Flourishing Fall Thank You ~ #HSSCC351

Happy Tuesday stampers!  I don't know about you, but my Monday flew by...and I'm not complaining!  I'm happy it's Tuesday and time for an all new Hand Stamped Sentiments Color Challenge.  I just love these warm colors...perfect for fall!

I have been using Forever Fern for just about every occasion lately, so why not a thank you card too?  These colors are a little different than those used in the Forever Greenery Suite, but I think you could use just about any color with these beautiful images!

I created my own patterned paper, stamping some of the different leaves and seed pods in the various colors of tis challenge, then stamped a few to cut out with the coordinating Forever Flourishing Dies.  

I added a Gold Hoop Embellishment for the tiniest bit of bling and a pretty Bumblebee 2020-2022 In Color Ribbon.  The card was finished off with a simple Thank You sentiment from Beautiful Autumn, cutting it out with my favorite Tasteful Labels Dies. 

Supplies Used:
Paper ~ Crumb Cake, Night of Navy, Whisper White

Ink ~ Night of Navy, Bumblebee, Blackberry Bliss

Stamp Sets ~ Forever Fern, Beautiful Autumn

Other Supplies ~ Subtle Embossing Folder, Forever Flourishing Dies, Tasteful Labels Dies, Bumblebee 2020-2022 In Color Ribbon, Gold Hoop Embellishment

I hope you will join in and create along with us in the latest Hand Stamped Sentiments Color Challenge.  We always love to see what you create!

Happy Stamping!

Forever Grateful ~ Control Freaks Blog Hop

Welcome to an all new Control Freaks Blog Hop!  This month we are showing and sharing our gratitude with all of you.

You may just be joining the hop or you may have gotten here from Swimming With Stamps by Tami Hewlett.  She is such an inspiration and her project was beautiful!

I have made several cards with the beautiful Gilded Autumn Suite and I am sure I will make several more before the season is over.  I absolutely LOVE the warm fall colors in the nature inspired Gilded Autumn Specialty DSP.  The bits of copper and gold foil are beautiful and the coordinating Autumn Punch Pack make it even better!

I stamped the gold and copper leaves in acorns in shades of Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Cajun Craze and Mint Macaron before punching them out.  These cute little fall pieces were the perfect addition to the beautiful sentiment and tiny falling leaves.

I wrapped this card up with some of the Mint Macaron Basket Weave Ribbon, Linen Thread and a cute little Acorn Trinket.  This heartfelt creation will be sent off soon to a dear friend!

Next up is a card I created for my upcoming card class next month.  I paired up the Autumn Greetings Bundle with the Plaid Tidings DSP for a card full of thanks and gratefulness!

I stamped the large floral image from Autumn Greeting tone on tone in Crumb Cake, then added some festive die-cut pumpkins and wheat ears to coordinate with pretty colors in the Plaid Tidings DSP.  A little bit of texture was added to the cardbase with the Tasteful Textile 3D Embossing Folder and just a little bling from the Gilded Gems.  The sentiment was stamped in Pretty Peacock on Whisper White...I love how the sentiment stands out!

The hop doesn't stop here!  Next up is the marvelously talented Melissa Davies of Rubber FUNatics.  You don't want to  miss what she has to share this month!  Thanks for hopping with us! We are forever grateful for all of you!

Happy Stamping!

 

Grateful Heart ~#TGIFC278 Inspiration Challenge

We made it to Friday and an all new TGIF Challenges...YAY!!

We have an all new Inspiration Challenge for you this week and we can't wait to see what you are inspired to create!

This week was my first week back to work after my summer break and my first full week back in the office since the middle of March!  Even though this school year is starting off differently than any other and I am exhausted, I am happy to be back!  I am blessed to have had most of the summer off while so many other staff members worked tirelessly to prepare for a virtual start to the school year.  My heart is truly so grateful for them, which is what inspired today's card!

I love the warm fall colors in the Gilded Autumn Specialty DSP...they are just so calm and comforting!  In place of the jar in the inspiration photo, I cut a piece of the striped DSP using one of the Tasteful Label dies, layering some fussy cut DSP leaves and the beautiful sentiment all on top of this amazing piece of splattered DSP.  I added a few stamped leaves as well to pull it all together.  

Of course I added just a bit of bling with the Champagne Rhinestone Basic Jewels. I love how well these worked with the colors of the DSP/

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Very Vanilla, Early Espresso, Gilded Autumn Specialty DSP, Watercolor Paper

Ink ~ Mint Macaron, Early Espresso

Stamp Set ~ Beautiful Autumn

Other Supplies ~ Stitched Rectangles, Tasteful Labels, Champagne Rhinestone Basic Jewels

I hope you have all had a great week and have an even better weekend ahead of you!

Happy Stamping!

Beautiful Autumn ~ #HSSIC 346

Happy Tuesday stampers! The creative design team over at Hand Stamped Sentiments is back this week with a beautiful fall Inspiration Challenge!  What will you be inspired to create?

It's hard to imagine fall when we are in the middle of a triple digit heat-wave, but I know that is right around the corner!  Summer is my favorite season, but fall is my next favorite, especially when it comes to seasonal crafting!  I was immediately drawn to the Gilded Autumn suite in the mini catalog.  I love all of the warm fall colors in the Gilded Autumn Specialty DSP and the Beautiful Autumn stamp set and coordinating Autumn Punch pack are great!n And have you seen the Brushed Metallic cardstock?!?  It is BEAUTIFUL!

I started out with a Very Vanilla card base, then added a layer of the cute acorn and leaves pattern of DSP.  Next came a layer of Gold Brushed Metallic cardstock, which I embossed with the Tin Tile Embossing folder.  I stamped a simple Thank You sentiment in Early Espresso on Very Vanilla, adding a small strip of Mint Macaron/Gold DSP underneath.  The sentiment was placed on top of the Mint Macaron Basket Weave Ribbon, with an added copper acorn.  These little embellishments are the best!  Using the adorable Autumn Punch Pack, I punched out an acorn and a few leaves from the DSP.

I had some help with the layout of this card, thanks to the lates Global Design Project Sketch Challenge.  This is such a fun sketch that can be used with so many stamp sets!

Thanks for stopping by today!  I hope you will play along with our Hand Stamped Sentiments Inspiration Challenge this week!  Add in a little more fun and join in the Global Design Project Sketch Challenge too!

Happy Stamping!