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...

It's a wonderfully cool and rainy day today!  Baking banana bread and working on stamping projects.  Doesn't get better than this! I'm going to workout with my son soon, but wanted to quick post a photo of the project I will be doing at our South Stamp-a-stack on Thursday night. I SO love autumn.  The smell in the air, the colors, everything about it except ONE thing....yes, you guessed it.....winter follows.    This is another card with the Wonderfall Set.  The DSP is the yummy Orchard Harvest from the holiday mini.    Stamps:  Wonderfall (acorn) Day of Gratitude (grateful) Ink: Early Espresso, More mustard Accessories: Bitty Banners and Autumn Accents Dies Wood Grain, Square Lattice and Spider Web Embossing Folders The little curly cues were made by slicing tiny narrow pieces of card stock.  Some I curled like this one around the end of a paint brush and others I just left with the gentle curl that happens natu...

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...