"Bestest Friends"

For my friend Kim, who has helped out so much with neighborhood events this year.  She deserves a little recognition!  Embellishments:  Embossed Paper, Ribbon, & Pearl Pen.

Crazy how much light changes these colors - I always struggle to get them to show true.  Believe it or not, the middle star and the banner outline are actually the same cardstock!  IMHO, it truly was "cinnamon" glitter.

 

Inspiration pieces found in the CTMH Autumn 2012 Catalog, pg 46.

Cardstock:  Bazzill Basics, Recollections, & stash.

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Black Soot & Walnut Stain Distress Inks.

Stamps:  CTMH, Recollections, Cardz TV, & Inkadinkado.

Embossing Folder:  Sizzix.

Ribbon:  American Crafts.

Carts:  CTMH "Artiste", Graphically Speaking.

Black Viva Decor Pearl Pen.

A2, top fold card.

 

MY SHERI CRAFTS CHALLENGE #97 - FALL

This is probably my FAVORITE time of year! SO, this week we are asking you to create a card/project using Fall colors and at least 3 embellishments. 

The Play Date Cafe Challenge PDCC156

Cinnamon ... Squash ...Vanilla ... Sage

 

 

A Little Piece of Me

Less Is More

  Week 83:  Color

Brown & Pink

Such a simple idea, and simple to create.  That's how clean & simple's supposed to be, right?

 I'll let the supplies in this photo speak for themselves.  That's all there was to it!  Cardstock is from Recollections and Bazzill Basics.  Stamp from CTMH Crafted With Love.

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Circles...continued: "Less Is More" Challenge

 

This week's challenge was so inspiring at the Less Is More Challenge Blog: Circles.   I couldn't help myself with just one entry.  Two more popped into my head and had to make it to paper!

This tag features the Inkadinkadoo clear stamp set "Circles & Dots."  I stamped it with Versamark on my tag (neutral cardstock cut with Plantin Schoolbook cart).  I went over the flower portion with my bronze Viva Decor pearl pen.  I'm still getting the hang of it, it reminds me of cake decorating in that for consistency you need to practice with pressure, ink flow, ect.  Then I went over the "stem" with Prismacolor pencils and inked the edges with Walnut Stain Distress Ink.  The stickers are Heidi Grace.

Here's just one more CAS card using the circle theme.

I used my Cuttlebug embossing folder "Boo To You" to emboss the Halloween circle images.  I then punched them with a 1 1/2" circle punch and went over them with ink.  Papers were inked and layered, sentiment stamped.  The punches were raised up on foam tape.  Fun, easy, and perfect for my Halloween stash!

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3"x6"Mini: Vintage Halloween

This little mini album came together so quickly.  6 interior pages plus a front and back cover for you to decorate.  So much fun!

Vintage is great any time, but I particularly love it when it comes to Halloween, which is my favorite holiday of course.  I used Dover clip art from this CD, as well as stickers from this book.  Both purchased from Amazon many moons ago.

The metal word is from Making Memories, distressed with LSG's Chocolate Truffle, as was the Offray ribbon and pom pom trim.  Lacy Labels tag. 

Recollections flower, colored with LSG as before and Hog's Wart Orange.  Paper from the "Thriller" collection by Rusty Pickle which is sadly no longer in business.  I also tucked a little feather in there just to add Victorian whimsy.

Sticker and clip art fun!

I also "aged" this lace with LSG and adhered with with spray mount, same for the sticker.

For this page I covered it with 2.75x5.75" paper to fill the page.  Clear embossed a stamp (unknown) and used several colors of Distress Ink to bring out the image in a resist technique.  The owl is just one part of a Sizzix embossing folder, "Owl with Tree."  More LSG inks at work here along with a bronze ink pad.

If you look closely you'll see that this paper was first stamped with a stamp that is "certificate of death," (source unknown.)  I know this is supposed to vintage and romantic, but a little spooky never hurt anything Halloween.

More embossing folder and clip art fun.

Final two pages, very vintage and very romantic!

Sometimes its nice to let the eye "rest" on the page.  I decided to do that here, and bling it up a little with some gems by Recollections, and my new Pearl Pen.

I wanted things to dry quickly, so I made tiny black dots in the center of the green polka dots.  I can't wait to play with these pens more!

 I can't wait to see what new Fall themed carts for my Cricut will be released this year. Thanks for stopping by. As always, I enjoy your comments!