Paper Craft Crew 348 Harvest Hellos

HELLO!!!!! I am sure that many of you think that I have fallen off the face of the earth! Life has been consuming lately and while I have tried to work on stuff in my stamp room it seems like the business side of it all has been taking the front page.  Good news is that I will be having classes in Yuma starting in September!!! Not Arizona, Yuma is about 30 minutes to my west and I have been trying to find a venue for the last 3 years!!! Well, it happened!

This weeks sketch from the Paper Craft Crew is a bit like last weeks! So when you look at my card today and say "Hmmm, that looks like last weeks challenge", I designed it for last week but it works for today too!!!

I couldn't wait to ink up and use the Harvest Hello's Bundle! With 3 kids I have plenty of teachers I can use this bundle for! Today's card is my first design with it and I think it is adorable! Lets take a look!

I am sure that many of you have a stash of things that you have stamped with great plans of ideas, my Granny Apple Buffalo Check is one of those ideas that never came full circle. My Poppy Parade Apple is stamped with Versamark and heat embossed with Clear Stampin' Emboss powder. Once that was ready I used the coordinating punch to build my apple. A nice burlap banner from the Pressed Petals DSP coordinates nicely with my Linen Thread bow. I stamped a border of the seeds towards the bottom in Early Espresso ink. The Welcome Back sentiment is heat embossed in Stampin' Emboss White on Early Espresso then punched with Classic Label punch. To finish this card off I made a mat with Poppy Parade and set it on a card base of Granny Apple Green!

Phew! I can't wait for you all to get your Holiday Catalogs!! It is by far one of my faves!!!

Thank You so much for stopping by today! I can't wait to see what you make for this weeks challenge! Have a great day!

Creation Station Celebrate the Season Blog Hop

Happy Creation Station Sunday! I can't believe we are already into December and I want to know if I am not the only person without a Christmas tree up yet... I started a bit of Christmas shopping, it seems easier but more expensive as the kids get older. Wesley, my 12 year old, wants "Beats"... I mean I know what they are, but is he really ready for them... So I stumbled on a Zulily Deal for them... I will be the best Mom ever! Enough about that...

This month on the Creation Station Blog Hop we are Celebrating the Season. I had a Christmas Card order of 24 cards for a local friend... Let me show you what I have made today...

My cards start with a nice winter white layer of Very Vanilla, I have stamped the Pine Boughs from the Christmas Pines stamp set in Mossy Meadow. I have accented this with a nice strip of Joyous Noel Specialty DSP, I am so sad this is no longer available. This is layered onto a nice piece of Crumb Cake Card stock and adhered to the Very Vanilla. The Stitched Oval with Mossy Meadow sentiment was added with Stampin' Dimensionals with a nice piece of the Merry Merlot/Copper reversible ribbon. I did this in two color bases Merry Merlot and Mossy Meadow.

My fun gift bag I made on my life the other day. It is a bit fancier using all the dies from the coordinating Pretty Pines Thinlits. They are nicely layered onto a 3" x 4" piece of Very Vanilla Soft Suede Buffalo Check. It was perfect for holding my card order and was a nice and easy way to decorate and dress up this kraft gift bag!

I can't wait for you to see what Denita has for you today!! You can get to her by clicking the next button below!

Denita Wright-Smee

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TGIF Challenges 183 Washi Tape and Twine

TGIF! I am sure that we are all happy it is Friday!!! The countdown is on until I leave for Orlando for OnStage!!! I am so excited to see all of my Demonstrator friends and Momma needs a vacation!!! 

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This week with TGIF we are challenging you to create a card with Washi Tape and/or Twine!!! I wasn't quite sure how I was going to pull this off. So I went the twine route with the upcoming Snow Is Glistening stamp set and Snowfall Thinlits. These amazing products will be available to you on November 1st! Let me show you my card!

This card started with the Buffalo Check stamped in Merry Merlot. I wasn't quite sure how or where... I just knew that I wanted to use it.  I decided to use one of the Ovals from the Stitched Shapes Framelits. I then stamped my tree on Crumb Cake Cardstock with Mossy Meadow Ink. I used a quick little scrap of Wood Textures DSP for my trees trunk. The Gold Foil snow flakes from the Snowfall thinlits were just the right touch of elegance to this card! With a little bit of Linen Thread for my twine and a strip of lace this fabulous card was done!

Thank You so much for stopping by today! I can't wait to see what you create with this fun challenge! I have provided a full list of the product used below to make the shopping easier... just remember the Snow Is Glistening and Snowfall Thinlits will not be available until November 1st!!! 

Product List

Buffalo Check Clear-Mount Stamp Set [147794]	Wood Textures Designer Series Paper Stack [144177]	Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies [145372]	Gold Foil Sheets [132622]	Very Vanilla 1/2" (1.3 Cm) Lace Trim [141672]	Linen Thread [104199]
Mossy Meadow Classic Stampin' Pad [147111]	Mossy Meadow 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [133676]	Merry Merlot Classic Stampin' Pad [147112]	Merry Merlot 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146979]	Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [120953]	Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [101650]
Detailed Trio Punch [146320]	Big Shot [143263]	Precision Base Plate [139684]	Snow Is Glistening Photopolymer Stamp Set [149742]	Snowfall Thinlits Dies [149692]

Stamp Ink Paper 168 Tic Tac Toe Challenge

Tuesday! So glad that Monday is over with! How do you manage children at two different places at staggering times without making numerous trips home? Wesley has football right after school until 545PM, and Taryn has dance/gymnastics until 630PM. Neither of which runs on time some days! It makes my distaste for Monday's even stronger!

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This week with Stamp Ink Paper we have an awesome Tic Tac Toe for you all to play along with. I can't wait to show you what I have whipped up for the design team! I made two three-in-a-rows. I have gone diagonal from the bottom left to the top right and top right straight down.... enjoy!

This card started with my Painted Harvest Sunflower, stamped in So Saffron and Crushed Curry. I fussy cut this with ALOT OF PATIENCE!!!! The leaves are stamped with Pear Pizzazz ink and punched with the leaf punch. It is layered onto a Lovely Lipstick Buffalo Check stamped Stitched Square from the Stitched Shapes Framelits and layered it onto a Crumb Cake card stock square that I trimmed to matte. I have been looking for a way to use the Country Lane DSP. It has the nice wood like pattern and it was perfect for this card, it is layered onto a So Saffron matte. The sentiment from Friendly Expressions is heat embossed using the White Stampin' Emboss powder and embellished with a wood embellishment from the Frames Elements! This card wouldn't be complete without Linen Thread loops!!!!

Thank You so much for coming by today! I can't wait to see how you make your Tic Tac Toe!!!

OSAT I need A Hero Blog Hop

Phew!! I can't believe it is already the second Thursday of September, can you? The fact that it was 95 degrees yesterday sure doesn't help! I will admit to saying that I wanted snow more than 3 times in the last 48 hours. I know that it may bite me in the rear end saying out loud... you know, the SNOW word but I am good with it!

This months theme for the One Stamp At Time Blog Hop is "I Need A Hero".  A hero is defined as a person who is admired or idealized for courage, outstanding achievements, or noble qualities. Teachers are unsung heroes! I couldn't wait to play with the Picked For You stamp set to create today's creations. Let me show you what I have made!

This month I sort of started out backwards. The Mini Pizza Box is a fun go to but did you know that you can use a circle framelit of any size and it instantly turns into a holder. That is what I have done today! I have used one of the larger Layering Circle Dies to create a holder for my Apple Cinnamon flavored candle. I have wrapped this in a 6 x 8 Cello Bag and created a nice little tag using the Festive Farmhouse DSP to coordinate with the DSP on the box.

The card is of a nice base of Thick Whisper White, matted with Cherry Cobbler and a Pinewood Plank embossed piece of Gray Granite. I have stamped the Buffalo Check using Gray Granite on Thick Whisper White. I have layered this onto a piece of Cherry Cobbler. The largest stitched circle seamed to be the only size that would work. I managed to arch the sentiment.

Thank You so much for stopping by today! I can't wait for you to see what the amazing Jay Soriano has made for you! You can get to him by clicking on the link list below! I can't wait for you to tour the whole hop! Have a fabulous Thursday!