“A new baby is like the beginning of all things – Wonder, Hope, a dream of possibilities.”

- Edna J. Le Shan

The beauty of autumn seems to take me by surprise each year, even though it was just as beautiful the year before. Nothing says autumn to me like going to the pumpkin patch, acorn squash fresh baked in the oven with brown sugar & butter, The Puyallup Fair, and the amazing colors of the changing leaves.

I got this fabulous Build-a-Tree stamp by Memory Box that is perfect for celebrating the season.

Memory Box also makes this great little dashed Thank You stamp that I used for this card.

I used foam mounting tape to create depth.

And, I always like to decorate my envelopes to coordinate with the cards. Beauty is in the details!

We originally planned to simply stamp on pre-made place cards from Michael’s, and hand write the guests names. While they were great quality, the pre-made cards were embossed, which did not allow the stamp ink to dry on the shiny film. Dealing with all the stress of the final wedding details, the bride was willing to throw in the towel and simply have the plain ivory place cards with names handwritten on them. But, I knew the bride really wanted the tiffany blue floral stamped cards, tying in with the blue hydrangea centerpieces, so I opted for Plan B.

Plan B was more work, but definitely worth it. I purchased plain ivory 8 1/2″ x 11″ card stock. I measured and cut the place cards to the size of the ones from Michael’s, folded them in half, and then the stamp ink soaked into the paper fibers beautifully.

Inspired by my birthday bouquet, I have created some new dahlia cards.

I made this simple cherry blossom card in lieu of these simple times. No rhinestones or glitter. No layers or cut-outs. Just simple asian-inspired beauty.

I mounted the butterfly tag on orange velvet embossed hand-made paper.

I also picked up a few new stamps while I was there. The polka dots have become one of my new favorites.

K&Company always includes wonderful details and textures on their products.