30 Day Gratitude Challenge: Day 23

Good morning,

I have lots planned today, including continuing to work on decorating the house for Christmas, my favorite time of year.  When I had the Rustic Crate set out for the card earlier this week I decided to also make a Christmas version using the poinsettias stamp set.  Once I colored it with Stampin' Blends and cut it out with the Rustic Crate dies it was ready for a card.

The cardbase is Pretty Peacock and then I added a piece of Sentimental Christmas Designer Series Paper as the cardfront.  I used a piece of the coordinating DSP matted with Real Red cardstock as a belly band.

The greeting is from the Throughout the Year stamp set and was stamped in Pretty Peacock ink on Basic White cardstock before cutting it out with the Stitched Shapes Dies and attached it to the cardfront with dimensionals.  The final touch, is a knot tied with Real Red & Gold 3/8" Dotted Ribbon.

This card may use a nontraditonal Christmas color but it works perfectly with the Real Red in the poinsettias!

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

Product List

Rustic Crate Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [162265]	Rustic Crate Dies [162267]	Throughout The Year Cling Stamp Set (English) [162312]	Stitched Shapes Dies [152323]	Sentimental Christmas 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [164209]
Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159276]	Pretty Peacock 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [150880]	Old Olive Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154892]	Real Red 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [102482]	Mossy Meadow Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154890]
Real Red Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154899]	Real Red & Gold 3/8" (1 Cm) Dotted Ribbon [162353]	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]

Enjoy,

Diana

30 Day Gratitude Challenge: Day 20 (Paper Craft Crew Inspiration Challenge #597)

Good morning,

We're finally getting some fall weather which is perfect as we're approaching Thanksgiving so it's perfect to play along with this weeks Paper Craft Crew Inspiration Challenge.

I was so excited to see the Rustic Crate stamp set and coordinating dies carried over to this years annual catalog, perfect for multiple occasions and love a little color therapy with Stampin' Blends so I decided to use them for today's card.

This card uses Crumb Cake cardstock for the cardbase and then I added a piece of Splendid Autumn Designer Series Paper (the reverse side has these great watercolor prints) and matted it with Basic Black cardstock.  I also added a piece of DSP from the Iconic Celebrations Designer Series Paper for the green strip pattern.

I stamped the pumpkin and flower image from Rustic Crate on Basic White cardstock, colored it in with Stampin' Blends and then cut it out with the Rustic Crate Dies.  I used the same dies to cut the crate pieces and sponged them to bring out the woodgrain.   Behind the crate image I cut a piece of Vellum cardstock with the Deckled Circles Dies.

The greeting is from the So Sincere stamp set and was stamped in Cajun Craze ink on Basic White cardstock and then cutting it out with the Stitched Shapes Dies and attached with dimensionals.

For finishing touches on the card I added some Faux Glass Dots on the oval and some Natural 3/8" Polka Dot Trim.

I love every element of this card, it just gives me all the fall vibes.  Make sure to check out the other cards the design team is sharing and we would love for you to play along and share what you create for this challenge.

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

Product List

Rustic Crate Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [162265]	Rustic Crate Dies [162267]	So Sincere Cling Stamp Set (English) [162283]	Stitched Shapes Dies [152323]	Deckled Circles Dies [162286]
Splendid Autumn 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [164173]	Iconic Celebrations 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [164193]	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159276]	Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [120953]	Early Espresso 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [119686]
Pumpkin Pie Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154897]	Old Olive Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154892]	Cajun Craze Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154879]	Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154883]	Mossy Meadow Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154890]
Faux Glass Dots [164060]	Natural 3/8" (1 Cm) Polka Dot Trim [163465]	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]

Enjoy,

Diana

30 Day Gratitude Challenge: Day 14

Good morning and Happy Tuesday!

Tuesday's always super busy for me at work but I'm trying to get a little bit of creative time each day just to make me happy.  I'm back with today's gratitude card and I'm hopping back to fall as it is the season.  I know the All About Autumn Designer Series Paper is sold out but I had some projects already planned so I'll be continuing to share it with you but you can always trade up different paper if you're playing along.

This card uses Crumb Cake cardstock for the cardbase and then I added a piece of the DSP with the metallic pattern as the cardfront and matted it with Basic Black cardstock.  I added a coordinating strip of the DSP that looks like a sweater across the center of the card.

I stamped the fall image from the Rustic Crate set on Very Vanilla cardstock using Momento Ink (whenever you're using your Stampin' Blends make sure to stamp the image with Momento Ink so the image doesn't bleed).  After coloring in the image, I cut it out with the coordinating dies as well as cutting the crate pieces out using the die set (so cute!)  I attached the finished crate to a circle cut from Very Vanilla cardstock using the Deckled Circles dies with dimensionals and then stamped thank you before attaching it to the cardfront.  

The final touch was to add a few of the Adhesive Backed Speckled Dies for additional sparkle.

This card gives me all the fall feelings, perfect if you're going to a friends for Friendsgiving or other event!

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

Product List

Rustic Crate Bundle (English) [162268]	Deckled Circles Dies [162286]	Adhesive Backed Speckled Dots [162191]	All About Autumn 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper [162178]	Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [101650]
Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [120953]	Cajun Craze 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [119684]	Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [121045]	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]	Old Olive Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154892]
Pumpkin Pie Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154897]	Cajun Craze Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154879]	Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154883]

Enjoy,

Diana

30 Day Gratitude Challenge: Day 8 (Paper Craft Crew Theme Challenge #543)

Good morning!

I'm back with another gratitude card and today's card using this weeks Paper Craft Crew theme challenge which was CASE the Catty with a Twist.  I used one of the cards on page 41 of the annual catalog as inspiration.  

This card has Crumb Cake cardstock for the cardbase and then I added a piece of Old Olive cardstock matted with Early Espresso cardstock for the cardfront.  On the Old Olive piece I repeatedly stamped "thank you" using the small image in the Go to Greetings stamp set.

The woodgrain circle piece was cut from the All About Autumn Designer Series Paper (unfortunately this paper is now sold out but you can substitute another print).

The main image is from the Rustic Crate stamp set and was stamped on Very Vanilla cardstock using Momento ink and then colored in with Stampin' Blends before cutting it out with the coordinating Rustic Crate dies and attached to the cardfront with dimensionals.  The greeting is from the same Go to Greetings stamp set (just used the largest image) and stamped in Early Espresso ink on Very Vanilla before cutting it out with Paper Snips and attaching it with dimensinals.  The final touch was to add a few of the Adhesive Backed Speckled Dots as accents.

I'm so happy with how this card turned out, it's fallish but not too serious and the stamped background makes it a little more fun!  And who doesn't look a good woodgrain print?  You should play along with the design team and share what you come up with based on this theme.

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

Product List

Rustic Crate Bundle (English) [162268]	Go To Greetings Cling Stamp Set (English) [158763]	All About Autumn 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper [162178]	Adhesive Backed Speckled Dots [162191]	Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [101650]
Old Olive 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [100702]	Early Espresso 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [119686]	Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [120953]	Paper Snips [103579]	Old Olive Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154892]
Pumpkin Pie Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154897]	Cajun Craze Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154879]	Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154883]	Crumb Cake Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154882]	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]

Enjoy,

Diana