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Be Thankful

Posted on November 23, 2024 9:45 PM by Julie Comment

Since fall is coming to an end and Thanksgiving is next Thursday, this may be my last autumn card for the year. And I had a lot of fun making this one. Once you start die cutting these beautiful leaves out of fall colors, it’s hard to stop! So my wreath has a bushel of leaves on it. So much more fun than raking them in the yard.

A big congrats to Dawn, the newest Featured Stamper, FS929! She has a beautiful gallery & I didn’t have to go far to find THIS card to case. I kept the layout & leaves around a circle, but used different dies, slightly different colors & added a few red rust colored layers.

My card is pretty self explanatory. I die cut a bunch of these leaves out of all of the fall colors you see. I love the veining on the leaves & there are a few bigger ones I didn’t use. The greeting was stamped on a stitched circle, backed with a narrow circle of the red rust, then attached to a larger stitched circle. These are all popped up a bit. I added some sticky tape to the back of the circle then started arranging the leaves. After the first layer was stuck to the back, I added a bit of glue to the succeeding layers then attached a cardboard circle to the back side to hold them all in place. The white layers were also backed with very narrow red rust layers.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Supplies: (click the names below the pictures to take you to the products)

Stamps: Brass & Bliss: Autumn Splendor

Paper: Staples 110# white, kraft, goldenrod, rust, red rust, clay, autumn gold, moss green, olive green

Ink: Memento tuxedo black

Accessories: Brass & Bliss/Rubbernecker Stamps: Fall Leaves, Stitched Circles, Circles, Stitched Rectangles dies, Misti

Fall Leaves die 5510-06D	Autumn Splendor 36064	Rectangle Small Stitch dies 5013D	Circle dies 5002D	Circle Stitch Sm. dies 5012D
Staples 110# White Card Stock	Memento Inks	MISTI	AC color card stock

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Colors of Autumn

Posted on November 22, 2024 9:55 PM by Julie Comment

Autumn colors are the best! I love all the leaves and colors. I also love making wreaths and today I have a twig wreath with wheat grass in fall colors. The wheat heads are textured and have a bit of sparkle to them.

For the Inspiration Challenge, we are visiting World Market & their Pinterest Board where I found THIS picture for my inspiration. I liked the wispy look of the wreath against the white door.

To make my wreath, I die cut one brown & one Kraft twig wreath then stacked them w/ a cardboard version underneath. The stalks of the wheat were cut out of Kraft & brown then arranged underneath the wreath. I trimmed off any pieces that went inside the wreath. I had a stack of paint chips from Lowe’s that are a sandstone texture & have a bit of sparkle in them. I used these to cut the heads of the wheat out & attached them to the stalks. The greeting was stamped on a die cut circle & placed under the center of the wreath. Another larger cardboard circle was attached under the wreath to help hold all of the wheat stalks in place. A piece of designer paper was used for the background & it is attached to a very narrow layer of rust colored card stock.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Supplies: (click the names below the pictures to take you to the products)

Stamps: Brass & Bliss: Autumn Splendor

Paper: Staples 110# white, kraft, goldenrod, rust, brown, clay, wine, autumn gold, sandstone textured paint chips

Ink: Memento tuxedo black

Accessories: Brass & Bliss/Rubbernecker Stamps:Twig Wreath, Wheat Grass, Circles dies, Misti

Twig Wreath w/ Leaves die 5744D	Autumn Splendor 36064	Rectangle Small Stitch dies 5013D	Circle dies 5002D	Harvest Time paper pad 2005
Wheat Grass die 5741-03D	Staples 110# White Card Stock	Memento Inks	MISTI	AC color card stock

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Mushroom Panels

Posted on November 9, 2024 9:45 PM by Julie 1 Comment

Today I have a colorful fall mushroom bouquet, spread out over layered narrow panels. This card was a lot of fun to make. Picking out the colors (a great way to use up small scraps) and then arranging the on the panels is all it takes. The new set of narrow stitched rectangles gave the panels a very sharp, professional look.

A big congrats to CJ, the newest Featured Stamper (FS927)! She has such a great gallery & I chose THIS card to case. I kept the line of panels in diminishing sizes, but I used different dies, different colors & didn’t use a photo.

For my card, I die cut all the white panels, then cut narrow layers in 3 colors to back them. The center panel is popped up a bit & I have a tip for lining up panels like this & having them even. On the picture below, I used a centering ruler to place the middle panel. After finding the center on the white back panel & the center of the layered panel, I made a little tick mark w/ a pencil on both, then lined them up & attached the center panel. Then I put the ruler on the sides & found the centers there & attached the smallest panels on either side toward the edge. Placing the middle size panels was easy after that & I knew they would line up.

Then it was just a matter of putting all the die cut mushrooms together & arranging them. I used the big set on the center panel & a smaller die w/ mushrooms & acorns for the 4 side panels. I also added a very narrow dark rust layer behind the big white card front layer.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Supplies: (click the names below the pictures to take you to the products)

Stamps: Brass & Bliss: none

Paper: Staples 110# white, kraft, goldenrod, rust, brown, clay, wine, autumn gold

Ink: none

Accessories: Brass & Bliss/Rubbernecker Stamps: Fall Mushroom Bouquet, Fall Mushroom Acorn, Narrow A2 Rectangle dies, Crossover II, centering ruler

Fall Mushroom Bouquet die 5726-01D	Fall Mushroom Acorn die 5726-02D	Narrow A2 Rectangle dies 5728D	Ranger Centering Ruler	Staples 110# White Card Stock
AC color card stock	Scotch ATG