Stamping with the Stars

Thankful Thoughts Card

I thought I was all done posting Thanksgiving cards this year, but this idea sort of popped into my head while I was working on my MOJO Monday entry this morning.  I think the In Colors are perfect for this card.  

Here are the supplies I used:

Stamp sets:  Lovely as a Tree, Pg. 110 #115026; Autumn Splendor, Holiday Mini Catalog, Pg. 12 #116503; Grateful Greetings, Holiday Mini Catalog, Pg. 8 #116511

Paper: Crushed Curry Cardstock (CS), Pg. 155 #115319; Dusty Durango CS, Pg. 155 #115321; Soft Suede CS, Pg. 155 #115318; Bermuda Bay CS, Pg. 155 #115317; Very Vanilla Naturals CS, Pg. 157 #106530; Autumn Meadows, Holiday Mini Catalog, Pg. 13 #116769; Optional: Scrap of Really Rust CS, Pg. 156 #100661;

Ink:  Chocolate Chip, Pg. 156 #100908; Dusty Durango, Pg. 155 #115654

Accessories:  Big Shot Die-Cut Machine, Pg. 194 #113439; Stampin' Up! Two Tags Die, Pg. 198 #115954; Gold Embossing Powder, Pg. 188 #109129; Clear Embossing Powder, Pg. 188 #109130; Heat Tool, Pg. 188 #100005; Embossing Buddy, Pg. 188 #103083; VersaMark, Pg. 190 #102283; Button Latte Designer Button, Pg. 181 #114333; Gold Elastic Cord, Holiday Mini Catalog, Pg. 27 #109867; Paper Piercing Tool, Pg. 191 #116631; Stamp-a-ma-jig, Pg. 191 #101049; Blender Pens, Pg. 192 #102845; Sponge Daubers, Pg. 192 #102892; Snail Adhesive, Pg. 192 #104332; Stampin' Dimensionals, Pg. 192 #104430

Cut Very Vanilla Naturals CS 8-1/2" x 5-1/2" and score at 4-1/4" to form the card base.  Cut Soft Suede 4" x 5-1/4" for the card front.

Cut the four In Colors CS 1-1/4" x 2". Line them up as shown and tape across all of the strips.   I wanted to make two cards so I cut the strips 1-1/4" x 4" and taped at the top and bottom.  Then I cut down the center.

 Use the Sponge Dauber to ink around the edges with Chocolate Chip.  Fold the strips where they meet to ink between the strips.

Dust the CS with the Embossing Buddy and use the Stamp-a-ma-jig to position the Lovely as a Tree image across the strips.  Load the stamp up with VersaMark and then Chocolate Chip ink and stamp the image.  Heat emboss the image.

Die cut the tag from Very Vanilla Naturals CS.  Heat emboss the sentiment the same way you did the trees. Ink around the edges.

Attach the tree image and tag to the Soft Suede card front with Snail.

Use the Paper Piercing Tool to pierce holes to fasten the button to card front with gold cord. 

Stamp the oak leaf on Autumn Meadows paper with VersaMark.  Apply Gold Embossing Powder and heat emboss.  Squeeze the inkpads to deposit some of the ink on the inside lid.  Pick up some of the color with the Blender Pen and fill in some of the lines on the leaf. 

Stamp the acorns on Dusty Durango or a scrap of Really Rust and shade in with the Chocolate Chip and Dusty Durango.  I used Really Rust to give it a little more contrast with the Dusty Durango ink.

Cut out the images with paper snips and attach to the card front with Stampin' Dimensionals.

Attach the card front to the card base and you're all done!

I hope you enjoyed today's tutorial. 

Thanks for stopping by. 

Mickey

Autumn Splendor

This card is my entry for this week's Mojo Monday Challenge-MOJO110.  I used up a lot of my Autumn Meadows Designer Paper (DSP) scraps.  I also used some left over embossed pieces from the Autumn Splendor Thank You Card I posted last August.

Here are the supplies I used:

Stamp set:  Autumn Splendor, Holiday Mini-Catalog, Pg. 12 #116503

Paper:  Autumn Meadows, Holiday Mini-Catalog, Pg. 13 #116769; More Mustard Cardstock (CS), Pg. 156 #100946; Brushed Gold CS, Pg. 159 #102935

Ink:  Chocolate Chip, Pg. 156 #100908; Really Rust, Pg.156 #102549

Accessories:  Autumn Harvest Rub-Ons, Pg. 177 #115731; Chocolate Chip 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon, Pg. 183 #111367; Big Shot Die-Cut Machine, Pg 194 #113439; Scallop Circle #2 Die, Pg. 199 #113469; Gold Embossing Powder, Pg. 188 #109129; Heat Tool, Pg. 188 #100005; VersaMark, Pg. 190 #102283; Blender Pens, Pg. 192 #102845; Sponge Daubers, Pg. 192 #102892; Circle Scissor Plus, Pg. 191 #112530; Glass Mat, Pg. 191 #1125312; Snail Adhesive, Pg. 192 #104332; Stampin' Dimensionals, Pg. 192 #104430; Mini-Glue Dots, Pg. 192 #103683; Gold Elastic Cord, Pg. 27 #109867; Paper Snips, Pg. 191 #103579; Glue Pen

Yesterday was kind of a rush, so I didn't take the time to take a lot of pictures.  In fact, I didn't take any until I was all done with the card, so we'll have to make the most of it!

 Stamp the leaf and acorn images onto Autumn Meadows DSP using VersaMark.  Apply Gold Embossing Powder and heat emboss.  Cut around the images with Paper Snips.

Use a Blender Pen to fill in the images with Really Rust and Chocolate Chip.

Run a 4" x 4" piece of Brushed Gold CS through the Big Shot with the Scallop Circle #2 Die.  To emboss the tiny gold dots on the scallop edge, I used a glue pen I bought at a local craft shop.  Unfortunately, the 2-Way Glue Pen in the Stampin' Up! catalog doesn't have a fine enough tip for this project.

Set the Circle Scissor Plus to 3" and cut a circle from the Autumn Meadows DSP.  Ink around the edges with Chocolate Chip and attach to the scallop Circle with Snail. 

Cut a lighter colored piece of Autumn Meadows DSP  1-7/8" x 1-7/8".  Rub on the "Bless your Home" image as shown.  Ink around the edges and attach to a 2" x 2" piece of Brushed Gold CS with Snail.  Attach the scallop circle piece with Snail.  (I'd like to use a lot more Stampin' Dimensionals on these layers, but then I run into postage issues.) 

Cut contrasting Autumn Meadows DSP as follows:  5" x 5", 3" x 3-3/4", 1-1/2" x 5". Ink around all of the edges with Chocolate Chip. 

Now, I did a dumb thing when I assembled my card.  Instead of just wrapping my ribbon around the 1-1/2" x 5" piece, I attached that piece to the 3" x 3-3/4" piece first, then wrapped the ribbon around both pieces before tying the bow.  That would have looked great if the scallop circle were smaller, but as it turned out, I just wasted a lot of ribbon that wasn't going to show anyway. *sigh*. 

So anyway, here is how you should assemble the card:

Cut More Mustard CS 5-1/4" x 10-1/2" and score at 5-1/4" to create the card base.  Attach the 5" x 5" DSP to the card front with Snail. Attach the 3" x 3/4" piece in the upper left with Snail as shown.  Wrap the ribbon around the 1-1/2" x 5" piece and tie in front.  Now attach that piece to the card front with Snail. 

Cut a piece of Gold Elastic Cord 4" long and tie a knot on both ends.  Fold in half and tuck it under the bow and attach with a Mini-glue Dot. Attach the acorns under the bow with Stampin' Dimensionals.  tuck the stem under the bow and stick it to the Mini-Glue Dot holding the Gold Cord.

Attach the scallop circle to the card front with Stampin' Dimensionals.

That's it.  I hope you enjoyed this tutorial and will be inspired to create your own card. 

Thanks for stopping by today.

Mickey