Welcome!  It’s that time — what time is that you ask!  Time for Amy’s Inkin’ Krew Team Blog Hop. Our theme for October is “Giving Thanks”. It is on the second Tuesday of each month.  You can always find a group of talented ladies that make up a part of Amy’s Inkin’ Krew.  Be sure you check out each person’s blog, you will find much talent and inspiration.  You may even find that you would like to CAS(E) one of the cards.  Will let’s begin, I know you are wanting to see all the awesome cards.

The card I am sharing today is created using the Stampin’ Up! Colorful Seasons Stamp Set.  I have had this set for a good long time and have only used it once or twice.  While making this card, I realize this is a set that can be used for a variety of cards.  The card base is Stampin’ Up! Pretty Peacock card stock.  The Stampin’ Up! Whisper White card stock panel is embossed using the Stampin’ Up! Subtle Embossing Folder.  This being a blog hop I am listing my card challenges at the bottom of this section.

Before embossing the tree from the Stampin’ Up! Nature’s Beauty Stamp Set was stamped in the center of the panel along with the greeting.  Here is where I made a goof.  I should have done the color wash and then stamped, but I stamped and then did the wash, so the ink on the trees and the greeting smeared and I thought I had destroyed the entire card and would have to start over as all the leaves had been popped on.

I found a remedy, don’t we always come up with something to cover a boo-boo?   I did my color wash on a thick piece of card stock, dried with the heat tool, then stamped my tree.  I fussy cut the piece and adhered it over the goof-up.  You can barely tell it is there as most of the edges fit under the leaves.  If I had not told you would have probably thought I meant to do the tree that way.

I’m ahead of the process though—I colored a panel of Whisper White thick card stock using different ink colors.  You can see from the picture, where I stamped each other on my glass mat and then spritzed each color as I put the card stock over it to absorb the color.  You can also tell by the color of the leaves and the envelope flap that I did not have enough on the first coloring so the second coloring is a bit different in color, even with using the same ink colors.

The leaves are popped on the Whisper White embossed panel using Stampin’ Up! Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals.  The greeting is from Stampin’ Up! Itty Bitty Greetings Stamp Set.

The inside sentiment from the Stampin’ Up! Country Home Stamp Set is stamped in ‘Stampin’ Up! Pretty Peacock ink.  An image from the Stampin’ Up! Nature’s Beauty Stamp Set is stamped in the lower corner of the sentiment panel.

My Stampin’ Up! Whisper White envelope flap got a panel of the watercolor panel that I created.  A tree image was stamped in the right lower corner of the envelope front

Thank you for stopping by today.  I hope you liked my card.  You can now click on the Next button and it will take you to Akiko  Sudano’s blog or the Previous button and it will take you to Jaimie Babarczy’s blog or you can click on each name listed below and you will be taken to that person’s blog.  Enjoy the beautiful cards of these talented ladies.  Have a blessed day.

My challenges for today are with the Inkspiration Photo Challenge.  All the colors of the pebbles in the water reminds me of the many colors of  leaves in the Fall.

The Library Craft Challenge.  The book is The Secret Garden. The bare trees make me think of how dead everything in the garden was and how it flourished with love and care then the beauty returned, just as Autumn leaves are beautiful with their many colors in the Fall.

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1. Karen Ksenzakovic 
2. Mary Deatherage 
3. Jaimie Babarczy 
4. Shirley Gentry 
5. Akiko Sudano 
6. Sue Prather 
7. Julie Johnston 
8. Karen Finkle 
9. Amy Koenders 

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A New Suite is Coming Soon!

It’s called the Christmas Time is Here Suite and it’s pretty amazing!  just look at that DSP, isn’t it gorgeous and here’s hoping the die fits the rose on the DSP! The dies do fit the roses on one of the panels of the DSP.  The dies fit perfectly.    This suite was used by several demonstrators October 5 during World Card Making Day and the cards were gorgeous.  You should see if you can find them on Pinterest, they are so beautiful.

We hope you’re ready to make this holiday season magical, because the Christmastime Is Here Suite is, well . . . available November 1! This exclusive, limited-time collection of festive, floral coordinating products has everything you need to share love, joy, and creativity this holiday season.  As a demonstrator, I am able to pre-order on October 1 so be watching for cards made from this Suite.

While you wait impatiently and excitedly, check out this video with some info about the Suite

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Stampin’ Up! Products Used in Creating This Card

Colorful Seasons Photopolymer Stamp Set [143726] $27.00	Nature’s Beauty Cling Stamp Set [150528] $21.00	Itty Bitty Greetings Clear-Mount Stamp Set [146667] $36.00	Seasonal Layers Dies [143751] $33.00
Subtle Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder [143706] $10.00	Pretty Peacock 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [150880] $8.75	Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [100730] $9.75	Cajun Craze Classic Stampin’ Pad [147085] $7.50
Grapefruit Grove Classic Stampin’ Pad [147142] $7.50	Mossy Meadow Classic Stampin’ Pad [147111] $7.50	Poppy Parade Classic Stampin’ Pad [147050] $7.50	Pretty Peacock Classic Stampin’ Pad [150083] $7.50
Terracotta Tile Classic Stampin’ Pad [150086] $7.50	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $6.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $4.00	Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals [144108] $4.00

Card Cuts:

• Pretty Peacock card stock — card base — 4-1/4″ x 11″ scored and folded at 5-1/2″
• Whisper White card stock — background panel — 4-1/4″ x 5-1/2″; inside sentiment panel– 3-3/4″ x 5″;  colored panels for leaves and envelope — 4-1/4″ x 5-1/2″

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