Sunflower Days

Have you gotten your Fall card entered in The Beary Scrap Challenge yet?  If not you better get on the stick.  It' that time of the year to create fall creations and the best part is you might just win a $20 shopping spree with your entry.  Be sure to link yours up here , we'd love to see your work.

This weeks card was created using Authentiques Blissful Collection. Colors a little to bright for Fall colors...just ink your paper up with some Distress Ink and you'll be good to go. 

The handmade sunflower was made using Spellbinders dies, McGill tools and pad, McGill punch, glue and some patience.  Granted it took a little while to do, but really it's so stunning you only need one to set your card off, so what's a little time, right?  Oh and remember if it can fit in an envelope...it ain't a card, LOL. 

Hugs,
Lori

Ushering in the Season...FALL

We have a new challenge over at Beary Scrap and you're going to love it....HAPPY FALL Y'ALL!  I adore the season of fall, it's my favorite.  To me it's like everything is getting ready to go to sleep for the winter.  The colors are so deep and rich and hearty...love, love, love.  Can't you just smell the crisp air, the apples baking in the oven with a sprinkle of sugar and see the leaves starting to fall to the ground.  How could that not give you warm fuzzies all over. 

I used the new Authentique 6 x 6 paper pads (Glowing and Blissful) for this card.  I inked it up with a bit of distress ink to give a bit more aged look and to blend with the Fall colors I was reaching for.  That's the nice thing about distress ink...if your paper isn't quite what you want it to be in color or tone...ink that thing up.

This card also qualifies for the following challenges:

Waltzing Mouse Sketch Challenge

Cheery Lynn Die Challenge

Hugs,

Tear Bear? Elephant

Happy September Everybody...can you believe it's already here? Wow does time fly. With it being the start of the month a new Beary Scrap  challenge is here. Our newest challenge is a sketch and you'll love your finished project with it for sure. Be sure to hop on over to the blog to check it out and submit your entry.

This week I wanted to give the Tear Bears a shot. Granted I'm not Patricia who so totally rocks out Tear Bears, but I think I did a good job with my little Elephant. I used the Springtime Echo Park paper wanting that last little bit of poppy colors before the fall colors move in.

Recipe : Emma Elephant Tear Bear Pattern,

Mulberry Paper,

Scor-Pal Tape,

Echo Park 12 x 12 Kit

Look forward to seeing you next week and remember to join in our new challenge and you might just win...

Hugs,

Spellbinders Metal Leaves

What a crazy week this has been.  First my youngest son was sick, then my husband and finally my oldest son...YUCK!!!!  To top it all of I try to get the boys out of the house when my hubbies sick so I was staying at my parents house...I'm so tired and now have to gear up for the belated birthday party this weekend...oh well I think they call this being a Mommy.  Oh and notice, I'm the only one that didn't get sick....thank God for little miracles. 

I'm finally back home and couldn't wait to sit down and do this card.  I just got the leaves Spellbinder die and I knew exactly what i wanted to do with it.  Metal Leaves....I cut them with the my Grand Caliber then colored them with copics to give the variety of colors.  The papers are from several different lines...Teresa Collins and My Minds Eye.  Did a little stitiching with the handy dandy sewing machine, layered it up with some foam tape and also use some of my large Grand Caliber Dies from Spellbinders for the middle Label. I  had some organza ribbon from CTMH that I stitched in a haphazard line up the center.   I added a few final finishes with a copic colored Tim Holtz pearl and some pearls and gems from the Lush Collection of MME and called it finished.   

The sketch I used is from the The Beary Scrap DT Challenge.  You should really check out their bi-weekly challenges...really fun and great prizes.