Winter Scene

Here in northwest Iowa we have enjoyed a beautiful Fall.  It seems we can be in Winter denial until that first accumulation of snow.  I do not like snow.  When it falls, it is beautiful for a day or two, then it gets dirty and ugly.  Still, some of my favorite cards are of Winter scenes.

If anyone has every seen Northwoods cards on display at a craft store, you will see them covered with glitter.  They are really stunning.  I made one feeble attempt to use the glue and glitter. I would really love to attend a workshop. Just the same, this stamp is also beautiful without the glitter.

I used an umber cardstock and a Spellbinder die frame the image. Then I used my Silhouette Cameo to cut that luscious leafy dark brown frame. Cheery Lynn die cuts embellish the corners using the same cream colored cardstock as the card base.  The image was colored with Copics and a Wink of Stella highlights the icy brook.

This one goes to the Christmas Card Challenge blog and challenge-49-anything goes.

Stay warm and cozy my friends.

Northwoods Fall

So I got so much sympathy from my last post, I decided to take the afternoon off and enjoy the fabulous warm SUNNY Fall day.  I feel so energized and just good all over.

I know blue is not the usual fall color, but I painted the milk can first and I couldn't stop. Frankly, I surprised the pumpkins are blue.  

This beautiful Northwood's stamp was colored with Copics. I used some distressed inks for sponging and of course Stickles on the foliage. This is large stamp so there's not much room for designer paper, but I did find this fabulous blue K&Company for matting.

Saturday is suppose to be another nice sunshiny day. Enjoy!!

Road trip. Good food. Good shopping.

I love these little road trips Sherri and I take.  Internet shopping is great, but once in a while it's just so nice to get away and share the things you love.  We shop, we eat a a nice restaurant and solve world problems while driving to and from.  Here is what I made with one of my finds.

This is the first stamp I've ever purchased from Northwood Rubber Stamps. They have some beautiful scenery stamps.  I colored this beauty with Copics and used some Stickles.  This is a large stamp, and I wish the DP from K&Company showed better.

I hope to be back again soon with some more of my road trip finds.   Creativeness has been on a road trip too.