My Paper Crafting Passion

Wow, I had not realized just how long it has been since I updated this blog!  I apologize to those of you who have subscribed!  My post today will be of Fall and Thanksgiving cards.  Hopefully very soon I will get my Christmas Cards posted.  This card uses the Stampin' Up! Sweater Weather DSP.  I love that paper.  The ribbon is the seam binding dyed with Espresso reinker.  The leaves were stamped with the Wonderfall set in VersaMark...then embossed with clear embossing powder.  The DSP was dry embossed then sponged with Early Espresso.  The saying and Acorn are from a Papertrey Set.  The inside, shown below was cut with a deckled Nestability set and stamped with Early Espresso.  The card base is SU's Sahara Sand. The next card was made for our South Stamp-a-Stack in September   This card also uses Sahara Sand for the Base.  The other colors are Early Espresso, Cherry Cobbler, Cajun Craze, Pumpkin Pie, Da...

Can you believe it is September 4th already!?! I find it difficult.  Where did August disappear to? Since just returning from a short visit to South Dakota, I haven't had time to create anything new so I'm going to show a sneak peek at one of the cards I will have for our class this coming weekend. We are having our classes on Friday and Sunday this month due to the Stampin' Up! Regional conference here in Denver on Saturday.  Can't wait!  I love these events.  It's so fun to be around hundreds of other people who have the same passion for paper crafting as I do! I also want to point out Stampin' Up!'s September Special.  For each $40.00 order you can get FREE ribbon!  What a deal!!!  Click on the link on the left side of the page for more details. OK, enough jabbering..... Here is the card for class along with the inspiration card I CASE'd.   We will be adding a More Mustard layer under the center DSP.     And here i...

I love fall and I love leaves.  Fall colors are so warm and rich.  So, when Stampin' Up! came out with the new Wonderfall bundle with the stampset and the matching dies, I couldn't wait to get it and try it out.  This is the first project I made with it.  MMMM, love the added sparkle from the new Champagne Shimmer paper! Button was from my "stash".  Hope you enjoy! Inside:  Verse was printed on the computer. Supplies use: PAPER:  Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla, Early Espresso, Cajun Craze, More Mustard, Champagne Shimmer STAMPS - Wonderfall and Teeny Tiny Wishes INK: Pumpkin Pie, Cajun Craze, Cherry Cobbler, Soft Suede, Early Espresso, More Mustard The technique is called "Plaid".  Instructions for that are:  Ink your stamp (in this case the leaf) in the lightest color (in the case, pumpkin pie).  Then, using the next darkest color (in the case Cajun Craze) just use the very edge of your in pad, angling so just the n...