Autumn Blessings

It's such fun to combine a great sketch with a wonderful color inspiration palette, and that's what is available right now if you choose to play along with the Verve November Sketch and this week's Sunday Stamps Inspiration Photo Challenge.

After the design decisions were made by the challenge blogs, I selected two Verve sets:  Autumn Blessings and Falling Leaves for the images and sentiment.  The papers are called Harvest Pie, available from Pixel Scrapper, and the layers are cut with Little Inker Stitched Rectangles and Reverse Confetti Lacy Scalloped Rectangles.

         

Thanks for visiting.  Enjoy the beauty of fall.
Christine

Linking to:
VLV November Sketch Challenge
Sunday Stamps
Word Art Wednesday
4 Crafty Chicks (Give Thanks)

Happy Friday!  It's time for another Fun Friday Challenge at Jo's Scrap Shack where the theme is always Anything Goes.  The design team is designs by The Cutting Cafe, and I received the Dimensional Christmas Ornament cutting file for my project.  To share a crafting tip, I keep a package of inexpensive white card stock available.  It comes in handy for learning materials for my classroom and is great for "practice" projects.  The white ornament is shown below with a simple tulle bow.  It looks pretty on  a kraft bag which I often use to package baked goods for Christmas.  As I made my "practice" ornament, the idea of making a pumpkin entered my mind, and this two-inch pumpkin is just adorable.  I finished it off with a strip of paper curled with my snips and a die cut leaf.  What a versatile file, and the photo tutorial included was a big help!

Challenge Rules

1. Please post a direct link to your blog post that includes your challenge entry project, using the linky tool below. 

2. Be sure to include a link back to Jo's Scrap Shack and to the challenge post you are entering your project into

3. THREE entries per person are allowed for each challenge and you must post a separate blog post for each entry.

4. For all entries -NO BACK LINKS ACCEPTED- 
The date on your blog post should be dated between the start date & the end date for the challenge you are entering, in order to be eligible for the challenge & prizes

5. You may link up to other challenges but be sure to link back to Jo's Scrap Shack and to the challenge post you are entering 

 * All entries that do not meet the challenge requirements

WILL NOT be eligible for the top 3, any sponsor wins or any random wins by Jo
All random wins will only be mailed within the US and Canada only.

Thanks so much for taking time to visit,
Christine

Simon Says Stamp: Snow White

I absolutely fell in love with Teresa Kline's Design Team Project for this week's Simon Says Stamp Challenge.  She added pastel holly leaves and berries to a beautiful shimmering card base, and the effect is gorgeous.  I CASED her project, creating a tag with layers of die cut vellum, and a panel embossed with a double wedding ring pattern (thinking warm winter quilt).  The wreath is cut from  Reverse Confetti die, and the teeny, tiny absolutely adorable  holly die is a Little Inker's product.

Crafting tip:  paint sample chips are perfect for tiny dies....the pink holly berries are cut from one

Thanks so much for visiting,
Christine

Linking to

Simon Says Stamp:  Snow White
Word Art Wednesday
PIP Challenge
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Most Fabulous Birthday Ever

This card stock collection called Birthday Wishes features lots of texture, gloss, and glitter.  It was fun to select layers for this month's Verve sketch.  I wanted some of the graphics on the yellow panel to show, so I changed the focal shape to a circle, which fit the sentiment  (from Better Together) well.  Since a lot of  the pretty plaid was covered, I layered a couple of arrows cut with a Verve die to fill the blank space and to give the plaid a chance to come forward.

A little time to create a bright, happy card was just what I needed this evening!  So thankful for that time.

Thanks for visiting,
Christine





Linking to Verve Sketch Challenge
Word Art Wednesday
PIP Challenge
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Newton's Nook Color Challenge

The Inky Paws Challenge has such a great inspiration photo and color combination.  I found these pretty papers at the Pixel Scrapper and colored Newton's Happy Mail to match for a fun Christmas Card.  I'll add a sentiment later after deciding just how I want to use the card.

Thanks for taking a look,
Christine

Linking to:
Inky Paws Challenge
PIP Challenge
Word Art Wednesday

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Christmas Tree Tag

 The papers for this tag are all scraps!  Stamps and dies include:  Reverse Confetti Lacy Scalloped Frames, Reverse Confetti's Gift Card Tag Holder, Verve's Jolly Jingles, and Verve's Stitched Pennants.

Thanks for visiting,
Christine

Linking to:

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday--Christmas Tags
Word Art Wednesday  AG
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Snowman Tag

The previous Christmas tag was so much fun to make that I created another version using a watercolor panel,  Reverse Confetti's Gift Card Tag Holder, and Verve's Jolly Jingles.  The Eliza snowflake die is and exclusive from Simon Says Stamp.

Thanks for taking a look,
Christine

Linking to:
Tuesday Throwdown--Watercolor
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday--Christmas Tags
Jo's Scrap Shack AG
Word Art Wednesday  AG
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