30-Day Gratitude Card Challenge: Day 12

Good morning!  I love this fall type of weather (even if it is colder for my morning runs) it’s beautiful this time of year and I find that my projects tend to be inspired by things around me.  So it’s no surprise that today’s gratitude card is fall themed but I had fun with using a non-traditional material for this card.  The cardbase is Soft Suede and I added a piece of Whisper White cardstock and I stamped the greeting from the Truly Grateful stamp set in Cajun Craze ink.  I also added a piece of Color Me Autumn Designer Series Paper that was matted with Mossy Meadow cardstock (and I cut the bottom edge with the Big Shot and the Finishing Touches Edgelit. 

To mimic all the fall leaves I decided to use the Autumn Accents Bigz Die.  For the material for the leaves I used a piece of scrap packing paper I had sitting on my desk.  After cutting it out I used Stampin’ Sponges to sponge color on each of the leaves using Soft Suede, Cajun Craze, Mossy Meadow, and Crushed Curry ink.  Then I scrunched up the leaves to give them lots of texture before attaching them to the cardfront.   For the acorn I added a top that was cut using the same die and some Champagne Glimmer Paper.

It was so fun to use the packing paper and see how it took the color and provided texture to the card that really stands up off the card front (plus there wouldn’t be an issue mailing it if it got crunched).  What was the latest unusual material did you use on a project?  Would love to hear other ideas.

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Enjoy,

Diana

30 Day Gratitude Card Challenge: Day 4

Good morning friends! What a wonderful weekend, definitely lots to be thankful for. We had a great time running the Run or Dye 5K down in DC and had fun getting colorfied as a family and then enjoyed spending the rest of the time as a family, when went to a movie and dinner and just relaxed. Then yesterday after getting my run in and taking care of things around the house I was able to spend several hours in the studio which really made me happy. For today's gratitude card I decided to combine with a fun challenge over on the Stylin' Stampin' INKspiration blog. The idea is to use 3 different designer series papers, two punches, and one stamp set on a card.

Now I know that sounds like a lot going on but since our DSP packages have so many fun prints that all coordinate it makes it a breeze. For this card I started with an Island Indigo cardbase and added a piece of DSP from the Soho Subway Designer Series Paper package. Next I added another strip of DSP that was matted with Summer Startfruit that was edged with the Big Shot and the Finishing Touches Edgelits. I wrapped this layer with Linen Thread for a rustic effect.

Next I used the chevron thinlet piece from the Circle Card Thinlit set to cut out three chevron images out of the last piece of DSP for the bottom right corner. The greeting is from the Lots of Thanks stamp set and was punched out with the Large Oval Punch. I sponged this layer with Crumb Cake and Summer Starfruit ink before matting it with a piece of Early Espresso cardstock that was punched with the Decorative Label Punch. The greeting was attached to the card with dimensionals for lots of pop. Of course you can always use some bling so I added a strip of pearls along the bottom of the greeting for fun.

This challenge was a lot of fun and a great way to showcase all our great papers and patterns. You should definitely play along and share what you come up with so fun.

Have a great day!

Diana