Happy Fall

Time for a new challenge over at

Bugaboo's 

Catch the Bug

It's anything goes....so no excuses...

get over there and upload your card

who knows.....you might win!!!

Ribbon Butterflies

I don't remember where I first saw this idea

but I love it.

Think of all those little "shnipsals" of ribbon

that would otherwise be tossed away.

Well, toss no more...

Take a small piece of thin craft wire and wrap it around

the middle of a piece of ribbon then twist

the ends around a paint brush to make

antennas. It's genius really!

Too bad I didn't think of it :)

Prickley Pear leaves

I made this with a leaves stamp from Prickley Pear.

I've had this paper for a long time and I love it

but just couldn't seem to find the right card for it.

I stumbled on this technique on youtube and thought it

would be perfect. This is the second card I've made with this

technique. Check out the purple, black, etc. a few posts down. It's

a Halloween card with a cat on it.

You stamp the image on the paper of your choice with

Versamark ink. Then emboss with clear embossing powder.

Then take a dauber with your black ink on it and just make

circular motions over and around the stamped image.

Then buff out the embossed image with a cloth.

Stay tuned to the Prickley Pear blog

we hope to have some challenges coming up....

Bugaboo challenge

Been a little busy this week. Finally getting this posted.

This challenge ends tonight and a new one will be

posted tomorrow over at

Catch the bug

This challenge is "fall" hard to decide

which adorable thanksgiving image to use.

You may notice the paper from some of the other

fall cards I've done. I just love it. The colors are perfect.

I think I've made about 5 cards with this one piece of paper.

Go check out the new winter releases over at Bugaboo

I had to buy the bundle.....too cute. Remember all images

are 50% off this month.

Happy paper crafting all - have a great weekend!!!

Prickley Pear Pumpkins

Isn't this fun?

You can find the tutorial here.

I made this with Prickley Pears pumpkin

stamp/die set. I just love it!!

Cut out pumpkin shape and stamp -- perfect!!

The leaves on the border of the card are also

Prickley Pear.

Interesting and easy!!

Rubber stamps: Prickley Pear

Paper: miscellaneous orange and

miscellaneous patterned paper.

Squigglefly fall colors challenge

This weeks challenge over at Squigglefly

is

Fall Colors

I just love this image.

It's warm and homey looking.

While your over at the

challenge blog

don't forget to check out the new images by the

new artist Abz Hakim

they are very retro

I think you'll like them.

Don't forget to upload your fall color challenge

card to the challenge blog for a chance to win.

Go stamp!!

CARD PATTERNS SKETCH WITH PPRS

My card for the CARD PATTERNS SKETCH

this week. Using PPRS.

I used the stamp and die set (pumpkin) to

cut out and stamp the leaves that I hung from

embroidery floss.

I cut the sentiment (PPRS)

out with a new nestabilities die.

Prickley Pear Stamps - Design Team Member

I'm happy to announce that I've

been chosen to be a

Design Team Member

for

Prickley Pear Stamps

They have tons and tons of stamps and much much more.

New to the store is stamps and die sets,

they also have beautiful transparencies.

There are so many things you can do with transparencies...

I had no idea. Stay posted for an idea list for them.

I'm so excited and honored to accept this position and

I look forward to making loads of things for them.

above card:

items used: cuttlebug folder, misc B&T paper

Prickley Pear sentiment stamp and leaf stamp

Autumn colored flower soft, tacky glue, brown

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