Category Archives: Autumn

Celebrate Sunflowers: A little hello

Here are some other views of the card in yesterday’s video. Remember, if you share the video on Facebook and I draw your name, I’ll send you this note card for you to keep or send to someone else — … Continue reading

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Flowers for Every Season: Sunflowers

I seem to recall our neighbors having sunflowers in their backyard in prior years, but I don’t see them this year. But a lot has gone on in their yard — and ours — since last summer, so I’ll have … Continue reading

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Stitched Leaves: Blessed

I’m trying to hold back on fall projects, but the truth is, despite the heat we’ve had for the last few days, the season is indeed changing. I hear the chirping insects in the evening and lament the diminishing light … Continue reading

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Gather Together: Stained Glass

The stained glass technique is an old one, but the results still amaze me! (If you’re not familiar with this technique, I demonstrated it on this card in yesterday’s video.) It’s easy: Heat emboss a line image on vellum. Color … Continue reading

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Love of Leaves: I thought of you today

OK, I thought of you yesterday, when I showed you this card in my second August-September 2020 Mini Catalog reveal video! Remember, if you share the video on Facebook and I draw your name, I’ll send you this note card … Continue reading

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August-December 2020 Mini Catalog reveal (autumn holiday)

Plenty to talk about here, with autumnal items and some transition things, too. I give two thumbs up to the products I ordered. Take a look for yourself!

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TBT: Blocked foliage

After I recorded yesterday’s video, I started wondering if I had a picture of my Stampin’ Success winning card. I no longer have that issue of the magazine, I’m sorry to say, but I did manage to find this picture … Continue reading

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Country Home: 2019 Thanksgiving

I wrote about our Thanksgiving “battle of the bird” in this morning’s newsletter. In short, I get a big turkey. Because is there anything better than leftover turkey? Don’t bother me with recipes; I eat it right out of the … Continue reading

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Nature’s Beauty: Peace & Happiness

This is an example of a card I saw, I loved, and I copied! I barely changed a thing from Mary Fish’s creation: As October stamp campers heard, this is more layering and popping-up than I typically do; the right … Continue reading

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Forever Lovely: Rooted in Nature

Have you experimented with saturating your Stampin’ Up! card stock with water before you use an embossing die on it? (You can read about this technique here.) I continue to be so pleased with the results and enjoy showing them … Continue reading

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