Oh my gosh! A big thank you to all of you who left comments on Saturday and Sunday.  I really appreciated them.  And although I tried to respond to them personally, the sheer volume made that impossible.  But please know that I did indeed read each and every comment that was left!  

And now for announcement of the “Winner” of  Bling, Buttons and Brads.  The Winner of the delicious Blog Candy that I was offering on my blog during The Paper Players Fall Blog hop is #197…Kat!

Kat said:

I love your cards and the directions you include so we can try to copy your creation. Thanks for the chance to win some great blog candy, too!

Kat, will you please email your address to me and I will get your candy in the mail right away! And once again, I thank all of you so much for your support! Until next time…

Stampin’ Up! released this morning that they are extending their BIG SHOT offer through November 11th. 

Get a FREE Big Shot (or $100 in Stampin’ Up! products of your choice) when you purchase the Stampin’ Up! Starter Kit. That’s up to $440 in products for $175 and it ships FREE. Join now, and Stampin’ Up! demonstrator benefits and discounts will be yours through March 31, 2012. There is no obligation to purchase anything further or to hold workshops. For more details, click HERE! I would love to have you as a member of The Schach Pack! Email me…and let’s talk about this opportunity!

And there is even more good news!  Sign up under me, and receive a FREE stamp set from the new Occasions Mini…Sweet Cake!  This offer is sponsored by Stampin’ Up! as a reward for those demonstrators who attended the Louisville Regional! SO not only will you be receiving a Big Shot OR $100 in product, you will also receive an additional FREE STAMP SET!  How can you pass this up? Until next time…

It’s Sunday and time to play with The Paper Players! This week The Paper Players are hosting our fabulous “Anything Goes Challenge”! You may create anything you wish as long as it contains a “Fall” element! Maybe it is a specific fall color combination or a fall image! Or how about a few fall embellishments, like leaves or pumpkins!  Since my Blog Hop card from yesterday is my “official” challenge card, I will repeat yesterday’s information about it.  But I also want to include a few of my favorite fall cards that I have created this year.  So be sure to scroll all the way through the post!

• Texture! 1″ squares of Spice Cake Designer Series Paper were punched and adhered to a piece of card stock.  This was then zipped through the Big Shot with the Top Note die.  The texture was added with the Square Lattice Textured Impressions Embossing Folder.  The “quilted” Top Note was adhered to a piece of Cajun Craze card stock which had been “texturized” with the Houndstooth Textured Impressions Embossing Folder.

• Leaves! The Gently Falling Leaves were inked in:  More Mustard, Crumb Cake, Pool Party, and Cajun Craze and stamped onto Naturals Ivory card stock.  The overstamps were inked in Early Espresso, Cajun Craze, Cherry Cobbler, and Old Olive to complete the second step of the Two-Step process. The leaves were fussy cut and arranged into a cluster.

• Button and Bow!  A new Spice Cake Big Designer Button makes a perfect anchor for the leaf cluster.  A snippet of Spice Cake Designer Fabric makes the perfect little accent bow.

• Pennant! The Grateful Greeting sentiment from Grateful Greetings was inked in Early Espresso and stamped onto Naturals Ivory.  The edges were daubed in Soft Suede, and a “V” was cut using paper snips.

This card will be hand-delivered to the lucky recipient this Thanksgiving! I hope she likes it!  But if you wished to mail this card…simply “leaf” off the top three leaves! Easy peasy!

A Mini-Parade of Fall Cards

Clicking on the link below each picture will take you to the original post featuring these cards.

French Foliage for The Paper Players

Grateful for the PPA

 

Always Thankful for the PPA

Buttons, Bling and Brads Blog Candy

Does this Blog Candy look yummy to you?  Here is what it contains:

• Basic Rhinestones—1 package
• 31 Flower Brads—assorted colors
• 12 Round Silver Circle Brads
• 14 Round Silver Star Brads
• 22 Fabric Covered Brads
• 87 Buttons—assorted styles, colors, sizes
• 200 + Mini-Brads—assorted colors

(All items are Stampin’ Up!  Containers and crocks are NOT included.)

If you would like a chance to win these embellishments, all you have to do is leave a comment on today’s post and yesterday’s post.  Using the random number generator from Random.org, I will randomly select a winner from all comments left until 6:00 PM CST Monday evening.  So please make certain to leave your comments!

I hope you enjoyed today’s collection of Fall cards! And I hope that you will join The Paper Players in our Anything Goes Challenge…Fall Edition! Remember, 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…