Fall Card

Soooo I was playin’ with my CTMH Treetops stamp set and decided to make them look like trees in Fall. I used watercolor pencils and a blending pen so don’t be too harsh on the crappy coloring. Those circles in the second tree are really tiny and I tried really hard to stay in the lines.  I still kind of like this though.  The card is a 4x4 size.

Supplies CTMH Treetops SS, CTMH November Wordpuzzle, Prismacolor Watercolor Pencils, Blending pen CTMH, Autumn Terracotta, Colonial White, Chocolate CS CTMH, Autumn Terracotta, Brown Bag, Chocolate inks CTMH, Square Nestibilites die.

So you wanna hear something really silly….. all those of you who have a lot of STUFF will appreciate this one. I wanted a scalloped border around the central image SO I thought ahhh I will use one of my border punches. So I painstakingly punched around the square trying to line it all up….not too well I might add.  Do I have a scalloped square nestabilities die in my cupboard right next to the square one…YES…did I forget I even owned it…YES!!!!!! How sad is that! It is official, I have too much stuff.

It is COLD, windy, and raining here…brrrr I want to curl up in a blanket with a cup of hot tea. Hope you are all keeping warm, safe, and well.

Enjoy!

I’m in a monochromatic mood…

I seem to me making cards based on color lately …My Christmas cards all seem to be white and blue and silver and my fall cards are heading towards cocoa and chocolate!

I picked up a bunch of card magazines at the store the other day and my first card was inspired by one I saw in the magazine…but can I find it now? NO! Nothing special but I was overjoyed to be able to use my favorite stamp Four Seasons. The second card is overly simple because I just couldn’t think what to do with it….I feel a card surgery coming on…I just LOVED that little wooden stamp from Hero Art’s I think. I really just stamped it to see what it was like then used some scraps to put it on a card…cute image.

Supplies: Colonial White and Cocoa CS CTMH, Grace PP CTMH, Cocoa Ink CTMH, Four Season’s SS CTMH, November Word Puzzle SS CTMH, buttons CTMH, Ribbon my stash, Fiskars punch, Hero Arts SS.

I am so glad everyone liked my wreath bling Christmas card , thanks for all the lovely comments. We are busy here all the time it seems with swimming 3 nights a week, Church groups for me and the kids on Wednesdays and every other Friday Girl scouts! From everything I have been reading on blogs I think I am not alone. Life seems to be flying past at the speed of light..like it is on FF or something. I need to keep making time to stop and enjoy what is around me.

Stay safe and Enjoy!

ETA Kim informed me I should enter this in Practical Scrappers this week as I used a punch..so I did :0)

Two Fall Cards for You..

I just LOVE this stamp set so much! It has really crisp, clean, thin lines that lend themselves beautifully to coloring. Also you can mix and match the candle and pumpkin with a variety of tops and bases…just awesome.  I got this from I {heart} papers , it is Happy Harvest by Petal Press. Petal Press is Tracy Schulz’s new line of stamps. I have the Christmas one on my Wish list!!!! It is my birthday Friday so maybe I can get it then.

Supplies: Cardstock CTMH all colors, ribbon CTMH, colored pencils CTMH, odorless mineral spirits, Versafine black ink, Chocolate ink CTMH, Happy Harvest SS Petal Press.

I mentioned that it is my birthday Friday…it is also my eldest DD’s birthday…she was born on my 31st birthday and she will be 13 on Friday…yes do the math…I am OLD. It is now her birthday and not mine…not that I mind LOL.

I had to laugh to myself  when I read Alanna’s comment yesterday that she enjoyed looking in my drawers…in the UK drawers are another name for underwear. It just cracked me up.

On another note here is a little rosebud my Mom knitted me while she was here…I just LOVE it!

Have a great day

Enjoy!