Thankful for You

 

If you do not send Thanksgiving cards to friends or relatives, use this card to send a Random Act of Kindness to your favorite grocery store checker, barista or that grumpy person down the street.  Who knows, you just might make that  grumpy person smile!





Here are the Stampin' Up! supplies and dimensions needed:
Six Sayings Hostess Rewards Stamp Set on page 51 of the Holiday catalog
French Cuts Stamp Set - for you
8 1/2" x 5 1/2" Rich Razzleberry card stock, scored at 4 1/4"
4" x 5 1/4" Soft Suede card stock
3 3/4' x 5" Whisper White (for Inside greeting)
3 3/4" x 5" Into the Woods Designer Series Paper
1 1/2" x 5 3/8" Whisper White card stock
1 5/8 x 5 1/2" Rick Razzleberry card stock
Rich Razzleberry Classic Stampin' Pad
Mossy Meadow Classic Stampin' Pad
Ornate Tag Topper Punch
Banner Triple Punch
Mossy Meadow Stitched Ribbon
Stampin' Dimensionals
Stamp-a-ma-jig

Adhere Into the Woods DSP to Soft Suede card stock, them both to Rich Razzleberry card base.
Stamp the smaller piece of Whisper White card stock with the "Thankful" stamp with Rich Razzleberry ink.

Using the Stamp-a-ma-jig to line up the "for you" and stamp it in Mossy Meadow ink.
Punch one end of each of the smaller card stocks with the Ornate Tag Topper punch and the other end with the Banner Triple punch.  Check  that the tag is not too long to fit diagonally across the card.  If it is, cut come of the banner end off with the Banner Triple punch.

Adhere the stamped Whisper White card stock to the Rich Razzleberry card stock.
Tie a piece of ribbon through the slot in the tags.  Check the Clearance Rack for various ribbons that coordinate with the DSP here.

Add stampin' dimensionals to back of the tag and adhere it diagonally across the card.

Here is the same card made with the 2014 Color Me Autumn Designer Series Paper.
The inks are Cajun Craze and Mossy Meadow.
The card stocks are Mossy Meadow base and Soft Suede backing the DSP.





The Six Sayings is a Hostess Rewards Set available through the Holiday catalog.  Earn this stamp set with an order of $150 or more.  Now is a  great time to have a Workshop to earn the set.  Leave  a comments below and I will get in touch with you about hosting an in-home or on-line workshop.

Click on any of the items below to order.  Remember the two cards use different card stock bases and ink.  Both are listed below.

Thank you for stopping by.  Happy Stampin'!

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Vintage Leaves with Birch Trees

 How did I get those birch trees colored?  Start with the new 6" x 6" Woodland Textured Impressions Embossing older on page 39 of the Holiday catalog.  Or see it in my on-line store along with the other items used to create these two cards here. 

On the raised side of the folder, that is the side with the Sizzix name on it, color the raised portions of the tree with the large brush end of your Early Espresso Stampin' Write Marker.  Work quickly so your ink won't dry before you put your Sahara Sand card stock inside.  Emboss it with your Big Shot.  To whiten the trees, I used a sponge dauber with Craft White Ink.   Adhere to 4 " x 5 1/4" piece of Blackberry Bliss or Tangelo Twist card stock.  Adhere to A2 Delightful Dijon card stock base.

 The next card uses Crumb Cake card stock and the same Woodland Embossing Folder without any addition of ink before or after you emboss it.  The card base is Very Vanilla, with layers of Tangelo Twist and Early Espresso card stock.  The oak leaf is from the Vintage Leaves Bundle, too.  Save 15% on the bundle here.

 Directions for the leaves are the same for both cards.  Begin with a piece of Very Vanilla card stock large enough to hold as many leaves as you wish to make.  Using a sponge for each color you want to make your leave, sponge on splotches of colors such as Blackberry Bliss, Tangelo Twist, Delightful Dijon, Cajun Craze, Hello Honey, or any color that reminds you of fall leaves. Overlap some of the colors to make a new shade!  I added a touch of Old Olive, too.  Let dry thoroughly!    Wipe well with your embossing buddy before stamping the leaves with Versa Mark onto the colored card stock .  You may need to twist the card stock around a little to see where you have stamped before adding more leaves.  Sprinkle with clear embossing powder.  Tap off excess.  Heat to set.  Let cool to dry.  Sponge Soft Suede ink over embossed leaves.  Wipe excess off with a tissue.   Cut the leaves out with the Leaflets Framelits that coordinate with the Vintage Leaves Stamp Set by running them through the Big Shot.  Get the Bundle and save 15% here.

I embellished the leaves with Blackberry Bliss and Tangelo Twist Thick Baker's Twine from my stash. The wooden acorn is from the 2014 Holiday Catalog.  You will find adorable Into the Woods Elements on page 43 of the Holiday Catalog.   

I would love to have separated the instructions into neat paragraphs for you but the "Gremlins" within this post would not allow me to format the way I wanted!! 

Here is a list of supplies I used for these leaf cards.  Click on any one of them to order from my on-line store.  Thank you.

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Build A Birthday Cake

Stampers, this is the easiest birthday cake you will make. However, it still looks like you slaved over it for hours.  Grab some card stock, ink and the Build a Birthday stamp set, seen on page 11 of the Annual catalog or see it here.

As a tent card I started with a piece of 11" x 4 1/4" pink pirouette card stock.  I backed a 3 3/4" x 5" piece of Whisper White card stock with 3 7/8" x 5 1/8" piece of Blackberry Bliss card stock.

The cake plate is stamped with Tip Top Taupe ink.  The bottom layer of the cake is stamped with Delightful Dijon, middle layer stamped with Blackberry Bliss and the top layer is stamped with Mint Macron.  The banner is stamped with Pink Pirouette.

I stamped birthday wishes on Pink Pirouette with Blackberry Bliss ink.

I wanted to use the doodle stamp from the Tin of Cards stamp set so I added it to the sides of the greeting using Mint Macron ink.  Without the doodle, you can make the card with just the Build a Birthday stamp set.  See it here.

The sequins are retired but you can add any "bling" you have on hand.

See the supplies needed for this card below:

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It's a Cupcake Kind of Day!

Who doesn't like a smiling cherry atop a cupcake?  I just can not let go of the 2013- 2015 In Colors!  Here is a birthday card using Soft Suede "chocolate" cake bases with Pistachio Pudding, Daffodil Delight and Strawberry Slush frosting. 

Use the Cupcake Party stamp set and stamp scraps of Whisper White card stock with Soft Suede ink for the cake bottoms.  Use other scraps to stamp the "pistachio pudding, lemon (daffodil delight) and strawberry slush frosting".  Punch them out using the Cupcake Builder punch on page 223 of the 2014-15 annual catalog.  (Or page 187 of the 2015 -16 catalog.)  TIP:  Use small scraps and a sticky note to hold the stamped pieces in place to avoid wasting card stock on cut outs you do not want to use.

Card stock dimensions are:
Daffodil Delight card base is 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" , scored at 4 1/4" .
Calypso Coral is 2 1/2 " x 4 1/2 ".  The edge is punched with a retired punch.  Any edge punch would look nice.
Coastal Cabana is 2" x 4 1/4".
Whisper White is 1 7/8" x 4 1/8".

Adhere the cupcake bottoms to the Whisper White card stock.  Use Stampin' Dimensionals to raise the "frosting" above the cake bottom.  Add a cherry or HB flag on top!

Sale-A-Bration Best Day Ever Designer Series Paper, 1" x 5 1/2",  is adhered across the bottom of the Daffodil Delight card stock with a banner cut greeting raised with Stampin' Dimensionals on the right side. 

 Although it is a fun birthday card, you could leave off the HB flag and use it for any occasion.  Leave me a comment telling for what occasion you used this card.  Thanks for stopping by.

Here are the supplies I used to make "It's a Cupcake Kind of Day" card.

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Serenity on Moon Lake

Nature Evokes the Imagination

I wanted to float along with this water bird as I made this card for my workshop. The piece of Adventure Bound Designer Series Paper makes this a card you could use for Father's Day.  In the background of the photo is a 12 x 12 sheet of the beautiful Painted Blooms Designer Series Paper on page 19 of the 2015 Occasions catalog.   Click here to see all of the patterns in the series.

Do you like the pansies and daisy in the picture?  It was so much fun to make the bouquet that I wanted to share a part of it with you.  The bouquet is on the Occasions catalog cover with details about the Build a Bouquet kit on page 29, or see them here. 

If you want to make this card, the supplies are listed below.