Give Thanks for Sunday Stamps

Happy Sunday! I hope you are having a fabulous weekend! Mine has been super-exciting as I got my first peek of the upcoming Occasions Catalogue and Sale-a-bration brochure. Both are absolutely AWESOME! Stay tuned for sneak peek projects in the coming weeks...so many amazing new products to showcase!

Now, today marks the start of a new colour challenge over at Sunday Stamps. Check out this fall-inspired pallette:

Now, you know how much I love fall, so this challenge was right up my alley. Here is my project for the design team...

I used the Frosted Medallions stamp set from the Holiday catalogue, along with a sentiment from Suite Seasons, with the Joseph's Coat/Emerging Colours technique. This is, by far, one of my favourite techniques because it is different every time I use it. Here I began with a piece of Whisper White card stock and sponged Crushed Curry, Cajun Craze and Rich Razzleberry inks in patches all over it. Then I heat embossed the medallion image with clear embossing powder, after which I sponged the entire panel with a generous layer of Early Espresso ink. The embossed images resist the final layer of ink and just pop off the page with the vibrant colours.

The sentiment is heat embossed in copper on Very Vanilla card stock, die cut using the Layering Ovals Framelits and then layered on a scalloped oval cut from copper foil sheets. I added some ribbon from the 3/8" Trio pack in Rich Razzleberry and Delighful Dijon, as well as some Mini Pinecone embellishments and a bit of linen thread. I also added a die-cut copper foil element, which was done with the Paisley framelits. The entire card is built on a base of Rich Razzleberry card stock.

On the inside I added a Very Vanilla panel on which I stamped the medallion image in Early Espresso ink.

I so love the way this one turned out...those Frosted Medallions are for far more than Christmas and/or New Year's cards!

Give this fabulous fall colour challenge a try and share with us over at Sunday Stamps. We'd love to see your creation!

Have a super Sunday!


Product List

Frosted Medallions Clear-Mount Stamp Set [142189] $27.00	Suite Seasons Clear-Mount Stamp Set [142209] $27.00	Crushed Curry Classic Stampin' Pad [131173] $8.50	Cajun Craze Classic Stampin' Pad [126965] $8.50
Rich Razzlebberry Classic Stampin' Pad [126950] $8.50	Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad [126974] $8.50	Versamark Pad [102283] $11.25	Embossing Buddy [103083] $8.00
Clear Stampin' Emboss Powder [109130] $6.75	Heat Tool [129053] $40.00	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $11.25	Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [101650] $11.25
Rich Razzleberry 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [115316] $10.00	Copper Foil Sheets [142020] $5.25	Big Shot [143263] $136.00	Layering Ovals Framelits Dies [141706] $46.00
Paisley Framelits Dies [141849] $39.00	Ribbon 3/8" (1 Cm) Trio Pack [142021] $14.50	Linen Thread [104199] $6.25	Mini Pinecones [141990] $10.00

Frosted Fall Medallion

Happy Thursday...the weekend is in sight! I am slowly returning to normal after being knocked flat with this nasty bug this week. None too soon, because I have big plans for my team girls this Saturday and my first Christmas card buffet of the season tonight!

Today I wanted to share with you a project I made using products from the Fancy Frost Suite. Now, in the catalogue it is shown being used for New Year's projects, but I thought it might also work for fall...I think I was right!

Isn't that image just gorgeous in fall colours?? And that textured paper in the background is just perfect! I think this may be one of my favourite cards I've made this year! To get the multi-coloured image, I simply inked the stamp all over with Crushed Curry ink. They I used a sponge dauber and added Pumpkin Pie and Cherry Cobbler ink, leaving the centre and outer edges yellow. I LOVE this look. I gave it a super-narrow mat of Early Espresso card stock.

The background panel is a piece of Fancy Frost specialty DSP that I sponged with Crushed Curry, Pumpkin Pie, Cherry Cobbler and Early Espresso ink. I love the way the layers of ink make the embossed pattern pop off the page. Now, because I was so in love with the stamped image, I just couldn't add a sentiment that would take away from it, so I decided to just add a bit of linen thread, a scrap of burlap ribbon and a cute little mini copper pinecone.

On the inside I added a Very Vanilla panel on which I heat embossed one of the sentiment from the Suite Seasons stamp set in copper. I love that the hit of paisley in the sentiment image is reminiscent of the medallion from the front. I suppose at some point I'll have to give this card away, but for now I think I'll just enjoy it's autumnal goodness. :)

Have a thrilling Thursday!


Product List

Frosted Medallions Clear-Mount Stamp Set [142189] $27.00	Suite Seasons Clear-Mount Stamp Set [142209] $27.00	Crushed Curry Classic Stampin' Pad [131173] $8.50	Pumpkin Pie Classic Stampin' Pad [126945] $8.50
Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin' Pad [126966] $8.50	Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad [126974] $8.50	Versamark Pad [102283] $11.25	Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [101650] $11.25
Early Espresso 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [119686] $10.00	Kraft 12" X 12" Card Stock [133674] $8.75	Fancy Frost Specialty Designer Series Paper [142014] $17.00	Embossing Buddy [103083] $8.00
Copper Stampin' Emboss Powder [141636] $6.75	Heat Tool [129053] $40.00	Sponge Daubers [133773] $7.00	Linen Thread [104199] $6.25
5/8" (1.6 Cm) Burlap Ribbon [141487] $9.25	Mini Pinecones [141990] $10.00

Scary Cute!

Happy Labour Day! I hope you are enjoying the long weekend...the weather here has been absolutely perfect.
So? Are you loving the Holiday Catalogue, or what? In case you need more convincing, check out this sweet Halloween card I made using the Cookie Cutter Halloween stamp set:

Aren't those little fellas the cutest? I stamped them on watercolour paper using Basic Black Archical ink and then coloured them using my ink pads and blender pens. I punched them out using the Cookie Cutter Builder punch...easy-peasy! This is an easel card. I started with an 8-1/2" x 5-1/2" piece of Basic Black card stock and then scored it at 2-1/8" and 4-1/4". Easiest easel card ever! The layer on the top half of the background is a 2" x 5-3/8" piece of Cajun Craze card stock which I stamped with the bat image from the Cookie Cutter Halloween set using Basic Black ink. The bottom half is a piece of Petals and Paisleys DSP and is cut to the same size. When I adhered my punched figures, I only adhered them to the bottom DSP panel because....

...they need to stand up! Aren't they adorable? The sentiment strip along the bottom is stamped with an image from the Suite Seasons stamp set in Basic Black ink. I matted it with some silver glimmer paper behind it for some sparkle.

On the inside layer I added a piece of Very Vanilla card stock on which I stamped another of the senitments from the Suite Seasons set and added a little crow from the Cookie Cutter Halloween set. To prop open my easel, I added two fussy-cut bats from the Cookie Cutter Halloween set that I popped up with trimmed dimensionals. So much fun!

Have a magnificent Monday!


Product List

Cookie Cutter Halloween Clear-Mount Stamp Set [142255] $22.00	Suite Seasons Clear-Mount Stamp Set [142209] $27.00	Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad [140931] $9.25	Smoky Slate Classic Stampin' Pad [131179] $8.50
Sahara Sand Classic Stampin' Pad [126976] $8.50	Pumpkin Pie Classic Stampin' Pad [126945] $8.50	Perfect Plum Classic Stampin' Pad [126963] $8.50	Pink Pirouette Classic Stampin' Pad [126956] $8.50
Blender Pens [102845] $13.50	Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [121045] $10.00	Cajun Craze 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [119684] $10.00	Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [101650] $11.25
Petals & Paisleys Specialty Designer Series Paper [142017] $17.00	Silver Glimmer Paper [135314] $6.75	Watercolor Paper [122959] $6.75	Cookie Cutter Builder Punch [140396] $23.50