Rubber Stamping & Card Making with Yapha

I saw these super cute fabric pumpkins over on Heidi’s blog the other day, and I totally wanted to make my own! Luckily, she linked to the directions on the Martha Stewart website. One of the art teachers at school has been sewing lately, so I asked her if she wouldn’t mind helping me out with the part that needed to be machine stitched. Not only did she help with the sewing, Edy also taught me what it means to cut fabric on the bias, and why it is important! These are made with Stampin’ Up’s super yummy Spice Cake fabric.

Supplies: Spice Cake Designer Fabric, Hemp Twine, More Mustard Dotted Scallop Ribbon, Early Espresso 1/4″ Grosgrain, Pool Party Ruffled Ribbon, sewing machine, thread, batting

The pieces of fabric I used were 4″ x 8″, 6″ x 12″, and 8″ x 16″. You could go bigger or smaller, depending on the size of the pumpkins that you want.

Thanks again to Heidi & Edy. If you have a sec, go check out some of Edy’s amazing artwork!

I absolutely fell in love with Shelley’s card when I saw it, and I was so excited to see this week’s Stamping 411 sketch because it was perfect to make my own version.

I had completely forgotten how fabulous the Rock ‘n’ Roll technique is for Fall leaves. It’s super easy to do, and the result looks amazing. First you ink up your stamp in the lighter color (I used More Mustard), and then you gently roll the edges of the rubber in the darker color (Cajun Craze).

Stamps: Gently Falling, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Ink: More Mustard, Cajun Craze, Early Espresso
Paper: Cajun Craze, Early Espresso, Very Vanilla, Spice Cake Designer Series Paper
Other: Scallop Square Duo Bigz Die, Word Window Punch, Modern Label Punch, More Mustard Dotted Scallop Ribbon

If you notice, there are no polka dots showing on the Dotted Scallop ribbon. That’s because I used the back! There are only polka dots on one side, making it even more versatile.

I saw this gorgeous card by Angie Lunden over on Kay Kalthoff’s blog and I knew I had to make my own. It is just such an elegant fall card! The one thing that I changed was to use the Stripes Embossing Folder instead of the Polka Dots. It gives it a more rugged feel to me.

Stamps: Gently Falling
Ink: Chocolate Chip, More Mustard
Paper: Chocolate Chip, More Mustard, Pool Party, Very Vanilla, Spice Cake Designer Series Paper
Other: Chocolate Chip Dotted Scalloped Ribbon, Stripes Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

I hope you’ll be back tomorrow for another great Fall challenge from ColourQ!

As I continued on my quest to use the Tootsie Rolls (see yesterday’s blog post), I found that they fit very nicely into the 1″ x 8″ cello bags. I used the super cute Gift Givers stamp set to create the toppers again. There are so many holidays represented in this set, that I’m just going to keep filling bags! The Curly Label that comes with the Movers & Shapers die is just a hair bigger than the actual punch so I used that to mat the punched out piece.

Stamps: Gift Givers
Ink: StazOn Jet Black, Early Espresso, Poppy Parade, More Mustard, Pumpkin Pie
Paper: Very Vanilla, Early Espresso
Other: Curly Label Punch, Movers & Shapers Curly Label Bigz XL Die, 1″ x 8″ Cello Bags

So, what are you doing with your leftover Halloween candy?

We gave out Tootsie Rolls for Halloween. Or tried to, at least. Not a lot of trick-or-treaters came by, leaving us with a lot of Tootsie Rolls. We donated some to Operation Gratitude at school, and I figured the rest could be used for crafts. As I was thinking about how to use them, I remembered these super cute Top Note Owl Bag Toppers that were all the rage about three years ago. I decided it was time to bring them back!

Paper: Early Espresso, Crumb Cake, Pumpkin Pie, Whisper White, Basic Black
Other: Top Note Bigz Die, 1 3/8″ Circle Punch, 1″ Circle Punch, 1/2″ Circle Punch, 5 Petal Flower Punch, Small Cello Bags

This little owl is so cute, I almost feel bad eating the Tootsie Rolls. Almost.

I hope you enjoyed my week of My Digital Studio posts. I’m back to ink, paper, and stamps for awhile now! When I saw this fabulous turkey on Sandie Connor’s blog, I knew I had to make one! The ribbon feathers are just way too cute! And yes, that is the owl punch with his little ears trimmed off. (Sorry buddy…) His waddle is made from the heart that is also on that same punch. I freehand cut his beak.

Stamps: Teeny Tiny Wishes
Ink: Soft Suede
Paper: More Mustard, Soft Suede, Pool Party, Cherry Cobbler, Very Vanilla, Spice Cake Designer Series Paper
Other: Owl Punch, Word Window Punch, Modern Label Punch, Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding, More Mustard Dotted Scallop Ribbon, Early Espresso 1/4″ Grosgrain Ribbon

I’m so happy to welcome Samantha back to my Stampin’ Up team of Craft Therapists! She signed back up and got a free Big Shot! There’s still a couple days to join Stampin’ Up and get a free Big Shot (or $100 shopping spree, your choice). Don’t miss out on this great deal, you have until Friday, November 11th!

It’s funny, because when I first saw it, I really did not like the Spice Cake Designer Series Paper, but the more I use it, the more I love it! When I saw this gorgeous quilted card by Rita, I knew I wanted to make my own as well.

Stamps: Perfect Punches
Ink: Soft Suede, Pool Party
Paper: Pool Party, Soft Suede, Very Vanilla, Spice Cake Designer Series Paper
Other: Scallop Oval Punch, Punch Windows Movers & Shapers Die,  Top Note Bigz Die, Perfect Polka Dots Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Vintage Wallpaper Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Pool Party Ruffled Ribbon

I love how rich and textured this came out!

This week’s Clean&Simple Fall to Layout features six items on the top part of the card.

As I was thinking of things to use in that spot, I was excited to see that one of the leaves from Gently Falling was just the right size!

Stamps: Gently Falling, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Ink: Dusty Durango, More Mustard, Pool Party
Paper: More Mustard, Very Vanilla, Spice Cake Designer Series Paper
Other: Pool Party Ruffled Ribbon, Word Window Punch, Match Box Bigz XL Die

This layout would make a great scrapbook page too, with the six spots as pictures. I might have to try that!

Another great sketch from Stamping 411 today! As soon as I saw that circle I knew exactly what I wanted it to be!

I read on another blog (sorry, I don’t remember which one) that the 1 1/4″ circle punch fits exactly inside the Spice Cake Designer Buttons. Have you seen these buttons? They are HUGE! They are an inch and a half in diameter! So I started this card by knowing that I wanted to use one of the buttons, and built the rest around that. What do you think?

Stamps: Gently Falling, Elements of Style
Ink: Soft Suede, More Mustard
Paper: More Mustard, Soft Suede, Pool Party, Very Vanilla, Spice Cake Designer Series Paper
Other: Spice Cake Designer Buttons, Rich Regal Brads (More Mustard), 1 1/4″ Circle Punch, Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border Punch

I made the insides of the acorns a lighter shade of Soft Suede lighter by stamping off once before stamping on the card stock. Except for the one where I forgot… Stamping off is a great way to get multiple shades from the same ink pad.

Welcome to the Labor Day Fall Fun Blog Hop! A couple of weeks ago I saw some amazing stampers tweeting about putting together a Labor Day Blog Hop. I asked if I could play too, and am so excited to be a part of this hop! As you meet our stampy bloggers today, you may discover that some have goodies for you, so be sure and visit everyone on the list. We have hoppers from all over the globe today, and they are amazing artists. A full list of participants is at the bottom of this post.

Even though I live in Southern California, fall to me means changing leaves. Oh how I miss the changing leaves! I put together a gift ensemble, which includes a box of 4 tea light candles and a coordinating 3″x3″ card. This would make a lovely gift to bring to your Thanksgiving Dinner hostess, or to send and let someone know you are thinking of them this fall. (For directions on making the box of candles, see Tanya’s blog.) I used my new Simply Scored scoring tool, and making the box was easy peasy!

Stamps: Autumn Splendor
Ink: Cherry Cobbler, Pumpkin Pie, More Mustard, Early Espresso
Paper: Cherry Cobbler, Pumpkin Pie, Very Vanilla
Other: Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding, Champagne Mist Shimmer Paint, Simply Scored, Teal Lights, Tissue Paper, Heat Tool

You can’t see it very well in the picture, but I spritzed the card and box with a Champagne Shimmer Mist that I made by mixing a couple drops of Champagne Mist shimmer paint with alcohol. In real life they have a slight golden sparkle. Here is another look at the candles in the box. As always, you can click on the pictures for a closer look.

Here is a close up of the 3″x3″ card as well. I love the richness of the Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding!

Thanks so much for stopping by. Your next stop is Lisa over at Papergrace Designs. A big thank you to Lydia for organizing it! I hope you enjoy the rest of the hop!

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