Autumn Tag

The bright summer had passed away, and gorgeous autumn was flinging its rainbow-tints of beauty on hill and dale. ~Cornelia L. Tuthill, "Virginia Dare: Or, the Colony of Roanoke," 1840

Good morning!

I am just a little bit late getting my project for the current Sunday Song & Rhyme Challenge posted! You can find the challenge HERE

Our poem this fortnight was picked by Lorie Hill

October

by John Updike from A Child's Calendar

The month is Amber,

Gold and Brown.

Blue ghosts of smoke

Float through the town.

Great V’s of geese

Honk overhead.

And maples turn

A fiery red.

Frost bites the lawn.

The stars are slits

In the black cat’s eye

Before he spits.

At last, small witches,

Goblins, hags,

And pirates armed

With paper bags.

Their costumes hinged

On safety pins,

Go haunt a night

Of pumpkin grins.

Our sponsor this fortnight is Polkadoodles and I am using this cute gnome image Autumn Wheelbarrow.
My inspiration comes from the line The month is Amber, Gold and Brown.

This past weekend I did a spooky basket swap with some ladies from a Facebook group I am a member of and I wanted a fun tag. This was perfect!

Supplies, Tag
Image (Autumn Wheelbarrow Halloween gnome) printed on Hammermill Color Copy
Bakers Twine from American Crafts
Cardstock from The Paper Studio (back of tag)
Die from Spellbinders (Decagons)
Momento ink
Prisma Color Pencils
Sentiment unknown (gift)

Thanks for stopping by and don’t forget to check out the main blog located HERE to see the other challenges we offer!

(Hugs) Cara

Growing in Unity Bloghop 2021

It isn't the size of the gift that matters, but the size of the heart that gives it. ~Eileen Elias Freeman, The Angels' Little Instruction Book, 1994

Good morning!

We are starting the day off with a quick Blog Hop sponsored by Unity Stamps! If you comment on all the blogs in the hop, you will get a chance to win one of two amazing prize packages from Unity Stamps!

Today I am sharing two sets of cards I made for a friend as part of her Christmas gift this year. Usually, I make a gift box for the cards but this year I decided to change it up and created matching gift bags that the cards could be stored in. I then made matching gift tags so that she could use the bags later for gifting purposes when the cards were gone.

This is a set of Christmas cards

Christmas card supplies:

• Stamp set: “A Child is Born” from Unity Stamp Co.
• Cardstock from The Paper Studio (base) and Stampin Up!
• Design Paper from my Stash
• Ink from Stampin Up!
• Rhinestone from my Stash

Matching Gift Bag & Tag

Matching Gift Bag & Tag supplies

• Sentiments from a grab bag from Unity Stamp Co.
• Card stock from The Paper Studio, Bazzill
• Design Paper from my scrap bin
• Embossing folder “Snowflakes” from Darice
• Ink from Stampin Up!
• Label punch from Stampin Up!
• Paper lunch bag from my stash
• Tag dies from Creative Dies Plus
• Twine from my Stash
• WRMK Corner Muncher
• WRMK Hole Punch

This is a set of Any Occasion cards

Any Occasion Card supplies:

• Miscellaneous sentiments from a grab bag from Unity Stamp Co
• Archival ink from Rangers
• Banner punch form Stampin Up!
• Cardstock from The Paper Studio (base), Stampin Up, American Crafts and my scrap box
• Design paper from my Stash
• Embossing folder from Stampin Up!
• Tag corner punch from Stampin Up!
• Sheet load of cards December 2019

Matching Gift Bag & Tag

Matching Gift Bag & Tag supplies

• Sentiments “To/From” from a grab bag from Unity Stamp Co
• Card stock from The Paper Studio
• Design paper “Striking Stripes: from G.C.D. Studios
• Gross grain ribbon from my stash
• Ink from Stampin Up!
• Paper lunch bag from my stash
• Tag dies from Creative Dies Plus
• Twine from my Stash
• WRMK Corner Muncher
• WRMK Tag Hole Punch

I hope you have enjoyed these projects as much has enjoyed making them! Don’t forget to visit the other Unity gals' blogs below and comment on each one for a chance to win one of those two prize packs from Unity Stamp Company! Good Luck!

KellyParker

KimberlyKoblensky Boliver

Sandra vanBlaricum

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80th Birthday for the Mother in law

God gives you a life and says, Okay, what are you going to do with it? ~Alice Cooper, interview with Cal Fussman, 2008 August 2nd, for Esquire's January 2009 eighth annual Meaning of Life issue

Hi All,

Using a tutorial I found on Beccy’s place HERE, I made an exploding box card for my Mother-in-Laws 80th birthday celebration.

This is the first time I’ve attempted one of these and while not horribly complicated there is a lot of measuring and cutting to get the box base and flaps created.

I had all the kids, grandkids and significant others write out personal messages that I could put onto all the flaps. I had a couple left empty so I found a nice quote about turning 80 years old and the last one I added a picture of her when she got the news that my daughter (the eldest grandchild) had eloped. So much fun! And of course, she cried and cried and cried because she loved it!

Now, I can’t find the paper I wrote all the supplies I used so I have tried to remember what I could

Supplies

• Cardstock from Stampin Up! and Bazzill
• Conch on the big bow was a gift
• Design Paper from Anna Griffen
• Dies from fawn lawn
• Pearl Clusters from my stash
• Punches by Martha Steward
• Roses from Prima

Thanks for stopping by!
Cara

It's the little things ...

The manner of giving is worth more than the gift.

~Pierre Corneille, Le Menteur

Good morning!

Back again this morning to share my card for the newest color challenge at The Outlawz Challenges.

Our sponsor this month is Mari Digis Digital Stamp Store with a prize of 3 images from the store.

It is my turn to select the challenge this week so I am challenging you to use Burgundy, Glittery gold, tan and cream … and the twist is “not a card”.

I made a pillow box door hanger...

Supplies

• Image printed on Georgia-Pacific Premium Card Stock 110wt/93bright and colored with Alcohol markers
• Beaded oval dies from Spellbinders
• Cardstock from Stampin Up!
• Classic circle dies from Sizzix
• Classic oval dies from Spellbinders
• Foam dimensional pieces
• Glue tape
• Gold glitter glue from Close to My Heart
• Gold glitter paper from Close to My Heart
• Liquid pearls from rangers
• Mixed media glue
• Pearl Smooch from ClearSnap
• Ribbon from my stash (gift)
• Sentiment hand written
• Template for project, unknown
• White gel pen

Thanks for stopping by and don’t forget to stop by TheOutlawz Challenges where a new challenge starts every day of the week!

(Hugs) Cara

It's Your Day ...

“What is life?

It is the flash of a firefly in the night.

It is the breath of a buffalo in the wintertime.

It is the little shadow which runs across the grass and loses itself in the sunset.”

~ Native American Proverb

Good morning Everyone!

Another blessed day for us, one and all. I hope you are enjoying it with whatever brings you peace and joy!

Today starts a new color challenge at The OutlawzChallenges. Our sponsor this month is Mary Smith of Createful Hearts Digis.

This week's challenge, selected by Jeanie, is to use all 4 colors from the palette and the optional twist of anything but a card.

I opted to make a gift bag using a lunch bag. The truck, which can be found in Mary's Etsy Shop, is colored with alcohol markers, fussy cut and attached to the bag with foam dots.

SUPPLIES

Image from Createful Hearts Digis

Alcohol markers

Cardstock from The Paper Studio and Stampin Up!

Cuttlebug embossing folder - Chicken Wire

Gina Marie Designs die - Barbed Wire

Grommets from Memories

Jute (both strands) from my Ssash

Lunch bag from my stash

Ranger distress ink

Sizzix Sentiment die

Spellbinders embossing folder - Blistered

Stampin Up! clear button

Stampin Up! Stamp - Plaid Flannel Background

Looking for ward to seeing your colorful creations this week at The Outlawz Challenges, where a new challenge starts every day!

Thanks for stopping by!

(Hugs) Cara

Baby Bag ...

Thought for the day: “Don’t wait for a light to appear at the end of the tunnel, stride down there and light the bloody thing yourself. ~ Sara Henderson

Good morning One and All!

Today is the start of a new color challenge at The Outlawz Challenges.

Jeanie picked out these fun colors and twist for us to play along with.

Use 3 - 5 colors.

Twist: Must say "New" or "Baby"

I decided to try my hand making a bag using a tutorial I found on SplitCoastStampers.

I used all the colors plus the "Baby" twist.

Supplies

Cardstock from Stampin Up!

Design paper from Amscan

Ink from Stampin Up!

Martha Stewart Train Edger Punch

Stamps: Terrific Tags from Stampin Up!

Tab punch from Stampin Up!

Tag punches from Stampin Up!

Yarn and mini clothes pin from my Stash

So come play along with us!

(Hugs) Cara

Bag it ....

Good evening

I am running ever so behind schedule these days ... Yesterday was the start of a new Color Challenge at The Outlawz!

This weeks challenge comes from Jeanie ...

Make a bag using Red, Green, White & Black with an added twist of Lace!

Here is a photo to inspire you.

Here is my little bag

Supplies:

Bit of Lace from stash

Black yarn from my stash

Card stock from Stampin Up!

Darice embossing folder "Crackle"

Hampton Art stamp set "Holiday Sentiments"

Ink from Memories and Stampin Up!

Sizzix die "Bag with Flower"

Sizzix die "Pillow box & Poinsettias"

Stampin Up stamp set "Season's Sketches"

Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to head over to the Outlawz where a new challenge starts every day of the week!

(Hugs) Cara

Of all the months of the year there is not a month one-half so welcome to the young, or so full of happy associations, as the last month of the year... ~"All the Year Round: December," All the Year Round: A Weekly Journal Conducted by Charles Dickens, 1887 December 10th

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You also  find the tutorial for this pull up card I did plus so much more!

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Halloween Treats

Hi There ... I know I should work on my staging because it will make my projects looks so much more polished but it just seems like it's all I can do to get things photographed and uploaded.

While cleaning out my overhead at work I found a couple of left over Halloween Treat baskets I made for my co-workers last year.

These are incredibly easy to make so I thought I would share how to make them.

Supplies: Card stock, scallop punch, bat w/ sentiment & pumpkin faces (Stampin Up!), Shimmery paper for the ghost (Unknown), Fraidy Cat punch (Martha Stewart), Candy Corn image (Inkahootz!), Ghost #2 and Pumpkins #2 dies (Sizzix), Ink (Stampin Up! & Memories), Circle Punch (Marvy).

I generally use a 6 x 6 sheet of card stock because this makes a decent size little treat basket.

Score at 2 inches and 4 inches ... turn ... score at 2 inches and 4 inches

Fold along the score lines for nice sharp creases. Use your bone folder if necessary.

Cut as shown by dotted...

Use a strong adhesive to hold the basket in shape... decorate as desired!

Enjoy!

Thanks for stopping by

     Cara