A Thanksgiving Thank You #CYCI45

 

Thanks for joining me here with Can You Case It?  Today not only starts a new week, but it also starts a new challenge.  This week, if you choose to except it, is our Thanksgiving Edition.  We want to first of all give a big shout out to all our blog and challenge followers.  You make this possible for us to keep crafting on.  We love seeing what you create each week with our challenges and hope you will keep the creations coming. 

 

 

I saw a cute card on pinterest that was my inspiration for this card, but can't find it now for the life of me.  If you know which card I'm talking of, please leave me a comment, so I can give credit where its due.  I used the cute little petite leaf shapes in the fun fall framelit set to cut out my shapes from the tangelo twist strip.  I then used the cut outs to attach off to the side. 

 

 

My fun element for this card, is the cute little oak leaf from the autumn wooden elements pack.  I inked it up with early espresso ink and tied it on with matching bakers twine.  Its fun how the little small things on a card can add such great and fun detail.

 

Supplies Used

 Cardstock ~ very vanilla, tangelo twist

Ink ~ early espresso

Stamp set ~ October my paper pumpkin sentiment set, gorgeous grunge

Misc. autumn wooden elements, early espresso bakers twine, fun fall framelit set

 

Thanks again for stopping my.  I hope you have enjoyed my project.  Again, thank you for your support of your challenge blog.  Go see what the others have created for inspiration, then go get crafty!

 

 

Full of Gratitude November SSINK BLOG HOP!

 

Welcome to the November Blog Hop over at Stylin' Stampin' INKspiration!  This month we are creating projects based around "Gratitude". 

 

As you hop along, please be sure to comment and show some love on every blog! We are always excited to hear from our followers! You should have just left stop number #1 on the Stylin' Stampin' INKspiration Blog Hop - with Darcy at Dj's Stampin' Place  . If so, you are in the right spot. If a link doesn't work or you get off track, you will find the full blog hop lineup below.

 

For me, gratitude can come in small does, i.e., I am thankful and show gratitude for my fresh cup of coffee each morning.  Or it can come in large doses, I am thankful for and show gratitude to my families good health and safety.  Sometimes it can be for in the middle things and that is why my project is for.  I show such appreciation and gratitude for the teachers at my sons schools.  They work so hard, but yet get so little in return.  I am not a teacher at a school but do provide care for children each day in my home and I believe it takes a special person to be around children all day long.  Teachers are there to educate our children, to keep them safe when not with there parents, and to help them grow as a person.  I created this one, but all my sons teachers will get one before Thanksgiving break, a cute little treat holder. 

 

 

Now you could put anything inside your bag:  a large cookie, several small pieces of candy or in my case, three cinnamon apple spiced flavored tea bags.  What teacher couldn't use a nice cup of hot tea.

 

This version is the one my stamp club ladies will be making in December at stamp club.  This one is a little more Festive and Merry and filled with peppermint life savers.

 

 

Thank you again for stopping by.  Now leave some "love" and hop on over to stop #3 with Diana at Stampin' Fun with Diana.  I just know you are gonna love her project.

 

 

 

Blog Hop Participant List:

1. Darcy at Dj's Stampin' Place
2. Cynthia at Ink-A-Doodle Creations
3. Diana at Stampin' Fun with Diana
4. Bree at Craft-Somnia
5. Donna at Organized Chaos
6. Tonya at Stamp with Tonya
7. Kim at Stamping with Kim

Truely Grateful Sketch Challenge #CYCI43

Good morning, thanks for stopping by.  Today I'm over at Can You Case It? and we are having some fun playing around with this sketch.  We hope you will come join us and play along!

 

 

Here's the sketch...

 

And here is what I came up with.  I really do love Truly Grateful stamp set.  The background is perfect for any occasion and the wheat bundle is a perfect touch for fall and thanksgiving time.

 

Leave some "love" and go see what the other design team members have done with our sketch.

 

Supplies Used

Cardstock ~ early espresso, very vanilla, tangelo twist

Ink ~ early espresso, hello honey

Stamp Set ~ truly grateful and the sentiments from the Oct. my paper pumpkin kit

Misc. ~ 1", 1-1/4" circle punches, burlap ribbon, neutral and regal candy dots

Fall Fest with #HSS197

Good Monday morning!  Thanks for stopping by and visiting me here at Ink a Doodle Creations!  This weekend I was asked by my Mom to make her two "Happy Thanksgiving" cards.  One for my nephew who is out of the country serving in the Air Force and the other to his girlfriend, who is in basic training for the Navy.  So I went to town seeking out the perfect current challenges out there.  I came across this fun sketch challenge over at Hand Stamped Sentiments and decided to play along.  Here is what I came up with, hope you will enjoy.

 

Supplies Used

Cardstock ~ crumb cake, blackberry bliss, whisper white

Ink ~ blackberry bliss, soft suede, calypso coral, daffodil delight, old olive

Stamp set ~ fall fest, sentiment set from October My Paper Pumpkin kit

DSP ~ park lane

Misc. ~ crystal effects, blendabilities to color the dots, gold buttons, natural twine, fun fall framelit set

Give Thanks!

Good day bloggers.  This card is for http://www.creative-sketches.com/ this week.  Our challenge to you, is to use the color palette of riding hood red, so saffron and more mustard.  I had to think about these colors for a minute, cause my brain is on Christmas/Winter right now and totally forgot Fall is still around.  Use the color inspiration photo below, get creative, make a project and hop on over and enter our challenge.

This creation is not quite my original idea (but whose is anymore!).  I got the door idea from http://stampndesign.blogspot.com/2011/10/rectangle-door-card.html.  I used the colors of choc. chip for the main door and soft suede for the door front panels.  I also embossed the door and front panel only with a wood grain embossing folder.  I also used a misc. leaf punch for the wreath on the door (which is my idea).  They are attached to a scalloped circle punch with the center punched out with a 1-1/4" circle punch.  I topped off each wreath with a small bow using 1/8" red grosgrain ribbon.  I made door handles with simple black brads.

Give Thanks

Wow, Holy Cow, Tarter Sauce...its been way to long since I have posted to my blog.  I am such a slacker right now.  Well I do have a good reason, but still, its no excuse.  I used to live in Luray, Va and every year they have a Heritage Festival.  My sister sets up with her crafts and this year, I am putting in my cards and gift items to try and sell.  For the last two weeks, I have been locked in my room with the juices a flowing.  I head over tomorrow to drop off all that I have made.  I wanted to make one last special card to take over and it worked out that this weeks sketch over at http://www.creative-sketches.com/ has a wonderful one that went with want I wanted to create.  As a design team member at creative-sketches, I thought my card does it great justice.  Head on over and check out our sketch this week and play with us!!  Here is the sketch for this week:

and here is what I came up with:

Good morning bloggers and welcome to another fun technique plus sketch over at http://www.creative-sketches.com/.  Click the link and enter in your creations.  I can't wait to see what you have created for us!  This weeks technique is "kiss stamping" and you need to follow the below sketch.  Have fun and get kissing!!!!!

For my card, I wanted to keep it simple and with the theme of Fall, since it is just right around the corner for most of us!  I am so glad I live in an area where we get 4 seasons.  Any whoooo...I brought out my Paisley Prints stamp set and went to town.  Let me know whatcha think, you know I always love hearing from ya.

SU! items used:
-  stamp sets:  paisley prints, teeny tiny wishes for sentiment
-  cardstock colors:  soft suede, very vanilla, dusty durango
-  ink colors:  old olive, more mustard and soft suede
-  misc items:  lattice embossing folder

Day of Gratitude for Stamping 411 #61 and #216

Good afternoon bloggers!  I really put my thinking cap on for this one.  The sketch over at http://www.stamping411.blogspot.com/ this week was a bit tricky for me sketch #216.  I could not come up with what I wanted to do, until I pulled out my SU! Day of Gratitude stamp set.  This I think, is the perfect stamp set for Fall.  The design in the stamps is just beautiful.  I also wanted to combined in this challenge the colors for their Color Challenge #61.  I love what I came up with.  Who says you can't have a fall with some cool colors too!  I hope everyone enjoys it as much as I do.  Leave me a comment, I always love hearing what you think of my creations!

SU! items used:
-  stamp sets:  Day of Gratitude
-  cardstock:  very vanilla, island indigo, calypso coral and pool party
-  misc items:  vintage wallpaper embossing folder and basic jeweled pearls