The Great Pumpkin Blog Hop Week 4

 

I am just joining Terry Blais' Great Pumpkin Blog Hop and it's Week 4 already! 

 

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I have grandbabies who will love trick-or-treating this year.  I can't wait to see their costumes!  Tavin is 5 and Paeton is 3.  Fun ages for Halloween :)  (Watch for pictures in the near future.) 

I really like the Howlstooth and Scaringbone DSP from the Holiday Catalog.  It matches so well with the Houndstooth Embossing Folder!  I used the Freshly Made Sketches #48 for this card layout.

 

Stamps:  Tricky Treats

Ink:  Tangerine Tango

Paper:  Howlstooth & Scaringbone DSP, Tangerine tango, Basic gray, Basic black, Very vanilla

Accessories:  Houndstooth embossing folder, Festive paper piercing pack, Labels collection framelits, Piercer and pad, Rhinestones

Petite Smiles

I know I just posted a card with the Triple Time stamping technique, but it is my favorite technique right now, can you tell?  This weekend is the AI Demo meeting, and I will be bringing this as my M&T.  This card is on a Wisteria Wonder card base.  Flowering Flourishes background was stamped in Wisteria Wonder, and Fabulous Florets was stamped in Elegant Eggplant.  The sentiment came from the Petite Pairs stamp set and was stamped in Elegant Eggplant.  I used the Large Oval and Scallop Oval punches, and 5/8" White Organza ribbon.  There is a link in my previous post where you can watch Dawn's video on this technique.  Enjoy!

Ladies' Club - August

August Club Projects

This tea light birthday cake couldn't be cuter!  This idea came from Terry Blais.  Each "cake" was made with different colors from the Summer Smooches DSP.  Terry has instructions on her blog (under her Free Tutorial tab), which you can find here.

The Perfectly Preserved stamp set reminds me that fall is just around the corner.  Living in the PNW, fall has become my favorite season.  The Summer Smooches DSP provided the backdrop for the Top Note Big Shot die in So Saffron.  Early Espresso was punched with the Scallop Trim border punch and the Word Window punch.  The sentiment was cut with the Bitty Banner Framelet.  The Cannery Framelet set was used for the jar, jar lid, pear and stem.  These were stamped in Early Espresso and Old Olive.  Early Espresso Baker's Twine on the jar lid and pearls on the pear provided the finishing touches.

Our final project is something I had never heard of until Karen mentioned the technique at a club I belong to.  Karen always finds the neatest things!  It is called Triple Time stamping.  Dawn provides a video on the technique here.

This card is on a black base.  The Everything Eleanor stamp set provided the background stamp detail in pretty in pink.  Melon Mambo was used for the flower.  I love this combination of colors!  When using a dark card base, don't forget to put a lighter piece of card stock on the inside of the card too.  The sentiment is from Perfect Punches and was cut with the Apothecary Accents Framelet.  Pearls and 1/4" Whisper White Grosgrain ribbon were also used.

Chocolate Thank You

What could be better than a Thank You with Chocolate?  I made these cute little pockets with Wild Wasabi and the Two Tags Big Shot Die.  I found that the chocolate square didn't fit well in a single tag, so I used two of the tags and cut each one 1/4 inch after the crease.  I attached them to each other with Sticky Tape.  The sentiment is from Kindness Matters and is stamped with Garden Green.  I used the Window Frame Collection Framelet to cut the design.  The

1 3/4" scallop circle provided just the right size Floral District DSP to highlight the sentiment.  Denim 3/8" ribbon tied the two tags together.  I have some very special ladies to give these to.  I can't wait!

Aviary Chevron Tag

This was a M&T card that I took to a club I belong to.  This card layout can be found in the current catalog.  This card is So Saffron, embellished with the Finishing Touches Edgelit in Marina Mist.  The Chevron embossing folder added just the right texture to the Gumball Green background.  The DSP is from the Subtles collection.  I love the Aviary set in this card.  The background for the bird cage is from Flowering Flourishes, and the friends sentiment was stamped with the Just Believe set and punched with the Word Window.

AIR Goodies

American Ink Rewards!

I am a member of American Ink, which is comprised of all the downline of Terry Blais.  There are so many inspirational and motivational reasons to join her group (I'm a second line downline), and one of them is her AIR program.  She sets quarterly goals for us to reach for, and when we achieve those goals, she treats us to a specially made lunch and goodies!  This time we had salad and baked potatoes for lunch.  Delicious!

This is a pouch Terry handmade out of Comfort Cafe fabric.  I wonder if she knew that's my favorite?!

Inside the bag was a Stampin' Up! notepad, spritzers, a blender pen, and a cute flower stamp.

We made four projects during our luncheon.  They are adorable!

This is a Birthday Cake Tea Light.  My hubby gives birthday cards (that I make for him, obviously) to all of his employees.  Now they will have a little birthday cake to celebrate their special day too!  Can you believe how cute this is?

We made an exploding purse with the new Core'dinations Card Stock from the Holiday Catalog.  You can order from this catalog now!  I love the look of this card stock when you gently sand the embossed design.

We made a Snips fabric holder, again, with Comfort Cafe fabric.  The fabric is cut with the Petal Cone Bigz Die for the Big Shot.  We used Stampin' Up! Fabric Adhesive to place batting between the two layers of fabric, then the standard blanket stitch with Baker's Twine was used to sew it together.  We finished it off with flowers and an Antique Brad.

You will have to wait to see my final project, as I'm adding final touches to it.  Check back in a few days!

Thank you, Terry Blais, for being such an Awesome Upline!!







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