Happy Blessings, Happy Fall

Good Morning!

It's early Sunday Morning and I bet you are surprised to see me in the blogging world! Usually I don't post on Sunday; but I wanted to share my card for this week's WSC and OCC challenges. This way I'm all caught up on challenges before the new week starts. This was a super simple card to do. I chose to do a smaller card for this one instead of a standard size card. I started with a 4 1/2 by 8 1/2 piece of Garden Green and then added the layer of Pumpkin Pie with the sentiment at the bottom. I cut a circle from Kraft paper and cut off the bottom and attached it, then adding the Summer Sun strip with the two brads. The Not Quite Navy Circle is 3 1/4 and the image circle is 3" The image is from the Happy Blessings set that SU released last year.It was the only set that I have that I can think of that would do for the OCC "Fall" challenge. Now, I have to apologize for the not so decent job of coloring on this image. I colored it with my watercolor pencils and blender pens. I colored it sitting on the couch in the living room last night, which is normally fine as long as it's during the day because the light from the window helps considerably....not so much at night time when it's dark outside! The lighting in my living room in that particular area is rather poor; but it's also the only place where I can see the TV. (Have I mentioned that I am a HUGE tv junkie!!)
So, anyhow, I hope you like it. Have a great Sunday and I'll be back tomorrow for Mojo Monday!

Late Afternoon Floral

Good Afternoon!

I started working on this card for this week's Get Sketchy challenge at about 9:30 this morning. Then I got distracted and then didn't get back to finishing it until a little while ago. DH has been home today working on a paper that he had due this afternoon, so I've not been able to get on the computer until now as well. I liked this sketch and even though you can't tell from the picture, it does open in a gate fold fashion. I started with a 4 1/2 by 11 piece of Razzleberry and scored it at 3 1/2 and 9. I layered the Orchid Opulence piece which I stamped with the Floral Background stamp. The flower is from Fifth Ave Floral and I stamped it on Crushed Curry paper and then cut it out before attaching it to a 3" white circle and a 3 1/4 Melon Mambo circle. I added the strips of Melon Mambo with paper piercing and stitching to finish the card.
I have a lot of blog hopping to catch up on, which I will hopefully be able to do later this evening or tomorrow. I can't wait to see what everyone has been up to today! Thanks for stopping by and have a great evening.

Hi Everyone!

I decided to work on some Halloween cards and a few layouts today so I don't have anything new to share with you at the moment. Still, I wanted to stop by really quick and share some of the fabulous creations I've seen across the blogging world this week. Some of these I'm sure you've seen as well; but if not they are definitely well worth taking a look at. Have a great day and I'll be back tomorrow.

Beate's video tutorial on The Grid Technique
Dot Dot Stamping Designs Mojo Monday
Sendable Sentiments Mojo Monday
Our Two Angels in Heaven Mojo Monday
Lisa's Cards and Crafts Mojo Monday
Designs by Boo MMSC 18
Terri's Cards N'More MMSC 18

Also, if you are a GH fan don't forget to check out the WUBS tub and the WUB Blog. It's accessible through the tub page. It's full of great info about the carnival and has great spoilers and news as well.

Just a little "LOVE"

Good afternoon!

I hope you are all having a good day so far. Mine has been quiet with two of the three back in school. I could hardly believe that Tyler got on the bus this morning. He was such a big boy. Honestly, I think his dad was expecting a bit more of a reaction than he got, so it really was all a bit anticlimactic when Tyler just walked right on and sat down. I got a chance to do yesterday's MMSC challenge this morning. When I was thinking about what to do for this card, I looked through my book and realized that I had not used my "Circle Circus" from SU in a while and it all just came together from there. I started with a Navy Base and then added a layer of Burgundy that I had embossed with Martha Stewart Patterns Clear Stamps. I did the eyelets and string next followed by the main image panel which I stamped with Brocade Blue, Navy and Burgundy. This is an easy set to work with; but it does require a bit of playing to get the circles in a pattern that you like. I cut two ovals with my Nestablilites and then added the white stitching and letters. The "LOVE" stickers are from American Crafts "Remarks" letter sticker books
Ok, so that's all for me today. I'm off to tidy up my crafty mess before the kids come home from school. Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!