Squirrel Feast

Oh, what fun, I cracked open the seal on a new Art Impressions stamp set!  It's called Feast Mode and I love it to pieces.  There are four critters and lots of sentiments in the set.  It even has flowers.  I'm just getting started with today's card.

I colored with Copics and cut the image with a cross stitch die which I'm loving for fall cards this year.  Added some punched hearts and a couple of oak leaves for dimensional decoration.  One heart with leaf is popped up.

You may have guessed this is a Thanksgiving card.  Inside says "May your life be full of thanks and giving".

I'll get back to this set later as I have some other things to color first.  There's still time before Thanksgiving.  Supplies listed below, but the only new thing is the stamp set.

Wishing you a happy day!

Stamps:  Art Impressions Feast Mode  Paper:  Neenah Classic Crest Super Smooth Solar White, Neenah Husk, retired Stampin' Up! designer paper  Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black  Coloring:  Copics  Accessories:  SU 3-in-1 heart punch, Scotch foam mounting tape  Dies:  Memory Box Cross Stitched Frame Borders, Impression Obsession Small Leaf Set

Goldens and Garden

A friend is visiting on Goldens and Garden today.

They're good for a smile or two or three.  Have a great weekend!

😊

Pumpkins and Pears

Hello again!  Back to Thanksgiving today because I just couldn't resist coloring another one of my new Power Poppy digis from Marcella's October Digital Blitz -- 10 new additions!.  This one is Pumpkins and Pears.

The Copic markers in the picture are only a few of the many I used for coloring -- not just for blending, but for layering one color on top of another to create a whole new color.

That's a sentiment from a Power Poppy clear stamp set on the front.  I saved the "Happy Thanksgiving" that comes with Pumpkins and Pears for the inside.  Sigh... love these fall colors.

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Have a happy day!

Twofer Card Challenge #21: Sweets

It's time for another Twofer Card Challenge and Sweets is the theme!  That opens up all kinds of possibilities from lollipops to petit fours.

Remember, it's cards only,  two different designs, two different occasions, and must use a stamp, stencil, or die.  No digital stamps for the prompt image, please.  See the Twofer Blog where Darnell has been very thorough in explaining the concept on her Rules, Definitions, and FAQ pages.

The stamp I used for the Sweets theme is an older, well-used Stampendous Tiers of Treats.  I've made a birthday card and a thank you card.

Here's the whole stamp for the birthday card, combined with stitched dies and glittery sprinkles.  I stamped a Poppystamps sentiment below.

For the thank you card I taped off everything below the strawberries tier before I inked up the stamp.  Then pulled off the inky tape and stamped on my paper.  Voila!  Strawberries only!

Hop over to the Twofer Blog for samples by the team and our talented guest designers.  You'll get some great ideas!  Enjoy your day!

Dies, birthday card:  Lawn Fawn Outside In Stitched Scalloped Rectangle Stackables, Taylored Expressions Stitched Rectangle Stacklets, Memory Box Banner Parade
Dies, thank you card:  Taylored Expressions Ric Rac Borders, MFT Die-namics Wild Greenery

Don't Be Scared -- Two Halloween Cards

It's a spooky night, but the Jack-O-Lantern is friendly.  I've made some Halloween cards with a not-new-but-new-to-me Penny Black set called Haunted Halloween.  I thought I might make a CAS card with just the Jack-O-Lantern and fence and a little sponging overhead, but as you can see, it turned into more than that.

It's crazy to even try to capture the sparkle on this card.

After I made the image panel I covered the whole thing with sticky tape and sprinkled with clear glitter.  Amazing flashes of sparkle in real life, but blah in the photo.

The bats and pumpkin and sentiment flag were cut out and added on top of the glitter.  The idea was to have the background enshrouded in sparkly fog.  I added Stickles glitter to the cut out parts of the scene.  Black and orange Stickles were smeared under the pumpkin.

The next card with the same stamp set is watercolored with Tombow markers.  On this one I sprayed the finished panel with glitter spray.  It's more subtle, but still very sparkly.

I used every stamp in the set making these two cards, and that feels like a good thing.  Now I have two more Halloween sets to use this year if I can color fast enough.  Just having fun!  Wishing you a happy day!

On Goldens and Garden

My Saturday post on Goldens and Garden ended up on a Sunday instead, oops.

Drop by when you can!

Power Poppy Coupon

Happy World Card Making Day!  I'm probably in my stamp room right now.

Just a heads up:

Power Poppy coupon is good all the way through Oct. 14.  Enjoy!

The Fox and the Moth

The Fox and the Moth...  doesn't that sound like the title of an old timey fable?  I don't know what the moral would be, but I'm sure it would make a good story.  I grew up on fables and learned a lot from them.  They helped shape my character.  Is there anything remotely similar to fables for kids these days?

Well... in this case The Fox and the Moth is a brand new digital stamp at Power Poppy.  Sigh... you know I love the outdoors, the woods and wildflowers and furry creatures.

Did you know Marcella is doing a Digital Blitz this month?   Bunches of fabulous art to color!  Click here to see the newest offerings, but check back later, too, 'cause Marcella's been in the zone.  Dang, I want to color everything!

I printed this as large as an A2 card could hold and colored with Copics.  The cardstock is Neenah Classic Crest Super Smooth Solar White.  Framed with Hero Arts Wood Frame (set of 4).

I'm going to hurry and do some more coloring now.  I also have other cards I'll be posting in the meantime.  See you again soon!