Just JACK!

Hello!  It's no secret that I looooove Whipper Snapper designs!  This guy (JACK) is from the Fall 2012 release and I think he is SUPER!! I've rarely 'met' a scarecrow stamp that I didn't love and have to have, but this one is at the top of my favs, even though he doesn't seem to be very successful at scaring crows!! LOL!

Not much to say about the card. He's colored with copics, no surprise there!  I sguiggle stitched around the edge because all that white space needed a border.  For a change, I took my dp to the edges of my card base rather than leave the card  base showing.  Papers are Authentique and Graphic 45. Web punch is Martha Stewart.  I had it put together and the lower left needed something so I created a sunflower for Jack's garden with a Memory box die, flower punch and button center.  I hope you can see that I added stardust stickles here and there on Jack

A close up of Jack!
Thanks for coming by!!
(Magnolia-licious DT Blog Hop on Monday, Aug 20!! You won't want to miss it!!)
Have a wonderful day and weekend!
Cheryl

Humble flowers

Hello dearies!  I must humbly ask for your forgiveness as I did not mean to be absent so long!  With vacations over I was just getting back to some normal crafting and our neighbors lost their business (auto repair) in a horrible fire last Friday, Aug 11.  He had gone in the house when an errant spark set it ablaze at about 8:00 am.  When explosions followed I tried to run further away and fell like a ton of bricks.  Needed help to get up and besides my pride, I hurt my leg pretty badly.  I'm trying hard to feel better and am still considering seeing a doctor, though I don't think anything is broken. The pain is getting in the way of much of what I want to do!

'nuff said on that!

Our neighbor has been dealing with insurance adjusters since, but is looking to the future now! We certainly wish them well and are so grateful for our quick acting volunteer fire department!

Anyway.... Here is a card I recently made using Autumn Abundance from Papertrey Ink. I colored up several of this image at once so I can put a few cards together quite quickly. I'm ALWAYS late with my cards, it seems!
The card base is kraft, with a layer of Summer Starfruit.  The dp is from Crate Paper's 6x6 pad called Farmhouse. The die is from Maryanne D and cut in Pool Party.

I hope your August has been great so far! Have a wonderful day!!
Hugs, Cheryl

I Brake for Stamps!!

Hi there!  I Brake for Challenges has an August challenge going on and we'd love to see what you create!  Use any I Brake for Stamps image and ANYTHING goes!!

When I printed the SALAMANDER image from IBFS I could just see him climbing up a wall for some reason! And, why not a brick wall (Tim Holtz embossing folder), with a window (Memory box die).  It turned out just as I pictured and is just kind of a fun and funky card!

If you order from IBFS, you can use my code for 10% off your whole order!  The code is SAVE10CHERYL.

Thanks for visiting today!! Hugs, Cheryl

Tote Bag with Tilda!

Hi dear friends!! The Magnolia-licious DT has a new challenge with the new month!!  I'm so glad you came by and maybe you will consider joining in this August challenge! I sure hope so!  All the details are on the Magnolia-licious Highlites blog.  It's worth the trip over to the blog-you have just GOT to see what the team has created!! OH, MY!!

 My main image is this beautiful Tilda from the newest collection, called Turning Leaves.  This is number 325 and is LINKED RIGHT HERE. Diana has the best selection around of Magnolia stamps, deeply discounted, club discounts for new collections AND store credit on every purchase! Add that to attentive customer service!
 My tote is a template from My Time Made Easy and is called Tote-All.  For me, and for most teachers, Autumn is about carrying totes to and from school with all the work we have to do!! So many of us have collections of Tote bags!! This one is a wonderful size for a special gift or gift certificate!

 Tilda in a close up!

 The bag~
Now the template comes with a pattern for a back pocket to put on it! Be still my heart~this was so fun~ The pocket is perfect for inserting a tag with your gift!
 And for the tag I used #309 (mini form!) called TILDA WITH DAISIES AND MUSHROOMS. Of course, I had to color her to match!  (Picture deleted here because I'm a fumble fingers at the keyboard!)

 The tag inserted!

Here's a pic of the tag (that did not get deleted!)   If you've read this far and are wondering why this bag fits Diana's challenge called Autumn Splendor, I'll tell ya. Part of Western NY is called the Grape Belt!  There are vineyards everywhere and we all pray that the farmers have an acceptable crop with this terrible lack of rain.  (It's been a bit better here this week-about 3 inches fell!) Since Grape jelly is my favorite I think I met the challenge!

Sorry to have rambled so long!  If you're at all interested at this point (LOL!) I used BV01, 02, 13, 04 and 17 to created Tilda's purple clothes!

Thanks for coming by and please remember to check out the team's inspirational creations on the blog linked at the top of the post!

Have a wonderful Thursday!

Cheryl

Also entering into the Magnolia Down Under challenge-Gift Box

And Just Magnolia and HAngler STangler challenge- In the Country

And, Tip Top Tuesday-Focus on Ribbon

It's a Papertrey Day!

Hello!  I hope you had a great weekend.  Ours was a bit boring, but I'm determined to make it a good week!  I did get this card made yesterday, once again, from scraps I found laying around on my desk. Also found a colored image similar to this one, but the nestie had slipped and ruined it.  No problem, I stamped and recolored!

This is one of my all time favorite sets from Papertrey (along with Vintage Picnic).  I think I could color these images every day!  I love, love the 'wood' paper from My Mind's Eye's last collection.  I ordered soooo much! That's why these scraps were never thrown away!  Too good!  Now, the base layer as I'm sure you've figured out is Summer Starfruit from Stampin Up! I think it is one of those quirky colors that you hate and then love!  I'm determined to love and find colors it works with.  I started with 'Baja' because it's similar to what I THINK they used in the big SU catalog.  I cut a panel and then embossed it with Tim Holtz's wood grain folder. I sponged some soft suede to help define the grain a bit and layered it onto a card base of Summer Starfruit.
A little twine to complete the 'country' look and a card was born!
Thanks for coming by today! Enjoy your day!
Cheryl

Unfrogettable!

Hi!  It paid off to work on cleaning and straightening my craft studio yesterday! I found pieces for about 6 cards that could be finished in a small amount of time.  this is one of them.  I found this frog (Unfrogettable set, SU!)  I had watercolored some time ago and even this little piece of notepaper from Papertrey ink. A little embossing and stitching and I had a card!

 

I'll make this a quick post so I can get some of the other cards finished.  And, when I found the pieces I got sidetracked (excited, too!), so still have some work to do in the room!! LOL!
Enjoy your day to the fullest!!  Thanks for coming by!!
Cheryl

Pumpkin Stack

Hello there!  I've had a busy couple of days, but have made some time to color.  I just love Impression Obsession scenes by Gary Robertson.  This one is called Pumpkin Stack.  One of the thing I love about his scenes is that there is often a cat hidden somewhere in the image.  Can you find it?  Here is a link to the stamp in the store: PUMPKIN STACK (H1835)

The image is stamped on Xpress it blending card and colored with copics.  I trimmed with just a bit of white border and mounted on Su dsp-concord crush (retired).  Then there's a layer of Peach Parfait and finally a Kraft cardstock base.  The images are a nice size so I left other embelllishments off to give it center stage.

I'm linking this to the Impression Obsession challenge which closes tonight!  I just made it!

Enjoy the rest of your evening!! Cheryl