 Such a sweet theme at Papercraft Challenge #134 - "cozy autumn!" I wanted another crack at the August Product of the Month DSP, Glow of Harvest - I still have quite a bit left! It has such a pretty shimmer, and all in a celebration of Fall! I floated this acorn panel over some Early Espresso, and fussy cut one of the flower clusters from another sheet. Over this I placed the simple large acorn from the Thanks & Giving set, so I could also use this fun Thanksgiving sentiment, lol. I adhered all this over an Espresso Stylish circle, and squeezed on some Espresso Neutrals Jute Twine. This is fairly heavy, but a single strand seemed to work OK! I finished with some Crumb Cake Pearls of Beauty! Thanks & Giving Stamp Set; Glow of Harvest DSP; Basic White, Early Espresso & Crumb Cake CS; Early Espresso Ink; Crumb Cake Blends Markers; Stylish Shapes Dies; Early Espresso Jute Twine; Crumb Cake Pearls of Beauty; #PCC134. 
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 We want to see your Autumn or Fall cards this round at Make My Monday #288! I peeked at the Shelves of Retirement for this one, and pulled my Painted Harvest set - still so pretty! I matched it with the Glow of Harvest DSP from August's POTM, too - a perfect pair! After choosing my background sheet, I cut a circle with the Stylish Shapes dies for the layered wreath stamp, and stamped it up with Cajun Craze over Golden Glow, and an Early Espresso center. I used Basic Beige for my neutral this time, too - the colors look so interesting over it! I overlapped with my favorite sentiment, and then tucked in some 2-step leaves between for extra detail - just right! The dark Pressed Flower Motifs seemed like a good embellie for this one, too! I can't wait to see what you make of YOUR Fall cards this round, too - meet you at the challenge! Painted Harvest Stamp Set (retired 2020); Glow of Harvest DSP; Basic Beige & Early Espresso CS; Early Espresso, Golden Glow & Cajun Craze Inks; Stylish Shapes Dies; Leaf Punch (retired); Pressed Flower Motifs (retired); #MMM289.   Oo, I love this blocked out sketch at Try a Sketch on Tuesday #702! Sketches like this are the perfect way to play with paper, lol, and I got to choose a few likely patterns of my Autumn Opulence DSP pack again! I also chose a few of the diecut shapes, but I don't care for the 1/4" bright white border on them (so weird when there's so much Vanilla on the main sheets!) so I fussy cut them all down a little, too. I pulled in this Thanksgiving sentiment from the super cute Thanks & Giving set - I had meant to get more of the stamp set onto this card, but the shapes weren't quite right, lol. Next time! Thanks & Giving Stamp Set; Autumn Opulence DSP; Very Vanilla & Peaceful Pine CS: Early Espresso Ink; Pressed Flower Motifs; #TSOT702.   Nice! Check out our square sketch this round at Sunday Stamps #391! I actually don't do a lot of square cards - the main reason is envelopes! Unless I make it a tiny 4 1/4" square to fit in a regular envelope, hm. You know what? I DO have an envelope punch board, I'll just MAKE one, and I'll go to the full 5 1/2" square! Once I made those choices, I pulled in my awesome new Fun For Fall bundle - such an adorable scarecrow! I even gave him one of the crows - guess he's not scary enough, lol. I did a nice large embossed panel with my also-new Textured Tree Ring EF, figuring I would use a sheet of Country Woods DSP for my envelope! It all came together perfectly! I hope you'll come "be square" with us, lol - meet you at the challenge! Fun For Fall Stamp Set & Dies; Country Woods DSP (envelope); Basic White, Early Espresso & Crumb Cake CS; Early Espresso Ink; Darling Duckling, Mossy Meadow, Pecan Pie, Misty Moonlight, Cajun Craze, Cherry Cobbler, Crumb Cake & Basic Black Blends; Deckled Rectangles Dies (retired); Textured Tree Ring EF; Darling Duckling Flat Pearls; Envelope Punch Board; #SSC391.   It's that time again - we'd like to see your gratitude or Thanksgiving cards at Make My Monday #265! I went back to my Gathered Wheat set from 2022 for this one - I don't have anything else quite like it! I also pulled in my very last Crushed Curry sheet from Plaid Tidings, too - this old pack of DSP has been a real workout this year, lol. Anyway, I decided to stamp three partial wheat stem images onto squares and lay them across - kind of like an inchie card, right? I chose the gratitude sentiment to go beneath them, and since the banner was a little long, I added a diecut wheat head, too! With my Espresso accents, I added a bow of Early Espresso Linen Thread, and a few Pressed Flower motifs - just right! I can't wait to see what YOU come up with this round in our gratitude quest - meet you at the challenge! Gathered Wheat Stamp Set (retired 2022); Plaid Tidings DSP (retired); Basic White, Early Espresso & Crushed Curry CS; Crushed Curry & Early Espresso Inks; Stylish Shapes and Wheat (retired) Dies; Early Espresso Linen Thread; Pressed Flower Motifs; #MMM265.  What beautiful Fall cookies they have for us at If You Give a Crafter a Cookie #210! That's some fabulous autumnal inspiration! I was most attracted to the pumpkins and leaves, of course, lol, and I pulled my Amber Autumn bundle to see what I could do! I actually played with BOTH the focal images, figuring I could tuck the acorns behind the pumpkins, and also add some extra die-cut leaves. I also tried for a softer color look by Water Painting instead of coloring with markers. A trio of Earth Tone Shimmer Gems finishes things off! Amber Autumn Stamp Set & Dies; Autumn Toile DSP; Basic White, Early Espresso, Cajun Craze & Crushed Curry CS; Memento Tuxedo Black, Pumpkin Pie, Basic Beige, Timid Tiger, Crushed Curry, Old Olive & Cajun Craze Inks; Water Painter; Tasteful Labels Dies; Earth Tome Shimmer Gems; #Cookie210.   Excellent! We have a beautiful harvest theme for you this round at As You See It #360! Lol, I have to admit, when I was browsing my retired shelves for something that I hadn't stamped in a while, 2020's Painted Harvest kind of leapt out - it actually has the word "harvest" in it! I have always loved stamping with this one though - the layered sunflowers and leaves, the darling little acorns - it just makes such rich images! I started with my three sunflowers in Crushed Curry and Pumpkin Pie, then added some fronds in Old Olive, and finished with some acorns in Pecan Pie - all the good harvest colors, lol. I still have a bit of the Faux Suede Trim in Early Espresso, and I thought the pressed Flower Motifs looked cute as well! Time to get a sweater on! I can't wait to see YOUR harvest projects - meet you at the challenge! Painted Harvest Stamp Set (retired 2020); Very Vanilla & Basic Beige CS; Early Espresso, Crushed Curry, Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive & Pecan Pie Inks; Faux Suede Trim Ribbon; Pressed Flower Motifs; #AYSI360.   So pretty! In{k}spire Me #573 is all about Fall/Halloween! I decided to go with Fall - I don't really mail too many Halloween cards, lol. I also wanted to feature some retired DSP - time to think that stash! I landed on this sheet from our old Rings of Love pack - so pretty! The stamp et that most approximates those leaves in my mind is the just retired Autumn Leaves bundle - such a versatile set, too. I stamped off three leaves in the colors of the DSP, and did this sweet sentiment to go with - just so pretty and calm. A few brown Swirl Dots seemed like the perfect match! Autumn Leaves Stamp Set & Dies (retired 2025); Rings of Love DSP (retired); Basic White & Poppy Parade CS; Poppy Parade, Crushed Curry, Night of Navy & Soft Suede (retired) Inks; Swirl Dots (retired); #IMC573.   Here's a blast from the past! So glad to play at Cardz 4 Guyz #378's Fall theme! I visited my Shelves of Retirement for this one, to mix things up a little! I landed on last year's Autumn to Remember, an early scrapping stamp set that we released that I wanted to check out. It has gorgeous image elements, and the sentiments are a little oversized, so I didn't get to use it TOO much back then, which makes it fun to still pull out now! I focused on the two shaded leaf images, and did a stamped off cascade for my background before popping up this pretty sentiment. Then I did a few fussy cut full-strength leaves to add a little more dimension, and finished with some Earth Tone Shimmer Gems. I love the final look, and I think it's still "crisp" enough for a guy! Autumn To Remember Stamp Set (retired 2024); Basic White & Cajun Craze CS; Cajun Craze, Crushed Curry & Early Espresso Inks; Tasteful Labels Dies (retired); Earth Tone Shimmer Gems; #C4G378.   Perfect timing - Inspire Create Challenge #202 is an Autumn/Fall theme! I did break down and get the Amber Autumn suite this year - not only does it have beautiful images and DSP, but it coordinated with out last Paper Pumpkin kit - woo hoo! I really wanted to color the acorns image for today's card, and I pulled in our retired Wild Wheat to do it, lol. I chose this simple patterned background in the DSP, and then stamped everything on Basic Beige - it adds a nice subdued tone to the colors, I think! Once I got all that set, I added some Linen Thread, and finished with my last three Wild Wheat Glossy Dots (unless I have an unopened pack lurking around somewhere, lol.) Quick and Autumnal! Amber Autumn Stamp Set & Dies; Autumn Toile DSP; Basic White, Cajun Craze & Basic Beige CS; Early Espresso Ink; Wild Wheat (retired), Crumb Cake, Pecan Pie & Cajun Craze Blends Markers; Tasteful Labels Dies (retired); Linen Thread; Wild Wheat Glossy Dots (retired); #ICC202.  |
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