Pumpkins from the past ~ Fall fun!!!

Hi!!
Turkey day is almost here.  I love Smoked Turkey and
Pumpkin Pie! and Sweet Potatoes and homemade
Chicken and Noodles. So Grateful!! I could go on and on as I'm 
sure you could too.  Anyway I thought I would share some
past projects using these key words I have highlighted.
Hope you enjoy ~

I used these as toppers for the Pumpkin Pie one year
at Thanksgiving.  The kids ended up taking them a turkey home:)
Using Sizzix die by Tim Holtz.

My youngest son made this Turkey in kindergarten and I still
have it.  Made with pipe cleaners and a spool, feathers, hand 
drawn turkey head.

A spooky clip board. Using products by Clear Scraps.  A fun one!!

Love this Fall card using stamps by Darkroom Door
and Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L.

Using Pouring Medium by DecoArt to cover some old
Pumpkins (Dollar Store) that had seen a better day.  Love the
mixed media look!!

This is a wood pallet by Clear Scrap.  Still put this on my door.
acrylic paint.

One of my favorite mini albums by Clear Scraps. 

These were fun! Stamps by Joy Clair.

This is a die by Stampendous! and adhesive by Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L
  Another fun one!!
Thanks for staying with me to the end.  I could
go on and on but I will spare you all the cuteness :):)
 
See ya soon!
Connie
crafty_mercer

Momma Bear by Blue Knight Rubber Stamps~

Hi guys!!

I'm sharing two cards using the newly released Momma Bear by

Blue Knight Rubber Stamps.  This is a really cool stamp!!!

First card~

The background was created using a stencil and PanPastels on

 heavy cardstock.

The brown was used for the brick, the brown and black for the bears and green
for the grass. I added the rust color also to fill in with the bricks.

Glaze was added over the bears to make the black and brown color really pop.

The card front was then adhered to coordinating cardstock to complete the

card.  Momma Bear was stamped on coordinating cardstock and then

adhered to the card with dimensional 3D foam squares. 

Second card~

A background was created using Distress Oxide inks.  I took brown tones

 and watered them down.  I picked up color by laying it in the ink.  I heat dried

and then picked up more color.

The Momma Bear image was stamped on the background with

Archival/black ink.

The PanPastels work great for adding color to small wooden embellishments.
The card front was matted on coordinating cardstock, twine was added along
with the wooden heart.  Black ink splats completed the card.
 Would love to see you join us over on the
Fans of Blue Knight Rubber Stamps FB page. 

Thanks for stopping by~

Geckos with Clear Scraps~

Hi, guys!!
It is my turn on the Clear Scraps Blog!
I wanted to share with you a scrapbook page I created using
the Geckos chipboard embellishment by Clear Scraps!

This is my granddaughter with her Bearded Dragon she is raising.  So when I saw the Geckos chipboard, by Clear Scraps,  I thought close enough, right?  The chipboard piece looks super cute with these photos. 

The chipboard Gecko was heat embossed using chunky embossing powder.  Love the texture the chunky embossing powder gives the chipboard image.  The thing with embossing powder is, you can add different colors to get a different look.  Fun to try on cute chipboard images!!  Clear Scraps has a large selection of super cute chipboard images, titles and words!!!  They look so amazing on all paper crafts!

Thanks for stopping by~
Connie Mercer/DT Member

Stenciled Canvas Bags with Clear Scraps~

Hi guys!
Today is my day on the Clear Scraps Blog!!  I have a  some really cute canvas bags
stenciled with the new Farmhouse Stencils by Clear Scraps.
These are really easy to make and would be great projects to 

with your kids or grands.

I have all the details up on the Clear Scraps Blog~
Products used:
Clear Scraps/Farmhouse Stencils: give Thanks, Coffee Bar
and happy place

canvas bags

Archival ink
buttons

Thanks for stopping by~

Shell Bags with Clear Scraps!

Hi, Connie here with some ideas on using the 6" stencils by Clear Scraps.  I started with zippered canvas bags (pencil bag) and created a background using the Gel Press.  It is an easy way to get color to your project.  My inspiration was to create bags that could be used for shell collecting and also washed.   Another idea was for safe keeping of special shells.  So here is what I came up with~


Two different sizes were created to they make a good looking pair.  The Clear Scraps 6" stencils were prefect for this project. Worked well and the size fit.  Stencil the images on with acrylic paint and then wipe the stencil off with a baby wipe.   Works wonderful at keeping the stencils clean.



The Ocean Friends 6" stencil worked great with Circles 6" stencil.   The circles were enhanced with white acrylic paint by using a paint brush and circling the black circle image.  Love the white acrylic paint for this.  The fish were also outlined with white acrylic paint.   Buttons were added for dimension and color.


The word "FUN" was stenciled on the large bag and outlined with white acrylic paint.   That technique really makes the images and the word pop off the project.



Products used:
Clear Scraps 6" stencils: Ocean Friends, Plaid, Circles and Wishes.
Other:
Acrylic paint/DecoArt
Gel Press
Buttons Galore & More

Thanks for stopping by~
Connie Mercer/DT Member

Celebrating 4th of July with Clear Scraps!

Hi, Connie here with a 4th of July Mixed Tag album using acrylic and chipboard tags by Clear Scraps.  I used six tags and two 6" stencils and some really cool Patriot paper.  I loved the cards in this set and that is what inspired me to do a mini tag album so the cards would be enjoyed by all.  So vintage and so me.


See what I mean~really cool cards!!!  This wasn't my time period but it was my dads.  
Here are the fronts of the tags, some acrylic and some chipboard~





and the back of the tags~





I also added some vintage Dennison label stickers that I picked up junkin'.  Thought they fit my theme.

Clear Scraps Products used:
6" Stars stencil, 6" Chevron stencil, acrylic tags and chipboard tags
Other:
Darkroom Door stamps
Quick Quotes PowderPuff Chalk ink
Authentique paper
chipboard stars, rhinestones, charms, vintage labels and trim.

Thanks for stopping by~
Connie Mercer/DT Member

Blogs 4 Boobies Blog Hop~ stamping out Cancer!

Hi guys!!

 A BIG welcome to the Blogs 4 Boobies Blog Hop~

This is a Blog Hop to raise funds to help stamp out Cancer!!! 

 We all have a friend or know someone that has Cancer and if you are like me

 you hug them tight and pray!!!  Dedicated to ~ Dia, Frank, Nick, Sara and Susan! This fight is for you, and many others, that are battling this disease. 
 I hope you will consider bidding on my card set and

with that in mind let's get started~

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Card #1 

Made with Skipping Stones Design ~ Funny Coffee

Card #2

This has some October Afternoon scraps of pattern paper with cardstock.

Card #3

Card #4

If you win the Bid this is what you will receive~4 cards with envelopes (decorated) and a small acrylic clipboard by Clear Scraps.  Plus a vintage key tied to the clipboard.

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Bid Process~Very easy!

To my  blog visitors and followers make a bid, for the card set, in the comment section of this  blog post. Bidding starts at $5.  Put your email address next to the bid as a way of "signing it" or authenticating the bid. 

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Winner Process~

The winning bidder will receive a paypal invoice from Skipping Stones Designs aka Heather Engebretson and she will collect the money. All of which will be donated on July 1, 2016. to the Susan G. Komen Foundation.

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Shipping Process~

Once the winning bidder pays via PayPal  and I receive notice from Skipping Stones Design I will ship your Card Set with Clipboard to you.

Shipping to USA addresses only.

TADAA!!! That is how you stamp out cancer!!

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Skipping Stones Design Blogs 4 Boobies Sale

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Start here at Skipping Stone Design's Blog~

Next up is:     Ilina Crouse

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These cards fit in a standard envelope (provided in the bid) and will require NO extra postage, when you go to send them out to your friends :) that means no trip to the post office for extra postage.   

Thanks for stopping by and BID Away!!!!