I'm still on the leaf channel here! lol. The first card below is not my design, it's by a Stampin' Up! Demo from Northern Ireland, Donna Ferguson. Isn't it stunning? I never would have thought to use Cherry Cobbler with Cajun Craze, and it is such a beautiful combination.

I've got to share some thoughts on the Foil Sheets. The new Embellished Ornaments Thinlit dies look amazing with that paper. However, it is a bit tricky to use. Even with my new Big Shot, I have to finesse it: wax paper, dryer sheets and the pokey tool. I really hate to resort to the pokey tool, but I love that shiny bling that the Foil Sheets offer. So I got to thinking. In that Thinlit set are also some outline shapes for the ornaments. So I tried using the Foil Sheets as the background, and cutting the intricate ornament die from regular cardstock, which does not require dryer sheets or the pokey tool in my machine. I really like the look.

Project Details
Stamps	Lighthearted Leaves
Card Stock & Papers	Whisper White, Delightful Dijon, Cajun Craze, Cherry Cobbler
Ink	Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories	Copic Markers, Crystal Effects, Gold Thread
Tools	Leaflets Framelits

Project Details
Stamps
Card Stock & Papers	Whisper White, Real Red, Old Olive, Red and Green Foil Sheets
Ink
Accessories
Tools	Embellished Ornaments Thinlits, Filigree Frames embossing folder (retired)

 

August Stamp Your Art Out!

My monthly class met yesterday and as usual, we had such a nice time together. Here are the cards we made. I gave out the new Holiday Catalogs that will go live on September 1st. That's just a few days away! SQUEAL!!

Project Details
Stamps	Vintage Leaves, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Card Stock & Papers	Lost Lagoon: card base 5 ½ x 8 ½ score at 4 ¼                                        1 ½ x 1 ½ small leaf Mossy Meadow: 5 ¼ x 4 Woodgrain embossed & sponged Blackberry Bliss: 3 ½ x 4 large leaf Very Vanilla: punched sentiment                        5 x 3 ½ inside piece
Ink	Mossy Meadow, Blackberry Bliss, VersaMark
Accessories	Linen Thread, Burlap Ribbon, Stampin’ Dimensionals
Tools	Leaflets Framelits, Woodgrain Embossing Folder, Sponge, Gold Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, 1 ¼” Circle Punch

Project Details
Stamps	Embellished Ornaments, Lighthearted Leaves, More Merry Messages (retired)
Card Stock & Papers	Real Red: card base 5 ½ x 8 ½ score at 4 ¼ Whisper White: 5 ¼ x 4                           sentiment strip                            5 x 3 ½ inside piece Gold Foil Sheet: 1 ¼ x 2 ¼ Red Foil Sheet: 3 x 3
Ink	Real Red, Garden Green
Accessories	Red Baker’s Twine
Tools	Embellished Ornaments Thinlits, Decorative Dots Embossing Folder

Project Details
Stamps	Best Thoughts
Card Stock & Papers	Crumb Cake: card base 5 ½ x 8 ½ score at 4 ¼ Very Vanilla: 5 ¼ x 4 and 2 ¾ x 4 ¼ Early Espresso: 3 x 4 ½ Thick Ivory Cardstock: 5 x 3 ½ inside piece
Ink	Crumb Cake, Early Espresso
Accessories	Linen Thread, Stampin’ Dimensionals
Tools	Butterfly Punch

Stampin' Up! Does All Kinds of Leaves

The practical Scottish half of me simply LOVES the fact that the Leaflets Framelits cuts out two stamp sets, Lighthearted Leaves and Vintage Leaves. I also enjoy using many different colors with these sets, so they are not just for fall.

Project Details
Stamps	Vintage Leaves, Best Thoughts
Card Stock & Papers	Very Vanilla, Mossy Meadow, Garden Green
Ink	Mossy Meadow, Cajun Craze, Delightful Dijon, Soft Suede
Accessories	Linen Thread, Gold Meltallic Thread, Stampin’ Dimensionals
Tools	Leaflets Thinlits, Heat Tool, Clear Embossing Powder

Project Details
Stamps	Hardwood, Vintage Leaves
Card Stock & Papers	Soft Suede, Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake, Smoky Slate
Ink	Soft Suede, Basic Gray, Cajun Craze, Hello Honey, Tangerine Tango, Mossy Meadow
Accessories	Mossy Meadow Twine, Burlap Ribbon
Tools	Brick Wall Embossing Folder, Leaflets Framelits

Project Details
Stamps	Hardwood, Lighthearted Leaves, Bloom With Hope (retired)
Card Stock & Papers	Sahara Sand, Cajun Craze, Old Olive, Very Vanilla (inside)
Ink	Cajun Craze, Delightful Dijon, Mossy Meadow
Accessories	Linen Thread, Gold Satin Ribbon, Regals Candy Dots
Tools	Heat Tool, White Embossing Powder, Leaflets Framlits, Sponge Daubers, Hardwood Embossing Folder

Project Details
Stamps	Lighthearted Leaves, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Card Stock & Papers	Whisper White, Basic Black, Smoky Slate
Ink	Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories	Rhinestone Basic Jewels
Tools	Leaflets Framelits, Modern Label Punch (retired), Word Window Punch

Stampin' Up! Leaves and Flutterbies

Project Details
Stamps	Lighthearted Leaves
Card Stock & Papers	Mint Macaron, Lost Lagoon, Whisper White
Ink	VersaMark, Lost Lagoon, Mint Macaron, Daffodil Delight
Accessories
Tools	Heat Tool, White Embossing Powder, sponges

Project Details
Stamps	Watercolor Wings
Card Stock & Papers	Basic Gray, Very Vanilla, Rose Red, Typeset DSP
Ink	Rose Red, Blushing Bride, Melon Mambo
Accessories	Silver Buttons, retired flower embellishment, Silver Baker's Twine, Silver Metallic Thread, Venetian Crochet Trim
Tools	Fluttering Embossing Folder

Project Details
Stamps	By the Tide, Itty Bitty Banners, Butterfly Basics (inside greeting)
Card Stock & Papers	Real Red, Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake
Ink	Real Red, Crumb Cake
Accessories	burlap, crystal effects, candy dots
Tools	1” circle punch, Lots of Labels Framelits

Fall Into Stampin'

Here are some more offerings with the Vintage Leaves stamp set and a new one from the Holiday Catalog which will be available September 1, called Lighthearted Leaves.

Top of Card Set Box

Project Details
Stamps	Vintage Leaves, French Foilage (retired)
Card Stock & Papers	Pumpkin Pie, Chocolate Chip, Soft Suede, Delightful Dijon, Very Vanilla
Ink	Old Olive, Cajun Craze, Delightful Dijon, Chocolate Chip, Crumb Cake
Accessories	brass charms and findings from my stash
Tools	Woodgrain Embossing Folder

Project Details
Stamps	Vintage Leaves, Teeny Tiny Wishes, Hardwood
Card Stock & Papers	Chocolate Chip, Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla
Ink	Cajun Craze, Tangerine Tango, Mossy Meadow, Delightful Dijon
Accessories	lace, burlap and retired button
Tools	Leaflets Framelits, Modern Label Punch, Word Window Punch

Project Details
Stamps	Vintage Leaves, French Foilage (retired)
Card Stock & Papers	Early Espresso, Cherry Cobbler, Very Vanilla
Ink	Early Espresso, Cherry Cobbler, Delightful Dijon, Tangerine Tango, Cajun Craze
Accessories	Linen Thread, Crystal Effects
Tools

Project Details
Stamps	Lighthearted Leaves
Card Stock & Papers	Daffodil Delight, Whisper White, Real Red
Ink	Daffodil Delight, Real Red
Accessories
Tools	Leaflets Framelits, Hello You Thinlits

Work of Art

I saw these beautiful cards done by another Stampin' Up! Demo, Suzanne Johnson and decided I had to borrow her idea and make some like hers. Anyway, I put the shapes from the stamp set together in a way that I thought looked like Suzanne's. I thought they would be nice as a boxed set to sell in the Craft booth at our Church Fall Festival. The stamp set is called Work of Art.

Summer Fun

Boy it's hot here in the southeast. South Carolina is just burnin' up! We have been in such need of rain, I pitched in and did my part. I washed and vacuumed my car. Then it rained two days in a row. Yeah, I'm all about taking one for the team. I think I'll wash it again on Monday.

I'm just getting around to creating with a stamp set I bought last month, and Monday my Demo pre-order from the Holiday catalog will be here with more new stuff! That's a good problem to have, plenty to do:)

Project Details
Stamps	Awesomely Artistic
Card Stock & Papers	So Saffron, Very Vanilla
Ink	VersaMark, So Saffron, Mint Macaron
Accessories	Very Vanilla Satin Ribbon
Tools	Heat Tool, Clear Embossing Powder, Sponge Daubers, Stampin’ Sponges,

Project Details
Stamps	Vintage Leaves
Card Stock & Papers	Very Vanilla, Cajun Craze, Pear Pizzazz
Ink	Cajun Craze, Pear Pizzazz, Delightful Dijon, Soft Suede
Accessories
Tools	Hello You Thinlits