Orange and black are to me the most iconic October colors. Trends come and go and we see fun color combinations for the fall. Yet still, black and orange stand supreme as THE colors for the season. Over at #TGIF493 we are combining Pumpkin Pie, Basic Black, and Very Vanilla.

#TGIF489 is a color challenge and I failed it! I had so much fun playing with shades of Berry Burst and Night of Navy that I completely forgot the Crumb Cake. Oh well, it's still a pretty card that I made using the Layers of Beauty Stamps, Dies, and Masks along with the new Plaid 3D Embossing Folder and the Friends for Life Dies.

You know what's cool about this card? The Tune In stamps and dies that's what is cool!! I find this bundle to be so charming and different. You see I have lots of flowers, leaves, animals, but this is the only television themed stamp set that I have or have ever had. I do think this bundle pairs fabulously with the 

Full of Life DSP which just happens to be our challenge for this week at #TGIF487.

I started my spin on this layout with one of the cards and envelopes from the Calming Creek pack and then layered a few pieces of Country Lace DSP to mimic the sketch. To base my focal elements I first added a circle from the Labels and Layers Ephemera pack. Next, I used pieces from the Something for Everything Ephemera pack to create a fun focal point and then used greetings from the Saying Something Ephemera pack.

I wasn't sure about the Bistro Burger Bundle, but then at closer look I saw the awesomeness these stamps and dies offer. Together the stamps and dies have so many cool details. This may sound crazy but I love the knife and how it's designed to fit in the top of the burger. That's right the burger die has a slit in the top where you can insert the knife. It's a cool feature.

The #TGIF473 challenge is all about backgrounds. I did an emboss resist technique combined with watercolor smooshing. You know what heat embossing is and that's what I did first. I stamped a piece of Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper with the Drizzling Droplets background image with Whisper White Ink. Then I heat embossed the entire image with White Embossing Powder. Once the entire piece cooled off after the heat embossing and moved on the to smooshing.

To smoosh I pressed Pretty in Pink, Peach Pie, and Flirty Flamingo onto my Glass Mat. Then I spritzed the inks with water, enough to really move the inks. I tipped the Glass Mat to blend the inks together and then I laid my embossed piece face down into all the ink. I pressed the paper and smooshed things around. Once the paper was dry I buffed the embossed area to brighten up the white droplet images.

The floral and leaf dies and images come from the Lifetime of Love Bundle. The rectangles were die cut with the Everyday Details Dies. For the floral images I colored with Peach Pie, Flirty Flamingo, and Lemon Lime Twist Stampin' Blends.