PP756 Amazing Changing Leaves

 

I love to watercolor and normally I am not good at it but when you heat emboss and color in the lines, it is pretty easy! I am playing along with Jan's watercolor challenge over at thepaperplayers.blogspot.com this week! I grabbed some fall colors I like together- Blackberry Bliss, Old Olive and Cherry Cobbler to water color with my water painter on my copper embossed leaves. I used some water color paper and heat embossed copper embossing powder after stamping the leaves three time in VersaMark ink with the Changing Leaves stamp set. I cut them with the matching dies as well as the Blackberry Bliss label which I also heat embossed from that set with a sentiment. I popped all on a white piece of card stock ran through the Plaid Forever embossing folder and layered with Blackberry Bliss card stock and a white base. I finished with some copper gems. 

This card is on its way to my son and I am off to see my girl at school so see you October 6th! 

Hope you have beautiful Thursday and weekend! 

Windy 

The Best In Gathering Together

 

I love the acorns some I stamped several in from the Gathering Moments set in Early Espresso ink on Basic Beige card stock and colored with my Stampin Blends markers in light Cajun Craze and light Crumb Cake then cut them out with the matching dies. I have a Basic Beige base then a layer of Gathering Together DSP in a Espresso wood print and another in a leaves print. I have a strip of Cajun Craze card stock behind the Autumn Leaves label die in Basic Beige card stock stamped in Early Espresso ink from the Label Me Grateful stamp set with the sentiment. I also stamped some leaves on Basic Beige card stock from the Gathering Moments set in Crushed Curry, Cajun Craze and Early Espresso inks and cut with the matching dies. I finished off with some Cajun craze/gold dots and a linen thread bow. 

Have a beautiful day and thanks for stopping by!

Windy

Off to see my college girl for a little over a week! So see you in October with more fall cards and then on to Christmas ones!  

Hello Fall Moments

 

Yes, more leaves today but look how cute is that mushroom! I have a Early Espresso base and a layer of Gathering Together DSP. I then cut three Branching Out label dies- two sizes in Early Espresso card stock and one in another Gathering Together DSP. I added the leaves/mushroom I stamped and cut with the Gathering Moments bundle on white card stock to the smaller label die. I used Cajun Craze, Early Espresso, Crushed Curry  and Old Olive inks. I stamped the sentiment from the Perfectly Pears stamp set in Cajun Craze ink on a Stylish Shapes banner die in white. I finished with a linen thread bow and some Cajun Craze/gold dots.

Hello Three Fall Leaves

 

I love cutting these large leaves from the Gathering Moments dies especially in DSP from the Gathering Together DSP. I have cut from Early Espresso and Cajun Craze card stocks and one in from the DSP. I layered them on a Early Espresso base and a layer of another piece and print of the DSP. I added two strips across in Espresso and Crushed Curry card stocks. I stamped the sentiment in Cajun Craze ink from the Perfectly Pears set on a white Stitched Shapes oval die. I finished with some Cajun Craze/gold dots and a Copper Clay twine bow.  

Have a wonderful day and thanks for stopping by!

Windy

Grateful In Blackberry & Pumpkin

 

I wanted to do the two large leaves from the Gathering Moments dies together with faux stitching again with my white gel pen. I cut one in Blackberry Bliss and the other in Pumpkin pie card stocks. I added them to a Blackberry Base and layer of Pumpkin pie card stock and Gathering Together DSP. Before attaching, I ran the Blackberry Bliss gold edge ribbon around. I stamped the sentiment from the Autumn Leaves set on a Pumpkin Pie die from Autumn Leaves dies in Blackberry Bliss ink. I finished with some gold dots. 

Hope your Sunday is beautiful and thanks for stopping by!

Windy

Thankful For Gathering With You

 

I love the large leaves in the Gathering Moments dies. They cut and added holes to the center so I did some faux stitching with my white gel pen on the Pumpkin Pie leaf. I also added some Cajun Craze ink with a sponge around the edges. I popped it on the Early Espresso base and a layer of Gathering Together DSP. I also added a gold thread bow and some gold dots. I stamped the sentiment from the Gathering Moments set in Cajun Craze ink on a die from the Traditional Labels dies in Crumb Cake card stock. 

Have a fun day and thanks for stopping by!

Windy

Celebrate Artistic Leaves

 

I love playing with the fall suites and sets and dies! Here, I have several items paired together for a Cajun Craze loving card! I have a Cajun Craze base and a layer of white card stock ran through with the Gathering Leaves embossing folder. I blended some Cajun Craze ink on the bottom half with my blending brush. I added a strip of gold foil and Gathering Together DSP across the middle. I then stamped two leaves form the Artistic Leaves set in Cajun Craze ink on white card stock and hand snipped them out. I blending more Craze ink on with the blending brush. I stamped the sentiment from the same set in Craze ink and hand snipped it out. I finished with some Cajun Craze/gold dots and a gold thread bow. 

Have a beautiful weekend and thanks for stopping by!

Windy

PP755 Perfectly Pears Colors

 

I thought immediately about the Perfectly Pears bundle when I saw LeAnne's color challenge this week over at thepaperplayers.blogspot.com ! I have a Soft Sea Foam base and and another piece ran through the Plaid Forever embossing folder. I then cut white Branching Out die and blended some Soft Sea Foam ink on with my blending brush.  I then stamped the pear in Lemon Lolly ink on white card stock and added some Soft Sea Foam sprinkles on the right side both with the Perfectly Pears stamp set. I then stamped the sentiment, and the leaves in Lost Lagoon ink and cut all out with the matching dies. I cut other elements with those dies in to give more texture in those same color card stocks. I added some Lemon Lolly dots to the flowers and white die. 

This one is off to my girl at school as well. 

Have a beautiful week and thanks for stopping by! 

Windy

Thankful For You with Gathering Moments

 

More of the Gathering Together suite and I do love this designer paper especially the plaid print! I have a Cajun Craze base and two prints of the DSP. I have some Early espresso card stock behind. I stamped the leaves from the Gathering Moments set in Cajun Craze and Early Espresso ink and the acorn in Espresso ink and colored with the Stampin Blends markers in Cajun Craze and Crumb Cake then cut with the matching dies .  I added a strip of Early Espresso across with the gold stripped ribbon. I stamped the sentiment in Cajun Craze ink on a white Traditional Labels die and finished it off with some Cajun Craze/gold dots!

Have a wonderful day and thanks for stopping by!

Windy

Blessing With Gathering Moments

 

Playing with more of the Gathering Together suite today(and tomorrow!) I have a Cajun Craze base and a layer of Gathering Together DSP in one print and then cut another to layer on top with a piece of Basic Beige card stock distressed. I then added a strip of Early Espresso card stock and Basic Beige across to fix my gold thread double bow. I stamped several images from the Gathering Moments set in Cajun Craze, Crushed Curry and Early Espresso ink on Basic Beige card stock and cut with the matching dies. I stamped the sentiment from the Unbounded Love set in Cajun Craze ink on Crumb Cake card stock and cut with the Mixed Labels dies. I finished with the Cajun Craze/gold dots.

Have a great day and thanks for stopping by!

Windy

Thinking Of Floral Charm

 

Another double card day! I made two cards from one double sided piece of DSP called Floral Charm DSP. I cut the piece 4" by 5 1/4' from corner to corner diagonally. 

The first card has a Night of Navy base and a layer of the same card stock ran through with the Damask Designs embossing folder. I added the colorful floral print of the DSP to the upper corner and the cut a white Branching Out die. I stamped the sentiment from the  Charming Day stamp set in night of Navy ink. I stamped the floral image from the same set in Memento Tuxedo Black on white card stock and colored with my Stampin Blends markers in light Pretty Peacock and light Lost Lagoon on the leaves and light and dark Bubble Bath and light Berry Burst. I cut it out with the matching dies and popped on my label die and finished with some Night Of Navy gems.

On the second card, I have the same elements as the first card except I used the a white Stitched rectangle die to pop my floral image on. I also ran the card stock through with the Softly Sophisticated embossing folder. I stamped the sentiment from Quiet Meadow stamp set in VersaMark ink on a piece of Night Of Navy card stock and then heat embossed in white embossing powder with my heat tool. I finished with Berry Burst gems. 

Hope you have a beautiful day and thanks for stopping by!

Windy

Thinking Of You With Thoughtful Journey DSP

 

Simple card using more of the two tone card stock in Pretty Peacock for the base. I used the dark side for inside and added the white card stock and strip of the Thoughtful Journey DSP. The light color is on the front which I cut a bit of the right side off so you can see the darker color inside. I added a beautiful print from the Thoughtful Journey DSP for a background and cut the light side of the card stock with the Autumn Leaves die. I heat embossed the sentiment from the retired Quiet Meadow set in white embossing powder stamped in VersaMark ink. I added some of the Petal Pink 5/16" Braided Trim to the bottom. I finished with some Pretty Peacock gems. I sent this out last week to my son! 

Thanks for stopping by and have a beautiful weekend!

Windy

PP754 Fall Doughnuts

 

I am playing along with Ann's food theme challenge this week over at thepaperplayers.blogspot.com and using a bundle i love called More Than Autumn! I decided doughnuts were in order but in some fall/new in colors! I have a Timid Tiger base and a piece of black card stock layered with a piece of the Timid Tiger in color DSP. I then cut two Branching Out label dies in white and black card stocks. I blending some Peach Pie ink on the white one and layered my doughnuts stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink on white card stock and colored with the Stampin Blends in Strawberry Slush, Timid Tiger, Darling Duckling, Peach Pie and Crumb Cake. I cut them out with the matching dies and stamped the sentiments in black ink on white and hand snipped them out. I cut the leaves with another print of the Timid Tiger in color DSP and Pumpkin Pie card stock. I finished with sparkle dots in black and the black/vanilla 3/8" large check ribbon in a double bow. I did cut the ribbon in half to make it thinner. 

This card is already on its way to my girl at school! Can't wait to see her in a few weeks! 

Have a beautiful day and thanks for stopping by!

Windy 

A Trio Of Gathering Together Cards For The Pals Blog Hop

 

Welcome to the Stampin’ Pretty Pals’ Blog Hop! The Pals are “Ready for Fall” and hope to inspire you with card and paper craft creations using Stampin’ Up! products. Links to the participant’s blogs can be found at the end of each post to help you “hop” along!

I love fall crafting as I love fall colors and leaves and the feel as I do not get seasons much here at the beach in Florida! I am using the wonderful new Gathering Together DSP and cut it so I can use the triangles on three cards. I cased the idea from Patty Bennett over at pattystamps.com and you can see Patty Bennett's post/video here on how to cut the paper. 

The first card uses a Basic beige base and a layer of Cajun Craze card stock. I added the DSP pieces and then cut a Spotlight Ob Nature circle in Early Espresso card stock. I cut a Stylish Shapes circle in Basic beige and stamped the sentiment from the Autumn Leaves stamp set in Cajun Craze ink. I added some leaves cut in Craze, Crushed Curry and gold foil from the Autumn Leaves dies. I finished with Cajun Craze/gold dots.

The second card has a Basic Beige base and a layer of Early Espresso card stock then the pieces of the DSP. I cut a Spotlight On Nature Cajun Craze circle die and a Stylish Shapes circle die in Basic Beige card stock plus stamped the sentiment from the Artistic Leaves stamp set in Early Espresso ink. I cut leaves from the Autumn Leaves dies in gold foil, Early espresso and Crushed Curry card stocks. I finished with the Cajun Craze/gold dots.

Last card has a white base and a layer of Crushed Curry card stock plus the DSP pieces. I cut the Crushed Curry Spotlight On Nature die and a white Stylish Shapes white circle dies to stamp the sentiment in Cajun Craze ink from the Artistic Leaves set. I cut leaves from the Autumn Leaves die in gold foil, Cajun Craze and early espresso card stocks. I finished with Cajun Craze/gold dots.

This month’s projects have been full of ideas you can use—whether you’re making cards, gifts, or just adding a little sparkle to your everyday creativity. The Pals have their own projects ready to share, and trust me, you don’t want to miss them! Click through the lineup below to see everyone’s creations, then mark your calendar for next month’s theme: “thanks.” We’ll be making Random Acts of Kindness projects, thank you cards, and even some Thanksgiving ideas you’ll love.

Until then, enjoy your craft space.

Stampin’ Pretty Pals Blog Hop

1. Mary Fish at Stampin’ Pretty
2. Beth McCullough at Stamping Mom
3. Su Mohr at Aromas And Art
4. Lisa Ann Bernard at Queen B Creations
5. Sue Jackson at Just Peachy Stamping
6. Tricia Chuba at ButterDish Designs
7. Windy Ellard at Windy’s Wonderful Creations
8. Debbie Mageed at Secrets to Stamping
9. Rae Burnet at Wild West Paper Arts
10. Peggy Noe at Pretty Paper Cards
11. Stesha Bloodhart at Stampin’ Hoot!

Thanks for stopping by!

Have a wonderful week!

Windy

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August 2025 PP Alternates With Farmhouse Florals

 

I am showing a few slight alternates from the August 2025 Paper Pumpkin kit Farmhouse Florals. 

On the top card, I have added extra background stamping in Secret Sea ink and I used the same ink on the note plus two stamps for sentiment. I also added more flowers and some Calypso Coral gems. 

On the second top card, I added more background stamping with Calypso Coral ink plus the sentiment in same ink stamped on a white die cut from the Perfectly Pears dies. I also tied a double bow with some Calypso Coral twine. 

For the bottom card, I cut about an 1/2" off the top, stamped the background in Darling Ducking ink and same for the tag. Extra flowers added plus some Darling Ducking gems.    

Grateful Falling Leaves

 

I was gifted by one of my uplines a bunch of the two tone card stock. I pulled out the Pretty Peacock to make some fall cards. Here, I have a piece of the card stock for the base and a piece on top ran through with the Leaf Fall embossing folder. I took a piece of sand paper and gently rubbed over to expose the white core in this paper and it looks like I painted white on the leaves. I like the vintage look of it! I cut a Spotlight On Nature die in the same paper to pop my leaves cut from the Autumn Leaves dies. I used Brushed Gold foil and Cajun Craze card stock to cut the leaves. I finished with the sentiment from the Artistic Leaves set in Cajun Craze ink on a white piece of cards tock and Cajun Craze dots.  

Have a lovely Monday and thanks for stopping by!

Windy

Amazing With Floral Charm

 

I made this car to send out to my son and wanted to use the lovely blues in the Floral Charm DSP. I have a white base and a piece of Misty Moonlight card stock plus I cut the DSP with the Branching Out dies for the background. I then cut the branches in Misty Moonlight and Night Of Navy card stocks to pop behind the sentiment stamped in Timid Tiger ink on a white die cut from the Autumn Leaves dies. I added some Night Of Navy dots and a linen thread bow to finish it off!

Have a wonderful weekend and thanks for stopping by!

Windy 

PP753 Florals In Strawberry Slush

 

I am playing along with Joanne's tic tac toe challenge over at thepaperplayers.blogspot.com today across the top with celebration, flowers, stencil! I decided I needed to play with some Strawberry Slush and the stencils or masks called Thankful Garden were perfect as they have two florals to stencil. I used my blending brushes to add Strawberry Slush, Melon Mambo, and Granny Apple Green to the white card stock. I cut them out with the matching dies called Thankful Garden. I popped them on a white Everyday Arches die. I stamped the sentiment from the Artistic Leaves set on a white piece of card stock in Memento Tuxedo Black ink to pop with the pink. I added some Strawberry Slush dots. I have a Strawberry Slush base and a piece of in color DSP in Slush for the background plus a Strawberry Slush ribbon and tie ran around. 

Hope you have a beautiful day and thanks for stopping by!

Windy

Thank You Sunflower

The second card as promised today with the Sunflower 3D embossing folder and the Splendid Autumn DSP. I used a Crushed Curry base and a another of the same color cardstock ran through with the folder. I added the DSP to the top left corner. I stamped the sentiment from the Label Me Grateful set in Memento Tuxedo Black ink on a die cut from the Autumn Leaves dies in Cajun Craze card stock. I also cut a Deckled Rectangle die in Crushed Curry and sponged the edges in Cajun Craze ink. I finished with a Garden Green twine double bow and Cajun Craze dots. 

Have a beautiful day and thanks for stopping by!

Windy 

 

Best Sunflower

 

I have one of two cards for you today using the Sunflower 3D embossing folder and the beautiful Splendid Autumn DSP! I used a Cajun Craze base and then another layer ran through with the embossing folder. I then added some of the DSp to one corner. I popped on the sentiment stamped on Crumb Cake card stock in Cajun Craze ink. Both the Crumb Cake and Garden Green dies were cut from the Autumn Leaves dies. I added a few Cajun Craze dots and a double linen bow. Check back tomorrow for the other card...

Have a wonderful day and thanks for stopping by!

Windy  

Grateful Sunflower

 

This is my first play a few weeks ago with the Sunflower 3D embossing folder. It is really awesome! I used a white card front embossed with the folder and then sponged with daubers with Mossy Meadow, Copper Clay and Darling Duckling inks. I then added it to a Mossy Meadow base. I cut the banner with the Nested Essentials dies in Mossy Meadow card stock. I heat embossed in white embossing powder the sentiment from the Artistic Leaves set. I added the Copper Clay twine bow to finish it. 

The colors look darker in person that the photo. 

Hope you have a blessed day and thanks for stopping by!

Windy