Special Day

Today our new challenge starts at Double D and the theme is
Vase or Pitcher.

We have a pretty mood board for inspiration plus the DT girls have
gorgeous inspiration too so make sure to check it out!

I had an SU stamp set in mind to use and after spending over an hour looking

for it I gave up and went with this OLD Inky Antics 'Daisy Bouquets' stamp.

Yes, it's September and yes, I used Spring flowers, but it was what I had and
it fit the theme perfectly so here we are!
I stamped with Lisa Horton Cloud Nine Solid Black ink (my favorite)
then colored in with Copic's and Olo's .  Hard to see but I used a silver
metallic pen around the rim and added some silver half pearls.
The sentiment is one from Katy Sue Designs.
The plaid paper is Lawn Fawn Favorite Flannel.

We would love to see your vase or pitcher of flowers at Double D!

Witchcraft

 Halloween is just around the corner and we celebrate at
Two Old Bats year round with our fun challenge!
We have an OPTIONAL fun mood board for inspiration and plenty more
inspiration from the team as well, you should go at check them out
and get inspired yourself!

I let those spooky fun witches inspire me, that and the Sizzix Witchcraft die
I purchased on sale last year from Simon Says Stamps.
This is a great die as no fussing around with it!  The background paper is

Crafters Companion vintage Halloween.  I slightly popped the kitty up
on the witches back.

I hope I have inspired YOU to come on over to Two Old Bats

and have some spooky fun with us!

Sweet Friend

We have a warm and somewhat cozy mood board for you at
Colorful Options this month, lots of inspiration to be found! 

🎨 Your Options 

🤎 Option 1 — Rusty Brown

Create a project featuring rusty brown as the primary color.

Think warm rust, copper, and cinnamon. Rich, cozy, weathered, or natural—any interpretation within this warm spectrum is welcome.

 🌰Option 2 — Warm Earth Tones

Prefer a variation? Work within a palette of warm earth tones: brown,khaki, coffee, caramel, amber, chestnut, or terracota. Blend tones, go monochromatic, or layer shades for depth—soft and subtle or bold and textured.

🌈 Option 3 – Rainbow
Go full color with a rainbow-inspired project! Bright blends, bold stripes, soft transitions, or colorful details—all are welcome.

💌 

There are lots of ways to play along in September — whether you’re inspired by rusty leaves, warm terracotta, weathered wood, rich copper, earthy neutrals, or a full autumn rainbow, the choice is yours.

For my warm browns card I did a card I saw several months back, 
maybe even last fall where they used the Spellbinders Sunflower Serenade
to cover a card base with the layered flowers then trimming along the edge
to make an A2 card.  I die cut 24 flowers which were then layered with a
pop up in-between.  I used all scraps from my 'brown' bag of scraps.  
I did learn a few things after I finished my card.  One was to use a card base
similar to the colors of your flowers as my white card base does show through
here and there, a brown base would of been the better choice!

It looked like a lot of work to me but was actually quite quick and easy.
So easy, I might make a few more in other colors.
My camera makes it look a bit uneven on the sides, but it is not,
it is trimmed even as it should be.
The sentiment is a Spellbinders Betterpress.

Here are a few of the scraps (snippets) I used:

I'd love to hear what you think and have to admit it
was a bit intimidating cutting those flower petals
along the edge!!

If you are feeling 'cozy' then come on over to
Colorful Options and have some fun with us!!

Entering the following fun challenges:

Snippets Playground #540 .... Snippets (scraps)

Happy Anniversary

 Once again time for a new challenge at Stencil Fun and our
OPTIONAL theme is YELLOWS.
I created a 'yellow' card using a My Favorite Things
Friendly Flowers stencil.  The inks I stenciled with were
Altenew Mango Smoothie, Sunray, and Chamomile.
I also used Dew drop inks Pear Tart and Dandelion.
The sentiment is a Betterpress and the die Cottage Cutz Bird Trio.

For my Anything Goes card I used a Scrapbookdotcom
Winter Cottage stencil for the first time stenciled with Distress inks
Rustic Wilderness, Lost Shadow, Mustard Seed and Festive Berries.
The sentiment is die cut using a Creative Expressions Festive Mini die.

If you like to stencil, then come on over to Stencil Fun!!

So Grateful

It is our first FALL Season this year at The Four Seasons and we have
a pretty and fun FALL mood board for inspiration! 

I did let the mood board inspire me with it's colors, sunflowers and pumpkins.
I have had this card front panel cut and waiting to be used for well over a

year now and it matched this board so much I decided it was time.

The panel (paper) is from The Four Seasons Autumn P13 paper pad,
you should see the back side, it is just as gorgeous!
Sometimes you just have to feature your pretty papers
as they make wonderful cards, too!

I stamped my sentiment from Sparkle N Sprinkle's Basket of Hope stamp set.

Even though it is pretty CAS, I decided to add a wax cord at the top.
The card base is a last piece of card stock in that color from Stampin' Up.

Come and have some 'fall fun' with us at The Four Seasons!

Freshly Made Sketches #751

 Hello friends, another free day.
After I got home today from working on our downtown fall
decorations I decided to create another card for my blog for today!

I chose the Freshly Made Sketches challenge as it looked like a fun challenge.
Also it took me outside my comfort zone of not only
doing sketches but adding those papers 'ajar' on my card front,
everything has to be straight with my OCD!!
But all that being said , I love the looks of it!!!
I used my already made Spellbinders Bold Blooms,
I have a bunch of them pre-made for when ever I want a quick card.

All papers, including the flowers came from my purple/lavender
bag of scraps and the sentiment is from my bag of pre-made
from The Ton.

That's it for me today....have a great day and weekend!!

Fractured Card

 Hello there, I have no DT cards to share today since we are
nearing the end of the month and decided to do a few challenges
as long as I had the free time.

For today I saw the challenge at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown
and the theme was: a technique challenge:

There is a video to watch and I have to admit I had to watch it
as it's been a long while since I created one of these.
It's a great technique as it lets you show off your pretty design papers.

Products Used:

Echo Park Have A Holly Jolly Christmas Paper (2023)
Spellbinders Holiday Blooms
Tutti Designs  Nested Dotted Square
Kaisercraft Xmas Quotes Sentiment 

I am now working on another fractured card
that is more summery, using up some older papers!

It was a fun challenge, give it a try!!

Also entering the following challenges:
Craft #787 .... Christmas
Rudolph Days Challenge ..... Christmas