So Much to Be Thankful For

Hi All! I have one more card to show you that I made using the Simon Says Stamp November Card Kit. 

Let's take a look:

I think this might be one of my favorite cards I've made in a long time. I created it using a retired falling leaf card front die by Top Dog Dies (a company that is no longer in business). I cut the panel from ivory cardstock and then covered it with the Copper Delicata ink that was included in the kit. The Delicata inks are pretty wet, so I had time to heat emboss it with clear embossing powder. I really wanted to give this the look of metal, so I went through the heat embossing process 3 times and over heated parts of it on the third time so that it deepened the color in some areas, giving it a bit of a distressed look. I then cut 1-1/8 inch squares of patterned paper from the scraps I had left and adhered them behind the leaves with Ranger's multi matte medium.

I decided to use vellum for the sentiment so that it didn't compete with the background. So, I stamped the sentiment from the Thankful Heart stamp set in VersaMark ink and heat embossed it with white embossing powder. I added a hemp twine bow that I made with 3 strands of twine and then glued the sentiment to the card front with matte medium, hiding the adhesive behind the bow and some of the letters. After the sentiment was secure, I popped the whole thing up on a White Daisy card base using foam tape.

Here are a couple of close-ups:

And here's the card again:

I hope these projects have been inspiring for you. It's amazing what you can make with 4 sheets of cardstock, some patterned paper and a few extra supplies.

Until next time...
Have a wonderfully creative weekend!

SSS Thankful Heart Stamp Set	SSS Ivory Cardstock	Echo Park I Love Family (6x6)	CTMH White Cards & Envelopes (Value Pack)
Delicata Celestial Copper Ink Pad (Tsukineko)	Ranger Clear Super Fine Embossing Powder	VersaMark Watermark Ink	Ranger White Super Fine Embossing Powder
Hemptique Hemp Cord Twine	Ranger Multi Matte Medium	CTMH 3D Foam Tape

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Pushing the Envelope....

Okay, so I was trying to decide if this post should be "pushing the envelope" or "in the bag"--and really either would work for today's project!

Once again, we are working with elements from the Simon Says Stamp November card kit. Included in the kit were two metallic envelopes--one in orange and one in copper. I decided to turn them into treat bags. (There are dozens of tutorials on YouTube for this project. I used this one.)

Let's take a look at the orange bag:

To make this bag, I sealed the envelope closed and scored it at one inch on two long sides and one short. I then cut a half-inch off the top (the side that wasn't scored). I then folded along the score lines and reinforced the creases using a bone folder. I then opened the envelope and carefully folded and creased the bottom so that it created a bag. (It's really much easier than it sounds.)

I then created a tag for the bag using ivory and blue cardstock scraps from the kit. I cut the tags using one of the Nesting Tags Dies by Hero Arts. I added sentiments from the Thankful Heart stamp set using retired Olive and Autumn Terracotta inks from Close To My Heart. I added hemp twine to the tag and clipped it on using a mini clothespin from the Lovestruck clothespins by Close To My Heart.

Here's a couple of close ups:

Next, I decided to add embossing to the bag made from the copper envelope.

The embossing is a fairly cool effect from afar, but it did rip the envelope a bit. I'm not sure if there's a way for me to adjust the embossing "sandwich" so that there would be less pressure on the envelope, but I'll experiment with that in the future.

I used the same tag set to make a tag for this one and stamped "thanks" using the copper Delicata ink from the kit. I didn't think the ink showed true "copper" on the blue cardstock, so I went over the stamping with a copper marker. I added twine to the tag and then clipped it to the bag with a clothespin from the Close To My Heart Happy Day Mini Clothespin collection. 

Here's a close of of the tag and embossing:

And here's a look at the two bags together:

If you have suggestions on embossing thinner papers (like envelopes), please let me know.

Hope you enjoy these little treat bags. Stay tuned for one more project done with this versatile card kit!

Until then, have a fantastically creative day!

SSS Metallic Orange Peel Envelopes	SSS Metallic Copper Envelopes	SSS Thankful Heart Stamp Set	Delicata Celestial Copper Ink Pad (Tsukineko)
Darice Floral Frenzy Embossing Folder	CTMH Happy Day Mini Clothespins	CTMH Lovestruck Mini Clothespins	SSS Surf Blue Cardstock
SSS Ivory Cardstock	Hero Arts Nesting Tag Dies	CTMH White & Gold Twine	Hemptique Hemp Cord Twine

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With All My Heart

Hi All! Welcome to another project using the November Card Kit by Simon Says Stamp. Today's cards feature the Thankful Heart stamp set and the Floral Frenzy embossing folder, which is included in the kit.

Let's take a look:

For this card, I cut a 4-1/4 x 5-1/2 inch panel from ivory cardstock and embossed it with the Floral Frenzy folder from the Simon Says Stamp kit and the circle embossing diffuser from Close To My Heart. The diffuser allowed me to leave a circular portion of the cardstock flat so that I could stamp my sentiment on it without any trouble.

I stamped the sentiments with Indian Corn Blue (now retired), and layered the "thank you" on scraps of patterned paper from the kit and copper foil vellum from the Rustic Home Fundamentals collection by Close To My Heart. I then popped the layers over some hemp twine from my stash using foam tape. I also added drops of Rose Gold Liquid Pearls to some of the embossed areas for a little extra pizazz. 

I made a second card using Olive ink (retired as well) and changed up the small sentiment to "love you." I then added the panels to Colonial White card bases.

Here's a couple of collages of close-ups for both cards:

And here are the two cards together:

These cards are so simple, just basic stamping and a few scraps. Still, the embossing folder really just takes the whole thing to the next level. 

Stay tuned for a couple more projects that I made with Simon Says Stamp's November kit. Until then, have a fabulously creative day!

SSS Thankful Heart Stamp Set	SSS Ivory Cardstock	Darice Floral Frenzy Embossing Folder	Echo Park I Love Family (6x6)
CTMH Rustic Home Fundamentals	Hemptique Hemp Cord Twine	CTMH Circle Diffuser	CTMH Colonial White Cards & Envelopes
Ranger Rose Gold Liquid Pearls	ATG Gun

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