Falling behind and Falling Leaves

 I have lost track of time, I guess. I can't believe it has been so long since I posted last!
I had a chance to play on Friday and was able to create these seasonal one layer cards. I have shied away from this technique for ever, because it looks really difficult.......it is so simple!!! If you have been thinking of trying this please DO IT!!! You will not be disappointed.

Paper: Whisper White(100730)

Inks: Old Olive(126953), Lucky Limeade(126984), Daffodil Delight (126944) and Always Artichoke (126972)

Stamp Sets: Gently Falling(w-123802 or c-123804), Perfectly Penned (w-122890 or c-122892)

Inks: More Mustard(126964), Old Olive(126953), Tangerine Tango (126946), Cajun Craze (126965), and Early Espresso (126974)

Stamp Sets: French Foliagew-120845 or c-121166), Gently Falling (w-123802 or c-123804) and Curly Cute(w-117014 or c-120510)


Accessories: Sponge Daubers(102892), Post-it notes

Technique: I tore the sticky edge of several Post-it notes and stuck them to the cardstock to create a mask then applied ink straight from the ink pads with the sponge daubers continuing to add colors and blend until I was happy with the look. Then, with the mask still in place I stamped over the area.I used the sae mask for both cards as well!

Thanks for coming by!

Sharri

Fall Foliage

 This is the birthday card to go along with the gift card holder for my dad. I cased it from a fellow demo but I cannot find where I found it, so..... if this is your card please speak up and I will be pleased to give you credit for this beauty!

 Stamp Sets: French Foliage(w-120845 or c-121166), Best Dad Ever (w-120399 or c-120681), Petite Pairs(w-122495 or c-122497)

Inks: Cajun Craze(126965), Old Olive(126948), Daffodil Delight(126944), Sahara Sand(126976), Early Espresso (126974)

Paper: Cajun Craze(119684), Very Vanilla(101650), Core'dinations Early Espresso(127848)

Accessories: Linen Thread(104199), 1 1/4" Circle Punch, Decorative Label punch(120907), Naturals Designer Buttons(127554), Stampin'Sanding System(129367), Big Shot(113439), Wood Grain Embossing Folder(127821)

I love how the final result looked, Have a great week!

Sharri

Triple Time for fall

 I wanted to get away from the mono colored examples and see if it would look as nice with more vibrant colors. This was the results of my play time with the colors.
 I really liked the colors!

Stamp Sets: French Foliage(w-120845 or c-121166), Curly Cute(w-117014 or c-120510)

Paper: Very Vanilla(101650), Bravo Burgundy(105123)

Inks: Bravo Burgundy(126967), Not Quite Navy(126971), More Mustard (126964), Always Artichoke(126972)

I hope you have a great day!

Thanks for stopping by!

Sharri

Crimped Leaves

I fell in love with this card (http://stampingleeyours.blogspot.com/2009/08/crimped-over-top-autumn-days-tutorial.html ) by Lee Conrey, then she posted the tutorial for it and this is my take on the basic card. I used the leaves from Lovely as a Tree and the Dusty Durango, Crushed Curry and Soft Suede Stampin' Write markers to ink the stamp, The sentiment is from Teeny Tiny Wishes punched out with the word window punch then mounted on the Soft Suede Modern Label punch. This was then flanked with the antique brass Vintage brads; I find they go really well with Soft Suede.

I loved the results.

Thanks for looking,

Sharri

Fall is here!

Whether we want to admit it or not the days AND nights are much cooler.

This was a card cased from Leeann Greff, http://flowerbug.typepad.com/my_weblog/2009/08/card-club-projects.html I used the Autumn Days set and the reinkers for Soft Suede, Dusty Durango, Rich Razzleberry, Bermuda Bay and Crushed Curry to create the inkpad on a baby wipe for the leaves. For the Pheasant I used the in-color markers to make sure I got the right colors where I wanted them. The card is pretty in real life. The greeting is from Teeny Tiny Wishes and it is flanked on each end with a Vintage Brad in Antique Brass. Ribbon is Dusty Durango with the dotted side turned under. The tiny leaf is from the Lovely as a tree set. I also added a brown maple leaf brad from my stash, it seemed to add to the finished result.

I watch one of these glorious pheasants all year long as he comes in to my feeder, the winter is reall fun to watch him as he digs down into the snow to find the seeds the smaller birds have thrown out on the ground.

Thanks for looking.

Have a good evening,

Sharri