Fun with Sami and D2D with TSB Sketch + FREE SVG/SCUT

Good morning everyone!
Meet "Sami", the newest addition to The Stamping Boutique family!
She was the Free image offered to everyone who participated in the Fall Digi Day on SNR.
We were issued 3 challenges that night.
The third challenge was a recipe:
Shaped Card, Halloween Image & Use Leaves.
Sami is colored with Prismacolor Pencils, then glittered with gold glitter glue. The leaves and pumpkin shaped card are from the SVG Cuts Fall Pop Ups Collection.
The plaid paper is DCWV, School Days.

 My second card today is for Designed to Delight.
I actually used the sketch from The Stamping Boutique Challenge. The Designed to Delight Challenge is a progressive one, meaning, if you participate this week, you get a FREEBIE image next week to play with! The theme this week is Peace and Comfort. The digi freebie from last weeks' challenge was a Four-pack that included 2 sentiments and 2 images!

I created those doves using Sure Cuts a Lot a long time ago for a Baptism Scrap page I was working on back in April. I cut them at 1" for this card and they worked perfectly, even at this small size! Here is a link to the file. It is also in my "Box.net" account, so you can download the entire zipped folder, which includes a .jpeg image, an SVG, and a .SCUT2 file that has 2 layers.

Harvest Time

I can't seem to get enough of the images at The Stamping Boutique! And every time I think my wishlist is full, Tracey comes up with another one I HAVE to have!
 This cutie is called "Scarecrow".

He's right at home, nestled among the cornstalks and fences that were cut from the "September Scenes" SVG Cuts collection.

The leaves have started falling and the Farmer's Market had pumpkins this weekend! Fall is my favorite time of year, and it appears to be well on its way!

There's a terrific challenge this week at Fantabulous Cricut to create an Harvest Time project. The prize is a $25 Gift Certificate to Oh My Crafts!!

Stamping Boutique Digi Day on SNR: NEW FREE IMAGE!!

Come and join The Stamping Boutique as we celebrate Fall/ Halloween. So much to do and see!

 We have a special this month!

Buy Frankie for ONLY $1 and bring your completed project with you to Digi day and get an exclusive BRAND NEW Stamping Boutique image FREE! Only to Digi day participants!

When?
TODAY!  Saturday September 25th 7-9 pm CST.
 Hope to see you all there!

Don't forget, make a card or project with Frankie, bring it to share on Saturday and get Sami free. What a deal! Two awesome images to play with!

Visit The Stamping Boutique at:
http://snrcardiverse.ning.com/groups/group/show?id=2496437%3AGroup%3A49692&xg_source=msg_mes_group

My Inkie Fingers: Grumpy Gretchen Sneak Peek!!

My Inkie Fingers: Grumpy Gretchen Sneak Peek!!

Check this out!!
A brand new line of digis!

I'm so excited to share Cindy Lynn's excitement over all of the new things coming up on her blog at My Inkie Fingers!

October is going to be a VERY good month!!

Turning 16 can be Scary!

This may look like a Halloween card, but it's actually a 16th Birthday card for my step son!
It's a little scary turning 16 and being old enough to get a learner's permit to drive and a work permit to get a "real" job... almost time for the "real world" to come crashing in!

Not for the timid or tame, for sure!

The background image is called "Autumn Leaves", by Stampin Dragon Designs.
You can get it from Stitchy Stamps!
 
I used Paint.net to color the image in a variety of Fall colors and saved each different colored image to my Desktop. Then used Microsoft Word to insert the different colored images into one document. I rotated and moved them around til I liked how it looked, printed it on regular cardstock, embossed it with a tree bark Fiskars plate and that's it! Super-simple background!

The image is called "Scaredy Cat" and you can get him over at Delighful Inspirations.
BONUS: when you play in a Delighful Inspirations Challenge, you automatically receive a new image via email to play with next week!

This card is also eligible for a few other challenges:
One Stitch at a Time, Happy Birthday 
Sarah Hurley, Challenge 10, Autumn
Gingerloft Challenge, Challenge 2, Happy Haunting
Paper Playtime, Challenge 17, Autumn
Everybody Art Challenge, Challenge 109, Autumn
Anything Goes Challenge Blog, Week 17, Cute
Crafty Creations, Challenge 86, Falling Leaves

It's been a rough week and I appreciate all the kind messages and prayers from those who have sent them!

We are so grateful that no one was hurt in the robbery 
and we appreciate all your thoughts and prayers as we work thru it... the boys are having a tough time dealing with it- especially at bedtime... but having the new ADT alarm system seems to have put their minds somewhat at ease!

So, THANK YOU to all!