'Tis the Season 31

Hi there! Today I have a few holiday projects to share featuring pretty patterned papers from the Pion Design Days of Winter collection along with sentiments from Starry Christmas:

First up is a paper mache ornament that I painted using chalk paint, followed with a coat of antique wax then embellished with lots of handmade glitter coated die cut roses: 

Next up is a greeting card featuring one of the many elegant Days of Winter images:

also embellished with a handmade glitter coated die cut rose:

For sketch inspiration, I joined along with the current Fusion challenge (sketch only):

Thanks so much for taking the time to visit ~ I hope you enjoy my projects as much as I enjoyed creating them.
Be Sweet ;)

Pion Design products used:
Days of Winter ~ Images ~ PD5111 front
Days of Winter ~ Church ~ PD5105 back
Days of Winter ~ Blue Ornament ~ PD5108 front
Days of Winter ~ Borders ~ PD5111 back

Other supplies used: MFT Starry Christmas stamp set, Spellbinders dies, Sizzix die, glitter, chalk paint, antique wax 

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thanks 41

Hi there! I hope you had a great weekend! Don't forget, it's Stamptember over at Simon Says Stamp and I really hope you'll join us for a month long stamp party full of inspiration and celebrations. It's time for an all new Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge! This week we are challenging you to Rock the Techniques!

I was inspired to create a tag featuring the heat embossed resist technique:

I love the contrast effect that may be achieved by heat embossing stamped images using white embossing powder. With the Autumn season right around the corner, I opted to create a fall themed tag featuring Leaves.

The background was created using a variety of Distress Inks and the sentiment is from the Simon Says Stamps Thanks set. After created the background, I embellished with Fall Leaves and a doily:

Thank you for visiting! Please be sure to visit the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge blog to see what the rest of the DT has created!

Products Used:
Simon Says Clear Stamps LEAVES AND SCRIBBLES sss101445 Stamptember, Simon Says Clear Stamps THANKS, Spellbinders FALL LEAVES Presto Punch Punchabilities Templates, Spellbinders MEDALLION 1 One Shapeabilities Die D-lites Dies, Tim Holtz Sizzix Die TAG & BOOKPLATES Movers And Shapers, Tim Holtz Distress Paint PICKET FENCE Ranger, Tim Holtz 4 Oz Crackle Paint ROCK CANDY Distress Clear Ranger, Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad ANTIQUE LINEN Ranger, Versamark WATERMARK Rubber Stamp Emboss Chalk Resist INK PAD, Ranger Embossing Powder WHITE, Tim Holtz Idea-ology Paper Stash MENAGERIE 8 x 8 Cardstock Pack, Ranger Archival Ink Pad JET BLACK, Ranger MANILA TAGS #8 Craft Inkssentials Surfaces, Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad PICKED RASPBERRY Ranger Summer, Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad WILD HONEY Ranger, Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad SPICED MARMALADE Ranger, Tim Holtz Idea-ology CRINKLE RIBBON, Tim Holtz Idea-ology GRUNGEBOARD BASICS PLAIN Altered Art

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ART 45

Hi there! I hope you are having a great weekend so far! Today I have a layout to share featuring a photo of a gorgeous work of art that was taken in the Louvre museum while we were vacationing in Paris:

For color inspiration, I joined along with the September Prima Product Pick challenge:

I combined fun patterned papers from the Prima Cartographer collection along with several Prima Trinkets and a variety of Prima flowers:

To add additional interest to the background, I used a Prima stamp and a Prima stencil along with various paints and embossing enamel:

I topped the layout off with Prima crystals:

For sketch inspiration, I joined along with the Scrap Africa challenge. I'm also entering this layout in the current Craft Hoarder's Challenge where the theme is All The Pretty Flowers:

Thanks so much for stopping by ~ I hope you have a great weekend!
Be Sweet ;)

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beware 32

Hi there! I hope you are having a great week! Today I have a few Fall inspired projects to share.

I'm not a big fan of the color orange so I painted the decorative pumpkin using a shade of blue chalk paint followed with an application of dark wax:

Both the tag and card were created using a combination of PTI stamps, My Favorite Things/Die-namics, Spellbinders and Sizzix dies:

It's been years since I inked up the fun Halloween set from PTI ~ an oldie but a goldie:

I went with the chalkboard technique for the sentiment tags: 

Here's a pumpkin that Angie painted using a shade of gray chalk paint :)

Also topped off with a chalkboard technique sentiment tag:

For sketch inspiration, I joined along with the current Freshly Made Sketches challenge:

Thanks so much for stopping by - I hope you have a great day / evening!

Be Sweet ;)

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