Pumpkin Treats

Hello! Well, Blogger is acting weird again-wouldn't let me type above my picture! So, I'll just type here!~

I've done some fall cards, but now want to work in earnest on Halloween cards! I just love making them, because I love color!

Here's my beautiful (and favorite) new background stamp. It's Impressions Obsession's Cover a Card gingham. I want to stamp it tone on tone in every color!! But, this time I used Cayenne on Pumpkin Pie again. The yellow piece was laying around from another project so I grabbed that for more color. Then I cut my Marianne die from black-makes it look like iron! Was going to use ribbon, but then pulled out my Halloween punches and pulled out the spider web ~ That's it!

The focal image is from High Hopes. Mine came from Stamp and Create. Blogger won't let me link right now, but I'll put the link in later! Sorry!

I used Yrs for my pumpkin-YR20, 21, 12, 14, 15, 16, 18. then I used some E35 on the left (shadow) side. The hat is Cs-the odds. I used Y18 on the star and moon then some YR14.

Guess that's it! It's a busy day-Dave's brother is coming for lunch then a friend's son's Eagle Scout ceremony! Not much more crafting time today, but I'm trying!

Have a great day yourself!!

Cheryl

Apples for Sale!

Hello friends! I've had to accept that it is fall and am enjoying working with my fav fall colors.! I bought this Impression Obsession stamp (Apples) about a year ago and hadn't inked it up. It was so fun to color once I got going! The artist does the important shading so it's not as difficult as it might look. I just love how he hides the cat in the image, too! I used a soft suede card base, then a layer of pumpkin pie and then a textured layer of not quite navy. the image has a white border and is mounted on black. (don't mind that I spelled my own name wrong on the watermark! I'm an awful typist!)

That great plaid ribbon is from Joann's, but I couldn't find it in my Joann's stores. My friend, the talented and generous Mary Giemza sent me some about a year ago. I've been hoarding it fer sure! Thanks, Mary!

My desk was covered with markers on this one! I hope you like it!

For the layout I CASed a card on Splitcoast Stampers. I loooove the Featured Stamper challenge every Sunday!

I'm alos entering in the current Impression Obsession challenge which is to make a birthday card. They are also promoting Operation Write Home this month! A very good cause!

Thanks for coming by today! If you're enjoying a day off today (and even if you're not) have a GREAT day!

Cheryl

Thinking of You!!

Hello friends!! Thanks so much for visiting me here today! I have a simple little card for you today. It works for today's Featured Stamper on Splitcoast, but is also a result of my shopping trip with Lisa Kind yesterday! Such fun!! We were at the Hamburg Fairgrounds where every year at the end of August our local stores sponsor a Stamp and Scrap Art Tour show. There are 20 vendors with papercraft demonstrations, ideas, and things you didn't know you needed!! We found lots and did our share to support these wonderful businesses!! We got there at 10:00 am and closed the place at 5:00 pm!! If you're local and don't go, please join us next year, 'kay?
I got this stamp from Impression Obsession from the Buffalo Stamps and Stuff booth. I used to card on display (from the IO board) for coloring. I loooove the results!
My colors started soft and I kept adding until I got what I wanted
E41, E30, E31, E33, YR23 and C0, C1
I also added some C7 to the cat and some 100(black) for the hole of the gourd.
Hope you've had a great weekend!
See you soon!
Cheryl

Three cheers!

Hello! I apologize for the infrequent posts-life is getting in the way and while I get some images colored my mojo seems to be on vacation when it comes to completing and posting cards! Well, this simple card is an example of my above whining! I colored this gorgeous Impression Obsession image a few days ago. I do love how it cam out. But what to do with it? I ended up mounting it on some Bo Bunny paper from last year, but I didn't want to cover the leaves up with other paper, so it stands alone on a layer of Not quite navy and a card base of kraft.

Once again, I've used the pumpkin colors I've been using lately. They are
y35, yr15, y38, yr16, yr18 and a touch of E08 when needed.

I so appreciate you coming by to look and I will see you with something tomorrow!

Hope you have a marvelous day! We're having gorgeous weather!

Cheryl