It’s a new challenge at As You See It!  It’s a fill in the blank!  My favorite thing to do with vellum is emboss!

I rarely use vellum, but when I do, I like to emboss it.  And then I wonder, why don’t I do this more often?  I started by stamping my image and coloring with alcohol markers.  I die cut the image and a piece of vellum to go over the top.

I embossed the sentiment and then popped the whole thing over some gold thread and added some colored rhinestones.  What is your favorite way to use vellum?

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Supplies:  CS:  SU! white, crumbcake and vellum.  Inks:  SU! blends – old olive, pumpkin pie, mango melody and crumbcake.  Stamps:  Gina K always autumn.  Dies:  PTI linen plate.  MFT mini scalloped stitched rectangles.  Other:  SU! gold thread and rhinestones.  Gold embossing powder.

It’s a new Retro Rubber Challenge!  It’s anything goes!

I am definitely feeling the fall vibes.  I broke out a stamp set that I have owned since it came out in 2021 but never used – Stampin’ Up Gorgeous Leaves.  The leaves really are gorgeous so I stamped them on a crumbcake background that I stamped off once before applying to the card front.

I added the sentiment from Papertrey Ink Keep It Simple Blessed (2017) at an angle and then die cut, added some dots and twine and adhered to the card base.  Easy fall fun!

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Supplies:  CS:  SU! white and crumbcake.  Stamps:  SU! gorgeous leaves (2021).  PTI KIS blessed (2017).  Inks:  SU! crushed curry, garden green, Cajun craze and crumbcake.  Dies:  PTI linen plate.  SSS postage stamp edge frames.  Other:  SU! crushed curry twine and dots.

It’s a new challenge at As You See It!  It’s a fun sketch challenge!

I started by stamping and die cutting these great images from the Stampin’ Up! Rustic Crate.  This was a must have for me when the set came out.  I colored the flowers and produce with my alcohol markers and stamped the crate.

I added some plaid dsp on white and then die cut to provide the background for my crate image.  I also cut down a piece of corresponding dsp and backed it with black before layering everything on the card.  My final step was the sentiment which was a perfect fit over the crate.

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Supplies:  CS: SU! white, black, regals and plaid tidings 6X6.  Stamps:  SU! rustic crate.  PTI inside greetings fall.  Dies:  PTI linen.  MFT mini stitched scallop squares.  SU! rustic crate.  Inks:  SU! cinnamon cider.  SU! blends – cinnamon cider, old olive, pumpkin pie, light lolly, and mango melody.

It’s a new challenge at As You See It!  It’s a speed challenge to use pumpkins or gourds on your card.

I started by stamping my pumpkin images (in green!) before adding the sentiment.

I added a piece of dsp and garden green trim to the vanilla card front and then die cut using a stitched rectangle.

I adhered to the card base and was planning to add some bling until I checked the time.  I had about 5 seconds left so I didn’t bother!  Time was 9 minutes and 55 seconds.

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Supplies:  CS: SU! very vanilla, garden green, soft suede and painted autumn dsp.  Stamps:  SU! gourd goodness.  Dies:  PTI linen plate.  SU! stitched rectangles.  Inks:  SU! lemon lime twist, garden green, soft suede and early espresso. 

It’s a new Retro Rubber Challenge!  It’s a theme challenge to use fall images and/or paper on your card.

I started with my Gina K Always Autumn stamp set from 2014.  I stamped the pumpkin image and colored with my alcohol markers.

I die cut the image plus some pattern and cork paper and then layered on the white card base.

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Supplies:  CS:  PTI white.  SU! Plaid tidings and cork paper.  Stamps:  Gina K always autumn (2014).  Dies:  PTI linen plate.  SU! Stitched rectangles.  Inks:  SU! Blends – pumpkin pie, mango melody, cinnamon cider, old olive and ivory.

It’s a new challenge at Retro Rubber!  It’s anything goes!

I started by adding some pattern paper to my card base and then a bit of twine.

I stamped the sentiment and gourd/leaf images before die cutting the scalloped square.  The gourd and leaf are from Stampin’ Up!’s Gourd Goodness from 2017 while the sentiment is from the 2013 PaperTrey Ink Mum’s the Word stamp set.

I layered the square above the twine and added some bling.

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Supplies:  CS:  SU! early espresso, white and cupcakes and carousel dsp.  Inks:  SU! certainly celery, old olive and so saffron.  Dies:  MFT mini scallop stitched squares.  PTI linen plate.  Stamps:  SU! gourd goodness (2017).  PTI mum’s the word (2013).  Other:  bling. 

Danielle Flanders challenged us to use gold leaf on a project. So I did. And promptly ruined two dies. I am sick. Too bad I didn’t follow the directions!

So here is what you are supposed to – die cut and then gold leaf the cut out. I thought I would save some time and gold leaf the chipboard and then die cut. Hello ruined dies. Cripes! I did have to giggle at my stupidity!

So I die cut the leaf out of gold adhesive paper and stuck to the card after adding the sentiment. So I cheated a little – but I was pretty sick over the dies and didn’t feel like dealing with the gold leaf again! Lesson learned – oh and the fact that I will be reordering the leaf silhouette dies.

On a bright note – I followed the CAS(E) this Sketch challenge for the card.

Onward and upward! Next – that don’t impress me much and yet it does! LOL!

Today starts the new monthly challenge for the House of Cards!  This challenge is about using these beautiful fall colors or adding some texture to your card or both!  I opted to use both!

I started by using a piece of SU! early espresso core’dinations cardstock that I ran through the woodgrain embossing folder.  The beauty of the core’dinations cardstock is that it is sandable.  So I sanded the ridges of the woodgrain a bit.

I die cut six tags out of varying cardstock that was inspired by the colors in the challenge image.  I ran each of these tags thru a sweater impression plate to add a bit of texture there as well.  I stacked them together with just a bit of each color sticking out.

I stamped the pumpkins and sentiment on the top tag and added some chunky orange jute to the tag. That's it!

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Supplies:  CS:  SU! sahara sand, early espresso, old olive, tangelo twist, pumpkin pie, basic gray, and very vanilla.  Stamps:  Reverse Confetti forever fall.  Inks:  SU! pumpkin pie, early espresso, and old olive.  Other:  SU! woodgrain embossing folder.  PTI striped sweater impression plate.  Orange jute.