Sheila's Stamping Stuff: Perfect Fit-Thanksgiving

Sunday, November 9, 2014

Autumn With An Attitude ~ Stampers With An Attitude (Blog Hop)

Welcome to the "Autumn With An Attitude" blog hop with members of our Stampers With An Attitude team sharing their creations with an Autumn theme.

If you have come here from the Inspired By D blog, you are on the right path! Blog Hopping is simple to do - just click on the link at the end of the post on each blog to move to the next one, or visit each blog from the list at the end of this post.

Autumn would not be complete without some turkey decor. This turkey image from the Perfect Fit-Thanksgiving set was stamped with a mixture of Silver and Gold embossing powders. Recently, @ctmhcorp posted a short video on Instagram showing this technique for a unique heat embossed look, and I thought this was a great opportunity to give it a try. Small Sponge Daubers were used to add a bit of color to the body and feathers using Barn Red, Flaxen, and Sunset inks. Freshly Made Sketches (FMS161) was the inspiration for the card design. To add a bit of texture to the background, a piece of Barn Red cardstock was embossed using the Damask Embossing Folder. A strip of Gold Polka Dot Washi Tape and some Metallic Baker's Twine were used for a bit of additional shine.

Now "Hop" on over to CatScrapbooking for more Autumn With An Attitude fun.

"Stampers With An Attitude" Blog Hop participants:

All papers and stamps are from Close To My Heart (CTMH).

	Sheila Bennett Close To My Heart Independent Consultant (913) 485-4355

Sunday, November 10, 2013

Gratitude With an Attitude! (Blog Hop)

In honor of Thanksgiving month, the "Stampers With An Attitude" blog hop participants are sharing projects which show Gratitude. Coincidently, the Heart 2 Heart Challenge this week is also Gratitude.

If you have come here from 'Roxybonds' blog, you are on the right path! Blog Hopping is simple to do - just click on the link at the end of the post on each blog to move to the next one!

Who doesn't like turkey? This fancy bird is from the Perfect Fit-Thanksgiving stamp set, and there is a corresponding image to cut on the Artiste cartridge. Simply cut the turkey using your Cricut and then use the stamp image to add a bit of color to your turkey. In order to provide a mat behind the turkey, Chocolate cardstock was cut just 1/10" larger than the original turkey cut image. Papers used are from the Babycakes packet. Inspiration for the layout of the card is Pattern 24 from Make It From Your Heart Volume 1, which is a great How-To Pattern book for both cards and scrapbook pages. As a finishing touch, some colored Sparkles were added to the stamped images.

A strip of Slate Washi Tape completes the inside of the card. Using a Corner Rounder on the card gives it a nice, soft look and also harmonizes with the scallop edges and circles.

Now "Hop" on over to 'Hilary's Crafts' to see more creations showing 'Gratitude With an Attitude'!