It’s a beautiful morning in Georgia and there’s a crispness in the air signaling that Fall has arrived.  My plan last week was to share another Fall card for the upcoming class…well obviously, that didn’t happen.  I decided to visit my parents in N.C. for the week and packed my car with my craft supplies to work on projects. As you see in the photo, the entire back of my SUV was loaded.  I had enlisted my mom to assist with projects planned for a craft fair in November. So it was a surprise when we unloaded the car and started to implement our plans, to find that my stamp pads were not packed.  Yes, I forgot to pack them!!!  We did find a couple of stray StazOn ink pads in a box so I was able to complete one project. After laughing at my forgetfulness, we enjoyed visiting and prepping projects that can be completed now that I am home.  Oh yeah, the box of ink pads was sitting on the edge of the table waiting for me when I returned.

The project that was completed is a “Color Me Christmas” Tag set that will be offered at the craft fair.  When I first saw the stamp set in the Holiday catalog, I knew it would be great for creating a kit for children to color.  The kit contains everything needed for children to color and complete 15 gift tags.  All that I have left to do is print the labels.  One project down, more to complete!!!

This afternoon, I’ll be working on the last card sample for the upcoming Fall class and will post it later so be sure to check in often. 

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the day!

Remember if you have any questions, contact me at margkni@gmail.com.

Today I’m taking a break from posting the Fall cards to share a card made for my friend’s birthday celebration.  She loves polka dots…even has her toe nails painted with polka dots!  So naturally, I had to incorporate them into her card and decided to make her a polka dot dress using the Dress Up Framelits.  It’s a card she’s sure to like!

Materials & Tools:

Coastal Cabana Card Stock (#131297)

In Color Designer Series Paper (#130136)

Whisper White Card Stock (#100730)

3/8″ Ruffle Stretch Trim (#130024)

Itty Bitty Banners (#132022 w, #126257 c)

Coastal Cabana Classic Stampin’ Pad (#131175)

Ovals Collection Framelits (#129381)

Dress Up Framelits (#130101)

Bitty Banners (#129267)

Hung Up Cute Clips (#129389)
Rhinestone Basic Jewels (#119246)

Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430)

Snail Adhesive (#104332)

Stampin’ Trimmer (#126889)

Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine (#113439)

Thanks for stopping by and be sure to check back later this week…
 another card for the Fall class will be posted.

Remember if you have any questions, contact me at margkni@gmail.com.

A couple more cards for the upcoming card class themed “Fall Cards” are ready!  Both of the cards utilize the Sweater Weather Designer Series Paper (#132184) from the Holiday Catalog. All of the colors and designs in the package are great and it would be difficult for me to select a favorite. Another feature – it contains paper that would be great to use when preparing a masculine card.

The Truly Grateful Stamp Set (#131730 w, #131733 c) was used for this first card. The Soft Sky, Crushed Curry and Chocolate Chip plaid in the designer series paper provides a beautiful background.

Other materials used includes: Chocolate Chip Card Stock (#102128), Crushed Curry Card Stock (#131199), Whisper White Card Stock (#100730), Early Espresso Classic Stampin’ Pad (#126974), Crushed Curry Classic Stampin’ Pad (#131173), and 1 1/4″ Burlap Ribbon (#132140).  The ovals were cut using the Ovals Collection Framelits (#129381).

The other card is a Thanksgiving card and uses the appropriate “Happy Thanksgiving” sentiment from the Tags 4 You Stamp Set (#131820 w, #131823 c).  It was cut using the Label Bracket Punch (#132153) and attached using dimensionals.  In addition to the Sweater Weather Designer Series Paper, Tangerine Tango (#111439) and Very Vanilla (#101650) Card Stocks were used.  The maple leaves were stamped using the Magnificent Maple stamp (#131868 Wood only) and Crushed Curry Classic Stampin’ Pad (#131173).  To achieve the two-tone effect, the leaf edges were swiped using a Tangerine Tango Stampin’ Write Marker.  The larger maple leaf was cut using the Autumn Accents Bigz Dies (#127812) in the Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine (#113439).  The paper was crumpled to achieve a textured look and attached with dimensionals.

Hope these cards have inspired you to start thinking of Fall!

Thanks for stopping by…and don’t forget, if you have any questions, contact me at margkni@gmail.com.

Check in next week for another Fall card project.

Until then, have a great weekend!