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Living in the South, as I do, I am so ready for cooler weather, falling leaves, the smell of cinnamon, maybe a Pumpkin Spice Latte or two (Kinda over it), apple cider…..the list is endless. Fall in Birmingham Al. means still really hot, very dry but yet humid conditions. The leaves are only falling because the the ground is so dry and the air is soooo hot!

I digress!

Back to what you are here for! This card starts with a half sheet Garden Green cardstock card base cut to 8-1/2″ x 5-1/2″ scored at 4-1/4″ for a standard top folding card. The Very Vanilla focal panel is dry embossed with the Brick and Mortar 3D Embossing Folder. I love this folder, I am a brick girl, love the texture and pattern. This is a fun one for background coloring as well.

On wet Watercolor paper, I washed on stripes of Merry Merlot, Cajun Craze, Crushed Curry, Garden Green, Old Olive, and Gorgeous Grape. Allowing those to dry thoroughly, I then spritzed one sheet with mixture of Frost White Shimmer Paint with Alcohol, then allowed that to dry completely. Using the Gathered Leaves Dies from the Gather Together Bundle, I wasn’t to sure of the direction I was going yet so I die cut several leaves in the colors listed above as well as a few in Copper and Gold. Never hurts to have extras at the ready. This bundle is high on my list of favorites, extras will not go to waste. Using the All Around Wreath Dies from the Tidings All Around Bundle (another favorite – I’ll give it a top 5 standing), I cut 2 wreaths one from the watercolored shimmer spritzed sheet and another from the spritz free sheet, then glued them together with liquid glue, being sure to put the shimmery wreath on top. I then came up with how the die cut leaves were to be arranged on the wreath. I struggled with this because, I had so many options and arrangements running in my head and none of them turned out the way I was picturing. So to say the least I now have a variety of leaf sprigs, bows, leaves and the like ready for another day.

Garden Green

Very Vanilla

Cajun Craze

Finally, I settled on 2 die cut copper leaves, a Cajun Craze Leaf and an Copper Leaf Trinket. The Sentiment “Wishing you Well” is stamped in Delicata Copper on Very Vanilla and die cut with one of the Ornate Frames Dies from the Spooktacular Bash Bundle. I used the same die to create the Garden Green mat behind the sentiment, using the die cutting extension trick of sliding down the die to create something shorter, longer, thinner, larger, etc. Then to finish off the sentiment and to make it look like a plaque or a finished piece on a wall, I used copper brads on both ends. With the wreath finalized and glued together, then sentiment stamped and glued together it is now time to attach both pieces to the card front. The wreath is attached to dry embossed Very Vanilla panel with mini dimensionals. The Sentiment “Plaque” is attached with tear n tape to the finished panel, so that the brads won’t wiggle around. The Very Vanilla panel is glued to the Cajun Craze mat and then attached to the card base with dimensionals.

The inside is not to be ignored! Inside is simply lines with a cut to size piece of Very Vanilla and embellished in the lower right corner with 3 leaves, Copper, Crushed Curry and Cajun Craze, adhered with liquid glue.

Congratulations to last months winner. Don’t forget to enter #stampitcontest in the comment section below for your chance to be randomly selected for the Notes of Kindness Card Kit, pictured below.

Product List

Tidings All Around Bundle (En) [152371] $45.75	Tidings All Around Photopolymer Stamp Set (En) [150465] $17.00	All-Around Wreath Dies [150641] $34.00	Seasonal Wreaths Photopolymer Stamp Set [150522] $18.00	Gather Together Bundle [153036] $38.50
Gather Together Photopolymer Stamp Set [150589] $17.00	Gathered Leaves Dies [150662] $26.00	Ornate Frames Dies [150664] $34.00	Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper [149612] $9.00	Aqua Painters [103954] $17.00
Garden Green 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [102584] $8.75	Cajun Craze 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [119684] $8.75	Very Vanilla 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [101650] $9.75	Crushed Curry 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [131199] $8.75	Copper Foil Sheets [142020] $5.00
Celestial Copper Delicata Metallic Ink Pad [150707] $11.00	Brick & Mortar 3D Embossing Folder [149643] $10.00	Frost White Shimmer Paint [147046] $8.00	Stampin’ Spritzer [126185] $3.00	Leaves Trinkets [146343] $8.00
Metallic Brads [146929] $4.50	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $4.00	Stampin’ Dimensionals [104430] $4.00

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Please DO use this gifting code if your order is under $150 to receive a free gift from me. If your order is over $150 DO NOT use the host code and receive Stampin’ Rewards, anything in the catalog, that amounts to $15 or more (depending on the amount of your order) from Stampin’ Up! If your order is over $125, consider getting a starter kit for $99 with free shipping. No selling required, sit back and enjoy your hobby while enjoying a 20% discount with every order you make. Contact me if you have any questions.

May 2024 Paper Pumpkin Kit

About the Kit:

Life Is Sweet Subscribe 11 May–10 June

Celebrate the sweet things in life with textured, artistic cards.

• Makes 9 cards: 3 each of 3 designs with 9 coordinating envelopes
• Iridescent glimmer sentiments and precut paper pieces
• Vellum accents, iridescent pearls, and linen thread
• Coordinating colors: Poppy Parade, Lemon Lolly, Pool Party, and new In Colors. Features the new 2024–2026 In Colors

Paper Pumpkin Exclusive April – June Coordinating Add-on Die

Subscribers can also shop the exclusive The Thanks and Beyond Dies, which coordinates with April, May and June.

164397 Paper Pumpkin Thanks & Beyond Dies.

Paper Pumpkin Subscription information:

Subscribe to the April Paper Pumpkin Kit between 11 May 2024 and 10 June 2024 by clicking here!

Note: Supplies may be limited toward the end of the subscription period.

1-Month Prepaid Paper Pumpkin Subscription [137858] $21.00

3-Month Prepaid Paper Pumpkin Subscription [137859] $63.00

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