LNS Challege 41 featuring Autumn Days

In a bold attempt to fight the blahs this evening, I put on my stampin' hat and took on Challenge 41 of the Stampin' Up! Late Night Stampers Yahoo! group. (Not a member? It's free and it's fun! Check out my sidebar link for more info.)

My challenge to myself: Use some clear buttons and linen thread from my stash, before they retire! (That's usually when I get most interested in something -- when I'm no longer able to order it. Sad, but true.)

I'm happy to report, mission accomplished! Challenge 41 is a sketch challenge, and I ended up turning the sketch on its side in order to accomodate the clear buttons, which were much larger than I remember them to be.


Stamps: Autumn Days, Stem Sayings
Designer Series Paper: Autumn Traditions
Colors: More Mustard, Always Artichoke, Elegant Eggplant, Ruby Red, Sahara Sand, (and Soft Suede in the the DSP)
And: Clear Square Buttons, Linen Thread

Honest truth, I feel a lot better having accomplished something! There must be magic in my stampin' hat!

More Autumn Days

I recently stamped and markered a bunch of pheasants from SU!'s Autumn Days set which I was borrowing. I'll eventually get this wonderful set for myself, but today I was content to assemble the pieces I created while my NC friends were visiting.



Stamps: Autumn Days, Teeny Tiny Wishes, Warmest Regards

Colors: Dusty Durango, Crushed Curry, Soft Suede, Ruby Red

Punches: Modern Label, Designer Label, Word Window, Ticket Corner, 1" Circle

And: Stampin' Dimensionals, Color Spritzer, In Color markers, grosgrain ribbon

Autumn Days

Autumn Days is a brand new set in the upcoming SU! catalog that goes live on July 1st. This set didn't make my heart sing when I saw it on the preorder page, but now that I have it in my hands I've taken a real liking to it.



Those of you who know me know that I am not a big fan of the color orange, so you'll understand why these cards, especially the middle two, were a bit of a stretch for me. Still, this isn't just ANY orange -- it's Dusty Durango, one of the new In Colors for 2009-2010. I combined it with Crushed Curry (another new In Color) and Chocolate Chip on three of these cards. I chose Chocolate Chip because it coordinates with the Chocolate Chip Autumn Harvest rub-ons I also used. However, on the third card I used the new In Color Soft Suede. Why? Because I could. *grin* Seriously, my brain has a hard time wrapping itself around Chocolate Chip and Soft Suede being on the same card. Of course, no telling how I'll feel about that a year from now!



SU! stamps: Autumn Days, Teeny Tiny Wishes ("Happy Thanksgiving")

Colors: Crushed Curry, Dusty Durango, Chocolate Chip, Soft Suede

Paper: Whisper White, glossy white, Razzleberry Lemonade DSP

Punches: 1-3/8" Circle, Scalloped Border, Large Oval, Scalloped Oval

Fun stuff: Glossy white cardstock, sponges, Autumn Harvest rub-ons, Chocolate Chip corduroy button, stipple brushes, Stampin' Dimensionals

Autumn Days

I decided I better do something productive while I was waiting for my media card reader to arrive yesterday, so I gleefully pulled out the new Autumn Days and Asian Artistry sets fully prepared for another marathon stamping session... and no sooner had I finished one quick "warm-up" card than Mr. Postman brought me the much-awaited toy. Doesn't it always work that way? I should know that anytime I make plans, I'm just asking for them to be screwed up. In this case it worked out well, though, as I've been able to post a boatload of new cards for your viewing pleasure.



Anyway, here's the quickie card I made with Soft Suede cardstock, ink, and ribbon. I think I made the card in about four minutes. The hardest part was tying the ribbon so that the polka dots would be on top -- another practice makes perfect thing, I suppose.