We have a totally cool sketch from Global Design Project #114 today!  I think I'll have some fun combining it with Stamp Ink Paper #126's grateful-thankful-blessed challenge, and Color Throwdown #470, too!
OK, I couldn't stop myself, I ended up back at Colorful Seasons for my leaf - I just love that one!  I wish we had an outline stamp for the smaller one, too, or I'd be using that too much, too, lol.  I stayed pretty on sketch today, though my proportions are a little off - I was so stoked when I remembered this sentiment from Paisleys & Posies, too!  Tis the season of blessings, always...
Colorful Seasons and Paisleys & Posies Stamps Sets; Very Vanilla & Chocolate Chip CS; Chocolate Chip, Real Red, Pumpkin Pie & Daffodil Delight Inks; Stitched Shapes Framelits; Vanilla Copper Baker's Twine (from Layered Leaves Paper Pumpkin!); #GDP114; #SIP126; #CTD470.

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This week's "Grateful" Fusion has the usual flair for combining theme and sketch, and I'm so excited to play.  Adding in What Will You Stamp #142's Painted Harvest challenge will be perfect for it!
Since I already knew what my stamp set would be, all that was left to do was to choose what pretty papers I would use from our coordinating Painted Autumn DSP - so many lovely choices!  I'm trying hard to NOT hoard my faves, but old habits die hard, lol.  I'm letting them out in dribs and drabs, I promise!  I added a bit more depth top flower today by using both Crushed Curry and Tangerine Tango to my background petals before finishing with Cajun Craze - yum!
Painted Harvest Stamp Set; Painted Autumn DSP; Very Vanilla & Crushed Curry CS; Early Espresso, Crushed Curry, Tangerine Tango, Cajun Craze & Garden Green Inks; Leaf & Corner Rounder Punches; Linen Thread; #FusionGrateful; #WWYS142.

There's a wonderful sketch over st Stamp Ink Paper #123 this week - make sure you go check out the DT samples!
Now that we're past Halloween, my mind turns to the quickly approaching Thanksgiving holiday.  As we're finally getting new flooring put in here at the Heroldt Household, this might be the year we do Chinese instead of turkey, lol, as the schedule appears to be coming together right around the big turkey day!  My dreams of it happening while I was off partying in Salt Lake City are, alas, dashed.  So I thought this sentiment seemed apropos, since it doesn't mention FOOD, bwahaha!  Can't get enough of this painted flower...
Painted Harvest Stamp Set; Painted Autumn DSP; Very Vanilla, Garden Green & Crushed Curry CS; Crushed Curry, Cajun Craze, Early Espresso & Garden Green Inks; Stitched Shapes Framelits; Leaf Punch; Garden Green Enamel Shapes; #SIP123.

Love this angled band in the layout from Case This Sketch #241!  I'm combining it with the Autumn flowers theme from Paper Players #364!
With the Fall theme, I of course turned to my Painted Harvest suite - the stamps and papers just sing together, I swear!  The Painted Autumn DSP papers are completely gorgeous - so glad to feature this sheet today, and a fussy cut flower seemed just right - especially with the two-step leaves and punch!  The whole suite is just so warm and inviting - wish we had more of a Fall season here in Arizona!
Painted Harvest Stamp Set; Painted Autumn DSP; Very Vanilla & Early Espresso CS; Crushed Curry, Peekaboo Peach, Cajun Craze, Lemon Lime Twist & Garden Green Inks; Leaf Punch; #CTS241; #PP364.

Autumn in Arizona Class Oct 12 & 14!
Anyone else excited that we've finally dropped below 100 degrees for a few days in row now??  I know I am!  In celebration of the weather just getting better and better I have an Autumn in Arizona class for us this month that brings the Fall season home!  Pumpkins and changing leaves - yes, we CAN have it in AZ - on cards!
Class is announced for Thursday, October 12 at 630 pm and Saturday, October 14 at 3 pm, and will feature 5 lovely Fall cards showing off the delights of cooler weather!  Class includes all supplies needed (bring your own snips and fave adhesive!), snacks and drinks, and a special treat from me, all for $25!  Class can also be FREE with your order of $30 or more!  RSVP today!

Paper Players #362 has a wonderful clean and simple Fall-themed challenge for us this week!  I think I'll add in What Will Stamp #134's At Home With You as well!
I decided to play around with a lot of parts and pieces today, since I'm flying with no sketch here for a change - I can so do it!  I first went to my Painted Autumn DSP, and picked out some colors that spoke to me, from there, I looked for images that went along, from Painted Harvest as well as the little sunflower bucket from At Home With You.  I got to do a little bit of everything today!  Coloring, punching, and both die- and fussy-cutting - the full stampin' ride here!
At Home With You & Painted Harvest Stamp Sets; Painted Autumn DSP; Crumb Cake, Early Espresso & Very Vanilla CS; Early Espresso, Crumb Cake, Old Olive, Tranquil Tide, Crushed Curry & Pumpkin Pie Inks; At Home & Stitched Shapes Framelits; Leaf Punch; #WWYS134; #PP362.

Love this tilty element on Try Stampin' on Tuesday #339 - I think it will combine perfectly with SU Only #183's Autumn colors challenge!
I decided to dip into my retired DSP stash again for some color inspiration - I loved this Into the Woods paper so much!  All this woodland theme sent me to my Vintage Leaves stamp set to go with it, and I then stole a sentiment from our lovely Painted Harvest set, too.  Changing leaf colors aren't something we see to much of here in the Phoenix Valley, and I definitely miss it!  We used to love going for leaf-peeping drives along Skyline Drive!  On the other hand, I don't miss the allergies I used to get now that I live here in the desert, either.  It's always something, sigh...
Vintage Leaves & Painted Harvest Stamp Sets; Into The Woods DSP; Whisper White & Early Espresso CS; Early Espresso, Garden Green, Tangerine Tango, Crushed Curry & Cajun Craze Inks; Stitched Shapes & Leaflets Framelits; Burlap Ribbon; Cajun Craze Enamel Shapes; #TSOT339; #SUO183.

We have another fun layout this week from Try Stampin' on Tuesday #336!
OK, everyone raise their hands that KNEW I wasn't putting a big circle on this card, lol.  Did I miss anyone??  Hee hee, I just can't help going off the reservation sometimes!  And I have fancy coffee on the brain, so it seemed a natural fit to pull out my Merry Cafe and celebrate the pumpkin spice latte again.  BUT, I'm hoarding my new Fall DSP for a class coming up, so I pulled out my old Into the Woods DSP, that still has a couple sheets left in it - I love these colors together!  (And I love the lid "outline" stamp in this stamp set - yay!)
Merry Cafe Stamp Set; Into the Woods DSP (retired); Whisper White, Early Espresso & Tangerine Tango CS; Early Espresso, Tangerine Tango, Old Olive & Daffodil Delight Inks; Coffee Cups Framelits; 5/8" Early Espresso Satin Ribbon; #TSOT336.

Ooo, this week's Fusion Black & Orange Stationery challenge looks FUN!  Feeling fusion coming on...
Even with these colors, I don't feel ready for Halloween themes, yet, lol.  So I decided to try for something a bit more harvest oriented.  Emphasis on "try," lol - kinda hard to get away from the color implications, even so...  I'm so happy with the results, though - Gourd Goodness is really growing on me!  I went for a stamped-off and two-toned multi-step stamp this time, and I love the depth I got!  Couldn't resist a little leaf - shh, you didn't see ANYthing, right??
Gourd Goodness, Painted Harvest & Best Birds Stamp Sets; Whole Lot of Lovely DSP; Whisper White & Pumpkin Pie CS; Memento Tuxedo Black, Pumpkin Pie, Tangerine Tango & Old Olive Inks; Stitched Shapes Framelits; Pumpkin Pie Candy Dots (retired); #FusionBlack&Orange.

Oooo, we have a nice wide-open layout at In{k}spire Me #312 this week - yay!
Today's sketch was another awesome chance to pull out another preview set - Gourd Goodness.  I think this one might be a sleeper hit - it has three different arrangements of two-step gourds, for making your own fancy fall display, lol, plus a leaf, which I'll have to trot out on my next gourd card.  It also coordinates with the Painted Autumn DSP - I think we might have another super suite, folks!  Anyway, I channeled my Fall field walks Back East for this one - or maybe the display at my local Whole Foods, lol...
Gourd Goodness Stamp Set; Painted Autumn DSP; Very Vanilla & Cajun Craze CS; Early Espresso, Tangerine Twist, Crushed Curry & Garden Green Inks; Garden Green Stitched Satin Ribbon; Touches of Nature Elements; Cajun Craze Candy Dots (retired); #Inkspire312.

I love the banded background detail on this week's Freshly Made Sketch #259!  I'm going to add in some ideas inspired from Card Concept #60, too!
So, I decided to have a visit with my pretty Thoughtful Branches suite - so fun!  I stamped the leaves in Tangerine Tango, and then over-stamped with some Crushed Curry, too.  I tried to keep things fairly clean and spare, but couldn't resist adding this little row of pumpkins from Spooky Fun, lol.  So I was inspired by the colors and the Fall theme of the concept pic, and I think I might be clean and layered with my card?  So fun to try to categorize my final product!
Thoughtful Branches, Spooky Fun & Teeny Tiny Wishes Stamp Sets; Into the Woods DSP (retired); Whisper White & Crushed Curry CS; Soft Suede, Crushed Curry & Tangerine Tango Inks; Old Olive Marker; Beautiful Branches Thinlets; Halloween Scenes Edgelits; Petal Burst EF.