SSINKspiration Embossing: Painted Harvest

Good morning!  What a change in weather with the arrival of fall, I will say despite the rain the cooler weather is much welcomed by this lady.  Today the SSINKspiration team is sharing cards with embossing.  While you initially think of heat embossing or embossing folders when you think embossing I love that some of our new framelit sets have dies that emboss images instead of cutting so I use those to create my embossed image on this card.

I started with Crumb Cake cardstock for the cardbase and then used Early Espresso as a mat for the cardfront.  I cardfront is Crushed Curry cardstock that is stamped wit the new Buffalo Check background stamp using Crushed Curry cardstock and Cajun Craze ink (this stamp is a must have, especially after you see the cards I'll be sharing this week using this stamp).

For the embossed piece I used Crumb Cake cardstock and used the Big Shot and the Nature's Roots Framelits to add leaf embossing all over the cardstock then distressed the edges and sponged the edges and front of the cardstock with Soft Suede ink to really help highlight the embossing.  I added a piece of Copper 1/4" Trim around the cardstock before attaching it to the cardfront.

For a fun accent I used the Toil and Trouble Designer Series Paper and cut out three of the pumpkins from the DSP with my Paper Snips and used dimensionals to attach a couple of the pumpkins.  Layering elements you cut out from DSP is a great way to make the best use of the partial images on the paper, the back pumpkin isn't complete because it was cut off on the one side but on this card no one can tell.  I used the Painted Harvest stamp set to stamp the leaf on Old Olive cardstock and then cut it out with the Leaf Punch.

The greeting is also from the Painted Harvest stamp set and was stamped in Early Espresso ink on Very Vanilla cardstock before being cut out with the Big Shot and Stitched Shapes Framelits (I sponged around the edge using Cajun Craze ink.  I added a small pearl as the perfect finishing touch.

This card is the perfect thing to welcome fall and all that we enjoy about this season!

Below are easy ordering links for the products used on today's card:

Product List

Buffalo Check Clear-Mount Stamp Set [147794]	Painted Harvest Photopolymer Stamp Set [144783]	Leaf Punch [144667]	Big Shot [143263]	Nature's Roots Framelits Dies [146341]
Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies [145372]	1/4" Copper Trim [144179]	Toil & Trouble 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [147531]	Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [120953]	Old Olive 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100702]
Crushed Curry 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [131199]	Early Espresso 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [119686]	Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [101650]	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]	Pearl Basic Jewels [144219]

Enjoy,

Diana

30 Day Gratitude Challenge: Day 14

Good morning!  I'm back with today's gratitude challenge card and I thought it would be fun to show the versatility of our designer series paper, specifically the Painted Autumn DSP.  I used it in yesterdays card for an all occasion card and today I used one of the same patterns again as well as the beautiful sunflower paper for this quick any easy card.

I started with Crumb Cake cardstock for the cardbase and then added a piece of Whisper White cardstock for the cardfront.  I cut a circle out of Crumb Cake cardstock using the Big Shot and Layering Circles Framelits to stamp the greeting from the Painted Harvest stamp set (love the fonts in this set) using Early Espresso ink.  Then I added the large strip of DSP along the left side.

Isn't this flower beautiful?  It's on the DSP and I just used my Paper Snips to cut around the edges of the flower and leaves and then curled the edges up before attaching it to the cardfront, how easy is that?  The final touch was to tie a double bow using some Linen Thread.

This card turned out so pretty and didn't take a lot of tools or time to make, awesome!  I believe the art of writing and sending thank you notes is becoming lots and it's so important to show appreciation, and not just in a text.  That little bit of effort is worth it!!

Below are easy ordering links for the products used on today's card:

Product List

Painted Autumn Designer Series Paper [144613]	Painted Harvest Photopolymer Stamp Set [144783]	Linen Thread [104199]	Big Shot [143263]	Layering Circle Framelits Dies [141705]
Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [120953]	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730]	Paper Snips Scissors [103579]

Enjoy!

Diana

30 Day Gratitude Challenge: Day 9

Good morning!  Boy is it cold this morning, fall is definitely not messing around.  Today's card for the 30 Day Gratitude Challenge is perfect for this fall feeling day and uses the fabulous Painted Harvest stamp set from the Holiday catalog.

I started with Soft Suede cardstock for the cardbase and then added Very Vanilla cardstock for the cardfront.  On this I started with the Burlap Background stamp and stamp in the top left corner using Crumb Cake ink.  The greeting was stamped in the bottom right corner using Soft Suede ink.  I also stamped the fern leaf image directly on the cardfront using Old Olive (stamped off once) and Always Artichoke ink.

For the flower I stamped using Daffodil Delight and Crushed Curry Ink with Soft Suede for the center and then cut it out using my Paper Snips.  The leaves were stamped using Old Olive and Garden Green ink and then punched out with the coordinating Leaf Punch.  I curled up the edges of the leaves and flower before attaching it to the cardfront with Tombow Liquid Glue.  The final touch as to add a bow tied using 1/4" Copper Trim.

I love how this card turned out because it's nice and simple but has lots of texture and doesn't take a lot of supplies to techniques, perfect!

Below are easy ordering links for the product's used on today's card:

Product List

Painted Harvest Photopolymer Bundle [146021]	Burlap Clear-Mount Stamp Set [143982]	1/4" Copper Trim [144179]	Soft Suede 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [115318]	Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [101650]
Paper Snips Scissors [103579]

Enjoy!

Diana

30 Day Gratitude Challenge: Day 1

Good morning!  I hope you all survived all the Halloween festivities and don't have too much of a sugar hangover (oh all the candy!!)  With the start of November it's time for my annual 30 Day Gratitude Challenge.  This is a month where I focus on cards and gifts to show appreciation.  I'll be sharing a different project each day and they will have all sorts of themes, I'm sure you'll find something that is perfect for what you need.  I decided to start out this year with a fall project using the Painted Harvest stamp set, it was my first time using the stamp and it's so pretty and the fonts on the greetings are awesome!

I started with Crumb Cake cardstock for the cardbase and then added a piece of Soft Suede cardstock that was embossed with the Big Shot and Pinewood Planks Dynamic Embossing Folder.  Next I used the Stitched Shapes Framelits to cut an oval out of Crumb Cake cardstock and stamped the greeting in Early Espresso ink.

For the flowers I stamped the different layers using Daffodil Delight, Crushed Curry, and Soft Suede for the flowers and Garden Green and Pear Pizza for the leaves.  I cut the flowers out using Paper Snips and used the coordinating leaf punch to punch out the leaves.  I made sure to curl up the edges of each piece before gluing it down so it has more texture and finished it of with a bow tied with Garden Green 3/8" Stitched Satin Ribbon.

This card is so pretty, I love sunflowers and this really gets me in the mood for fall.  Have you used this stamp set?  I love how you can create such different looking flowers by changing up the color combination.

Below are easy ordering links for the product's used on today's card:

Product List

Painted Harvest Photopolymer Bundle [146021]	Big Shot [143263]	Pinewood Planks Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder [143708]	Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies [145372]	Garden Green 3/8" Stitched Satin Ribbon [144181]
Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [120953]	Soft Suede 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [115318]	Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [101650]

Enjoy!

Diana