Vintage Pumpkins

 

I really love the colors Amanda had created with her card... with the stamps that I had, I created one similar to hers. Thanks for the color inspiration and layout!

The border piece is from the 'Plaid Tidings' DSP, and the edge die cut is from the 'Be Mine Stitched' dies.

The embossed leaves are from the 'Nature's Root' dies, and the huge leaf is from the 'Vintage Leaves' stamp set.

The pumpkin and pumpkin leaves (bottom left) is from the new stamp set 'Pretty Pumpkins'. I cut the pumpkin out using the Detailed Pumpkins dies that coordinate with stamp set.

The sentiment piece is from the 'Good Greetings' stamp set and the die-cut shape is from the new 'Seasonal Labels' dies.

Thanks for dropping by!

Stamp sets - Pretty Pumpkins, Vintage Leaves, Good Greetings

Ink - Versamark, Soft Suede

Paper - Pretty Peacock, Crumb Cake, Plaid Tidings DSP

Accessories - Paper Trimmer, scissors, Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine, Seasonal Labels dies, Be Mine Stitched dies, Nature's Roots dies, Detailed Pumpkins dies, dimensionals, glue dots

Birthday Leaves

 

Before I tell you how I created the leaf background, I do need to point out that you should never ink stamps with the Stampin' Blends markers. One.... it dries as soon as you apply it to the stamp - thus not giving the stamp the inking it needs to stamp. and Two.... the markers stained the photopolymer stamps.  (Can you guess how I figured this out? YES.... I did try and ink my stamps with the Stampin' Blends markers.) Now, the markers certainly didn't ruin the integrity of the stamp.... as I could still stamp with them, but wanted to share my experiece.

Okay.... on to how I was able to create this background. I used my Stampin' Write markers to color the stamp image. I applied Crumb Cake first, then Pear Pizzazz, and then lastly Pool Party onto the stamp. Then I stamped the image onto the cardstock. I repeated this process until I was happy with the amount of leaves on the cardstock piece.

I chose to cut the piece to length and width before stamping the leaves.

Thanks for taking a closer look!

Supplies Used:

Stamp Sets - Vintage Leaves, Happy Birthday Gorgeous

Ink - Pool Party, Pear Pizzazz, Crumb Cake, Early Espresso

Paper - Pool Party, Early Espresso, Whisper White

Accessories - Die-Cut/Emboss Machine, Stitched Nested Labels dies, dimensionals, Early Espresso Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon

Leaf Express

I saw similar cards on Pinterest using different colored papers and layouts with the 'Vintage Leaves' stamp set and the 'Woodland Textured' embossing folder together. I loved the combination of the two together.... I just needed to create something with both!

The sentiment is from the 'Express Yourself' stamp set.... and the banner die is from the 'Bunch of Banners' dies.

Thanks for taking a closer look!

Stamp sets - Vintage Leaves, Express Yourself

Ink - Old Olive, Memento

Paper - Old Olive, Basic Black, Whisper White

Accessories - Die-Cut/Emboss Machine, Woodland Textures embossing folder, Leaflets dies, Bunch of Banners dies, dimensionals, glue dots, Basic Black twine

 

Autumn Phrase

Although, death is a part of life... it's never easy when the loved one is so young. This card is for my God-daughters who lost their biological father. May they both rest in the comfort in knowing that he is now in God's loving hands.

Thanks for taking a closer look!

Supplies Used:
Stamp Sets - Vintage Leaves, Kind and Caring Thoughts
Ink - Smoky Slate, Memento
Paper - Whisper White, Basic Black
Accessories - Die-Cut/Emboss Machine, Leaflets dies, Basic Black Twine, dimensionals, Layered Leaves Embossing Folder

More Lovely Wood

I was inspired by Quinn DeCamera's card (on the left) with her 'Lovely As A Tree' tree stamp inside the Leaflet Framelits. Beautiful! Thanks Quinn for designing it!

I sponged Early Espresso around the leaf to make it stand out on top of the other die-cut leaf.

Thanks for taking a look!

Supplies Used:
Stamp Sets - Lovely As A Tree, Heartfelt Blooms, Vintage Leaves
Ink - Early Espresso
Paper - Early Espresso, Very Vanilla, Wood Textures DSP
Accessories - Big Shot, Leaflets Framelits, glue dots, Early Espresso Taffeta Ribbon, sponge dauber

 

More Leaves

I'm loving the cooler weather along with the color of Fall leaves. For my Thanksgiving cards this year, I wanted it to keep it simple, so I paired the stamp sets "And Many More" with "Vintage Leaves". Perfect!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Thanks for taking a peek!

Supplies Used:
Stamp Sets - Vintage Leaves, And Many More
Ink - Early Espresso, Cherry Cobbler, Pumpkin Pie, Crushed Curry, Always Artichoke
Paper - Early Espresso, Whisper White
Embellishments - Early Espresso Grosgrain Stitched Ribbon

Vintage Banner

I CASEd a card from Kylie Bertucci that I found on Pinterest. Thanks Kylie for creating such a lovely card. I changed mine just a bit to make it my own.

Supplies Used:

Stamp Sets - Vintage Leaves, Thoughtful Banners

Ink - Dapper Denim, Smoky Slate, Memento

Paper - Basic Black, Whisper White, Dapper Denim

Accessories - Big Shot, Leaflets Framelits, scissors, glue dots, Duet Banner Punch

Vintage Pair

I wanted to work with the Little Letters Thinlits Dies that I had, so I paired it with "Perfect Pairings" stamp set (ha... did you see what I did there!). I felt that the result was a bit too plain for my card, so I added a "Vintage Leaves" stamp.

I used the Designer Series Paper (DSP) called "It's My Party" and I aligned the letters on the DSP so that all the little arrows were pointing down. It helps when you use the Magnetic Platform in the Big Shot!

Since the stamp within the "Perfect Pairings" stamp set had 'Happy Birthday', I used a marker to only color in 'Birthday'.

Thanks for taking a look!

Supplies Used:
Stamp Sets - Vintage Leaves, Perfect Pairings
Ink - Memento
Paper - Delightful Dijon, It's My Party DSP
Accessories - Big Shot, Magnetic Platform, Little Letters Thinlits, Leaflets Framelits, White Baker's Twine, glue dots

Leaves

What a great and simple card to make! I cannot take credit for this creation (at least in the brown/black combination).... I was inspired by Teneale Williams' card found on Pinterest.  Here is her card:

To achieve this lovely creation. I used a clear block (Block D = 2-7/8 x 2-11/16) and stamped that into the ink pad (Crumb Cake of Soft Sky) and stamped that onto the Whisper White cardstock.

I then stamped the leave stamp (Vintage Leaves) with Memento ink directly on top of the stamped image of the square. I added the sentiment (Watercolor Wishes) to the bottom section.

I finished the card by matting them with Basic Black cardstock and then attaching them to their card bases.

Thanks so much for looking!

Supplies Used:

Stamp Set - Vintage Leaves, Watercolor Wishes

Ink - Crumb Cake, Soft Sky, Memento

Paper - Crumb Cake, Soft Sky, Basic Black, Whisper White

Accessories - Clear Block D

Tin of Leaves

I cannot take credit for this lovely design... when I saw LeeAnn Greff's card on Pinterest.... I just knew I needed to create one of my own.  Thanks LeeAnn for your inspiration!

Here is LeeAnn's card:

I decided to change my card base to blue instead of ivory like LeeAnn's.

Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies Used:

Stamp Sets - Vintage Leaves, Tin of Cards

Ink - Marina Mist, Early Espresso

Paper - Marina Mist, Very Vanilla

Accessories - Early Espresso Taffetta Ribbon, Leaflets Framelits

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Happy Leaves

I was inspired by Stephanie Wincott's card with the soft colors of the leaves with the bold black sentiment, so with the supplies I had... I tried to create a card that was similar to her's.  

Here are Stephanie's cards:

Thanks Stephanie for your inspiration!

I chose the colors very similar to her's - Smoky Slate and Pear Pizzazz.  I did notice that the Pear color was a bit too dark, so I stamped off once and then stamped again on my Whisper White card (gives the color a softer feel). The Slate is direct to paper.

Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies Used:

Stamp Set - Vintage Leaves, Happy Birthday Everyone

Ink - Pear Pizzazz, Smoky Slate, Black Staz-on

Paper - Smoky Slate, Basic Black, Whisper White

Accessories - Corner Round Punch

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Harvest Leaves

I saw a card on Pinterest that had a flower on top and bottom with writing in the middle.  I liked that look a lot, so decided to create a Thanksgiving card with the same placement.

I stamped the leaf print around the border of the Cajun Craze background piece.

Thanks for stopping by!
Happy Thanksgiving!

Supplies Used:
Stamp Sets - Harvest Home, Vintage Leaves
Ink - Early Espresso
Paper - Early Espresso, Cajun Craze, Naturals Ivory
Accessories - Seam Binding Ribbon (Very Vanilla)

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Vintage Thoughts - CTS137

I thought I would play with this sketch that I saved from August on the CAS(E) This Sketch Blog (CTS137).  You may view the challenge here:

http://casethissketch.blogspot.com/2015/08/case-this-sketch-137.html

I love the fall and I love my husband... so I incorporated fall leaves in this card for my husband celebrating our 13th wedding anniversary. =)

I had first thought to add the dotted lace trim along the edges of the white.... horror -- NOT a good look for a masculine card! LOL! I'm glad I changed it to be just the Delightful Dijon cardstock. whew!

Thanks so much for taking a look!

Supplies Used:

Stamp Sets - Vintage Leaves, Best Thoughts

Ink - Delightful Dijon, Pumpkin Pie, Cherry Cobbler, Always Artichoke

Paper - Always Artichoke, Delightful Dijon, Whisper White

Accessories - Big Shot, Leaflets Framelits, glue dots, scissors

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Watercolor Leaves

I wanted to create a masculine card for my father-in-law who had cataract surgery on his eye (yes, he will need his other eye done too).  I believe with the combination of colors and chevron TIEF I nailed it!
It's sometimes hard for me to create masculine cards, but with this card... I had a surprisingly easy go of it.  Maybe it had something to do with the leaves stamp set -- I LOVE leaves.
I achieved the colors on the leaves by coloring them in with markers -- yellow first, then green, orange and finally red.

Thanks for taking a peek!
Supplies Used:
Stamp Sets - Vintage Leaves, Watercolor Wishes
Ink - Always Artichoke, Cherry Cobbler, Crushed Curry, Pumpkin Pie, Early Espresso
Paper - Very Vanilla, Old Olive, Early Espresso
Accessories - Big Shot, Chevron TIEF, Leaflets Framelits, Taffeta Ribbon (Old Olive), dimensionals

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