Guest Designing for Tic Tac Toe

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I'm excited and honored to be Guest Designing today for the

Tic Tac Toe Challenge.

This time of year is my favorite with the leaves changing, smells of fall, and cooler, 

crisp days.

There was this panel of embossed leaves on sitting on my table that was perfect

for this time of year.

I added some die cut and watercolored leaves.  Some were cut and colored already.

Some were done just for this card. 

A little twine and I thought it was done.

Then I thought maybe some Nuvo drops would look good.  But I got a glob

and in trying to rub it away, it left some sheen on the leaf.  So I did the same to

the other leaves.

Here's the Tic Tac Toe board.

I used the column in the middle: Leaves/Foliage, Thank You, Die Cut(s)

I hope you'll check out the inspiration cards the Design Team has done and play along

over at the Tic Tac Toe Challenge.

Challenges:

Four Seasons - ATG Fall

Just us Girls #748 - Word Week (Leaves)

 

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Scripty Sayings (GKD)

Ink:   Cajun Craze

Paper:   Neenah Natural, Neenah Desert Storm, Watercolor

Other:  Re-inkers for watercolor, Leaves Dies (LF), Layered Leaves (MFT), Autumn Serenade EF (SB)

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Leaves and Plaid

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Card made with our craft group.  Hostess provided different fall pieces for us to put

together.  I can identify some of the sources but not the embossing folder.

Challenges:

Double D - Fall Plaids

Male Room #178 - Leaves

Four Seasons - Fall

    

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Every Day Sayings (HA)

Ink:   Encore Gold

Paper:   Neenah Natural, PP (Fall into Autumn-Violet Studio)

Other:  Gold EP, Leaf Dies (Lawn Fawn), Gilded Foundry Wax (TH), EF (?)

  

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Autumn Leaves Leftovers

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I had a class last week and this card was made from some leftovers of this card...

I had a piece of watercolor and the stencil from a piece that I had used

to test inking through a stencil made from a die cut for the inside.

I was able to die cut three of the small maple leaves from the watercolor

to pop over the stenciled ones.

Challenges:

Double D Challenges - Leaves

Four Seasons - Fall

  

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Snippets (PB)

Ink:   Soft Suede, Cajun Craze (SU) Orange Twist (CP)

Paper:   Neenah Natural, Watercolor (Arches Cold Press), Gold Foil (SU)

Other:  Re-inkers (Tangerine Tango, Real Red, Daffodil Delight), Maple Leaf Dinky Die (Xcut), Mini Slimline Double Stitched Die (Kat Scrappiness), Fall Leaf EF (Darice)

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Autumn Mosaic

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I'm still enjoying Fall colors.  These leaves were cut from some bits and pieces of

watercolor paper colored with Lindy's Magicals.  The mica in the Magicals has

a subtle shimmer that makes them even more fun.

Challenges:

Inspired By 188 - Colorful Fall

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Autumn Mosaic (IO)

Ink:   Shaded Spruce (SU)

Paper:   Neenah Natural, Shaded Spruce

Other:  Square Windows Trio Die (Honey Bee), Layered Leaves Dies (MFT), Colored Dots (Ali)

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Fall Wreath

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I found this wreath all stamped in my UFO box and I thought it would look good 

in Fall colors.

I used my Caran d'ache Supracolor pencils to color and blended very lightly

with a damp waterbrush.

When it was dry, I dry embossed with woodgrain and added a butterfly die cut

from a piece of watercolor background.

The sentiment is heat embossed in gold and a thin gold frame finishes off

the design.

Here's a look at the shine...

Challenges:

Inspired By - Hello Fall (I've kind of combined the regular challenge with the wreath from the Christmas challenge. I hope I'm still within the guidelines.)

Memory Box - Stripes (Woodgrain Stripes)

 

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Watching the World Bloom (MB), Easy Expressions (Original) (The Ton)

Ink:   Memento Tuxedo Black, VersaMark

Paper:   Neenah, Gold Foil (SU)

Other:  Stitched Butterfly Trio (PS), Gold EP, Pinewood Planks EF (ret. SU)

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Autumn Leaves

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I really love using Eileen Godwin's sponging technique and

since a sweet friend recently sent me a Stencil Buddy, I wanted to try doing

this with the rounded edge instead of the straight edge.

After getting the geometric sponging done, I laid the Tumbling Leaves Stencil

(also a gift from a sweet friend) over top and lightly sponging

through with the same colors.

I cut the piece with a stitched rectangle die and popped some watercolor

leaves that were all ready and waiting to find their way on a card.

(The leaves have been colored with re-inkers and lots of water.)

Challenges:

CAS Mix Up - Autumn Colors Watercolour

Just Us Girls - Color Week (Yellow, Red, Orange)

Seize the Birthday - Birthday card with Faux Stitching

 

Card Recipe

Stamps: Wreath for All Seasons (PTI) 

Ink:   Chocolate Chip (SU), Mustard Seed, Peeled Paint, Rusty Hinge (DI)

Paper:   Neenah, Watercolor (Arches), Naturals Ivory (ret. SU)

Other:  Re-inkers (Crushed Curry, Tangerine Tango, Real Red, Old Olive), Stencil Buddy, Tumbling Leaves Stencil (SSS), Stitched Rectangle Die (SSS), Stitched Leaves (LF)

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More Fun with Perfect Pearls

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A couple of months ago, I zoomed with some friends and we use Perfect Pearls.

I've finally made some cards with my makes and need to share them

before the season passes.

For this card, I mixed gold Perfect Pearls with Pumpkin Pie ink and water and painted on

this leaf die cut.  While it was still wet, I brushed some copper Perfect Pearls

on top.

I've used some of the leftover gold mix smooshed on the background and

did a little random stamping over that with Tea Die ink.

Here's a picture that shows more of the shine.

I used the same technique for this card but used a little print making 

for the background.

Isn't this a wonderful sentiment stamp?

And a close up of the shine.

Challenges:

Sunday Stamps - Color Challenge

Krafty Chicks - Stamp Act

 

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Enjoy!

Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps:  Handwritten Notes (PTI), French Foliage (ret. SU)

Ink:   Pumpkin Pie, Tea Die (DI), Versamark

Paper:   Neenah Natural, Mixed Media (Strathmore 400 series), Copper Foil (stash)

Other:  Perfect Pearls (Gold, Copper), Woodland Branch Die (MB), Stitched Leaf Die (Lawn Fawn)

Card Recipe (card 2)

Stamps:  Autumn Mosaic (IO

Ink:   Versamark

Paper:   Neenah Natural, Mixed Media (Strathmore), Copper Foil (stash)

Other: Stitched Leaf Dies (Lawn Fawn), Perfect Pearls (Gold, Bronze), Copper EP (Zing)

Inspired by Fall

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The Penny Black Saturday challenge this month is

Anything Goes'
or
'Too Cute to Spook!'

I don't have any of those cute Penny Black Halloween stamps so I had to

do some combining.  A hedgie from Just for You and a pumpkin from

the Pumpkin Patch.

A sweet friend sent me a surprise box and this frame die set was in it.

Wow! I'll be using it a lot!

And.....

I zoomed with some friends a little while back and we used

embossing folders.  We did a technique with double embossing.

For this card I first embossed with a Cable Sweater embossing folder

then again with a 3D embossing folder of leaves.

Can you see the two distinct patterns?

I was inspired to use it for the Inspired By challenge this week.

I was inspired by the wood paneled background, the texture of the sweaters

and the pumpkins.

I used the same pumpkin die for all three pumpkins, elongating one and cutting

a bit off the width of another.  All have been sponged for depth (badly I'd say

after seeing this picture.)

Almost forgot: The cable sweater embossing folder and Elegant Stitching Frame

are both enjoying their first outing so I'm going to the NBUS #19 Challenge

Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps:  Mums the Word (PTI), Pumpkin Patch, Just for You (PB)

Ink:   Archival Jet Black, Soft Suede, Mustard Seed, Carved Pumpkin (DI), Crushed Olivve, Ripe PErsimmon, Brushed Corduroy (DM), Tumbled Glass Distress Re-inker

Paper:   Mixed Media (Stathmore), Pumpkin Pie (SU), Inside of Strathmore Mixed Media Cover, Neenah

Other: Elegant Stitching Frame Die (PB), Caran d'ache Supracolor Pencils 

Card Recipe (card 2)

Stamps:  Mum's the Word (PTI)

Ink:  Early Espresso Marker, Soft Suede (for sponging), Cajun Craze (SU)

Paper:   Pumpkin Pie, Naturals Ivory (SU), Milk Chocolate (MFT), Neenah Natural

Other:  Pinewood Planks EF (SU), Cable Sweater EF (?), Layered Leaves EF (SU), Swirl Pumpking Die (PS), Tiny Tendril Die (MB), Deckled Rectangle Die (Splbndr)

Happy Fall with Sparkle Kitty

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I'd like you to meet Sparkle, the kitty.

He's a fun Memory Box die cut from Black Glimmer Paper.

The background and pumpkin are from my Gel Press play.

I thought it would make a fun Halloween card for one of the grandkids.

So I did another.

This card base was stenciled with the same color ink as the cardstock. 

I'd used the same stencil on my Gel Press piece that the pumpkin was cut from.

The background is a paper towel transfer from my stash.

I used a Circle Thin Frame die on a scrap of black then cut in half for the mouth

and cut the points off a punched star for the eyes and nose.

I do like a happy Jack-o-lantern face!

You can see better how Sparkle got his name in this next photo.

I used some Schparkly Embossing Powder on the sentiment.

Challenges:

Memory Box Outside the Box - Haunted Halloween (Used Black/Orange)

Poppystamps Challenge - Cards for Kids

NBUS #18 - Never Before Used Schtuff (Cool Cat Die)

  

Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps:  Mum's the Word (PTI)

Ink:   Versafine Onyx Black

Paper:  Neenah Solar White, Black, Black Glimmer (SU)

Dies:  Cool Cat, Woodland Branch (MB), Swirl Pumpkin (PS), Leaves (IO)

Other: Gel Press, Acrylic Paint

Card Recipe

Stamps: Spooky Sentiments (Amy R) 

Ink:   VersaMark, Tangerine Tango (SU)

Paper: Neenah Solar White, Tangerine Tango, Black, Black Glimmer (SU)

Dies:  Cool Cat, Woodland Branch (MB), Swirl Pumpkin, Picket Fence (PS)Circle Thin Frames (SSS), 

Other:  Gel Press, Acrylic Paint, Mini Tiny Circles Stencil (TCW), Star Punch, Black Sparkle EP (Ranger)

Another Maple Leaf

My friend Trina is Guest Designing at

AAA Birthday

The background is a piece of smooshed watercolor from my stash.
I partially stamped lightly with a background stamp that has
names of trees and lightly stamped a few splats.

The die cut leaf was cut from watercolor paper, and painted with liquid
watercolor and re-inker to get a good saturated color.

There's still a few hours to join in at CAS Watercolour
with your watercolor maple leaves.

Challenge closes at midnight tonight PDT.

Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Tree Background (Rubber Cottage), French Foliage (SU), Wreath for All Seasons (PTI)

Ink:   Sahara Sand, Chocolate Chip (SU)

Paper:   Neenah Classic Natural, Vanilla Texture, Mixed Media, Watercolor (Strathmore)

Other:  Leaf Die (Lawn Fawn), Sunshine Liquid Watercolor (Pinkfresh Studio), Tangerine Tango Re-inker (SU)