Autumn Colors

I would love Fall a lot more if it wasn't a prelude to Winter.  I love the temperatures, smells, holidays, and lack of gift giving requirements. 

I think I made 7 of these, using different proportions and different positioning.  Some wound up in the recycling bin, others were adhered to card bases.  This one was my favorite.  Scattered Straw Distress ink, Kaleidacolor Autumn Leaves stamping, dark green card base.  I am trying to learn that it is OK to make things that don't work out.  I can always recycle!!!  Come play along with the October Words 2 Scrap By challenge - Fight Like a Girl!!

I am sharing this with The Male Room - Autumn Theme. 

Birthday Butterfly

I have been playing with Distress Inks, and learning a lot. 

Spun Sugar Distress ink, masked with torn re-positionable paper, heat embossed with Versa Fine black ink and clear embossing powder.  Happy accident, the Distress ink was slightly damp, and the embossing powder adhered to the pink ink, also.  Sentiment from Unity, butterflies from Martha Stewart, ribbon from Offray.  The photo does NOT do justice to this card!!!  October is Breast Cancer Awareness month - come play along with us at the Words 2 Scrap By - Fight Like a Girl challenge!!!

I am adding this one to the Mod Squad Anything with Wings, and the Always Playing with Paper Birthday challenges. 

Words 2 Scrap By - Fight Like a Girl!

The October challenge at Words 2 Scrap By is to Fight Like a Girl!

SU!  Fashion Statements image and sentiment heat embossed, die cuts from Sizzix and Spellbinders.  I made a bunch of these for my cousin, who is fighting a good fight!! Come play along with us at W2SB!

Colors of Fall

I so love playing with Inka Gold, so many ways to play.  I mixed the Inka Gold with a little bit of water, and this is the effect:

Embossed background highlighted with Inka Gold red, gold, brown, and copper, heat embossed sentiment, both edged with Krylon gold paint.  I love this!!!  I think this will be my Thanksgiving card!!!  I am linking this up to the Cards in Envy Colors of Fall, Simply Create Too Autumn Splendor, and the Simplicity Thanksgiving challenges.  There are still a few days left to play along with the Words 2 Scrap By Ahoy Matey challenge!!!

Color Throw Down #351

This week's inspiration looks like this:

Here is my version:

I put on my big girl panties and used some of the last of my DCWV Lemon Flower Mat Stack papers, TPS sentiment stamped in Megan Elizabeth Limelight pigment ink and heat embossed in clear.  OWH sketch B-27.  Just a few more days to play along with the Words 2 Scrap By September challenge - Ahoy Matey!!

Wheels!

I have a bazillion brads - and I am on a quest to use some of them!  This is for the Cuttlebug Mania Wheels challenge. 

The Eyelet Outlet dump trucks are on hills of kraft paper I embossed with an old Sizzix alligator texture plate, tore the hills, and inked, with an SU! sentiment.  Just a few more days to play along with the Ahoy Matey challenge at Words 2 Scrap By - join us!

Flower Focused Card

I am having such fun playing with with my Triple Circle die.  The Mod Squad challenge is to make a card with a flower as the focal point. 

Old Marvy flower punch layered with a brad center.  SU! sentiment.  Fun!  There are a few more days left to join us for the Ahoy Matey challenge over at Words 2 Scrap By!!