An Autumn Bear Hug

I was off work today, another beautiful day, here. I had time to make a card tonight for a few challenges.
Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge #124
Saturday Challenge #155-Anything Goes as Long as it Sparkles
Allsorts #124-Bear With Us
Stampin' for the Weekend #18-Colours of Autumn
Moving Along with the Times #119-Autumn Leaves
Paper Play-Week 40- Autumnal Colors

The stamp is JRL Design Co. colored with Copic markers.The saying is StampinUp. The paper is The Paper Studio. I added flowers by Spare Parts and ribbon. A simple Autumn card! Thanks for stopping by!

Your Friendship Colors my World

How's it going? It has been a beautiful Autumn weekend in Indiana. The leaves are turning and becoming very colorful! I had to work yesterday but got to spend some time outside today and came in and created this card for a few challenges.
Play Date Cafe #102  green, fuscia, purple, black
Sketch Saturday #176
Stampin' Sisters in Christ #110-  Anything Goes
Just Us Girls #105-Technique-Black Magic
Oldie but a Goodie-Wings-I've had this stamp for about 4 years

These colors scream Halloween but I wasn't in the mood to make a Halloween card! For the Just Us Girls Challenge, the technique is Black Magic. You stamp on black with white Kraft ink, color with pencils and highlight with a white gel pen. The flower stamp is StampinUp and the saying is Stampabilities. I colored the COLORS with Copic markers, cut them out and pasted them on the black cardstock. The papers are Basic Grey and Doodlebug. Thanks for stopping by!

A Bountiful Harvest

How's it going? Fall is in the air so I made a card with fall colors. Here are the challenges that I have created it for.
Mojo Monday #209-Contest
Papertake Weekly-Anything Goes and Birthday Blog Hop
Stampin' Sisters in Christ #109-Fruit
The Kraft Journal-Lavish Layers-use Kraft paper
Craft Your Passions #78-Anything Goes add ribbon
Sir Stampalot-October Challenge-Food, Glorious Food

I stamped the image twice, once on Kraft paper and once on white cardstock. I colored the image with Copic markers and cut it out and pasted it on the Kraft paper. The image is D.O.T.S. and the saying is Verve. I ran the orange panel through the Cuttlebug embossing folder and the green paper is SEI. The border punch is Martha Stewart. I added a ribbon and foil leaves. Thanks for stopping by!

Joyous Noel

How's it going? My toothache is finally better, Yay! I lost 6 lbs in a week but I wouldn't recommend the toothache diet! I have created a card for a few challenges tonight.
House Mouse and Friends #105-Christmas Sparkle
Papertake Weekly-a sketch
ABC Challenge-Anything Goes
Cute Card Thursday #184-Animal Crackers

I colored this House Mouse image with Copic markers. The saying is Verve. The papers are SEI and The Paper Studio. The border punch is Martha Stewart. You can't see the sparkle that well but I added glitter to the snow and sky and the snowflake sparkles too. Thanks for stopping by!

The One Stop Craft Challenge #151-Just for Men

It is time for another One Stop Craft Challenge! The theme for this week is Just For Men. Let's see your cards for a man! We are sponsored this week by Dude Time Doodles. They have genoursly donated some images for the Design Team to use. I picked this fishing dude. Here is my card.

I colored him with Copic markers. The saying is also by Dude Time Doodles. The papers are Basic Grey. The fish and bobber are rub ons. I added the fish netting. Go check out The One Stop Craft Challenge and created some cards or projects for the men in your life!
I am also entering this into the following challenges.
Midnight Madness Sketch #123
Play Date Cafe #101-Smudge, Leather, Wine, Parchment
Thanks for stopping by!

Count Your Blessings

Good evening! How's it going, hope everyone had a great weekend. I would have but I had a terrible toothache:( I have created this for a few challenges.
Play Date Cafe #100-Green, Orange and Gold
Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge #122
Stampin' Sisters in Christ #108-use the word Blessings
Tuesday Takedown #67-Autumn

The stamps that I used are StampinUp, Stampabilities and Verve. I colored the leaves with Copic markers. The papers are KI Memories and Scenic Route. The acorns are Jolees. Thanks for stopping by!

Colour Create Card #80

At the Colour Create Challenge, they are having a design team call. Since The Fuzzy Wuzzy Challenge Blog is closing, I decided to try out for this one because it is one of my favorite challenge blogs! The colors for inspiration are white, aqua and lime green with the option of using texture. Here is my card:

The stamps that I have used are StampinUp and Stampabilities. I embossed the stork with white embossing powder. The white panel is Spellbinders cut with the Cuttlebug. For texture, I ran the green and aqua panels through the Swiss Dot and Swirl Embossing folders. I added gems. I have used the sketch from Sketch Saturday #174 and PaperTake Weekly-Creature Comforts.  Thanks for stopping by!