Gathering with Gratitude...

As we all get ready for the Thanksgiving holiday,

there is food prep, table setting and a  feeling of excitement as we 

prepare for family to gather with gratitude in their hearts

for each blessing God has bestowed upon each soul.

As I shared my Autumn Bark recipe on Friday, 

I thought I should also share my fun treat packaging idea 

with each of you so that you too could create some fun

treats for little (and big) guests that join 

in your Thanksgiving Gathering.

Supplies used for this project include:

From Stampin' Up!: 

Tangerine Tango Cardstock and 

Small Oval Punch (for stacked, embossed pumpkin),

Delicate Design Embossing Folder (side pumpkin pieces)

Lucky Limeade Marker (Flourish Vine stamped)

Chalk Talk Framelits (tag), Crumb Cake Cardstock (tag base), 

Woodgrain  Background Stamp, Brights Buttons, 

Designer Series Paper (for Clothespin), Burlap Ribbon, 

Chocolate Chip Marker (Pumpkin Stem), 

Embosslit Sweetest Stem (pumpkin leaves),

Very Vanilla Cardstock and Fabulous Phrases Stamp Set

(sentiment on flag), Dimensionals (for layering pumpkin),

Chocolate Chip Classic Ink (background stamp), Tombow adhesive.

Other Supplies : 

Sweet Flourish Stamp, Clothespin, Cotton Twine,

various Embossing Folder (front pumpkin piece).

Each month I hold a drawing for {INK}redible Goodies and

choose one comment from this month's shares.

Enjoy your Thanksgiving and leave your comments here 

sharing the blessings in your life... 

A Pause from Christmas Countdown

.... to Share Halloween Treats!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN Y'ALL!

These great Candy Bar wrappers are easy to create for both

Frank N Stein AND Wanda Witch...

The extra large bars are in the bigger covers and the 

regular size hershey bars are in the smaller version.

I used Lucky Limeade, Whisper White and 

Basic Black cardstocks for these great candy wrappers 

combined with a variety of circle punches for the eyes and eyelids.

Enjoy this Halloween Treat and look for more throughout today!

Merry and Bright...

As we continue the 2013 Christmas Countdown, 

enjoy another Triple Layer Stamped Card!

I love the way this wonderful card comes together quickly 

and will be featuring the TUTORIAL in November 

here on my blog in the {INK}redible Tutorial Section!

This card features: Whisper White Cardstock, 

Lucky Limeade Cardstock and Classic Ink,

Real Red Classic Ink,  Pacific Point Classic Ink,  

Ornament Keepsake Stamp Set, and Sassy Salutations 

for the Merry Christmas Sentiment. 

Enjoy!

Bursting with JOY...

Oh yes I am!!  Bursting with Joy!!  Just like this fun

Christmas Card which is the newest idea 

on my 2013 Christmas Countdown...

Why am I bursting with Joy?  

Because my newest grandson, Walker,

 was born this weekend!

Now...he was a bit early on the scene...

...6 weeks to be exact...but I bet that means...

...he will never be late to Thanksgiving Dinner at Meemaw's 

...and he'll be early to Christmas Celebrations...

And...

...you know I'm teasing! 

But all playfulness aside, 

we are thrilled this little guy is here!

It's also a Joy to me be the 

creative spark in your Christmas Creativity!

Thanks for popping by my Blog this week!

Enjoy this fun card and have a Blessed day! 

Watercolor Christmas...

  I enjoy watercoloring and I do it the simple way.  

I remember as a little girl a sweet friend of 

my Mom's who was quite an artist and oh how 

I loved to go to her studio and see the beautiful things she had created.  

What a wonderful Christian lady she was...just like my Mom!

Using Staz-On ink to stamp the image on watercolor paper, 

I then "kissed" the two step ink with the second layer in color. 

 I used my blender pen next to gently move the 

color into more of the open image.

Watch my blog for class opportunities to come and learn various 

paper-crafting techniques as we gather for fun, food and fellowship.

I hope you enjoy today's sample of Christmas Cheer!

A Tin of Cuteness with a Ton of Summer Smooches

Look at this cute tin I put together for a new friend! I used the sneak peek opportunity of the NEW Summer Smooches Designer Series Paper (#125409 - Available ONLY Now thru April 30th) to create these great glass magnets for her refrigerator or magnetic note board. Each glass circle was approximately 1 7/8" in diameter so I used the 1 3/4" Circle Punch to create the circles of DSP to be adhered and then punched the Magnet Sheet (#119816) with the same punch and adhered it to the DSP. I added the DSP to the glass using Snail Adhesive (#104332).

I created the band for the box using some of my favorite Stampin' Up! Punches: 2 1/2" Circle Punch (#120906), 1 3/4" Circle Punch (#119850) , 1 3/8" Circle Punch (#119860) and the Finial Press (#115963), Petals-A-Plenty (#116824) and Perfect Polka Dots (#117335) embossing folders to emboss each layer. The Stampin' Up Cardstock used were pulled from the Brights Assortment of Smooth Cardstock (#119706 - using coordinating colors of Tempting Turquoise, Real Red and Daffodil Delight) I layered the circles on top of each other to create the flower using Stampin' Dimensionals (#104430). The flower was topped it with a Daffodil Delight colored button from the Brights Designer Buttons (#119747) and added White Bakers Twine for the bow (#124262).

The leaves were punched using Lucky Limeade Cardstock (#122926) and the Blossom Petal Builders Punch (#121808) and were given a little more detail with the Crimper (#101608). Wrapping the cute tin with a band created from Daffodil Delight Cardstock and adding a layer of Summer Smooches Designer Series Paper.

Check out the FABULOUS Summer Smooches Product Line!

Create something today with your talents and put a smile on a friend's face! and...Make it an INKredible Day!

A Little Birthday Color with a Splash of HAPPY!

Spring brings us lots of colors and I used that I as my inspiration for creating this cute colorful birthday card.

A little whimsy combined with the Aviary Stamp Set (W#116956 C#120642), Nature's Pace Stamp Set (W#122660 C#122662) and Stampin' Up Classic Ink Pads in the colors: Lucky Limeade (#122939), Melon Mambo (#115656), Island Indigo (#122937) and Basic Black (#101179) created the colorful happiness that fills this birthday card.

Additional Stampin' Up Products used include: Cardstock colors- Lucky Limeade (#122926), Island Indigo (#122923), Whisper White (#100730), Lucky Limeade Ruffled Ribbon (#122977), Square Lattice Embossing Folder (#119976), Stampin' Jewels Rhinestones (#119246), Dimensionals (#104430), Big Shot (# 113439), Simply Scored Tool (#122334).

Enjoy,

A Grateful Heart

What truth is shared in this great sentiment! A grateful heart is truly necessary for our happiness...and what better way to share your gratitude than to share this card with a good friend.

Using the stamp sets Awash with Flowers(W#117062 C@120549) and Pursuit of Happiness (W#121907 C#121970) on Whisper White Cardstock, Classic Inks in Colors: Lucky Limeade (#122935), Calypso Coral (#122939) and Daffodil Delight (#119667) created cheery flowers, while Basic Black (#101179) was used to stamp the sentiment. Once created, the top layer of Whisper White (#100730) was then adhered with SNAIL Adhesive to the layers of Daffodil Delight Cardstock (#119683) and the Lucky Limeade (#122926) card foundation. The small additional colorful accents were created with the InColor Designer Series Papers (#122384 - Calypso Coral Dots Pattern) and small scraps of Daffodil Delight and Lucky Limeade.

Take 15 minutes to create a special way to express your gratitude today and make it an {INK}redouble Day!

Wisteria Wishes

Join me on Tuesday, March 20, 2012 at 6:30pm for Wisteria Wishes. These beautiful "WOW" cards are stunning and will fit perfectly in the gorgeous companion purse. Register now for this class by contacting me. Class fee is $35 or FREE with your $50 order. (As an added BONUS your $50 order qualifies you for a free selection from our Sale-A-Bration Catalog). Prepayment and registration is required for this event and seating is limited. Don't delay, contact me today.