch:  Star (retired)

Thanks So Much

I'm finally back to blogging after taking a bit of a much needed break.  I've still been making plenty of cards, I just haven't been taking pics of all of them or posting them.  I did take some pics that I want to show you today though.  These are the cards I made as thanks yous for the gifts my husband received on his mail route this year.  I wanted to make cards that were small and simple.  Well, they were small, but not as simple as I had hoped.  Not that they were that hard to make either, just a bit of coloring.  I think I made about thirty-two of them...and managed to get all the thank yous written too...whew!!

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Sara

Stamp Set:  Simply Sketched

Card Stock:  Cherry Cobbler & Naturals White

Stampin' Write Markers:  Primrose Petals, Cherry Cobbler,

Pear Pizzazz & Old Olive

StazOn:  Black

Sponged Field Flowers x 2

Today I have a couple of cards to show you, or should I say one card made with two different colors.  Does that even make sense? lol  Anyway, I started with this week's Try Stampin' on Tuesday's sketch challenge to make a sympathy card.  Since I also love the colors on this month's Stampin' Celebration challenge I figured I could combine them.  However when I was done with my card I thought it was just too dark for a sympathy card.  Don't get me wrong I LOVE the colors, just wasn't sure if they were right for that kind of card.  So I made it into a thank you card instead, and it's going to a fellow demo.  Hope she likes it. ;)  Since I still needed a sympathy card I figured I could just change up the colors to lighten it up...so that's what I did.  You can see that one at the bottom of this post. :)  Not sure which one I like better...

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

First Card

Stamp Sets:  Fabulous Florets & Sweet Essentials

Card Stock:  Elegant Eggplant & Whisper White

Classic Stampin' Pads:  Elegant Eggplant, Pacific Point & Pear Pizzazz

Versa Mark

Stampin' Emboss Powder:  White

Bigz Die:  Scallop Circle

Framelits:  Circles Collection

Smooch Spritz:  Vanilla Shimmer

Sponges

Stamp Sets:  Fabulous Florets & Loving Thoughts

Card Stock:  Blushing Bride & Whisper White

Classic Stamin' Pads:  Blushing Bride, So Saffron & Pistachio Pudding

Versa Mark

Stampin' Emboss Powder:  White

Bigz Die:  Scallop Circle

Framelits:  Circles Collection

Smooch Spritz:  Vanilla Shimmer

Sponges

Simply Sketched Thank You

It's Sunday so that means it's time for another Red Hot Stampers' sketch challenge card...and it's our 100th challenge!  Since it's our 100th we're giving away blog candy!   Check out the Red Hot Stampers' blog HERE to see what everyone else designed and to see what we're giving away. :) 

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Stamp Set:  Simply Sketched

Card Stock:  Rose Red & Whisper White

Stampin' Write Markers:  Rose Red & Wild Wasabi

Blender Pen

Embossing Folder:  Delicate Designs

Smooch Spritz:  Vanilla Shimmer

Sponges

Winter Thank You

Just a few more thank yous to show you today.  I ran out of my other stash and decided to make them a lot more simple this time...and I like them better!  Why couldn't I do this the first time around? lol  

 

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Stamp Sets:  Snowflake Soiree & Perfectly Penned
Card Stock:  Whisper White
Classic Stampin' Pad:  Island Indigo
Jewels:  Basic Rhinestones

Snowflake Soiree Thank You

Today's cards are a bunch of thank yous because, well, it's that time of year again...  It's that time when my husband receives lots of goodies from customers at his job.  Here's the stack that I made for this year. :)

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Stamp Sets:  Snowflake Soiree & Perfectly Penned

Card Stock:  Island Indigo & Whisper White

Classic Stampin' Pad:  Island Indigo

Bigz Die:  Snow Flurry

Embossing Folder:  Snow Burst (retired)

Punch:  Decorative Label

Jewel:  Basic Pearl

Shimmer Paint:  Champagne Mist

RHSSC 63 - Thank You

Last night as I was getting this post ready I noticed I now have fifty followers...yea!!  Thanks to each of you who are following me on my card making adventures.  I hope you're inspired by what I create or just enjoy relaxing and looking at my cards (as well as other blogs that you follow).  Even though I don't reply to posts that many of you have written (unless you have questions!) I want you to know I read every single one and appreciate your kind words that are passed my way. :)  And now on to today's card...and since it's Sunday that means it's time for another Red Hot Stampers' challenge.  This is my take on it...pretty simple this week, but I still like how it turned out. :)  Head on over to the Red Hot Stampers' blog here to check out a few more ideas using this sketch challenge.    

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Stamp Sets:  Everything Eleanor & Blooming with Kindness

Card Stock:  Perfect Plum & Very Vanilla

Classic Stampin' Pad:  Perfect Plum

Embossing Folder:  Delicate Designs

Framelits:  Apothecary Accents

Ribbon:  3/8" Taffeta in Perfect Plum

Shimmer Paint:  Champagne Mist

Sponges

RHSSC - Thank You

Good morning...it's time to see my take the this week's Red Hot Stampers' sketch challenge.  I finally broke into my Snow Flurry Bigz Die to use for this sketch.  I did change it up a bit because I didn't want to cover up any part of the snow flake, so I put the words underneath it. :)  Don't forget to check out what the other Red Hot Stampers made using this sketch.  Check them out here.  And if you're really motivated why not give the sketch a try. :)

Thanks for looking and have a great day!  

Stamp Set:  Perfectly Penned

Card Stock:  Rich Razzleberry & Very Vanilla

Classic Stampin' Pad:  Rich Razzleberry

Embossing Folder:  Lacy Brocrade

Bigz Die:  Snow Flurry

Jewels:  Basic Pearls & Large Pearls

Shimmer Paint:  Champagne Mist

Sponges

Thank You Carnation

Today's card is a thank you for a couple that has been very kind and generous.  One of the things I received was a beautiful bouquet of flowers, and I wanted to copy one of the flowers from it.  Well, one was a carnation and that's my favorite flower...and I've made a few of them lately!  Since I've been trying to enter sketch challenges I used the Paper Craft Crew sketch challenge for my card's design.

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Stamp Set:  Curly Cute

Card Stock:  Calypso Coral & Very Vanilla

Classic Stampin' Pads:  Calypso Coral & Raspberry Ripple

Embossing Folder:  Delicate Designs

Punches:  1 1/4", 1 3/8" & 2 3/8" Scallop Circle

Sizzlit:  Little Leaves

Ribbon:  3/8" Ruffled in Calypso Coral

Jewels:  Basic Pearls

Shimmer Paint:  Champagne Mist

Crimper & Sponges

Thank You

Hello...just a quick post today.  This is another card we made at my July stamp a stack.



Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Stamp Set:  My Friend
Card Stock:  Primrose Petals, Early Espresso, Crumb Cake & Whisper White
Classic Stampin' Pad:  Primrose Petals
Versa Mark
Stampin' Emboss Powder:  White
Embossing Folder:  Vintage Wallpaper
Punches:  Scallop Oval & Large Oval
Simply Scored & Diagonal Plate

RHSSC27 ~ Thank You

It's Sunday so that means it's time for another Red Hot Stampers sketch challenge.  I sure hope everyone likes pink because my card definitely has some pink this week!   

Head on over to the Red Hot Stampers to see more cards made with this sketch.  If you're game why not play along with our challenge this week and see what you can come up with. :)  

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Stamp Set:  Curly Cute

Card Stock:  Whisper White

Classic Stampin' Pad:  Melon Mambo

Embossing Folders:  Designer Frames & Square Lattice

Bigz Die:  Flowers, Daisy #2

Punch:  1/2" Circle

Shimmer Paint:  Champagne Mist

Crimper