September Stampin' Pretty Pals Blog Hop

Thank you for joining us for the September Pals Blog Hop. This month we are showcasing projects made with the Stampin' Up! tools we love. 

You should have just left stop number 10 on the Pals Hop, Dawn Tidd at Tiddbits From Dawn. If so, you are in the right spot.  If you get off track, the full blog lineup below will help you move along from blog to blog so you see all of the amazing creations.

Here in Texas Fall can't come fast enough!!  This week I decided to feature my favorite tool during my favorite time of year in hopes that Fall arrives here sooner!!!  It's starting to cool down to the mid nineties....so maybe?  LOL!!!  Ultimately my favorite tool of all times is the "Big Shot."  I use this tool on every single card I make.  Yes, I love my stamps, but the Big Shot adds that special touch that takes my cards to "WOW!!"  The possibilities are endless between embossing folders, dies, framelits or sizzlits.  What ever your pleasure might be, the possibilities are endless!  Here's my card below:

Here's another view.....

For this card I used a couple of recent favorite stamp sets, Walk in the Wild and Harvest of Thanks.  In addition, I took the Birch Paper Ribbon from the Thankful Tablescape Simply Created Kit and used this as the background with the fabulous 1 1/4 Burlap Ribbon accenting the lower portion of the card.  Just one small note......I could buy the whole warehouse out of this Birch Paper Ribbon!!!  It looks so real!!!  I love it!!  The tools I used, along with the Big Shot, are the Square Lattice and the Woodgrain Embossing Folder.  Then I used the Apothecary Accents Framelits.  Then last, but not least, I used Delicate Doilies Sizzlits Die.  Imagine this card without these added touches.  This card would not have had the same impact without all the layers and textures if I had not used these tools. 

The next stop is Linda Callahan at Stampin' Seasons, stop number 12 on the Pals Blog Hop! Thanks for visiting – and I hope to see you next month! 

As always I love to see your comments and hear your questions!!  

Have a fabulous week!!!

Amy

1. Kim Czenszak at Live Love Stamp
2. Shirley Sumption at Look at My Cute Stuff
3. Barbara Chatzkel at Take Out Paper Arts
4. Debbie Mageed at Secret Stamper
5. Lynn Kolcun at Stamping with Avery's Owlery
6. Debra Simonis at Deb's Stampin' Grounds
7. Kerry Willard Bray at Stampgoodness
8. Maria Flores at Maria's Sandbox
9. Diane Roberts at Score at Four and a Quarter
10. Dawn Tidd at Tiddbits From Dawn
11. Amy L. Lazzell at Just A Thought...Cards by Amy
12. Linda Callahan at Stampin' Seasons
13. Mary Fish at Stampin' Pretty
14. Peggy Noe at Prettypaprecards.com
15. Beth Beard at My Little Craft Blog
16. Katy McGloin at Just Fun Stamping
17. Sherrie Gross at Stampin' Sunshine
18. Debbie Crowley at expressivelydeb...
19. Maggie Mata at Maggie Made Cards
20. Martie Pollard at The Crafty Bandit
21. Nicole Watt at Pixel Maven's Retreat
22. Barb Furlong at The Love of Stamping
23. Susan Itell at Simple Stampin'
24. Rae Harper at Wild West Paper Arts