Don't Have a Pumpkin

Papertrey's Make It Monday #32

challenges you to stamp with acrylic paint.

I wanted to make simple little Fall cards with one pumpkin, but

I don't have an individual pumpkin stamp.

 

 

An upside down apple will do!

 

Here are some simple, one-layer cards using Papertrey's Fruit Fusion Apple, 

stamped with Americana Acrylic paint.

 After inking up with paint, I gently made striations with my nail before stamping on the paper.

 

 

I wish I had done that to the first two...I like it. ;)

I'm sure the apple stem would have worked, but I wanted more dimension, so I made stems with floral wire.

Pliers were used to curl the wire, and then the stem was inserted through the hole and taped to the back.

Other challenges:

My cards are tiny... 3"X3"

~CAS-ual Fridays' CFC #20

~Less Is More Week 33 Anything CAS Goes

~Speedy the Cat's Friends Challenge Week #73

One Layer Card

 

 

 

 

Thank you for stopping by today...it's nice to have the company. ;)

Info:

Papertrey's Fruit Fusion Apple stamp,Papertrey's Wreath for All Seasons sentiment,Americana Acrylic Paint bright orange,Tim Holtz Peeled paint,floral wire,Kid's Jewelry Friendship Thread

A Throwdown Case-A-Diva Card

Verve Stamps' September Diva Dare challenges you to Case-a-Diva

(fancy talk for copy).

I chose Sankari Wegman to case.

Every time I go on a Verve hop and land on her blog...I literally gasp.

My eyeballs POP when I see what she does with color

AND bling.

WOWZERS.

It's like she's working with a special rainbow or shade of colors.

She's like the Color Whisperer. ;)

My card is not as magnificent as her work,

but my heart was in the right place.. ;)

ColorThrowdown's #159

helped me get started.

See my baby attempts at quilling???

Note it's quilling with a little "q". ;)

 Gotta start somewhere,right?

Thank you for stopping by today. ;)

INFO:

Papertrey's Communique Curves Sentiments,Teresa Collins Posh Clear Stamps,MS Clear Pattern Stamps,Spellbinders Scalloped circles,Want2Scrap bling,Versamark ink,black embossing powder,Memento ink,Brilliance red,Ellison Thin Cuts daisy flower

Three's a Charm and a Dress

Flourishes' Three's a Charm Challenge

calls for three layers.

I used the card base,the DP and the dress/sentiment as 3 layers.

I am minutes away from the deadline and panting, people, panting...as I type.

The deadline snuck up on me!

Eeek!...here is the info:

MFT Icing on the  Cake,Making Memories Just Chillin' DP boy,Basic Grey Lauderdale DP,Sizzix Originals Dress Ups Dresses die,Color Box frost white,Staz On fuschia pink,Memento ink brown for edges of dress,Want2scrap rhinestones,MS border punch

Thanking with a Regifted Jar

JustRite Challenge #058

Frugal Friday challenges you with the following:

"For this week’s challenge, we want to see your inexpensive/frugal gift ideas (anything but a card), using something you have recycled and reused from around your house.  We'd like to see you repurpose a 3D item and turn it into a fabulous gift or gift packaging, using your JustRite stamps!" 

I recycled 3 items with this project.

The first two are seen here.

I recycled a canister liner that had wonderful noodle graphics and used it for DP on this mason jar and lid.

My "designer paper" was cut out with Spellbinders' classic circles for the lid and scalloped ovals for the jar.

The monogram was stamped with JustRite's Monogram Stamper and cut out with Spellbinder's scalloped circles.

I used just a bit of flourish from JustRite's Thinking of You on the oval.

The label on the lid was mod podged.

So was the label on the jar, but only on top...to make it sturdy and glossy. 

I put mod podge on the ribbon to adhere it to the jar and then tied the label through the holes with affordable twine from the home improvement section.

I got this jar from our wonderful neighbor (and church friend) who gave us homemade spaghetti recently.  She cooked it from the tomatoes in her garden.

She has brought us the most gorgeous/humongous cabbage you have ever seen...

and brought our family a lovely meal when my father-in-law passed away last year.

I am sure I'm not the only recipient of her caring gifts.

I filled the jar with some labels so she can tie them to packages/jars.

The labels were easy.  The centers were stamped from JustRite's Seeds of Kindness and You're So Sweet with the 2" round stamper. 

I then used my Spellbinders' classic circles to cut them out.

I used my Spellbinders' scalloped circles to cut out coordinating DP, and layered them with the sentiment centers.

The third recycled item is this

A magnet/pen holder that my husband salvaged from a notepad.  He threw it in one of our random junk drawers...knowing I would figure out some way to use it.

We have good junk! ;)

Here is what I will give her:

I covered the front of the magnet with DP and glued a sticky pad and clothespin to it.

I attached a label to the clothespin.

Even the pen is coordinated with DP.

I learned from GinaK STAMPTV to cut out DP 3 1/2"X1" and roll it to insert in a Pentel R.S.V.P. pen.

WHEW! Hope you got all that, thanks for stopping by and reading all my info. ;)

Supplies:

JustRite Thinking of You,JustRite DIY Monogram,JustRite Seeds of Kindness,JustRite You're So Sweet,Spellbinders' classic circles,Spellbinders' scalloped circles,Spellbinders' scalloped ovals,Memento ink,Staz on ink,MS ink,Mod Podge,SEI Dill Blossom DP

Girlfriend Rocks!

Remember Mulan?

Mulan ROCKS as far as I am concerned.

I love when a character has CHARACTER, ya know?

It was the first theater movie I took my oldest to.

I wanted her to see a strong princess.

HOW CUTE IS GIRLFRIEND???

My sister bought her for me and sent it ASAP.

SISTER ROCKS TOO. ;)

Miyono (girlfriend) is stamped in Memento ink and colored with Copics.

I fussy cut the paper lanterns from the DP and stamped background elements with PAINT..yes, paint!

There are two peeled back strips that were cut with fringe scissors and knotted up to mimic the sketch.

I had to color the back of those strips with aqua mint to stick with the color scheme.

The card base is scored to mimic the lanterns.

Challenges that inspired this creation:

Papertrey's Make It Monday #32

Stamping with Acrylic Paint

~I stamped Grunge Me with Anita's Dusty Green Acrylic Paint and even swiped some "extra" on the edges.  Originally the sentiment was stamped in paint (but it wasn't legible)...so I swiped paint over it and stamped with ink instead.

ColourQ Challenge #102

Card Patterns Sketch 132

Thank you for perusing by! ;)

Info:

Sister Stamps Miyono,Papertrey Grunge Me,Creative Imaginations Samantha Walker DP,Anita's All Purpose Acrylic Paint,Scor-Pal,MS Fringe scissors,Making Memories Just Chillin' Girl,Copics

It's Your Day

I made this card for Paper Crafts September 2011 Gallery Challenge 

(your best circus-themed projects). 

I had this chipboard elephant to work with, isn't he adorable?  I blinged him up, just like the elephants at the circus (from my childhood memories, anyway). 

His stand is a mini-cupcake liner propped up by pom poms.

The sentiment is skewered by a party pick (I sandwiched it between the DP and card base).

Thanks for stopping by! ;)


Info:

DCWV Nana's Kids Chipboard shape,Papertrey Ink's Think Big Favorites #2,Recollections adhesive rhinestones,Staz On ink,BoBunny Ad Lib Vertigo DP,Want2Scrap green rhinestone,Copic markers to sketch the ring and audience