These are a Few of my Favorite {TCP} Things

As we near closing of the TCP doors, I am feeling very nostalgic for some of my favorite characters and dies. Both the physical and the digital products.

Alma has a talent with fonts and her word dies were always so pretty and perfect as the center piece of a card as well as an accent. Luckily she created some of these word dies in the form of digital products. For this card I used the Peace Love Joy from the Holiday Sayings Digi/SVG set and flora pieces from the Oh Christmas Tree Digi/SVG set to create the sentiment and collage of winter/Christmas foliage. The Digi/SVG sets are a hybrid and can be used as a digital stamp or can be cut out with a cutting machine such as Cricut or Silhouette. I placed everything on a background that I used a physical TCP product Dots which was a cut plate but I used it to emboss on the white cardstock background instead. A few sprinkles of green parakeet ink and a trio of sequins finished it up.

Products: The Cat's Pajamas digital stamps and cutables, PTI linen and The Stamp Market cs, Doodlebug sequins, PTI ink

Next up is one of the favorite characters of many TCP fans,  me included, commonly known as the big eared bunny, the bun, the bun bun, the most interesting bunny in the world (due to the many adventures), etc. Illustrated by Zlatoena Designs, this bun has been around the world and back. Freezin' Season has been used by me every Christmas/Winter since it was first released in physical form in 2011. It is hands down my favorite bun image. I placed the image onto a snow bank with a background of patterned paper that came from my old scrapbook stash. I went back to my physical products for this Snowflake which continues to be one of my all time favorite snowflake dies for its retro style. I stamped the sentiment from a retired physical set using hibiscus burst ink and added a couple of smaller diecut snowflakes anchored by enamel dots. 

Products: The Cat's Pajamas stamps and dies, Ki Memories dp, PTI cs, Doodlebug enamel dots, PTI ink, Copic Markers

Copics: Bunny-E50, E51, E53, E81, E40, E41; Snowbunny-C00, C1, B32, RV00, R81, R83

PJ the bear was also a favorite character so of course I had to use him again also. I printed the Beary Christmas digi onto Neenah cardstock, then cut out with a circle die and matted with a very old Spellbinders die that has been in my stash forever. Using cardstock pieces from my scrap bag, I created a diagonal background and attached the image piece upon it. Lastly I added a holly and berry piece from the Oh Christmas Tree Digi/SVG set and the sentiment directly onto the card front. 

Products: The Cat's Pajamas digi stamps and dies, Spellbinders die, Altenew and PTI ink, Copic and Caliart Markers

Copics: Bear-E40, E41, E23, E25, R20, R27, BG01, BG02, BG05; Car-C00, C1, C3, R35; Tree-YG61, YG63, YG67; Gifts/Lights-R24, R27, BG01, BG02, YG01, YG23

Caliarts: Car-R105, R107

The images and SVG files I used on these cards are still available to purchase with a 30% discount until the end of the year. Get'em while you can. 

Sweet Holiday Wishes from Purple Onion Designs

It's the last day of the annual Purple Onion Designs Holiday sale. Take advantage of the discount before it's too late. 

After stamping Polar (bear), various images from the Candyland Treats set onto Copic friendly cardstock, I masked the bear and lollipops in order to blend on spun sugar and festive berries distress ink for the background leaving a snow bank at the bottom. I cut the panel out with a stitched edge die and colored the various images with Copic markers, covering the lollipops with crystal glaze for shine. The sentiment from the Santa's Sentiments set was stamped directly onto the panel using Versamark ink, then white heat embossed. Lastly I added a smattering of  'candy' clay pieces. 

Products: Purple Onion Designs, PTI cs, The Greetery clay pieces, Nuvo Crystal Glaze, MFT die, Altenew and Ranger Distress ink, Copic Markers

Copics: Bear-W00, E81, R20, C3, C5; Scarf/Hat-E40, W00, G000, G00, G02; Candy-R21, R32, R35, G000, G00, G02; Snow-C00, C1

Have a blessed Sunday!

{The Cat's Pajamas} A Candy Cane Christmas

As you have probably read by now, The Cat's Pajamas is closing its doors at the end of the year. Alma has been in business for 23 years. And a remarkable 23 years it has been beginning with physical product then moving on to digital only. I am sad to see it go but also happy for all the life changes for Alma personally. 

Now for my card. I started out by printing the candy cane food truck from the Tis the Season digital set onto a card base using Silhouette software. I did this so I could use it as a guide and also so I wouldn't need a mask in order to blend festive berries and spun sugar distress ink around the truck. I then printed the truck again and the candy cane penguin from the Baby It's Cold Outside set onto Copic X-Press It cardstock. After coloring the images with Copic markers I fussy cut both out. I splattered both images as well as the blending background with a combo of white acrylic paint and water using a fan brush to emulate snow. All images were attached using foam dimensionals but before adhering the truck, I added a piece of acetate for the "window". I trimmed half and inch off the right edge of the card base and attached a piece of patterned paper on the inside edge of the card. A trio of sequins added a bit of sparkle.

Products: The Cat's Pajamas digital stamps, The Stamp Market dp, Ranger Distress ink, Copic Markers

Copics: Van-W00, E40, Y000, Y15; Banner and Trim-R32, R35; Canopy-G00, G02, R32, R35; Big Candy Cane-R32, R35, W00, E40; Small Penguin-C00, C1, YR30, YR31, G00, G02, RV00, R81, R83; Standing Penguin-C00, C1, YR30, YR31, C3, C5, C7, G00, G02, R35

Take advantage of the 30% off all the digital images until December 31. 

O Holy Night

For the first day of Advent I am featuring a Nativity themed card. 

I actually created this card some time ago but just never posted it. Although I recorded the products I used and the Copic markers to color it, I don't really remember that much about it. I do know the background was ink blended then I used a stencil and some paper glaze to create the starry background. The stamps and dies are from the Sunny Studio Holy Night set. 

Products: Sunny Studio stamps and dies, Picket Fence studios Paper Glaze, Miss Ink Stencil,  Altenew, My Favorite Things and Ranger Distress ink, Copic Markers

Copics: Mary-E00,E01, E53, E55, W00,E81, B41, B32; Joseph-E00, E01, E21, E23, BG70, BG72, BG75, 341, E42; Manger/Baby Jesus-E00, E01, Y13, Y15, E81,YR30, Y21; E31, E33,Stable-E31, E33, E35, YR30, Y21, Y23, Y02, Y15; Lamb-W00,E81,T1, T3; Donkey-W00, W1, W2, W5

Enjoy this advent season. 

It's Cold Outside { Annual Purple Onion Designs Holiday Sale}

Black Friday sales are a great time to stock up on those crafty items on your wish list. I know that is when I take advantage of sales because my wallet only goes so far especially in these tough economic times. Purple Onion Designs is having their annual sale so is your chance to add some stamps to your inventory. All stamps are 25% off starting today through December 8. The discounted price will show when added to your cart. 

I stamped Dandy & Little Roo (illustrated by @hollymubutas from the new release) onto Copic friendly cardstock, colored with Copic markers and then fussy cut out. The background was prepared by blending on tumbled glass and broken china distress ink onto a stitched edge panel. I cut a snow bank from white linen cardstock with a die and stamped the sentiment from the previously released Merriest City Sentiment set onto it using pure poppy ink. I attached the image piece with foam dimensionals and splattered on a mixture of white acrylic paint and water with a small fan brush to represent snow. I then added another sentiment from the Holiday Blurbs set that was stamped with pure poppy ink and fussy cut out.

Products: Purple Onion Designs stamps, Lawn Fawn die, Spellbinders embossing folder, Altenew and PTI ink, Copic and Caliart markers
Copics: Bear-E50, E51, E53, E55, R01, R02; Kitten-R01, R02; Clothing-BG11, BG15, BG13, ; Sled-C1, C3
Caliart: Kitten-CG II 00, CG II 04; Clothing-G503, G606, G46, R105, R107; Sled-R105, R107, R218

Have fun shopping! 

Warm Holiday Wishes from Purple Onion Designs

Purple Onion Designs has a Christmas treat for you with three different collections, Whispering Pines by Stacey Yacula,(@staceyyacula), Tofu & Friends-Season's Greetings by Pei (@chillezegraphy) and Winterwood by Holly Mabutas (@hollymubutas).

Today I am featuring a card using images from the Whispering Pines collection. 

After cutting the oval panel with a PTI die and I blended on antique linen distress oxide ink around the edges. I stamped the Camp Fire from an older release, then Mack (bear) and Katie (squirrel). All images were colored with a combo of Copic and Caliart markers. The image piece was attached to a patterned paper background with a layer of craft foam. Lastly I added the holly cluster and a preprinted sentiment for a vintage card.

Products: Purple Onion Designs stamps, Bazzill dp, Simon Says sentiment strip, PTI and Spellbinders dies, Altenew and Ranger Distress Oxide ink, Copic and Caliart markers

Copics: Bear-E41, E42, E44, E49, E51, R01, R20; Bear Toboggan-W00, E81,T2, T3, T5, N5; Squirrel-W1, W2, W5, C1, C3, C5, R01, R02, R20, W00, E81; Squirrel Clothing-G40, G43, G4; Cups-R20, R24, G40, G43, E33; Campfire-W00, W1, E30, E33, B32, Y15, Y38, YR30

Caliart: Bear Scarf-R105, R107, R218

Today is the last day to take advantage of special pricing if you want to purchase all of each collection. Whispering Pines for $123  (26 stamps), Tofu & Friends Season's Greetings for $52 (9 stamps) and Winterwood for $134 (30 stamps). 

Merriest Wishes from Purple Onion Designs

Purple Onion Designs has a Christmas and Winter release with three new collections, Whispering Pines by Stacey Yacula,(@staceyyacula), Tofu & Friends-Season's Greetings by Pei (@chillezegraphy) and Winterwood by Holly Mabutas (@hollymubutas).

Today I am featuring a card using images from the Whispering Pines collection. 

After stamping Elsa (bunny), Buck (fox) and the Fire Barrel onto Copic friendly cardstock, I colored with Copic markers using soft colors then fussy cut out. For the background I used a die from the Picket Fence Studios Slim Line Die Cutting System to create the cut out. To fill the cut out I blended evergreen bough and broken china ink onto sno cone cardstock with a bit of water sprinkled onto it.  I used the Picket Fence Studios String of Lights die to cut from white cardstock and and added Nuvo drops to represent the lights, attaching to the trees for a festive feel in the forest. The sentiment from the Sweet Occasions Sentiment Set was stamped directly onto the panel. The images were attached using foam dimensionals. 

Products: Purple Onion Designs stamps, PTI and MFT cs, Nuvo Drops, Picket Fence Studios dies, Altenew and Ranger Distress ink, Copic Markers

Copics: Bunny-E50, E51, E53, W00, E81, R00, R02, B000, B01; Fox-E00, E11, W00, E81, R00, R01, G000, G00; Barrel-C00, C1, C3, Y00, Y21

There is special pricing until November 15 if you want to purchase all of each collection. Whispering Pines for $123  (26 stamps), Tofu & Friends Season's Greetings for $52 (9 stamps) and Winterwood for $134 (30 stamps). 

Some Christmas Magic from Purple Onion Designs

Purple Onion Designs has a Christmas treat for you with three different collections by illustrators, Whispering Pines by Stacey Yacula,(@staceyyacula), Tofu & Friends-Season's Greetings by Pei (@chilliezgraphy) and Winterwood by Holly Mabutas (@hollymubutas).

Today I am featuring a card using images from the Winterwood collection.

I stamped Dandy & Little Roo onto Copic friendly cardstock, colored with Copic markers and then fussy cut out. The background was prepared by stamping three swashes of neutral color to represent movement onto white linen cardstock. The image was attached with foam dimensionals. An inlaid snowflake and the sentiment from the previously released Holiday Time set stamped with blueberry sky ink finished up this clean and simple card. 

Products: Purple Onion Designs stamps, PTI cs, MFT die, Altenew and Reverse Confetti ink, Copic Markers

Copics: Bear-W00, E81, C3, C5, C7; Kitten-YR20, YR21, YR23, R01, R02; Sled-E30, E33, E36, W1, W2; Clothing-G000, G00, G02, B41, B32, B34

There is special pricing until November 15 if you want to purchase all of each collection. Whispering Pines for $123  (26 stamps), Tofu & Friends Season's Greetings for $52 (9 stamps) and Winterwood for $134 (30 stamps).

Peace and Love from Purple Onion Designs

Purple Onion Designs has a Christmas treat for you with three different collections by illustrators, Whispering Pines by Stacey Yacula,(@staceyyacula), Tofu & Friends-Season's Greetings by Pei (@chillezegraphy) and Winterwood by Holly Mabutas (@hollymubutas).

Today I am featuring a card using images from the Whispering Pines collection. 

I stamped Perfect Pines onto Copic friendly cardstock, cut out with an arch die and colored with Copic markers. I also stamped Doe & Hart, colored with Copics and fussy cut out, adding them to the snowy scene. A preprinted sentiment strip finished it up.

Products: Purple Onion Designs stamps, PTI and Concord & 9th cs, The Greetery die, Altenew ink, Copic Markers

Copics: Deer-W00, E81, E30, E31, E33; Trees-YG61, YG63, YG67, YG91, YG93, YG95

While I had Doe & Hart out I decided to make a small tag also. After stamping the two deer, I masked Doe, then stamped the Little Pines image. After coloring the images I masked the pines and blended on tumbled glass distress ink and cut out with a small arch die. I added a tag topper and threaded ribbon and metallic twine through it and tied in a bow. 

Products: Purple Onion Designs stamps, PTI cs, The Greetery and Reverse Confetti dies, May Arts ribbon, Paper Source metallic twine, Altenew and Ranger Distress ink, Copic Markers

Copics:  Deer-W00, E81, E30, E31, E33; Trees-G40, G43, G46

There is special pricing until November 15 if you want to purchase all of each collection. Whispering Pines for $123  (26 stamps), Tofu & Friends Season's Greetings for $52 (9 stamps) and Winterwood for $134 (30 stamps). 

{The Cat's Pajamas} You've Been Good

I am sharing another card using a digital image from The Cat's Pajamas October release. Sketchy Santas was a physical product previously but is now available in digital form. 

I resized the santa with tree image and snow flakes using Silhouette software and printed onto Copic friendly cardstock. These images in the set were quite small in the physical set so it was fun to make santa much larger not to mention easier to color. After cutting out the image piece with a circle die, I colored with Copic markers and added some random red dots to accompany the red snowflakes. The sentiment was with a stitched edge die and the image circle was attached using a layer of craft foam, then a few enamel dots were randomly placed. 

Products: The Cat's Pajamas digital stamps, Lawn Fawn dp, Doodlebug enamel dots, MFT die, Copic and Caliart Markers

Copics: Santa-E00, E02, E11, C00, C1, N2, N3, N5; Tree-G12, G14, G17, Y13, Y15, Y35, BG000, BG01, BG02

Caliart: Santa/Ornaments-R105, R107, R218

How are you coming along with your Christmas card making?

A Very Merry Christmas from Purple Onion Designs

Purple Onion Designs has a Christmas treat for you with three different collections by illustrators, Whispering Pines by Stacey Yacula,(@staceyyacula), Tofu & Friends-Season's Greetings by Pei (@chilliezgraphy) and Winterwood by Holly Mabutas (@hollymubutas).

Today I am featuring a card using an image from the Tofu & Friends-Season's Greetings collection by Pei. 

For this card I went monochromatic, coloring the Christmas Igloo image with a variety of purple hued markers, then fussy cut out. Before attaching the image piece to the wild wisteria background panel using layer of craft foam panel, I slipped a wintery cluster underneath. The sentiment from the Santa's Sentiments set released last year was stamped onto smoky shadow cardstock using Versamark ink, then white heat embossed. A few purple flat backed jewels added a bit of sparkle.

Products: Purple Onion Designs stamps, MFT, Spellbinders and PTI cs, Doodlebug jewels, The Greetery and Lawn Fawn dies, Altenew ink, Copic Markers

Copics: Igloo-BV0000, BV000; Penguins-BV23, BV25, BV29, W00, E81, YR30, YR31; Bear-W00, E81, BV29, BV23; Scarf/Hat-W00, E81, BV00, BV01, BV02, BV04; Stars-YR31

There is special pricing until November 15 if you want to purchase all of each collection. Whispering Pines for $123  (26 stamps), Tofu & Friends Season's Greetings for $52 (9 stamps) and Winterwood for $134 (30 stamps). 

A New Illustrator for Purple Onion Designs

Purple Onion Designs has a Christmas treat for you with three different collections by illustrators, Whispering Pines by Stacey Yacula,(@staceyyacula), Tofu & Friends-Season's Greetings by Pei (@chillezegraphy) and Winterwood by Holly Mabutas (@hollymubutas).

Today I am featuring a card using images from the Winterwood collection. Holly is the newest artist and she has illustrated a delightful mix of Christmas and winter images. 

After stamping Benjamin (badger) and Finn (fox), I masked both and then stamped the Snowy Forest. All images were colored with a combo of Copic and Caliart markers. I masked the trees, then blended on tumbled glass and broken china distress ink to represent the sky. After adding a strip of patterned paper at the bottom, I cut out with a stitched edge die, then added a strip of cardstock for a border. The sentiment from the previously released Merriest City Sentiment set was stamp using cherry kisses ink, then attached with foam dimensionals.

Products: Purple Onion Designs stamps, Avery Elle dp, PTI cs, MFT die, Altenew and Ranger Distress ink, Copic and Caliart markers

Copics: Badger-W00, E81, E21, E23, E25, BG000, BG01, BG02; Fox-W00, E81, R02, E11, E97, E99, YG01, YG05; Snow-C00, C1; Trees-G40, G43, G46

Caliart: Scarf/Cup-R105, R107, R218

There is special pricing until November 15 if you want to purchase all of each collection. Whispering Pines for $123  (26 stamps), Tofu & Friends Season's Greetings for $52 (9 stamps) and Winterwood for $134 (30 stamps). 

Merry Christmas from Purple Onion Designs

Purple Onion Designs has a Christmas treat for you with three different collections by illustrators, Whispering Pines by Stacey Yacula,(@staceyyacula), Tofu & Friends-Season's Greetings by Pei (@chillezegraphy) and Winterwood by Holly Mabutas (@hollymubutas).

Today I am featuring a card using images from the Whispering Pines collection. 

The background was prepared by blending tumbled glass, broken china and salty ocean distress ink onto  the panel. I mixed some white acrylic paint and water, then tapped onto the background piece using a fan brush to emulate snow. I added a snow bank cut from white linen cardstock using a stitched edge die. For the image, I combined Frosty & Sweet Pea (snowman and mouse) and Murphy (squirrel) with the help of a bit of masking. I colored with a combo of Copic and Caliart markers and then fussy cut out. After stamping the sentiment from the previously released Merriest City Sentiment set using cherry kisses ink, I attached the image piece with foam dimensionals. BTW, the sentiment set has been marked down and has several really cute Christmas greetings.

Products: Purple Onion Designs stamps, PTI cs, MFT die, Altenew, The Stamp Market and Ranger Distr3ess ink, Copic and Caliart markers

Copics: Snowman-C00, C1, E30, E33, YR01, YR02, N2, C3; Squirrel-W00, W1, W2, E30, E33, E35; Mouse-E40, E41, E42, W00, E81, R01, R02; Squirrel-E30, E33, E35, W1, W2, R01, R02; Scarves;Hat-W00, E81, G40, G43

Caliart: Bear Scarf-R105, R107, R218

There is special pricing until November 15 if you want to purchase all of each collection. Whispering Pines for $123  (26 stamps), Tofu & Friends Season's Greetings for $52 (9 stamps) and Winterwood for $134 (30 stamps). 

{The Cat's Pajamas} Believe

I am sharing another card using a digital image from The Cat's Pajamas October release. So many cute holiday images to choose from, but I managed to narrow it down to the Believe set.

I printed the penguin santa and the chimney with the snow ladened roof line plus the sentiment onto Copic friendly cardstock using Silhouette software. After coloring with Copic and Caliart markers, I fussy cut out. I attached the roof piece onto a dark blue textured cardstock piece, then cut out with a stitched edge die. I mixed some white acrylic paint and water, then tapped onto the background piece as well as the penquin piece using a fan brush to emulate even more snow. I then added the "moon" and the penguin image which was attached using foam dimensionals. 

Products: The Cat's Pajamas digital stamps, Bazzil cs, Copic and Caliart Markers

Copics: Penguin-YR30, YR31, R20; Santa Sack-G40, G43; Toys-YR21, YR24, RV10, R81; Gift Boxes-G00, G02, G07; BG000, BG01, BG02; Chimney- C1, T3, T5; Snow-BG0000, BG000

Caliart: Scarf/Gift Boxes-R105, R107, R218 

It's going to take some Christmas magic for this plump penguin to get down that chimney!

50 Completed and Donated

Today's three faith based cards were created for Grace Klein here in Birmingham (@grace_klein_community). This is a wonderful faith based organization that has many charitable endeavors both locally and globally. Their goal is to give out 100,000 scripture based cards this year to be included with the food, clothing and school supply boxes, etc. They want cards in bundles of 25 which is daunting to our kind of card makers but my goal is to donate 100 cards by the end of the year. If you have any questions or want to join me, please send me an email or comment on this post and I will give you the details. 

I used The Greetery Mighty Oak Botanicuts dies along with the sentiment from the Comforting Commands stamp and cut with the matching die adhered to a dark gray background. 

Products: The Greetery stamps and dies, Simon Says cs, MFT die, PTI and Ranger Distress ink

I used the same die set on the second card adhered to a lighter gray background. The sentiment is from the Stamp Simply Fear Not set. 

Products: The Greetery dies, Stamp Simply stamp, PTI and Simon Says cs, MFT die, Altenew ink

I found this tag in my card stash and in looking back on my blog discovered it was created in 2015 for a tag challenge. So that definitely gave me a much needed head start on this card. The background was created with a strip of patterned paper and an already blended paper pad. I just typed up the verse, cut out and then blended on antique linen distress ink. 

Products: Kaisercraft stamp, Lawn Fawn and Reverse Confetti dies, MFT cs,  Sunny Studios and MFT dp, Michael's Mirrored Gold cs, Ranger ink

Due to the devastation of Hurricane Helene, Grace Klein has begun shipping truck loads of relief supplies to Tennessee and North Carolina. These are people who have lost everything, family, homes, pets and their sense of security and safety. GK specifically asked for faith based cards to share along with the donations given out to those who are suffering so much. So....that meant I really needed to gear up to finish my second group of 25. I took another look at my card stash and found 9 that I could easily alter with a bible verse sentiment. That got me to 47 cards in total and these 3 represent #48, #49 and #50 of my second set of 25. 

I know these photos aren't the best but I had to photograph during a particularly gloomy day. Both sets a of 25 are probably on their way to either Tennessee or North Carolina. 

I am submitting these to the Word Art Wednesday Anything Goes - Weeks #667-668,

and also to the October Four Seasons Challenge.

Sing to the Lord

Today's faith based card was created for Grace Klein here in Birmingham (@grace_klein_community). This is a wonderful faith based organization that has many charitable endeavors both locally and globally. Their goal is to give out 100,000 scripture based cards this year to be included with the food boxes, clothing etc. They want cards in bundles of 25 which is daunting to our kind of card makers but my goal is to donate 100 cards by the end of the year. If you have any questions or want to join me, please send me an email or comment on this post and I will give you the details. 

I used chocolate brown ink to stamp the Papertrey Ink Year of Psalms February (retired) sentiment onto pool party cardstock cut with the Paper Trey Ink Charming Tags 1. The kraft cardstock and patterned paper background was cut using a stitched edge die and after attaching the sentiment tag I stamped a couple of musical notes from the same Year of Psalms set using the same chocolate brown ink. Lastly I used the Feathered Friends 2 die set to cut from various cardstock in my scraps bag attaching to the card front using foam dimensionals.

Products: Papertrey Ink stamps and die, PTI dp and cs, SU cs, Lil Inker Designs die, MFT and Ranger Distress ink

This cards represents card #38 and is a part of my second bundle of 25.

I am submitting these to the Word Art Wednesday Anything Goes - Weeks #669-670 Challenge.

{The Cat's Pajamas} Welcome Back Big Bear

The Cat's Pajamas October release of digital products is available now. Back in the day one of my very favorite TCP sets was Big Bear. It broke my stampy heart when it was retired. So....I was thrilled when Alma brought it back for the latest digital release. 

Using Silhouette software, I printed Big Bear, the signpost from the Beary Christmas set upon which I placed the words from Crossroads Gnome set onto Copic friendly cardstock, then colored with Copic markers. Since my cutting machine is still under the weather I chose to fussy cut out the two images. For the background, I created a snow bank using an older die and embossed a sno cone cardstock panel with an embossing folder. The images were attached to the main panel using foam dots then a few snowflakes anchored with a sparkly gemstone finished it up. 

Products: The Cat's Pajamas digital stamps, Bazzill and MFT cs, Darice embossing folder, Spellbinders gems, Lawn Fawn dies, Copic Markers

Copics: Bear-W00, E81, N2,N3,N5, N7; Signpost- W00, E81, Y02, Y15, Y17, R20G2, R24, R27, BG01, BG02, BG04

A Fall Feeling

Today's faith based cards were created for Grace Klein here in Birmingham (@grace_klein_community). This is a wonderful faith based organization that has many charitable endeavors both locally and globally. Their goal is to give out 100,000 scripture based cards this year to be included with the food, clothing and school supply boxes, etc. They want cards in bundles of 25 which is daunting to our kind of card makers but my goal is to donate 100 cards by the end of the year. If you have any questions or want to join me, please send me an email or comment on this post and I will give you the details.

I stamped the leaf cluster from the Spellbinders Fall Thoughtfulness set (Sep23 Clear Stamp & Die club) onto Copic friendly cardstock. I cut out with the matching die, then trimmed off the string portion as I wanted to add a 3d version. I attached the stamped piece with layer of craft foam onto a card stock piece cut with the largest die from the Papertrey Ink Reflections:September set. The sentiment from the Stamp Simply Fear Not set was stamped directly onto the backgroundpanel using chocolate brown ink.

Products: Spellbinders stamp and die, Simply Said stamp, Hemptique cord, Papertrey Ink and Lil Inker Designs dies, Altenew and MFT ink, Copic Markers

Copics: E07, E08, E09, E30, E31, E33, E35, YR01, YR02, YR21,YR23, YR27, Y13, Y15, Y17, Y38, G40, G43, G46, V15

In keeping with my usual, I made another card using the same stamps and dies while they were on my craft table, this time using the pumpkin cluster image. I wanted a more muted color scheme as I know so many of my cards lean toward the feminine side. The sentiment is from the Psalm Reflections: August Mini set stamped with chococolate brown ink. 

Products: Spellbinders stamps and dies, PTI stamps and dies, PTI cs, Lil Inker Designs die, Altenew and MFT ink, Copic Markers

Copics: Pumpkin- YR01, YR14, YR21, YR23, YR24, E71; Leaves-G40, G43, G46, E33, E35, E37

I have to say, I found these images hard to color, especially the first one. I made a lot more mistakes than I usually do. 

These cards represent #36-37 and are part of my second bundle of 25. 

I am submitting these to the Word Art Wednesday Anything Goes - Weeks #667-668

and also to the October Four Seasons Challenge.