Autumn Leaves

I had to go thru my stamps today looking for leaf rubber stamps.  I was surprised at how many I actually had......I found 20 different leaf stamps! One of my newest leaf stamps was given to me by my bestest crafting buddy, Cheryl.  (You can see her blog here.  She has been a card-making fool lately!). Cheryl and I were at a stamping event a few months ago and this stamp was one of the door prizes.......

When it was time for this stamp to be given away, I kept saying, "I hope I win, I hope I win!" Well, I didn't win BUT Cheryl did.  Hey, I'm happy when my crafting buddies win things because crafting buddies share! ;o) 

And boy DID Cheryl share.  She knew that I really liked the stamp so she gave it to me!!!  

One reason I like the stamp so much is because it is such a simple design.  Here is a card that I made with the stamp this afternoon.  

Pretty, isn't it?  I'm entering this card in the following card challenges:  Word Art Wednesday Challenge #103 - Anything Goes and Twist of Faith Card Challenge #60 - Harvest.

Supplies used:

Cardstock - Stampin' Up (Summer Starfruit) and Bazzill Basics Paper (red)

Leaf stamp - Stampin' Up Magnificient Maple

Sentiment - Stampin' Up Day of Gratitude

Die cut label - Spellbinders Nestabilities Labels Four

Ink - Stampin' Up Riding Hood Red

Surprise!

Earlier this week I received an unexpected gift from a friend.  It's always a pleasant surprise to get snail mail; but when you open the snail mail and it also contains a gift................I need not say more.  The gifts (yes, there was more than one!) deserve their own (future) blog post so you'll just have to check back in a few days. 

My friend, Beth, lives in Oregon and enjoys farming, animals, crafting, designing cross-stitch patterns and photography.  She posts beautiful photographs of her family and farm on her blog, My Heartstring.  Anyhoo, I wanted to send Beth a special card to express my gratitude.

 

 

supplies used:

  brown cardstock - Bazzill Basics

  brown printed paper - My Mind's Eye Lost & Found Two - Blush collection

  sheet music paper - My Mind's Eye Lost & Found - Union Square (no longer available)

  wrens - Jenni Bowlin Wren collection

  "bling" - Webster's Pages

  sentiment - Our Daily Bread Designs - You Will Find Refuge collection

 

I am also entering this card in the Word Art Wednesday Card Challenge #51 and Twist of Faith Card Challenge #8.