Birthday in the pumpkin patch

Is anyone else having problems posting to their blog? Mine isn't right and I am seeing all the coding, etc after I try to post it. So if this looks a little wonky, that's why. It looks fine when I go to "preview" so I assume it's ok on your end. One of my friends who I have known for 40+ years has a birthday coming up on Halloween. So when my brand new set came in the mail from The Greetery to go with my convertible car set that I had, I knew I wanted to make her a birthday card with it. This is going to be so fun to color up for Fall birthdays. I also got the stencil tree and the stencil road. I also decided to make it into a fun fold card and you can see the directions for that here. The Spot - Favorite Fun Fold Card The Sisterhood of Crafters - Autumn Inspiration Crafty Gals Corner - Fall colours

I Love Fall Most of All

Newton's Nook - Challenge 131

Have a Mice Day

Who can resist these cute mice and pumpkins?? Not me!! I have created several scenes and they are all a little different. 

Moving Along with the Times - September Create a Scene
Stinkin Inkers - Times 3 (3 mice)
Allsorts - Anything Hand Colored
Creative Craft Cottage - Include an animal (mice)

Stamps by Sunny Studio
Sun by Stampin Up
Birds by Repeat Impressions
Grass punch by Martha Stewart
Slimline die cut by Gina Marie Designs
Colored with Copics

Autumn Blessings

Challenge Up Your Life - Autumn Mood

I made this card for a challenge on Splitcoast last week and it was a watercolor challenge. Here's the video I watched to do it. We were to use no ink and just our watercolor inks with water and a paint brush. I thought how hard could it be? Well, this took me a few tries to get it right but I love how it came out. You just paint your watercolors directly onto your stamps and let dry. This is my first ever stamp set by Sunny Studio. My card reminds me of no-line coloring which I try and try but have yet to succeed at making a descent card with that technique. They are based in the northwest of the US and all their stamps are made in the USA. Shipping was fast too. 

Most stamps by Sunny Studio
Sun stamp by Stampin Up

Leaves are Falling, Autumn is Calling

I had no leaf die cuts so I had to remedy that and get these from Newton's Nook. They aren't too big and not too small so I love them!  

We finally woke up to much cooler temperatures in the Carolina's this morning - 59 degrees!! Oh did that feel great when I walked this morning!! Of course, it won't last but I am enjoying it as long as it does last!!  Sure beats upper 90's!!

Sunday Stamps - Challenge #239
Just Us Girls - Leaves
Inspired by - Tasty Autumn (Inspired by leaves and Fall)

Background stripes by Concord & 9th
Sentiment by Sunny Studio
Leave and acorn dies by Newton's Nook

    

Snowman

This is for all the cat lovers out there. I saw someone else make a card with this image and thought how cute!! I found it at CC Designs here. I outlined the snowman in my Copic BG10. For this one sketch I had to add 3 little "things" to each top corner and I could not find anything so I got out my tiny hole puncher and just punched out 6 red circles and adhered to card. I need to do this more often!! 

Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 - Sketch #190 
ABC Christmas - S is for Snowy 
Christmas Craft Creations - Animals
Allsorts - Hand Colored Image
Winter Wondersland - Snow/Snowman

CC Designs

You're the Pumpkin Spice in my latte

Whenever I see a kraft challenge, I panic!! I have the hardest time with kraft cardstock but I always love my card once I make it. This one took me a few tries to get it just right but I do like it. This is an old stamp set from Lawn Fawn and I find myself always digging it out around this time of year.  I also dug out my colored pencils because I always like using those on kraft cardstock. It's hard to tell but I popped up the pumpkin spice bottle :). 

Alphabet Challenge - Kraft
Allsorts - Hand Colored Image
Sweet Stampin - Anything But a Birthday Card

It's no secret I love anything with pumpkin. As soon as September hits, I am searching in stores for anything and everything pumpkin. This week I hit the jackpot and found these at Target.com. No need to even leave the house!! YEAH!!!! I drink that premier protein every single morning but in chocolate so I was excited when I saw it comes in pumpkin. It's pretty good too!!