Piece of Poison

This is my first Halloween card of the year!  I'm really liking the new Pick Your Poison dsp from the Holiday mini, as well as the Quick Accents. Because the patterns are so soft, I came up with something shabby without even really trying!

Stamps:  Piece of Poison

Paper:  Vanilla, Peach Parfait, Black, Basic Grey, Pick Your Poison dsp, Pick Your Poison Quick Accents

Ink:  Black, Peach Parfait, Basic Gray, Crumb Cake, Chocolate Chip, Close to Cocoa

Accessories:  Ticket-Corner punch, Black Lace trim, 1/8" Pumpkin Pie taffeta ribbon, 5/8" Black satin ribbon, brads, Aquapainter, Dimensionals, sponges, white gel pen

What comes to mind when you think of the following images?  A bundle of yellow pencils with sharp lead tips.  The smell of a brand new box of crayons and crisp sheets of loose leaf?    If you guessed back to school then you get an A+.

The September Sampler, "Backpacks and Bookmarks" offers ideas for getting students, teachers and parents in the mood for heading back to school.   Sweet and simple projects are suitable for teachers, students and their classmates.   You'll find:

• Kindergarten Memories book
• Mini spiral coloring book
• Pencil storage packets
• File cabinet/locker magnets
• Desktop notepad with pen
• Sweet spiral locker mirror
• ...and of course, beautiful back to school and Thank You cards for teachers

The "Backpacks and Bookmarks" Sampler is due for release September 10th.
Use the code PCS-LH when you place your order!

Christmas Lodge

My first try with Christmas Lodge!  I really like this set -- it's very retro and cozy feeing.  I'm glad that the flash from my camera really picked out all the glitter "snow."  The Christmas banner at the bottom was taken from Pines & Poinsettias, watercolored, cut out and popped up on Dimensionals.  And did you see the two mini-jingle bells underneath?

I combined both of the new Christmas dsp's, Holly Berry Bouquet and Frostwood Lodge, then peeled me some wallpaper!  

Stamps:  Christmas Lodge, Pines & Poinsettias

Paper:  Early Espresso, Garden Green, Cherry Cobbler, White, Christmas Lodge, Pines & Poinsettias

Ink:  Black, Riding Hood Red, Cherry Cobbler, Bravo Burgundy, Wild Wasabi, Garden Green, Crumb Cake, Close to Cocoa, More Mustard

Accessories:  White gel pen, Dazzling Diamonds glitter, Ticket-Corner punch, Mini-Jingle Bells, Cherry Cobbler satin waffle ribbon, Garden Green 1/4" grosgrain ribbon, Dimensionals, Vintage brads, Aquapainter

Leaves of a Tree

More fun with the Spice Cake dsp!  I hand colored the Leaves of a Tree stamp with markers so that I could add some dimension using lighter/darker shades together.  I love the shape of this tree!  The ribbon is the new Cherry Cobbler satin waffle ribbon, which adds so much texture -- I love that ribbon.  I considered adding a bow, but thought that the image and the dsp were already busy enough.

Stamps:  Leaves of a Tree

Paper:  Early Espresso, Riding Hood Red, More Mustard, Vanilla, Spice Cake dsp

Ink:  Chocolate Chip, Close to Cocoa, Early Espresso, Wild Wasabi, Garden Green, Riding Hood Red, Cherry Cobbler, Summer Sun, More Mustard, Tangerine Tango, Cajun Craze

Accessories:  Ticket-Corner punch, Cherry Cobbler satin waffle ribbon, Earth Elements brads, sponges, Dimensionals

Always Thankful!

This is my first sample using goodies from the new SU! Holiday Mini.  I just have to say that it's a glorious collection of products!  I'm especially loving the the new Spice Cake dsp -- the colors are warm, with just a hint of Pool Party, and patterns are detailed and retro.

Stamps:  Always Thankful

Paper:  Island Indigo, Early Espresso, Vanilla, Spice Cake dsp

Ink:  Black, Pool Party, Island Indigo, Lucky Limeade, Always Artichoke, Daffodil Delight, Crumb Cake, More Mustard, Close to Cocoa, Chocolate Chip

Accessories:  Ticket-Corner punch, vintage brads, Early Espresso satin waffle ribbon, sponges, Aquapainter, white gel pen

Stamping 411 Saturday Sketch Challenge #211

Due to horse shows, this is the first opportunity that I've had in the past couple of weeks to work something up for the Stamping 411 Saturday Sketch Challenge.  This is a really great sketch and it was fun working with it!  I changed a couple of elements, such as adding a larger, card-sized layer under the three smaller elements, deleting the trim around the stamped image and adding the scallop border trim at the top and bottom of the Cajun Craze layer.

Stamps:  Nature's Pace

Paper:  Always Artichoke, Cajun Craze, White, Paisley Petals dsp

Ink:  Black, Tangerine Tango, Cajun Craze, Pear Pizzazz, Always Artichoke, Daffodil Delight, More Mustard, Close to Cocoa, Bravo Burgundy

Accessories:  Scallop edge border punch, Ticket-Corner punch, brads, white gel pen, Always Artichoke seam binding, Dimensionals, Aquapainter

Well Worn, Netting & Faux Notebook Paper

Totally loving the new Field Flowers set!  This set works beautifully for the darker colors and I really like it with the new Well Worn dsp.  If you look carefully, you can see Netting stamped in Crumb Cake over the flower image.  I created my own notebook paper by drawing the lines with a ruler and my Baja Breeze marker.

Stamps:  Field Flowers, Netting, Itty Bitty Backgrounds

Paper:  Vanilla, Cajun Craze, Early Espresso, Not Quite Navy, Well Worn dsp

Ink:  Cajun Craze, Tangerine Tango, Sahara Sand, Chocolate Chip, Early Espresso, Alway Artichoke, Baja Breeze

Accessories:  pieces from my treasured Aged Copper Hodgepodge Hardware, Early Espresso 5/8" satin ribbon, Not Quite Navy 3/8" taffeta ribbon, Spiral punch, sponges, Dimensionals

Field Flowers

This is another of the new sets from the brand new SU! catalog! I really love this 2-step stampin' design -- very, very pretty.  The background layer is stamped with En Francais, Netting and the spatter from Itty Bitty Backgrounds.  I'm sorry that the Netting isn't more visible in the photograph, but it's softly evident IRL.  I have a feeling that I'm going to be using Netting alot!

Stamps:  Field Flowers, En Francais, Netting, Itty Bitty Backgrounds

Paper:  Melon Mambo, White, Always Artichoke

Ink:  Pretty in Pink, Melon Mambo, Always Artichoke, Certainly Celery, Crumb Cake

Accessories:  Basic Pearl jewels, Double-Sided Ribbon punch, Ticket-Corner Punch, Always Artichoke seam binding, Dimensionals, sponges, Aquapainter