mmm...Stampin' Time

So for today’s project I used my HARVEST HELLOS STAMP SET for the first time.

As Thanksgiving approaches for everyone in North America (October 12th in Canada and 26th November in the USA), I thought that I would use the pumpkin stamp for this card.

When Rob and I were last in North America, we loved the fall colours and the incredible ways people decorated their homes for Thanksgiving. Front porches, doors and front yards were stunningly pumpkin filled spaces.

The pumpkins were stamped using Pumpkin Pie cardstock and ink before being punched out using the APPLE BUILDER PUNCH. Then, I added texture by running the pumpkins through the STAMPIN’ CUT & EMBOSS MACHINE using the TASTEFUL TEXTILES 3D EMBOSSING FOLDER.

I coloured the leaves by using the Garden Green Watercolour Pencil from the WATERCOLOUR PENCILS ASSORTMENT 2 and a blender pen.

Sending Thanksgiving best wishes to everyone.

Thanks for popping by … happy stamping.

These are the products I used to make this card. If you live anywhere in Australia, you can order any of them through me.

Harvest Hellos Cling Stamp Set (En) [150581] $37.00	Apple Builder Punch [150663] $31.00	Tasteful Textile 3D Embossing Folder [152718] $15.75	Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock [121685] $15.25	Pumpkin Pie A4 Card Stock [108601] $15.25
Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $17.00	Garden Green Classic Stampin' Pad [147089] $13.00	Pumpkin Pie Classic Stampin' Pad [147086] $13.00	Watercolor Pencils Assortment 2 [149014] $21.75	Flowers For Every Season Ribbon Combo Pack [153620] $17.50
Whisper White C6 Envelopes [106588] $13.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $7.00	Mini Glue Dots [103683] $8.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $6.00	Stampin' Seal [152813] $14.00
Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $209.00	Paper Snips [103579] $17.00	Paper Trimmer [152392] $44.00

Oops … I haven’t posted since last Friday. I even missed World Card Making Day.

I enjoyed a wonderful day on Thursday helping two friends making their Christmas gift tags using the TAG BUFFET PROJECT KIT.

Then, on Friday, I started teaching one of those friends how to sew. Her goal was to do what her mother had done – make Christmas dresses and shorts for her grandchildren. We went shopping two days earlier and she bought a sewing machine and what she needed to make two dresses and two pairs of shorts.

We have spent two hours together on Friday, Saturday and today as I showed her what to do. After each session she had ‘homework’ to do. At the end of today’s ‘lesson’, Judy had both dresses and one pair of shorts finished and she will finish the second pair later this afternoon.

It was wonderful to be able to help someone achieve their goal successfully!

So, after I arrived home, I made this card so that I could share it with you.

Alongside Christmas and end of school year teacher cards and gifts, I am trying to go back and use stamp sets that have been sitting on my shelf for too long.

Today was time to dust off the ROOTED IN NATURE and NATURE’S ROOTS DIES. No fancy background today – stamping in a hurry.

I began by stamping and cutting the leaves using the colour ink on cardstock. The leaves were then embossed using the TASTEFU TEXTILE 3D EMBOSSING FOLDER.

The tree cross section was stamped onto the card front before finding where I wanted the GOLD HOOP EMBELLISHMENT. I traced the circle onto the card front and then adhered a wreath of leaves directly onto the card. Three leaves were wrapped around the gold hoop and secured using a mini glue dot. Each leaf had two dimensionals stacked onto the back – these were positioned before the backing was removed and secured. This was an effective way to raise the gold hoop.

The sentiment was stamped before I used the mini trimmer to create the tag. Again, double dimensionals were used.

The BRAIDED LINEN TRIM makes a gorgeous bow, especially when you pull on the sides and stretch and open up the braid.

I finished the card off with some GOLD GLITTER ENAMEL DOTS and CLEAR WINK OF STELLA.

The inside of the card and envelope had some interlocking leaves attached.

So, as we enjoy the warmer weather of Spring here in Australia, I thought that I would make a card celebrating the cooler months of the Northern Hemisphere as Autumn (Fall) brings cooler weather and the gorgeous changing colours of the leaves.

Thanks for popping by … happy stamping.

These are the products I used to make this card. If you live anywhere in Australia, you can order any of them through me.

Rooted In Nature Cling-Mount Stamp Set [148217] $73.00	Nature's Roots Dies [151786] $68.00	Tasteful Textile 3D Embossing Folder [152718] $15.75	Cajun Craze A4 Card Stock [121683] $15.25
Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock [121685] $15.25	Card Stock A4 Crushed Curry [131288] $15.25	Granny Apple Green A4 Cardstock [147014] $15.25	Mango Melody A4 Cardstock [147013] $15.25
Old Olive A4 Card Stock [106576] $15.25	Pumpkin Pie A4 Card Stock [108601] $15.25	Cajun Craze Classic Stampin' Pad [147085] $13.00	Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad [147116] $13.00
Crushed Curry Classic Stampin' Pad [147087] $13.00	Granny Apple Green Stampin' Pad [147095] $13.00	Mango Melody Classic Stampin' Pad [147093] $13.00	Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad [147090] $13.00
Pumpkin Pie Classic Stampin' Pad [147086] $13.00	Gold Hoops Embellishments [152474] $13.00	Gold Glitter Enamel Dots [152155] $14.00	3/16" (1 Cm) Braided Linen Trim [147808] $12.25
Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush [141897] $11.50	Very Vanilla C6 Envelopes [106589] $13.00	Mini Glue Dots [103683] $8.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $6.00
Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $7.00	Stampin' Seal [152813] $14.00	Paper Snips [103579] $17.00	Paper Trimmer [152392] $44.00

I won’t be sending as many Christmas cards as I have been making but they won’t go unused.

There’s a new monthly market opening soon in Kangaroo Point. It starts on the 7th and 8th November and I will be there with my card and gift boxes.

So I am busily making projects ready to sell – I’m hoping that this will be a great opportunity to promote classes and workshops.

For this card I wanted to use the EVERGREEN FOREST 3D EMBOSSING FOLDER and a piece of the BRUSHED METALLIC CARDSTOCK.

The large tree stamp from the WINTER WOODS STAMP SET coordinate perfectly. I stamped three of them using Shaded Spruce cardstock and ink.

They were then cut using the IN THE WOODS DIES.

Wrapping a piece of the metallic ribbon and using a few STAR DESIGNER ELEMENTS finished the card off really well.

It is an uncomplicated card that I think stampers with a little more experience, than beginner, would enjoy making this card. What do you think?

Thanks for popping by … happy stamping.

These are the products I used to make this card. If you live anywhere in Australia, you can order any of them through me.

Winter Woods Cling-Mount Stamp Set [151359] $40.00	In The Woods Dies [147919] $57.00	Stitched Rectangles Dies [151820] $61.00	Evergreen Forest 3D Embossing Folder [153576] $17.50
Shaded Spruce A4 Cardstock [147006] $15.25	Very Vanilla A4 Card Stock [106550] $17.00	Shaded Spruce Classic Stampin' Pad [147088] $13.00	Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush [141897] $11.50
Basket Weave & Metallic Ribbon Combo Pack [153553] $14.00	Star Designer Elements [150430] $15.75	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $7.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $6.00
Tear & Tape Adhesive [138995] $11.50	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $209.00	Paper Snips [103579] $17.00	Paper Trimmer [152392] $44.00