TGIF Challenge #542 - Sketch Challenge

Yay and HOORAY!! This week the TGIF Crew is doing a sketch challenge - my favorite kind of challenge!

Check out the blog challenge here - TGIF Challenge Blog if you’d like to play along.

Cannot tell you how THRILLED I was to see that the More Than Autumn Stamps and Dies were getting to live to fight another day this year! This is one of my most favorite fall sets Stampin’ Up has ever had! So much versatility between the stamped images and coordinating dies.

This card came together pretty easily (thanks to the great sketch and the also-very-awesome Timeless Plaid DSP!).  

I even did a little coloring with my Stampin’ Blends using some Light and Dark Pumpkin Pie and Light Cajun Craze. The leaf dies are probably my most-used die in this set … I absolutely LOVE cutting them out in more than one color and then swapping the insides!!

I also distressed the edges of the largest piece of DSP that I used on the base (one of my new favorite old techniques!) and added some Adhesive-Backed Metallic Gems and a little triple loop of Crumb Cake Baker’s Twine.

Stamps: More Than Autumn

Paper: Basic Beige, Very Vanilla. Crumb Cake. Cajun Craze, Timeless Plaid DSP

Ink: Versamark, Early Espresso, Black Memento, Cajun Craze; Stampin’ Blends - Light and Dark Pumpkin Pie, Light Cajun Craze

Accessories:  Perennial Postage Dies, More Than Autumn Dies, Crumb Cake Baker’s Twine, Adhesive-Backed Metallic Gems

Do any of you have fun plans this weekend? I am having a brunch group of friends coming over Saturday morning (my turn to host) and I am making ALL FALL flavors of food. YUM! I can’t wait!

We’d love to have you play along!! You can check us out our blog HERE and Instagram … lots of great inspiration from the rest of the TGIF Crew!

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Monday Montage - Gathering Moments

Ok … I feel it. You know that little tiny bit of a nip in the air when you leave your house early in the morning? The first sign that fall might actually be on its way!

With that in mind, here’s what I made for this week’s Monday Montage.

Fall is my absolute most favorite time of year. The colors, the smells, the tastes, the holiday … I’m down for All of it.

Which is why I am LOVING the elements that are in the Gathering Moments Suite! 

I used the stamps and dies to create this fall card. I just ordered the DSP this morning … I used Timeless Plaid DSP for this card as a “substitute” (which I also love!).

I braided two pieces of Basic Black and one piece of 

Crumb Cake Baker’s Twine into a piece that I could tie into a bow.

I used two pieces of the Timeless Plaid DSP to create the arched piece in the background, which I cut out using one of the Everyday Arches Dies. I also distressed the edges of the arch with one of the blades from my paper snips.

Did ya notice the cute little tiny leaves embossed in the card base??? I love this embossing folder!

Stamps: Gatheirng Moments

Paper: Basic Beige, Basic White, Timeless Plaid DSP

Ink: Early Espresso, Mossy Meadow, Old Olive, Cajun Craze, Crushed Curry

Accessories: Gathering Moments Dies, Everyday Arches Dies, Gathering Leaves Embossing Folder, Crumb Cake Baker’s Twine, Basic Black Baker’s Twine, Linen Thread, Low Profile Sparkle Dots

I’ve been visiting my niece, nephew and two grandnephews for almost a week in Nevada. The days are clear and WARM, and the evenings and mornings are PERFECT. So grateful to be able to spend time with my family!

Our Monday Montage Hop has gone exclusively to Instagram! You can check it out by finding me @tinkermom85. From there you will be able to find all of my Monday Montage Friends, too!

School Days & Notes

School days, school days, dear old golden rule days! Apparently I liked a card made by my bestie, Bree Renwick (@craftsomnia on Instagram) that I saw a few weeks back. It wasn’t until after I had finished this card that I went back and looked at Bree’s … yep! Her good idea most DEFINITELY lodged itself in the back of my brain!!

The great idea behind this (thanks, Bree!) was to use School Days with Just a Note … perfection!

I snuck in some Fruit Salad DSP (which is available as a “last chance” item on Stampin’ Up’s website - so hurry on over there if you need some - and you DO!)!

And how about those darling little “paper clips”??? I am OBSESSED!!! Every single one of  my kids’ homework assignments looked like this one … wrinkled up from being shoved in a backpack! Ha! Ha!!

Stamps: School Days, Just A Note

Paper: Basic White, Basic Black, Fruit Salad DSP (Last Chance!), Silver Foil

Ink: Azure Afternoon, Granny Apple Green, Daffodil Delight, Real Red, Garden Green, Black Memento

Accessories:  Just A Note Dies, Perennial Postage Dies, Basic Gray and Smoky Slate Pearls

I’m off to visit some family in Nevada this week. The sun is shining, the skies are clear and the temps are beautiful!