Stamp Simply August Blog hop - Autumn Splendor

Hi everyone!  Welcome to August's Stamp Simply Ribbon store blog hop -this month's theme is Autumn Splendor.  Any way that this may take you with colors, images, theme or holidays.

I have to confess that since we FINALLY got summer here in Portland, I am just NOT ready to celebrate Autumn, so my card uses autumn colors and I kinda left it at that -LOL!

Before I get to my card, check out these lovely beauties... this is all the new striped grosgrain ribbons all wrapped up and looking pretty.  I just HAD to take a picture of it before I tore into it.  Heehee!
(Edited: there has been some confusion, these ribbons are not the blog candy, that is the kit pictured above)

OK, so stop drooling and on to my card.  Uh, I have to say this card looked better in my head than it does on paper.  Not too sure about this one.  It does have it's charm, but I am thinking it's missing something?  Oh well, here it is!  I used some papers from KaiserCraft Peachy Keen (LOVE this pack) and the cutie elephant image is from JustRite Stampers, Let's Celebrate.  I used a bit of the brown twill ribbon and after I sewed it on, I frayed the ends a bit (maybe this is where I went wrong?).  The elephants were colored with copic markers and I added a tiny bit of bling on the present bow.  Too cute!

Notice how the Happy Birthday sentiment stretches longer than the square border stamp?  Well, I did this by cutting one end of the square off and stamping it around my elephants.  By cutting the square, it gives me the freedom to use the border anyway I want.

Here are pictures to illustrate.  Here is the square border cut up:

And here is the sentiment border placed back together -good as new!!  See at the top?  You can barely see where the cut line is and it does not show when you stamp!

As with all of our monthly hops, there is hidden blog candy along the way!!  Be sure to check out my fellow DT's Autumn creations and leave a little love along the way.  One random commenter will win a fabulous prize -the Stamp Simply Kaisercraft Lush Kit (also shown at the top of my blog).

Sharon Johnson - Stamp Simply Ribbon Store blog

Michelle Woerner (this is me!)

Holly McMillen

Linda Duke

Sherry Cheever

Barb Schram

Deborah Saaranen

Kitchen remodel update:  Not much new happening, just waiting on the crown and shoe molding to arrive.  BUT it is allowing me to get everything put in it's place.  Tomorrow I will share some of the fun little kitchen goodies that just make me SMILE!  

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Card Deets:
Stamps - Let's Celebrate (JR Stampers)
Ink - Memento Rich Cocoa
Paper - Baja Breeze, Vintage Cream, Peachy Keen PP
Accessories - border punch, buttons, Jute string, copic markers, zva creative round crystal wheel, sewing machine