Happy Fall Y'all

Welcome!  While I was going through my leftover box of fall items I came across some leaves that I had stamped and stashed away. The maple leaf is an old stamp from PSX and the oak one is Rubber Stampede.  I think I used SU inks to color the leaves before stamping on White CS.  I fussy cut the found leaves and attached to a white panel that I embossed with Darice EF. I stamped the panel with an old SU Stamp with Memento ink.  I inked the white edges with green.  Added this to a tag cut from a scrap of dark red card stock. Punched a hole and finished with a green ribbon from stash that I inked the edges with a Red Copic to tie in with colors of the leaves.
Challenges:
Tag You're It! Challenge: #98 Fall Leaves
Stamping Sensations: October Challenge Trees-Leaves-Autumn

Have a great day! I love reading your comments. Theresa

More Christmas In July

Hello!  Two cards are better than one if you have the time and the supplies are already out.  I started by stamping some poinsettias and leaves from GKD Merry & Bright set using some older SU inks Ruby Red and Always Artichoke. I die cut them with GKD dies and set aside.  I stamped and die cut the word Christmas with GKD Seasonal Sentiments set.  I used GKD Heavyweight White and Red Velvet CS to assemble the 2 cards as shown in photos.  I used die cut white foam to pop up the word in the top card. Stamped the word Merry on each card with Versamark but used Red EP on one and White EP on the  other. Both are CAS designs and would be easy to mass produce.  Almost forgot....I added a bit of red crushed velvet flock to some of the petals on the second card.  That's the one that I played with the angle of the  Christmas die cut to be a bit different. 

Challenges:

Modsquad Challenge: Christmas in July

Simon Wednesday Challenge: Simon says Use a Die and/or Punch.  My 5th entry.

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge: #477 Christmas

Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge: # 395 Anything goes as long as it's Christmas. Option use some red. 

Die Cuttin' Divas: Challenge #379 Christmas in July

The Merry Christmas Challenge: Anything Christmas

Have a great day! I love reading your comments. Theresa

Prickly Cactus

Hello!  I have 2 versions of the same card.   I made the top one first but decided it looked a bit too empty when I took the photo and so changed it by adding another verse to the second one.  Which do you prefer?  I used stamps from Power Poppy Hens & Chicks (2016) and the Hello stamp from Flourishes Cherry Blossoms (2012). Used Copic and Memento Markers and SU Cameo Coral and  Blues and Memento Espresso Truffle and Pear Tart inks for stamping and coloring.  Papers are White CS, Cooral CS, and Green Vellum.  Inked edges of Paper with Memento Pear Tart ink.
Challenges:
Retro Rubber: Challenge #rrcb69 Sketch below.  Hello stamp from 2012 and others from 2016.
CASology Challenge: Week 262 Cue Card Prickly
The Paper Players: Color Challenge #357

Have a great day! I love reading your comments. Theresa

Fall Scene at the Cabin

Welcome!  I really love playing with watercolor projects but do not do as often as I would like.  The fun part of water coloring is not always knowing what the results may be,  but I do like the way this cabin scene with fall trees turned out.
I used Gina K Stamps with SU Close as Cocoa ink on water color paper.  Using a small flower stamp, I stamped several colors on to the bare trees and ground.  I used a water brush to color in the various colors on the trees until I achieved the look  of fall leaves that I wanted.  Using the watercolor brush I colored in the cabin and the surrounding area including the other trees and bushes.   I especially like the look of the "slate" roof achieved with the water brush and a gray ink.  I usually use Distress inks when water coloring but used SU and Memento inks this time.  I do hope I have enough "white space" for this to qualify for CAS.  To maintain this as a CAS card, I did not use any embellishments to keep it clean and simple.
Supplies: GKD stamps from Life Is Good, A Year of Flowers 2, and The Northwoods; Inks-SU Close to Cocoa, Always Artichoke, Handsome Hunter, Pumpkin Pie, So Saffron, Rose Red, and Bordering Blue, Memento London Fog and Rich Cocoa; Papers- Watercolor Pad, Asparagus Green and Pumpkin CS.

Challenges:
CAS Watercolour Challenge: October Create Autumn Watercolor Card. New to me Challenge...first time to enter.
Addicted to CAS: Challenge 98 is Watercolour
C.R.A.F.T. Challenge: #384 Photo Inspiration
Creative Corner Challenge: Theme is Octoberfest. I created this fallscape.
Sweet Stampin Challenge: Theme is Autumn

 Have a great day! I love reading your comments. Theresa