Newton Autumn Greetings Card

Hello! I have a quick post to share my latest card. It's an Autumn Card to play along with the color challenge at Inky Paws. Are you ready for Autumn? I know I am!!! I'm much happier when there is a cool breeze in the air. For those of you counting down the days there is 33 days until the official start to Fall/Autumn here in the United States.

This Newton Autumn Greetings Card uses two different stamp sets by Newtons's Nook. The main image is from the Autumn Newton Stamp set and the sentiment and gourd image is from the Harvest Tails stamp set. Copic markers were used to color the images and the coordinating dies to cut them out. Distress inks in Tumbled Glass and Peeled Paint were used on the focal panel using the ink smooshing technique. The patterned papers are from the Happy Camper paper pad by We R Memory Keepers and that's it. This card is also entered into the animal challenge at Crafty Sentiments Designs. Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day!

Newton Harvest Blessings Card

It's nice to take a break from summer colors and make a fall inspired card. This Newton Harvest Blessings Card was inspired by a former color challenge at Inky Paws from September 2014. This challenge was  before I found Newton's Nook stamps, so I wanted my chance to play along. I really fell in love with the inspiration photo and had to use it as my copy cat entry for the color challenge. The stamp set used is called Autumn Newton and the images were stamped with Memento black ink and colored with Copic markers. Then the images were die cut with the coordinating dies. For the background I did some ink smooshing with Peeled Paint and Tumbled Glass distress inks. The plaid paper is by Lawn Fawn and was die cut with the Newton's Nook Frames & Flags die set. Everything was adhered flat for easy shipping and that's it. So glad you stopped by and enjoy the rest of your day!

Challenges entered:

• Addicted to Stamps and More: Make Your Mark
• Inky Paws: 100th Challenge (Color)
• Simon Says: Anything Goes
• The Sisterhood of Crafters: Any Occasion
• Watercooler Wednesday: All About Occasions

September 26, 2014

Harvest Happiness Card

Well... the cooler weather has officially arrived. Yesterday it was sunny and nice and today it's rainy and cold. When I ran errands this afternoon I didn't bring a jacket and regretted it each time I got out of the car. The root beer freeze I was drinking definitely didn't help me stay warm. So, when I got home my spare jacket went in the back seat of the car. Now I'm prepared!

This Harvest Happiness Card will be one of my Thanksgiving Cards I sent to family and friends. The images are from the Harvest Tails stamp set by Newton's Nook. Copic markers were used to color the images and then they were die cut with the coordinating dies. The patterned paper is from the Fall Friends paper pad by Doodlebug Design Inc. and it was matted to Cherry Cobbler cardstock by Stampin' Up!. To add an interesting border, I tore the patterned paper in half and adhered the reverse side to peek out of the torn edges. Distress inks in Tumbled Glass and Peeled Paint were used on mixed media paper for the focal area. Once everything was adhered together the linen twine was added. That's it! So glad you stopped by and enjoy the rest of your day!

Challenges entered:

• Cardz 4 Galz: Pumpkins
• City Crafter: Woodland Animals
• Creative Knockouts: Border Time
• Inky Paws: Use Burlap or Twine
• Unicorn Challenge: Use a Sentiment 

Butterfly Fall Blessings Card

The weekend is almost over and Fall/Autumn has officially arrived. I'm happy to report we received some much needed rainfall and the weather is much cooler. When I was in my backyard this afternoon putting seed out for the birds I noticed several butterflies fluttering around the yard. They were all different, some large and some small. I have several perennials they like to visit and a sage bush that is also popular with the hummingbirds. The backyard butterflies inspired me to make this Butterfly Fall Blessings Card. The stamp is from the retired Watercolor Wings stamp set by Stampin' Up! and the patterned paper is from the Enchanted Harvest paper pad by Bo Bunny. To finish the card I added the Fall Blessings sentiment by Impression Obsession along with three retired candy dots by Stampin' Up!. Thanks for stopping by!

Challenges entered:

• Aud Sentiments: Fall + Sentiment
• Crafty Friends: Autumn Colours
• The Crafter's Cafe: Autumn and/or Spring

Autumn Newton Card

Hello and happy Friday! One more day until the arrival of Fall/Autumn! A cool front is arriving in our area today and we are expecting some rain, both of these make me happy. Our weatherman assured us the heat is over!!! So, bring on the cooler weather.

There are several Fall/Autumn challenges right now and I made this Autumn Newton Card to participate in a few. My intent when making this card was to send it to my Aunt Cindy, but now I kinda want to keep it. I just love the mix of colors and of course the Autumn Newton stamp. The floral patterned paper is from the Woodland Forest paper pad by Pebbles (2016) and the Fall plaid is by Lawn Fawn. I made the inky background using Distress Oxide Inks and then die cut it with a deckle die by Tim Holtz. After stamping and coloring the images with Copic markers they were die cut with the coordinating dies. Everything was adhered flat for easy shipping and that's it. Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have a lovely weekend!

Challenges entered:

• Back to Basics and Beyond: Inky Backgrounds
• Creative Knockouts: 2 or More Patterned Papers
• Inky Paws: Fabulous Fall
• SumMore Fun: Mood Board Inspiration
• The Sisherhood of Crafters: Cozy Plaids

Fall Card with Squirrel

Happy Tuesday! In a few more days Fall arrives and I'm definitely looking forward to cooler weather. There are so many things about Fall that I love, the crisp air, smells of pumpkin bread baking in the kitchen and the crunch of leaves beneath my feet. In my craft room I love using rich Fall colors! So today I made this Fall Card with Squirrel featuring the Autumn Squirrel image by Bugaboo Stamps. The look on the face of the squirrel is just so cute! To color the image Copic markers were used and it was a bit tricky with this being a digital stamp. There are several places where the black outline smeared, but I'm calling it shading. The background paper is from the Autumn Crisp paper pad by American Crafts (2013). A little twine was added for detail  along with three sequins for sparkle. The sentiment is from the Harvest Tails stamp set by Newton's Nook and it was matted to a scalloped circle. That's it! So glad you stopped by and I hope you enjoy the rest of your day.

Challenges entered:

• Always Fun: Fall Colors
• Cards in Envy: Feels Like Fall
• Catch The Bug: Bingo (bottom across)
• Crafty Cardmakers: Autumn Colours
• Make My Monday: Autumn/Fall Colours

Second card using patterned paper from the Woodland Forest paper pad by Pebbles (2016).

Elephant Sunflowers Card

Hello and happy Tuesday! This past weekend I drove to my parent's house which is a couple hours away. Along the drive there were lots of sunflowers on the side of the road. I loved looking at them, they make me smile and they were the inspiration for this Elephant Sunflowers Card. Instead of focusing on the pumpkins in the Edward Fall Pumpkins image by Bugaboo Stamps, I focused on the sunflowers.

The sunflowers paper is from the Heartland Farm paper pad by American Crafts, gingham paper from the Painted Blooms paper pad by Penny Black and the woodgrain is from the Knock On Wood paper pad by Lawn Fawn. Copic markers were used to color the image and then it was die cut with a Alterations square framelit die by Tim Holtz. The sentiment is by Sugar Pea Designs and that's it! So glad you stopped by and I hope you enjoy the rest of your day.

Challenges entered:

• Catch The Bug: Make Us Smile
• City Crafter: Fall Colors
• The Cutie Pie: Shades of Autumn
• Stinkin' Inkers: Leaves are Falling (Fall Colors)
• Use Your Stuff: Animals

Squirrel Happy Fall Card

Hooray for Friday! There are only 15 days until the first day of Fall and that makes me happy. The weather this week is cooler than last week and it's definitely getting darker outside earlier in the evening. All good signs of the upcoming arrival of Fall!!!

To play along with a few Autumn and animal challenges I made this Squirrel Happy Fall Card. The layout is from this weeks sketch at Sweet Sketch Wednesday. The image, sentiment and leaf/acorn die cuts are all by Sugar Pea Designs. Copic markers in light brown tones were used to color the squirrel and square Alterations framelit dies by Tim Holtz were used to cut out the squares. The patterned paper is from the Flea Market paper pad by Doodlebug Design and some enamel dots by Stampin' Up! were added for detail. That's it! So glad you stopped by and I hope you have a wonderful weekend.

Challenges entered:

• Alphabet Challenge: L for Leaves
• Brown Sugar: All Creatures Great and Small
• Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday: Signs of Autumn
• Sweet Sketch Wednesday: Sketch
• That's Crafty!: Forever Autumn

Fall Card with Die Cuts

Good day! If you're counting down with me... it's 23 days until the start of Fall! To get a head start on my Thanksgiving cards I made this Fall Card with Die Cuts. The stamp and die cut bundle will be released on September 5th in the Stampin' Up! 2018 Holiday Catalog. The stamp set is called Falling For Leaves and it coordinates with the Detailed Leaves Thinlits Dies. Cardstock colors include: Early Espresso, Fresh Fig, Daffodil Delight and Old Olive. Woodgrain patterned paper was used for the background and it was stamped with Crumb Cake ink using a leaf stamp. To add a subtle pattern a piece of scrap orange polka dot paper was used for the bottom trio of leaves. The sentiment was stamped with Early Espresso ink and die cut with a Tim Holtz Alterations circle framelit. Three sequins were added for some sparkle and that's it. So glad you stopped by!

Challenges entered:

• Crafty Gals Corner: Anything Goes
• Mod Squad: Anything Goes
• Simon Says: Fall/Autumn
• Watercooler Wednesday: Anything Goes

Happy Owl Coffee Card

This afternoon I really debated between taking a nap or drinking more coffee to make a card. The coffee and card making won! I couldn't resist using the cute Happy Fall digital image by Craftin Desert Divas. It's been featured on several cards in the Fall Coffee Lovers Blog Hop and I think it's just adorable!

To color the image I used Copic markers and then used a stitched square die cut by Lil' Inkers. All patterned papers are from the Flea Market paper pad by Doodlebug Design. Cardstock colors include Bermuda Bay and Pumpkin Pie by Stampin' Up!. The sentiment is from the Stamplorations Coffee Happy stamp set by Shery Russ Designs and was stamped using Memento Rich Cocoa ink. Three green sequins were added for some sparkle and that's it. This Happy Owl Coffee Card is also entered into the following challenges: Allsorts (Feels Like Autumn) and 2 Crafty Crazies (Feature a Creature). Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day!

Pumpkin Spice Card

Hello and happy Friday! Today is the start of the Fall Coffee Lovers Blog Hop and this Pumpkin Spice Card is my first entry. The coffee cup stamp and sentiment are from the Unity Pumpkin Spice stamp set. Copic markers were used to color the image. The orange patterned paper is from the Knock On Wood paper pad by Lawn Fawn and the gingham is from the Perfect Autumn paper pad by Echo Park. Early Espresso cardstock by Stampin' Up! was used for the frame and mat along with some retired Early Espresso twine for detail. Three small sequins were the last added detail and that's it. I'm also entering this card in the Naughty or Nice Challenge #43-Framed! Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day!

Fall Thanks Card

There are numerous reasons to send thank you cards and with Fall quickly arriving I wanted to make a Fall Thanks Card. All supplies used on this card are by Stampin' Up!. The supplies used are a mix of current and retired. Retired supplies include: pumpkin stamp from the retired Fall Fest stamp set, thanks sentiment from Watercolor Wishes, Hello Honey ink pad, candy dots and sequins. Current supplies include: Very Vanilla, Cajun Craze, Crushed Curry and Early Espresso cardstock, Painted Autumn dsp, Falling Flowers stamp set, May Flowers framelits, Pumpkin Pie and Cajun Craze ink pads and Early Espresso marker. That's it! Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day.


This card is entered into the following challenges:

• SU! Only: Autumn Colors!
• Craftaholics R Us: Pumpkins
• Use Your Stuff: Fall is in the Air

Autumn Fun Card

Happy Saturday! Hopefully you are having a great day! It's been pretty calm around my house, so I made this Autumn Fun Card using the new Autumn Newton stamp set. This stamp set will see a lot of action for my Fall card creations. I really love the Newton's Nook line of stamps!

To make this Autumn Fun Card I started with the inky panel. A piece of mixed media paper was cut to the desired size and inked with Distress Oxide Inks in: Fossilized Amber, Wild Honey, Spiced Marmalade and Fired Brick. Then it was spritzed with water using a distress sprayer. A heat gun was used to help speed the drying process along. Next the Autumn Newton images were stamped with Memento black ink and colored with Copic markers. The coordinating dies were used to cut out the images. A brown frame was die cut and adhered to the inky panel. Then to cover some liquid glue issues I added some brown metallic paint to the frame. Both patterned papers are from the Pumpkin Spice paper pad by Simple Stories (2015) and were matted to a piece of Early Espresso cardstock by Stampin' Up!. Everything was adhered flat for easy shipping and that's it!

Challenges entered:

• Cute Card Thursday: Autumn
• Allsorts: Use at least 2 Designer Papers
• Pause Dream Enjoy: Autumn
• Craft for the Craic: Autumnal Colours

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day!

You Mocha Me Happy Card

Hello and Happy National Coffee Day! It's been a busy day at my house but I was determined to make another card for the Fall Coffee Lovers Blog Hop. The kitty stamp and sentiment on this card are by Your Next Stamp. It was one I put on my wish list during the Spring Coffee Hop. To add a pattern to the coffee cup I paper pieced the image. The kitty was stamped onto Crumb Cake cardstock and then colored with Copic markers. Here is a quick list of supplies:

• Paper: Whisper White, Early Espresso, Old Olive, Tangerine Tango and Soft Suede cardstock along with leaves patterned paper from the Woodland Forest paper pad by Pebbles and plaid paper retired from Stampin' Up!
• Stamps: Coffee Break stamp set by Your Next Stamp.
• Inks & Coloring: Memento black and Copic markers.
• Other Stuff: Big Shot, Frame die cut by Taylored Expressions, Acorn & Leaves die cuts by Sugar Pea Designs, three sequins and dimensionals.

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day!

This You Mocha Me Happy Card is entered into the following challenges:

• Creative Knockouts: Fall
• Creative Moments: Anything Goes/2 Pattern Papers
• Coffee Loving Cardmakers: Fall Coffee Hop

Feather Nap Fall Card

Happy Tuesday! Today is the start of a new challenge at Tuesday Throwdown and the theme is Fall Feathers. Our wonderful sponsor for this challenge is Sami Stamps and they generously provided the design team with our choice of image. Since I love cats, I selected the Feather Nap image. The design team has created some fantastic inspiration and we would love for you to play along with the challenge this week. Click here for all the details and you have until mid-day on Monday, Oct. 3rd to link your creation. Hope to see your card in the gallery!

Supplies for this Feather Nap Fall Card include:

• Paper: Whisper White, Bermuda Bay, Early Espresso and Pumpkin Pie cardstock by Stampin' Up!, along with patterned paper from Doodlebug Designs Flea Market paper pad. 
• Stamps: Feather Naps digital image by Sami Stamps, pumpkins from Graphic 45/Hampton Art and Hello Fall sentiment from Simon Says Stamp exclusive Hello Fall stamp set by Newton's Nook. 
• Inks & Coloring: Memento black ink and Copic markers.
• Other Stuff: Photo frame die by Stamps of Life, grass punch by Fiskars and dimensionals.

This card is linked to the following challenges:

• Cards in Envy: Goodbye Summer, Hello FALL!
• Crafty Boots: Autumn is in the Air
• Show Us Your Pussies: Anything with a Cat Goes
• Craft Your Passion: Anything Goes
• Sunny Day Crafting: Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day!

Brentwood Trick or Coffee Card

Hello! Today is the start of the Fall Coffee Lovers Blog Hop and one of their super sponsors is Jessica Lynn Original. Jessica has provided a freebie image for the hop called Pumpkin Spice Latte Happy Halloween Brentwood. You definitely want to download your image now... while it's free.

If given the choice between a trick or coffee... I would choose coffee every time! So, I decided to alter a Trick or Treat sentiment from the latest Halloween Brentwood stamp set to say Trick or Coffee. To create this Brentwood Trick or Coffee Card I printed the digital image and colored it with Copic markers. Using an Avery Elle die cut the image and Bermuda Bay* scalloped mat were cut with the Big Shot. The card base is Crumb Cake* with a layer of Chocolate Chip* and Fall Perfectly Plaid patterned paper by Lawn Fawn. A strip of orange scrap paper was adhered in the middle and some twine added for detail. The matted image was adhered with dimensional and the altered sentiment was added. * Denotes cardstock colors from Stampin' Up! That's it! Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day!

This card is entered into the following challenges:

• Coffee Lovers Blog Hop: Fall Coffee Theme
• Crafty Gals Corner: Critters!
• Creative Craft Cottage: Anything Goes
• Crafting with Friends: Anything Goes

Sunflowers Hello Fall Card

This time of year in Oklahoma you can see sunflowers in the fields as you're driving by. I think they are happy flowers and I've always wanted to plant some in my backyard, but alas I never have. Maybe next year!

The image on this Sunflowers Hello Fall Card is by Bugaboo Digi Stamps and it's called Autumn Owl. Copic markers were used to color the image and then it was die cut with a circle stitched die by My Favorite Things. The sunflower patterned paper is from the new Flea Market paper pad by Doodlebug Designs and the brown dot is from Bo Bunny's Enchanted Harvest collection. A scrap piece of striped Pumpkin Pie paper was added for additional color. Since I added a pop of blue on the flower vase I decided to add some denim blue twine from The Twinery. The Hello Fall sentiment is from the retired For All Things stamp set by Stampin' Up! and three pumpkin colored sequins were added for sparkle. That's it!

This Sunflowers Hello Fall Card is entered into the following challenges:

• Cards in Envy: Goodbye Summer, Hello Fall!
• Crafty Cardmakers: Autumn
• Make My Monday: Autumn (Fall) Colours
• Love to Scrap: Anything Goes
• Sunny Day Crafting: Anything Goes

Same supplies different layout:

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day!

Newton's Hello Fall Card

Happy Saturday! We are expecting a cooler day today thanks to a small cool front and rain that moved through overnight. The rain was really needed and will keep the hubby from having to spend the weekend watering outside. Which in turn will keep me from hearing his complaints about having to water, it's definitely a win for me!

Since Fall is my favorite time of year, I've decided to send out Fall cards to family and a few friends. Usually I create five different designs and make duplicates of each to have enough cards. This Newton's Hello Fall Card was made using an image from the Newton's Nook Hello Fall stamp set exclusive to Simon Says Stamp from last year. The image was colored with Copic markers and the patterned papers are from the Amy Tangerine Ready Set Go paper pad by American Crafts. The leaves border punch is from Fiskars and I added some twine and sequins for detail. That's it!

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day!

This Newton's Hello Fall Card is entered into the following challenges:

• Just Us Girls: Use Sequins
• Let's Color: Anything Hand Colored 
• QKR Stampede: Fall Colors
• A Gem of A Challenge: Ribbon, Lace or Twine
• Simply Create Too: Fall Colors
• Sunny Day Crafting: Anything Goes

Happy Fall Card

Hello! Each day we are inching closer to Fall/Autumn and that makes me very happy. We are expecting a small cool front to come in for the weekend and I'm eager for the ninety degree weather to go away. This afternoon I took a break from sewing and made this Happy Fall Card. The stamp set by Newton's Nook was and exclusive to Simon Says Stamp last year and is one of my favorites for Fall. All patterned paper is from the new Pebbles Woodland Forest paper pad. The image was colored with Copic markers and the layout is from the current sketch at Paper Play Sketches. I really enjoyed making this card, so I may make a couple more just like it to send to family and friends. Thanks for stopping by my blog today and I hope you come back again soon.

This Happy Fall Card is entered into the following challenges:

• Cute Card Thursday: Animals/Creatures!
• Paper Play Sketches: Sketch #014
• Simon Says Stamp: Stamp It
• Fab 'n' Funky: Fall Colours

Copper Embossed Leaf Card

This time of year I'm ready for Fall to arrive! The colors on my craft desk turn to comforting warm hues and I anxiously await the cooler weather to arrive. Fall/Autumn is still a few weeks away but it's officially arrived in my craft room.

For this card I started by playing around with a Very Vanilla piece of cardstock and sponging on ink colors: Cajun Craze, Delightful Dijon and Pumpkin Pie. Then I used VersaMark ink with a leaf stamp from the Vintage Leaves stamp set and heat embossed with copper embossing powder. The coordinating Leaflets Framelit Dies were used with the Big Shot to cut the leaf shape. Next a piece of Very Vanilla cardstock was embossed using the Brick Wall embossing folder. The edges of the embossed panel and the patterned paper from the Serene Scenery paper stack was inked with Antique Linen distress ink by Tim Holtz. Some ink was added to the bricks and the Many Thanks sentiment from the retired Another Thank You stamp set was stamped directly onto the panel with Soft Suede ink . The panel was matted to a piece of Pumpkin Pie cardstock and one edge was die cut using a stitched scalloped die by My Favorite Things. The panel was then adhered to the patterned paper and then matted to a piece of Cajun Craze cardstock. Before adhering the layers to the card base, some linen thread was wrapped around three times and secured to the back with tape. Then everything was adhered to the card base. The final touch was adding three brown sequins and that's it! Unless noted the supplies are by Stampin' Up!.

This Copper Embossed Leaf Card is entered into the following challenges:

• Crafty Catz: Anything Goes with Autumn Colours
• Hiding in My Craft Room: Fall Colors!
• 613 Avenue Create: Anything Goes with Colors of Fall
• Just For Fun Rubber Stamps: All Things Fall