Happy Birthday, Gnomie!

Happy Saturday, friends!  You know what that means!  We have a new Anything Goes Challenge live on the Polkadoodles Crafting Blog!  This week the Design Team challenge was to create an easel birthday card using fall colors of browns and greens.  

I colored the adorable Autumn Wheelbarrow Halloween Gnome digital stamp with Copics (listed below), cut it out and set it aside.  

I started with a brown card base and layered several different cardstocks, including a digital paper (and I am sorry, but for the life of me, I can't remember which collection I pulled it from).  I inked the edges of all of the layers with Distress Ink. 

I wrapped a piece of burlap ribbon around the layers and before adhering it to the card base, I added a row of Stitched Flower Brads along the bottom.  I had to get a little bit creative with my main image, as the gnome is holding a jack-o-lantern on a stick.  Since Halloween is over, I covered it with a Sunflower Brad.  I also added some Stitched Flower Brads along the bottom of the panel. 

I stamped my sentiment on the inside of the card, and popped the "to you" panel up with foam tape so that the card front could rest behind it when popped open.  To complete my card, I created a loopy bow using some thin grosgrain ribbon paired with linen thread.  I cut the prongs off of a pumpkin brad and used my hot glue gun to make a "button" for the bow.  I also added some Chocolate Jewels from Kat Scrappiness to add some sparkle.

Colors Used:

Skin - E04, E11, E21, E00, E000

Beard - C9, C7, C5, C3, C1, C0

Green - G99, YG67, YG63, YG61

Brown - E29, E27, E25, E23, E21

Yellow - YR27, YR14, YR15

Blue - B29, B26, B24

Orange - E09, E99, E97

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Misc. Shopping List:

Sunflower Brads

Stitched Flower Brads - Fall

Pumpkin Brads

Chocolate Jewels

I hope you are inspired to get out your craft supplies and try something new!  Make sure to share it with us on the Challenge Blog and be entered to win some amazing prizes!  

Thank you so much for spending a few minutes with me! 

Xoxo, Kim

Sneak Peek! A Harvest Full of Blessings!

 Happy Saturday, everyone!  Two posts from me in one day!  Can you believe it?  

I am so excited to share with you my preview of the soon-to-be-released (like TOMORROW) Thanksgiving Blessings Stamp Set from Artful Angel!  

I love this stamp set - it includes 7 different sentiment stamps with a fall/gratitude/Thanksgiving theme - and they are really so versatile!  

With my card today, I wanted to show you that it can be so quick and easy to create something incredibly beautiful!  I used some gorgeous, patterned papers from the Echo Park Welcome Autumn 6x6 Mega Pad and I inked up the edges of the panels with Walnut Stain Distress Ink.   I die-cut a circle from a dry embossed panel that I had laying around and I inked up the edges of it also. 

I heat embossed my sentiment on white cardstock and I trimmed the sentiment strip into a banner, and then I created two more banners from patterned paper.  I adhered all of my elements to a brown card base and lastly, I created a loopy bow using some thin grosgrain ribbon and some linen thread.  

I wanted a button for the front of the bow, but I didn't have any, so I used one of the Eyelet Outlet Leaf Brads and I cut off the legs of the brad using wire snips and used a hot glue gun to adhere it to the bow.  

Once I had my game plan in place, this card came together so quickly and easily.  I love that this will be easy to mass produce, also! 

Please make sure to join us in the Artful Angel Takes Flight Facebook Group so that you don't miss any of the release day festivities!  Tomorrow, join us for the Release Day Instagram Hop and be entered for a chance to win the entire release!   The entire release will be available in the Artful Angel Shop on 9/25/22.  Use discount code "KIMSIMPSON" at checkout to save 10% on your order!

Thanks so much for sharing part of your day with me!  
Xoxo, Kim

Autumn Wishes - Coffee Cup Gift Card Holder

 Hello friends!  Today, I am sharing a fun, fall coffee cup gift card holder on the Eyelet Outlet Blog.  You may remember that I created one a while back, and I loved it so much that today, I wanted to show you how easy it is to give it a completely different look, perfect for celebrating the change of seasons! 

I die-cut the gift card holder from white card stock using the Honey Bee Stamps Coffee Cup Gift Card Holder Dies.  I die-cut two of the cup portions from some beautiful fall floral paper and adhered them to the front and back panels of the gift card holder.  I added some gray to the lid pieces using Copic markers to make the white stand out. 

I added some brown 4mm rhinestones to the center of some of the flowers and set it aside to work on the belly band.  

I wanted to use some Mini Leaf Brads on the cup sleeve (belly band) and I knew that to do so, I would need to create some space to make room for the brads.  To do that, I cut a second belly band and tripped it down.  I drew in some white stitching with a white paint pen.  I heat embossed my sentiment onto a white circle and adhered it down.  I punched a few 1/16" holes and added the brads.  I added foam squares to the back and placed the panel over the actual belly band. Lastly, I added some more brown rhinestones. 

Shopping List: 

Eyelet Outlet Mini Leaf Brads

Eyelet Outlet 4mm Jewel Strips - Brown

Honey Bee Stamps Coffee Gift Card Holder Honey Cuts

Scrappy Boy Stamps Happy Fall Y'all Stamps Set

Echo Park Welcome Autumn 6 x 6 Mega Pad

Kindred Stamps Dino Dust Embossing Powder

Can you think of someone who would love this gift card holder?  I can think of a few, that is for sure!

Thanks so much for stopping by! 

Xoxo, Kim

Happy Fall, Y'all! - Artful Angel August Release IG Hop

Hi friends!  Today is release day for Artful Angel and we are celebrating with an Instagram Hop - more on that later, though! 

 I am telling you... with all of the heat we have been experiencing lately, I am dreaming of the day I can dig out my shawls, sweaters, and boots and hunker down with some hot cocoa!  I digress, though!  I created this fun card to celebrate fall using the Fall Fun stamp set. 

I colored up the red panda and leaf pile using Copic markers (colors listed below), cut them out and set them aside.  Using the C.C. Designs Circle Dies, I die-cut the scalloped circle from a digital paper and the stitched circle from white card stock.  I applied Walnut Stain Distress Ink to the edges of both circles.  I wrapped a panel of another digital paper with retired Stampin' Up ribbon and tied a bow, and then adhered the panel to my card base.  I adhered the circles to the card base, followed by my images. 

Colors Used: 

E09, E08, E07, E29

E43, E41, R20

Please make sure to join us over on Instagram for the hop!  The Design Team has created some amazing inspiration for you and if you hop along with us, you could win the entire release!   

Thanks so much for stopping by!  

Xoxo, Kim