Welcome to Autumn Splendor - Creative Impressions!

This is a glorious time of year here in Colorado.  I wake up to the sound of elk bugling and go to bed at night hearing the same calls.  Its enough to inspire one to create!

We have some guests arriving today and I wanted to make a quick little welcome tag for them.  I made a couple and wanted to show you both.

I cut off the bottom 1 3/4" of a #8 size tag so my elements would all fit on nicely.  I used an Art Impressions elk stamp, aspen leaves from B Line Designs and a Hero Arts alphabet set and Creative Impressions ribbons & brads.  I colored the aspen leaves with Fossilized Amber and Ripe Persimmon Distress inks.  I love the how the touches of Ripe Persimmon give the beautiful apricot color so prized in our fall color.

How to Trick Out Your Bell Bottoms

I'm playing with Creative Impressions Embroidery Template again today.  I have some favorite, comfortable old bell bottom jeans and was in a 70s kind of mood.  I stitched my jeans back in the day but I don't think I ever added metal embellishments!  I used the Fan Stitch and added Creative Impressions antique copper photo holders and brads for a little fun metal fringe.  

I think I'm going to add this to the back pockets, too!

A Fun Fold from Creative Impressions

Hello Everyone - Susan here with three new cards featuring a variety of Creative Impressions embellishments, including our beautiful Blossoms and Snowflakes.  I saw this creative fold done somewhere on Pinterest I believe and thought that it would make a beautiful setting for a flower and large snowflake.  Here they are:

I also used sentiments from B Line Designs on a piece of white scrap, punched a hole in the left side and added a piece of Crepe Ribbon knotted at the end.

To create the little "box", I started with a 4 inch square of double-sided patterned paper.  I marked the center with a pencil and then brought the four corners to the center, folding as I went.  All that is left to do at that point is to fold back each point.  Here is an example of how it was done on a card I just created using a Creative Impressions snowflake instead of a flower:  First, here is the card:

"Let it Snow" is a sentiment from B Line Designs.  Then I used Creative Impressions "Winter Wonderland" Printed Ribbon on top and below the sentiment.

Since the patterned paper I used for this little "box" is only one-sided, I cut an extra 2.75" square of the same paper to adhere to the inside.

These are such easy cards to create.  Pull out your paper scraps and add Creative Impressions Embellishments to make the perfect and unique cards!

Susan

Ladybug Greeting

Hello Everyone:

I know it seems to be cooling off around here in Colorado and Fall is on it's way, but I am not quite ready to give up on some of my favorite things about Summer - including ladybugs.  That little insect makes me happy!  As a matter of fact, it makes me happy year round!  Why not create a cute little card using dies and Creative Impressions Ladybug Ribbon and Leafy Vine?

A friend of mine gave me this die awhile ago, so I apologize that I don't know who makes it.  However, I'm sure there are many available.  Also, I previously made another ladybug card using just round circle punches in different sizes.  Easy!

I  loved being able to use some leftover pieces of white, red and black card stock.  I layered three small squares to a slightly larger square of red and finally a larger black square.  I then added a small length of Celery Leafy Vine across each square and adhered a ladybug over the vine using a small piece of foam tape.

I used a leftover piece of polka dot design paper to attach to the bottom portion of a white card.  Before placing at the bottom, I adhered the paper to a slightly larger piece of black card stock and wrapped a length of Ladybug Ribbon around the top of the piece.  I added two ladybug squares to the bottom piece and one to the top, leaving a bit of room to stamp "Happy Birthday" right under the top piece.

Hope this card puts a smile on your face as it did mine!  Have a great week!

Susan