Have An A+ Birthday While Dancing to Tutti Fruitt!

Ah...the fourth and very last Splitcoaststampers' Virtual Stamp Night Mini Challenge.  Our hostess wishes to honor Little Richard and his song Tutti Fruitti!  Did you know that tutti fruitti is Italian for "all fruit."  With this in mind, we are to put some fruit on our cards.

I don't usually buy fruit stamps, but I remembered I recently bought the Harvest Hellos Stampin'  Up stamp set from the 2019 Holiday mini catalog, because there is a challenge every now and then that requires the use of fruit and things related to teachers and schools.  An apples fits both, plus this "apple" stamp and punch can also be turned into a pumpkin...that sold me!  I do like apples, schools (after all, I am a retired elementary school office manager), and pumpkins!  I am so thankful I was SOLD!

I don't have any close friends who are teachers...most have all retired, but my sister is a pre-school mentor coach, who also teaches college courses to students looking toward certification as pre-school teachers.  I thought I could use my apple card with a little twist for her upcoming birthday. . .I came up with an A+ birthday card.  See it below!

Here is the little "verse" that I cooked up to place inside with a bit matching rickrack as seen on the front and some apple-colored photo corners!

Ingredients:  Stampin' Up products:  Cardstock--Basic Black, Whisper White, Granny Apple Green, Real Red, Old Olive, Soft Suede.  Patterned paper--6 " x 6" Brights Color Family dsp--Daffodil Delight Gingham Checks.  Stamps--Harvest Hellos.  Punch--Apple Builder.  Other:  Ink--Memento Tuxedo Black; Colorbox--Chestnut Roan (edge distressing).  Dies--Papertrey Ink--Rick Rack Border.  Chatterbox sentiment (computer).  Size A6:  4-1/2" x 6-1/4."

Getting Ready for October Birthdays!

My good friend Carla is hosting her first Dare to Get Dirty challenge this month, and though I am sorry to say, I do not have any time to really get into the nitty gritty of trying to get all these challenges completed, I thought I'd at least try Carla's challenge.

These Dare to Get Dirty Challenges are created for fan club members to participate in, and we are not allowed to divulge the nuts and bolts of the challenge requirements, but I also checked out some of the other SCS challenges currently running to see if they would tweak my creative mojo.  

An Inspiration Challenge orange t-shirt with leaves reminded me that I have a whole slew of October family birthdays that include sons, nephews, sister-in-laws, children and SCS friends.  I thought I'd make a card with a fall theme that would help my huge October card needs.  A fall theme will also work for the Alphabet Challenge, Letter P = Persimmon Orange and Pumpkin Orange.

My card idea will work for one of my sister-in-law cards or one of my female friends, but I think I might just earmark it for one of my good friends.  I thought I would take a walk down nostalgia lane and color the little girl image I chose with woodless-colored pencils.  The image is a CC Designs fall digital image of a little girl pulling a wagon filled with a delightful fall pumpkin.  I've had this digital image in my stash for a number of years.

My finished little girl with her rosy cheeks is ready to deliver her little red wagon loaded with her happy birthday pumpkin to my dear friend.  Now, I can put a check mark by my friend's name to show that her card is finished.  Take a peek at her finished birthday card inside and out.

Recipe:  SU cardstock:  Whisper White, Tangelo Twist, Chocolate Chip.  DSP: Joann's Open Stock.  CC Designs digital image: Pumpkin Emma.  Die:  Papertrey Ink-Large ZigZag.  Coloring: Progresso Koh-I-Noor Woodless-Colored Wax Pencils (Michaels).  Mineral Spirits (WalMart).  Stash:  Orange Felt, button, cream crochet thread.  Punch:  EK Scallop Photo Corners LG.  Chatterbox sentiment/verse (computer).  Size:  5-1/4" square.