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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Saturday Spotlight: Grateful for...Sangria

Hi All! So usually the Kraft-y Hearts do a Friday Focus on Close To My Heart's featured paper pack. However, we decided we wanted to give everyone a full day to enjoy the Rose Blossom Blog Hop this month, so for October, we switched it up to the Saturday Spotlight. (There's just something about alliterative titles that makes me smile....) Anyway, this month we're featuring the Sangria collection. It's the perfect collection for all your fall festivities and fiestas. If you've just stopped in from the amazingly talented Lynn Darda's Bungalow, you're in the right place. If you're starting here, make sure you hop on over to From My Bungalow and see what inspiring treat Lynn has for you today.

Now, on with the show!

For today's project, I used a retired Bracket Frame that I had in my stash, covered it in a variety of patterns from the Sangria paper pack, and inked around the edges with Eggplant ink. I used the Art Philosophy and Artistry cartridges to create the bracket shapes for the sentiment, the flower, and the leaves. The sentiment is from the Always Grateful stamp set. I stamped it in Black Archival ink on Champagne cardstock. The leaves are from the new Fallen Leaves stamp set. I stamped them in Saffron ink and then rolled the edges in Fern and Poppy inks to give them a fun, multi-color fall look. I popped up all three bracket layers with dimensional adhesive and framed them with strips of Gold Foil tape.

The leaves are cut from Poppy, Saffron, and Kraft cardstocks and inked with Fern, Poppy, and Eggplant inks respectively. I added dimension to them by folding them partially down the middle. The flower is 12 layers of Sangria paper that increase by 1/4 inch with every layer. All layers are cut from the same paper, I just turned every other one over for contrast and inked around the edges with Eggplant ink.

Finally, the bow is made from jute ribbon from my stash that I wrapped with Thick Poppy Twine. For bling, I added flowers from the Sangria assortment and popped some Bling Gems in gold in the middle of each flower.

Here are some close-ups of the project:

And here is the project again:

I hope you enjoyed this autumnal reminder of one of the benefits of gratitude. Again, don't forget to hop over to From My Bungalow and see what Lynn is up to.

Have a wonderful, creatively crafty weekend!