Welcome Fall!

We are actually hot here this weekend, but it is fall, nonetheless. You can still feel that in the air.  The two cards I wanted to share today are both FALL related.  I so love the colors used for FALL!

This is my card for the Unscripted sketch that was just posted today.  A favorite stamp of mine is this super cute tree from My Favorite Things stamps.  A rather different color scheme for FALL was created with these cute papers from BasicGrey.  Notice the strip on the side of the card? I pleated it in a rough, haphazard style.  This fits in with a Perfectly Placed Pleats challenge at the Moxie Fab Blog.

I colored in the tree with some subtle colors using Copic markers.  You can barely make out the design, but I stamped a damask stamp on the Jenni Bowlin circle journaling die cut.  The sentiment words are by SRM stickers. 

I created this card to go along with last weeks 2 Sketches 4 You sketch.  I am late getting it posted because my camera decided to break and I had to pull out my older camera and actually try to remember how to use it!!!  I used a leaf border punch to create the designs on the sides of the green piece.   

The leaf is by Me & My Big Ideas.  It is a solid stamp with a distressed look.  I colored it with a couple different colors of stamp pads. The edges of the image were then rubbed with a Fluid Chalk stamp pad to add extra color. 

And for a couple photos...

I mentioned we are hot this weekend but we were cold during the week! And we got some rain. Rain is a rare occurence for us.  I walked outside and saw this plant in our yard and throught the rain drops were so artistic looking.   

OK, is this CUTE!!! I am not into decorating for Halloween but I had to have this little guy.  I found him at Bath and Body Works.  Not only is this too cute but it is foam soap which I just love and the smell is amazing. I always want to just take a bath in it!

 

Thanks for visiting, Linda (lbpost)

 

SKETCH 76 – CELEBRATE AUTUMN card

Materials:
Cardstock – Core Expressions/Core’dinations
Patterned paper – Oliver/BasicGrey
Tree and Acorn stamps – My Favorite Things
Chalkboard and Glimmer Mist – Tattered Angels
Circle die cut – Jenni Bowlin
Copic markers
FALL sticker letters – K&Co.
Sentiment stickers – SRM
Mini brads
Foam tape – 3M
Sandpaper

THANKS - Leaf card

Materials list:
Cardstock – Core Expressions/Core’dinations
Patterned paper - BasicGrey
Foam tape – 3M
Leaf stamp – Me & My Big Ideas
Colored stamp pads – Versafine and Clearsnap
Clear embossing powder – Stampendous
Dot embossing folder – Cuttlebug
Jenni Bowlin journaling sticker
Rub-on sentiment – Making Memories
Leaf border punch – Martha Stewart
Sandpaper

Black and White and COLOR!

I just had to play along with The Play Date Cafe this week.  The color combo this week is black and white with a splash of color - gold, copper and pink. 

                            

                           

The example to follow at TPDC is on the elegant side so I wanted my card to be elegant too.  The card base is Core'dinations cardstock from the Gemstone collection. It has a shiny, pearl finish.  The white part of the card was matted with a copper paper and a pink cardstock.

When I stamped the flower, I didn't color it at all so that the black and white of it would be predominant on my card.  The leaves were colored with green and copper Alcohol inks.  I drew lines around my stamped flower and sentiment with a thin black pen and a wider, gold metallic pen. 

My next card is my Card Positioning Systems card for this week. Everyone once in awhile a sketch becomes a favorite and this is one of those.  I kept my design on the simple side.

The flourish and the sentiment are from a brand new set of clear stamps that I picked up at Joann store and they are by Me & My Big Ideas.  My fancy corner is a Martha Stewart corner punch and I spritzed the entire front of the card with Chalkboard Glimmer Mist. 

Now for a couple photos...

We were playing in the backyard on Sunday and I captured a few photos, this one of our youngest grandson and our new puppy playing together. Our grandson had some little crackers so that is what the puppy dog is after!

While I was snapping photos, I asked for a SMILE! This is the result! Possibly the cutest smile ever.

And, this is our new project, a round bowl full of succulents. We are so anxious for them to grow so we can see what each one of them will do!

Thanks for visiting, Linda (lbpost)

SKETCH 184 – HAPPY THANKSGIVING card

Materials:
Cardstock – Vintage and Core Expressions/Core’dinations
Flourish and sentiment – Me & My Big Ideas
Patterned paper – We R Memory Keepers
Black Versafine Stamp pad
Clear embossing powder – Stampendous
Memento stamp pads
ChalkBoard spray – Tattered Angels
Self Adhesive Rhinestones – Queen & Co.
Corner punch – Martha Stewart
Sandpaper

NOTHING BETTER THAN A TRUE FRIEND card

Materials list:
Cardstock –Gemstones collection and Core Essentails/Core’dinations
Flower and sentiment stamps – PaperTrey, Inc.
Versafine black stamp pad
Clear embossing powder – Stampendous
Alcohol Inks and Blending Fluid – Ranger
Gold metallic pen
Self adhesive pearls – Queen & Co.
Sandpaper