It’s Thursday and time to play with Pals Paper Arts! This week we are featuring a fabulous sketch by our own Pal, Margaret Moody. I decided to bring out the Spice Cake Designer Series Paper and the Always Grateful stamp set to make a card that expresses how I feel about all of you who frequent The Stampin’ Schach. I am so grateful to have you as my friends!
The Stampin’ Schach Design Tips
- Coordinate! You can never go wrong with Stampin’ Up!’s Designer Series Paper. All of the patterns coordinate so well with each other!
- Say it with style! Jazz up your sentiment by flagging the end and adding pearls! Three pumpkins from the Always Grateful Wheelbarrow image draw the eye up to the sentiment.
- Depth and dimension! Extra pumpkins were adhered both inside and out of the wheelbarrow for added depth.
I had wanted to create an old faded wheelbarrow like we had when I was growing up on the farm, so I carefully colored it using Cherry Cobbler. However, when Muffy Lin and I were out walking this morning and passed a green wheelbarrow…I remembered that the old wheelbarrow on the farm was green! Oh, well!
Speaking of Muffy Lin…when she was getting her bath this evening I noticed a huge scratch on the inside of her hind leg. Poor baby! She must have scratched it in the backyard when she was having playtime. I put a little ointment on it and told her she was such a good girl. However, it will take a miracle for it to heal by the time she shows on Saturday. But she is such a trooper, and it does not seem to bother her movement. As for the other Twin, Brody is now stitch-free! Woo hoo! His next show is in two weeks, so we will see if he will be penalized for his scar. He was so happy to be able to finally have a bath after his surgery, that the moment I took off his collar he headed straight to the tub and jumped in! The Twins do LOVE their baths!
As always, your comments are important to me. So please, won’t you leave me a comment to let me know what you think of today’s card? And if you ever have any questions about the cards that I create or the techniques that I use, I am only an email away. Until next time…
;Stamp Set: Always Grateful, French Foliage; Inks: Soft Suede, VersaMark, Soft Suede Craft Ink, Cherry Cobbler, Pumpkin Pie, Cajun Craze, Elegant Eggplant, Always Artichoke, Basic Gray, River Rock, Basic Gray Stampin’ Write Marker; Designer Series Paper: Spice Cake; Card Stock: Pool Party, Very Vanilla; Tools: Color Spritzer Tool, Heat Tool, Cutter Kit, Clear Stampin’ Emboss Powder, Blender Pens, Sponge Dauber; Glitz and Glam: Basic Pearls
I love this and all your stories about the dogs!! You could write a book about your adventures!! Great job!
I love your use of small pearls. They add so much texture and dimension to your cards. Thanks for sharing.
Love the spice cake with the wheelbarrow. Adorable pumpkins at the top also. So glad to hear that Brody is now stitch free & back to enjoying his baths. Poor Muffy with her scratch. Hopefully the ointment will heal it right up.
Great coloring Ann! Love your choice of Spice Cake DSP too.
Rae
I love this layout and the colors of this Fall card. Thank you for sharing your talents and ideas with us. It inspires me to want to be more creative ๐
I can’t wait to get the spice cake DSP myself. Beautiful as always!
Fall is my favorite time of year and always seems to be my favorite kind of stamp set! I keep asking myself…do I really need more leaf stamps?…but it’s useless, I buy them anyway! I love this wheel barrel and may need to get this one too!
Lovely showcasing of the main image. This dp goes with it perfectly.
Soo pretty. I didn’t like the card layout UNTIL I saw your card! Just lovely.
Love the pearl addition. Beautiful card!
Wow, Ann – I love the pearls on the flagged sentiment. This is just stunning!
So glad to hear Brody’s doing better and I hope Muffy’s scratch is healing. Thinking of her with her show today!
Just gorgeous! I am loving that DSP more and more, especially when it’s used on YOUR cards! Love the pearls with the pumpkins, very classy! And we always had a green wheelbarrow too when I was growing up!
Sorry about poor Muffy’s scratch, I hope it heals in time for the show! So glad Brody is stitch free, I wish my dogs were that happy to get a bath!
Ann, you are so great with the blender pen. This is a gorgeous card!
Sorry to hear about Muffy’s scratch. Hope it heals quickly and she does well at her weekend show.
This is a beautiful take on the sketch and so lovely for fall, Ann! Fabulous job on the water-coloring, I love the red red wheelbarrow.
Beautiful card. Love the banner and pearls. Great job on the sketch. TFS
WOW WOW WOW – I love all the pearl detailing on this card – GORGEOUS.
Thanks for sharing! I love the use of pearls on this card…very unique!
This card is so beautiful and really the perfect card for fall. I love the patt. paper, and your beautiful coloring!
BEAUTIFUL card – WOW!! How long does it take you to do all that intricate detailing! Do you usually make only one of a card or do you make multiples? Thanks again for your sharing and for the chance at sweet blog candy!
I just love the beautiful fall card. The new Spice Cake DSP name sounds delicious as well. I just love the use of Soft Suede in the paper. Tks for sharing.
So pretty. I really like your coloring. Makes me want to get out all my fall decorations.
Another great card Ann! Great use of the pearls….I love those little things!
I fell in love with this card Ann, like you I love Vintage and wow, does that wheel barrel bring back memories. Not so much our farm but my grandparents in MI. I love the twin update, now Brody may run for the tub my pearl runs for the hills. LOL but like all ladies she do it. Have a good day
Very nice……Love the way you added your pearls!
Absolutely beautiful. I am loving that DSP. Fall is here.
Ooooo….I love that red wheelbarrow!! Very pretty, antique looking card! LOVE all the pearls everywhere!!
What a beautiful card! I love the colors.
Oh my good gravy, but this is absolutely stunning!
Gorgeous card!! I have previously admired your watercoloring and this card rates right up there with beautiful watercoloring also. I really struggle with making my watercolored images not look like they were just colored. Do you have a tutorial on that? I so enjoy your blog and congratulate you on your success!
Wow! this is gorgeous! How do you nail it every time!??
Don’t you just love the pearls from Stampin UP! Thank you for sharing!
Debbie G
Pretty fall card. Love the designer paper.
debbieanng@yahoo.com
A beautiful fall card right down to the very last detail! This wheel barrow brings back memories as well. Ours was red with ALOT of rust! *smile* Enjoy your day!
WOW Ann…this is gorgeous! I love that it reminds you of your past too…..anything farm related reminds me of weekends at my Grandpmas house….wonderful memories!
Poor Muffy…I hope her scratch doesn’t affect her showing too much! …and I love to hear that they love their baths! The image is Brody running to the tub made me laugh!
{SMILES}
Pretty card Ann, my favorite part is the sentiment, love you you snipped those pumpkins!
Ann, since I don’t have time (lately) to make any cards…I’m going to live vicariously through you.
Love this stamp, love the paper…love the card.
Have a great weekend…I’m hoping to lock myself in the craft room on part of Saturday and Sunday.
I can’t wait…waaaaayyyy over due!
Sending my best!
Great card and beautiful fall DSP! It screams pumpkin pie ๐
What a beautiful card Ann. I love that you got your inspiartion for your wheel barrow from the green one that you passed by while walking.
I hope that Muffy Lin will be healed and fine for her show. And I sure am hoping that Brody does not get a penality for having a scar now. It sounds like you are going to be quite busy with the twin for the next few weekends.
Mary
So pretty. This card really makes a statement for Fall. I love how you worked that wheelbarrow handle over the DSP. Terrific as usual!
Such a cute card! I always enjoy the cards, but my favorite is following the adventures of the twins. They always give me something to smile about.
What a beautiful card Ann! You always amaze me with the lovely creations that you come up with.a special “hi” goes out to the pups. Kathy in AZ
I love this card a bushel and a peck. Sorry, sort of went with the wheel barrow and the pumpkins! This is so vibrant and rich. Your coloring is amazing!!!! Hugs to the twins!
Chris R. from Iowa
Beautiful vintage card…..love the coloring and the pearls. That DSP is gorgeous.
TFS
Happy Stampin
~Louise
love this card ann-its a great sketch and you have eally worked it to perfection-creative idea to add pearls to the sentiment banner-the spice cake dsp is so right with this layout
Gorgeous. Love that wheelbarrow and the dsp. So glad to hear Brody is doing so well. Good luck to Muffy this weekend.
I think this cam together very well. Love the pearls on the three small pumpkins. Cats are so different. They hate baths.
Beautiful card! I love that dsp and of course you put everything together beautifully.
so cute love it
Love the card!! You are very talented and enjoy seeing your work. Thanks for sharing with us. Thanks for a chance to win.
Jennifer
Great card for Thanksgiving! Thanks for the inspiration! I think I’d better order some more paper!
Diane G.
Once again fabulous Ann. The pearls on the pumpkins are a nice touch and completely unexpected (for a pumpkin that is, not for you). Glad to see that Brody is stitch free and sorry to see that Muffy has now scratched herself. What’s a Mom to do but give them love and make them feel better
Oh this is beautiful, so warm and rich. I love Autumn, this just captures the fall feeling. Glad the babies are doing well, hugs to them. I know, technically they are big now, on big doggie food and all that jazz, but like mine they are and always will be sweet babies ๐
Spice cake is my all time favorite dsp so far. I am really going to stock up on it along with the pool party paper. Beautiful creation today, love the wheelbarrow and the story behind it. Dar
Wow! Yep, WOW! It never ceases to amaze me that you can make pearls look good on ANYTHING!
WOW! You must have stock in pearls! I was thinking about getting that stamp set, and now that I’ve seen you use it I’ve decided against it! I’d burn anything I attempted after seeing yours!
Mike
Your card is beautiful! I always love how you use embellishments. You are so clever!
Gorgeous – love the treatment on the tail.
Hugs, M
Love all of the pearly pumpkins ๐ Beautiful fall card! And how cute the twins love their baths! Mine spends the whole time trying to crawl out of the sink!
Lovely. I really like how you explain your placement of embellishments, etc. on your cards. It’s very helpful. Thank You!
Pretty card Ann! I love the wheelborrow handles peeking over and added pearls to the pumpkins. I never thought of that before and think it is quite lovely.
Love the spice dsp, this wheelbarrow is so lovely, you always use pearls in such imaginative ways…would never have thought to put them on this card at all…..so nice
I think fall is your elemental season! You never cease to create true artistry with your colorful foliage and accutrements. Pearls show that even the falling of the leaves and final harvests for the year are elegant!
Wow! What a gorgeous card! You just keep out doing yourself! I love the bountiful harvest in the vintagy wheelbarrow. It reminds me of the farm my husband grew up on. And of course I love the pearls:-)Thanks for sharing!
Best wishes to the Twins!
Inky hugs,
Janet
janet@swofford.com
Fabulous Fall card. Love all the pumpkins & pearls. Red or green–your coloring is beautiful.
Sounds like Muffy wants to match her brother. Hope her scratch heals before showtime.
So glad Brody is now stitch-free. So funny to hear he ran for his bath.
Ann this is soooooooo pretty. I love the touch of pearls scattered throughout the scene. I would Never have thought to use pearl with pumpkins! You are so darn clever! It looks amazing. I ‘learn’ so much from you…and I love your wheelbarrow. We had one too and used it all time, don’t seem to see many any more with all the ‘yard services’ out there, but I do remember the RIDES my dad gave us! Hugs.
Hmmmm. Hadn’t planned on getting this stamp set but once again, you have changed my other mind. ๐ Very pretty. You made me smile big smiles when you mentioned your green wheel borrow….our barn was GREEN!
Blessings.
wonderful card Ann, as always,..and you’ve convinced me, I NEED the color spritzer! have a super day *smile*
I am always amazed to where add your pearls and how spectacular that look! You definitely have the eye for adding the perfect touch! This is a gorgeous card!
Happy to read that Brody is stitch free and likes to have his bath! Hopefully with Muffy’s scratch on the inside of her leg and your TLC, she will be a winner at her next show! I know they are always BIG WINNERS in your eyes … and mine too!
Ann, you are the color specialist! The pumpkins are fantastic. The DSP and stamp set are my favorites from the mini catalog.
Wish my two dog children enjoyed their bathes as much as yours do!
Oh WOW! Another “thanks to Ann, I need that set now” card – LOL! This is just GORGEOUS! I just love, love, LOVE all the detail you add to your cards.
Hope Muffy Lin feels better soon and that Brody is not penalized for his scar. I realize that it’s a show and that looks are important, but that would just be MEAN!!!
I love this sweet little vintage wheelbarrow! It brings back so many memories…and the background paper just makes that image pop! Love it!
Another fabulous card! It is amazing how you keep turning them out. I love this DSP!
Happy to hear Brody is better and could have his bath! Poor Muffy with her scratch. Give them both a hug for me.
This is stunning, Ann! Wow on the coloring! I’m glad Brody is doing better, but poor Muffy! Too funny about bath time; that sounds adorable! :o)
You sure have come a long way from that first card! I have two doggie questions – how do you manage to walk one without the other, and what did you do to make them love their baths? Congrats on all your successes!
Dogs that love baths = gotta love it! Glad Brody is better, sorry about Muffy’s scratch. Like Roseanna Roseannadanna’s mother used to say, “It’s always somethin'”
LOOVE that vintagey wheelbarrow, and the pearls among the pumpkins. ๐
Beautiful! Ann, how do you keep doing it? One gorgeous card after another. Love all the little details on this one.
Good Luck to the twins!
Very lovely fall card and I do have a wheel borrow like that only mine doesn’t have the handles or the wheel so will probably turn into a planter.
Have a fantastic day
ColleenB.
Beautiful! Love that DP!