2017 Annual Calendar Project July - September

Here are three more of the calendars.

The backgrounds measure 4 1/4 inch by 7 1/4 inch.  I ordered cases from a website called calendar-case.com (or something like that)  These calendar pieces fit the landscape design. 

 As always, July MUST have fireworks!  I also got out a favorite stamp; God Bless America.  I used the new watercolor pencils on it - SO pretty!

 I had more hot air balloons stamped and cut to add to the August page and didn't.  Looking at it more and more, I feel I should have added those other balloons. 

THIS is one of my very favorite designs this year!  I LOVED it when I first saw it on Pinterest a year or two (or more) ago!  It uses gorgeous grunge, and the stamp set Gently Falling.  YES, I fussy cut each of the leaves - the other leaf dies I have were too big!  

2016 Calendar July - September

Of course we have some red, white, and blue for July!  I used the stamp set "Work of Art" to make the flag representation.  Mom punched little stars for the blue field, and the 'let freedom ring' is glittered.

As kids we used to catch lightning bugs, put them in one of Mom's quart jars and give them to Verna, the lady down the road.  We know she let them loose, but she never told!  Here you have some lightning bugs and I used some glow-in-the-dark paint on their little tails.

I enjoy this arrangement of leaves on the September calendar.  Growing up, September is when the trees were turning and losing their leaves.  Where I live now, I just have to wait a little longer for that to happen.

Thank You Card

Mom requested a Thank You card for a friend...


After two reminders (It's been VERY busy here...) I made a card, but hated it.  It's been a long time since I've done any crafting it seems.


So, I dug out my favorite fall stamp set "Gently Falling", and my new favorite  "Work of Art', and merged the two. 

 I like the watercolor look from the Work of Art stamp set.

I used Cajun Craze,  Garden Green, and Smoky Slate as the main colors with a touch of copper Stickles to add some sparkle.

2014 Calendar - September

September, 2014

My FAVORITE, FAVORITE, FAVORITE!!!!!

I saw this idea from someone's card off a website, and thought how perfect it would be for the September calendar!

This stamp set used for the background and leaf triad is called Gently Falling.  I used gold and silver embossing powder and hand cut each leaf.  It took a lot less time to cut all 60 leaves (20 calendars x3) than I thought. 

Happy Fall - Y'all!

Sorry about that, I just had to do it!

I CASE'd this card from a Stampin' Up Demonstrator.  I made just a few changes, and if I make more of these (there are 5 in all so far), I'm going to make a few more changes.

I realized I should have stamped the leaves as though they were falling... AFTER I had all the panels stamped, of course.  Next time I'll make that change.

Colors on this card:  Chocolate Chip, Very Vanilla, Old Olive, Cajun Craze, and Crushed Curry.

Cousin's Birthday Gently Falling - Leaves

My cousin Jon recently moved to Texas...  I'm sad I can't be there too, but time will tell.  His birthday is this coming Saturday, in early September.  Can't remember how old he'll be, but I used to babysit for him - especially on New Year's Eve.  I loved it, because when Aunt Nancy and Uncle Paul came back from their night out we would sit up and talk for a long time!

On to Jon's card.

  It's really difficult making cards for men - especially since I'm in flower mode right now, playing with ideas, and finding new ways to make and mount them...  I thought why not do the same things with the awesome Gently Falling set.  Lots of colors on the leaf bases - Old Olive, Cajun Craze, Pumpkin Pie, Baked Brown Sugar.... and gold embossing powder as the overlay.  It doesn't sparkle, but it sure does glow!

This piece is a close-up of the leaves.

I used the stripes embossing folder, and ran over it with a brayer loaded with Early Espresso.  It gives a GREAT barn board effect.  Better than I planned!  :)

The sentiment on the front is also done with Washi tape, and I used the negative piece as a frame to highlight the sentiment.

Please enjoy!

2013 CD Case Calendars - September/October

 The fall of the year begins with September where I grew up, and we used to go apple picking almost every year.  It might have been a lot of work, but it was awesome having fresh crispy apples to munch on the way home!

 I used Stampin' Up as well as Kitchen Sink Stamps on this page - fall leaves and apples just seem to go hand in hand.  We've used this leaf technique before, and it is so impressive in person!

I still can't quite figure out why the October calendar always turns out so cool.... must be Halloween.  There are so many different images and icons to pick from.... I especially had fun with the two ghosts in the graveyard.  It's a Cricut cut, with an orange circle on the back, and a 1/4 inch circle glittered to look like the moon in the distance.  Of course, I had to include a Halloween kitty!


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Gently Falling - Thank You's

Just before Thanksgiving, we are providing all of our support staff a token of our gratitude for all they do for us, and how much they help us accomplish what needs to be done.  This is one of  a set of 4 duplicate cards.

I made this card with the Gently Falling stamp set from Stampin' Up.  I'm not generally a fan of Autumn things, but this set is so versatile, I just had to make the purchase.  I ordered it in wood since it's a two-step stamping layered set.  This way I can make a permanent Stamp-a-ma-jig template which makes the stamping and projects go SO MUCH faster!

I used Cajun Craze cardstock with the leaves stamped in Versamark (watermark) ink, Debbie Mumm Harvest and Holiday stack for the patterned cardstock,  the Thank  You is cut from the Beyond Birthdays cart in Cajun Craze cardstock, and Cherry Cobbler ribbon.   The leaf uses Old Olive and Cajun Craze ink for the base and is stamped with Versamark and embossed with gold embossing powder for the top overlay.

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Stampin' Up Card Club for August, and September, 2012

 **First I wish to apologize.  I can't figure out how to rotate my pictures, and Google has disabled the old blogger interface where I could rotate my pictures correctly.  If anyone knows how to do this, PLEASE!  Clue me in.


Here are the cards we made in August at our regular Stamp Club meeting.... As always, Kathy does a FANTASTIC job!

 Here we used one of her favorite stamp sets, Day of Gratitude.  To admit it, it's really growing on me.  I like it more every time we use it.  We used an emboss resist technique here along with some of the new Framelits dies. 

This card uses one of my ABSOLUTE favorite stamp sets!  It's called Stippled Blossoms, and if you follow the blog, I've already used it a ton, and just got it in July.  It will show up even more in the near future too! :)  Pirouette Pink, Pretty in Pink, and some greens for accents help make this card absolutely adorable!  I hope you like it as much as I do.

 This card is from our September club, just this past Monday.  Kathy outdid herself again with these two cards.  YES, that is metal embossed at the bottom of the card!  SO SO pretty!  It's a very dramatic effect in person!  We used the Mixed Bunch stamp set and coordinating punch to add the flower.  I love the scrolly feel of the sentiment!

 Here's another FANTASTIC card by Kathy! It features the Gently Falling stamp set that I will definitely have on my list for purchase!  We used Cajun Craze and Crumb cake cardstock, Cajun Craze and Old Olive ink, and GOLD embossing powder!  In the next picture, you can see a close up of the gold embossed leaf.  SO SO pretty in person!!
We also embossed the crumb cake with the woodgrain folder after tearing the corner.  Versamark ink was used to add a leaf image with acorns to the exposed Cajun Craze cardstock.

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Stampin' Up Club Cards August and September 2011

We made 3 cards on our August Stampin' Up Club Night!!!

This card uses two types of embossing - the swirls are from the Texturz Plates, and the other is the oval Designer Frames. This comes in a pack of two with a rectangular frame as well as the oval.
We used lots of techniques! Stamping (of course), embossing, tearing, inking, punching! It's a lovely card in person.


This card uses a color I'm not so thrilled with generally - River Rock - though the more I use it... I think it's growing on me! The background piece was a very interesting technique using our E clear block!! WTG, Kathy! It looks AMAZING!!


Hello, Doily! I loved this stamp from the moment I saw it... and even more every time I use it. It's heat embossed along with the sentiment in white. The trick?? Layers of powder! Don't just apply the powder once - keep pouring it on 3 or 4 times to get really good coverage.


Here we have our September cards. LOVE all the colors on this card!!! So fall-ish! I'm sad that the Build-a-Brad has retired... I really LIKE those!


This card again uses the Texturz plates to add the detail on the blue piece. This card was so much fun to make!! You'll recognize that I used the technique on one of the music cards (below). Stamp the background - clear emboss the piece (here, a leaf) and then use the sponge daubers to ink the piece with 2 colors. It's really amazing!!



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