Autumn...

Hello Everyone! We have been having sunshine again in the South and wonderful Fall temperatures! Blessings abound!!

The weather and the falling leaves inspired today's card. I started with a white card stock base and then used the leaf stamps from Simply Chic Autumn stamp set to create the falling leaves. They are colored in layers with Primas. The Autumn sentiment is from the same set. I layered that onto the green card stock piece with dimensionals. The brown rafia bow is centered with a glittered maple leaf brad from Spare Parts.

I was really pleased with the way the colors in the leaves came together. I have always enjoyed coloring and it is even more rewarding now that I have "big girl" pencils!

Hope your Autumn is blessed and beautiful!


Blessings to you,
Vicki

Sweet Dreamers Challenge ASC 2

Greetings! Hope your week is starting well!

This week's Sweet Dreamers Challenge is a real doozy for me! It is based on a sketch made by Alyssa. Alyssa is ten years old and quite the crafter! Her mom, Tami, is also part of the blog group. Alyssa now has her own blog and offers sketch challenges each week. She has done a beautiful job this week and Sweet Dreamers wanted to participate.

I have done maybe two other sketch based cards so challenge was an understatement for me on this one! I started with the dove die cut and went on from there but I had no clue it would take me to "Bling City" I just decided to go big bling or go on to the next challenge!
So I did a shadow die cut of the dove in silver, used silver card stock for the background and embossed those with the CB. I had the sequin trim and silver ribbon in my stash. The flower is punched with a MS punch and then embossed with silver powder as is the dove. I adhered the flower to the card with a crystal brad. It doesn't show up too well in the photo, but, trust me... in the light you need shades for this card!!

I have absolutely no idea what I will use this card for but I had a blast making it! And I loved that I had to get out of my comfort zone to create! Even my animals have some sparkle in their coats as they all decided to visit as I was embossing! (We are easily entertained in my house!!)

Thanks, Alyssa, for a great sketch! I am so proud of you! Now you have to promise not to make fun of the old lady with all the shiny stuff on her card!! LOL!!

Thanks for stopping by and sharing my bling adventure with me! I'll try to tone things down by your next visit! I can make no promises though... this was so much fun!!

Blessings to you,
Vicki

For These Gifts

Hello and welcome to Bountiful Blessings!

I have a very simple card to share today, but one that says a great deal! I guess I am pushing for the Thanksgiving holiday a little soon. We are barely into Fall. I just couldn't resist using this new stamp and punch! I started with kraft cardstock and stamped a background with images from a new PSX stamp set. I then layered DCWV patterned paper from the Fall Indian Summer Stack. The sentiment is stamped on ivory card stock with an image from the same PSX set. It's hard to read in the photo but says "For These Gifts We Gtve Thanks". The place setting is a 1 inch punch in textured silver with a 1/2 inch circle punched from textured copper card stock. The spoon and fork are punched out also. The sentiment and the place setting are then punched with a scalloped oval punch and adhered with dimensionals. I rounded the corners and added faux stitching as an accent. I then added the brown organdy ribbon by cutting a slit in the side of the card. I really like this stamp set and I am fairly pleased with the colors and layout of this card. Thanks for allowing me to rush the season a little. But, when you think about it, we should be giving thanks every day and not wait for a holiday, right?

I am so glad you stopped by today and I hope you will visit often! It always makes my day to have you drop in! Feel free to stay a while and look around! You are never a guest, just a new friend I haven't met yet!!

Blessings to you,
Vicki

Have a Ball! Sweet Dreamers Challenge

Hello and Happy Wednesday!

This week's Sweet Dreamers Challenge is to make a card using buttons! Buttons add so much depth and texture to a craft project. However, I am not a big user of them on my cards. I don't know why really...just not something I bring out very often.

When I saw this patterned paper in my stash, I got the idea of a gumball machine. I had the stamp and the rest seemed to fall into place. The base is colored with Prismas. I punched many many circles with a 1/2 " punch and layered them into the globe. I then added the buttons with large glue dots to bring them off the card a little. The gumball stamp was then adhered to the patterned paper and cardstock with dimensionals.

I think this is going to be a great birthday card for any age or gender. You can never have enough "neutral" cards in your stash, can you?

Hope your week is going well and you have time to check out the other Sweet Dreamers projects! They are listed on the sidebar.

Now go out there and Have a Ball!

Blessings to you,
Vicki

The Lord's Supper

Good Morning! I have something a little different to share with you today! I wanted to showcase a project my Mom has done for our church.

This picture doesn't show the real detail of the project but if you enlarge it, you can see the stitches better where my Mom crocheted this Lord's Supper. It is a huge piece (3' x 5') and she did it in record time. The picture is angled because of reflection from the camera.

I love to craft but I can never match the talent my Mom has! This masterpiece is now hanging in our church fellowship hall. What an heirloom!

Thank you for visiting today and I hope you will stop by again soon!

Blessings to you,
Vicki

Pumpkin Post Its

Another Fall project for you today! This post it note holder was fun and easy to do. I first cut the cardboard and then covered it with patterned paper on the front and white card stock on the back. I stamped the pumpkin image on oranfe card and then embossed it. It is layered onto the board with pop dots. I used my Big Bite for the eyelets and threaded black craft wire through. A simple bow and adhered the notes and that's it! We can never have enough post its, can we?

Hope you have enjoyed your visit and will come back often!

Blessings to you,
Vicki

Autumn Bouquet

Hello and welcome!
Today's card is inspired by the many many years of catering and floral design I have done. We often used pumpkins, squash, gourds, etc. as containers for our floral bouquets. These images reminded me of those arrangements. Each of the floral images is stamped three times and layered onto the embossed kraft card stock. The pumpkin is cut with a Cuttlebug die and accented with Prismas.
Fall foliage is always so beautiful and I was happy to have the chance to mimic it here.
Hope you all have a wonderful day and a great weekend!

Blessings to you,
Vicki