THANKSGIVING FABULOUS FLORETS

Three Thanksgiving cards with a new set that is sure to become a favorite.

This was my response to a sketch challenge but when I began working with it, the original sketch was too busy for my taste and I liked this one better.  I hope you like it too.  Colors are Cajun Craze, Daffodil Delight and Wild Wasabi on Whisper White.

The original sketch shown in the top card called for something attached to the lower right corner of the picture. I tried one of the flowers and it didn't look right, so stamped and cut out the other one and it didn't look right either. Now I had two extra flowers. What to do?  Make another card and attach them to the same flower that is stamped on the card stock.  Pop them up with Stampin' Dimensionals.  I like the final result.   I'm going to have to try something else with the original sketch, just to challenge myself to make something I like. 

Once I began playing with the stamp set and colors, I had to do at least one more. I goofed when I stamped one of the leaves and left a smudge, so, to cover that, I stamped more, cut them out and attached them with Stampin' Dimensionals. Sometimes, those goofs give us an opportunity to create something we like even better than the original.

AUTUMN DAYS WREATHS

Now you see another another delightful way to use the foliage in the Autumn Days stamp set.  Stamping the wreath is quick and easy. Just punch a 1 3/8" circle for a mask to create the center of the wreath, adhere it to the center of Whisper White card stock with Dotto or another temporary adhesive and stamp your images. Remove the mask and there is room for a sentiment using Teeny Timy Wishes.  I've used this card this Autumn for Get Well, for Birthday, for a Thank You, and, of course, it is perfect for a Thanksgiving card. 

PUNCHED PUMPKINS

Wow!  Has it really been so long since the last post?  I'll try to make up for it for I have been busy with many projects. Halloween and one Holiday Auction down and another Bazaar coming up. Many of my projects for those events are created from retired materials, so I've been hesitant to post them, but just may change my mind yet. Other projects are outright CASEing of some stampers who are so very talented. In some, I can credit the original creator and in others, I would if I had taken the necessary step to record the originator.  Ah well. Let's get started .

Thanksgiving is fast approaching. Have you made your cards yet?  Punched pumpkins are so easy to do. Just punch out 3 or 5 cirecles or ovals, sponge the edges and assemble, keeping one full image for the top.  Here, I've used the branch from the 2 Step Bird Punch for the vine. I curled the stem around a pencil to give it some dimension.  You can see that the one on the left got crushed in the scanner, which is probably what will happen in the mail.  So, to mail it, it would be a good idea to glue it down.  I love the dimension, though.