Well, I am certainly getting my money's worth from this stamp set.

For two different challenges going on today, one on SCS to use the colors

Rust, Chocolate, and Baja Breeze. The other our Doubledog Dare Challenge

this week hosted by Beverly (beestamper) to use a twig (mine is a real one!) on a masculine card.

Cloud 9 designer paper, photo corner punch, and vintage brads were used.

Colored cardinal with Tangerine Tango re-inker. Background rust color was stamped with

Snow Flurries flake in rust and Itty Bitty background randomly stamped in craft white. Shaded edges with rust.

 

Embossed the tree with clear powder and Versamark on watercolor paper.

Spritzed the paper with Old Olive re-inker slightly diluted in water and Robin's Egg

Blue glimmer mist. Ironed this between two sheets of paper to remove embossing.

Added dew drop glass beads and white taffeta ribbon. Card base was wheeled with

Mint Melody ink and Scandinavian wheel. Cardstock is Soft Sky and Mint Melody (both retired)

 

Wheeled Leaves a la Carte in white on Caramel. Stamped bird in brown StazOn, colored with Copic marker Buttercup Yellow. Stamped Weathered background in Cocoa (on Very Vanilla), added chocolate polytwill ribbon and buckle slide. All supplies are Stampin' Up (some retired).

Just one more with the cardinal, I can't seem to put it down. I chose the following room for my inspiration:
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Stamped Cornish Heritage Farms Trees backgrounder in Chocolate on Bashful Blue, colored image with watercolor crayons and markers. Chocolate taffeta ribbon and Styled Silver Hodgepodge Hardware brads also used.

I am in a swap where I have to create 3 different cards from this set and this will probably be one since I already did 2 with the cardinal. I'm still deciding if I want to glue all of those individual beads on them...
All new holiday mini supplies: A Cardinal Christmas stamp set with Ski Slope paper and striped ribbon.
Added some Dazzling Diamonds around the red microbeads.

For today's challenge to use a critter in a Christmas card, hope a cardinal counts :)
Holiday Treasures paper with Riding Hood Red, Whisper White, and Chocolate Chip cardstocks.
Cardinal colored with re-inkers and aquapainter using Tangerine Tango and Riding Hood Red. Markers for rest which were Garden Green, Perfect Plum, Cocoa, and Caramel. Red taffeta ribbon for bow and vintage brads. Background was stamped in Twill.

 

Love these owls, their expressions crack me up.

Bella Rose paper used with Chocolate Chip amd Whisper White.

Image colored in markers, sentiment stamped in Riding Hood Red.

Very Vanilla taffeta ribbon used with heart shaped charm.

 

  

Haiku paper with Really Rust and Whisper White cardstock.
Upsy Daisy flowers were stamped in background in More Mustard edged

in Really Rust, Celebrations sentiment is from Upsy Daisy also. I felt it needed a little

extra pop so I added the pumpkins, gourd, and leaves which were all cut out (from Autumn Harvest).

Loads Of Love Accessories was used for Happy Harvest sentiment. Added some Earth Elements brads.

 

SU's Ski Slope paper and Scandivian Season will be here soon!!

I used Baja Breeze and Kiwi Kiss, some Pretties Kit pearls and taffeta ribbon.

Hope you like it!

 

New for Halloween from Stampin' Up, this is an adorable

set of 5 stamps including the witch hat, pumpkin, dangling spider,

and two fun sentiment stamps. One of these is for use with the tag punch.

For this card I used the Ghostly Greetings paper in the main catalog with

Basic Black and Whisper White. I stamped the pumpkin only in orange marker,

stamped spider next to this on both sides for hair and linen thread for bangs.

I had to cut the hat a little bit smaller to fit the pumpkin head.

 

For today's challenge to make a removable corner bookmark.
I used the new hostess level 1 designer paper pack with Riding Hood Red

and Whisper White cardstocks. One white edge was finished with the scallop

edge punch. Silver eyelets and markers for coloring gnome.

 

I glittered up the house using Artichoke craft ink and Iridescent Ice powder.

This looks much more sparkly in real life! Colored in moon and windows with

Apricot, Banana, and Pumpkin markers. Paper is Ghostly Greetings with Artichoke base.

 

Ghostly Greetings deisgner paper was paired with Lavender Lace,

Whisper White, and Basic Black. Embossed the house in black and used spider

from Eat, Drink, & Be Scary with a brass build-a-brad.

 

I used the Watercolor Wonder crayons (red, pumpkin) for bird,

the rest was done with SU markers. Holiday Treasures paper,

Pretties Kit pearls, and new laser cut snowflake also used.

 

I made my background with the Scandinavian wheel inspired by the turquoise dishes found in this inspiration challenge:
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Stamped with turquoise ink with matching cardstock and Pacific Point matting. Ice rhinestone and jumbo eyelet brads for embellishing.

New for Halloween from SU, this is Eat, Drink, & Be Scary.

I inked up the spider only and punched him with a small circle,

mounted to flower from 3 flower punch. Witch's hat stamped in black,

gingham ribbon added for band with a ribbon slide filled in with Dazzling

Diamonds. Paper is Ghostly Greetings, added black and white dots. Sketch is from Verve's Julee Tilman.

 

Lovely As A Tree was stamped with Bashful Blue Craft ink and embossed in Iridescent Ice powder.

Whisper White card base and Top Note were both stamped with Bordering Blue ink (skaters and Floral background).

Skaters were popped up on dimensionals. Sentiment is from a Cardinal Christmas. White taffeta ribbon and Pretties

Kit stick pin used to embellish. I love the way this turned out and I hope you do too!

 

I just happened to have both of these sets on my desk and thought

they would go beautifully together if I masked off the smaller deers antlers.

I used Nature Silhouettes for the stag and the deer from the upcoming Holiday

mini set Winter Post. The bottom grasses are stamped with the tree stamp using Old Olive,

Chocolate for deer. Paper is Holiday Treasures with Riding Hood Red cardbase

that was stamped with matching ink using the Twill stamp. Designer label punch and red taffeta ribbon.

 

For today's challenge to use a silhouette stamp, I chose the horse from Wanted

and the trees from Lovely As A Tree, sentiment from Perfect Presentation.

Sky was shaded with Pebbles Inc. Shimmery Pastel chalks and Dazzling Diamonds used on ground under trees.
Paper is Making Memories Winter Frost with Naturals White. Styled Silver hardware and new laser cut Snowflakes

(in the upcoming Holiday mini) and Filigree brads. Layout is from Cards magazine- January 2008.

 

To create an awning for the window I used the scallop punch, outlined in black marker and then filled in red stripes.

Cut out window and a handmade window box which was colored in Copic marker E13 and swiped with Creamy Caramel ink.

 Popped up awning and windowbox on glue dots. For the wood siding look I used Naturals White and dragged Going Gray, Soft Sky

and Craft white down the front of the cardstock. Attached to Not Quite Navy card base. Organdy ribbon and gray brads for embellishing.