Autumn Days TBT Thank You!

Well, I'm headed off to a women's retreat this weekend and looking forward to some peaceful renewal I hope!  We're going north and could well see snow - but it's still fall and I'm hanging on to that!!!  Here's a fall-ish Throw-Back Thursday thank you card for ya!

I used a variety of products to make this collage - do you see any of your favorites?!

I fussy cut the pheasant and maple leaves.  It's not so bad - just save your fussy cutting to do during the Sunday football game and in no time you'll have a lot done!  :)

All supplies are Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted.

Card Recipe
Stamps:  Autumn Days (retired)
Ink:  Chocolate Chip
Paper:  Autumn Traditions DSP (retired), Chocolate Chip, More Mustard (retired), Whisper White
Extras:  Square punch, postage stamp scissors, Word Window punch, Top Note Bigz die, Chocolate Chip Grosgrain ribbon, More Mustard button, silk leaf. leaf diecut, Dimensionals
Inspired by:  ideas and sketches online!

Purchase the Stampin’ Up! Supplies to make this project at my ONLINE STORE.

Thanks for stopping by today - happy fall to you - with NO snow!!!

~Hugs~   Cheryl O.    J

TBT: Quickie 3x3 Cards For You!

So TBT - Throw-back Thursday - is all the rage, right?  So I think that makes it OK to show you some little 3x3 cards I made a year ago!  They were my first attempt at the chalkboard technique, which I'll tell you more about in a minute.  Take a look at these cuties . . .

You can see a little better here what I did.  I used a 6" x 3" piece of Whisper White cardstock and folded it in half.  You can get 8 of these out of a 12x12" sheet! Cool, huh?!  The Designer Series Paper is cut at 2-3/4" square.  The Early Espresso Core'dinations paper was cut at 2" square I think, and the For You image was punched with a 1-3/8" Circle Punch.

Here's how I did the chalkboard technique on the For You image:

1. Stamp the image with Versamark ink and sprinkle with white embossing powder.
2. Using the heat tool, heat the image until the white embossing powder melts and becomes raised and glossy.
3. Using a white ink pad and a little sponge (don't ink it too much!), rub gently here and there randomly over the image to give the smudged look of a chalkboard.

All supplies are Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted.

Card Recipe
Stamps: Chalk Talk
Ink:  Versamark.
Paper:  Parkers Patterns DSP (retired), Early Espresso Core-dinations (retired), Basic Black, Whisper White
Extras:  Sanding block, 1-3/8" Circle punch, white embossing powder, heat tool.
Inspired by:

Purchase the Stampin’ Up! Supplies to make this project at my ONLINE STORE.

Voile!  You have the chalkboard look - easy peasy.  Today is the perfect day to give it a try!

Thanks for stopping by today!

~Hugs~   Cheryl O.    J