Acorn Collage

Good morning fellow stampers! Are you getting your turkey ready today? Not me-my sister's doing that part! So I have time to stamps and decorate today! Here is a final (maybe!) Autumn/Thanksgiving card for this year! I used the ACORN COLLAGE STAMP from I Brake for Stamps. Love it because I didn't have to layer the images. It was done for me! I just stamped it in Memento Black and then colored the leaves and acorns with my copics. You can use my code SAVE10CHERYL for 10% off your order. Check out the other collage images. I think I need MORE!
Even though the was stamped on Vintage Cream, the script background was a little bright so I used E43 and E43 to add age to it. I layered the main image on Kiwi. I layered that panel on dimensional pieces so that the twine could go under it without creating a bump. Then there's a layer of rust. The card base is Peach Parfait which has been sponged in pumpkin and then some vintage photo.

Thanks for stopping by today! Tomorrow is 25th which means another Magnolia-licious Yahoo Group Christmas All Year Long blog hop!
Hope you can take time from your kitchen duties to hop around with us!
Until next time, Cheryl

Happy Thanksgiving!

Hello stampin' friends! Welcome! I have a card to celebrate Thanksgiving week today! I love this cute little Tilda from the Bon Voyage collection! She is #350 NATIVE AMERICAN TILDA from Magnolia-licious! It was so fun to use colors from the Basic Grey paper to make her outfit! Of course, she had to have a turquoise stone necklace!

Copics used are as follows:

Skin-E000, E00, R3o and E11

Hair- E33, E35, E25, E37 and E79

Shoes E42, 43, 55

Dress YR12, YR65, YR24

Orange YR17, YR15, YR16, YR18

Pink RV14, RV19, RV09 and B45 for her necklace

The weekend flew by. Dave and I did shop the day away in Erie, PA after a great breakfast at the Cracker Barrel on Saturday.

Now it's only a 2 day work week and I can spend some time getting Christmas decorations out and getting some projects done for Christmas.

Wish you a fabulous Monday!

Cheryl

JUGS color challenge! #60

Hello and happy Saturday! As I type this it's Friday early evening and I am sooooo happy the weekend is here! I had a terrible headache for a day and a half earlier this week so I was forced to go back in the archives (otherwise known as the boxes of cards I haven't sent to anyone!) and I found this one! I think it fits the JUGS color challenge of Black, Red, White and Gold (dark yellow). I made this card when I designed for Anna Wight with Whipper Snapper and the stamped images are from Posies for YOu.
It's a great set! I stamped my flowers directly on the gold dp from Cosmo Cricket (Wonderland) and did the same with the bucket. Then I colored with a brush/water and an ink pad. No copics at the time!
This card has never been on my blog~No blog either!~ so I hope you'll forgive me!
Please check out the JUGS BLOG to see the regular designers gorgeous creations! We all hope you'll consider making a project with these colors and linking it up so we can see it! You could be chosen Chic of the Week! On SCS upload with key words JUGS60.

My winner for the blog candy is comment number 51! After cutting out all the SPAM I seem to get lately the winner is Teri of Medina, Ohio! Teri, I used to live in Findlay-for college and 11 years after college! I {{heart}} Ohio! Please contact me at drowley6@stny.rr.com when you get a chance-add your address in the email, please! Thank you for the kind words!

Have a wonderful Saturday! DH and I may be off to do some shopping! Black Friday is not for us!

Cheryl

Thankful

Hi! I wanted to get another post in this week so I'll show you a Thanksgiving card I made awhile back but haven't posted. Here it is and thanks for coming by to look!

I just love the design of this Memory Box stamp that I got at Buffalo Stamps and Stuff (my LSS). I colored the "leaves" with the same colors I used for pumpkins this fall and then used a few shads of 'E' to color the owls. Done! This Basic Grey "Max and Whiskers" paper has the perfect fall colors! Then I couldn't decide which ribbon to use so I used BOTH to add some extra interest since I wasn't adding a bow.

I am thankful for you! You can still comment on my little Tilda box below for a couple of Magnolia stamps. Random.org will choose a winner tonight. AND you can still make your own Holiday decoration with a Magnolia image to win your choice of two stamps from Diana!

Details are HERE!

And don't forget about the NEW challenge blog for Magnolias! The challenge on now is to use Pink and Yellow. There will be a new challenge posted on Tuesday, Nov. 23!

Have a wonderful day!

Magnolia-licious Hearth and Home Challenge and Blog Hop!

Hello and welcome to my blog! I'm so glad you're here! If you are hopping along the Magnolia-licious team's monthly Blog Hop and you stopped here after visiting the talented Patti Jo then you are doing great! If you would like to start at the beginning you can visit the Magnolia-licious Highlites Blog for the order. Our task (and yours, I hope!) is to make something for the HOME! I don't know about you, but sometimes when I see the challenge I think,"I have no idea what to make!" I've even considered bowing out for a challenge here and there! (Have never done it!) That is what happened with this challenge and then I saw THIS on Splitcoast Stampers!
My box came together very quickly using Cherry Cobbler and SU Christmas designer papers.

There are so many delicious Christmas stamps at Magnolia-licious and I love this one! She is number 3069, REINDEER TILDA.

Another challenge I took on was coloring a large area in RED copics! Reds sure aren't easy, are they? You see the result. I did my best, but sort of wish I'd tried Prismas to even the color a bit.

Then I had a tough time with photos 'cuz it's dark and I was trying to photograph RED!! I took a lot!

In the end, I LOVED naking this and I think it will find a place in our home this holiday season! Thanks for stopping by and I hope you will travel on to my Fabulous Friend, Sharon! She will certainly have something awesome!

I used R21, R22, R29 and R59 for my reds!

Thanks for coming by! I will choose a winner from my comments for a little surprise of a couple of Magnolia stamps and a card made by me. I'll mail anywhere and Random.org will choose a winner on Thursday at 9:00 pm Eastern time.

Thanks again, Enjoy your day!!

Cheryl

Open the Gate to Christmas!

Hello! Happy, happy Saturday! And it's time for another challenge on the JUGS blog! This week it's Gate fold cards! They are very easy to make, especially with a Scor-pal to score the perfectly spaced lines! Please see the Jugs Blog for all the details and the Design Team's fabulous samples! I used this cute mouse with his mint candy from Art Gone Wild! I bought this stamp at a show a couple of years ago and this is the first time it's seen ink! I have no idea why I neglected it for so long! I love it! I used paper from My Mind's Eye (I Believe) and from Fancy Pants on Poppy Red card stock. I did some faux stitching ( I should have done real stitching, but was too lazy!)
My ribbon is adhered with Scor tape along the back of the card so it won't fall off when untied.
The candy wrapper is covered with Glossy Accents and there are stickles on the mouse's hat

Whatever you're up to today I hope it's a great day for you!
Thanks so much for coming by! I appreciate you taking the time!
Cheryl

More Christmas!

Hello and happy Thursday! Thanks to all Veteran's who served our country well. It is appreciated and you deserve this day of honor and more! Thank you! For my card today I used I Brake for Stamps Large Flower Background.
I decided it could make a card all by itself! At only 5.00 it's a real deal! You can use my code SAVE10CHERYL to get 10% off any order there!
I think I can be colored for any season or occasion. A sentiment would also look good in the corner, I think. It is stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black and then colored with copics.
Even small things can (and should) have highlights. It just take a little careful coloring and at least two shades of markers, sometimes three for more contrast.
I used R22, R29 and R59 for the flowers, a yellow and an orange for the centers and YG01, YG17 and YG99 for the leaves. Leave quite a bit very light and then color small portions with the darker color. Then blend a bit with the lighter color. As I'm sure many of you know, the blender is difficult to work with in small areas! I used T1 and T3 to add depth around the flowers.
Well, that's it for me today! I've got to finish (start!) my JUGS card for Saturday! Oh, and some housecleaning!
Have a wonderful day! Take care, Cheryl

(Magnolia-licious Blog Hop on Monday, November 15-Hearth and Home!)