Gathering Together for CC2C (Crafting Coast to Coast)

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It’s time for another cross country crafting adventure with Karen Hallam in California and myself, here in Pennsylvania. We’re traveling East to West this month, so it was my pleasure to choose our “direction”. Karen and I are creating using the Gathering Together Designer Series Paper. This paper collection can be found on the Online Exclusives.

Here’s a look at the paper collection…

…and here’s my card.

I used two patterns from the collection along with gold foil to create this autumn card. The sentiment is from the Beautiful Autumn (retired) stamp set and is stamped in Cajun Craze ink. It’s punched using the Heartfelt Hexagon punch. I also used the Everyday Arches dies.

The inside sentiment is from Sunny Studio’s Autumn Greetings stamp set.

I hope you’ll continue crossing the country with Karen and I to see Karen’s wonderful card using this beautiful autumnal paper HERE. We’re looking forward to our next trip in a month and hope you’ll join us again.

Take care,

Rosanne

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A Bushel of Thanks: PP754

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It’s apple picking season, so I pulled out Lawn Fawn’s Thanks a Bushel stamps and dies to create a cute seasonal thank you or thinking of you card.

My inspiration for today’s card came from this week’s Paper Player’s theme challenge HERE.

Here’s a peek inside…

Apples may not be the most decadent food, but candy apples are certainly yummy!!

I hope this card made you smile, too!

Take care,

Rosanne

Moody Masculine Slimline for #TTTC278

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As the blog title indicates, I created a masculine slimline card for Tic Tac Toe Thursday. The patterned paper, from the Beautiful Gallery Designer Series Paper, was the perfect pattern for both a masculine card and the challenge. Although I don’t have too many men in my family to create cards for, this one will be perfect for my Son-in-Law, James’, upcoming birthday…win/win!

The Basic Beige card base measures 8″ x 3 1/2″. I layered it with a Secret Sea and another Basic Beige panel before adhering two patterns from the Beautiful Gallery 6 x 6 paper collection. Since the paper only measures 6 x 6, it required an additional pattern at the bottom. Before gluing the panels to the card base, I wrapped Secret Sea ribbon to hide where the two patterns met.

The sentiment, which is from Echo Park, was stamped in Secret Sea ink and punched using the Heartfelt Hexagon punch. I added a “shadow” of Secret Sea card stock to the Basic Beige punched hexagon for a little added interest. It was then adhered to the card front with dimensionals.

Lastly, a few Secret Sea flat pearls to finish the card off.

Here’s this week’s Tic Tac Toe Challenge Board…I chose the middle column down: Birthday, Nautical Theme, Embellishment

I hope you’ll head over to the challenge HERE and check out the awesome creations from my teammates on Team X and join us in sharing your own creation. We’d love to see them!

As always, I thank you for checking in today!

Take care,

Rosanne

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Creating Coast to Coast: Sunflowers

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Karen and I are at it again, crafting, creating and crossing the country! This month, Karen Hallam way out in California chose our direction, which was West, right?! lol. She also chose our theme: Sunflowers.

The only current Stampin’ Up! sunflower product I had on hand was the new Sunflower 3D Embossing Folder. And boy is it a beauty! The embossing is so deep and detailed lending it to many ways to use it.

Full disclosure…I tried and tried (like all day) to color the flowers and was just never satisfied with the way they looked. So I went with a monochromatic look by embossing the sunflowers and cutting a partial image.

I started with a Crushed Curry card base and a Basic Black panel. Then using an embossing folder from my stash, I embossed another panel in Very Vanilla card stock. Next I glued the partial sunflower image to the Very Vanilla embossed panel, trimming the edges. Karen suggested that it looked like just one embossing panel when glued together. Then all the panels were glued to the card base.

The sentiment is from a retired SU set, Celebrate Sunflowers and is heat embossed and hand cut. A few added embellishments complete the card.

If you haven’t come from Karen’s blog already, please head over to see her wonderful card. And I hope you’ll join us next month for a new crafting adventure.

Take care,

Rosanne

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