Pumpkin Inspired - Thankful and Blessed

 This evening's card was Inspired By the challenge of that name! The prompt there was pumpkins, with the option of a sketch as well. I stuck with the pumpkins. 

I used a blender pen and my Catherine Pooler inks to color my images. I tried to keep things fairly simple in the background, and added a white on white embossed background.

It's definitely fall, as the nights are cooler and cooler. 

Hope you are enjoying the beginnings of the fall season.

Debbie

Stamps and Dies:  Front Porch Pumpkin Stamp Set and Dies, Light as a Feather Background Stamp (Catherine Pooler Designs);

Ink & Embossing:  Midnight, Orange Peel, Sangria, Pink Champagne, Lemongrass, Rouge, Hot Tub, Sage and Icing on the Cake (Catherine Pooler Designs); Blender Pen (Tombow); Versamark; Clear Gloss Embossing Powder (Wow);

Paper: Premium White Cardstock (Catherine Pooler Designs);

Other: Jackson Sequin Mix (Catherine Pooler Designs); 

Taking the Positive with the Negative - Take 7

Usually my positive and negative pieces become separated from each other, but I decided to play out a creation of positive and negative pieces.  I love the outcome on this one. Nothing like a rainbow of color.  

So which came first?  My card for Just Us Girls or CAS on Friday?  Just Us Girls had a word prompt of "Rainbow".  CAS on Friday had the prompt of "Friendship".  So it started with a rainbow of colors and a "Friend" die.  And I went first to create my card for Just Us Girls, taking that rainbow prompt rather seriously.   

 

I used temporary adhesive and put the "friend" letters down.  I then did some ink blending over the images to create my rainbow of colors.  I then removed the letters and put them aside for my second card.  I stamped my sentiment in black over the word friend, and then used my color palette to stamp some stars around my sentiment.  I used a blender pen to color my images and match them to the ink blending.

 A few sequins and I was done.  

Moving to my CAS Card, I had cut the die earlier and was ready to piece my friend letters back into my white background.  

I suppose a shaker card isn't completely CAS, but I left a lot of white space!  I used some gray striped pattern paper, took the frame from my original die and put it on my card base centered on the pattern paper.  I popped my colored letters back in, and then created a shaker window from the frame which was part of the same die that cut the letters.  

A little acetate, foam strips and clay pieces and done. 

I love that the letters have some darkness around their edges.  It makes them pop, even though they are flat to the card.  

Another positive/negative creative session in the books. 

Want some fun?  Create a rainbow!

Debbie

 

Supplies Used - Happy to Call You Friend

Stamps and Dies:  Sweet Summer Stamp Set and Dies, Best Kind of Friend Stamp Set and Dies and Friend Mini Cover Die (Catherine Pooler Designs);

Ink & Embossing:  Party Dress, Tutti Frutti, Tiara, Lime Rickey, Aquatini, Flirty Fushsia, Twilight, Midnight (Catherine Pooler Inks); Blender Pen (Tombow);

Paper: White Daisy Cardstock (Close To My Heart); 

Other: Crater Lake Sequin Mix (Catherine Pooler Designs); Liquid Glass (Close To My Heart); Diamond Stickles (Ranger);

 

Supplies Used - Friend Slimline Shaker

Stamps and Dies:  Sweet Summer Stamp Set and Dies, Best Kind of Friend Stamp Set and Dies and Friend Mini Cover Die (Catherine Pooler Designs);

Ink & Embossing:  Party Dress, Tutti Frutti, Tiara, Lime Rickey, Aquatini, Flirty Fushsia, Twilight, Midnight (Catherine Pooler Inks);

Paper: White Daisy Cardstock (Close To My Heart); A Little Drizzle Paper Pack (Catherine Pooler Designs); Acetate (American Crafts);

Other: Flower Power Clay Confetti (Pretty Pink Posh);

Summer Inspired!

I was inspired to create a summery card inspired by Just Add Ink's challenge this week.  A few items in this card just scream summer to me!  Beach bags, sun glasses, and tropical drinks can turn even a trip to my backyard patio into summer.  But the color yellow always manages to make me think of summer.

I colored my images using a blender pen and some Catherine Pooler inks.  I included sparkly Stickles on my lime and flower, some popped letters that are slightly tone on tone, but not quite.  And you can't see it, but the Liquid Glass on my sunglasses lenses gives them a realistic pop!

I hope you found some time to create today.  

Debbie

Supplies Used - Friend

Stamps and Dies:  Sweet Summer Stamp Set and Dies and Friend Mini Cover Die (Catherine Pooler Designs);

Ink & Embossing:  Party Dress, Tutti Frutti, Tiara, Lime Rickey, Over Coffee, Twilight, Midnight (Catherine Pooler Inks); Blender Pen (Tombow);

Paper: Premium White Cardstock and Limoncello Prints (Catherine Pooler Designs);

Other: Crater Lake Sequin Mix (Catherine Pooler Designs); Liquid Glass (Close To My Heart); Diamond Stickles (Ranger); Peachy Keen Heart Gems (Trinity Stamps)