The Eyes have it!!!

I need your help!!  I am in love with this fox die cut from Spellbinders!!

I used Nuvo crystal drops for his/her eyes.  What color do you like?  I think I like the black but my son likes the black LEAST!!  He thinks the gold is the best one (I think he might be distracted by the beautiful paper I used!!!!)

BE WATCHING FOR A GREAT PROJECT USING THIS LITTLE BEAUTY ~ which it just so happens looks good anywhere I put it!!  Makes it difficult to know where to use it as I can't have it on EVERY page of a scrapbook!! 
                                       …. Well, I guess I could!
              
 See!! It just looks amazing ANYWHERE!!!

Links to Autumn Scrapbook posts where I used these elements:

Autumn Scrapbook

Autumn Scrapbook ~ Corner Pockets & Squirrel

Autumn Pocket Pages

Autumn ~ Lift a Flap & Pull Out

Autumn ~ Magnetic Envelope

Autumn Journal Cover

Autumn Color Inspiration

Yaaaaawwwwnnnn!!  Good morning everyone!!  Wow, does anyone else sleep especially well in the crisp, cool beauty of Autumn?   Everywhere I look are colors & combinations that resonate in my soul!! For me, it is so restful... even driving to work <3  One follower mentioned that she doesn't live where Autumn colors "happen", so I thought I would take a few minutes to share some of the hundreds (I can't help myself!) of photos I've taken. 

(after-all, what else will I ever do with them!!)

Barberry

I hope you are able to take a few minutes to just enjoy the beauty!  Maybe even gain some crafty color inspiration :)   Click on one photo and you can scroll through them all in full size...

Prarie Fire Crab Apple

A layering of willow, rose bush, prarie fire &

 my kitty ~ October!

                

                              

 

 I love the fuschia veins in the orange & gold leaves!!! (Yes!! I have books full of them!!)

                     

                                     ____________

Hope the rest of your day is wonderful!

Halloween Greetings!!

The air is cold even in the full sun and all the trees are on fire with the colors of Fall.  In mere days children will be happily dressed as their favorite characters, animals or something ghoulish and scary!!  I love Autumn & I love Halloween :)  That's what makes this season of paper crafting so much fun!! Today I have a see through shaker card to share!  And the great digi collection that I used to make it was provided by this week's PIP CHALLENGE sponsor Digital Delights and you can win a gift certificate of $5 to use in their store!

"Boiling in the Pot" is the perfect set to use for a fun shaker card.  I put a branch through the crystal ball and added different stars, sequins and beads.  I also made the back of the shaker clear so that I could put the adorable witch peeking through it with her frog.  (I like to think she's giving him a bubble bath ~ the other possibilities are too gruesome!)
A small detail that made a BIG difference was the addition of Sharpie Black to the edge of the dimensional tape.  This helps the tape to disappear!  Next time I will color the back of the card stock with it too so the white edge doesn't show through the window on the inside of the card...

 
A little fussy cutting; some washi and I have a really cute card to share!  Now it's your turn!  Set free those creative juices and create something out of paper to enter in the PIP Challenge ~ Anything goes #1842 ~ You could win  a mini shopping spree & you'll have a lot of fun along the way. Stop by Digital Delights and check out some of their seasonal (& oh so affordable!) fun.                                            

I also considered using the Halloween Greetings" tag inside the crystal ball, but I couldn't pass up using the cute witch!!

Did I mention you can choose colored or plain? Super fast images for any project !!  Thanks for stopping by. I hope you have a creative & wonderful day :)

Wishing and Missing! PiP Challenge Inspiration # 1840

Ever missed someone special?  That little empty spot in our hearts as we go about our days, weeks, months.  We can still be happy & the missing doesn't ruin the beauty of what we have now but, still....  our heart aches for that little missing piece.                                                                                                                                                                     

That's what's inspired this weeks PIP Challenge card. Just the wish, wish, wishing for time with someone special.  Polkadoodles sponsored this cute, pre-colored image, Earlie Hedgehog Dandelion which I altered a little bit; making the colors more towards the hughes of Autumn.

In the background I stamped & embossed the Unity image "Wish" repeatedly in different colors. I used copper, cocoa, clear & clear metallic over Walnut Stain Distress Oxide ink. I then stamped 2 puff seed heads and mimicked the colors in the digi image, adding dimensional dots from Nuvo. 

 I dimensionally layered the cute image on a shape that reminded me of a seed puff & added a banner with the words "wish you were here" also from Unity Stamp Co (Wish With Your Heart set)

Remember, PIP Challenges are always Anything Goes! and each week our sponsor awards the winner with a prize from their store!  Polkadoodles is offering up 3 digis of your choice!!  So don't delay!!  You can download up to 3 projects ~ no backlinking please!!

 

October is...

PASTOR APPRECIATION MONTH!!

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Just thought I would share a card for Pastors this month.  You know, the guys who tirelessly shepherd, minister and lead... the guys who celebrate a wedding, listen to the thoughts and concerns of a dying friend, comfort the widow & share punny jokes with youth group - sometimes all on the same day.   Theirs is often an "expected" job & though we love them, we can forget to appreciate them.  Hooray!! There is not only a day for this (October 1st) but a whole month!! So if it slipped your mind you still have time -- to bake some goodies, give a gift certificate for a favored pastime or..... send a card!!!!!

Hope this inspires you to reach out 

& show him & his family your gratitude

 

 inside~

Card info: Stamps can be found at Unity Stamp Co

Images were layered on sparkle & mirror cardstock in gold

Inks are all from Tim Holtz Distress Ink line

Stay well friends and God Bless You Always :)