Happy Fall!

We have been having beautiful weather here in Tennessee.  I love it when you can feel and smell Fall in the air and soon the colors will change.  So today I an posting an Autumn Blessings card.  It was made using Spellbinder's Parcel & Post dies.  The mailbox was quite easy to make and that did not take much time.  I spent more time sponging the edges!  All the little pieces coming out of the mailbox were a different story.  The sentiment is from a combination of Sunny Studio Stamps sentiments which were stamped in Versamark and embossed using gold embossing powder.  I actually purchased this set and the Christmas add-ons, but changed my mind when I started die cutting all the little pieces! I will save it for an occasion that doesn't call for making at least 50 cards~~lol!  

Have a great day!

Sunflowers

 I recently received new stamp and die sets from My Favorite Things.  Needless to say, I have been creating with the sets.  Today's card were made using Their Die-namics Sunflower Wreath and Farmhouse Foundations sets.  The sentiments on all of these cards were stamped using Thoughtful Greetings.  For the watering can card I created the shelf using a piece of wood patterned paper.  The twig wreath on the Happy Thoughts card is from Stampin' Up.  The jar of water was created by die-cutting the jar and adding a piece of vellum (colored with alcohol markers) behind the die space on the layer.  I added the stems behind that vellum before adhering the white layer to the card base.  I also used Stampin' Up's Deckled Edges dies on two of the cards.  

Making all of the flowers, leaves and stems took some time!  That was when I was thinking that I should have purchased the Stampin' Up Mini Cut & Emboss machine.  So out came the SU catalog.  I was all set to order it when I found out that the magnetic plate was no longer available.   I know I could just tape down the dies, but I have the magnetic plate for the Big Shot and it is something I use all of the time.  So, I am just sticking with the Big Shot I have now.  

Have a great day and weekend!

Spread Your Wings

 I have been playing with  new crafting items, mostly playing with possible Christmas cards and Halloween cards.  But today I am posting a card I made for Sydney.  I cannot believe that the little girl is now starting college.  I am so grateful that we moved back to Chicago when she was a toddler and that we had all these years to spend time together and make memories,  Time does go by quickly.  She is at North Carolina State and had her first day of college yesterday!  She has a full schedule as she is in the Honors Program and I hope she finds time to play a little while doing her best.  

Today's cards were created using My Favorite Things' Spread Your Wings stamp set and dies.  I first saw this card design on their website.  The difference was that the designer used ice cream rather than butterflies.   I made the card twice, once using the smallest butterfly and then again with a middle-sized butterfly.  All butterflies were colored in with alcohol markers.

I am so proud of Sydney and wish her much happiness and success!

National Ice Cream Day

Yesterday was National Ice Cream Day.  Since we did not go out for ice cream, I was making ice cream themed cards.  Today's card was made a few days ago, but it was the cutest one I made these last few days.  Everything thing used on the card is from Sunny Studio Stamps with the exception of the punch used for the sentiment which is from Stampin' Up.  After coloring all of the ice cream treats using alcohol markers, I brushed the white cardstock with pink ink and added the striped paper.  After arranging things the way I wanted, I added some clear sequins.  This card reminds me of the tasty treats we would get at the old ice cream parlors we used to go to when we were kids. 

 Have a great week!