Sparkle and Shine

Sparkle and shine are perfect words to describe my sister, Paula.  She is the baby and her heart is so kindhearted, I wanted to make her a special birthday card.

Using my  Shutters stencil, I pushed versa mark through it.  Then I put Sparkle embossing powder over that and heated it.  OOH, it is so sparkly!  Then, I used black embossing powder for the rose and the sentiment.  I colored the rose and leaves with Copic markers.  Then I went around the square with my Copic marker to add the boarder.  Glitter was added to the rose.

Stamps and Stencil used: STAMPlorations


Sparkle and Shine is linked to:
STAMPlorations
DL Art
STAMPlorations

Fall Treat Bag

I just love this new image from Bugaboo.  This little squirrel just steals your heart!  I took the image and colore it with my Copics.  Then I layered it on a top note and cut out some leaf dies.  I added ribbon and a clothes pin for my 3D object.  It is a fall, bugaboo image.

The inside holds chex mix but I added candy corn to make a perfect fall treat.  It looks so cool in a serving bowl with the fall colors.  If you use the red, green and white candy corn it instantly turns into a Christmas treat!

Fall Treat Bag is linked to:
Catch The Bug

Fall Flower

Have you heard?  STAMPlorations is having an October stamp release blog hop and fall flower linky party!

You can use any stamp but if you use STAMPloration stamps, you can enter two times!!

I ran wax paper through a leaf embossing folder and then ironed it in a glossy paper sandwich to create two backgrounds.  One I used on this card and the other is going to Norway.  Then, I sponged green on the background bringing out the leaves.  I wanted to try a new technique I read.  You use alcohol inks and peroxide.  put your ink on the paper and spritz with peroxice to meove the ink. I used currant and eggplant alcohol inks.  After it dried, I used Concord Grape DI and stenciled tribal swirls in the corner.  As you can see, the leaf pattern carries through adding great texture to the card.  I stamped a daisy and butterflies, fussy cut them, and added them to the card.  Punched leaves, a sentiment and base card finishes this project.

Fall Flower is linked to:
STAMPlorations
House Of Cards
STAMPlorations
Word Art Wednesday
Craft Stamper Magazine

Heading South

Just a pretty fall card finding the geese flying south.

After die cutting a leaf, it was sponges with fall colors.  The doily was sponged with brown.

Heading South is linked to:
The Challenge
Fusion Card Challenge
Crafty Cardmakers
DL Art
Simon Says Wednesday
Word Art Wednesday
VS Sweet Ideas

Trick or Treat

Just some pumpkin fun!  I took two vingage stamp sets and created Trick or Treat.  The leaf is a little sumpin sumpin I received from my CCC friend Toni.

Stamps  used:
TAC and See D's

Trick or Treat is linked to:
Doubleclick Skittles
DL ArtIf You Give A Crafter A Cookie
Eclectic Ellapu
VS Sweet Ideas

Joy

DL Art is having a pinky linky challenge and Craft Rocket Challenge is hosting their first challenge and both thermes are pink for breast cancer awareness.  This is a cause worth supporting!

I stamped the tree inage in green and then punched circles in green, blue and pink to make a fun non traditional Christmas card.

Jingle Belles is also having a pink challenge and are donating $$four dollars for each card linked up.

Pink for the Cure

I love this Jingle Belles challenge, Pink Christmas.  When I started blogging, I started with this challenge.  October is breast cancer awareness month.  For each card linked up Stephanie and Lauren are donating TWO dollars to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation!  Lets hear it for the girls!

Be sure to link your cards up before 6pm October 21.

Stamps used:
Stamping Up

Bink for the Cure is linked to:
Jingle Belles
DL Art
Craft Rocket Challenge