Stampin' Celebration Inspiration Challenge Card

I used the Stampin' Celebration Inspiration Challenge#60 here for this thank you card.
The colors orange and yellow really jumped out at me and so did the flower and leaf images.
So I used the Betsy's Blossoms and Day of Gratitude stamp sets along with Petite Pairs.

Here's my recipe:
Stamps:  Betsy's Blossoms, Day of Gratitude and Petite Pairs
Papers: Whisper White, Pumpkin Pie, More Mustard
Inks: Pumpkin Pie and More Mustard
Accessories: Fancy Fan embossing folder, Scallop Edge border punch. Blossom punch, Stampin' dimensionals, White gel pen, 1/8 inch Pumpkin Pie taffeta ribbon


Thank You for a Fab Friday Sketch

I made this thank you for the FabFriday Sketch#5 here.
I used the Day of Gratitude stamp set with some Howlstooth and Scaringbone DSP and some Midnight Muse In-Color DSP.

Here's my recipe:
Stamps: Day of Gratitude
Papers: Very Vanilla, Midnight Muse, More Mustard, Midnight Muse In-Color DSP, Howlstooth & Scaringbone DSP
Inks: Midnight Muse, More Mustard, Gumball Green, Cajun Craze
Accessories: Coluzzle circle cutter, Word Window and Modern Label punches, Regals brad, Stampin' dimensionals



Fall Card for Two Challenges

This fall card was made for two challenges. First, I used the Stamping 411 Sketch#271 here.
I'm so sad to see them take a break, as their sketches were always so great!!!!! And second, I used the Stampin' Celebration Inspiration Challenge#58 here.

I used the Day of Gratitude stamp set with the colors of Soft Suede, Summer Starfruit and Tangerine Tango. I cut out the bottom Summer Starfruit piece and the Soft Suede piece with the Apothecary Accents Framelits and then ran the Starfruit piece thru the Big Shot with the Square Lattice folder.

Here's my recipe:
Stamps: Day of Gratitude
Papers: Very Vanilla, Soft Suede, Summer Starfruit
Inks: Soft Suede, Summer Starfruit and Tangerine Tango
Accessories: Apothecary Accents Framelits, Square Lattice embossing folder, Scallop Oval punch, Stampin' dimensionals, 3/8 inch Summer Starfruit stitched satin ribbon

Fall Thank You Card

I used the Clean & Simple FTL#207 here for this card. And I combined it with the Splitcoast Color Combination#392 here. The colors to use are Midnight Muse, Cajun Craze and Pumpkin Pie.
I used the Day of Gratitude stamp set.

Here's my recipe:
Stamps: Day of Gratitude
Papers: Crumb Cake, Midnight Muse, Cajun Craze and Pumpkin Pie
Inks: Midnight Muse, Cajun Craze and Pumpkin Pie
Accessories: 3/8 inch Midnight Muse stitched satin ribbon


Splitcoast Sketch#355

I used the Splitcoast Sketch#355 here for this card. And since I had the Spice Cake DSP out for my last card I used that again too.
The base is More Mustard card stock and I added four papers from the Spice Cake DSP. I stamped the leaf and sentiment from Day of Gratitude in More Mustard and Soft Suede. Finally, I added some 3/8 inch Soft Suede taffeta ribbon.
Here's my recipe:
Stamps: Day of Gratitude
Papers: Very Vanilla, More Mustard, Soft Suede, Spice Cake DSP
Inks: More Mustard and Soft Suede
Accessories: 3/8 inch Soft Suede taffeta ribbon

Splitcoast Sketch Thank You

I used the Splitcoast Sketch#354 here for this thank you card.
The base is Soft Suede and I ran it thru the Big Shot with the Square Lattice textured impressions embossing folder. I then used papers from the Spice Cake DSP, matting them in Pear Pizzazz and Pool Party and using the Corner Rounder punch on a few corners. I colored in the stamp from Day of Gratitude with my Pool Party, Soft Suede, More Mustard and Pear Pizzazz Stampin' Write Markers. I rounded the corners of those pieces too. I ran the edge of the Pool Party piece thru the Scallop Edge Border punch and added dots with the Soft Suede Stampin' Write marker. I stamped thank you from Day of Gratitude in Soft Suede and punched it out with the Word Window punch, trimming it down. Finally, some 3/8 inch Soft Suede taffeta ribbon finishes it off.
Here's my recipe:
Stamps: Day of Gratitude
Papers: Very Vanilla, Pool Party, More Mustard, Soft Suede, Pear Pizzazz and Spice Cake DSP
Inks: Pool Party, More Mustard, Soft Suede and Pear Pizzazz
Accessories: Square Lattice embossing folder, Word Window punch, Corner Rounder punch, Scallop Edge Border punch, 3/8 inch Soft Suede taffeta ribbon

A Card for a Color Challenge and a Sketch

I made this card for the PPA Color Challenge #114 here, to use Rich Razzleberry, Lucky Limeade and Pumpkin Pie. And used the sketch from the Clean and Simple Stamping FTL#160 here.
The base is Rich Razzleberry card stock and I added a strip of Pumpkin Pie Patterns DSP from the Brights Stack. I stamped the leaf from Day of Gratitude in the three colors. I ran a strip of Pumpkin Pie thru the Scallop Edge Border punch. I stamped thinking of you from Trendy Trees in Rich Razzleberry. I punched that out with the Word Window punch and layered it onto a Rich Razzleberry piece punched with the Modern Label punch, popping it up with Stampin' dimensionals.
Here's my recipe:
Stamps: Day of Gratitude and Trendy Trees
Papers: Whisper White, Rich Razzleberry, Pumpkin Pie and Patterns DSP Brights Stack
Inks: Rich Razzleberry, Pumpkin Pie and Lucky Limeade
Accessories: Scallop Edge Border punch, Word Window and Modern Label punches, Stampin' dimensionals

Fall Colors Thank You

This card uses a sketch and color combo. First, I used the Stamping 411 Sketch#219 here. And second, the Splitcoast Color Combination#339 here. The colors to use are Always Artichoke, Cajun Craze and So Saffron.
The base is Always Artichoke and I ran that thru the Big Shot with the Houndstooth Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. I cut a square of the First Edition Specialty DSP and matted it with Cajun Craze. I used my Cajun Craze ink pad and Always Artichoke and So Saffron Stampin' Write Markers to color in the big image from Day of Gratitude, stamped it on Very Vanilla and cut it out. I popped it up with Stampin' dimensionals. I punched out three flowers with the Boho Blossoms punch, added a Gold brad to each center and popped them up with Stampin' dimensionals. I stamped thank you from Day of Gratitude in Always Artichoke and punched it out with the Word Window Punch.
Here's my recipe:
Stamps: Day of Gratitude
Papers: Very Vanilla, Always Artichoke, So Saffron, Cajun Craze and First Edition Specialty DSP
Inks: Always Artichoke, So Saffron, Cajun Craze
Accessories: Houndstooth embossing folder, Gold Brads, Stampin' dimensionals, Boho Blossoms punch, Word Window punch

Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
Here's a card and little box of tea lights I'm bringing to the in-laws today. I packed the box away before I added a pic of the inside, trust me, that's cute too! I think they'd qualify for the SUO Challenge #6 of Thanksgiving Table Art here.
I found the tutorial for this cute little box that holds 4 decorated tea lights on Jill Hillard's awesome blog here.
Both the card and box were made with the Autumn Spice DSP. The card has Cajun Craze, Early Espresso, Very Vanilla and More Mustard card stock too. The box has Early Espresso and the bottom base. I used the Day of Gratitude stamp set for both too. The oval Coluzzle was used for the card and the 1 1/4 inch Circle punch for the box. Finally, both use 1/8 inch Early Espresso taffeta ribbon.
Here's my recipe:
Stamps: Day of Gratitude
Papers: Very Vanilla, Early Espresso, Cajun Craze, More Mustard, Autumn Spice Specialty DSP
Inks: Cajun Craze, Early Espresso, Cajun Craze, More Mustard and Old Olive Stampin write markers
Accessories: 1 1/4 inch circle punch, Coluzzle oval cutter, 1/8 inch Early Espresso taffeta

Stamping 411 #177 Gratitude

Here's my card for the Stamping 411 sketch#177.
The base is More Mustard and I added some Autumn Spice Specialty DSP. I stamped the sentiment from Day of Gratitude in More Mustard on Very Vanilla then punched it out with the 2 by 1 3/8 inch Oval punch. That was layered on to a More Mustard piece punched with the XL Decorative Label punch then popped up with Stampin dimensionals. I also stamped the leaf from Falling Leaves in Old Olive, cut it out and popped it up with a Stampin dimensional. Finally, a piece of 1/4 inch Old Olive grosgrain finishes it off.
Here's my recipe:
Stamps: Day of Gratitude and Falling Leaves
Papers: Very Vanilla, More Mustard, Autumn Spice Specialty DSP
Inks: More Mustard and Old Olive
Accessories:  2 by 1 3/8 inch Oval punch,  XL Decorative Label punch, Stampin dimensionals, 1/4 inch Old Olive grosgrain ribbon

Stamping 411#175 Birthday

This is my card for the Stamping 411 #175 sketch here.
The base is More Mustard card stock and I added DSP from Autumn Spice Specialty DSP. I cut out a Top Note of Very Vanilla with the Top Note Bigz die. I colored the birthday stamp from On Your Birthday and the flower stamp from Day of Gratitude with the Early Espresso, Cajun Craze, More Mustard and Old Olive Stampin write markers. Finally, a piece of 5/8 inch Old Olive satin ribbon finishes it off.
Here's my recipe:
Stamps: On Your Birthday and Day of Gratitude
Papers: Very Vanilla, More Mustard, Autumn Spice Specialty DSP
Inks: Cajun Craze, Early Espresso, More Mustard and Old Olive Stampin write markers
Accessories: Top Note bigz die, 5/8 inch Old Olive satin ribbon

Stamping 411 #174 Gratitude

This is my take on the Stamping 411 sketch# 174 here.
Cajun Craze card stock is the base of this card and I then added some Autumn Spice Specialty DSP. I colored the main image with my Cajun Craze, Early Espresso, More Mustard and Old Olive Stampin write markers and stamped that on Very Vanilla. I stamped the sentiment from Day of Gratitude in Cajun Craze on Very Vanilla and punched that out with the 2 by 1 3/8 inch Oval punch. That oval was layered onto a Cajun Craze piece punched with the XL Decorative Label punch. I colored the acorn with my Cajun Craze and Early Espresso Stampin Write markers, cut it out and popped it up with Stampin dimensionals. Finally, a piece of 5/8 inch Old Olive grosgrain finishes it off.
Here's my recipe:
Stamps: Day of Gratitude
Papers: Very Vanilla, Cajun Craze, Autumn Spice Specialty DSP
Inks: Cajun Craze, Early Espresso, More Mustard and Old Olive Stampin write markers
Accessories: 2 by 1 3/8 inch Oval punch, Decorative Label punch, 5/8 inch Old Olive grosgrain, Stampin dimensionals

PPA#64 Autumn Spice Candle

I whipped up this cute candle for my family room and it qualifies for the PPA#64 Fall Inspiration Challenge here.
I started with a long piece of More Mustard card stock that I ran thru the crimper. I layered a piece of DSP from Autumn Spice on the More Mustard and wrapped those two around the candle and adhered them with Sticky Strip. I stamped the sentiment from Day of Gratitude in Early Espresso on some more Autumn Spice DSP. I then punched that out with the Scallop Oval punch and added some Stampin dimensionals. I punched a piece of Cajun Craze out with the XL Decorative Label punch and added some "stitching" with the Early Espresso Stampin write marker. I stamped two leaves from Falling Leaves in More Mustard and Old Olive, cut them out and adhered them to the tag. Finally, a piece of 1/8 inch Early Espresso taffeta finishes it off.
Here's my recipe:
Stamps: Day of Gratitude and Falling Leaves
Papers: Very Vanilla, More Mustard, Cajun Craze, Autumn Spice Specialty DSP
Inks: More Mustard, Old Olive, Early Espresso
Accessories: Scallop Oval punch, XL Decorative Label punch, Stampin dimensionals, 1/8 inch Early Espresso taffeta ribbon, Sticky strip, paper crimper, candle

Clean & Simple FTL#111 Gratitude

A card for this week's FTL#111 at Clean and Simple Stamping here.
So quick and so cute!
I started with an Early Espresso base and added some DSP from Autumn Spice. Then,  I matted more of the Autumn Spice DSP with More Mustard. I stamped the sentiment from Day of Gratitude in Early Espresso right onto the Mustard DSP. I stamped the leaf in Early Espresso on Very Vanilla, cut it out and popped it up with Stampin dimensionals. I punched out some Early Espresso with the Modern Label punch and added a More Mustard brad.
Here's my recipe:
Stamps: Day of Gratitude
Papers: Very Vanilla, Early Espresso, More Mustard and Autumn Spice DSP
Inks: Early Espresso
Accessories: Modern Label punch, More Mustard brad, Stampin dimensional

A Fall Card for Two Challenges

Here's my take on two challenges. First, the Splitcoast Color Challenge #291 here.  And second, the SUO Challenge #3 here.
The colors to use are Rich Razzleberry, So Saffron and Tangerine Tango. And the SUO Challenge was to use products in the Holiday Mini.
I started with a Rich Razzleberry base and added So Saffron that I ran thru the Big Shot with the Square Lattice textured impressions embossing folder. I cut Tangerine Tango and Whisper White card stock with the Top Note die. I colored the large image from Day of Gratitude with the So Saffron, Tangerine Tango and Rich Razzleberry Stampin write markers and stamped it twice. Thank You was stamped in Rich Razzleberry and punched out with the 1 3/8 by 5/8 oval punch. That was layered on to a Rich Razzleberry piece punched with the 1 3/4 by 7/8 inch oval punch. And those two were layered onto a Tangerine Tango piece punched with the Scallop oval punch and popped up with Stampin dimensionals. Finally, a piece of 1/4 inch Rich Razzleberry grosgrain finishes it off.
Here's my recipe:
Stamps: Day of Gratitude
Papers: Whisper White, Rich Razzleberry, So Saffron, Tangerine Tango
Inks: Rich Razzleberry, So Saffron, Tangerine Tango Stampin write markers
Accessories: Square Lattice embossing folder, Top Note die, Stampin dimensionals, Scallop Oval punch, 1 3/8 by 5/8 oval punch, 1 3/4 by 7/8 oval punch, 1/4 inch Rich Razzleberry grosgrain

FTL 108 Autumn Spice Tag

I made this tag for the Clean & Simple FTL 108 here.
I used my Coluzzle to cut the circle from Early Espresso card stock. Then I used it again to cut a circle of Autumn Spice Specialty DSP. I added some Early Espresso behind another strip of DSP and stamped the greeting from Day of Gratitude in Early Espresso. I also stamped the leaf in Early Espresso, cut it out and popped it up with a Stampin dimensional. Finally, I used the Crop-a-dile to punch a hole at the top and added some 1/8 inch Early Espresso taffeta.
Here's my recipe:
Stamps: Day of Gratitude
Papers: Early Espresso, Autumn Spice Specialty DSP
Inks: Early Espresso
Accessories: Coluzzle, Stampin dimensionals, 1/8 inch Early Espresso taffeta, Crop-a-dile

A New Stampin' UP! Only Blog Challenge

I've found a new Stampin' UP! only blog and made this card for the 1st challenge. It's here and called SUO Challenges. And the challenge was to make a Fall card.
I began by running More Mustard card stock thru the Big Shot with the Square Lattice textured impressions embossing folder. I added some Autumn Spice Specialty DSP and a strip of Cajun Craze card stock. I colored the leaf from Day of Gratitude with Old Olive and More Mustard Stampin write markers and stamped that on Whisper White. I matted that with Mustard and Olive. Thank you from Day of Gratitude was stamped in More Mustard, punched with the Word Window punch and layered onto a More Mustard piece punched with the Modern Label punch. Finally, I added a piece of 1/4 inch Old Olive grosgrain.
Here's my recipe:
Stamps: Day of Gratitude
Papers: Whisper White, Cajun Craze, More Mustard, Old Olive and Autumn Spice Specialty DSP
Inks: More Mustard Classic Stamp pad and Stampin Write marker, Old Olive Stampin write marker
Accessories: Word Window and Modern Label punches, Square Lattice textured impressions embossing folder, 1/4 inch Old Olive grosgrain

FTL106 More Autumn Spice

Since I had the Day of Gratitude stamp set and coordinating Autumn Spice Specialty DSP already on my desk for my last card, I figured I'd use them again and show you how many different looks you can create!
This one if for the FTL106 here at Clean and Simple Stamping.
The base of the card is Cajun Craze and I rounded the bottom corners with the Corner rounder punch. I added some DSP and also rounded the corners. I colored in the big leaf with the Early Espresso and More Mustard Stampin write markers. I stamped the other image on Very Vanilla with Early Espresso. I punched that out with the 1 1/4 inch circle punch and layered it onto a Espresso piece punched with the 1 3/8 inch circle punch. The sentiment is from Thank You Kindly and I colored that with my Cajun Craze Stampin write marker, stamped it onto More Mustard and punched it out with the Word Window punch. A piece of Cajun Craze was punched with the Modern Label punch. Finally, I popped up both leaf images with Stampin dimensionals.
Here's my recipe:
Stamps: Day of Gratitude and Thank You Kindly
Papers: Very Vanilla, Cajun Craze, More Mustard, Early Espresso and Autumn Spice Specialty DSP
Inks: Early Espresso, Cajun Craze and More Mustard Stampin write markers, Early Espresso Stampin pad
Accessories: 1 1/4 in and 1 3/8 in circle punches, Word Window punch, Modern Label punch, Corner rounder punch, Stampin dimensionals

MOJO154 Autumn Spice Gratitude

Here's a card using the MojoMonday sketch#154.
I started with a base of Early Espresso and added different papers from the Autumn Spice Specialty DSP. I ran a piece of More Mustard thru the Big Shot with the Square lattice textured impressions embossing folder. I also used the Big Shot with Espresso and the Scallop Square. And the More Mustard circle was cut out with the Circles #2 die. The 2 3/8 inch XL Scallop circle was used to punch out the Espresso piece and the 1 3/4 inch XL Circle was used for the Very Vanilla circle. Onto that Vanilla circle I stamped the greeting from Day of Gratitude in Early Espresso. I cut out a leaf from one of the patterned papers of the Autumn Spice Specialty DSP. Finally, the scallop circle piece was popped up on Stampin dimensionals.
Here's my recipe:
Stamps: Day of Gratitude
Papers: Very Vanilla, Early Espresso, More Mustard, Autumn Spice Specialty DSP
Inks: Early Espresso
Accessories: 1 3/4 in XL Circle punch, 2 3/8 in XL Scallop Circle punch, Scallop Square Bigz clear die, Circles #2 die, Square lattice textured impressions embossing folder, Stampin dimensionals

Splitcoast Sketch #295 Day of Gratitude Sneak Peek

I was thrilled to be asked to make a card for this week's sketch #295 over here at Splitcoast.
So I used Day of Gratitude and the coordinating Autumn Spice Specialty DSP from the soon to be available, Holiday Mini.
I started with Early Espresso and layered on some of the different designs from Autumn Spice. I punched an Early Espresso circle from the 1 3/8 inch circle punch then some DSP from the 1 1/4 inch circle punch. I colored in the stamp from Day of Gratitude with Old Olive, Cajun Craze, Early Espresso and More Mustard Stampin write markers, cut it out and popped it up on Stampin dimensionals. I stamped the tag from Tiny Tags in Early Espresso, punched it out with the Medium Jewelry Tag punch and tied it on with some Natural Hemp Twine. Finally, a piece of 1/8 inch Early Espresso taffeta ribbon finishes it off.
Here's my recipe:
Stamps: Day of Gratitude and Tiny Tags
Papers: Very Vanilla, Cajun Craze, Early Espresso, Autumn Spice Specialty DSP
Inks: Early Espresso Classic Stampin pad, Early Espresso, Cajun Craze, More Mustard and Old Olive Stampin write markers
Accessories: 1 3/8 inch and 1 1/4 inch Circle punches, Medium Jewelry Tag punch, Natural Hemp twine, 1/8 inch Early Espresso taffeta ribbon, Stampin dimensionals