Category Archives: Autumn

Gorgeous Leaves: Happy Birthday

October, right from the start, has all kinds of birthdays for me to acknowledge, so there’s not a moment to waste! Most of the guys in our family have late-summer or autumn birthdays, so I design camp cards for them … Continue reading

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Tasteful Touches: Beautiful Leaves

As if someone flipped a switch, fall has arrived in north-central Illinois. Yesterday, it was 55° at 6 a.m. — amazing and wonderful, especially after weeks of heat, humidity, and drought. I have the Fall Projects list on the fridge, … Continue reading

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From the desk of …

Did you ever have notepaper with that heading? I did, and it was personalized with my name besides! As a girl, I loved everything personalized; there used to be mail-order catalogs full of things to monogram and customize that were … Continue reading

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Forever Fern: Wishing you well

This — perhaps my last autumn card — was inspired by Jaimie Babarczy. For the life of me, I can’t find her original card on her site or my Pinterest boards to know how I changed her design. (How does … Continue reading

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Beautiful Autumn: Grateful for You

I thought I had bought all I wanted could afford from the August-December 2020 Mini Catalog. Hah! On my “B” list was Beautiful Autumn, and as the Mini sales period progressed, I became convinced the set needed to be at … Continue reading

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Love of Leaves for Bryan

I had my nose to the … Cut & Emboss for several days, preparing for the October Holiday Stamp-a-Stack to Go. One day I vacuumed 9,100 tiny, tiny pieces generated from one of the beautiful frames from the Ornate Layers … Continue reading

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Wreath Builder: Just a note

I needed a card that was appropriate for later summer or early fall. A card by Amanda Mertz provided perfect inspiration! Terracotta Tile, a close cousin of Calypso Coral, took this in an autumn direction, and I think the result … Continue reading

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Love of Leaves: Birthday Wishes in green

Leaves here in north central Illinois are just beginning to change, except for those few trees that are eager to show off. So I’m still stamping leaves in green … for today, anyway. I don’t think I’ve shared a card … Continue reading

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Stitched Leaves and Dots

This card, inspired by Sue Mohr, is re-creatable in all sorts of combinations of colors and patterned paper. I happen to love dots, so I used a piece of 2020-2022 In Color 6”x6” Designer Series Paper in Bumblebee. I also … Continue reading

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Arrange a Wreath: Best Wishes

August is a lively month in our family, with many birthdays and anniversaries. Only slightly less lively than August is September, so I have been making sure I keep up with my card making. Last weekend there were two anniversaries; … Continue reading

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