Sunday, August 18, 2024

Monday Montage 267 - More Than Autumn


I celebrated another birthday this last week.  Time just gets away from me - I still don't think I could possible be as old as the years say I am.  I guess that is a start to staying young, right?  I am missing my puppy dog as much as ever and wishing I could take a fancy vacation somewhere to relax and celebrate the end of summer.  Instead I have been crafting, preserving the fresh produce we find at the farmers markets and enjoying the summer thunder storms that have been rolling through.


The Monday Montage group is hopping again   I know, it isn't Fall yet, but I couldn't wait to use the new Autumn set in the new Stampin UP seasonal catalog   You will definitely want to get your hands on this.

I like all things Fall and this incudes pumpkin spice.  I don't go super crazy...its the usually a candle for the home and maybe a spiced cider and pumpkin donut, or a cookie, or muffin.

The stamp set comes with all the things you will need to celebrate fall and winter.  Apples, pumpkins, leaves, gingerbread, candy canes, donuts, pie and a cup you can fashion into holding your favorite beverage.

Lets talk about the background.  If you are like me, I saw the plaid stamp and thought, nope, not this time.  But - when I saw some of the creations in the seasonal catalog, I had to have it.  I stamped it in Versamark and then used white embossing powder all over it.  I think it ties right in with Fall, don't you?  You could get super fancy and color the lines with our Stampin Blends.  


Stamps - Sketched Plaid, More Than Autumn
Ink - Black, White Craft, Versamark, Stampin Blends and Markers
Paper - Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie, Canyon Clay Peach Pie, White, Iconic Celebrations DSP
Accessories - 2023-2025 In color Jute - Canyon Clay, More Than Autumn Dies, Changing Leaves Dies, Nested Essential Dies, Neutrals Sequins

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Sunday, August 4, 2024

Monday Montage 266 Happiest Day



Smack dab in the middle of Summer and keeping busy.  My boy crush and I have been in charge of a church breakfast and we helped out with a nephews wedding.  We also made 18 qts of homemade pickles and 14 pints of sweet hot pickles.  Yes, we love pickles.  We are just heading in to tomato season.  A sweet friend of ours blessed us with some fresh tomatoes from their garden.  Our first tomato sandwich of the season.  So good!!!!


You have found the Monday Montage group and its time for another hop!

One of my favorite things is a dragon fly.  I know they were the bad guys in Disney's A Bugs Life, but I
think they are so impressive looking.  The stamp set Happiest Day just made me smile as read the sentiments and saw whimsical dragon fly.  It needed to make an appearance in my stash.

I used gold embossing powder for the outline, sentiment and accent sparkle stamp.  I then went crazy with all the colors.  Not one color was used more that once and I won't be listing them.  Have fun with it!  I did fussy cut each of the dragonflies out, but it went quickly.  Not a lot of jagged edges.  The card totally sparkles with the gold and wink of stella on the wings.


Stamps - Happiest Day
Paper - White
Ink - all the colors!
Accessories - Postage Stamp Dies, Gold embossing powder, gold trim, adhesive backed sparkle gems, wink of stella,

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