Instead of a single card for today, I am sharing several that fall under the Grateful and Thanksgiving theme. I am so very grateful for all the joy and people that Stampin’ Up! has brought into my life!
If you click on the photos you will be taken to that blog post in case it is one you have not seen.
Well Defined stamp set
A Fun Fold with Pretty Pumpkins stamp set
Another Pretty Pumpkins stamp set
A mix of Pretty Pumpkins and Gorgeous Leaves
And one more Pretty Pumpkin paired with the Blackberry Beauty DSP
I hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving with family and friends. I am thankful for you for sharing my love of paper crafting and following my journey here at Blue Line Stamping. There will be a new project for you tomorrow so I hope you will come back.
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Expressing our Gratitude to someone is always a good thing to do. This time of year makes me especially aware of that. Today’s project is a perfect way to show someone they are appreciated.
Stamp Set
This stamp set is aptly named Well Defined. There are various holidays and similar sentiments that are one word and their definition. These definitions make a wonderful clean and sweet card that is made quickly. The Gratitude was chosen as a nod to Thanksgiving. It is stamped using Cinnamon Cider Ink. As I have stated before, this ink looks a bit metallic when paired with embossed or metallic paper.
Paper
To pair the Cinnamon Cider with this beautiful paper was a given. This is the Blackberry Beauty Designer Series paper. It has been difficult for Stampin’ Up! to keep in stock for that very reason. But I looked and it is in stock now! This paper is paired with Cinnamon Cider cardstock and a layer of Very Vanilla.
There was a piece of the DSP previously cut. So I just needed a tiny adjustment. That piece I cut off was only 1/4″. Of course I couldn’t bring myself to throw it away. As I was looking for a way to finish the card, I saw that little strip. A bow is born! All it took was a few folds, snips, and several glue dots. This little bow should be called a glue dot bow! I love the little different look to the card.
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One of my favorite cards to make are Thank You type cards. Thanksgiving allows me an entire month of sharing my gratitude. Today’s card is one I cased from fellow demonstrator Patty Bennett. It requires 3/4 of a full sheet of cardstock, and is so worth it!!
Patty Bennett has a detailed video on how to make this card. So I am not going to attempt to explain the process. I will say that it is pretty easy to do. There are just quite a few layers.
Front Section
Above is the front of my version. Next is the second layer.
Second Layer
Now you see the second section. I believe you can see how the “window” on the front opens away and leaves the layers and stamped images on this second section.
Third Section
This is the fully opened card. The front flap is open to the left, and the blue second section is on the opposite side of the lower section where you would sign the card. As you have seen, there are three sections, but four decorated panels. I think of it as another version of one of the little accordion mini scrapbooks.
I hope you enjoyed seeing this Fun Fold. As I said, Patty has a video detailing how to make this card. My Supply List is at the bottom of the post. If I can assist you please do not hesitate to reach out. And if you do not currently have a demonstrator, I would love to invite you in to my stamping family.
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I have been working on a Skinny card for a card swap. It has been very difficult getting the layout I want. There have been some good results and some not so good ones. Today is one of the good results that I liked but decided not to use in the swap. So I thought I would share it with you.
Stamps
There are two really awesome stamp sets used on this card. The first is the Pretty Pumpkins stamps. This trio of pumpkins is my favorite from that set. And it comes as a Bundle, I just didn’t use the dies. The second stamp set is the Gorgeous Leaves. It is also a Bundle, and I did use two of the Dies.
I love how well these two stamp sets work together. Fall leaves and pumpkins are like Peanut Butter and Jelly! They just go together. The sentiment is such a sweet one and is from the Pretty Pumpkin stamp set. I just love it.
Colors and Finishes
Normally I would say Paper instead of Color, but I did not use any Designer Series Paper on this card. That is very unusual for me. I did choose some of my favorites of the colors I think of for Fall. They are Cinnamon Cider and Soft Succulent for the card base and layer.
The stamped leaves are more of the great Fall colors. They are Merry Merlot, Cinnamon Cider with some speckles of Pale Papaya.
To finish the card I went to the Annual Catalog for some ribbon. It is from the Flowers For Every Season Ribbon Combo. The gingham is actually Just Jade instead of Soft Succulent, but the color matches very well. The final touch was two die cut leaves from Merry Merlot cardstock. These dies are so intricate (The name of the dies are Intricate Leaves!) that it really pops against the white cardstock.
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This Mini Catalog is full of beautiful stamps and other products. And I say that I love them all. This is true, but one of the favorites is the Pretty Pumpkin Bundle. I have used it a couple of times already. This version has an old, but fun, technique for the pumpkin.
Paper
I have to begin with the paper. This piece of the Blackberry Beauty Designer Series Paper is worthy of an “OH MY!!!”. The Blackberry Bliss mixed with the softer colors and gold is amazing. I tried layering without adding the thin Basic White layer, and it just did not work. With the White focal layer, it needed that thin strip to tie it together.
Stamps
The gorgeous pumpkin and the font of the sentiment are part of what makes this stamp set such a favorite. It is the Pretty Pumpkin Bundle, although I did not use the dies. That flowing script on the sentiment is stamped using Cinnamon Cider Ink. I have commented previously how much this ink appears to shimmer and looks like embossing almost. It definitely does in this instance.
Technique
As I mentioned in the beginning, this is an old technique with various names. I call it the Baby Wipe Technique. My Silicone Mat was used with a Baby Wipe folded into a square on top of it. Blackberry Bliss, Old Olive, and Cinnamon Cider Re-Inkers were then used to randomly drop little dots of color around on the baby wipe. It really looks like a hot mess when they all bleed together.
Here is where opinions very. Some people say to just ink your stamp one time from the mixture and stamp it. I like a variety of the colors. I ink a couple of times and turn the stamp as I go. This method puts more of a mixture of color and makes some new colors. It is definitely a technique to experiment with.
Measurements
Card base of Blackberry Bliss is cut 5 1/2 X 8 1/2, scored and folded at 4 1/4
Basic White layer is cut 5 1/4 X 4
DSP layer is cut 5 1/8 X 3 7/8
Blackberry Bliss small layer is cut 2 3/4 X 4 1/8
Basic White stamped layer is cut 2 5/8 X 4
The focal layers have the top corners rounded using the Detailed Trio Punch
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I am loving playing with all of the new products from the Mini Catalog. The one I am showcasing today is the Pretty Pumpkin Bundle. The matching Dies are fabulous!!!
Paper
The beginning of this fun card was this Soft Succulent piece of DSP from the Harvest Meadow Designer Series Paper. I love the faded look to the background as well as the script writing. Knowing that I was playing with pumpkins, I had to choose a color that worked with the Soft Succulent. I actually found two other pieces of DSP from that same pack of paper. Instead of a Pumpkin Pie pattern, they are Calypso Coral. But they are gorgeous pumpkins!
To Die cut the larger and fancier pumpkin, I added the Adhesive Sheet to the piece of DSP. I cut a piece a little larger than the die and added the Adhesive sheet, and then die cut the image. This turns the pumpkin into basically a sticker. No fighting trying to get that pumpkin glued down without a mess! The smaller pumpkin is adhered with a couple of Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals.
Stamps
There is very little stamping on this card. The “vine” for the pumpkins got hidden a bit. You can see it to the left of the smaller pumpkin. It is stamped and colored with Soft Succulent and Evening Evergreen Stampin’ Blends. There is a matching die for it as well.
The sentiment is from the stamp set and I love everything about it. It has such a beautiful font that makes it sort of fancy I believe. To showcase the sentiment I stamped it and then die cut using the Stitched So Sweetly Dies. The finishing touch is a Genial Gem that matches the Soft Succulent perfectly!
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