Inspired By…Boo!

 Playing along with this week’s Inspired By Challenge with this adorable “Boo!” photo…

I made a “peek-a-BOO” surprise of my own with The Greetery’s “Hey Honeycomb: Basics” dies…

I made a pumpkin using the circle die in the set, with a stem from “Plump Pumpkins,” a leaf from “BotaniCuts: Strawberries,” and some balloon string dies! The background has some “BotaniCuts: Wheat.” 

Surprise! A peachy colored honeycomb ball pumpkin to match the inspiration photo and the lovely Carta Bella “Harvest” papers. The card base is cut with The Greetery’s “A2 Arches” dies.

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As You See It…Autumn Favorites!

Playing along with the As You See It Challenge…to make a card about your favorite part of Autumn. 

Mine is Thanksgiving! The food, family, friends, football, parades, Black Friday shopping, and the national dog show…I love all of it!

Here is my fancy “Concertina Fold” card, which I learned how to make by watching Susan Campfield’s live last weekend (Susan Stampfield on YouTube).

It’s hard to photograph!

It starts as just a card front (it IS so puffy I had to hold it down with a magnet, though!), then as you unfold, it reveals secret panels! It’s like a fancy trifold with some extra folds, haha!

I used lots of products from The Greetery including the “Capsule Basics” dies, “Thankful & Blessed, “Autumn Herbarium,” “Thank All Ways,” and patterned paper from Carta Bella called “Harvest.” The last picture shows all of the Tim Holtz Distress Stain spray…all glimmery and shiny!  

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Inspired by…Autumn!

 As soon as I saw this week’s picture at the Inspired By Challenge, I knew I had to play along!

I used Papertrey Ink’s amazing “Pumpkin Slices” dies, and lots of squares of textured, stamped, spritzed, and glittered paper squares! 

The sentiment is from Papertrey Ink’s “Just Sentiments: Spooky” and a stitched paper bow die from the retired company L’il Inkers (it’s my favorite bow of all time)! The background squares include Stampin Up’s 3D “Twisted Rope” and “Woodgrain” embossing folders and the VERY old “Sanded” red rubber background, the Ink Blot Shop’s “Cable Knit” background stamp, Tim Holtz Distress Stain sprays, gold glitter paper, and The Greetery’s “Knit Wit” stencils. I made the pumpkin by cutting a piece of dark Kraft paper covered with white paint. 

This was SO much fun to make! Thanks for stopping by! 

As You See It…Gentle Sunset!

Playing along with the As you See It Challenge…Gentle Sunset! They are using this lovely color scheme:

I made an autumn floral card using products from The Greetery…

I used the “Wild Wetlands” floral dies along with the “Capsule Basics” dies and a sentiment from “Thankful & Blessed.” There are two amazing 3D embossing folders, too, including the retired Stampin Up “Subtle” background and Lisa Horton Craft’s “Vintage Tile.” 

I love these colors together! Thanks for stopping by!

As You See It…Picnics!

 Playing along with the As You See It Challenge and the theme is picnics!

I chose to bring pie! My Mom always had a special picnic basket she used when transporting desserts to a potluck. ❤️

I used patterned paper by Echo Park Paper called “Slice of Summer.” The stamps and dies are from The Greetery including: To Pie For, Fall Foodie Sentiments, Frosted Frames, Cozy Cup Coaster, and the cherry from Hey Honeycomb: Ice Cream.

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Inspired by…Blackberries!

Another Inspired By Challenge…This week is about blackberries!

I used vintage Papertrey Ink’s “Beautiful Berries: Summer” stamps and dies for my card…

In the photo, I loved all of the neutrals in the background with that bold dark purple pop of color! Blackberries don’t get enough love in the art world…they are picked over (haha) for other fruits 😂!

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Inspired by…lunchboxes!

Playing along with this week’s Inspired By Challenge with this cute picture of lunchboxes!

The patterns and layout reminded me of my mismatched coffee mugs!

I used Simon Says Stamp’s new “Best-Teas” set and Echo Park Paper’s “Coffee” Collection. I couldn’t resist these items when I saw them released. Perfect for a coffee and tea loving me!

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