Holiday Home....FMS663

 

Such a sweet sketch calls for a sweet image!  I used assorted scraps of paper from my "holiday scraps" and an image from Humble Home.  I've been busy this week making fifty tags for a friend who makes holiday baskets for a local hospital.  Last year we went with a Christmas Tree theme .....this year snowflakes! 25 tags were made from gold metallic paper and silver snowflakes and 25 were made with silver metallic paper and gold snowflakes.  I watched a lot of Netflix while making sure all those little bits were punched out of the snowflakes.  I am still finding shiny bits here and there!  The gold bits on the swirl above the door were added at the last minute when I noticed some gold sparkles still scattered on my desk!

Jen Mitchell did not disappoint me - I always love her square sketches! Join us at Freshly Made Sketches!

Christmas Crew! FMS662

 

I got this adorable stamp set from Unity this week and just had to use it!  So I studied Jen's sketch carefully and thought well I can just turn the sketch - so I did! 

I loved these happy visitors so much I had to make a few more cards!

Don't hesitate to flip that sketch if you need to!  Hope you join us at Freshly Made Sketches!

                                    

Stamp Set:  Christmas Crew (Unity)

Ink: Memento Black, Copics

Paper: Assorted Holiday DSP

Celebrate the Holidays.....#TTTC260

I am a total fan of the Chrstmas Labels stamp set with matching dies! A pretty sentiment and beautiful DSP dressed up the front of this card very quickly - handy when making a zillion or two!  The pumpkin decor has been replaced by turkeys in our house except in the craft room where it is full on Christmas! My goal is always to have my cards done by Thanksgiving but ya never know.......

I went across the bottom row for our challenge today!  Hope you join in the fun at Tic Tac Toe!

Stamp Sets: Winterly Tree Tops, Christmas Labels

Ink: Memento, Copics

Paper: Regal Winter DSP

Not Quite Cocoa Season....FMS661

 

I have officially moved on to winter mode but the weather is not cooperating!  Such a warm fall and no real frost yet!  I am ready for chilly nights, a warm fire, Netflix and hot chocolate! The pups haven't even needed their sweaters yet......soon......

The More Than Autumn stamp set is just that - lots of fall and winter images and sentiments to play with!

                                                    

Jacquie has a great sketch for us this week at Freshly Made Sketches! hope you play along!

I am also linking to the 2024 Fall Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop!  Always so many fabulous cards!

Stamp Set: More Than Autumn (SU!)

Ink: Memento Black, Copics

Paper: Real Red

Hello Boo! FMS660

 

Ghosts and Bats and Spiders - what more do you need for a Halloween?!? Sneaking in one final Halloween card as we approach the big day! Emma and Will are coming tomorrow to hand out candy to our expected crowd of trick or treaters - always a fun evening!

Emma's class had costume day at school this past week.  She and three of her friends dressed up as The Golden Girls.  Can you guess which Golden Girl she was?

Wishing you entertaining visitors this Halloween!

Enjoy Judy's wide open sketch this week at Freshly Made Sketches! Hope you play along!

Stamp Sets: Ghostly Bat Ensemble (Unity), Spooktacular Friends (MFT), Cottage Wreath (SU)

A Flurry of Wishes....FMS659

 

My Halloween cards are in the mail so Christmas card making is in full swing.  I usually start with designer paper when I have a lot of cards to make. I use the colors and images as inspiration. I was a bit unsure about green snowflakes but I took my cue from the DSP and thought "what the heck" - Will's favorite saying these days!

Speaking of Will we had a Halloween craft day here this week  After painting ghost leaves and shrinky dinks Will and Emma decided to make themselves into ghosts using old sheets. Always entertaining around here!

Amy has a fun sketch for us this week at Freshly Made Sketches! Scatter whatever you like across your card!

Stamp Set: One Of A Kind

Paper: Snowy Scenes DSP, Garden Green

Ink: Memento Black, Garden Green

Sunflowers - #TTTC258

 

My cousin hosted a mortgage burning party recently - a fun event for a big moment!  Sunflowers are in bloom during early fall days so I decided to stencil some on a celebratory card for her.  The card was perfect with the big bouquet of sunflowers that I brought for her!  

I also stamped some small sunflowers from a Lawn Fawn set in the front corner of the envelope and colored them with copics to coordinate with my card. I need to decorate my envelopes more often!

I went down the right side of the grid this week at Tic Tac Toe. Hope you play along!

Sunflower Stencil by Stampin' Up!

Let It Snow But Not Just Yet....FMS657

 

My ice skating days are over but I do have fond memories of spending many winter afternoons skating on a local rink.  We aren't quite ready for snow and ice here yet as we are enjoying an amazingly beautiful fall!  Lots of soccer games!

                                                

I made a tag following Karren's sketch but if you have to change it up a bit she won't mind at all! We love to see your interpretations at Freshly Made Sketches!

Stamp Set; Sophisticated Sled

Paper: Snowy Scenes DSP, Garden Green

Ink: Memento Black, Garden Green, Copics

Regal Florals...FMS656

 

Always nice to say thanks with flowers.......

I love Cecile's sketch this week! Hope you join us at Freshly Made Sketches!

Stamps: Regal Flora

Paper: Regal Flora DSP, Blackberry Bliss

Ink: Wild Wheat, Blackberry Bliss

                                                     Layered Florals Embossing Folder

 

Halloween Pumpkins....FMS655

 

Well it has been a week around here -soccer games, doctor appointments, new furniture delivery, and general nonsense.....and somehow I lost a day and did not have my FMS card done in time! I keep leftover holiday pieces in separate envelopes so I dumped out the Halloween envelope and crossed my fingers this morning. And there was a lovely batch of batch of pumpkins! I started with them and added on some other pieces I found in the envelope! A bit of coloring and some DSP and I was done!

Now I am headed to the living room for some Netflix by the fireplace on this rainy afternnon - I need a day of rest! We have had an amazingly gorgeous and warm September and have been very busy with the grands. So an afternoon by the fire on a cool day sounds good to me!

                             

Jen Brum has a delightful sketch for us this week! Hope you join us at Freshly Made Sketches!

Stamps: Sassy Pants (MFT), Festive Post (SU!), Frightfully Cute (SU!)

Ink: mMemento Black, Copics

Paper: Pumpkin Pie, Rock 'n Roll DSP

Holiday Trees....FMS654

 

I was in a bit of a retro mood this week and decided to use these funky trees from Stamps of Life. The backgound triangles were embossed with an ancient SU! embossing folder and the sentiment is from an ancient Paper Pumpkin kit. But the gold sparkle sheet is brand new as is that wonderful plaid designer paper. And somehow it all came together for a fun holiday card!

I went with triangle trees but feel free to use two of anything in your design! Hope you join us at Freshly Made Sketches!

                                                  

                                                

Stamp Set: Flip It Merry (Stamps of Life)

Ink: Real Red

Paper: Garden Green, Granny Apple Green, Gold Glitter, Reinder Days DSP

Beautiful Autumn....#TTTC256

 

And so it begins - the leaves are starting to change around here - always a fabulous show!

I went right across the top line with Fall-Gems-Border for my design today.  Join the fun and pick a line at Tic Tac Toe!

Stamp Set: Autumn Leaves (SU!)

Paper: Cajun craze, Crushed Curry, Shaded Spruce

Ink: Pecan Pie, Versafine Black

Sending Sunshine....FMS653

 

I loved Kim's idea this week about featuring a BIG sentiment!  I don't use them often enough! So I stenciled some sunshine with Distress Inks and used a bold sentiment from Beachy Keen by Simon Says Stamp. A fun way to send some cheer!

                                               

Follow Kim's advice and find a BIG sentiment to share with us at Freshly Made Sketches!

Stamp Set: Beachy Keen (SSS)

Stencil: Radiating Rays (MFT)

Avery Elle Scalloped Rectangle Frames

Paper: Lemon Lolly

Ink: Distress, Versafine Black

Hitching A Ride......FMS652

 

I'm not too sure about hitching a ride with this crew from the Bag of Bones set! But I do think they are the perfect crew to be on Will's Halloween card!

My grandson Will visited this week and made a birthday card for Cousin Emma.  She is having a pool party so he wanted a water scene. 

 He actually stenciled some waves and learned how to use the Misti to add mean sea creatures under the waves.

And of course you need to add bombs to scare the mean critters away from the swimmers!

And he finished it all off on the back with donut sprinkles because who doesn't like donut sprinkles?!?

I am hosting this week at Freshly Made Sketches. My sketch was inspired by a holiday project in Brian King's Super Awesome Fun Time Card Kit class - always a fun class to take!  Hope you join us at Freshly Made Sketches and put your own mark on the design!