As I promised, this card is a direct result of the inspiration from the Cottage Wreath card that I CAS’d from Amy Koenders a few days ago! Now that I have transitioned to autumn, I keep repeating those beautiful leaf images from the Stampin’ Up! Soft Seedlings on so many of the cards that I READ MORE
Category: Autumn
Just in CAS you think that you’ve seen this Cottage Wreath before…
You have!!! I have shamelessly CAS’d this pretty card from Amy Koenders from Stamp with Amy! I just loved the card because of its color scheme as well as the wreath design. But she also inspired me to use the Gingham Cottage DSP, which I honestly was not a fan of. (They can’t all be READ MORE
A Rustic Harvest Easel Display…
It seems like Stampin’ Up! is always offering at least one “border print” in each season’s Designer Series Paper collection. For this fall’s Rustic Harvest, there is a beautiful confluence of chrysanthemums that are printed on a black background. (Is that like a “bevy of beauties”?) They are gorgeous – and they make a beautiful READ MORE
A Whirl of Leaf Fall
I love tone-on-tone cards, although I usually tend toward the blues and grays. Instead, I decided to be inspired by Mary Fish at Stampin’ Pretty with her blog post of a few months ago. (I was absolutely NOT ready for fall at that point…) This pretty card uses Stampin’ Up! Forever Fern as well as READ MORE
A Canopy of Soft Seedlings
I just cannot get enough of the Stampin’ Up! Soft Seedlings stamp set. This is not a bundle – just a stamp set. But it is a wonderful image on its own, without a coordinating die set. And this card takes very few materials – so it is a great candidate for a new stamper! READ MORE
Is it me – or does the Split Card Textures Dies look like the profile of New Hampshire?
Here is another easily overlooked item in the catalog: the Stampin’ Up! Split Card Textures Dies. I saw them and almost overlooked them– except that they looked like the profile of New Hampshire… Or was it really Vermont? Well – in either case, they spoke to me as a very appropriate design for the changing READ MORE
An Autumn Card filled with Gratitude
This is an autumn card that uses some unexpected colors – although the design goes together quickly. Stampin’ Up!’s Beauty of the Earth Designer Series Papers offers some beautiful autumn themes with those unexpected blues. The measurements are not at all complicated: Basic White cardstock 5-1/2” x 8-1/2” Scored at 4-1/4” READ MORE
A lovely wandering path of “Gorgeous Leaves”
This beautiful card is an excellent choice for a solemn occasion – sympathy, encouragement. But I think that it could also be a beautiful wedding card as well. It is subtle and rich in color and texture. It is also a 6” x 6” card, which is not a size that I usually use. It READ MORE
A Rainbow of Gorgeous Leaves – by Stampin’ Up!
This is a beautiful Clean and Simple (CAS) card. I can imagine it as a note card. But it is also a birthday greeting or a thinking-of-you card. There are no sophisticated techniques – stamping and a mat to highlight the great colors of the leaves. You might even call them Gorgeous Leaves as Stampin’ READ MORE
Pretty pink (and blue!) Pumpkins
It’s beginning to look like fall here in New Hampshire – and I apparently should get out of denial about it! I love the colors and the beauty of fall. But it also makes me sad to know that these beautiful leaves and trees are headed for a gray, cold winter. (And New Hampshire winters READ MORE