Cup of Cheer......FMS406

It's a bit early for me to start thinking about Christmas cards.  I think fall and Halloween in October, Thanksgiving and frost in November......and then finally Christmas! I am more of a live in the moment gal than a plan weeks ahead gal. But I think a box of new stamp sets from Stampin' Up! may have caused the detour!  I will return to Pumpkin Land tomorrow......



Jacquie's sketch has endless possibilities this week at Freshly Made Sketches!  Join us!

                                                        

                                                  

Stamp Set:  Cup of Christmas
Ink: Shaded Spruce, Real Red
Paper: Let It Snow DSP, Whisper White, Real Red, Shaded Spruce

Stamp Review Crew: Snow Front

The Stamp Review Crew is featuring is featuring the set Snow Front this week.

It is appropriate that I made a winter scene in honor of the first day we started our furnace for the season!  We had our first frost and I could see my breath last night when I walked the dog.  This morning I heard geese honking and looked up in time to see that perfect vee heading south.  Won't be long before my yard looks like this card!

The possibilities for this stamp set are endless.  I kept my scene oh so simple with just a pop of red.  I brushed Seaside Spray lightly for the sky and kept the mountains and shadows light with Smoky Slate.  There are tiny silver stars in the branches which don't show well in my photo but in real light they sparkle.  I borrowed a sentiment from Merry Moose to complete my card.

Check out Cindy's wonderful work if you missed her blog!

Otherwise head onward to see what my friend Heidi has created!

I used this very interesting sketch from Cas(e) this Sketch as the basis of my design.

Stamp Set:  Snow Front, Merry Moose

Ink:  Seaside Spray, Smoky Slate, Lovely Lipstick, Early Espresso

Paper: Whisper White, Lovely Lipstick. Brushed Silver

Fusion: Dragonfly

I love this photo of Miss Emma on our last boat ride of the season!  It was a bright and beautiful fall day and all that blue must have inspired my color scheme today.  But the seasons are changing so I decided to have my dragonfly check out some fall blooms.  

Farewell summer.......

Hello Fall!

Such a pretty photo this week at Fusion!  I used the photo and the sketch for my card.  Hope you play along!

                                     

Stamp Set:  Awesomely Artistic
Paper: Whisper White, Retired DSP
Ink: Pacific Point, Pumpkin Pie, Copics, Memento Black

Halloween Blueprints...FMS405

I love these Halloween blueprint sketches so I was delighted to see Judy's square shapes on this week's sketch!  

And I will go on record saying I love candy corn too......who's with me?

Judy's fun card has three squared up elements this week!  Join us at Freshly Made Sketches!

The Paper Players has a Tic-Tac-Toe challenge this week.  My Halloween card has patterned paper and a pumpkin.

Stamp Set: Tim Holtz Halloween Blueprints

Ink: Memento Black, Pumpkin Pie, Copics

Paper: Whisper White, Retired SU DSP