CTD317- Thank my Lucky Stars....

Good Morning and Happy Wednesday!! Sweet Joan picked the colors this week.....  absolutely fun (well, I was a little skeered at first- probably the purple- but, honestly the one thing I have learned is that the inspiration pics and colors my teamies pick always work, always!!)

Yes, this image reminded me of "space" sooo...

The white panel was die cut with Simon Says Stamp Confetti circle and the outside was sponged with SU inks. This was layered over another white panel that was sponged with the same colors. Finished it off with stars both wooden and die cut with a Reverse Confetti die, a sentiment from WPlus9 and twine.

Our Guest Designer this month is the wonderful...Petra Stewart and you can find her blog here. Welcome and glad to have you joining us!!

Don't forget to visit the other CTD DT blogs for more inspiration.

Barbara Anders - Paper Pursuits

Broni Holcombe - Splashes of Watercolor

Joan Ervin - Stamping With Passion

Lori Tecler - Inking Aloud
 Wanda Cullen - Cullen-ary Creations

Monika Davis- MAD Stamper

Tammy Hershberger - Stamp Happy

 Jodi Collins- Stampin a Latte

Remember, if you don't have the exact colors, use whatever you have that's close...this is all about having fun!  AND... remember "neutrals" are free! If you upload to a public gallery, please use the key words CTD317  Also, when linking up your card using the linky tool at the bottom of the post, please link to your specific post, not a generic link to your blog.  

When you are finished with your creation, head over to the Color Throwdown blog to add your entry to the Inlinkz tool.

Thanks for stopping by!! Love when you do and appreciate all the kind words!!

Serendipity Stamps Blog Challenge---Thanks!!

Yikes can you believe it is November already!! Thanksgiving will be here before you know it (in the US) and I know my Canadian friends have already celebrated!!

Once a month (on the first Wednesday) a new challenge is posted at Serendipity Stamps Challenge Blog using a central theme. The design team provides samples for inspiration at the beginning, and then again at the half way point of the challenge (on the third Wednesday), but you have the whole month to join us!!

This month the challenge theme is Thankful/Grateful.

I stamped the Serendipity wreath from the Harvest Cling Set onto XPress It blending cardstock and colored with copics. Next, I embossed the panel with SU's textile embossing folder- gives a little homey, warm feeling to this image. The Thanks is a Serendipity die that I cut three times and layered for dimension.

So Mary always gives the DT a "little" extra challenge and this week it was to explain why we chose the stamps/dies we used. Well, obviously it is the time of year for reflection and to give thanks for what we have.... sometimes it's easy to be in the "wanting mode"- not exactly like wanting what the "Jone's" have but, wanting more and not really appreciating we've been given. I do that, I'm sure we all do [although I'd still love that beach house :)] Anywho, when you read the news and really, really think about how lucky you are and what is important...it's the basic things like food, family, love, friends, faith, health......that was what was on my mind.

Need a little inspiration to get you started?  We have a special guest joining us this month - Lisa Minckler  From You Made Me Ink!  

The rules are simple... play along using at least one Serendipity Stamps image on your submission and the theme of Thankful/Grateful. You don't have to have a blog to play along - you can link your designs to any on line gallery.

Click Here for all the details

For more inspiration there are samples from the design team on the challenge blog or you can visit them directly and get all the details by clicking on their names below.

Karen Amidon
Jeanne Jachna

Marybeth Lopez

Jenny Gropp 

Julie Warner 

 Miriam Napier

This week’s sale is 20% off both the Thanksgiving and the Autumn Categories.  

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BOO!

Quick post... planned to post this on Friday for Halloween and then, my girls hijacked me to go out to dinner!! We did have fun!! Left the candy on the front porch... a first for me, Yes, that BIG bowl was empty when we got home (didn't expect less) but, I had some in reserve for the last of the trick or treaters!!

Played with my Waltzingmouse Stamps..... Cicely At Halloween and Halloween Party. The background paper was embossed with a woodgrain embossing folder and added some copic coloring to highlight.

Played in the Fusion Card Challenge using both the inspiration pic and sketch.

Thanks for stopping by!! Appreciate all the kind words!!

Joy

Started working on some Christmas cards... this is the first for this year!

Played with a bunch of dies.... Verve Banner Bundle, Sweet Scallop Tag, Snowflake Tidings and MFT Flag Stax die-namics. The snowflakes are an image from Verve's Glad Tidings. They were stamped with versamark and heat embossed with white. The sentiment is from the same Verve set.

Played along in several challenges.....

Verve's Week 4 sketch by Charmaine

The Cutting Edge Challenge.... went with a seasonal theme and the general layout

My colors were inspired by the inspiration pic from Festive Friday

Hope you're having a great Sunday- we're laying low hanging in the house- it's cold and windy today!!

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Color Throwdown #316--- love u!!

Good Morning... it's Wednesday and y'all know that means it's time for the newest inspiration pic and colors for the Color Throwdown challenge. This week Monika is the hostest!

Yes, gorgeous fall leaves and butterflies.... couldn't resist ;)

Used several dies- MFT small doily, nestabilitie scallop circle, leaves from Simon Says Stamp, butterfly from WPlus9. The butterfly was stamped with the corresponding image from WPlus9 and watercolored. The random dot image is from a Verve set and the sentiment is Altenew. Spreading the love here ;)

Our Guest Designer this month...Tara Godfrey from Inking on the Edge - this girl knows how to layer and embellish!!

And the featured Stamper this week is Sue Rose.. you can find her blog Sues Stamping Station here.
Happy to have you join us!!

Don't forget to visit the other CTD DT blogs for more inspiration.

Barbara Anders - Paper Pursuits

Broni Holcombe - Splashes of Watercolor

Joan Ervin - Stamping With Passion

Lori Tecler - Inking Aloud
 Wanda Cullen - Cullen-ary Creations

Monika Davis- MAD Stamper

Tammy Hershberger - Stamp Happy

 Jodi Collins- Stampin a Latte

Remember, if you don't have the exact colors, use whatever you have that's close...this is all about having fun!  AND... remember "neutrals" are free! If you upload to a public gallery, please use the key words CTD316  Also, when linking up your card using the linky tool at the bottom of the post, please link to your specific post, not a generic link to your blog.  

When you are finished with your creation, head over to the Color Throwdown blog to add your entry to the Inlinkz tool.

Thanks for stopping by!! Love when you do and appreciate all the kind words!!