Give Thanks -- for Di's Digistamps Challenge

 Hello, everyone.  Thanks for stopping by today!  I'm excited to once again be on the Di's Digistamps Challenge team.  I was on it some years ago, but needed to drop for health reasons.  I'm pleased to say I am feeling well again, and am back on board.  I just love Di's super sweet images.  They are so fun to create with!

Di's Digistamps challenges run for 2 weeks.  They always start on a Saturday.  This time, the theme is 'Thankful or Happy Harvest'.  As long as you stick with the theme, you can use any image, but if you use a Di's Digistamps image, you get a bigger prize.  Her images can be found in the Di's Digistamps Etsy shop.

Following the 'Thankful' theme, I used the darling Squirrel Fun image to create this: 

I colored Squirrel Fun using a mix of Copic markers.  Once I got Squirrel Fun  colored the way I wanted it, I used a set of Spellbinders dies to cut it out and back it.  The background paper with the leaves and acorns is from Brutus Monroe.  The sentiment, matching die, and sticky back pearls are from Taylored Expressions.

I hope you can join us at Di's Digistamps Challenges this fortnight. There are so many darling images in the shop that fit this theme, and I'd love to see what you create!

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:

Aloha Friday -- Thankful

Creative Fingers Challenge -- ATG

Cut it Up -- Grateful or Thankful

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends -- ATG

As You Like It Challenge -- Favorite Animal (and why). We feed squirrels and watch them for entertainment.  

The Sisterhood of Crafters -- Leaves/Autumn

Little Pumpkin -- For All Dressed Up Stamps

 It's October 1, and it's time for a new challenge in the All Dressed Up Stamps Facebook group. The theme this month is Autumn or Halloween.  I'm not big on making Halloween cards, so I made an Autumned themed card for the challenge.  Here's my inspiration for you using Little Pumpkin:

I colored Little Pumpkin with Copic Markers, then used a wonky stitched circle die from My Favorite Things.  I used 2 designer papers from Brutus Monroe, and used a die from Taylored Expressions to cut the papers out and use them as the base layer of my design.  The sentiment is from a Fall set from Taylored Expressions.  I added some bling to finish off the card. 

I hope you enjoyed your visit to my blog.  I also hope you enjoyed my card and are inspired to enter our challenge in the All Dressed Up Stamps Facebook group.  You'll find many images that would fit the challenge theme in the ADU Etsy Shop. 

Autumn Fairy -- a new release at All Dressed Up Stamps

 Today is one of the days that New Releases are shared in the All Dressed Up Stamps Facebook group and on the All Dressed Up Stamps challenge blog. There are 3 new releases this month.  You'll find them all in the ADU Etsy Shop. This month, I had the pleasure of creating with the digital image, Autumn Fairy:

This card is an unusual size for me.  It's 6x6 inches.  Here in the US, it costs extra to mail this size, so I usually stick to A2 or 5x7.  But, 6x6 worked best for my design.  

I colored Autumn Fairy with Copic markers, then used a set of dies I've had for years to cut her out and back her.  They are from a company that has long since closed their doors, but their dies that I own are still going strong. The squirrel die is another one I've had for years and no longer remember who it is by.  I bring it out every year to make a Fall card or 2.  The sentiment and backer die are from Taylored Expressions.  The background paper is from Brutus Monroe. 

If you like this card, check out what the other  design team members have created.  You'll find them on the ADU blog, and in the ADU Facebook group. There's still time to enter both challenges, too.

Apple Picker -- for All Dressed Up Stamps

 It's September !  Hurray!  I love September!  The temperatures are starting to cool down, the sun isn't quite so intense, and the leaves are starting to turn.  These are all sign of Autumn, which I love.

September first also means a new challenge is underway in the All Dressed Up Stamps Facebook group. The challenge runs all month and this month's theme is CAS or Layers.  There are many, many digis in the All Dressed Up Stamps Etsy Shop that will work perfectly for this challenge. 

I used the darling image, Apple Picker for the challenge:

I colored Apple Picker with Copic markers, then started designing the card.  I had a CAS card in my head, but as I started designing it, It ended up with more than one layer, and then a frame and some die cut apples.  So, I guess I followed the 'Layers' portion of the challenge.

The frame is a die from Taylored Expressions.  The apples are cut out with a die from Spellbinders Paper Arts.  The sentiment stamp and coordinating die are from Brutus Monroe.  

I hope you can join us this month for the CAS or Layers challenge at All Dressed Up Stamps Facebook group. I'd love to see what you create!

Bushy Tail -- for All Dressed Up Stamps

 Welcome to November, and welcome to my blog!  Since it's a new month, there is a new challenge beginning today in the All Dressed Up Stamps Facebook group. The theme this month is Gems, Sparkle, and Shine. 

November is the month of thankfulness for me.  I don't like to skip right over the Thanksgiving holiday.  With that in mind, I created this card for the challenge using Bushy Tail:

I colored Bushy Tail with Copic markers and Olo markers. I fussy cut it and mounted it on a piece of woodgrain cardstock from Crafter's Companion.  The paper with tress and a forest scene on it is from Brutus Monroe. 

It is hard to see in this photo, but there are orange gems all over the Bushy Tail.  They, and the clear gems, are from Taylored Epressions. The sentiment was embossed with white embossing powder.  The sentiment is from a Pink & Main stamp set. 

I hope you can join us this month for the All Dressed Up Facebook group challenge.  The theme of Gems, Sparkle, and Shine is a fun one!

I'd like to enter this in:

Passion for Markers Challenge -- Embellish It (lots of rhinestones on his tail)

Summer -- An All Dressed Up Stamps New Release

 Summer!  I love this season!  I also love that I get to share one of the new releases at All Dressed Up Stamps with you today. There are 3 new releases this month (all available in the ADU Etsy Shop), and they are all darling.  I'm sharing the NR entitled Summer.  Isn't she darling?

I like to rainbow all the things, so when I saw the "summer" letters, I saw rainbow.

I colored Summer with Copic markers, then fussy cut her out. All the dies &  patterned papers used are from Brutus Monroe. 

The talented ADU design team has plenty of inspiration to share about the July releases.  You can see them in the All Dressed Up Stamps challenge blog, and in the ADU Facebook Group. You'll also find challenges at both of these links.  

Thanks for stopping by today!