Thanksgiving card ideas!

Wow! I can't believe I haven't posted the cards from the SEASONAL QUICK CARDS class! Well, we did four Christmas and one Thanksgiving - and this one is it. :) SUPER fast and easy, too - you could put several of these together this weekend and get them in the mail on Monday, no sweat!

The background is plastic wrap and Pumpkin Pie, Chocolate Chip, and metallic gold inks. I usually tell my stampers, "If it doesn't move, you can either stamp ON it or WITH it!" :) Just use the plastic wrap like you would a sponge!

The saying is from HOLIDAYS & WISHES. The leaves are cut with the Big Shot, and just crumpled up and straightened out a bit. They're adhered in one small spot onto the front of the card, and the saying is stamped in Pumpkin Pie and sponged with a little of the gold ink, then put onto the card with dimensionals. The ribbon is our kraft taffeta; when I ran out, we used Chocolate Chip - but it unbalanced the card somewhat.

Here's another idea, also using leaves cut with the Big Shot - but I also used the negative space - what was left when the leaves were cut out - to stipple Really Rust ink onto Very Vanilla card stock, so the leaves would mute it a bit. The half-scallop is also cut with the Big Shot; the "celebrate" is from CELEBRATE EVERYTHING, and the scarecrow with the cute little crow is from the Holiday Mini, HAPPY BLESSINGS. When I was doing my Hostess Appreciation Luncheon, I did a few too many - to be on the safe side! - of the scarecrows, and wanted to use them. :) The leaves are also left over from a demonstration I did; they're actually cut out from the More Mustard selection in the current Level 1 Hostess Paper Pack. (Did you know that you can get rewards for your order of $150 or more ONLINE, too??? It's AWESOME!!!)

Cute cards, aren't they? Super-simple, and fun to do. :) You NEED a Big Shot, I'm telling you! I've got a new die coming, and I can't WAIT to start showing you some awesome stuff with it....

Gotta jet! So much to do, so little time to do it in...! :D

I'll take that challenge!

Good Sunday afternoon! :) I was blog-hopping today, and came across a new site - http://stampchallenges.blogspot.com/. It's relatively new, but they've got a great design team, AND a new challenge every week. What's not to like??? :D

SO, this week's challenge was a thank-you "something". It just so happens that one of the cards I wanted to show you from a class this week was a thank-you card, done with the ever-popular pinwheel design - so I'm killing those proverbial two birds with this one design. :D

These pinwheels are created with a 1-3/8" piece of designer series paper (DSP) punched with that size square punch. The leaves and stems are from TIME WELL SPENT, a Level 3 hostess set (There's still time to host YOUR party and earn one!!!), and the greeting is from SINCERE SALUTATIONS. The brads I used on this one were retired vintage brads. The colors of card stock and ink are Certainly Celery and Almost Amathyst.

It's really a simple card, with the WOW factor of the pinwheels added. :)

I hope you're having a WONDERFUL weekend, and are taking time for yourself - and to do a little stampin'. :D Don't be a stranger - and leave a comment for me!

Birthday Blog Challenge will be happening on June 1!!! Are YOU ready to play???

It's raining outside, but INSIDE...!

Good afternoon, dear friend! How are you today??? It's bleak here today; very humid, with rain off and on throughout the day. I've been out running errands; this weekend is my Kat's Coffees & More tasting party, and I don't know if ANYONE is coming. BUT I'm going to be making some GREAT stuff - my Sunday school class may be getting a blessing Sunday morning. LOL!

ANYWAY. You're not here to hear my woes and worries! You're here to see the STAMPIN'! :D

This is another card from my Quick & Easy card class. Groovy Guava card stock, stampe with Groovy Guava ink, and Whisper White card stocked stamped and layered with Certainly Celery. Sets? CELEBRATE EVERYTHING and POLKA DOTS & PAISLEY. :) And of COURSE, my favorite ticket corner punch! Fast and EASY, of course!

So, what are YOU stamping??? I haven't heard from you lately! I'd LOVE to see what you're doing - and get ready for my BIRTHDAY CONTEST, starting June 1!!!!! Start thinking, and planning, and conniving.... :D

Have a wonderful day!!!! And take the time to STAMP something!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Stampin' CRAZY here! :D

Good Tuesday morning! How are you today? I've already been stampin' today - there's an Advanced Techniques Class here tonight, so I've been scurrying to get the planning finished. There's never an end to that! :D

So, today I'm going to share another Quick & Easy card with you! And it's SUPER quick and easy. :D

The designer series paper is from the Occasions Mini, Summer Picnic. I matted it with Always Artichoke, and put that on a Whisper White card stock base. The "thanks so much" is from SINCERE SALUTATIONS, and on the INSIDE, we stamped the apple from TART & TANGY - also in the Occasions Mini - in Always Artichoke in the bottom corner.

You really can't get much simpler than that - and you can use the layout for lots of occasions, with any DSP, or with any stamped strip. SUPER simple! :) You could dress it up with glitter on ONE of the apples, or a bow and button....

So, what are YOU stamping these days????

I've got ONE suggestion for a new tutorial...

and it's to use metal on a card. Cathy, can you tell me what TYPE of metal you're talking about? Real metal, metallic stuff, you tell me! :D Just need a little clarification!

I've already got an idea for you, ALL my own design, copied from something I found IRL. My mom laughed when I told her what I was going to do with this "something"; she said, "You're always thinking about what you can do with stuff, aren't you?" I told her the day I stop finding fun, innovative things to do, my business dies - and I LOVE what I do too much to let that happen! :D

Monday is going to be a FUN day with Melissa and Amy, so I won't have time to do anything tomorrow - hopefully, I can shoot the tutorial on Tuesday, but I am NOT promising anything! :D

For now, be content with this example of faux silk. It was a card from the Advanced Techniques class last month; I really love this simple, easy technique - and, if I'd had the chance to go into the back yard, I would have used a twig or two under the saying to add to the feel of this. All my class guests loved the color combinations. :)

OK, I'm off. I've got to get up and be READY in the morning! :D I'll report back on how much fun we had. Just so you can be jealous! :D

Have a WONDERFUL day!!! Be sure to take the time to STAMP something - I sure am! :D

A quickie for you! :)

Hi, everyone! Here's another quickie from the Quick Card Class. Easy and cute, I think. :D

Oval punch and circle punch make the flower; add a quick ribbon and a sentiment, and voila! A cute, cheery card to send out! :)

I love our gingham ribbons. They add a splash of fun AND texture. :)

OK, I'm off. I'm sick again, and have a medical appointment this afternoon. I'm off to see the wizard...! :)

Have a WONDERFUL day - and please, take the time to STAMP something!!!

I did two more!

Amy came over to stamp today, so I decided to do ONE more two-page layout to send off today. I like this one, too! :D I used the HEADLINE ALPHA set again, but thumped around the edges with a Ruby Red Stampin' Write Marker to get the detail and edging, then cut the letters out with my paper snips. The border and cutout leaves are from the Stampin' Around wheel, LEAVES AWASH. I then used my Aquapainters and ink pads to color in the leaves. I tore the edges, sponged with Chocolate Chip, and tore So Saffron and sponged it. I also tore the Ruby Red matting on one edge, and sponged it, too. I just felt that the page needed the button! LOL! I LOVE our clear buttons, ESPECIALLY the square ones. I'm not sure why, but I sure do enjoy the texture and dimension they give.

So, what do you think of my LO? Have you decided to do any pages? Be sure to email me at poohisstampin@aol.com for the address for the coordinator of the project!

And, no matter what you're stamping, be SURE to take time to stamp SOMETHING!!!!!! :)

Here are my two pages!

I might be able to do more than two, but I really didn't want to procrastinate and not get ANYTHING out - if any of you know the REAL me, you know that's a danger I live with! :D SO, I sat down yesterday and did this to send off tomorrow. The only two stamp sets it uses are FROSTY and HEADLINE ALPHABET. I mixed some Dazzling Diamonds glitter with white EP to do the snowflake on Night of Navy 12x12 card stock. The words are in Night of Navy on Glossy White card stock. Frosty is stamped in Black Stazon on Glossy White, and colored in with Stampin' Write Markers - Basic Black, Bashful Blue, and Night of Navy. The journaling block is Whisper White card stock, and I notched the corners with the ticket corner punch and layered it on Bashful Blue. EASY!

I really, really like this layout. I hope she does, too. Have you decided to do this with me? I've gotten a few requests for the coordinator of this project's address - THANK YOU!!!!!! Email me at poohisstampin@aol.com for the address, and if you have a chance, share with me what you're stamping. :D I hope you take the time today to STAMP SOMETHING!!!!

WELL, World???

Well, World?? What did you think of my first blog?? :)

Since no one has screamed at me YET, I thought I'd post one of my favorite card layouts. It's one we did in a 10/10/10 class a few months ago - but we used Mellow Moss and Always Artichoke for the colors, and embossed the Hot to Dot wheel in vanilla EP. This one looks like ice cream, don't you think?

If you'd like to learn more about what I do - what I LOVE to do - or see more of my card samples, etc., please visit my webpage at http://poohisstampin.stampinup.net.

Quick and easy. Those are my favorite words when it comes to making batches of cards - I seem to use a LOT of birthday cards lately. Sadly, also a lot of sympathy cards all of a sudden....

Until next time!