Autumn Blessings!

Hi, Friends!

Happy Fall!  We have perfect weather here in NW Ohio right now!  The temp is in the low 70's with plenty of sunshine!  We did a little yard work and checked our tomatoes.  We have some yummy ones to eat for dinner tonight.  I love fall, don't you?!

I'd like to share with you two fall cards today.  I struggled with this first card.  I had a different design in mind, but when I looked at it the embossed leaf background was going the wrong way. So, I started over and ended up with the above card, which will go to a friend.

I started with a cream card base and used distress inks for the MFT leaf image.  The leaf background was made using a stencil from Lawn Fawn.  The leaf paper is from Newton's Nook and the sentiment is from Sunny Studio.  I'm entering this card over at Stencil Fun Challenge.

Next up...

This card was made using the sunflower die from Lawn Fawn.  Usually, I wouldn't have the leaves blue, but that's what I see in the design paper.  I actually like the contrast with the oval navy background behind the light blue leaves.  The sentiments are from Altenew.  Gems and bow to finish the card.

Ok, friends, I thank you for dropping by today!  Have a wonderful weekend, take care!

Hugs!

Happy Birthday!

Hi, Friends!

I just LOVE this new butterfly die from Alex Syberia!  I'll be using it as a fall birthday card.  I didn't put a sentiment on the front of the card for I wanted the butterfly to shine.  I used distress inks for the background, butterfly, and flowers.  The background panel was made using a die from The Greetery.  

I'm entering this card over at NBUS Challenge.  

I started with a new crochet project with making a pumpkin.  I made one small pumpkin and it was a practice one, which turned out a little wonky, but still cute.  The one seen below is much better.  The pattern is using the wheat stitch and single crochet.  The stem is a cinnamon stick and a bow with twine to finish the pumpkin.  I'm already making another one.  It's so addicting!

Ok, friends, that's all for now.  Thanks so much for taking the time to drop by today!  Have a great rest of the week, take care!

Hugs!

Happy Halloween!

Hi, Friends!

How are things your way?  I'm still having fun creating Halloween cards.  I couldn't resist the fun spider shaker from Pretty Pink Posh!  I had a mishap with all those tiny beads.  Our son called and I had half the spider done without the backing on it.  I was in  a hurry and didn't realize it was stuck to a piece of paper.  I took it downstairs with me to talk to him. Hubby for some reason said this is stuck and pulled on it and beads went flying everywhere!  He felt bad, of course, and helped me pick up all the beads.  Message to myself...keep beads away from hubby, lol!

Anyways, I did like how the card turned out with the designer paper from Whimsy Stamps.  All dies are from Pretty Pink Posh.  The band on the hat, spider and brew is actually a light green and not yellow as it appears on here.  Googly eyes added to finish the card.

Next up...

Another Halloween card made with more Pretty Pink Posh dies. 

Ok, that's all I have for now.  It's a beautiful day here in the 70's!  We enjoyed lunch at Barnside Creamery and ate our lunch outside.  We topped it off by sharing an apple dumpling with ice cream, so yummy!  Thanks so much for dropping by and have a wonderful day!  Take care, hugs!!

Eek! Happy Halloween!

Hi Crafty Friends!

I managed to get some Halloween cards done this past weekend and had a lot of fun creating!       

I usually don't make too many, but a few friends and family do enjoy receiving them.  

For the above card,  I started with a black card base and paired it with patterned paper.  The frame die is from Recollections and the cat is a wood stamp from Stampabilities.  The sentiment die is from Pretty Pink Posh.  Googly eyes, dots, and bow to finish the card.  The cat looks like our cat, Coco, when our son's dog, Maverick, comes for a visit, lol!.  Maverick is a German Shepherd.  I'm entering this card over at A Cut Above Challenge.

Ok, that's all for today.  I'll post more Halloween cards later.  Thanks so much for dropping by today!  Take care, hugs!!

Maria