Here are the cards we are making Saturday at the workshop. Two each of the five designs. I have used various papers and stampsets. It's so much fun to have a variety to choose from. 
Who doesn't need thank you cards this time of year? We all have so much to be thankful for!
This week's challenge is a color one. Use Autumn Terracotta, Bamboo and Juniper in your project. That was a little bit harder for me. I tend to take the "safe" route when it comes to colors and I usually go to the same ones over and over. This is great, gets me out of my rut. In this standard sized card, I used two stamp sets: D1191 Friendship Blessings and D1306 Treasure Life. I used Autumn Terracota and Juniper Ink and Juniper Card Stock. I had some retired Bamboo Brads I used in the middle of the flowers. The leaves are cut with the Art Philosophy Cartridge. It's different, but it's growning on me. Go on over to Heart2Heart 
Just in time for holiday pages and cards. You don't have to wait for November!
I used fall colors : Autumn Terracotta, Sunflower, Goldrush, Chocolate and Desert Sand. There is a Filigree Charm in the center of the flower and the sentiment is from D1283 Say it in Style. The petals and leaves are cut using the Art Philosophy cartridge and the Cricut.
I made this 5x7 card last night using the September Stamp of the Month. I haven't made a 5x7 for a long time, but it's fun to do. It works so well with bigger images. And this witch from that set is to die for. She is intricate and quite sophisticated. I don't know what that has to do with 5x7, I'm just sayin'. I used the card pattern from Wishes called Bullseye found on page 33. It's a very simple card, really: Mischief Paper Pack, Colonial White and Sunset Cardstock, Black and Honey Ink and Black Brads. I hope to make more. 
Have you been following Jeanette Lynton's blog this month? She is doing a "Shape a Day" and featuring the Cricut and Art Philosophy. Here is an example of today's post. Isn't that cute? Go check out her blog www.jeanettelynton.com for all of the shapes she has posted so far. So many ideas and possiblities.
Ok, this will be the last one for a while. Wonderland Paper Pack, Grey Flannel, White Daisy and Crystal Blue cardstock and a button from the Bling Assortment make this card. I used Chocolate and Crystal Blue ink and a retired stampset for the saying. The Cricut and Art Philosophy cartridge created the snowflake. The design is Gallery from Wishes, page 119. Thanks for looking.
I can't get enought of the new Wonderland Paper Pack. Here are a couple of cards using that pack with Crystal Blue, Heavenly Blue, Chocolate and Grey Flannel cardstock. The card base is White Daisy as well as the piece I stamped the images on. I used the "joy" from Christmas Love D1492 and the ornament and words from the Holiday Cheer stamp set, B1381. I ran the Crystal Blue cardstock through my Cuttlebug. Silver Brads and a Sparkle finish the cards. The design came from Wishes, Collage, page 97.
Here are the other two cards from the card workshop I held Sunday. These were made using the Wonderland Paper Pack.
Colors used are Crystal Blue, Heavenly Blue, White Daisy and Grey Flannel. I ran the Grey Flannel through the Cuttlebug first. I used the Stamp of the Month, Holiday Magic for the stocking and a Pop Dot underneath. I used Chocolate and Crystal Blue ink. There are Mocha Opaques on the Heavenly Blue cardstock. The design is from the Wishes Card Confidence Program. It's called Sentiment Secured, page 78.
This card is from Wishes also. On the Edge, page 53. The paper is from Wonderland, the snowman is from All Decked Out D1308 and Happy Holidays is Say it in Style D1283. Colors used are Grey Flannel, White Daisy and Crystal Blue. Inks are Black, Twilight and Grey Wool. There is a Bling Button and a piece of White Daisy Waxy Flax.
Here are three of the five cards we made today at my 20 card workshop. The ladies each made 4 cards of the five designs. I hope they enjoyed themselves!
The design for this card is straight out of the Fall/Winter Catalog. The stamp sets used were Holiday Cheer, B1381 and A Holiday A1115. The colors here are Cranberry, Olive, Chocolate and White Daisy. Happy Holiday and the holly pieces were cut using the Cricut. I also cut the card bases with the Cricut. How easy was that! I added a Clear Sparkle and a piece of ribbon and voila....a card to send this December.
The inspiration for this card is from a very talented consultant, Vicki Wizniuk. She is so creative and has such a good eye for design. I used the Believe Paper Pack, Sky and White Daisy Cardstock, Garden Green and Black ink, a Clear Button and Black Waxy Flax. I used D1492 Christmas Love to stamp the tree. The circle and scalloped circle were cut using the Cricut. I put a little Glitz Glitter Gel on the tree.
This card is one I created using the Heart 2 Heart Challenge a couple of weeks ago. I used the current stamp of the month Holiday Magic, Believe Paper Pack, Black, Topiary, Sweet Leaf and White Daisy card stock. There is a little bling in the corner of this card. I will post the other two cards tomorrow.
I'm a little stuck on the style of cards I am making lately, but here is one made with a round card cut from Art Philosophy. I cut the Heavenly Blue and Amethyst with the Cricut and the black circle with my Coluzzle. The stocking is stamped with Heavenly Blue and Stardust Glitz Glitter
I think I am getting the hang of the Cricut and using Art Philosophy. As you know the Cricut is new to me, I always considered myself the Cutting Queen. See how you can stamp on the leaves? I might just become the Cricut Queen, wait and see.
I really love the new October Stamp of the Month, Holiday Magic S1110. So festive. I'm a sucker for print on solid stamps. Here I used Holiday Red, Topiary, Black and Sweet Leaf cardstock. It almost looks pink in this picture. I used the plaid from the Believe paper pack and black button brads. This is another Mojo Monday design. It came out awhile ago, #133. Does this get you in the mood to make Christmas cards?
Here is my attempt at the Heart2Heart challenge for this week. I used Holiday Magic, with Black, Topiary, Sweet Leaf and White Daisy cardstock. The stripe is from the Believe paper pack. I added a little bling in the corner of the card. Go on over to http://www.heart2heartchallenges.blogspot.com/ for more inspiration. 
This is absolutely wonderful. What an honor. I received this award from Krista over at Simply Creating. Be sure to check out her blog.
As you all know, October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Katie and I attended the Survivor Island Brunch on Saturday and had a wonderful time. It was the 17th annual and there were hundreds of women there. It was my first one of course, so it was a little emotional for me, but I can't wait to do it again next year. The entertainment was super, even had prizes (and very, very nice ones too) and a great meal. It was put on by Special Friends Celebrations and they did a great job. One of my doctors was the MC and several doctors have outstanding singing voices. So glad I was invited.
This is actually Design 207 from last week, I am just a bit late on this. It is a standard sized card using: Typeset Paper Pack, Colonial White and Kraft CS, C1473 Remarkable Wreath and the star from Milepost Shapes. I cut the oval with my Cuttlebug and a Nesties stencil. I really like the designs that they come up with at Mojo Monday. What do you think?
I thought I would try this week's challenge. I usually don't do these, but thought I would give it a whirl. This challenge was to use only card stock, no printed papers and use at least 3 colors. I picked Dutch Blue, Goldrush and Black. The stamp set is Adorn-able and I added blue and clear sparkles for shine. Really simple, but those kind are ok too. What do you think?
I had a little card workshop last night using our new paperpack Typset. The colors here are Bamboo, Creme Brulee, Juniper, Vineyard Berry and a little Cocoa. I also used the new Kraft Cardstock on the cards.
This is an 8 1/2 X 3 card using the National Stamping Month stamp set Par-a-Phrase. See the star on the bottom of the card? That is from the Milepost Shapes pack.
This card is standard size using C1473 Remarkable Wreath and a wooden button. 
This card was designed by a talented consultant named Mandy Leahy. I just loved the look, so I copied it and I think it turned out just great. There are so many talented ladies out there! This stamp set is D1481 Vintage Type and the "Happy Day" is from C1464 Blue Ribbon.
These 3x3 cards slip into the matchbook holder and are secured by Waxy Flax. I used Blue Ribbon and Vintage Type for the stamp sets. This idea came from a Regional Celebration I attended in Phoenix.
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I made this layout the other evening using the Cherish layout Simple Contrast. This is the second page of the two page layout. I only had two pictures for this event, but I think it turned out just right with this layout. I used:
I have been playing with the Mayberry Paper Packet from the Spring/Summer Catalog. Actually, it is in the Fall/Winter Catalog too. I didn't get to use my new products this spring, so now is my chance!
This is a standard sized card I made using:
This is a 4 1/2 by 4 1/2 card using the: 
As most everyone knows by now, that I love to cut and paste. So, I did a little paper piecing on these two cards. I am sending these with Katie too, to show what can be created with this great stamp set. I just love to use this stamp set.
