Thanksgiving 2017

Here is my card that I made for Thanksgiving this year for family and friends! I cannot take credit for this lovely layout, as I saw a similar card on Pinterest by Lisa Flemming. I changed my card a little to make it my own with different colors for the wreath and using the "Wood Textures" DSP (Designer Series Paper). Here is Lisa's card for comparison:

Thanks Lisa for your inspiration! 

For the wreath, I inked the full leaf stamp with Daffodil Delight, then stamped the partial leaves in Pumpkin Pie. I die cut the wreath using the 'Wonderful Wreath' framelits. I then used Cherry Cobbler on the flower stamp and die-cut those out as well.

For the Fence, I cut 1/2" strips (and 1/4" strips) of the 6x6 'Wood Textures' DSP. Then assembled them together to make a fence (just eyeballing the space in between each slat). I shortened the pieces to fit on the front of the card with space at the top for my sentiment.

It was time consuming to assemble, as I had 18 to complete, but well worth the effort!

Thanks for taking the time to stop by!

Supplies Used:

Stamp Sets - Wondrous Wreath, Good Greetings

Ink - Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie, Cherry Cobbler

Paper - Daffodil Delight, Whisper White, Pumpkin Pie, Wood Textures DSP

Accessories - Big Shot, Wonderful Wreath Framelits, dimensionals, scissors, 

Pet Sympathy

Here's a different take on this classic design for a family dog who has passed away. I found the paw print in My Memories Suite. I felt while the traditional beige/dark brown was great -- a softer combo of Beige/Cream works great for this sympathy card too!

I added the red enamel heart... such a great touch along with the 3/8" Gold Metallic Ribbon.

Thanks for taking a closer look.

Supplies Used:
My Memories Suite software
Embellishment - Dog Dayz of Summer (Stina) - paw print
Stamp Brush Set - In Any Event - sympathy words (Crumb Cake)

Paper - Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake
Embellishments - Brights Enamel Shapes (Red Heart); 3/8" Gold Metallic Ribbon

Veteran Thanks

Here is my card to thank all the Veterans in my family for serving our great country. I found a card that used the word 'Soldier' with the same message.... I felt that the message can definitely be used for our Veterans too!

Here is the card, from Peggy Marsh, that inspired me to create mine. Thanks Peggy!

I created by focal piece with My Memories Suite digital software. I used the 'Regency' font for the word 'Veteran' and the 'Bradley Hand ITC' font for the message. The Star is from the 'Devoted USA Mini Kit' from ADBD. With the star, I changed the opacity to 40%, so that you can see the message more clearly.

For the background, I just used a 5x3.75" piece of red cardstock and adhered 1" strips of Whisper White and inch and 3 inches down horizontally.

Thanks for stopping by for a closer look! AND.... for all Veterans' out there --- Thank YOU for YOUR service!

Supplies Used:

My Memories Suite digital software

Embellishments - Devoted USA Mini Kit (Star) from ADBD

Font - Regency and Bradley Hand ITC (black)

Paper - Night of Navy, Real Red, Whisper White

Noteworthy Flourish

When I saw Carolyn King's yellow card... I fell in love with the simple layout. I chose to use Fresh Fig, Sweet Sugarplum and Pear Pizzazz on my card.

I used the Flourish Thinlits to create the border and flower. Once I die-cut the Fig flower, I adhered it to a piece of Sugarplum and then cut around the flower with scissors.

Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies Used:
Stamp Set - Flourishing Phrases
Ink - Pear Pizzazz
Paper - Fresh Fig, Sweet Sugarplum, Sweet Sugarplum DSP, Whisper White
Accessories - Big Shot, Precision Plate, Die Brush, Flourish Thinlits, Basic Rhinestones

Peaceful Dreams

When I saw the card on the right (from a rubber stamp store called Alte New)... I wanted to try and create a card with the stamp sets (from Stampin' Up!) that I already had on hand. I used colors that were very close to those on the card as well.... Crumb Cake, Pear Pizzazz, Garden Green and Whisper White.

I used the AquaPainter to color in the leaves with Pear Pizzazz and Garden Green. I adhered the leaves and flower to the card using glue dots. Oh... and I did cut out the flower and leaves using paper snips.

Thanks so much for taking a closer look!

Supplies Used:

Stamp Set - Peaceful Petals

Ink - Staz-on, Pear Pizzazz, Garden Green

Paper - Crumb Cake, Whisper White

Accessories - AquaPainter, scissors (paper snips)

Colorful Garden

Ahhh... my favorite time of year is when the leaves start changing colors! What a beautiful sight! I wanted to incorporate the changing colors within my card for my Uncle so chose Cajun Craze and Crushed Curry along with Early Espresso as my color palette.

I used the scattered dots from the 'Avant Garden' stamp set to give it a grunge look.

Thanks for looking!

Stamp Sets - Colorful Season, Avant Garden
Ink - Early Espresso, Crushed Curry, Cajun Craze
Paper - Crushed Curry, Early Espresso, Whisper White
Accessories - Big Shot, Magnetic Plate, Seasonal Layers Thinlits, glue dots

Big Birthday Blast

 

I saw Marilyn's card on Pinterest, and I just had to create one for myself. I did change it up a bit to make it my own, but thought I'd give credit to Marilyn.... as it was from her inspiration that I made my card. Thanks Marilyn!

I used the colors Lemon Lime Twist and Dapper Denim along with Whisper White.

The stamp sets I used are Banner Blast (retired) and Big on Birthdays.

Thanks for taking a closer look!

Supplies Used:
Stamp Sets - Banner Blast, Big on Birthdays
Ink - Memento, Lemon Lime Twist, Dapper Denim
Paper - Lemon Lime Twist, Dapper Denim, Whisper White
Accessories - Banners Framelits, Basic Black Thick Twine, Punch