Thursday STARS Challenge

Happy Halloween!!  Today's challenge is a photo challenge.  The photo has such an autumn feel.  I was inspired by the colors and the acorns for my card today.

I created the acorns by using the Chalk Talk Framelits.  I just cut them down to the size that looked right for the card.  This was my first time using Soft Sky.  It is a fun blue color. 

 

Check out my fellow STARS' projects as well:

Jan Carlson

Linda Kaufman

Robyn Rasset

Dawn Olchefske

Miriam Bollinger

All items Stampin' Up unless noted

Stamp: Truly Grateful, Four You

Paper:  Soft Sky, Sweater Weather, Crumb Cake

Ink:  Soft Sky, Early Espresso

Other:  Labels Collection Framelits, Chalk Talk Framelits

Truly Grateful Turkeys

It is the last weekend of October already.  Where has the month gone?  I am sharing the final project in my October Truly Grateful Project Series. For today's project I found a little inspiration on Pinterest.  This project was designed by fellow Stampin' Up demonstrator Kirsteen Gill.  I am again using the Gift Bow Bigz L die from Stampin' Up.  I love this little turkey.  I think he would be great at the "kid's table" of your holiday dinner - marking a special spot for each child.

 

 

For the colorful feathers, I used the largest stamp in the Truly Grateful stamp set.  I stamped both the bow tail and the small bow loop using matching ink.  These are then adhered to the largest circle in the Circle Collection Framelits Die cut in half.  The next layer of Early Espresso "feathers" is adhered to the 2nd largest Circle Framelit from the same collection.  For the turkey body, I left one plain and then thought it looked too flat.  So, I had to step it up a bit with the second turkey.  I used the Chevron Embossing folder on his body and wings.  I think it adds so much dimesion and interest.  I used the 1" X 8" Cellophane Bag from Stampin' Up for the legs.  They are filled with a special treat for your little guests.

 

I hope you have enjoyed these projects and will use some of these ideas for the upcoming holidays.  Thanks again for stopping by.

All items Stampin' Up unless noted

Stamp: Truly Grateful

Paper:  Early Espresso, Pumpkin Pie, Cherry Cobbler, Cajun Craze, Crushed Curry

Ink:  Pumpkin Pie, Cherry Cobbler, Crushed Curry, Cajun Craze

Other:  1" x 8" Cellophane Bag, Google Eyes (non-SU), Gift Bow Bigz L Die, Modern Label Punch, Circle Collection Framelits Die, Sticky Strip, Chevron TIEF

Lovely Circles

For today's cards I am combining two fabulous challenges.  Tuesday Morning Sketches #221 & ColourQ #211

 



These colors really seemed to work for me, even though the cards don't have any Halloween images.  I love the way the sketch and color inspiration photo incorporate circles.  For this card set, I used the various sentiments in the Lacy and Lovely stamp set.  I stamped the various circle images in each color and layered them over the corresponding cardstock.  The card base is Smoky Slate.

 

 

All items Stampin' Up unless noted

Stamp: Lacy & Lovely

Paper:  Smoky Slate, Old Olive, Wisteria Wonder, Calypso Coral, Whisper White

Ink:  Wisteria Wonder, Old Olive, Calypso Coral, Smoky Slate, Jet Black StazOn

Other:  Basic Jewel Rhinestones, 2 1/2" Circle Punch, 1 3/8" Circle Punch, 1" Circle Punch,

STARS Thursday Challenge

It's that time of the week again. Time for another DOstamper STARS Thursday challenge.  This week is a sketch challenge.

The layout was fun to work with.  I combined the Six-Sided Sampler stamp set with Gorgeous Grunge.  Don't see the grunge?   It is actually the cross-hatch pattern on the Pool Party cardstock.  I layered a couple punches with the sentiment and added a little bling.  My clean and simple card is done.

 



 

All items Stampin' Up unless noted

Stamp: Six-Sided Sampler, Gorgeous Grunge

Paper:  Smoky Slate, Night of Navy, Pool Party, Calypso Coral, Whisper White

Ink:  Calypso Coral, Pool Party

Other:  Hexagon Punch, Modern Label Punch, Large Oval Punch, Basic Jewel Rhinestones, Perfect Polka Dots TIEF



Stampin' Up Anniversary Celebration

We're celebrating Stampin' Up!'s 25th anniversary all year long, but during the week of the actual date (October 25th to be exact) we thought we should pump up the party even more. So what better way than a sale on the very products that started it all: stamps, of course!

Dates:  October 22-28, 2013
Offer:  Get 25 percent off 25 stamp sets.
Humongous List of Stamps on Sale:  All the info is in my Online Store

Check out this fabulous deal from Stampin' Up.  What's better than a party where YOU get the gifts!!

Autumn Sampler

Today I am featuring a home décor project.  This Autumn Sampler features many different images and punches from Stampin' Up.  I chose the colors based on Sweater Weather Designer Series Paper. 

Here is the unframed sampler: 

Each of the 9 squares has a finished size of 2 1/4".  Many of the squares have elements that are 3-dimensional, such as the rosette, the pumpkin and the butterfly.  To really showcase these, the layout is framed in a shadow box.

Hope you give this type of project a try.

All items Stampin' Up unless noted

Stamp: Truly Grateful, Gorgeous Grunge, Lovely as a Tree, Papillon Potpourri, Label Love, Pennant Builder

Paper:  Chocolate Chip, Sahara Sand, Tangerine Tango, Sweater Weather DSP

Ink:  Chocolate Chip, Tangerine Tango,

Punches:  Owl Builder, 1" Circle, Elegant Butterfly, Artisan Label, Bird, Decorative Label

Other:  Burlap Ribbon, Linen Thread, Naturals Designer Buttons

Miscellaneous:  8 x10 Shadow Box, Michaels

Truly Grateful Pumpkins

This is the third project in my October Truly Grateful Project Series.

For today’s project I have created some fun pumpkins. They are created using the Gift Bow Bigz L Die from Stampin' Up. They are sitting on a small table in my family room with a candle and some other fall decorations and they look great. These would also mix well in a Thanksgiving tablescape.

Check out this tutorial for my pumpkins. 

Stamp: Truly Grateful
Paper: Pumpkin Pie (Large), Cajun Craze (Medium), Tangerine Tango (Small), Always Artichoke (Leaves), Chocolate Chip (Stem)
Ink: Pumpkin Pie, Cajun Craze, Tangerine Tango, Always Artichoke
Embellishments: Linen Thread, 1 ¼” Burlap Ribbon, Naturals Designer Buttons, Gift Bow Bigz L Die
Circle Punches/Framelits: Various
Other: Hot Glue gun and Hot Glue