Thankful - Try Stampin on Tuesday #285

When the CNE (Canadian National Exhibition) opens in Toronto, Ont. we know summer is coming to an end.  However, with the high temperatures we have been having, that's  a bit of a relief!  And of course with the ending of summer, school starts, and then Fall, and Thanksgiving.  So, today, with the sketch challenge with Try Stampin' on Tuesday, I thought I would do a fall card.  And because embossing was an additional option, I embossed the leaves with the new copper embossing powder.

 

Cajun Craze is a good fall colour, so that became the colour of the base card.  A layer of Whisper White, with some texture applied using a stamp from the "Timeless Texture" stamp set was adhered to this base.

In the middle a 2" piece of Cajun Craze cardstock was attached.  On top of that, horizontally, near the bottom was a 1 1/4" strip of Soft Suede cardstock with a 3/8 " burlap ribbon attached to it.

The base for the images was a 1 1/2 by 3 1/2" piece of Whisper White which was also texturized with the same stamp set using Soft Suede ink.

On a separate piece of Whisper White cardstock, 3 leaves and an acorn were stamped with Versa Mark and embossed with copper embossing powder.  The leaves were die cut using the "Leaflet Framelits"; the acorn was punched using the acorn builder punch.

Each of these were sponged with Real Red, Daffodil Delight, and Pumpkin Pie with the edges sponged with Soft Suede ink.

The leaves and acorn were clustered together and a piece of EarlyEspresso Baker's twine was wrapped around it and tied around into a bow.  A mini pinecone embellishment was suspended under the bow with a piece of  linen thread.  

Supplies Used:
Stamps: Vintage Leaves, Acorny Thank You, Timeless Texture
Inks: Real Red, Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight, Soft Suede, Versa Mark
Papers: Cajun Craze, Whisper White, Soft Suede
Accessories: Copper embossing powder, Early Espresso Baker's Twine, Leaflets Framelits, Acorn builder punch, mini Pinecone embellishment, Linen Thread, dimensionals, 3/8" burlap ribbon, pearls

       

Vintage Leaves Thankful

You'd never know by the weather that we are approaching fall.  The heat and humidity have been stifling and certainly does not put one in the mood to make Christmas cards let alone Thanksgiving or Halloween cards.  However, my craft shows are coming up so I'd better get cracking!!

 had some coloured leaves left over from another project so I  made this Thanksgiving card.  I used the Woodlands Embossing Folder as a background and included an acorn and a feather.

• The base cardstock is Chocolate Chip, layered with Very Vanilla cardstock embossed with the Woodlands Embossing Folder.  To make the birch trees stamp out a little better, I lightly sponged the surface with some chocolate chip ink.

• Using the colours of autumn - Old Olive, Cajun Craze, Daffodil Delight, Real red, some leaves were randomly stamped between the trees.  These are from the stamp set: "Among the Leaves".
  A barn owl and some black birds completed the scene.
  
  At the bottom of this layer, a piece of  Into the Woods Designer paper was adhered.  I did sponge this lightly with Crumb Cake as the background of this paper was Whisper White.  That made the DSP fit in better with the colour scheme of the card. At the top of the DSP I added some gold glitter ribbon.
  
  The leaves were built on a 1 3/8" chocolate chip circle using a hot glue gun. As I mentioned, these leaves and feathers were left over from another project.  The acorn was made using the Acorny Thank You stamp set with its coordinating punch.
  
  The sentiment was stamped in chocolate chip ink and die cut using the bitty banners framelit.
  
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Acorn Thanksgiving Card

I loved Sandy Hancock's Acorn card so much, I CASED it - well not totally, but pretty close. I changed the colour of the base cardstock, and the patterns on the tops of the acorn.  Thanks Sandy for a wonderful card.  This will be a class card as well.

• This Crumb Cake cardstock card is a 4 by 11 top folded card.
• The front of the card was embossed with the Woodland embossing folder.  The raised images were lightly sponged with Soft Suede ink
• The acorn tops were stamped with Daffodil Delight (2), and Tangelo Twist (2) and punched with the Acorn Builder punch.
• The rest of the acorn was punched using the Kraft Corrugated Paper, and the tops were glued to them.  The sides of the corrugated paper were sponged with Soft Suede ink.
• A piece of "In the Woods" DSP was die cut using the larger Lots of Labels framelit.
• A frame was then made using two of the framelits and Crumb Cake cardstock.  The edges of this frame was sponged with Soft Suede ink.
• The DSP was adhered to the back of the frame, and the acorns adhered to the DSP at an angle, with one slightly over the other.
• The sentiment was stamped in Soft Suede ink and die cut using the Bitty Banners framelit.  It was attached to the DSP with dimensionals.

The other two acorns were made the same way and used to decorate the inside.

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