Welcome Autumn

Today I’m sharing one of those cards I made just for fun. I wanted to make a card with the birch trees in the Paper Smooches “Autumn Groves” set. I guess the leaves are all gone from these trees! I heat-embossed the birch trunks on dry-embossed cardstock. The brown background is also dry-embossed.

I’m really enjoying making fall-themed cards. I love the colors and textures of the fall season.

Paper Smooches Autumn

 

Supplies: A Muse Studio embossing plate, Stampin’ Up cardstock, Stampin’ Up embossing powder, May Arts twine, October Afternoon button

Simple Scrapper’s First Mini Book Kit

Jennifer Wilson of Simple Scrapper has just opened the Simple Mini Books shop. I had the honor of creating a mini book documenting my grandmother’s life with the Everyday Sweetness 6×6 Scrapbook Kit. Be sure to check out the inspiration in the trailer – the kit lends itself to a wide variety of themes and styles!


CFC70

This week’s CAS-ual Fridays challenge, sponsored by Neat & Tangled,  is to create a Clean And Simple project that is black and white plus one color of your choice.

I’ve always liked the combination of red, black, and white, and the Lawn Fawn My Cup of Tea teapot looks so cheery stamped in red!

CFC70 - Lawn Fawn Tea

 

Supplies: Spellbinders label die, Divine Twine, Stampin’ Up black cardstock

Bittersweet Departure

Told the story of my eldest son’s return to college with a single-photo layout using a template from the Simple Scrapper Premium Membership September collection. I turned to Echo Park for some masculine-feeling papers and elements.

Bittersweet Departure

 

Supplies: Simple Scrapper Premium Membership Template; Echo Park For the Record 2 Documented; Echo Park Note to Self; Sahlin Studio Typeset Alphas No. 1; One Little Bird Pedal Pusher button; Slab Tall X font