JUGS Mood Board Week #797

 

It's Mood Board Week over at Just Us Girls Challenge #797.  

Here's the graphic with an autumnal theme.

When I saw the icons, I remembered an older SSS set that I haven't used on a card. 

I even had some items already colored, waiting patiently in the packaging.

I love the knitted details on each item. Some small leaves were cut, colored,

 and adhered to an embossed card base. I finished off with the scripty sentiment 

and called it done.

 

I'm a fan of fall season even though here in Hawaii we don't see much change. It's 

much cooler than our summers and we don't have to deal with the rainy season

 that's just around the corner. And we do pull out some sweaters!

 

I'm off to link this up. Thanks for stopping by!

 

 

Inspired by Challenge #354 -- AUTUMN

 

I'm joining the latest Inspired by Challenge #354 with the cue word AUTUMN.

I love those pumpkins and found some in my stash that were already colored. Yay!

I don't remember what I was going to use them for but they're at least a year old.

Some extra leaves and swirly vines were cut and colored and I decided to just

add them to a card base because they were too large for the sketch.

I stamped the sentiment before running the card through an embossing folder

then adhered the pumpkins. Now that I look at the card, those plum colored ones

look more like eggplants.......Oh well.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Color Throwdown Challenge #822

 

Here's this week's Christmasy colors for Color Throwdown Challenge #822.

 

 

The very traditional green, red, and cream. And here's my gift card holder, a very

non traditional bit of clothing for someone who hails from Hawaii.

 

 I love seeing all the Christmas stockings and mittens that have been popping up 

and it may not be everyday wear but they'd be very welcome high atop a few

mountain ranges on Hawaii island.

 

I ran the die cut mitten through a cable knit embossing folder for a bit of texture

and added the lace trim, button berries and leaves. I finished off with a tag

stamped with a very old Hero Arts sentiment from my stamp inventory.

I just love the font!

Ok, I'm still early but I'll link this up over at CTD. Thanks for stopping by!

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Note: Special warm thanks to Michele for informing her geographically challenged

friend that the state of Michigan is known as the "Mitten State" because of its unique 

shape--a mitten! Besides the temps dropping to levels where you'd require mittens! 

Thanks, Michele!

Also, my mitten was chosen as the random winner for CTD822 and I'll be guesting

in the new year! Thanks so much CTD!

SSS Wednesday Challenge--Something NEW

 

Happy New Year to you! I made this card for a friend and decided to enter it in 

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge with a theme of Something NEW.

 

While the theme may be "new" the stamp itself is old and long retired. I used 

Birdie Brown's Warmest Wishes stamp and die set and had this cut and colored 

in my scrap bowl. She must have been waiting for a chance to make an appearance.

After die cutting a card base from Reverse Wonky Rectangles, I inked a sky, stamped

the sentiment, then ran the panel through a falling snowflake embossing folder. I used 

a sanding block to take away the color and leave the appearance of "snow" behind.

I grounded the girl with a torn bottom and finished off with some extra snowflakes.

The back panel was hinged so the card can stand to be displayed.

 

I'm off to enter this and mail it out, too! Thanks for stopping by!

 

 

Inspired by April Showers

This week's Inspired by Challenge 233 is April Showers. Here's the challenge graphic.

 

 

 

And here's my take on it, loosely based on a flipped sketch.

 

Of course I had to incorporate umbrellas somehow. I DIY'd a cloud template and

used Lost Shadow Distress Oxide ink for the cloudy background. Three umbrellas 

were inked and spattered with water, then adhered to the card.

 

I chose a sentiment from Hero Arts/Reverse Confetti, added some clear raindrops

and rounded off a corner as a finishing touch.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Everything's Rosy at Sunny Studio Stamps

Mendi of Sunny Studio Stamps invited me to guest design using products from their
 Spring 2019 Release and I eagerly accepted the invitation.

I chose to work with the Everything's Rosy stamp set and I'll have to admit to being
a tad nervous about layering them. But, I was pleasantly surprised at how easy it was
thanks to the helpful Layering Guide and my Misti. 

I tried different color combinations and stamped enough blooms and leaves to make
two cards. Please visit the Sunny Studio Stamps blog for the full reveal of both cards
and I share the ink colors that I used for each card.

Thanks so much for stopping by and big thanks to Mendi for inviting me to
guest at Sunny Studio again!

Supplies used:
Sunny Studio Stamps Everything's Rosy Stamps
Sunny Studio Stamps Everything's Rosy Dies
Sunny Studio Stamps Everyday Greetings Stamps

Sunny Studio Guest Designer

I'm super excited to be guest designing over at Sunny Studio Stamps today!
I made not one, but two cards using Autumn Splendor clear stamps and
matching dies. Here's a peek at my cards.

To see both cards in their entirety, please visit the Sunny Studio Stamps blog
and I'd love it if you left me a comment there. Thank you!

And huge thanks to Mendi for inviting me as a guest designer ♥