Grateful for the PPA

It’s Thursday and time to play at Pals Paper Arts! The Pals have selected a Fall theme for Challenge #115.  Thanksgiving, Autumn, Harvest or Halloween…the choice is yours! Although the Pals Design Team uses Stampin’ Up! in our creations, we welcome any and all products and encourage everyone to play along.  Challenges are a perfect way to have fun while growing as paper artists.  Won’t you join us this week?  

The Stampin’ Schach Design Tips:  Fall Fun
  • Score one for the team! Stampin’ Up!’s new Simply Scored tool makes it possible to add easy details in the blink of an eye! Add a Basic Pearl…and you have just moved from drab to fab!
  • Falling leaves! Create the look of watercoloring without the fuss with the Gently Falling stamp set! Leaf images were inked in Crumb Cake (overstamped with Cherry Cobbler), More Mustard (overstamped with Cajun Craze on the Maple Leaf and Old Olive on the elongated leaf), and Cajun Craze (overstamped with Old Olive).   Fussy cut and adhered to a 3″ Naturals Ivory circle punched with the Big Shot…these are leaves you won’t have to rake!
 
  • Pennant with pizzazz! Take your sentiment pennant to a new level by curling one end.  The Round File from the Distressing Essentials kit makes it a snap to curl ends and corners!  
  • Distress!  Don’t be a fool…use the Tool…the Color Spritzer Tool!  Paired with a Soft Suede Stampin’ Write Marker, speckles appear in a flash!  After a spritz of Log Cabin Smooch, the Naturals Ivory circle takes on a nice bronze patina.  And of course, don’t forget to daub the edges with Soft Suede ink using those fun little dauber do-bobbers!

I hope you enjoyed today’s fall card! I am really liking the new Pool Party color for so many seasons, from Fall to Winter, as well as Spring and Summer! It “plays well” with other colors! Won’t you let me know what you think in your comment today?  And if you have not checked out the latest “From Me to You” card, won’t you please check yesterday’s post?  Remember, your comments are important to me…and I always welcome your questions about the cards that I create and the techniques that I use.  I am only an email away! Until next time…

Stamp Sets:  Gently Falling (W 123802, C 123804 ), Grateful Greetings (116511);  Inks:  More Mustard (103162), Old Olive (102277), Crumb Cake (121030), Cherry Cobbler (119669), Cajun Craze (119671), Soft Suede (115657), Soft Suede Stampin’ Write Marker (120973);  Designer Series Paper:  Spice Cake (124003); Card Stock:  Crumb Cake (120953), Pool Party (122924), Naturals Ivory (101849), Cajun Craze (119684);  Tools:  Big Shot (113439), 3″ Circle Originals Die (122125), Simply Scored (122334), Color Spritzer Tool (107066), Distressing Essentials Kit (118762), Paper Snips (103579), Sponge Daubers (102892); Glitz and Glam:  Basic Pearls (119247), Log Cabin Smooch Spritz (119921)

From Me to You in 43

Welcome to The Stampin’ Schach and the second card in my From ME to YOU series! This feature highlights a card which can be made in less than 45 minutes, and includes a step-by step tutorial for those of you who would like to recreate the look. Today’s card took 43 minutes from start to finish, which included switching papers in midstream.  Therefore, it will probably take less time for you. This is a great choice for those who would like to create a more elegant card in a minimal amount of time. I hope you enjoy!

The Stampin’ Schach Design Tips: Quick and Elegant
  • The dimensions are as follows:  Very Vanilla Image Mat = 2-9/16″ wide x 3-9/16″ long;  Cherry Cobbler Mat = 2-11/16″ wide x 3-11/16″ long; Brushed Gold Mat = 2-13/16″ wide x 3-13/16″ long. The Very Vanilla embossed piece is 4-1/4″ square, matted onto a 4-3/8″ square Cherry Cobbler piece, which is in turn matted onto a 4-5/8″ square Brushed Gold piece.  The card base is a 5-1/4″ square of textured Very Vanilla.
  • Ink the Chickadee from Beautiful Season with VersaMark and stamp onto the image mat.  Heat emboss using Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder. Lightly tint the leaves and berries using a Blender Pen and Always Artichoke and Cherry Cobbler inks.  Mat onto Cherry Cobbler followed by Brushed Gold.

  • Zip a piece of Very Vanilla card stock through the Big Shot with the Snow Burst Textured Impressions Embossing Folder.  Trim to 4-1/4″ square.  Mat this onto Cherry Cobbler, followed by Brushed Gold.

  • Adhere the matted image to the matted embossed piece.
  • Adhere the ends of a 6″ piece of Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding to the back of the Brushed Gold card stock in the position illustrated.  Attach to the textured Very Vanilla card base.  Add a Cherry Cobbler bow, and finish with Basic Pearls.

I hope that you enjoyed today’s card.  Several of you emailed me requesting a quick but elegant Christmas card, so I hope this one filled the bill! Of course, if you need to order the supplies to make today’s card, please click on the link beside my signature.

Remember, your comments are very important to me, and I do appreciate each and every one of them!  So please, let me know what you think of today’s “From Me to You”! As always, if you ever have any questions about the cards that I create or the techniques that I use, I am only an email away! Tomorrow…the Pals Paper Arts reveal!  I will be giving away tomorrow’s PPA card to someone who leaves a comment.  Until next time…

Stamp Set: Beautiful Season;  Inks:  VersaMark, Cherry Cobbler, Always Artichoke;  Card Stock:  Very Vanilla, Brushed Gold, Cherry Cobbler;  Tools:  Big Shot, Snow Burst Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Heat Tool, Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder, Blender Pen;  Glitz and Glam:  Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding, Basic Pearls

A Peek at the Pals and Pearl Winner

It’s time for a sneak peek at this week’s  Pals Paper Arts inspiration card.  I hope you will join me for the reveal Thursday.  My husband liked the color combination, and I will be anxious to hear what you think about it, too!
Would You Like this Card?

Just leave me a comment on today’s peek and Thursday’s reveal, and I will randomly select a person to receive this card from everyone who has left comments.

Pearl Winner

A huge thank-you goes out to everyone who left comments on my Paper Players card peek and reveal.  I do read each and every one.  I wish that I could send pearls to everyone…wouldn’t that be fabulous?  However, there can only be one winner…and this week the winner is:  Kathy in AZ!
Kathy in AZ said:
This is an absolutely beautiful fall card. It should be framed and hung up. You certainly are the master of design. I knew there had to be pearls somewhere as they are your trademark. Enjoy the rest of the weekend!
Kathy, just send me your address, and I will drop your pearls in the mail right away!
Congrats to UKC Grand Champion Do You Know the Muffin Man!
Muffy Lin, won Best of Breed Friday, and also won the Champion class on Sunday.  She earned her United Kennel Club Grand Champion title.  Brody was the Reserve Champion on Sunday.  I will have show pictures as soon as they become available.
And there is more fun news!  Both Twins auditioned for the Bruton Stroube advertising agency Saturday.  The photographer did a variety of test shots.  This agency does work for Purina, among other clients.  Who knows…maybe their faces will show up on a bag of dog food one of these days.  If not…it was still a load of fun seeing them have their test shots taken.
Oh my gosh…it seems like ages since I last posted!  In addition to my busy weekend, I have been dealing with a myriad of health issues including headaches and blurred vision, which finally precipitated a trip to visit my doctor!  And to add insult to injury, I strained a chest muscle when Brody headed out after a squirrel. Arghhh! Armed with meds for my head, and ice packs for my muscle, I should be on the mend. I go back for a follow-up check-up in two weeks.  So if you have left emails for me…please be patient! I will be catching up!  In the meantime, my chest and arm are starting to ache, so it is off to bed for me!  Until next time…