FALL DECO ITEMS MADE FROM DESIGNER PAPER

HEY BLOGGIES,

Here are some cute fall items decorating my home.  Enjoy:

FALL CARD - GIVE THANKS FOR THE COOLER WEATHER!!

HEY BLOGGIES,

We have had a bit of "cooler" weather.  That translates to LESS THAN 100 degrees in the day and gets WAY DOWN to the low 80 degrees at night.  But for us here in central Texas, that IS COOLER.  hee hee

Today I have a fall card, the first one of the season for me.  I LOVE fall colors--oranges, yellows and golds, browns.  I added just a touch of some Halloween Candy Corn paper in the background because I wanted to give it a bit of whimsy.

 Pumpkin pie and black card stock were used with a kraft tag.  I sponged soft suede, pumpkin pie, always artichoke and hello honey ink onto the tag before I attached some die cut leaves and the pumpkin, which were stamped first onto DSP.

This closeup of the tag shows my sponging and rock-n-roll inked images stamped.  I drew the pumpkin vines with the fine tip of my Stampin' Write Marker.  The Give Thanks sentiment is from Good Greetings.

Some bakers twine was added to the top of the tag and a black layer behind the card front was added.  I cut the corners of the card to match the top corners of my tag embellishment.

Here is the sketch from SKETCH FRENZY FRIDAY I used to make my card:

Thanks for stopping by.  Hop over to see what my other design team members have created with this sketch, won't you?

AN AUTUMN DOOR KNOB HANGER

HEY BLOGGIES,

At our card club last weekend we made a different kind of project.  I had some DOOR KNOB HANGER blanks from a while back and decided we would use these for a project.  They are made from glossy white paper so we had to be careful to let the ink dry in between step so it would not smear.  You will see a BIG SMEAR of blackberry bliss on the right side of my hanger to attest to the fact that you MUST let the ink dry!!  .

 We used FOR ALL THINGS and GORGEOUS GRUNGE stamp sets as well as FALL FEST stamp set for the leaves with the matching die.

If you look closely, there is washi tape along the bottom.  The green stripe washi is from the new Holiday Catalog and is actually a Christmas washi tape but I thought it worked perfectly with this project.  Also the black is from the Holiday catalog and is the Halloween washi.  Sorry I can't remember the names of them at the moment.

We used fall colors of our choice and used the background shading stamp from For All Things to put random colors all over it.  Same with the splatter from Gorgeous grunge.  The bow is from the Natural Trim, and the little two step stamped acorn is from a retired set from last year.

Thanks for stopping by.  You could easily make your own Door Knob Hanger blank with your paper cutter and the large circle punch.  I am sure the kids and grandkids will enjoy finding this on their bedroom door knob one day!!

FOR ALL THINGS - MY FIRST FALL CARD OF THE YEAR

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I am so ready for FALL - but here in central/east Texas it is still hot and humid summer.  However, I did NOT let that stop me from making my first fall card of the year with my NEW stamp set 'FOR ALL THINGS':

 I am LOVING the new in colors for our fall cards!!  Hello Honey, Blackberry Bliss and Tangelo Twist are such rich beautiful colors.  I used Hello Honey for my card base and crumb cake behind my leaves and for my word piece with the scalloped edge.

 Here is a closeup of my three leaves stacked on top of each other.  I used several colors to give some more realistic fall colors.

 The THANKFUL thinlit is from last year's Holiday Catalog and I am still loving it.  I didn't get to use it enough last year.  I used the "negative space" from the die cut and backed it with a watercolor printed piece of dsp from the new COLOR ME AUTUMN DSP.  I carefully added the little pieces back onto the work to fill in the loops, etc.  I added a cute little linen thread bow above the "K" in THANKFUL (also my last name is KAY, so it was a fun place to put the bow). :-)

 I used the SKETCH FRENZY FRIDAY DESIGN that I personally created for this week's challenge.

Won't you stop over at SKETCH FRENZY FRIDAY and see what the other team members created for your inspiration?  We would LOVE to see what YOU can create with this sketch as well!!

UPDATE:  I decided there was something missing on the above card I created, so I created another one with a bit more WOW.  Here is the card remade:

 I restamped the leaves and then added some splatters with the Gorgeous Grunge stamp.  I also added three candy dots on the Thankful panel and put a piece of the DSP underneath the panel just offset of the crumb cake scallops.

What do you think with this changes?  Which card do you like best?  Both are nice but I had just felt like something was missing on the first card.

Thanks for stopping by.  Won't you leave me a comment please?

FALL PAPER WREATH - LOOK ON PAGE 185 OF THE BIG CATALOG

HEY BLOGGIES,

I am so happy you came back to visit me today.  I wanted to show you the wreath I made for fall.  I used the photo on page 185of the big catalog.  I love all the ideas you can get from our catalogs, don't you?

My team mate Karen and I made these wreaths this week without any directions and we think they came out pretty good.

 I used my BIG SHOT and the AUTUMN ACCENTS BIGZ DIE.  I put 4 or 5 sheets of card stock on the die at one time and VOILA - they were all cut with one pass!!  GOTTA LOVE THAT!!

I also used some designer paper for some of the leaves.

I then ran some of the solid card stock leaves through the BIG SHOT and the WOODGRAIN embossing folder.  Some with ink; some without. It gave the leaves great texture.

Here is a closeup so you can see the leaves  individually.  There are also acorns on this same die.

Here is a photo of Karen's wreath using non-Stampin' Up! papers:

She did a wonderful job, didn't she?  I LOVE the banner she added at the bottom with clothes pins.

Hope you enjoyed our wreaths.  Thanks for stopping by.  We would love to hear some comments.

FALL BLOG HOP - DAY THREE -- LEAVES AND ACORNS

HEY BLOGGIES,

Boo Hoo, this is our final day of our GLITTER QUEEN FALL BLOG HOP.  I wish it would go on forever.  I am so enjoying all the projects and inspiration, aren't you?

Here is my inspiration for you today:

I have shown this when I entered it into Create with Connie and Mary Challenge.  But I made it with YOU in mind for this HOP!!  The coastal cabana card stock has same color ink stamped all over the background and inked around the edges lightly. I stamped the GIVE THANKS twice to give it a shadow effect - once in coastal cabana and once in the soft suede.

 The crushed curry maple leaves are from AUTUMN ACCENTS BIGZ DIE and my BIG SHOT.  So are the acorns.  I also used the WOOD GRAIN EMBOSSING FOLDER to add texture to the leaves.

 I used a piece of the NATURAL COMPOSITION SPECIALTY DESIGNER SERIES PAPEr with the wood grain on it for a tag and rubbed ink on it to bring out the wood grain.  I also used the new CHALK MARKER to add some highlights to the acorns.

 A little ribbon and all done.

Hope you liked this card.  I am really liking the colors of the acorns.  Thanks for stopping by.

COME BACK TOMORROW BECAUSE I WILL HAVE SOME MORE FALL CREATIONS FOR YOU EVEN THOUGH THE BLOG HOP WILL BE OVER.

Next up is DEE.  Tell her hello for me and enjoy her creations.

           

FALL BLOG HOP -- DAY TWO

HEY BLOGGIES,

Did you enjoy all the wonderfulness of our first day of our fall hop yesterday?  The creativity and inspiration was really flowing for sure!!

BEFORE I talk about my fall card for the day, I want to tell you about a NEW WEEKLY SPECIAL for the entire month of OCTOBER.  EVERY THURSDAY, STAMPIN' UP! will post a special ONLY GOOD ON THAT THURSDAY.  THANK YOU THURSDAYS is what they are calling it.  TODAY it is  WASHI TAPE, all three in a package:

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Today I have another FALL card for you, which can also be used for THANKSGIVING if you celebrate it.   It can be a thank you card as well.  I like cards that are versatile, don't you?

I used crushed curry, garden green and cajun craze for my card stock.  I used the BEST OF AUTUMN card set and stamped the pumpkin farm stamp 3 times and then colored it on the paper with my markers.

Here is a closeup of the three images.  I used the same 3 markers as the card stock and also pumpkin pie.  I LOVE FALL COLORS.  Notice the THANKFUL die cut here?  It is one THINLIT from the EXPRESSIONS THINLITS DIES.

 One last look and you can see inside I used a small strip of my emboss resist paper  from yesterday.

Here is the BEST OF AUTUMN stamp set.  It is one of the 25th anniversary sets from Stampin' Up!  If you buy any combo of 6 of the 12 monthly sets, you get one FREE STAMP SET OF YOUR CHOICE!!

When you order from me using the MYSTERY HOSTESS CODE  TUXYUJJV and you will be in the drawing for the hostess dollars.

Next up is DEE.  Go on over to see what fun she has cooked up for you!!                


All the hoppers are:

Dawn (our manager)
Jan
Jennifer (ME)
Dee
Tamara
De

FALL BLOG HOP - DAY ONE

HEY BLOGGIES,

Welcome to our GLITTER QUEENS FALL BLOG HOP.  I am the third hop but if you just started here, not to worry.  We loop our addresses around so you can start from anyone's blog.

Wasn't Jan's creation just wonderful??!!  Great job Jan!

For my creation today, I first have to tell you that I LOVE FALL.  And since I am from central TEXAS, we kind of don't have the fall season.  Certainly not like other places, such as New England, which is where I am originally from.  Massachusetts is my home state and we can boast about fall for sure!!

But the thing I miss the most about fall is the smell of burning piles of leaves.  I know a lot of communities do not allow burning the leaves anymore because of pollution, etc.  But when we lived in Massachusetts, that was the ONLY way to get rid of so many leaves.  Rake them into huge piles and burn them down.

So, that being said, here is my first fall card for you:

 This is a colorful emboss resist technique which reminds me of elementary school art.  In school, we would first color with crayons over the entire paper.  Then we would paint black or brown over it with tempera paint. (did you use tempera paints too?)  Then after it was dry, we would scrape off the paint where we wanted the picture to be.  VOILA...kind of like the chalkboard technique, yes?

 Well, no crayons or tempera paints used here.  Instead, I first used a sponge and rubbed areas of color all over my piece of white card stock with ink.  I used fall colors.  Then I stamped the leaf image from BEST OF AUTUMN stamp set (LOVE THIS SET) with versamark and then heat embossed with CLEAR EMBOSSING POWDER.

After the embossing, I used my sponge and black ink and rubbed all over the complete card, even where the leaves are.  When it is to your liking, you use a clean piece of paper towel and rub off the ink on each embossed image.  VOILA  Add it to your layers on your card and you are finished.  FINI

Hope you enjoyed my card.  Here is what the BEST OF AUTUMN stamp set looks like from Stampin Up!
Only $14.95:

 It is a wonderful stamp set and I know you will love it.  It comes in CLEAR STAMPS only.  IF you purchase 6 of the BEST OF...  stamp sets, you get a FREE STAMP SET OF YOUR CHOICE. 

Thanks for visiting my blog.  Now hop on over to DEE's blog and see what she has to offer you.

We hope you will enjoy it all AND THIS IS A THREE DAY BLOG HOP so you will get plenty of inspiration!!

             

The complete hop members are as follows:

Dawn, our manager

JAN

JENNIFER

DEE

TAMARA

DE