November Calendar 2017

Oh my goodness! I love Thanksgiving time. I especially love it this year since our little bundle of joy is due on Thanksgiving Day! Here are the materials I used:

• Fall Blessings paper pack by Carta Bella
• Thankful Mice stamps and dies by Lawn Fawn
• copics- Y35, Y38, R02, C1, C3, N4, N6, E99
• Alphabet Plain Diecut by Impression Obsession
• memento ink- tuxedo black

So Very Thankful

Ok! I have taken a long break from posting cards. It is time to get back into because this is my favorite season to make cards. I love fall! I have the best time making cards and watching football. Not to mention how much I love the fall holidays. So, when Impression Obsession posted a Challenge called So Very Thankful, I had to make something! Here are the materials I used:

• Early Sunsets stamp set (CL698) by IO Stamps
• Patchwork Turkey die cut (DIE490-U) by IO Stamps
• The Story of Fall paper pack by Echo Park Paper
• Square Frame die cut by My Favorite Things
• memento ink- rich cocoa
• colorbox ink- creamy brown
• twine

Let's Get Stuffed!

Ha!! This little turkey is hilarious! Can't wait to fill up on turkey, mashed potatoes, casseroles, and cobblers. Bring on the large helpings, I've got my sweat pants ready! Here are the materials I used:

• Terrance turkey stamp by Whipper Snapper Designs
• Get Stuffed stamp by Whipper Snapper Designs
• Fall Blessings paper pack by Carta Bella
• Fall is in the Air paper by Echo Park
• copics- RV11, E51, E53, E74, G12, G82, Y35, Y38, YR12, YR14, YR27, N3, N5
• Labels Eight diecuts by Spellbinders
• memento ink- tuxedo black and rich cocoa
• enamel dots
• memento ink- tuxedo black and rich cocoa

Lovely Wheat

I really like this stamp! A couple years ago, I would have thought it was an old lady stamp. I guess I'm an old lady now :) Here are the materials I used:

• Wheat Sheaf stamp by Serendipity Stamps
• A Perfect Autumn paper pack by Carta Bella
• copic markers- E39, YR07, YR09, YR18, YR21, YR24, Y26, R37, R39, YG67
• orange enamel dots
• coordinating ribbons
• wooden leaf embellishment 

Cutsie Thanksgiving

I love this card! It is another one for the basket raffle back in April. The little pilgrim mice are precious. Here are the materials I used:

• Thankful Mice stamps and dies by Lawn Fawn
• Harvest paper pack by Pebbles 
• copics- E31, 33, 34, B0000, 00, Y35, YR21, RV21, C3, 4
• memento ink- tuxedo black and rich cocoa
• coordinating ribbon and rhinestones

Autumn Blessings

I also made this card using the same sketch from the Try Stampin' on Tuesday Challenge #293. I really like this design. I will probably even make a Christmas one with it. Here's the sketch again and the materials I used:

• Harvest paper pack by Pebbles Paper
• Autumn Blessings stamp set by Simon Says Stamp!
• Basket embossing folder by Lifestyle Crafts
• memento ink- rich cocoa
• coordinating enamel dots and twine

Raccoon in the Fall

I don't know if Whipper Snapper Stamps are new for everyone or just for me, but I love them! They are so precious. The deisgn for this card came from the Try Stampin' On Tuesday Challenge #292. Here's the sketch are the materials I used:

• Fall Friends stamp by Whipper Snapper Designs
• copic markers- E18, 19, 25, 34, 51, 55, C1, 3, 5, G05, YG21, 25, Y17, 19, YR12, 16, 18, 27, B12
• Fall Blessings paper pack by Carta Bella
• coordinating sequins and twine
• memento ink- tuxedo black

Happy Thanksgiving

• Turkey2stamp stamps and diecuts by The Stamps of Life
• Fall Blessings paper pack by Carta Bella
• The Story of Fall paper pack by Echo Park
• Scalloped Rectangle diecuts by Lawn Fawn
• memento ink- tuxedo black and rich cocoa
• twine
• coordinating enamel dots

Here's an alternative version, too :)

Autumn Mail

It is so hard to decide what kind of card I like to make the most. However, I LOVE the season of fall. The colors, the foliage, the clothes, the holidays, the weather change (even though it is slow down here in the south). Anyway, when I saw the challenge from Taylored Expressions Share Joy Challenge, I knew I would be participating. Here is the inspiration and the materials I used:

• You've Got Mail- Fall stamp by Taylored Expressions
• Fall Blessings paper pack by Carta Bella
• copics- R37, R46, YR16, YR18, YR23, YG45, E19, C2, C4, C5
• brown and orange twine
• brown enamel dots
• memento ink- black

Happy Turkey Day!

This is an exciting time of year for me! We are 3 weeks away from the Kindergarten Thanksgiving Play at my school. It is one of my absolute favorite things we do all year. This sketch came from the Try Stampin' on Tuesday Challenge #241. 

Here are the materials I used:

• Turkey Day stamp set by Lawn Fawn
• Fall Blessings paper pack by Carta Bella
• mini google eye
• copics- E34, E35, E37, R39, R59, YG45, YR07, YR14, YR15, Y38
• Thanksgiving Table stamp set by Simon Says Stamps
• Pierced Circles die cut by My Favorite Things
• memento ink- rich cocoa and tangelo
• colorbox ink- chestnut roan

Inside:

The First Thanksgiving

My kindergarteners are putting on a Thanksgiving play again this year. This is the perfect card to give my assistant for all of the wonderful work she does for the kiddos and for me to get ready for the play (and the many things she does all year long!). Here are the materials I used:

• stamps- all by stampabilities (pilgrim boy, pilgrim girl, Indian boy, Indian girl)- sorry I couldn't find the Indian girl stamp
• thanksgiving stamp by inkadinkado (OLD school stamp)
• copics- R29, YR24, E27, E39, E50, E51, E53, T2, T5, T7, B24
• versamagic ink- gingerbread
• memento ink- tuxedo black and rich cocoa
• matching ribbon
• paper- carta bella (a perfect autumn paper pack)

Front:

Inside:

I'm so grateful for all the wonderful people in my life :)

Sam the Scarecrow

I love this little scarecrow! Next time, I would use some green colors to make the shirt. I think it might pop better that way. Here are the materials I used:

• sam the scarecrow stamp by impression obsession
• copics- Y35, B91, B93, B95, E37, E39, E51, E53, E55, E93,YR04, YR07, YR09, YR23, YR24, T5, R24, R27, 0 (colorless blender)airbrushing materials- color: Y35
• spellbinders labels eight die cut
• large stitched rectangle stackables by lawn fawn
• fall colored paper
• sentiment stamp by stampendous!
• brown toned ribbon

Front:

Inside:

Oh I love fall!!

quilted pumpkin

I love this time of year! Ignore where my ink ran on the stem :/ Here are the materials I used:

• quilted pumpkin stamp by serendipity stamps
• happy thanksgiving stamp by impression obsession
• fall paper
• classic and scalloped circle die cuts
• copic markers- YR04, YR07, YR18, YR24, E27, E53, E55, G82, G94, YG95, YG97, Y17, Y38, R37, R39
• copic airbrushing supplies- YR24 for airbrushing
• burlap ribbon 
• memento ink- rich cocoa
• versamagic- gingerbread

Front:

Inside:

Happy Thanksgiving :)

Birdhouse collection- fall~Thanksgiving

This card is 4" x 5 1/4". My grandmother LOVES birds. She has them all over her house. I am working on making a set of cards with birdhouses to give to her for Christmas. Here are the materials I used for the fall/Thanksgiving card:

• best nest stamp set by Taylored Expressions
• paper- Carta Bella (a perfect autumn paper pack) and scraps of red and gray 
• colorbox- chestnut roan
• memento ink- rich cocoa
• classic oval and classic scalloped oval die cuts by spellbinders
• rake and leaves die by impression obsession
• copic markers- Y14, Y17, Y19, Y26, E37, E39, E55, E57, C3, C4, R20, YR09, B0000, B21, B41
• checkered mustard yellow ribbon
• tags trio by impression obsession
• fall colored button

Front:

Inside:

So grateful you stopped by!

it may sound corny...

This card is 4.75 x 3.25. A friend of mine asked for me to make a holiday/occasion set that she could give to her daughter's teachers. This is one of 6 cards. Here are the materials I used:

• happy feast stamp set- Lawn Fawn
• paper- scenic route (sonoma- napa street)
• versamagic- gingerbread
• memento ink- rich cocoa
• copic markers- E34, E37, E39, E53, YR14, YR15, Y13, Y15, YG23, YG25
• neutral colored ribbon
• foam tape

Front:

Inside:

I'm thankful that you stopped by!