Wednesday, November 1, 2017

Happy Thanksgiving

Fall is moving so fast now! It's almost November and time to give thanks for the people who make our life so memorable! I just love the time leading up to the holidays, all the hustle and bustle of making these days festive and special for my family.

This week the Stampendous Design Team is sharing some of the beautiful Fall designs, perfect for the season. One of my favorite new stamps is this gorgeous Fall Arrangement PCS. The picture can't do it justice! It helps you create a stunning Thanksgiving card in no time.



Stampendous:
SSC1265 Fall Arrangement PCS
MG17 Cinnamon Micro Glitter
MG02 Gold Micro Glitter
MPW811 Mixed Media White Paper
Acrylic Handle
MEM01 Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink by Tsukineko®

Plus:
My Color Cardstock - Goldenrod
Turquoise cork
Copic Sketch Markers - E37, E39, Y15, Y21, YR15, YR18, R08, R59, R81, R85, YG91, YG93, YG95, YG97, BG10, BG72, BG75
Dries Clear Craft Glue

Instructions:
Step 1:  Fold a 5" x 10" piece of Goldenrod cardstock in half to form an A7 card
Step 2:  Stamp the Fall Arrangement on a 3 7/8" x 4 1/4" piece of white cardstock with Tuxedo Black ink, color with Copic markers
Step 3: Stamp Happy Thanksgiving on a 1/2" x 2 1/2" piece of white, color if desired
Step 4: Cut a 4 1/2" x 5" piece of brown cork (the back of the cork is brown), then a 4 1/8" x 4 1/2" piece of the turquoise cork, adhere together then to the card front near the top
Step 5:  Adhere the Fall Arrangement to the turquoise cork layer
Step 6:  Put some craft glue in the centers of the sunflowers and sprinkle with the Cinnamon Micro Glitter, use gold in the center of a couple of smaller flowers, let dry
Step 7:  Adhere the Happy Thanksgiving to a 3/4" x 2 3/4" piece of turquoise cork, then to a 1" x 2 3/4" piece of brown, adhere to the bottom area of the card front

The set has some other great stamps too!
See the Stampendous Blog for or ideas.

Happy Creating,
Louise

15 comments:

Mary Holshouser said...

This is a beautiful stamp to start with
and then adding the colors makes it
gorgeous. Kind of glad to see
Halloween gone.
thanks for sharing.
Illinois

Joan V said...

Beautiful card. Great stamp set. I love that arrangement. I agree with you that pictures just don't capture the beauty of the cards. My cards always look better in person. I think this needs a frame for your Thanksgiving decor.

LaChelle Unger said...

This card definitely says that fall is in the air 🍁🍂🍃 the colors are so warm and beautiful. So happy for the official start of the fall season!

Verna Angerhofer said...

I love the image you used and your coloring of it is super wonderful.

Denise Bryant said...

Gorgeous coloring on your beautiful card! Love this pretty Fall Arrangement stamp set!
I'm in California.

Greta said...

Your coloring is gorgeous! What a beautiful stamp!

fran said...

A beautiful card and such an inspiration to get me started on cards of my own! Thank you.

cghundley said...

Lovely Autumn card
and love the pumpkin
full of flowers.
Carla from Utah

BethW said...

Beautiful card! I love the versatility of this stamp. I think the pumpkin is a great stamp to practice my coloring skills on.

Tee said...

A gorgeous pumpkin floral arrangement stamp,colored beautifully! And the textured layers frame it perfectly.

Beverly S. said...

With this set, you had me smitten when I saw the pumpkin AND sunflowers. This set looks like it would be FUN to color. I am grateful to Stampendous for giving us such wonderful stamps!!!! ;)

NicoleN said...

Just love the fall colors. Such a versitle stamp set.

Donna Ellis said...

Louise, you have such a way of highlighting colors in the pretty pumpkin to bring out the dimension of its shape. I love the darker autumnal colors in the leaves and flower centers in contrast to your pale blue background and table top. Beautiful card! hugs, de

Sue D said...

Great card using this set. Love the gorgeous coloring.

Marjorie DUMONTIER said...

Wow !! This is a true piece of art !!