Happy Fall Ya'll - {PP212} challenge

Today's post is for The Paper Player's {PP212} Happy Fall Ya'll challenge. Here is my FALL card.

 

I used the new SU Blackberry Bliss cardstock for my card base, love its rich deep color. I used the same color ink on my leaves along with More Mustard, Hello Honey, and Crisp Cantaloupe inks. Then I spritzed with water and crinkled in my hand to give it weathered look. The final touch of a twine tied button finished the embellishment.

 

The sentiment was created by stacking 6 die cuts together - I used SU's multi-purpose glue. I started with 3 layers of melon mambo on the bottom, then two layers of blackberry bliss and one Hello Honey on top. I really love the how it gives dimension and shadow. 

 Hope you like it too.

 

Thanks for stopping by and please leave a comment to give your thoughts!

Hugs Diane

 

 

Back to School - Gramma's Class

This post is for my grandkids... just to drop a note and a check for perhaps some school needs.

My grandkids started school two weeks ago already. We always try to tell them we believe in them and that as long as they try their best, well that's good enough for us. We all can't be the best at everything, but we can try our best.  

 

They also love to do crafts with me when they come to Michigan to visit us.

They are like little sponges that soak up the inspiration from card samples of my previous card classes. They never stop saying "can we make that one Gramma", "can we make that one?" OF course we can is always my reply.

 

But truely.... they are so creative all on their own and I'm amazed every time I see what they create.  So in honor of being such good students, I'm making this card to hold my letter.  I just want to remind them I miss them, I wish them a wonderful school year, and to try to love learning.  Yeah right.

Here is my card.

 

Here is the inside.

 

 

I always tell them to use thier imaginations and never be afraid to be different. Gramma says: "there are no mistakes in class; just opportunities". We had some pretty fabulous opportunities together!

 

Hugs

Diane

Back to School - Fall Fun

My grandkids live out of state and start the school year much earlier than here in Michigan.
I know FALL is right around the corner, but I'm not rushing summer gone just yet.

 Here is a cute little card I made for my grandkids to give to their new teachers. They are all the same, with slight variations. I think they are adorable using the technique I learned last year from PTI using a butterfly die. You can really use just about any die that works with your imagination!

On this one I used HALF of the die cut to the left. The design has a white background.

On this one I used HALF of the die cut to the right...and the design is on a vanilla background.

Both are cute to me... what do YOU think?

HUGS

Diane

 

Cute as a Button {PP207}

Today I have just a short post to play along with "The Paper Players" challenge {PP207} theme... "Cute as a Button".

Here is a card I made last weekend trying to use up some of the piles of scraps I had laying on my craft table!  I said I was not getting one thing out until I used up what was right in front of me.

Here's one of my cards that will work for the challenge. 

My buttons are paper buttons, but they looked cute as flower centers of Crisp Cantaloupe DSP against the Baked Brown Sugar CS. It is really hard to see from this photo, but if you zoom in,  I used the large polka dot embossing folder [love] on the black strip of card stock to go with the many circles.

 

Hugs.

 

Diane

Playing with More "STUFF:"

Still playing around with all the new things I bought trying to prep for July card class... BUT I have NO MO JO.

So I decided to CASE a few cards I saw while blog surfing... SO many to choose from and certainly hope they don't mind.

 Here's a few cards I made for samples to use for July class. 

 

LOVE THIS FONT.   Maybe use for July class?

 



Easy one layer card.... Old Stamps... New Inks

These three were from the June class

 

I need two more for July... playing last weekend and I also made these few more but I CASEd.  

 

 CASED this cute Koala one from Linda Callahan,    I changed colors but this flower one is from Mary Fish

 

 and this one from my up-line Nance Leedy. Now I have to decide what to kit up for a class! 

Thanks for stopping by... Please leave a comment and help me pick two more!
Hugs.

Diane