Gold Fall Leaves....

Recently during one of my days devoted to stamping, I went back to the main reason I started stamping in the first place---gold embossing!!  About 12 years ago, a few friends and I got together to stamp with the few stamps we all had.  At that time, I thought any card that was pretty had to have gold embossing on it. 

Once I found Stampin' Up! and their beautiful stamps and paper and ink, I dropped that embossing thing and now hardly ever emboss.  That back then, I loved gold embossing. 

So this card has leaves embossed with gold embossing powder and then colored in with my aqua painter and SU inks.

This is the Gently Falling set which I've used on my blog several times.  The card itself is More Mustard cardstock, layered with Soft Suede and then the leaves are embossed on Very Vanilla.

I put ribbon around two opposite corners for alittle added interest.

Here is another card I made the same day.  It, too, has gold embossing but not so many leaves.  And the ribbon is just tied around the card.

Both of these cards would make great fall cards to send to someone to whom you want to express gratitude.

And I'm thankful to you for continuing to visit my blog! Come again soon!

Smiles, Laura

Day of Gratitude Again....

Today I'm sharing another card I made using the Day of Gratitude stamp set.  this card is made using More Mustard, layered with Soft Suede.  I ran the suede through the Square Lattice embossing folder.  I punched a long piece of Cajun Craze with the Lace Ribbon Border Punch to put down the left side of this card. 

I told you on my November 2 entry how to make this medallion.   Go back to that entry to see how.

I embossed the sentiment in white for the bottom of this card. on Pear Pizzazz, then punched it with the Wide Oval Punch.  I layered it on a Decorative Label punch from mustard cardstock.

I think this one will be a hit!  See you soon, I hope!

Smiles, Laura

Two Candy Canes

Today we are going to use the Stocking Accents die again to make candy canes.  This is another fun one.  This card uses Real Red and Old Olive, including the designer paper from the Brights Patterns DSP Stack. 

I told you in my last entry how to make the cnady canes--cut a red and a white one, and glue every other section of the white onto the red.  (The die has perferations to showing where to cut.)  I crossed these two and tied a ribbon around them both.

This sentiment is from the Occasions Alphabet set.  I stamped it on white and punched it with the Scallop Oval punch, then layered that onto a Wide Oval punch in olive.

I added three little rhinestone jewels at the bottom for "bling".

I'll be showing some other cards made using the Stocking Accents in the near future.  Visit often!!

Smiles, Laura

Candy Cane Fun....

I bought the Stocking Accents from the Holiday Mini and have had so much fun playing with it. Here is a cute candy cane card I made using the die.  We made this card in class and my customers thought it was a bit of work, but you can make these while you watch TV one evening.

Let's talk about the background on this one.  One day when friend Judy and I were stamping, we used some non-Stampin' Up! paper to "try" this card.  I had this designer paper on hand and used it.  But for class I wanted to use Stampin' Up! paper.  So for this card, first I stamped the little red images on Baja Breeze paper from the Subtles Patterns DSP Stack using the French Foliage set.  Then I ran it though the Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder and then I sanded it with a sanding block.  Look closely at these two cards.  Doesn't the "created" paper give the same effect as the original designer paper?

Here is a close-up of the sentiment from the Teeny Tiny Wishes set.

Now here is the candy cane.  For it, you need to cut both a red and a white one using the die and Big Shot.  Then cut off every one white one and glue it onto the red one.  That's what I meant about doing this while you watch TV or some other activity.  I tied a Baja Breeze seam tape ribbon around it.

Some might not think the Baja Breeze is a "traditional" Christmas color, but I like this card!! 

Well, more later.  Have a great day and come back soon!!  Smiles, Laura

Grateful....

Here is a card I made the other day using Pear Pizzazz layered with River Rock.  I topped that with this delightful designer paper from the Spice Cake collection. 

For the sentiment, I used the oval from the Designer Frames embossing folder set with Pear and cut around it.  I love how it has those raised dots and WISH we had an oval die or punch that would punch it out.  But I cut it with scissors.  Then I punched out a River Rock oval using the Wide Oval punch.  I inked the "Grateful" word of the "Grateful Greetings" stamp from the Grateful Greetings stamp set (I know, that's alot of GRATEFUL) with my Always Artichoke marker and stamped in.  It is on vanilla cardstock.  Then I punched it with my Decorative Label punch.  I reinserted the cardstock in the punch, just barely in, and punched it again to make a narrow label.  Love it!!

I cut a small snip of Victoria Crochet Trim and attached it to the edge with a Green Circle Ice Rhinestone brad.  Hard to see that green here, but it shows up well in real life.

This isn't a hard or complicated card, but a nice one to send to someone to express your appreciation for them.   And I appreciate your visit to my blog today!!

Smiles, Laura

Green Pear....

Here is a card I created recently using the hostess set, Faith in Nature.  Everyone seems to love this set.  I used the pink and green designer paper from the Letters to Santa pack.  Yes, honest, it does have this pink and green paper in it.  I couldn't see it on a Christmas card, but could on this one.

Here is the pear.  I colored it green---yes, all the pears I've been making pear preserves from have been green, not yellow.  This card is Lucky Limeade and I used Blushing Bride with it.

You can see here that I embossed the background pink using the Houndstooth embossing folder.  Love that new one!

Thanks for checking out my blog today.  See you soon!! Smiles, Laura

Day of Gratitude....

Did you notice my new banner photo?  I put several cards on it, including the one I'm sharing today.  I love this Day of Gratitude medallion.  I saw one colored similar to this one on Regina Andari's blog and found out later she made if using MDS.  Mine is stamped with VersaMark ink on white cardstock and embossed with white embossing powder.  Then I "burnished" it using sponge daubers with four colors--Pear Pizzazz, Cajun Craze, More Mustard, and Soft Suede.  Then I cut out the medallion to put on this card.  This card using the "funky folds" layout I've shared with you before.  Check some of my earlier entries for instructions.

Here is a close-up of that medallion

I love the fall colors on this one.  And that sentiment from the Days of Gratitude stamp set. 

Thanks for stopping by today.  I'll have more fall samples to share in the days to come.

Smiles, Laura