Thanksgiving Inspiration

Hello and welcome.  Today is a new weekly challenge over at Bugaboo's blog Catch The Bug and it's a photo inspiration challenge.  For my project, I went with Thanksgiving using the Thanksgiving Brat image.

After printing my image onto Neenah white card stock, I colored it using Castle Art pencils and a blender pencil before stippling Tim Holtz tumbled glass around it then layered.  I then added some brads before adding the image to my card made using Stampin Up card stock along with some dusty PTI Fall Prints designer paper.  The border was made using a scrap of the PTI designer paper and a strip of handmade mulberry paper I bought years ago. As an afterthought, I took a black artist pen and added some faux sewing around the colored image.  The only other embellishments added were some dusty dew drops before sponging always artichoke ink around the whole card.

Challenges entered:

 

Splitcoaststampers USEIT2020 - Use Your Unloved Stuff 

Not Just Cards - November Anything Goes 

 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great weekend, stay safe out there and please wear a mask!

Stamps: Bugaboo

Ink: Tim Holtz Tumbled Glass, Stampin Up Always Artichoke

Card Stock: Neenah White, PTI Fall Prints Designer Paper, Handmade Mulberry Paper

Accessories: Computer, Printer, Castle Art Pencils, Blender Pencil, Stipple Brush, Sponge, Dimensionals, Dew Drops, Glue Dots, Black Artist Pen

Grateful And A Snowy Turtles

Hello and welcome.  Today is New Release Tuesday over at Bugaboo Stamps and we have two adorable turtles perfect for your holiday cards.

First up is Thanksgiving Turtle.  After I printed the image onto Hammermill white card stock, I colored it using both prismacolor and copic markers before stippling stormy sky, brushed corduroy and garden green inks around it then layered.  For the card, I pulled out a scrap piece of designer paper from I scrap pack I purchased years ago, and never used.  I then pulled a scrap dry embossed panel left over from another project and lightly sanded it before also adding that to the card.  I then added the layered image, copper brads and cord before stamping my saying from a retired Stampin Up set onto scraps and punched it out.  Once the saying was added to the bottom right of the card, I dusted off my Marvy oak leaf punch and punched several leaves to add.  Since I felt the card was missing something, I dug out my box of punched flowers, leftover from other projects, and added a few of those using Ranger glossy accents.  The final touch was copper ice stickles in the center of the flowers.

 

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #19 - October 

Craftyhazelnuts Patterned Paper Challenge - October 2020 

Cards 4 Guyz #256 - Colors Of Fall

Pixies Crafty Workshop #389 - Anything Goes Using Snippets 

Crafting Happiness Challenge (Oct 5 to 31) - Anything Goes 

Word Art Wednesday #462 to 463 - Anything Goes Uplifting

Use Your Stuff #408 - Autumn/Fall 

Outlawz Monday Greetings Oct 26 to Nov 8 - Anything Goes Optional Use Parchment Paper 

 

 

Next up is Turtle Winter.  After printing the image onto white Hammermill card stock and coloring, I stippled Tim Holtz broken china and stormy sky inks around it then cut it down to size to fit a smaller card I had left over from another project.  Once that was done, I layered it onto scrap black card stock before adding to the card.  I then punched out some small circles to make my own "faux brads" from the black card stock leftovers since I ran out of black ones.  I then dug out some leftover silver cord (need to get more), a snowflake charm I've had for years and not used, and some silver sequins then added all that to the card.  The final touch was waterfall and diamond ice stickles to highlight parts of the snow.

Challenges entered:

 

Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes 

Pammies Inky Pinkies #2043 - Anything Goes 

CD Sunday Plus #47 - Anything Goes Using Digital/CD Products 

Craftyhazelnut's Christmas #513 - Anything Goes Christmas 

Outlawz Festive Friday Oct 16 to 29th - Christmas Theme 

613 Avenue Create October 2020 - Anything Goes Optional Winged Things 

 

I'm very happy with how both of these cards turned out; especially since I was able to use up scraps still on my desk.  Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day and stay safe out there!!  Please wear your masks as well.

Stamps:  Bugaboo; Stampin Up Small Script (retired)

Ink: Tim Holtz Broken China, Stormy Sky, Brushed Corduroy; Stampin Up Garden Green

Card Stock:  Hammermill White, Stampin Up, Scraps, Scrap Designer Paper

Accessories: Computer, Printer, Stipple Brushes, Sequins, Ice Stickles, SU Oval Punches, Copper and Silver Cord, Charm, Small Hole Punch, MS Glue Pen, Glue Dots, Marvy Punch Oak Leaf Punch, MS Hydrangea Punch, Copper Brads

Eat Turkey! Plus More NBUS Stuff

Hello and welcome.  Today I'd like to share with you a card I started a week ago, but migraines and other health issues didn't allow me to complete it until today.  This card was inspired by this flag from the site Flags On A Stick.

Once I saw the flag, I immediately knew what stamp set I wanted to use.  So I dug through my stash and pulled out the retired Eat Turkey set from the now closed Totally Stampalicious that I've never used (NBUS).   After stamping the main image in memento black, I pulled out the Eat Turkey saying and stamped it in the middle of the pigs sign.  I then colored everything using both prismacolor and copic markers before stippling Tim Holtz tumbled glass and broken china distress inks over and around the top half of the image panel.  For the dirt, I stippled Adirondack caramel dye ink then layered and added some not quite navy brads.  My card was stamped using Stampin Up's retired Chicken Wire background in Tim Holtz faded jeans ink before sanding the card a tad to distress.  I then pulled out a cocoa scrap, dry embossed it using my Cuttlebug Pumpkin Harvest embossing folder and then also sanding it to distress.  Once my card was finished, I added the layered image panel using pop up glue dots.  I then added some fibers from my stash.  As an afterthought, I distressed the bottom panel of the layered image using my fingernail.

Challenges entered:

Splitcoast Stampers IC721 - Flags On A Stick

Arty Divas #5 - Anything Goes

Brown Sugar #294 - October Anything Goes
Colour Crazy Craft Challenge Week 39 - Anything Goes
Outlawz Festive Friday Oct 4 to 17 - Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day!

Stamps: Totally Stampalicious, Stampin Up
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Tim Holtz Faded Jeans, Tumbled Glass, Broken China, Adirondack Caramel
Card Stock: Stampin Up
Accessories: Prismacolor and Copic Markers, Stipple Brushes, Brads, Pop Up Glue Dots, Sanding Block, Cuttlebug Pumpkin Harvest Embossing Folder, Big Shot

Giving Thanks

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!!

Thank you to all who are serving for our country (USA), your own, or have served & to their families for supporting them.  "Freedom is not free" - Colonel Walter Hitchcock U.S. Air Force.

I Am Thankful - Mark's Finest Papers Blog Hop Day 1

Oct. Blog Hop! 

This month's New Stamp Set Releases are

 Featured Oct 8 - I Am Thankful
Featured Oct 9 - Pandas

 Featured Oct 10 - Huge Blooms

 Featured Oct 11 - Fall Apples

Please hop along with us! You have a chance to win one of the above stamp sets! Just comment on the following blogs (don't forget this one), each day for more chances to win! (You do NOT have to comment on all the blogs each day! The names are drawn randomly!) All four winners will be announced on Oct. 12, 2013 on the Mark's Finest Papers blog. You can go back and comment if you missed a day. (HINT: The more you comment, the more chances you have to win and comments on the MFP blog count twice!) The deadline for commenting is 10 PM EST on Friday Oct. 11, 2013.

 The special stamp set we have for you this month is:

Works of Art

 The mini stamp set we have for you this month is:

Wise Men
                                                

Here's the Design Team:

Patty
Lois
Jane C
 Pam
Pat G
Marilynn

Karen K

Bonnie

Kathy
Angela
Cathy C
Toni
Sue W
Janine
An'Jenic
Kate Z
Shirley Q
Marks Finest Papers, a Heinrich Co.

I love the fall season and today's featured set helps to celebrate the beautiful colors of the season.  I started out by stamping my images from I Am Thankful and the Pumpkins and Sunflowers mini in memento tuxedo black before coloring with prismacolor markers, then cutting out for popping up later.  Once the coloring and cutting was finished, I stamped a background and border in summer sun and mustard inks using the sunflowers from the Pumpkins and Sunflowers mini before popping up my cut out images.

My second project is made using the turkey from the I Am Thankful set and the scenic stamping KISS (keep it simple stamper) method.  After stamping the main image onto some scrap white card stock and coloring with prismacolor markers, I lightly stippled some Tim Holtz distress inks for both the ground and sky before adding my saying.  Once I added my layers, and brads, it was time to add some birds and grass from Scenic Selections before popping the entire panel up over a stamped border from the Pumpkins and Sunflowers mini.

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day and don't forget to stop by the rest of the design team blogs to leave some love for a chance to win today's featured set.


Stamps: MFP I Am Thankful, Scenic Selections, Pumpkins & Sunflowers
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Stampin Up! Summer Sun, Mustard, Artichoke, Tim Holtz Distress Inks
Card Stock: White, Stampin Up! Scraps, Recollections Designer Paper, PTI Designer Paper
Accessories: Prismacolor Markers, Stipple Brushes, Brads, Pop Dots, Dimensionals, Oval Punch

Thankful For You

Second post for me today.  If you're looking for my Thomas Kincade post, please scroll down one.

This week is Thanksgiving here in the States, so I decided to make a quick and easy Thanksgiving card to show another type of clean and simple that's easy to duplicate.

I started out by stamping my image from one of  Mark's Finest Papers, a Heinrich Company's mini sets called Count Your Blessings in memento tuxedo black onto snow storm smooth card stock before coloring with koh-i-noor pencils and a blender marker.  Once my coloring was finished, I lightly stippled Tim Holtz tumbled glass and forest moss distress inks around the sides of the image before layering and adding some pumpkin brads.  Then I stamped the leaf from Oh Happy Day in pumpkin pie ink directly onto the card before adding my layered image and saying.  The only other embellishment added was some fall colored Michael's bridal confetti flowers from my stash with bling stickers.

Challenges entered:

Card Makin Mamas - Thanksgiving Challenge
CCEE1246 - Fall or Thanksgiving
Party Time Tuesday #94 - Thanksgiving
Paper Playtime Challenge #89 - Anything Goes
Pause Dream Enjoy #46 - Thank You


Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.


Stamps: MFP Count Your Blessings, Oh Happy Day
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Stampin Up! Pumpkin Pie, Tim Holtz Tumbled Glass, Forest Moss
Card Stock: MFP Snow Storm Smooth, Stampin Up! Pumpkin Pie, Garden Green, Really Rust
Accessories: Koh-I-Noor Pencils, Blender Marker, Stipple Brush, Glue Dots, Bridal Confetti, Bling Stickers, Pumpkin Brads,

Thanksgiving Fox - 4Crafty Chicks Challenge

Hello and TGIF!!!  We made it through another week to the weekend.  Today I am sharing a card I made for the 4 Crafty Chicks Thanksgiving challenge using Mark's Finest Papers, a Heinrich Company stamp sets Scenic Selections Autumn Harvest Mini and Thanksgiving Greetings. 

After stamping my image in memento tuxedo black onto MFP snow storm smooth and coloring with koh-i-noor pencils with a blender marker, I lightly stippled Tim Holtz broken china and forest moss distress inks around the layered image.  The only embellishments added to the card besides the antique brads, were primas with bling centers, and a punched Thanksgiving dinner border using a Martha Stewart punch sponged with rust dye ink.

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

Stamps: MFP Autumn Harvest Mini, Scenic Selections, Thanksgiving Greetings
Ink: Memento Black, Tim Holtz Broken China, Forest Moss, Stampin Up! Really Rust
Card Stock: MFP Snow Storm Smooth, Stampin Up! Rust, Pumpkin, Mustard, PTI Fall Prints & Patterns
Accessories: Koh-I-Noor Pencils, Blender Marker, Brads, Stipple Brushes, Primas, Glue Dots, Bling, MS Thanksgiving Dinner Punch, Dimensionals,

Autumn Greetings - Friends of SpeedyTV Challenge #8

Hello and welcome to another Monday.  Can you believe Christmas is in another month??  So with Thanksgiving this week, the Friends of SpeedyTV by Mark's Finest Papers, a Heinrich Company is challenging you this week to make something based on the Thanksgiving theme.  For my project, I pulled out two of my favorite Mark's Finest Papers, a Heinrich Company fall sets (although one is now retired) along with the re-vamped Autumn Glory set to make my card.

I started out by stamping the scarecrow from the Fall Mini twice onto Corn Husk card stock in memento tuxedo black and the turkey/pumpkin from the now retired Country Thanksgiving set also in memento tuxedo black onto Corn Husk card stock.   Once all of my images were colored with prismacolor markers, and one of the scarecrows cut out, I decided to stamp an additional sunflower from the scarecrow's hat and color that one more time. 

Taking some Michael's Recollections Autumn designer paper, I layered it onto Stampin Up! pumpkin pie card stock that had been stamped with the maple leaf from the Autumn Glory set also in matching pumpkin pie ink.  Once I had added some silk maple leaves to the card, I took the layered turkey & pumpkin images, lightly stippled Stampin Up! pumpkin pie ink around the edges, and then added those over the leaves using pop up glue dots.  For the final touches, I took the cut out scarecrow face and popped that up using pop dots, then layered the additional sunflower using pop dots as well before adding some Ranger Crystal Accents to highlight the center of the sunflower. 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.  Don't forget to stop by the Mark's Finest Papers, a Heinrich Company blog to check out the new November releases being showcased this week by the Senior Design Team.  Make sure to stop by and leave some love on all of the Design Team's blogs this week letting them know how much you appreciate the eye candy they've made with these new stamps.


Stamps: MFP Country Thanksgiving (retired), Fall Mini, Autumn Glory
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Stampin Up! Pumpkin Pie
Card Stock: MFP Corn Husk, Stampin Up! Pumpkin Pie, Really Rust, Michael's Recollections Fall Designer Paper
Accessories: Prismacolor Markers, Silk Leaves, Making Memories Pumpkin Brads, Stipple Brush, Pop Up Glue Dots, Ranger Crystal Accents, Glue Dots

Thankful Pumpkin - Friends Of SpeedyTV Challenge #5

Hello everyone and HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!!!  This week the Friends of SpeedyTV are challenging you to come up with Free for All Holiday Card.  I chose a Thanksgiving card and started out with a pumpkin shaped card, sponged some Stampin Up! pumpkin pie ink around the edges, and then added some Debbie Mumm designer paper I had in my stash. 

I then stamped my images using Mark's Finest Papers A Heinrich Company's Country Thanksgiving set stamped in memento tuxedo black ink onto corn husk card stock and then colored them with prismacolor markers before cutting out the sunflowers and one pumpkin/sunflower combination image to pop up later.  After punching out the main pumpkin and sunflower image, and matching artichoke mat layer, I added some white dots along the scalloped edge before adding the entire thing to the center of the card.  Once that was done, the sunflowers were layered across the top, popping them up using pop up glue dots and pulling the edges slightly up for added dimension.  The final sunflower image was then added to the main centerpiece also with a pop up glue dot before adding Making Memories page pebbles to all of the centers.  Here's a close up of the center panels.

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.


Stamps: MFP Country Thanksgiving
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Stampin Up! Pumpkin Pie
Card Stock: MFP Corn Husk, Stampin Up! Pumpkin Pie, Only Orange, Debbie Mumm Designer Paper
Accessories: Prismacolor Markers, Marvy Mega & Giga Scallop Punches, Making Memories Page Pebbles, Pop Up Glue Dots, White Gel Pen, Sponge

Happy Thanksgiving!!

Just wanted to wish all of my friends and readers out there a happy and wonderful Thanksgiving.  A few things I'm thankful for are not only my family, but all of my SCS stamping friends, MFT Junkies, PSF's, and especially for all of our troops and their families. 

For all of our troops and families, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO OUR COUNTRY.  I truly appreciate all you do.

Flopsey's Thanksgiving Dinner

I have another fun card for you today. Since Thanksgiving is only a couple of days away, I thought it would be fun to show Flopsey cooking.

I first started by by stamping multiple backgrounds using the MFT set Branch Out, then sponging Stampin Up! pumpkin pie ink around the edges of the card and garden green layer. My main image was stamped twice on MFT perfect panels and colored with prismacolor markers, with only the pie, and chef's hat being cut out then popped up on mini pop dots.

Instead of having a ribbon bow across the middle, I pulled out a Martha Stewart Thanksgiving border punch that I bought at Michael's on clearance for just $4.00! So, punched out behind Flopsey is a complete Thanksgiving feast while Chef Flopsey holds the pie.

Here is a close up of our famous chef and his pie.

On the inside of the card I also punched out another part of the feast; this time pulling the pieces a little bit away from the card to make them stand out before stippling with pumpkin pie ink.

Stamps: MFT Sweetie Pie Flopsey, Branch Out

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Stampin Up! Pumpkin Pie, Garden Green

Cardstock: Stampin Up! Pumpkin Pie, Garden Green, MFT Perfect Panels

Accessories: Prismacolor Markers, Mini Pop Dots, Stipple Brushes, Martha Stewart Punches, Felt Pumpkin Ribbon, Dimensionals