Hello Friends,

Happy Friday!  I love autumn with its burst of colors and cool crisp air.  What a glorious way to usher in winter.  Today's framed art demonstrates how to create beautiful fall decor using supplies that you probably already have in your craft room.  For this simple autumn piece, I used the Country Home stamps and the Plaid Tidings designer paper.  I colored the images with my Stampin' Blends to match the paper.

The two cards were previously featured on this blog, but I really wanted to show them display together.  All three projects follow an autumn theme using the Country Home stamps, the Harvest Hello stamps, and the Plaid Tidings Designer Series Paper.

Here's a tip that moved this simple Country Home Framed Art from nicely done to well done in seconds.  Do you see it?  I colored the little white spaces around the leaves and berries near the pitcher with the same Seaside Spray Stampin' Blend so that it doesn't look out of place in front of the pitcher.  The rest of the leaves, cattails, and berries kept their white space so that they blend in with the Whisper White Card Stock.  Do you see the subtle change now?

For this card, I mixed the County Home and Harvest Hellos stamps.  It was showcased on yesterday's blog post.  Get the full scoop here.

For this Autumn Thank You Card, I went to my Harvest Hellos and Massive Thanks stamp set.  Pick up all the card making details here.

Have a fabulous day,

 

Hello Friends,

Wow, was it ever beautiful this weekend!  I spent the weekend piddling around in my yard soaking up the sunshine and digging in the dirt.  All that gardening gave me the urge to pull out my Garden Shed stamp set by Stampin' Up! and make something fabulous.  What a dreamy garden shed!  For an added burst of color,  I fashioned some quick and easy flowers made with the Pressed Petals Specialty Washi Tape and Perennial Essence Floral Centers.

The coloring was therapeutic.  I just started coloring with my Stampin' Blends until my picture was complete.  Wouldn't you just love to have such an adorable Garden Shed?  The Cajun Craze Blends are perfect for coloring clay pots.  I colored my shed with Soft Sea Foam and added a burst of sunshine with a So Saffron Door.  The greenery was colored with my tried and true Old Olive.  

Would you like a little peek at what's blooming at my house?

I couldn't resist snapping a shot of my trilliums also known as Wake-Robins.

Jack-in-the-Pulpit

Columbine

My rhubarb looks lovely this year.  We've already enjoyed a yummy Rhubard Pie this year.

Brunnera or False Forget-Me-Not

What's in your garden?  It's so fun to hear from you.  Tell us what springing up in your yard in the comments below.

Have a fabulous day,

 

Hello Friends,

In today's video learn how to make this beautiful monochromatic card using the Positive Thoughts stamp set and the new Nature's Thoughts Dies by Stampin' Up!.  Once you have mastered the art of card making, you might want to take your paper crafting to the next level with Wall Art like the one in the picture above.  It is simply a bigger, grander rendition of the card.

Use the images and phrases in the Positive Thoughts stamp set to create a bouquet of affirmation for someone you love.

Nature's Thoughts Dies are one of 6 new Coordination Products released on February 4, 2020.  See all the new Coordination products here.

Here's a closeup of the Positive Thoughts Wall Hanging.  Just look at the detail in the gold foil leaves!  The leaves were made with Gold Foil Sheets and the Nature's Thoughts dies.

The gorgeous designer paper is a Free Sale-a-Bration Gift.  It's called Golden Honey Designer Series Paper.   For every $50 spent on Stampin' Up! products (before tax and shipping), choose a FREE Sale-a-Bration product.  There's no limit.  Choose something amazing for free with every $50 purchase or spend $100 for additional options.  See the Sale-a-Bration Products here.

Have a fabulous day,