Hello Fellow Stampers ~
Today we won't belabor . . . rather, I will simply wish you all the simple joys of family, warmth, good food, and all the Blessings of the Lord in your lives!
Happy Thanksgiving!!
May this season bring you smiles & love that will all year!!
Design Colorology . . .
Stamps, and Ink, and Paper . . . Oh, My!
Stamps: Gather Together photopolymer stamp set** [Item #150589]
Paper: Thick Very Vanilla (4-1/4" x 11", score at 5-1/2"); Pear Pizazz (5-3/8" x 4-1/8"; 4" x 2-1/2" for Nested Label die cut out); Champagne Foil (5-1/4" x 4; 4-1/2" x 3" for Nested Label die cut out; scrap for leaf die cut out); Come to Gather DSP (3-3/4" x 5"); Shimmery White cardstock (3" x 3" for large leaf stamp & cut out); scrap pieces of Soft Sea Foam, Pool Party & Crumb Cake for small leaf die cut out
Inks: Early Espresso [Item #147114]; Pear Pizzazz [Item #147104]; Soft Suede [Item #147115]; Watercolor Pencils [Item #141709]
Other: Gathered Leaves Dies** [Item #150662]; Stitched Nested Labels Dies [Item #149638]; Tags & Feathers Elements [Item #150455]; Come to Gather Ribbon Combo Pack [Item #150456]; Magnolia Lane Ribbon Combo Pack [Item #149485]; Basic Adhesive Backed Sequins [Item #146933]
**Purchase this in the bundle to save 10% - Item #153036
"CASE-Out" Design Guide
1. Score your 11" x 4-1/4" Thick Very Vanilla cardstock base at 5-1/2", and gently fold and burnish with your bone folder. Reminder: The "raised bump" of your score line goes to the inside to create that beautiful professional fold.
2. Layer your DSP, Champagne Foil and Pear Pizzazz layers together with SNAIL and attach to the card front.
3. Lay down some SNAIL adhesive across the middle of the card and layer approximately 15-1/2" of 5/8" Crumb Cake Satin-Edge Ribbon (from the Come to Gather Ribbon Combo Pack), across the front middle of the card.
4. Using the Stitched Nested Labels Dies cut the 4-3/8" long die from Champagne Foil; and the 3-3/4" long die (measurements are approximate) from Pear Pizzazz cardstock.
5. Stamp the Pear Pizzazz Nested Label with the large leaf image in the Gather Together stamp set using Pear Pizzazz ink (toward the center bottom). Stamp the dotted scatter image using Soft Suede ink, stamping off first and then numerous times across the label to keep the dots "light".
6. Layer the two labels together and attach to the front of the card base using dimensionals.
7. Stamp the large leaf image in Early Espresso ink on Shimmery White cardstock; color with Watercolor Pencils (no water/just shading); cut out with the corresponding die in the Gathered Leaves Dies.
8. Cut the larger of the 3 emboss/die leaf dies from Soft Sea Foam, Champagne Foil, Pool Party and Crumb Cake cardstock.
9. Using glue dots, attach and arrange your leaves in a "spray" near the top right of your Nested Labels (so that the Pear Pizzazz leaf peeks out at the bottom).
10. Stamp the "May this season" sentiment using Early Espresso ink on a "log" wood element from the Tags & Feathers elements set. Tie a piece of Mossy Meadow Twine from the Magnolia Lane Ribbon Combo Pack through the hole at the top of the element tag. Attach where your leaf die stems come together using Multi-Purpose glue.
11. Finish off the front of the card with a scattering of Basic Adhesive-Backed Sequins.
Hugs, . . .
