Hello Beautiful!

Howdy all! Happy Saturday and Happy World Card Making Day! Hope you find time today to create! Me, probably not as we have football. But I do have a card to share so that is a start!

I found an inspiring color challenge recently and made another Life is Beautiful card with it. Here is the card

And the color challenge. It was over at CAS Colors and Sketches earlier in September.

Pretty simple! Card base is Cherry Cobler, accent layer is Cinnamon Cider. Background is Very Vanilla. Tree is Cinnamon, lots of leaves in Mango Melody, over stamped leaves in Cherry. Birdhouse in Cinnamon and hello in Cherry. Gold gem accents. Easy peasy!

Thanks for stopping by today! Contact me if you have any questions! Note, product detail links again missing. Since the change in our websites I haven't had time to figure out a new way to do that. My old links aren't good anymore so I have lots of clean up to do! Working on it but will take quite a while! For now, item numbers are listed below the shopping link. Old school - that is how I used to do it :)

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154874 Life is Beautiful * 119685 Cherry Cobler Cardstock * 153078 Cinnamon Cider Cardstock * 101650 Very Vanilla Cardstock * 147083 Cherry Cobbler Classic Pad * 147093 Mango Melody Classic Pad * 153114 Cinnamon Cider Classic Pad * 152478 Gilded Gems

Plaid Leaves!

Morning all! Happy Fall! I made it to the stamp room yesterday! Yeah me!! Broke out a new bundle (set and dies) and used my new Stampin' Cut and Emboss machine. So far, so good :) Oh, and some DSP - one that is on special!!

Here is the first card.

I've seen similar online and had this in mind when I ordered the Love of Leaves Bundle (155195 $47.50). The Plaid Tidings 6x6 stack (153527) is a perfect match! Colors here are Cajun Craze, Pretty Peacock and Whisper White. The DSP has those plus a few more! I die cut the Whisper White top layer with the largest Rectangle from the Stitched Rectangles Die set (151820 $35) and then cut a second time with the large leaf near the center. I attached a slightly smaller piece of the DSP to the back of the Whisper White and layered the card together. Saying in Cajun Craze lower left with a few Blue Gems (153547 $8).

And, because I knew a different piece of DSP would completely change the card I made another!

Melon Mambo and Mango Melody with Whisper White and Gold gems. Love them both, but this one pops! Didn't expect to like it so much!

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155195 Love of Leaves Bundle * 153452 Love of Leaves * 153567 Stitched Leaves * 149653 Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine * 153527 Plaid Tidings 6x6 DSP * 119684 Cajun Craze Cardstock * 150880 Pretty Peacock Cardstock * 100730 Whisper White Cardstock * 115320 Melon Mambo Cardstock * 146989 Melon Mambo Cardstock * 147085 Cajun Craze Classic Pad * 147051 Melon Mambo Classic Pad * 1524787 Gilded Gems * 153547 Blue Gems

October!

Wow, the year is zipping by despite all the crazy!!

Here is a new Host Code for October. Shop Here. 

Remember to use when ordering less than $150 for a chance at the Host Dollars for the month! Closing this one on the 26th at 5 pm CT.

There is also a Designer Series Paper Sale this month! 15% off select packs! Click the pics to enlarge and see the numbers!

Hint: the shopping page should have a "sale" section that features all these as well!

Thanks for stopping by! Hope to create something soon to share.

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24 Hour Sale!!

Today only, select sets 15% off!

Click my shopping site link here

Then the sale tab to see ALL the fabulous sets! 

Beautiful!

Hey, all! Finally made it to the stamp room... So Sorry for the absence! Too many things going on this time of year! Garden out of control, State Fair, boys in and out, and football season has started! Hopefully past the worst and I can find time to stamp now, at least occasionally?

Here is a creation I came up with tonight. I'm a total sucker for these tree sets, we've had several and I've owned them all! Especially love Fall colors with them! I guess if it works to get me back in the stamp room...Here is my card

Inspired by this Color Challenge at The Color Throwdown. #colorthrowdown #CTD610

I missed being able to link to their challenge, but that's OK. I made it back to the stamp room and that is what matters at this point! Normally their challenges name the colors, but this one didn't. A little variance in looking through the blogs of the team, so I'm going with: Red (Brick Red), Yellow/Orange, Cream and Brown. 

In Stampin' Up! colors that I used we have Merry Merlot, BumbleBee, Very Vanilla, and Early Espresso.

The card base is BumbleBee, a new In Color. Accent layer of Early Espresso and a background of Very Vanilla. Note: In Real Life this care is not near as off square as it looks in the scan. No idea what is up with that? I'm out of practice scanning, and with the new computer something seems off! I'll work on that!!

Back to the card. Stamp set is Life is Beautiful from the Holiday Mini. I stamped the tree in Espresso and off once in Espresso for the "dirt" under the tree. Leaves(dots) in Sahara Sand, BumbleBee and Merry Merlot. I tried it with just BumbleBee and Merlot but it seemed thin so I added Sahara, much better! Ribbon in BumbleBee Gingham, saying on BumbleBee in Espresso and Gilded Gems for accent in the tree. 

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Update!!

Hey, all! Happy August and hope your Tuesday was great. A few quick updates, starting with new links! Top right on this blog is always a shopping link. Today SU! released an updated platform for our Demo sites, so updated links required! If you have it saved anywhere, update it. Following is the link directly, but know you can always find it here on the blog top right, and on my Sunflower Stamper Facebook page via the "Shop Now" button! Link to copy: https://www.stampinup.com?demoid=30579

Today also started the sales period for the Fall/Winter Mini catalog. So not ready, but it is time to start thinking about Fall and the Holidays!! This should help!! Catty links are always on the right side of this blog as well! Click the picture below to download the PDF file, or right click to save to your computer!

August Code next. Remember to use this with orders less than $150 to earn a chance at winning the Host Dollars for the month - if there are any :) Closing this month on the 25th at 8 pm.

Lastly, August Paper Pumpkin's theme is World's Greatest! Subscribe BEFORE August 10 to get yours! and PS, if you want to ensure you get one, do it sooner rather than later!! They have been known to run out!! This kit is perfect to show the essential people in your life just how awesome you think they are!! 9 cards and coordinating envelopes, regular size. Distinktive stamps. Coordinating colors: Bumblebee, Gold, Mint Macaron, Pacific Point, Soft Suede and White.

Celebrate and appreciate the everyday heroes in your life with these cards!!

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Thanks for stopping by all! LMK if I can help with anything or if you have questions!!

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Tasteful Touches

Hey, all! I finally made it to the stamp room AND created something! Yeah! Always feels good to have something work. Took a few tries, but that's OK! As usual when I'm out of practice I browsed through some of my favorite challenges and the color combo at Color Throwdown caught my eye. Especially after I read the colors :) #ctd604 #colorthrowdown Here is my card

and their graphic

It looks like brown, black and white but the verbal says Terracotta so... I had to reach for our In Color Terra-Cotta Tile! I haven't used it often but I like it when I do. It works great for Fall color combos so keep it in mind as we head into Fall! Also my first use of the Tasteful Touches set that is new in the annual catalog. Love all the cards I've seen with it and like how this came out. I did a background with the squares image alternating black and Terra-Cotta and stamping most off once. The background is Shimmery White which I textured with the Subtle 3D folder. Sometimes just a touch of texture is the perfect step up. I sponged the edge with Terra-Cotta ink and attached to an accent layer of Basic Black. The flower was stamped on a separate piece of Shimmery White and colored with a sponge dauber and Terra-Cotta ink. I went over it with my Wink of Stella glitter brush and attached to the background with Stampin' Dimensionals. I knotted a Black Glittered Organdy Ribbon between the saying and background stamping and attached to a Terra-Cotta card base.

Thanks for stopping by today and I hope to be back soon. It is gorgeous outside though so a few weeds are calling my name. I'm putting a link to my store below but skipping the product links for now as our base website is changing on Tuesday. If you have questions, email me. I will try to come back Tuesday or Wednesday and add products once I know what the new links will look like. Happy weekend all!

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