Sunday, September 6, 2015

Stamp Review Crew: Vintage Leaves







Those Vintage Leaves are gorgeous no matter how you stamp them!  I kept them neat and clean and trimmed with gold.  I am definitely on a gold kick these days. Last year it was all about silvers and blues for me at holiday time - this year it is gold and bold!  The sentiment is from Watercolor Words and stamped in Blackberry Bliss.

Even though the calendar says September we are having a heat wave - high 80's and maybe even 90 before the week is over!  Not going to complain - the cold weather will be here soon enough.  I have no AC in my craft room - we hardly ever need it here.  But I do have a nifty stand up fan that turns to keep me cool.  Paper crafting in front of a fan should be an Olympic Sport!  I have to quickly get a sequin or piece of cardstock glued down before the fan makes a return trip and blows everything around!  I give up trying to corral the backs of those dimensionals - it's like stamping inside a snow globe when that fan swivels by!


If you missed Bronwyn Eastley's amazing creations head back to her blog. Otherwise hop ahead to see what that talented Mike Funke has in store!


                                                  

                                                       


              I used the sketch at Cas(e) This Sketch for my design.


                                                

Friday, September 4, 2015

If the Broom Fits......






Sometimes I just can't help myself...............stamping can be very entertaining.........


Love our sketch this week at Freshly Made Sketches this week so I flipped it and made another card using If The Broom Fits and Kind Koala! There is still time to play along!

Thursday, September 3, 2015

Autumn Leaves......PPA266, CTS138






Just a scattering of fall leaves give you a hint of the season to come.  I am headed to the lake for the holiday weekend where I plan to enjoy the sunshine and totally ignore those random leaves that are beginning to turn already!


There is a beautiful fall color combo at Pals Paper Arts this week! I used these colors on the leaves from Among the Branches to create my card today.  Hope you play along!  
 


                    This sketch from Cas(e) This Sketch is delightful!


                                               

Wednesday, September 2, 2015

Going for the Gold.......FMS201






Turning that calendar page to September made me think about the holidays - time to start the Christmas cards!  I decided to go glam with my first card of the 2015 season! Winter Wonderland Vellum just shines with its golden design! The bough image from Wonderland is embossed and flipped for fun. A tiny star from Holly Jolly Greetings tops the pinecone. Gold cord, a gold button and a gold embossed sentiment from Happy Scenes completes the look!

But in the meantime we are holding on to the last golden days of summer!  Here are the two youngest members of our family saying hello at the beach yesterday! According to Emma......"Corduroy is my best friend"..........


Emma - Age 3
Corduroy - Age 3 months



Ourr talented team member Amy has a wonderful sketch for us this week at Freshly Made Sketches!  Hope you join us!