Happy Fall card

Wow - I have not posted anything for a month!!! My goal was to post weekly but I lost my mojo and now it's back!!!
I am working on my Thanksgiving/fall cards the current Tag You're it Challenge #8 inspired me.

I am also submitting my card to Simon Says Stamp's Monday Challenge - O is for….

For my card "O" is for October when the leaves turn all those pretty colors and for orange, the color of pumpkins!

The larger tag is dry embossing and then I swiped my ink pad over the raised areas to highlight the texture.

Here is a detail shot of the smaller tag - which I cut out of colored cork!

This is what I stamped on the inside:

Thanks for checking out my card!

Ingredients: Reverse Confetti Forever Fall, Tag Me Confetti Cuts; TH Texture Fades - Wooden; DCWV Cork Solids Mat Stack; Doodlebug Happy Harvest pattern paper; PTI Twine

All about the sentiments……Holiday Card for Merry Monday!

I love sentiments and this week's challenge for Merry Monday #126 is "The Words Have It" so I used a TON of sentiments for my card.

Here's my take on the challenge:

Thanks for checking out my card!

Ingredients: Reverse Confetti Tinsel n' Trim; MFT Holiday Subway Art, Joy Photo Card Frame Die-namics; PTI Tag It's #8, Shape Up Series:Snowman; Paper Smooches Christmas Sampler; Doodlebug pattern paper

Trick or Treat Card for PTI MIM #179

Laura Bassen demonstrated a very cool technique that stretches those dies even more in this week's Make it Monday #179: Emboss Resist Using Diecuts.  I just got some PTI halloween goodies so I decide to try this technique with the Text Block: Halloween die.

Here's my card:

I used Distress Inks with a blending tool on the panel after embossing it.

Here's a detail shot that shows the sparkle created with Calico Shine mist that I spritzed the panel with and that cute little bat.

Thanks for checking out my card today!

Ingredients: PTI Text Block:Halloween, Happy Spooky Halloween; MFT Blueprints #11 (panel)

Happy Birthday tag for TYIC #5

Today I have a tag for the Tag You're It! Challenge #5. This is the inspiration:

I love kraft card stock -- and I love using bright colors with it!

Here is my take on Donna Mikasa's gorgeous tags:

Thanks for checking out my tag!

Ingredients: Paper Smooches Loopy Leaf; PTI Tag Sale #3, Notched Flowers, Funky Florals; MFT Birthday Greetings

W&W + SSS Share the Love Week - Day 4 Card

Time for more crafty goodness for Share the Love Week.  Day 4 of the Winnie & Walter Share the Love Week featuring Simon Says Stamp is to create a One Layer card.

I used the negative of a die cut from my Day 3 card to create my one layer card.

Thanks for checking out my card!

Ingredients: W&W The Big, the Bold & the Happy, Scenery: Big Bang Confetti; SSS Big Thanks die

W&W + SSS - Share the Love Week - Day 3 card

The Day 3 Challenge for the Winnie & Walter Share the Love Week featuring Simon Says Stamp is to Use One Stamp.

My card literaly features one stamp (and one die). I went super simple but super cute if I must say so!

I did a water color technique using my distress inks and a large acrylic block on some water color paper  and then I used the die cut sentiment for this card and the negative for another (see my Day 4 card).

Thanks for checking out my card!

Ingredients: W&W The Big, the Bold & the Happy; SSS Big Thanks die

Winnie & Walter + Simon Says Stamp Share the Love Week - Day 2 card

The Day 2 Challenge for W&W Share the Love week was a 10 minute dash!

I gathered my supplies before I started and then set the time -- what took the longest was taping down my stencil! I should have done that ahead of time! None the less I got it done with time to spare.

Pic shows time left on the timer (sorry for the lighting - it was dark out when I made the card):

Here's my card:

Thanks for checking out my card!

Ingredients: W&W The Big, the Bold, and the Happy, Scenery: Big Bang Confetti; SSS: Happy; MFT Diagonal Stripes Stencil