Harvest Time

Good morning!  I hope everyone is having a wonderful Saturday.  We are still having days in the 80's but our nights have dipped all the way down in the 50's the past two weeks.  This is such a beautiful time of the year and I enjoy the cooler temps after such a wickedly hot summer.  I live in a farming community, all the corn has been harvested and the soy beans are reaching for the sky.  I am thankful we have had such a plentiful harvest and my prayers go out to all the farmers suffering froml the extreme weather conditions we have had this past year.  

I picked this image, "Harvest Time Collage Basket" from Create with TLC for my fall card.  I love the mixture of apples and fall leaves nestled around the vintage clock.  I have had this Stampin Up design paper with the apples forever and thought this would be the perfect time to use it.

Harvest Time Collage Basket

card recipe:

TLC Harvest Time Collage Basket,  SU design paper, Canson and Georgia Pacific cardstock,  SU striped ribbon, Heartfelt Creations Bella Rose die,  Spellbinders Grand circles die, Creative Memories leaf punch,  Copic Markers and distress inks.

I hope you can take time to enjoy this beautiful season and appreciate the beautiful palette of colors that accompany this time of year.

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challenges entered:
Stampin Sisters in Christ Challenge #157 - harvest card or fall/autumn project

Vintage Anyone?

If you've ever visited my blog, you know I have a great love for vintage images.  I love all the embellishments and creating that special antique look to my cards.  I believe I get my "vintage" blood from my aunt.  She was an "antiquer", even to the point of stopping and knocking on someone's door if she saw a desirable item sitting on their porch. She would also appear at garage sales way before the advertised time to get that head start, sometimes offending the seller at those early hours.  My daughter and I love to kid each other when we score a fabulous bargain declaring we have a little bit of "Aunt Jean" in us!  

Create with TLC just strikes a chord within me.  Paulette has such spectacular vintage images, which really whets my vintage appetite!  I have a favorite image to share with you today from her collection:

card recipe:

image fromTLC, Cricut frame, Cuttlebug embossing, silk ribbon from Really Reasonable Ribbon,

handmade stick pin, Viva Decor gold accents, Copic markers, distress inks

I could not find my original image, but this is now available in a collage as "Fashionable Marvelous You".  I just love this elegant vintage image and felt the embossed frame made a really beautiful display.

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Relax, Listen to Your Soul

After 30 days our internet problem is finally fixed!  I can't believe all the time it took to straighten out our issues.   We had a modem problem that was not detected and a weak signal from our service.  I will now breathe a sign of relief and be thankful this is behind me.

I have been making cards during all this fiasco, and did I mention I am also in the middle of a craft room renovation?  My elusive mojo arrived last night and I actually put together 3 cards.  Here is one I made last week using Create with TLC images:

card recipe:

"Relax, Listen to Your Soul" and vintage pin cushion image from TLC.  Bazzill and Georgia Pacific cardstock, design paper from my "stash".  Martha Stewart punch,  Spellbinders dies, Wild Orchid flower, distress inks and Recollection pearls.

I should heed this advice more often, my days are always full and I really need to budget my time better.  

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Halloween Howls and Pump-grins!

I thought that title would get your attention!  We are on the fast track to Halloween, all the stores are loading up with candy, costumes and decorations.  I love making Halloween cards, there are so many cute images and diecuts available to use and such gorgeous papers!  Today I have a card using Create with TLC images and design paper:

card recipe:

TLC Halloween Howls and Pump-grins, TLC design paper, Martha Stewart fence punch, Spellbinders dies, distress inks and Copic markers

I just love the two owls sitting on the branch and the howling tree with the black cat really give this an eerily delicious Halloween feel!  I am going to be making more Halloween cards and sharing them with you this month and next. 

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