Autumn Days Thanksgiving

Happy Wednesday!  Can you believe Thanksgiving will be here (USA) in just 2 weeks?

Today's card is from Kristine Memmott.  It's so pretty and peaceful.

Stamps:  Autumn Days, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Ink:  Soft Suede, Always Artichoke, Creamy Caramel

Paper:  Creamy Caramel, Always Artichoke, Whisper White, Autumn Traditions DSP

Accessories:  Kraft Taffeta Ribbon, Word Window Punch, Scallop Border Punch

Thanks for sharing with us, Kristine!

Until next week...

Happy stampin'!

Perfect Gift Idea

I'm so excited about today's post - take a look at these adorable Giant Nugget Boxes from Becky Roberts!

I am in love with these and I have to make some of my own ASAP!  And guess what?  Becky has included a free tutorial on her blog :)  So check it out and then get stampin'!

Giant Nugget Boxes Tutorial

Make sure to leave a comment and a link to your own blog so we can see your version of these cute boxes.  Hmmm...I'm thinking stocking stuffers, or neighbor gifts...

Thanks Becky!!

Gobble Gobble

Happy Monday Friends,

This fabulous card was created by Carol Marbach from Hickory Corners, Michigan.  Carol has been a Diva FOREVER and has contributed greatly to our group of fabulous demonstrators.  Carol is our Sketchy Saturday Coordinator and is a wonderful friend to all.  A true asset to Utah Divas International.

Have questions about this card?  Please post your questions/comments and we will be sure to get them answered for you.

Thanks Carol for sharing your creation with us.

Enjoy your day
Max

diva sketch challenge

Welcome to another Saturday sketch challenge. I'm excited to tell you that we have some new team members beginning this week. Please help me to welcome Alisa, Lorie and Max by taking a look at what they've come up with for this week's sketch. While you're looking at their blogs don't forget to leave a comment for our existing team members as well. Thanx for stopping by and enjoy your weekend.


Alisa

Lorie

Max

Adriana

Leonie

Ruthie

Tammy

Jeannette

Carol.

Finally Friday - A Cardinal Hello!

Hello all!!!  Here we are at another Finally Friday and I have a beautiful card to show you from Adriana this week.  She used the fantastic Christmas Cardinal set, but as you can see she made it a generic card - perfect for any ocassion.  Here's what she has to say about this guy!

A note about the cardinal on the card:

I used Watercolor Wonder Crayons (the Earth Elements family) to color in the entire image. I wanted the bird itself it be a little more vibrant, so even though I had already colored him with Ruby Red, I added another layer of Real Red over his head, face and back. For this, I just pulled ink from the lid of my ink pad using my aqua painter and painted directly over the RR color. I used the cross-hatch marks of the stamped image as a guide of where I could add additional color.


Supplies:

Stamps: A Cardinal Christmas (111760)
Ink: StazOn Black, Real Red Classic Ink (103133), Old Olive (102277)
Paper: Ruby Red (102030), Old Olive (100702), Chocolate Chip (102128), Merry Moments Designer Series Paper (116572), Watercolor Paper
Tools: Earth Elements Watercolor Wonder Crayons (106696), Aqua Painter (103954), Big Shot (113439), Impressions Pad (114614), Silicone Rubber(114615)
Embellishments: Earth Elements brads (106966), Stampin' Dimensionals(104430)

Thanks for sharing with us Adriana!  I love your tip on using the classic ink over the watercolor crayons to intensify the colors!  Must give that a try!

Happy Stamping!!!

~~~Ann~~~

Inspiration Challenge 68

It's Thursday again already.  (Where does the time go?)  It's time for another Inspiration Challenge.  Here is today's picture.

Click on the links to see what the design team came up with today.  We'd love for you to play along with us!  Leave a comment with a link to your creation.  If you upload to a public gallery, please use DivaIC68 as a keyword.

Carol

Elizabeth

Katy

Happy Stampin'!

Kind & Caring Thoughts

Good Wednesday morning!  Today's card comes to us from Gretchen Barron.  Make sure you visit her blog to see the tutorial for the scalloped mat.  :)

I love the way this card turned out and the colors are so beautiful together. This card uses Kind & Caring Thoughts (a level 3 Hostess stamp set), Cottage Wall Designer Series Paper and a color scheme of Elegant Eggplant, Old Olive and Whisper White. The edges of the DSP layers and the stamped layer are all sponged, which adds a great deal of depth to the project. The stamped image is simply stamped-off -- ink it up once with Elegant Eggplant ink, and then stamp it off two more times without reinking -- what a lovely effect. I added 3 Old Olive Brads on the left for a perfect finishing touch!

 

For more information on this card and on how to make the Scallop Rectangle mat, visit my blog at http://gretchenbarron.typepad.com/my_weblog/2009/09/how-to-create-a-scallop-rectangle-or-square-of-any-size.html .

Thanks for sharing with us, Gretchen!

Until next week...


Happy stampin'!