Fall Fun

How much fun can one little girl and a small puppy have in a big pile of leaves? We had so much fun the other day playing outside. As soon as the pile would get spread out, Samantha would rake them back up and then start jumping and throwing them again. She kept trying to bury the dog, but Bailey wasn't cooperating with her!

In honor of all the beautiful fall leaves, I decided to make a card with this stamp. This is Charlie and he is from Clear Dollar Stamps. There are several Charlie images available, but I think this is one of my favorites.

I colored Charlie with Prisma markers. The paper is DCWV and the ribbon is from Jo-Anns. I love all the seasons and the changes that occur but I find the fall colors inspiring. I love watching these colors emerge every year. It is funny, but I have favorite trees that I particularly enjoy watching change. What makes my favorite trees my favorite? Definitely the colors but also where they are located and how they are situated in their surroundings. I know, I'm weird, right? I hope you have been able to get out and enjoy all the beauty outdoors.

I hope you have had time to check out some of the blogs on my sidebar. I am amazed by the talent I find every day. Check out Sarah's blog, she is giving away some cool blog candy.

Charlie Horse

I love this little horse. It is from Clear Dollar Stamps. I stamped it using CTMH Cocoa ink and then colored him in with my Prismas. In the upper right corner there are two silver, star shaped brads. Both papers are from from Paper Studio, it is a little hard to see the background paper behind the stamped image, but it looks like denim. I added some twine that I got from the craft area at JoAnn's. There is another Charlie Horse Stamp and hopefully I will get that one inked up and posted this week.

On a totally non-craft related note: I just got back from a cooking class at the Viking Cooking Store. That was the first time I have ever done anything like that. It was so much fun! I never would have thought to do something like that on my own but my friend Judy signed me up for two classes for my birthday. What a great gift. I thought I would enjoy it since I love cooking but it was even better than I thought it would be. It was a three hour hands on class and finished with dinner that we prepared. The next one she signed me up for is Greek Isles. I had so much fun, I signed Kip and I up for a Sushi Class! thanks for stopping by and have a great week!