We Create Blog Hop - Fruitful Blessings

And just like that Halloween is over and Christmas hits the retail store in FORCE.  In our house, we continue with the Fall theme and savor and enjoy Thanksgiving and all that we are grateful for.  Not that the gratitude doesn't carry on all year, I just want to savor the last moments of Fall

You have arrived at the We Create Blog Hop where were are focusing on all things dealing with Gratitude and Gatherings.  I love it when all the produce it picked and we are savoring the fall squash and all the fresh apple varieties you could want.

I opted to use the Fruitful Blessings Stamp set Bundles with the great corn dies and the Autumn leaves dies   Love the rich fall warm colors that we have to create with.

Stamps - Fruitful Blessings

Ink - Early Espresso

Paper - Pumpkin Pie, Cajun Craze, Wheat, Daffodil Delight Very Vanilla, Mossy Meadow, All about Autumn DSP, Lets Go Fishing DSP

Accessories - Fruitful Blessings Dies, Autumn Leaves Dies, Tailored Tags Dies, 2023-2025 in color jute and dots

Check out Libby's Fall creations 

Procrastistamper

Tricia’s Stamping Creations

Pomp and Sustenance - This is me

LibbyStamps 

 

Monday Montage 247 - Gift of Giving

I am so glad there are Octobers, I only wished they lasted longer.  This Fall has been picture perfect.  Saturday afternoon games at Rice Eccles Stadium, stunning leaves, time spent with family, out of country visitors, Chili Verde, Scones, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints General Conference, and temperate temperatures.

Welcome to the Monday Montage blog hop.  I caved and pulled out a Christmas stamp set.  The gift of giving stamp set is fun, different and a great set for coloring.

I opted to do some paper piecing with the mug.  I masked off the sentiment, stamped the image on the Shining Christmas DSP and then heat embossed the image.  Let me just say, because of the shiny metallic finish, this paper does not lend itself to taking ink or heat embossing.  If you are not careful, the embossing flakes off.

My next challenge was how do i color marshmallows?  I remember seeing the bags of stay puff red and green marshmallows - which translates into a light pink and green.  What a perfect addition to a holiday mug of cocoa.

To make the tag, cut a small square out of a piece of paper to mask off the mug and stamped the sentiment on red.  I cut it out with a die from Autumn Leaves.

Stamps - Gift of Giving

Ink - Markers and Blends, Black

Paper - Real Red, Mossy Meadow, White, Shining Christmas DSP (OE)

Accessories - Real Red and Garden Green ribbon combo, Blooming Pearls, Basic 3D embossing folders (OE), Autumn Leaf Dies, black embossing powder

Check out the next amazing creations at Dani's 

Blog Roll

1. Breelin Renwick

2. Cathy Casey- Not Participating

3. Charlet Mallett - Not Participating

4. Cheryl Curtis – You Are Here!

5. Dani Dziama

6. Elizabeth Price

7. Emily Miller Kimmey  

8. Julie Warnick 

9. Wendy Weixler

Monday Montage 246 - Gorgeous Garden

I think I would like this Fall season to last a long time.  It has been so pretty, and the weather has been perfect with a day of rain here or there.  We haven't had a chance to take our annual drive up the canyon, but I have enjoyed the colors from afar.

You have arrived at another Monday Montage Hop - with some amazingly talented craters.  Stick with us and be prepared to be inspired!

I saw this idea done by Flowerbug Inkspot - LeAnn

 Greff and knew I needed to try and recreate the fall like colors on the gorgeous garden dies.  I took a piece of 5.5 x 4.25 vanilla cardstock and some fall colored ink and went to town with my blending brushes.  Once the cardstock was completely colored I used the die and cut out the leaf pattern.  It's quick and looks so pretty.

I added letters, and some cut out leaves with the gold and copper
DSP.  Splattered the image after it was all assembled and added a few dots.

Stamps - Autumn Leaves

Ink - Cherry Cobbler, Copper Canyon, Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie, Wild Wheat, Cajun Craze

Paper - Vanilla, Cajun Craze, Oxidized Copper DSP, Distressed Gold DSP, Tartan Foil DSP

Accessories, Autumn Leaves Dies, Alphabet A La Mode dies, Linen thread, 2023-2025 in color adhesive dots, Many Marvelous markers

Click Next to see what fun project Dani has in store for you!

Blog Roll

1. Breelin Renwick

2. Cathy Casey

3. Charlet Mallett - Not Participating

4. Cheryl Curtis – You Are Here!

5. Dani Dziama

6. Elizabeth Price

7. Emily Miller Kimmey  

8. Julie Warnick  - Not Participating

9. Wendy Weixler

We Create - Haunts and Harvests - Abundant Beauty Masks

As a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, we are assigned members in our congregation to befriend and look out for.  At this beginning of this year, I committed to send a handmade card with a special message each month.  It was one way I found that I could show my love to them.  I don't know how much it is appreciated, but I always learn from the process.  I mean...come on, who doesn't love to get a beautiful card in the mail?

Welcome to the We Create Blog Hop. The wild yellow sunflower is ever a symbol of late Summer and Fall where I live. A sign of gardens and fruit trees in full harvest. 

This month I have chosen to share the card I made for the September message.  This time of year, I love that these "weed" flowers that dot so many road sides and freeway on and off ramps in our area.

The Abundant Beauty Masks (I like to call them stencils) in the seasonal mini Stampin' Up catalog lend themselves to create a richly color blend of several yellows/oranges/brown inks to create a beautiful sunflower.  I also love the blue sky/yellow flower contrast.  I created that on this card with another mask from the set with a houndstooth pattern.

162331 -Abundant Beauty Masks  $10.50 ©Stampin' UP

Just imagine the possibilities and colors that can be put together.  It also comes with a leaves and snowflake background.

If you haven't invested in the blending brushes, it makes this so easy.  I started with the lightest yellow around the outside.  Then all the other colors were started and the center of the flower and blended out.  The background was a cinch and I love the variation in the intensity of the color - almost like a denim jean.

Stamps - Charming Sentiments

Ink - Lemon Lolly, Crushed Curry, Pumpkin Pie, Pecan Pie, Early Espresso, Granny Apple Green, Garden Green, Moonlight Mist.

Paper - Moonlight Mist, Daffodil Delight, White

Accessories - Abundant Beauty Masks, Blending Brushes, Linen Thread, Autumn Leaves Dies, 2023-2025 in color dots

Your next stop on the hop is Tanya Harvey - and stay with us - you won't want to miss a thing

Procrastistamper

Pomp and Sustenance -This is ME!

Tanya’s Stamping Things

LibbyStamps 

Tricia’s Stamping Creations

Monday Montage 245 - Autumn Leaves

Its officially fall and I am once again trying to take advantage of any chance I have to enjoy the out of doors and anything else that has to do with Fall.  I have been to three Utah Utes Football games, walks with the furry little four legged man in my life and am looking forward to a drive up the canyon and a picnic lunch with my boy crush

 You have arrived at the Monday Montage Blog Hop.  There are always fabulous creations to be inspired with!

I love the fall colors and there is a full spectrum.  I was inspired by the gorgeous All About Autumn DSP which you will definitely want to get your hands on.  I decided to go with the tones of the Moody Mauve colors and accents with some others.  I mixed gold and rose gold metallics, but I think it works.  I had to add some the of the speckled dots that comes with the suite.

Stamps - Autumn Leaves

Ink - Versamark

Paper - All about Autumn DSP, Blackberry Bliss, Pecan Pie, Rose Gold Specialty Paper

Accessories - Basic Border Dies, Autumn Leaves Dies, Gold embossing powder, Gold cord, wink of stella, Adhesive backed speckled dots

See how it sparkles....had to use my hand to hold it just right in the light.

Click Next to see what fun project Dani has in store for you!

Blog Roll

1. Breelin Renwick

2. Cathy Casey - Not Participating

3. Charlet Mallett - Not Participating

4. Cheryl Curtis – You Are Here!

5. Dani Dziama

6. Elizabeth Price

7. Emily Miller Kimmey  

8. Julie Warnick  

9. Wendy Weixler

Monday Montage 244 - Rustic Crate

I wish I had a crazy super power that could slow down time, or provide little windows where time slows down in my little circle so I can get stuff done, or get some rest  before I have to catch up to everything else.  I took a little 3 day vacation and came home with more souvenirs than I planned on.  Covid hitched a ride and made for a miserable next 5 days.  Unfortunately, for work, it was all hands on deck, so I worked through it instead of sleeping through it.  No Fun!  And to top it off I got the worst cold sore I've had in years! Now it is just a scabby mess on my face.  Can't hide that.

Its time again for these talented crafters to hopefully provide you with a little inspiration.  I know I always get inspired by the projects.  Fall is just around the corner and I am itching to get some of my fall décor out!  I love all the colors of fall.

I have a whole stash of Very Vanilla cardstock that has just been asking to be used.  This project lent itself to the soft tones of the vanilla cardstock.  I stamped the image of the pumpkins, sunflowers and corn and then colored them.  I tried to create some Indian Corn to provide more color to the image. The colors are so vivid.  I stamped the crate in two different browns to gets a little texture/depth to the wood.  Layered it on coordinating cardstock  and embossed paper.

Stamps - Rustic Crate

Ink - Black, Pecan Pie, Early Espresso, Stampin Blends

Paper - Pecan Pie, Garden Green, Very Vanilla, Lets Go Fishing DSP

Accessories - Deckled Circles Dies, Rustic Crate Dies, Basic 3D embossing folders (OE), linen thread, rustic metallic dots, copper ribbon.

Keep with the hop by hitting the next button to see what Dani has created for you.

Blog Roll

1. Breelin Renwick

2. Cathy Casey

3. Charlet Mallett - Not Participating

4. Cheryl Curtis – You Are Here!

5. Dani Dziama

6. Elizabeth Price

7. Emily Miller Kimmey  

8. Julie Warnick  - Not Participating

9. Wendy Weixler

Monday Montage 243 - Paper Florist & Petal Patterns

Wow - August is almost over and I don't want to be done with this month yet.  Its been full of fun and crazy things.  Family, Garden, Playtime, Spiritual Refill of my lamp and living more with intention.

We are once again hopping with the Monday Montage group - these ladies constantly amaze me with their talent!

I needed a birthday card for a bff whose birthday is on the 28th.  So glad I could knock out two tasks with one effort!

Another BFF gave me an amazing birthday card with products from the Stamp Market which are way cute and no longer available.  I tried to recreate with Stampin UP product an it didn't come out too bad.

Stamp - Darling Details

Ink - Black

Paper - Coastal Cabana, Bermuda Bay, Calypso Coral, Read Red, Flirty Flamingo bubble Bath, Lemon Lolly, White

Accessories - Paper Florist, Petal Patterns, Stylish Shapes.

Hang with us and click Next to see Elizabeth's amazing creations, or Back to See Charlet's fabulous projects.

Blog Roll

1. Breelin Renwick

2. Cathy Casey

3. Charlet Mallett 

4. Cheryl Curtis – You Are Here!

5. Dani Dziama - Not Participating

6. Elizabeth Price

7. Emily Miller Kimmey  

8. Julie Warnick  

9. Wendy Weixler - Not Participating