Lighthearted Leaves

I’ve been showing you Christmas cards for over a week straight and then I go and throw another fall card at you!  Ha!  I just want to keep you on your toes!  🙂

I just can’t seem to get enough of these square cards.  4 1/4″ x 4 1/4″.  Definitely my new favorite size card.

This card is one that I was going to make for my swap at the Stampin’ Up! event in Dallas until I made the valentine that I’ll share with you tomorrow.  I had made little 3″ x 3″ thank you notes for my customers using this little colored leaf.  I liked it so much I thought I should try it on a larger card.  I first tried it on a regular size card but it just didn’t look right.  Then the light bulb went off above my head (don’t you love when that happens?!) and I put the leaf on my favorite size card!  Ta-da!  A swap-worthy card!

Of course, after all that thinking and designing I decided not to use it for my swap.  I won’t even mention that I had actually cut all the card stock and THEN decided not to use it.  Yikes!  I really like the card I’ll show you tomorrow though.  Definitely worth putting this one aside.

I love the when the leaves in this stamp set are colored in.  They turn out so nice.  When I was working on this card I couldn’t decide how to color it in.  When I used markers for both colors it was just too overwhelming and if I used a blender pen and ink it looked too washed out.  So I compromised!  I used the Cajun Craze marker and the Delightful Dijon ink with a Blender Pen.  Perfect!

Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

It was a busy weekend with family.  My cousin and her husband drove out here to CO from Chicago.  Their daughter has been living with us for a few months after moving to Denver.  She finally got into her new apartment and we all moved her belongings into the new place on Friday.  We’ve had a busy weekend of visiting, sight-seeing and having a good time.  Now it’s time to get back to reality.  🙂

I designed this card for a swap I participated in.  I do have to admit that I was pretty pleased with the results.  This is actually the first card I used my new favorite on…corrugated paper!  I tell you….I can’t get enough of it!  Love that stuff!  Since the corrugated paper pack comes with both kraft and white and I’ve only been using the kraft I’m going to have to design something with the white.  I’m thinking the white will be perfect for a Christmas card!  Don’t you?  The card is really quite simple but I think it’s rather striking.  Isn’t the little acorn from the Into the Woods Elements cute?  To color it I simply took my Sponge Dauber and rubbed the ink directly on it.  If you try that sometime be sure to rub off the excess with a tissue or you’ll have the ink all over you.

Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!