Grateful for Friends Like You with RAM

 

Hello!  Today I’m bringing you one more autumn/gratitude card with these absolute sweeties from RAM Stamps called Autumn Friends.  The sweetness of this illustration had me pulling out my coloured pencils again and bringing a fun fall colour combo to life in the design.  

A stitched die is the perfect border for the design and I added it to a backdrop of die cut leaves from a Concord & 9th die.  Such a great way to tie in all of those colours together. 

I also added in a vellum pennant with some texture which I ink blended some rosy ink onto.  And, ribbon seemed to be the right touch - even though I so rarely use it these days.  

The cutest image for a blustery day!  Full of gratitude and sweetness.  

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Grateful for Friends Like You with RAM

Sweater Weather Doggie with TCP

 

Oh it’s sweater weather, and I love it!  Welcome to the October release at The Cat’s Pajamas!   You’ll find all sorts of Autumn and Winter goodies this month.  Today I picked up the new Gnome for the Holidays.  It’s the cutest set full of Christmas gnomies, but the little weiner dog caught my eye and I knew he’d be perfect for a slimline design, and I knew he could pull of Autumn in his snazzy sweater!

He’s coloured up with Copics, with fine line sweater details done with coloured pencil.  Between his rubber boots, and toque, he’s a true Canadian ready for the season.  The sentiment is from a retired TCP polymer set, and I’ve added in the little leaves from a retired TCP Cut Ups die.  

The background dies give you all that sweater texture and the striping that coordinates with the image.  He’s sure a cutie!  

 

Here’s a peek at the set where you can see the cutie gnomes!   Thanks for dropping by!  

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Sweater Weather Doggie with TCP

Welcome Autumn Door with Concord & 9th

 

A festive Hi!  I just love a creative products that can go beyond one season!  When I saw this new door set from Concord & 9th, with dies that can be used for multiple occasions and seasons, I knew it would be a great one.  Its called Door Decor Dies, and it’s fabulous!  

First off I played with a colour palette that would work for a cheerful autumn scene that also had a bit of unique colour, and came up with this one with Stardust, Spiced Cider, Creamsickle, Briar Rose, Eucalyptus and Juniper.  Then I cut out all the little pieces to form the door, leave bough, wreath and accents.  I did a litte ink blending on all the elements to give them a bit of depth too.  

Then its just putting the tiny pieces together!  I love Concord & 9th for their attention to details....things like the little door pulls and the tops to the pumpkins.  All done with such care.  

A really fun set to create with, and I look forward to lots of other versions in the future!  

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Welcome Autumn Door with Concord & 9th

Fall Forest Whimsy with The Cat’s Pajamas

 

Well Hi!  Today I’m bringing you the most charming whimsical little Autumn scene!  It’s created with The Cat’s Pajamas stamps and digital images, and lots of Copic colouring.  I started with creating a Fall themed background with TCP’s Fall Foliage digital stamp set, arranging the leaves, acorns and toadstools in a fun layout.  

Next I also took some of those same leaves and shrunk them down really tiny so that I could add them to this retired stamp set scene, giving it the feel of a windy Autumn day where the leaves are swirling (its very west-coast with gigantic leaves!).  These little leaves are trimmed out after colouring and added to the Copic coloured scene.  Aren’t these little woodland animals darling dressed in their cozy sweaters and scarves?  

The main image is popped up and I’ve added texture to the background with a plaid style die, as well as a few enamel dots to accent.  It’s the perfect all occasion card for Fall!  

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Fall Forest Whimsy with The Cat’s Pajamas

An Acorn Spray with The Greetery

Today I thought I’d bring in a little Autumn Acorns with The Greetery!  This pretty die set is called Jumbo Curiosity: Acorns Die, and I’ve paired it with the Herringbone Parquet Die for the background.  I cut all the acorns and leaves on coloured cardstock (supplementing with the larger Oak leaves from Concord & 9th’s Autumn Inlay Die).  I ink-blended the leaves with Distress Ink, and hten added in some detailing with Coloured Pencil.  

The deep blue background is also ink-blended, with splatters of gold paint throughout to add some metallic splash.  

I love this beautiful sentiment for fall - "Every ending is a new beginning”.  It is from the New Day Sentiments Stamp set and is embossed in gold.  A rustic twine tied bow completes the spray.  

Thanks for joining me today!

 

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An Acorn Spray with The Greetery

Red Poppy Birthday

 

Well Hello!  I’ve had a bit of a break the past couple of weeks, as I was preparing to speak at a Women’s Retreat.  Today, I’m popping in with some some beautiful red poppies in anticipation of Remembrance Day coming up this weekend, but rather than as a memorial reminder, I chose this time to make them Birthday poppies.  

I’ve used Power Poppy’s gorgeous Perfect Poppies Digi set for this design.  

Colouring is with Copics, trying to get all the papery shades of a poppy.  The sentiment is from another Power Poppy set, in polymer because it worked just right for the size I needed.  

I’ve also utilized a lovely background coverplate die from Pink Fresh Studios, Ornate Medallions, and then a rick rac die retired from MFT as accent.  

Just a few black sequins add some depth of colour for the accents.   Feels good to be colouring and creating again!   

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Red Poppy Birthday

Rustic Fall Florals for Stitching Saturday

 

My husband helped me put all the flowers to bed for the season, and we planted the last of the bulbs for next Spring.  Snow is in the forecast, who knows if it will come, or if it will stay, but it always feels so good to get buttoned up for Fall.  I’ve been working on this rustic card for a few days and finished it up when the yardwork was done.  It’s using a stitching die from Spellbinders called Stitched Card Front, Border and Flower.  

It was nice to get a completely different look using Kraft cardstock for the stitching die, and rich autumn colours in my embroidery floss.  Last time I used this die HERE, I used a much simpler stitch.  This time, I “edged” all the stitching with a simple backstitch.  It really fills in the colours nicely.  

A pretty foiled birthday script from Spellbinders, Yana Sentiments/Foil Basics gives a little shine to the design, as well as a few enamel dots.  

Feels just right for Fall!  Thanks for joining me today.  

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Rustic Fall Florals for Stitching Saturday

Fox in Socks and Harvest Mice for WCMD

 

Hello!  I didn’t want to let World Card Making Day go by without creating something fun!  This hobby has given me such joy, a chance to create little canvases of love, connection to some beautiful people across the world that are now friends, and the chance to work for a number of companies that have been a real joy.  With it also being Thanksgiving for us in Canada this weekend, I count it one of my many blessings.  

This little mini slimline design uses a couple of adorable sets from My Favorite Things, both since retired.  Fox and Friends and Harvest Mice.  They’re coloured up with Copics and fussy cut.  

I created this scene with cardstock from Concord & 9th - Peacock and Spiced Cider.  The Slimline dies are from PinkFresh Studio, Essentials: Mini Slimline Dies, the cloud dies are from Concord & 9th - Cloudy Double Card Front Die, and the hill is a retired die from The Cat’s Pajamas.  I also drew in the sweaters and socks on the foxes - otherwise they’d be jealous of those mice.  

Since there was a lot going on on the outside of the card, I added the inked sentiment on the inside, with a few coloured leaves.  

A sweet harvest scene for Thanksgiving!  I hope you’ve had a chance to create today too!  Happy World Cardmaking Day!  

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Fox in Socks and Harvest Mice for WCMD

Stitching Saturday - Toadstool Cuties

 

Hello!  It’s been a minute since I’ve been able to do my regular stitching Saturday post.  Work travel and busy evenings have not given me as much time to get my thread and needle in action.  Plus I decided to do a bigger project with this card.  Who can resist the cutenes of a toadstool!  These Fairy Mushrooms make a great pattern to play with for a card design.  I decided to make up the pattern in my head based on some mushroom pictures I found.  

Some cute layers of grass ground the image, and help with that forest feel.  The sentiment is from Spellbinders Mini Everyday Sentiments foiled with red from the Christmas Sparkle Pack. 

Thanks for popping by today!  

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Stitching Saturday - Toadstool Cuties

MFT Coloring Superstar Entry

 

Hello!  Today I’m throwing my colouring utensils into the ring at My Favorite Things Card Design Superstar Challenge - Coloring Virtuoso.  I had a great time combining a number of MFT sets and adding in some of my own hand drawn details to create this cozy Autumn scene.  

I started with MFT’s Nobody Nose Me Like You Do - a since retired YUZU stamp set did some masking, and also added in the Scene Builder from Stacy Yakula. I hand drew the blanket and some of the hill line with a multi-liner pen, and then began colouring with Copics.  

To add in more details and depth of colour, I pulled out my Prismacolor Pencils and Faber Castell pencils and added in more colour.  Its great for adding in textures like the Corgi’s fur, the texture of the jeans, straw hat and tree trunk.  

Cutting the scene out with a Stitched Rectangle Scalloped Edge Frame die and a sweet sentiment strip finishes off the design.  It was so fun to create!  

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MFT Coloring Superstar Entry

Autumn to Winter Cuties with TCP

Hello!  Today I’m bringing you 3 darling cards from September’s Release at The Cat’s Pajamas!  There are some REAL cuties included, perfect for Fall to Winter designs.  First we’ll start with some Autumn fun and the Hoot, Hoot Halloween Digi.  These dressed up littles are pretty adorable.  I combined some of the images from the set with a retired tree die set from TCP to make a perfect Fall scene.  

The little bee girl, owl and pumpkins are coloured with Copics, and then I added Copic colouring to the die to show her walking in the forest.  I love the multi-coloured and splattered leaves.   A retired grass die is layered behind the image to give it some colour and depth.  

The cute sentiment is from another TCP set, May the Forest Be with You.  TOO cute!  Next up....we’re moving to Winter with a pair of snowmen designs.  

I wanted to go a little retro with colour and pattern with these two snowguys called We Three Snowmen.  They’re coloured up with some vibrant colours (who says you have to be red and green for Christmas??), and then trimmed out.  

I placed this first snowman on a cardbase stencilled with shimmery embossing paste, and then some cute pennants utilizing another TCP retired Alphabet set.  Those pops of colour really make the card sing.  

Now his buddy card....

This little guy boasts the same colour palette, but the background is ink blended through a retired TCP stencil, watered down white acrylic paint is splattered, and I’ve used those same pops of colour and letters to line the side of the card.  

I just love these colours together!  A couple of enamel dots add to the retro feel.  

Hope you’ve enjoyed this cute preview of September fun at The Cat’s Pajamas!  Here’s a peek at what’s included in these new sets:   

  

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Autumn to Winter Cuties with TCP

Giving Thanks This Autumn

Hello The Cat’s Pajamas Fans! Today I’m bringing you some fun from our October Release at TCP!  Just yesterday I found a pile of leaves to crunch under my feet as I walked.  That’s one of the delights of Autumn for me.  And this month we’re showcasing all sorts of fun fall images for you to enjoy.  Today mine center around those gorgeous autumn leaves and Thanksgiving.  

I started it off with this mini-slimline design and this adorable new image called Rise and Shine.  He’s coloured up with festive autumn colours in his brown fur coat and orange rubber boots, and paired with tiny leaves (from the digi set), which are all trimmed out, and then placed on this autumn sky background.  I created the awesome pops of colour with Distress Oxide Ink blending (Fossilized Amber, Abandoned Coral, and Seedless Preserves).  Ink blending also gave colour to the die cut leaves.  Then I added a swirly die cut into the background (retired TCP die) to give you the feeling of the leaves blowing in the wind.

 

I love how vibrant it turned out!  I used a retired TCP sentiment stamp that paired perfectly with the theme.  I can just hear the crunch of the leaves! 

 

Next up its a Thanksgiving Card with the new Gobble it Up Digi Stamp set.  

This little penguin is ready for a feast!  

I’ve arranged the parts of this digi set to fill his table with turkey and pie and a wackly plaid tablecloth for fun.  He’s coloured up with Copics (I also added white prismacolour pencil to the wacky plaid tablecloth) to coordinate with this great sheet of acorn leave paper I found in my stash.  

To coordinate and tie it all together I’ve added some framing die cut pieces and ink blended acorn leaves pulling it all together.  He looks like one happy and grateful penguin!  

I can tell you that after just celebrating Canadian Thanksgiving last weekend, I’m one happy and grateful person too!  Thanks for joining me today!  

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Giving Thanks This Autumn