Have a Splendid Day ~ a fall card

Hello friends!!  So happy to be back in my craft room today!  I thought I was going to lose my mind if I didn't get some crafting therapy soon.

And today is the first day of fall!!  My favorite season.  I've been going crazy with apple, pumpkin and cinnamon recipes in the kitchen.  I have my fall scented candles burning from morning till night and so of course I started with some fall cards to get back into the swing of things.

I started with a sketch from Crazy 4 Challenges blog

And here is what I came up with

I used Chocolate cardstock for the base.  All the pattern papers come from a new fall 6x6 pad I got, Echo Park Paper, Reflections Fall by Lori Whitlock.  The apple is cut from Doodlecharms at 2.5" using CTMH cardstock colors Champagne, Olive, Cocoa and Barn Red.  I also inked the edges with the coordinating inks to eliminate the white edges.  I used the stamp set Harvest Happiness for the sentiment and the leaves and cut the corresponding shapes from Art Philosophy.  I stamped the sentiment with Chocolate and the leaves with Olive, Barn Red and Goldrush.  I added a button and jute bow from my stash and attached the apple with an Action Wobble.

On the inside, I used the border stamp from the Harvest Happiness stamp set in Cocoa.  I used a scrap from the same 6x6 pad - it's the opposite side of one the the papers from the front.  I also used the same leaf stamp with Olive ink using the second generation stamping technique.

Apples, leaves, fall colors - how can you go wrong??  

I hope you are all having a wonderful, relaxing Sunday!  I have some other projects that are half completed, so I'm going to finish those and I'll be back tomorrow.

Oh - I wanted to let you all know there are some new products added to the While Supplies Last section.  If you haven't been there lately, go check it out.  The Spellbound Paper Packs from last year are in there for $2.20!!  And a bunch of other great stuff super duper cheap!

You also have about a week left to take advantage of the National Stamping Month promotional stamp set and the amazing Poster Tidings Stamp of the Month.  ~~  This would be a great month to get one of the exclusive Cricut cartridges and take advantage of the specials!  For $114.00 you would get a Cricut cartridge, 3 sheets of dimensional elements and 7 stamp sets!  And no matter what cartridge you choose, you will not go wrong - they are all must haves!!  All of this would retail for $190.85 so it's an amazing savings!

Linking to:
BBTB2 - fall
Craftin Desert Divas - fall
Paper Playtime - apples
Die Cuttin Divas - apples
An Inky Situation - fall leaves
Little Scrap Pieces - any card/project
Friday Mashup - fall food
Jo's Scrap Shack - anything goes
CardzTV - colors of fall
Crazy 4 Challenges - sketch

Where have I been????

Hey guys,  just wanted to pop in quickly with an update.  I don't have any projects to share tonight.  Have you ever had those moments in life where it just seems like everything is spinning out of control?  That' what it feels like for me right now.  I'm just so disorganized lately and trying to find a groove now that school and after school activities have begun.  I haven't been spending much time in my craft room for the last couple of weeks.  A few minutes here and there, that's about it.  I'm going to spend this weekend cleaning and organizing my craft room and hope that some inspiration hits!  I have some ideas floating in my head for some fall decor projects and I want to start on some Christmas cards.   I hope you all are doing well and I'll be back next week with some new projects.

xoxo ~ Dawn

Love Never Melts

Hi friends!!  Short and sweet today - my schedule is messed up from the holiday and I've fallen behind on everything....but I have a quick winter card to share!

All the papers and cardstock come from the Frosted paper pack.  The snowman comes from the Flakey Friends stamp set.  I edged all the papers and stamped the snowman with Twilight ink.  The ribbon is one from my stash and I added Stardust Glitter Gel to the snowballs and the line of snow under the snowman.

Card base is 4 1/4" x 11", scored at 5 1/2".  

Mat layers are:

4" x 5 1/4"

2 3/4" x 3 1/2"

2 1/2" x 3 1/4"

2 3/8" x 3 1/8"

The inside is lined with more papers from the Frosted paper pack.  The sentiment is also from Flakey Friends and I continued with the Twilight ink.

I hope you enjoy!  I'm off to do a million and one things today!  Have a great day!!!

Linking to -
An Inky Situation - sketch

September Specials!
You are My Happy - National Stamping Month
Poster Tidings - Stamp of the Month

Bundle of Joy

Hi Everyone!  I have a sweet baby card to share today.

I started with a circular sketch

and here's my take on it...

 I used Birthday Bash for the card base at 5".  The circle layer was also cut from Birthday Bash.  I just eyeballed the size of the rectangles till I liked how it looked and rounded the corners. The solid pink rectangle I ran through the cuddlebug with the polka dot embossing folder.  The banner was cut from the Artiste cartridge and the moon and stars are from the Baby Shower cartridge.  The pattern papers are from the DCWV stack Nana's Nursery, Baby Girl.  Cardstock colors used are Blush, Buttercup, White Daisy and Slate.  The sentiment is a mini clear stamp I picked up at Joann's and I used Slate ink.  I added clear glitter glue to the stars and the ribbon and button are from my stash.

For the inside, I cut two more circles from the Birthday Bash cartridge.  One in Blush and one in White Daisy.  I picked up the sentiment stamp from an Ebay Store called PrairiePeddler.  The stars are from the CTMH set called Glory to God.  I  stamped the sentiment in Slate and the stars in Buttercup.

Hope you all are having a wonderful day!!

Linking to:
Crazy4Challenges - buttons and bows
Craftin Desert Divas - babies
Paper Playtime - use 3 pattern papers
Die Cuttin Divas - sketch

September Specials!
You are My Happy - National Stamping Month
Poster Tidings - Stamp of the Month

Gift Ideas from my Kitchen - Crunchy Pumpkin Pie Granola

Hi Everyone!  I hope you had a wonderful weekend!

Since it's cooled off I've been able to turn the oven on again and test out some recipes!  After my craft room, the kitchen is my next favorite place to create.

 I've started thinking about Thanksgiving.....this is my third year hosting dinner for my family.  I was so nervous that first year!  And, while I don't have all the kinks worked out, I try to have fun with it and not be so stressed.  My biggest obstacle is time management and getting dinner on the table as scheduled and not having everyone starve while they wait. Last year, for each person,  I decorated some small mason jars and filled them with a snack mix.

This year I wanted something different that incorporated the flavors of fall - to me, that is pumpkin and apple.  I came across a recipe for Crunchy Pumpkin Pie Granola on Allrecipes.com and tested it out this morning.  This granola is so yummy, took only 15 minutes to mix up and made my house smell wonderful!

Fresh from the oven

I found these little zip lock bags to package the granola in.  I find zip lock bags are much easier for my son to open and close instead of a twist tie.  Less mess for me to clean up too.

And of course I had to dress them up and make them look nice!

I used the cricut Art Philosophy cartridge to cut the fry box at 9" - you can get 2 of these from a 12 x 12 sheet of paper.  I used one of the  designs from the Huntington paper pack for the box and the coordinating cardstock in the pack for the other cuts.  For the turkey and the sentiment I used the Perfect Fit - Thanksgiving stamp set with the cricut Artiste cartridge.  I used Barn Red ink to stamp the turkey. 

And I used Cocoa ink for the sentiment and Olive ink for the flourish.  I used Goldrush to ink all the edges of each piece.

And here it is all put together.

Cute and yummy!  One detail for Thanksgiving done!  Yay!

Here is the link to the recipe at Allrecipes.com.

Have a wonderful week!!

Linking to:

BBTB2 - fry box challenge

Little Scrap Pieces - any project

September Specials!
You are My Happy - National Stamping Month
Poster Tidings - Stamp of the Month

BOO! An Artiste Halloween Card

Ahhhh...it' so nice and cool out today!  A wonderful breeze coming in through the window and I had a whole day to myself in my craft room!  And even better than that, my hubby is making homemade pizzas for dinner as I type this!  yum!!

So with the cooler weather - and I am enjoying this as much as I can because I know it will be hot again - I am back in the Halloween mood!  I have been working on Halloween cards and home dec projects all day.

Here's the first card ~

The card base is from the Artiste cartridge. It is found under Accent 4, shift, button 48.  I sized the card at 5 1/2" in height and it came out to just about 4" in width.  I found an oval on the Artiste cartridge as well (Accent 2, button 6) and sized it in CCR to fit perfectly over the center of the card base.  I'm not sure who makes the striped paper I used - it was a 12 x 12 stack, but the cover had come off.  The cute ghost is from Paper Doll Dress Up and was cut at 3 1/2".  I used a black gel pen to go over the little cuts on the ghost to make his face.  I also stamped two black bats from the Creepy Creatures stamp set with black ink and inked the edges of the oval as well.

I cut the same oval I used on the card front, but this time in white for the inside.  Boo! is cut from the Artiste cartridge at 1".  It is found under Basic, shift, button 47.  I used the bats again and the little rat from the Creepy Creatures stamp set.

Super simple and, I think, super cute!!  I hope you're all having a fabulous day!  Back to work for me tomorrow.  I'm so thankful I was able to take advantage of today.  Have a great week!!

September Specials!
You are My Happy - National Stamping Month
Poster Tidings - Stamp of the Month

You are my Happy!! ~ It's National Stamping Month!!

Good Morning!!!  I'm so glad you are here today!  I have some exciting new stamps to share with you today in celebration of National Stamping Month!

Through the month of September, with a qualifying purchase, you can get this special You Are My Happy stamp set for only $10.00!  There are 3 stamp sheets included in this set, retail value of $47.90!  You will receive one sheet of alphabet letters, one sheet of sentiments and one sheet of icons.  And some of the stamps on the icon stamp sheet coordinate with the Art Philosophy cartridge!  You can watch the video about these amazing stamps here!

Sentiments

Icons

Alphabet

I absolutely LOVE this set!  I think it's so cute and whimsical!

Here's the first project with this set - I know there will be many more  :-)

The card base is 5" x 5" in black cardstock.  Then I cut a piece of white daisy 4 7/8" x 4 7/8".  I used the small flower from the You Are My Happy icon stamp sheet to create a background with black ink.  Next there is a black mat cut 3 1/2" x 3 1/2" and a white mat cut 3 3/8" x 3 3/8".  On this white mat I used the Washi Wonder stamp set.

This is another new set and is exclusive to Hostesses!  Check out this video for the great new Hostess Rewards you can earn ~ Amazing new stamps with even more amazing prices!!  Contact me with any questions and how you can earn these for yourself!!

Back to the card ~ The smallest square has a black mat 2 1/4" x 2 1/4" and a yellow mat 2" x 2".  I stamped the sentiment Hugs Kisses and Best Wishes from the You are My Happy stamp set in black.  I then stamped the adorable butterfly from the You are My Happy icon sheet, fussy cut and adhered only the center so I could slightly lift the wings.  The inspiration for this card came from a sketch over at Jo's Scrap Shack this week.

For the inside I just layered the mats and left it blank for now.  Yellow mat is 4 1/2" x 4 1/2", black mat is 3 1/2" x 3 1/2" and the white mat is 3" x 3".

I hope you are all having a wonderful weekend!  My husband picked up a bicycle for me yesterday.  He and my son have been going on bike rides together for the last couple weeks and now I can join them!  So excited for that!!

Linking to:
Jo's Scrap Shack - sketch
Cardz TV - color pop, black and white with pop of yellow

September Specials!
You are My Happy - National Stamping Month
Poster Tidings - Stamp of the Month