Hello, Crew. It's Wednesday! AND, tonight marks Bart's first official football scrimmage of the season (he's a ref) which means that before we know it, football season will be in full swing around here. I always have mixed emotions when this time of year rolls around. I do LOVE fall and all the deliciousness that comes with it.....crisp chilly air, cute boots!, cozy sweaters, hearty soups and stews, fun socks, snuggling up inside with a good book, hot apple cider.....you know, all of that good stuff. But fall also means that Bart and I will start to have less time together. He'll be gone to football games and then football season runs right into basketball season and then he's REALLY gone to a lot of games and I'll miss him so. The good news though, is that I have lots more time to get work done around here when he's not here to distract me with his hotness. :) And so.....mixed emotions. Sad for less time with my hottie hubs but excited for the change of seasons and looking forward to a new routine......and the holidays just around the corner. :)
Perhaps that's why I got so engrossed in this color combo yesterday. It's a bit fall-ish, a bit holiday-ish. I just like it. Besides using the same colors that I did on yesterday's card, there are quite a few of the same elements here as well, just used in different ways. More of October Afternoon's pretty doily paper. More vintage book print paper, this time die cut in the shape of a leaf. (I used one of the new leaf prints dies) More kraft card stock with black ink, and another butterfly. (This time, I used the butterfly die and the Butterfly Dreams stamp set) Another pure poppy button. More of the pretty label image from Round and Round. This time I stamped it on the card base so that the pretty flourishes peek out from behind the mat stack 3 label shape.
The red label was die cut using the mat stack 3 die and then stamped with the coordinating label image from All Booked Up. The sentiment is another from Round and Round (Papertrey's free anniversary set from this year). I finished things off with a simple knot of true black grosgrain ribbon.
How are you feeling about things today? Have your kids started school yet? Are you gearing up for a new routine at your house too? Well, however you're feeling about the coming change of seasons, I hope you're enjoying your week! I've got much to accomplish today so I'd better scoot.
Ta Ta...
{Birthday Wishes supplies}
Paper: pure poppy, kraft, rustic cream, vintage book print, October Afternoon -- thrift shop
Stamps: All Booked Up, Butterfly Dreams, Round and Round
Ink: true black, pure poppy, versamark
Other: butterfly die, mat stack 2 die, leaf prints die, true black classic grosgrain ribbon, pure poppy button
