In honor of that, we have a fabulous celebration planned for you with so many generous prizes donated just for you! You should have arrived here from Kristin's blog. If not, go back to the JUGs blog and read the details to make sure you follow our instructions correctly to put yourself in the running for all these fab prizes.
Here's a list of generous prizes that have been supplied by some of our favorite stamp companies! Thank you all!
• My Time Made Easy - A Secret Surprise Stamp set PLUS In Suspense Template!
• Gina K Designs - Fanciful Tags stamp set
• Joan's Garden - $25 gift certificate to spend at Joan's store!!
• Paper MakeUp Stamps - $25 gift certificate!!
• Clear and Simple Stamps - donated the following prize package:
(1) Awareness Darling stamp set
(1) Awareness button mix sampler (includes buttons from I'm a Princess Pink,
You're Such a Gray-cious Host, and A Blanc Check color stories)
(1) I'm a Princess Pink Ribbon sampler (1 yd)
(1) Limited Edition Attitude mini stamp
All products are made in the USA, ribbon is double-faced satin, and stamp sets
are 100% photopolymer.
• WPlus9 - TWO stamp sets of the winner's choice!!!
• PixiePetals Etsy - $10 Gift certificate
• JustRite Stampers - From the JUGS team - we will also give away a stamp set and block. We are donating Homemade Treats and Wood Stamper 2-3/8" with Bonus 25 pt Font set
Pretty cool stuff, huh?
Now on to my card. I'm definitely in the fall mode! I live in Western New York, and we are having some beautiful fall weather and the leaves are starting to change to those wonderfully warm fall colors. I had to take that route with Kristin's sketch (which I turned on its side) because it truly is my favorite time of the year.
I started with this great Ready for Fall wordart from Paper Makeup Stamps (one of our generous sponsors!) and some new dp from Basic Grey called Pyrus...very fall-ish indeed!
The wordart is stamped with Really Rust ink. I paired the dp with Really Rust and vintage cream cardstock. The ribbon is PTI's new linen satin swiss dot. Very yummy! The leaves were die cut using a Cuttlebug die. I sponged some Ranger Tea Dye distress ink around the vintage cream squares. The middle square is up on dimensionals.
You should have been collecting letters at each blog to get a code to be entered in the prize drawing. Here is my letter for you.
When you've gathered all the letters and figured out the code, remember to email the JUGs team using the email on the JUGs blog. Don't leave it in the comments section....you don't want to give it away! :-) I'm now going to send you to Maria's blog to see her fabulous holiday card and pick up her letter for you!
I also want to welcome our new Guest Designer for October...Selma Stevenson. We are so happy to have her with us this month! And I'd like to thank Lynn Mangan for all her fabulous designs as our September Guest Designer!
Thanks so much for hopping and celebrating with us! We so appreciate you and good luck!
Recipe
Stamps: Paper Makeup Stamps
Paper: Vintage cream, really rust, Pyrus (Basic Grey)
Ink: Really rust, tea dye distress ink
Accessories: Cuttlebug leaf die, linen swiss dots ribbon, dimensionals, star dust stickles
I started with the new and oh so beautiful 
There are several different sentiments in 
For the card, I used the 
And here it is in it's rightful place...hanging on a door knob! So fun!
I've peeked at a few things that the DT have posted in the 
Leave it to Lauren to create something so cute, right? The cup is just amazing! When I sat down to plan what I was going to do, I just had to run out to Starbucks to get my chai tea latte (and some biscotti, which I always get along with my chai tea!) so I knew the colors and such that I had to work with. 
Pretty close, huh? If you look on the sleeve on the Starbucks cup, you'll see there is a sort of white flourish. I didn't have the 
I just stamped it with Ranger's Snow Cap white pigment ink. Loved the look! I went looking through the many wonderful digital papers at the MTME store, but couldn't find one in this green, so I called up my DT friend, 
To decorate the sleeve (which is part of the 
When I was at Starbucks, I purchased a gift card along with the biscotti. I used the previously released 
Whew! That was quite a post! So what do you think? Are you ready for more peeks? 
The dp coordinates with SU's Soft Sky and Wild Wasabi colors. I ran the wasabi piece through a Sizzix folder and used a piece of Soft Sky for the scallops. I had a difficult time trying to find a senitment for the occasion, but found this great one in 
I used the wordart in 
Isn't she just adorable? I was so excited when I saw this kit! That flower is part of a string of them...I just cut it apart and added some leaves. I used liquid pearls on her string of pearls. It was my first time using it and it sort of globbed a little! It was the last thing I added, of course! But I think it looks ok. She's colored with copics on the new X-Press copic paper. It's a little thin, but I love coloring on it! I used this week's Sweet Sunday Sketch, too.
I went to a class on Saturday at my LSS. The instructor was 