Open House French Foliage

My belated World Card Making Day Open Houses were today. Great stamping day!!!  LOVE it when I have a house full of stampers!!  As someone said on their way out the door, maybe we need to do this more often :)  Here is card one from today.

My new favorite fall set! These leaves blend SOO well together. Colors are Elegant Eggplant, Garden Green and More Mustard, a Color Coach combo. Card base is Elegant Eggplant. Background layer is Naturals Ivory. We stamped it first with leaves in Elegant Eggplant, More Mustard and Garden Green. Bare areas were filled in with River Rock 'spots'. The edges were sponged with River Rock before texturing in the Big Shot with the Square Lattice folder. The saying is from All Holidays. I also had an alternate saying available, the "Sending Thanksgiving Wishes with Gratitude & Appreciation for you" from the Seasonal Sentiments set in the Holiday Mini. For the saying, we stamped it on Naturals Ivory in Elegant Eggplant and then added two Mustard leaves and some River Rock spots. The Very Vanilla wide grosgrain ribbon was knotted around the background layer. I added a safety pin to the knot from the Vintage Trinkets because it needed just a little something more. The saying was layered onto a Garden Green layer and attached with dimensionals over the ribbon. Quick and easy card!

Stay tuned this week for the other 3 cards done today! Hopefully back to regular stamping this week, once I get everything put away anyway!! :)

SU! Catalog Items: 105126 Elegant Eggplant Card Stock * 102584 Garden Green Card Stock * 101849 Naturals Ivory Card Stock * 105210 Elegant Eggplant Classic Ink * 102272 Garden Green Classic Ink * 103162 More Mustard Classic Ink * 118764 Vintage Trinkets * 109955 5/8” Grosgrain Ribbon * 101610 Stamping Sponges * 104430 Stampin’ Dimensionals * 113439 Big Shot * 119976 Square Lattice Embossing Folder

Mini Catalog Items: 121130 Seasonal Sentiments clear (120821 wood) * 121166 French Foliage clear (120845 wood)

ColorLab14

Thursday again! Wow! Lots of to do's on my schedule today! But I'm very much looking forward to Open Houses this weekend! Time with my stampers is the BEST!!

Anyway, to the ColorLab challenge of the week!  Here is the inspiration

CAJUN CRAZE, EARLY ESPRESSO, CRUMB CAKE & VERY VANILLA

And here is what I did with it! 

I grabbed my Autumn Days set knowing the bird would be great in Cajun Craze. Card base is Early Espresso, background is Crumb Cake. I stamped the background with 3 images: the tall stem like image in Crumb Cake, the shorter stem image in Early Espresso and the leaf in Cajun Craze, all around the edges. I textured the whole background image with the Square Lattice embossing folder. The Top Note was cut from Naturals Ivory (used in place of Very Vanilla). First, I stamped the pheasant in  the center. Then I cut a mask and stamped the stems over him and leaves along the top and bottom edge. I used my wooden craft frame and put the Top Note through the Big Shot also in the embossing folder. The oval in the center is not embossed because of the oval in the craft frame. I them stamped another pheasant and cut it out. On this one, I thumped it just a little with the Early Espresso marker. It's attached right over the first one with dimensionals. The saying is from Teeny Tiny Wishes and was stamped in Early Espresso on Naturals Ivory.  I punched it with the large oval, layered on a Cajun Craze scallop punched oval, layered on an Early Espresso  Movers & Shapers Punch Window scallop oval. I stamped two leaves over the saying after stamping off once to lighten their impression. Lastly, metallic brads are placed at the top 3 points of the Top Note.

Thanks for stopping by, do stop by The ColorLab and play along!  Back to cutting, cleaning & cooking for me!!

SU! Catalog Items used on this card: 115452 Autumn Days wood (120000 clear) * 115370 Teeny Tiny Wishes * 119686 Early Espresso Card Stock * 119684 Cajun Craze Card Stock * 120953 Crumb Cake Card Stock * 101849 Naturals Ivory Card Stock * 119670 Early Espresso Classic Ink * 121030 Crumb Cake Classic Ink * 119671 Cajun Craze Classic Ink * 119680 Early Espresso Marker * 119741 Metallic Brads * 104430 Stampin' Dimensionals * 119856 Scallop Oval Punch * 119855 Large Oval Punch * 113439 Big Shot * 115953 Punch Windows Movers & Shapers * 119976 Square Lattice Embossing Folder

Artist Pick

I got another Artist Pick at Hand Stamped Sentiments for the card below I posted last weekend.  Woohoo!  Details HERE if you missed it!  Stop over and see what they're up to this week!! :)  I sure hope I can make time too!!

Plate Update

Part of my prep for next weekend was to update my decorative plate that hangs out on the bar in my kitchen.  And of course I had to use the French Foliage set!  Love those leaves-they so fit the season!!

The ribbon was in my closet and I'm sure came from one of the craft store chains.  The colors in it to me seemed to be More Mustard, Always Artichoke and Cherry Cobbler.  I used Craft ink on the plate since Classic runs.  Remember that we can get the Craft Spots by family or the big Craft pad uninked (in the Holiday Mini) and refills. The alphabet used is the retired Well-Worn Alphabet.

Hanging out next to the plate is my Spooky Spider candy jar.  I made this last year with the Spooky Spider Decor element.  When my son and I stumbled across Halloween candy while shopping the other day, I told him we had to get out the spider jar!  Only trouble is keeping it full with two teenage boys in the house!

SU! Catalog Items: 119717 Regals Craft Stampin' Spots 

Definitely Decorative Catalog: 114763 Spooky Spider Large

Holiday Mini Catalog: 121166 French Foliage clear (120845 wood)

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Season of Friendship Get Well

I should be cleaning or prepping something for next weekend, but I decided I'd rather make a card. Sometimes you just need some creative time! So I browsed my favorite challenges and decided to combine a color and sketch. The color challenge is at Hand Stamped Sentiments, and the sketch is the Saturday Sketch at Stamping 411. Here is what I came up with, after a brief struggle as to where to start! 

I decided in the process why I like this set, Season of Friendship. It lets you put colors together that wouldn't work as well with other sets. And with the different tree elements, it gives you lots of options!! 

Card base is Early Espresso, background is Pear Pizzazz DSP.  In the center, I stamped the tree in Espresso and added tons of leaves with Pear. Some leaves are full strength, some stamped off once.  I stamped three flowers in Real Red and two birds in Pacific Point, cut them out and attached with dimensionals. Oh, the flowers have Early Espresso brads in the center.  Layered onto Early Espresso, and attached over a narrow grosgrain ribbon in Espresso.  Get Well Wishes from Teeny Tiny Wishes was added in Pacific Point at the bottom right of the tree panel.

Thanks for stopping by!  I need to do something productive before calling it a night!

SU! Catalog items used on this card: 111776 Season of Friendship * 115370 Teeny Tiny Wishes * 117158 Patterns DSP In Color * 119686 Early Espresso Card Stock * 101650 Very Vanilla Card Stock * 119784 Pear Pizzazz Classic Ink * 103133 Real Red Classic Ink * 111837 Pacific Point Classic Ink * 119670 Early Espresso Classic Ink * 110736 Neutrals Brads * 1/4" Early Espresso Grosgrain * 104430 Stampin' Dimensionals * 103579 Paper Snips

Reminder: World Card Making Day Open Houses

I am reposting this as a reminder!  If you are anywhere near Crete, NE I'd love for you to stop by!!

Open House I

Saturday, October 16, 2010

10 am to 3 pm

Open House II

Sunday, October 17, 2010

2 pm to 5 pm

Location for BOTH Open Houses:

MY HOUSE near Crete, NE

As usual we'll be making 4 cards using FABULOUS Stampin' Up! products.

Also, food, fun, friends and door prizes!!

**RSVP REQUIRED**

I will get you an exact address and directions if needed when you RSVP. Same attendance details as last time:

**FREE ATTENDANCE: If you meet any of the following qualifications, you attend for FREE

**Club member during the last catalog year

**Downline member

**Hostess during the last year (catalog or actual workshop)

**Made $100 in purchases over the last year

**Attendance Fee: If you wish to attend and not make any purchase, the fee is $15

**Minimum Purchase: If you aren't paying the attendance fee, then the minimum purchase will be $30

Please ask if you aren't sure if you are qualified for Free Attendance. I ran a list of customers & hostesses so I have it handy!!

Let me know if you have any questions!! Email me at jennifer@sunflowerstamper.com, or call or text me at (402)540-7403. Thanks all!!!

ColorLab13

Wow, it's been one of THOSE weeks! No posts since last Thursday. I am working on things though, just can't share them yet!! Hopefully this weekend I can get ahead on my prep and stuff for Open Houses and stamp some for fun!!

Anyway, it's Thursday and we all know what that means... Another ColorLab Color Challenge! Number 13 already!!

Here is the inspiration

Early Espresso, Cherry Cobbler and Basic Black

Here is what I came up with

Card base is Basic Black. Tight layer of Cherry Cobbler behind the Naturals Ivory. The En Francais background was stamped in Basic Black on the Naturals Ivory. I inked the Medallion first in Cherry Cobbler, then went around the outside edge with Early Espresso. I stamped it off to one side on purpose. I added both a Basic Black and an Early Espresso 1/8" Taffeta ribbon around the center. Last accent is a Cherry Cobbler button with Early Espresso knotted in the center.

Quick and easy for me tonight!  I hope you'll all stop over by the ColorLab and play along!  

SU! Catalog Items used on this card: 109521 En Francais * 115223 Medallion * 121045 Basic Black Card Stock * 119685 Cherry Cobbler Card Stock * 101849 Naturals Ivory Card Stock * 101179 Basic Black Classic Ink * 119671 Cherry Cobbler Classic Ink * 119670 Early Espresso Classic Ink * 119261 Basic Black 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon * 119959 Early Espresso 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon * Holiday Mini Catalog 121002 Deck the Halls Big Designer Buttons

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