Never stop believing in yourself

I colored this image with my Color Bursts and water. Color Bursts aren't just for backgrounds!

Time Out Challenge - Encouraging

Stamp by Concord & 9th
Sentiment found online

So thankful for sweet friends like you

Freshly Made Sketches - Sketch 406

Stamps by Unity Stamps
Patterned Paper by Photo Play (found at Oozak.com)

Trick or Sweets

Here's another Halloween card for today. I used my Catherine Pooler's Color Bursts for the sky.

Little Red Wagon - Cut it Out
Die Cut Divas - Autumn
Cute Card Thursday - Halloween
Creative Friday - Halloween/trick or treat

Stamps by My Favorite Things
Die cut grass by My Favorite Things

Give thanks with a grateful heart

I have been stamping for about 20 years. In these 20 years, I have enjoyed several different methods of coloring. Watercoloring is probably my #1 favorite. Copic markers are my 2nd. I have always struggled with Copic markers and I'm not sure why. Everyone else colors with them beautifully. I recently took a Copic marker coloring class at my local stamp store and it helped me a ton but I think I still have a lot to learn! I colored this turkey (isn't he the cutest turkey ever?) with Copics and tried my best and blending the colors. I'll just keep practicing till I get it right :).

{PIN}spirational Challenges - Challenge 249
Moo Mania - Count Your Blessings
Inspire.Create.Challenge - Sketch 053
Bastel-Traum - Autumn

All stamps by Unity Stamps

Pumpkin patch

For this background, I used painters tape to make the edges all white, then used my Koi watercolors to make the different shades of purples and greens. Make sure to let each square dry before going onto the next, so they don't bleed into one another. Makes an easy and colorful background!

Addicted to Stamps - Make Your Mark
2 Sisters on the Blog - Autumn
Fab 'n' Funky - Halloween
Paper Funday - Anything Goes, Optional Halloween
Shopping Our Stash - Pumpkin Spice
Try Stampin' on Tuesday - Optional - Orange, Green, Purple
Crafting Happiness - Pumpkins
Make My Monday - Autumn

Inchie Halloween card

I can't believe Halloween is in 3 weeks.

I decided to make a card with "inchies" on it. You can go to Pinterest for lots of ideas. I got out my Halloween set from Lawn Fawn and stamped and colored these candy corns and then cut them into 1" squares. The little yellow dots in the corner are Nuvo Crystal Drops in Dandelion Yellow.

Try Stamping on Tuesdays - Challenge #428
CAS Colours & Sketches - Challenge #342
2 Sisters on a blog - Autumn
Daisy Chain - Pink or Halloween
Tales from the Craft Room - Halloween

Stamps by Lawn Fawn

Thankful for U

Who needs a leaf stamp when you can go outside, pick a REAL leaf off the tree and put it through your die cut machine??? This technique is called "Duoprinting with chlorophyll" and you can see this technique here. Lydia made some beautiful sympathy cards with her leaves and you have to see them. With one of the challenges, we are to use a Maple leaf with watercolor and this is what I came up with. I used just a dab of watercolor under the sentiment :). Sentiment is by Taylored Expressions.

I want to pull some more leaves to make more cards before they fall off :).

CAS Watercolour - Maple Leaf
The Paper Players - Grateful, Thankful for You
Bastel-Traum - Autumn

Sentiment by Taylored Expressions
Jane Davenport Watercolors