Dream Valley #347

 Hello Friends!

 Today I have a card to share for the DREAM VALLEY challenge #347!
I'm their newest DT member and hope you'll come play along.

The theme today is 

AUTUMN  COLORS

 I just LOVE the Unity 'Autumnal Blooms' paper pack 
so I've used a sheet for my background panel.

 

I didn't want to hide it all so I went with a fun Fall sticker
from one of my sticker books along with
an Autumn sentiment.

 Here's a close up of the sticker I've used . . .

 

 Wishing you a FABULOUS week ahead!

Thanks for stopping by and as always . . . 

 

Peace on Earth Challenge #98

 

 Hello Friends and welcome back to my blog! 
SO happy you stopped by!

Today I have a card to share for the new challenge over on the PEACE ON EARTH CHRISTMAS CHALLENGE BLOG.  Of course the theme is Anything Christmas and we hope you'll come join in the fun! 

Here's a fun inspiration board we've created to help get you started ...

 

 Last year while making tissue box covers for an upcoming show, I created several background panels using the left over scraps . . .

and I pulled out some of the awesome Penny Black images so I could turn these into fun holiday cards to mail out this year.  Will be easy mailing too which is always a plus when you're mailing out so many cards for the holidays.  Postage just keeps going up and up!!

Challenges to share in:

Allsorts Challenge #834 - Traditional Christmas Colors (ends 10/26)
Inkspirational Challenge #352 - Seasonal - Winter Season/Christmas (ends 10/25)



Penny Black October Saturday Challenge - ATG / Optional Too 'Cute to Spook (ends 10/31)
Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Get Ready for Christmas (ends 10/22)

PLEASE be sure to pop over to THE BLOG and check out the amazing designs our design team has created for your inspiration.  What a group of talented ladies!!  Then come join in the fun!!  

 As always ... thanks again for stopping by!

True Friends . . .

Hello Friends

Fall is upon us but we all know it won't be long before the 'white stuff' is flying, and since I enjoy making Fall themed cards (love those colors) I wanted to play along in a few challenge I spotted over on Paper Playful.  So here we go . . . 

I noticed a few very old wood block stamps in my stash and that's where this all started!  First is the Inkadinkado swirly stamp which I've used to create my background and my sentiment stamp is by stampingsensations.com (also very old & no longer in business).  I've had both of these stamps in my stash for YEARS.

 

 I have used 3 Tim Holtz distress oxide inks on my swirly stamp to stamp & create my background panel.  I then ran it through a Fall Leaves embossing folder.  After cutting my base card, I used the scraps and cut a few narrow strips to use for my design.  A Tutti Designs Scallop Stitched Rectangle die was used to die cut my sentiment panel.  Using a few other scraps, I die cut a few maple leaves to coordinate with the background embossing.

VIOLA!

Here's a closer image of the embossing in case you can't see it in the above photo . . .

 I'm very pleased with the outcome and hope you like it too!

 Challenges I'd like to share in:

Just Us Girls #797 - Mood Board (ends 10/22)

Hand Stamped Sentiments #474 - Photo Inspiration (10/28)

CAS Colours & Sketches #571 - Colour Challenge (10/27) 
(not sure if this is cas enough ... if not, I apologize ... feel free to delete my entry!)



Craft Rocket #130 - Autumn/Halloween (end of Oct)
Fab'n'Funky Challenge #623 - Colours of Autumn (ends 10/22)

Thanks so much for stopping by and have a wonderful day ahead!!

As always . . .

Tag:  #Woodblockwednesday #woodblockstamps

TOB October Mid Month Reminder

 Hello Friends! 

OLD BAT Darlene here to remind you we are half way through the month and you don't want to miss out on joining in the fun over on the Two Old Bats Halloween Challenge Blog.

I've created a card to help inspire you  ... what do you think??

 

Using up scraps for today's card.
I created the background from scraps and also used
one of the images included in the paper pack.
Easy Peasy!

The upper left corner of our mood board was today's inspiration for me.

 HOPE TO SEE YOU OVER AT THE TWO OLD BATS CHALLENGE!

Thanks for stopping by!

Darlene

Double D - Halloween Colors

 Hello Dear Friends!

It's time once again for a new challenge over on the Double D Challenge Blog!

 

Here's today's theme:

 

HALLOWEEN COLORS

 

and here's an inspiration board created to help get you started . . .

 

 

 My mind was going in so many different directions but I knew I did not want to do a Halloween card so this is what I came up with using strips of Halloween color strips of card stock to create my background.

 

 Using the largest die in the Paper Rose (#16679) 'Stitched Rectangle Frames' die set (one of my favorite sets), I created the frame in black then die cut it again from white card stock to use for my inside panel. 

 

 

I had this really cool Fall sticker from one of my sticker books and after adding her to the white inside panel, I did a little faux stitching and added a Hello die sentiment.

 
You'll want to be sure to pop over to the Double D Challenge Blog to see all the details and amazing samples offered up by our VERY TALENTED design team ladies!!

 Thanks so much for stopping by!
Hope to see you at Double D! 

  As always . . .