A new month means a new challenge over at Craft Project Central.  Last month I used Snow Much Fun so I thought I would use those cute snowmen again for this month's challenge.

Julie does a great job with the sketches. Here's this month's sketch.

 Here's what I came up with using her sketch.

Stamps:  Snow Much Fun
Ink:  Black Stazon, Watercolor Crayons
Paper:  Shimmery White, Crumb Cake, Cherry Cobbler, Pool Party
Big Shot: Northern Frost Sizzlits Strip die, BS Multipurpose Adhesive sheets
Ribbon:  3/8" Cherry Cobbler Quilted Satin Ribbon
Extras:  Dazzling Diamonds, 2 Way glue pen

Hop on over to Craft Project Central and read all the details on how to participate in the Challenge.  Who knows you may be one of FIVE lucky winners of a free month of Craft Project Central!

Yup, I de-leafed  the tree and turned  it into a spooky tree for Halloween.

Stamps: Leaves on a Tree,  Wicked Cool (bats), Delightful Dozen (tiny pumpkin), Tiny Tags (boo!)

Ink: Basic Black, Elegant Eggplant, Basic Gray, Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie
Paper: Basic Black, Elegant Eggplant, Basic Gray, Whisper White
Big Shot:Spider Web TIEF
Extras: Black grosgrain ribbon, sponges

What do you think?  Hope you like it.  I am still working on the winter scene and as soon as I get it done I will share it with you.  So, what do you think of this one little stamp?

Just stopping for a quick minute to show you another season in the life of the Leaves of a Tree stamp.

Sorry about the quality of the picture.  I had a difficult time capturing the soft colors of Blushing Bride and Pear Pizzazz.  I really need to take that photography class!  I love the Stripes TIEF and really need to experiment with it more. 

Well I gotta scoot.   Have a wonderful Saturday and check back with me tomorrow for my favorite card made with the Leaves of a Tree set!

Earlier in the week I was talking to my son and telling him how beautiful the weather was and the very next day summer was gone and it was dark and cold.  I was afraid that I had jinxed things and broken summer.  Thankfully the sunshine has returned and it looks like we are in for a few more days of summer.   I guess that explains why yesterday my Leaves of a Tree were autumn leaves.

Here's the Leaves of a Tree stamp showing its summer greenery.

Do I dare say that this looks like it could be a Manly card?    Here's the inside of the card.

Stamps: Leaves of a Tree, and Create a Cupcake
Ink:  Garden Green, Pear Pizzazz, Wild Wasabil, Chocolate Chip
Paper: Garden Green, Chocolate Chip, Whisper White, Just Add Cake
Big Shot:  Perfect Polka Dots TIEF

If you are travelling this weekend have a safe and fun trip!  Be sure to check back with me as we continue going through the year with the Leaves of a Tree stamp. 

The Holiday mini catalog is LIVE!  I am so excited about this mini and think you will be too!  There are so many lovely new products in this mini and I  look forward to sharing with you lots of samples and ideas on how to use them.

What to share with you first?   What a wonderful dilemma!

This little tree is hidden on the back page of the Holiday mini catalog with other A la Carte stamps and is appropriately named Leaves of a Tree.   I know you are thinking that you don't want to do all that coloring  with markers.  Well, here's what I do.  I first ink the stamp up with the lightest color, here it is More Mustard, then marker over with the darker colors  (Chocolate Chip, Old Olive, and Bravo Burgundy).   If the colors look too muddy use a blender pen to take the  ink off before  applying the  markers.   

The leaves on the side of the tree are from the Gently Falling set.  LOVE these leaves and best of all you don't have to rake them!  They are so fun to color and  a perfect set to use when you scrapbook all your  fall pictures.  If you want to see how I colored these leaves be sure to subscribe to my newsletter.  Go to the upper left hand side of the blog sidebar and subscribe there.  I will be doing a little tutorial on how I did this in my newsletter due out next Tuesday.

Enjoy the Holiday mini and check back tomorrow to see a another look using the Leaves of a Tree stamp!