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. 

It's Friday! and it's Friends With Flair

Since my father died a month ago today, it seems like I've been needing more than enough sympathy cards.  The one I'm sharing today is for a DT sister on one of the teams I'm on. I realized anew the importance of  sympathy cards and the handmade ones I recently received were, of course, my favorites.  So, I set to work making this one:

I used the Unity Sentiment Kit, "May Hope Sustain You".  I used Marvy Uchida brush art markers on the image to get the different colors.  The sentiment is stamped with Close To My Heart Barn Red Ink. Papers are by My Mind's Eye and so are the Enamel Dots. Both are from the Collectable collection.  The ribbon is some I've had forever  -- maybe Fancy Pants? I used several Spellbinders dies and a CTMH corner rounder on this card, too.

Have a great weekend, everyone! I hope you find some time to get inky!

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:

Sweet Stamps monthly challenge -- inking stamps with markers

4 Crafty Chicks -- use polka dots

Pinque Peacock Challenges -- flowers

4 Crafty Girlz Challenges -- ATG

Crafty Ribbons Challenge -- Flowers

Sister Act Card Challenge -- ATG

Just Be Creative Crazy -- April Linky Party

D.L. Art -- April linky challenge

Emergency Crafters -- polka dot

One Crazy Stamper -- ATG

Whimsical Wednesday Challenge -- favorite colors

Hello, and happy Wednesday! This is the last day of the work week for me.  I am leaving tomorrow morning for a 4 day scrapbooking retreat.  I've never done anything like this before.  I'm driving 3 1/2 hours to a retreat center, meeting up with 7 other ladies I've only ever met online.  If I don't post next Wednesday, please send out a search party, LOL! My husband wonders how I know they are all trustworthy.  I feel I know them all quite well, and have no misgivings.  Well, except for Sharon Does Baskets.  She's a Chicago Bears fan.  That has me a little worried :)

Back to the challenge!  It's a new challenge at Whimsical Design, and it's gonna be a REALLY fun one! Everyone loves to work with our favorite colors, right? Well, this week, we get to do just that.

Our sponsor is the Paper Parade.

The winner of the challenge will get a $15 gift certificate to their great store!

Do your favorite colors change with the seasons?  Mine do.  In winter, I lean towards blues and browns.  Spring, is more soft pastels.  Summer finds me craving bright colors, and by Fall, I'm leaning towards greens, oranges, and browns.  So, when I was asked my favorite colors so our sponsor could send some product, I had to think about it for a bit.  I requested bubblegum pink and teal.

Here's the card I created with my wonderful papers:

 

 

The paper, from our sponsor, The Paper Parade, is Authentique Spring (from the Seasons Collection).  The image is a My Favorite Things stamp, Puppy Girl.  The sentiment, is of course, Whimsical Designs.  I love this font.  I love how crisply it stamps! It is the "With Love" stamp set, found HERE.

 

 

I colored the image with Copic markers and sponged around the outside with Tim Holtz distress ink in Spun Sugar.  The 3 Girl JAM ribbon is the cream ribbon from the coffee bundle. I used several Spellbinder dies on this card. And, a little bling from my stash.

This card was given to a friend when she got a new puppy.  Two friends got new puppies within a couple weeks of each other.  You saw one of the cards last week, and this one this week.  No puppies next week, I promise!

Pick out your favorite colors and join us at Whimsical Wednesday Challenges. And, visit the rest of the design team.  They're amazing!