Happy Autumn

Hello everyone!  Are the leaves showing their fall colors where you are?  We are beginning to see some beautiful shades of red, yellow, and orange here in Michigan.  Although my state can be bitterly cold and very snowy, I do so love the changing seasons we have.  Every one a bearing different gifts.

I've been away for a week, but having lots of fun playing with this and that.  Crocheting sweet flower shaped face scrubbies for my daughter with the softest of organic cotton ... so wonderful to work with.  Stocking up on doilies too ... you can never have too many.  I have more to tell but I don't want to ruin my surprises.  I'll share more as the days go by.  I thank you for your patience as I visit all your blogs.  I'm sure it will take me a while to catch up.

For today's post, I began with Very Vanilla cardstock then layered it with musical notes and an adorable orange polka dot print from Just Add Cake.  I can't tell you how thrilled I am with the new Side Notes.  They are heavy weight, pre-cut and absolutely wonderful to work with.  Here I added a simple line of pearls to one of the many "Side Notes" I received. 

My flower is created from a variety of materials including burlap, linen, different laces, and even a crocheted doily I made layered in amongst the shabby goodness.  The yellow flower was a surprise found while I was hunting yellow beads for my pins.  Amazing things can be found when you reach way, way, way baaaack in your cupboards!  The leaves you may recognize as corrugated cardboard ... re-purposed with a leaves die and a bit of acrylic paint.

Mona and her design team over at CR84FN Color Challenge have a lovely autumn color scheme to play with.  These gorgeous photos have me thinking of cornstalks, cattails, and pampus grasses for the front porch.  I love that the quote is about friendship ... wonderful words.

Ros provided the beautiful images this week at The City Crafter inspiring us with the universal language of music.  I love the vintage music sheets my SIL sent me - it's almost a shame to cut them up but they do bring such joy to re-use them in a new delightful way.

Thank you taking the time to stop by ... good night!

Happy Birthday!

Hello everyone and welcome!  I am sooo honored to be asked to help celebrate someone very special.  She is an amazing lady ... a truly talented artist and such a giving soul.  You can just imagine my excitement and surprise when I receive a "care package" in the mail ... my heart is warmed by her generosity.  Her kind words in each and every comment are chosen with thought and meaning.  Her hand picked Design Team at The City Crafter are the best and they continue to inspire us all with every post.  So it is with great joy that I wish Kirsty a very Happy Birthday.  Thank you for all you do!

I have never met Kirsty in person but I follow her blog as well as her challenges.  She brightens our day with her cards and shares her family with her gorgeous pages.  I think she would enjoy a vintage Chevron pattern with a fun feel from Moxie Fab World .

A length of lace softens the look and adds texture.  A brayer was used to dye my doily a buttery shade of So Saffron.  The seam binding is also dyed but with shades of green and wrinkled to perfection.  The whimsical polka dot pattern is a treasure found in my scrap drawer.

En Francais script stamped in Basic Grey Classic Ink provided the background for my Birthday Wishes sentiment in Basic Black.  A decorative stick pin with a sweet flower bead displays the banner.  The oak leaf is cut from felt with my newest toy ... a leaves die and I love it!  Of course I needed to use glitter to add sparkle to Kirsty's day.  I hope she enjoys every moment!  Happy Birthday!

Thanks for stopping by ... be sure to visit Kirsty and The City Crafter to wish her a Happy Birthday!