Posts Tagged ‘Thanksgiving’
It’s my honor to host the Splitcoast Inspiration Challenge (IC779) this week, & we are headed to Plaid Crafts where I chose THIS as my inspiration.
For my little turkey, I die cut the turkey & all the feathers, along w/ some leaves & pumpkins out of gold, rust, kraft, brown & olive card stock. I die cut 4 of the turkey bodies, because originally I was going 3D but found that it worked great instead of adding a lot of fun foam to elevate him & keep him from flattening out. I took some extra pics to show what it looks like. Two of the turkey bodies were scored down the middle & one was attached on either side of the front turkey, then a flat turkey body was attached to the back side. The feathers were scored w/ a piercing tool & half were attached to the back of the front turkey & half attached to the back turkey, giving it even more of a dimensional look.
This is the turkey front.
Here’s the bottom view, showing the the extra, scored turkey bodies attached to the front & back turkeys.
Here’s a side view, showing the feathers split between the front & back turkey bodies.
Another side view, showing where I added a pop dot to stabilize it. It’s really not necessary, as the folded side turkeys really help it keep its shape.
The white & rust colored ovals were die cut, the greeting added & attached to a die cut piece of designer paper.
Thanks so much for stopping by!
Supplies:
Stamps: Rubbernecker Stamps: Kittie Says Friend |
Paper: Staples 110# white, kraft, rust, brown, olive, gold, dp (unknown-from Target) |
Ink: Versaclair nocturne |
Accessories: Rubbernecker Stamps: Rectangle Stitch, Turkey,Pumpkins & Ivy,Tiny Leaves w Acorns, Oval Stitchdies, Crossover II |
For the Splitcoast Inspiration Challenge (IC772), we’re headed to Soft Surroundings. They have a lot of really lovely items & for my card I was inspired by the colors in THIS dress.
I did some slightly tricky die cutting for the angled topper & since I’ve had questions about my resizing technique w/ dies, I took some extra pics to help explain it. The angled die I used on the edge is actually sized for an A2 card so I had to partially die cut the Fall Slimline image w/ the next largest size stitched slimline die. Then I had to cut the lower edge & extend the shorter length of the border die. This is how I did the first cut. (Click on any pic to make it larger)
You’ll see I only cut the top 3/4 of the die, not cutting the lower 1/4 at all.
I used the actual angled die & a ruler to extend the line where I want to cut. A red pencil was used to make it visible here.
I used the smaller top plate to make first cut.
You can see the first cut more clearly here. Only the right side is cut.
Now I line up the die along the remaining left side making sure to line up the stitch lines on the die.
Now it’s flipped back over & ready to cut.
All finished. Just have to erase the pencil & color it in.
You may notice that my colored in panel looks longer on the left than it did when I was cutting it. After I finished coloring & started to assemble my card, I realized it looked better a little longer, so I cut a bit more of the leftover, then stamped the acorn again & fussy cut it. This bg is so busy that w/ the acorn on top, you can’t even see where the cut was. I added a narrow white cut border under it, then attached it to my blue bg.
Here are the Copics I used.
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Stamps: Rubbernecker Stamps: Splatter Leaves, Slimline Fall |
Paper: Staples 110# white, goldenrod, sky blue |
Ink: Memento tuxedo black |
Accessories: Rubbernecker Stamps: Slimline Nested Stitch,Splatter Leaves, Borders 2 dies, Copic Sketch Markers |
Such a lovely site for the Splitcoast Inspiration Challenge (IC769)! While I loved all the pretty items, I found it was tough for me to pick, because almost everything is in whites or pastels. For the most part, I’m just not a pastel person. I was really in the mood to make a fall card so when I saw THIS cookbook cover, that’s what I chose. They looked more like fall colors & the white circle was perfect for a greeting.
For my card, I started by white embossing the leaves onto a narrow strip, then sponging the fall colors over it. Then I white embossed them again on separate pieces of green & rust colored card stock & fussy cut those. The white bg was dry embossed & I popped up the greeting on its own circle. The circle stitch frame behind the greeting was sponged to match the leaves
Here’s the inside:
Thanks so much for stopping by!
Supplies:
Stamps: DRS Designs: Open Leaf, Fall Leaf w Acorn, Med. Silhouette Leaf, Wheat Give Thanks, Give Thanks (inside: Pumpkin Thanksgiving) |
Paper: Staples 110# white, rust, olive |
Ink:Memento tuxedo black, Kaleidacolor tomato vine |
Accessories: Rubbernecker Rectangle Stitch, Circle Stitch, Circle Stitch Frames dies, white embossing powder, Ultimate Crafts leaf embossing folder |