Wow…this has been a busy and exciting week!
It's Thursday and that means another Pals Paper Art Challenge! Its a color one(they are my favorites) and here it the color palate that the super design team chose…please play along with the Pals! I would love to see your masterpiece!
Today I am going to start with who is the lucky Blog Candy winner from Tuesday's PALS Blog Hop!
I thank you for the comments and I will say, you brought back many wonderful memories of Halloween costumes and I hope that you felt the same! To me it was great to see many "fun" costumes instead of super scary! Thank you….and thank you for your popping by my blog!
And the winner is….Pam Steckman
My
favorite costume was in 1st grade- my mom made it and I was a purple
crayon. I loved that she always made my costumes! Thanks for the
inspiration!
Pam, please email me with your address and I will send you your Blog Candy….Enjoy and thanks!
Let's get to the card…I was tickled with it and I had a method to my madness to share with you today!
Stampin' Up! is offering weekly deals. The discount will be reflected in the shopping cart…WOOT-WOOT – love a deal!…(Stampin' Up! is the best) and I used one for today's card!
The Squares Collection Framelits were the focal part to the card! I love being able to be in control of making frames/mats…simple solid squares and also mixing and matching both!
These colors work so beautifully for a Fall themed card! The Stamp Set is called Gently Falling and I can remember it was one of my 1st stamp sets I had ever bought…I was so proud of myself to do "double stamping"….it creates a fun effect!
I stamped the lower leaf in Cajun Craze and then did the upper one in Soft Suede (I have been using this color a bunch lately) Being that this was one of the 1st stamps I bought…I did not line up the images and stamps very straight so if this happens to you…you might want to use the Stamp-a-ma-jig…just in case!
This card is so simple and quick…all it needed were some Stampin' Dimensionals to add some pizzazz…again, less is best and this is a card that YOU can do and one the YOU will feel proud to send!
I know that it might be hard for you to see in these pictures…but the larger So Saffron Square has a matted Cajun Craze square that I made using 2 different sizes of the framelits…in hindsight – I should have popped the Cajun Craze square as well to show the fun effect…..next time!!!
Making an envelope was a cinch to make in the So Saffron and since there was not a Designer Series Paper that complimented these 3 colors….I went right to the Regals Designer Series Paper Stacks to match up with the Cajun Craze to line the outer envelope! (see 1st picture)
Mailman smile time….besides lining the outer back flap of the envelope, I simply could not resist stamping and adding a sentiment to the front of the envelope! Loved the outcome! The stamp set I used was Sweet Essentials, one that is an "A list" for me….but one that I have not used a bunch lately and I loved how it turned out!
Here is a closer image for you….Just doing a little something to your envelopes is always a fun trademark to do! It's fun and it makes something go from ordinary to extraordinary!
I am thrilled with all of the emails and inquiries about the super $25.00 opportunity to join Stampin' Up! It truly is a wonderful opportunity and Stampin' Up! has been celebrating their milestone anniversary in many special ways!
Please email me and I will call you and help answer any questions you might have! I would adore for you to be on my team of inspiration and I will love to teach you how keeping it clean will allow you to always have fun…to me – less is truly best and it always works for those of us that are busy and also allows you to feel such a sense of accomplishment!
If you are ready, click here and just make sure that your order is a minimum of $25.00 and not over $26.95…that is it I say another WOOT-WOOT!!!
You will be "good to go" and if you choose to place your 1st order within the 1st 45 days…you will get 30% off of your total order! WOOT-WOOT…..PLUS you will also be able to pick ANY stamp set of your choice in December absolutely FREE!
This is such an exciting time and there are absolutely no penalties if you just say….this is not for me….BUT the best news is, you'll still have me and also lots of passion and inspiration as the most important thing is …that you are having fun and stamping!
Please go to the Pals Paper Art Website and see all of the beautiful inspirations! Lot's of talent out there…and I would love to see yours!
I blog daily, and I love expressing myself for you to get to know me better! I am passionate to help you have the confidence in having fun! Please share my blog and passion with your family and friends!
Until tomorrow!
Yep, great card. I don’t have any “leave” stamps. The colors are so great together. I love the simplicity of the card. Less is more is definitely perfect for this card. I also noticed you did the inside of the card. I don’t like blank insides. Thanks a bunch! 🙂
UGH. . . leaf stamps!
Morning Nancy…it wouldn’t be a special day without a Nancy comment! I think that this stamp set is super beautiful…..you’ll be see more ideas with it!
Lovely, lovely card, Susan. So classy and sophisticated in every detail.
This is such a fall card, and I like this set, but REALLY like the leaf in the Best of Autumn set, it is so real looking when it is stamped. Our retired ladies stamp group met yesterday and it was so funny, we must have had fall on the mind as all the cards but one was fallish:)
Hi Norma and I am so glad that you and your friends were able to get together and stamp yesterday! I do adore that leaf from the Best of Autumn as well…I think it is so much fun to see all of the different colors you can bring out with the fall stamp sets….keep having fun!
All of these layers are gorgeous, Susan! I love how you’ve matted this one, simple leaf with lots of gorgeous frames. Thanks for playing along with The Pals Paper Arts this week.
Love it! I love layers and these colors are just beautiful! It may be simple and quick but it is so pretty! I don’t have this leaf set and I think I need to add it to my collection for fall. One can never have too many leaves, I mean, left stamps! That envelope is so cool! Great job as always!
Oh, and congrats to Pam for winning the blog candy! It looked so yummy!
Susan, it is always a treat to view your creations and this card is no exception. I especially like the trios of dots around the image; it makes the leaf look like it is “Gently Falling” Thanks for joining Team 2 at PPA this week!
Tasteful and stylish Susan!
Great post and great Fall card. I like all the matting and the single leaf stamp is perfect. Thanks for sharing.
Another simply stunning card from Simple Stampin’ Susan! So elegant…looks like framed art! Thanks for playing with us this week at the Pals Paper Arts.
Beautiful, Susan! I love the matting. Thanks for supporting Team 2:)