Painted Harvest Thankful for You (Sneak Peek)

This is a slight variation of a card we made last week in our stamp club. We used the Painted Harvest stamp set from the upcoming Holiday catalog, along with some Touches of Nature wooden elements, and the pretty Painted Autumn DSP. They are all part of the Painted Autumn Suite in the new catalog.

I have seen some really lovely cards on Pinterest using this suite, and plan to CASE some of them when I have the time! Like this winter, when the garden is sleeping under a blanket of snow, and there is a fire going in the wood stove, and the dog and cat are laying next to it to soak up the warmth.

Meanwhile, it's hot and muggy, and I don't feel like canning anymore but I have to because I don't want that lovely fresh produce in the garden to go to waste!

Measurements
 Image:Very Vanilla 2-1/4" x 2-1/4"
 Mat 1: Very Vanilla 2-1/2" x 2-1/2"
 Mat 2: Early Espresso 2-3/4" x 2-3/4"
 DSP: Painted Autumn 4" x 5-1/4"
 Card base: Very Vanilla 5-1/2'" x 8-1/2" scored & folded at 4-1/4"

Product List

Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

Early Espresso 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad

Crushed Curry Classic Stampin' Pad

Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad

Gold 3/8" (1 Cm) Metallic-Edge Ribbon

Stampin' Dimensionals

Painted Harvest Sneak Peek & PCC255 Challenge

Didja miss me? I fought my way out from under five gallon buckets of tomatoes and squash to post this card so you wouldn't forget about me, LOL!  Today I'm playing along with the Paper Craft Crew sketch challenge, and it's a good one!

This sunflower is from the charming Painted Harvest photopolymer stamp set that will be available September 1st. It has wonderful sentiments, a couple of two-step stamped leaves, an acorn and, of course, the sunflower.

Even though we are still in the middle of summer, there are some subtle signs of autumn beginning to show around here. I'm certainly looking forward to it, not only because harvesting and processing the veggies will end, but because fall weather is my favorite weather of all! Balmy days, and cool, crisp nights (and sweaters!), the trees turning fiery hues, fires in the wood stove.....ah, it's pure heaven!

Where was I? Oh yeah, this sunny sunflower card. *grin* The Wood Textures DSP makes a lovely backdrop for the image, and I love the rustic look of the burlap ribbon and jute twine (Holiday catalog item), too.

Measurements
 Image: Whisper White 2-1/2" x 3-1/4"
 Mat: Garden Green 2-5/8" x 3-3/8"
 DSP: Wood Textures 3-7/8" x 5-1/8"
 Mat: Garden Green 4" x 5-1/4"
 Card base: Whisper White Thick 4-1/4" x 11" scored & folded at 5-1/2"

Product List

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock

Garden Green 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

Wood Textures Designer Series Paper Stack

Garden Green Classic Stampin' Pad

Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad

Crushed Curry Classic Stampin' Pad

Versamark Pad

Heat Tool

Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder

5/8" (1.6 Cm) Burlap Ribbon

Stampin' Dimensionals

CAS Spring Wishes

This is a RAK card sent to someone who shall remain nameless because she hasn't received it, yet. And the way the weather has been, her letter carrier may not get it to her for another week! Yeesh, enough with the frigid temperatures, already! Think Spring. Think Spring. Think Spring. Maybe if we all concentrate hard enough, we can drive away the cold, ice, and snow, and welcome warmer, milder temperatures. Maybe? Please??? Punxsutawney Phil says so!

I really have nothing to complain about here in sunny Southern California, but I have many friends and family in harms way. If YOU are one of the many affected, please be safe; don't go out in it unless it's a life or death situation. Just stay hunkered down and ride it out.

Thank you for visiting!

Stayed tuned tomorrow for some love birds!!!

Stamps: A Flower for all Seasons, Easter Blossoms
Cardstock: Whisper White, Old Olive, Pear Pizzazz DSP, Watercolor Paper
Inks: Basic Black Classic, Cajun Craze Classic, Daffodil Delight Classic, Pear Pizzazz Classic, Soft Suede Classic, Poppy Parade Stampin' Write Marker, White Gel Pen
Accessories: Blender Pen. Scallop Rectangle Clearlits Die, Big Shot, Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border Punch, 1/8" Old Olive Taffeta Ribbon, Stampin' Dimensionals

Sunflowers Tutorial

First of all, let me send my sincere sympathy to all you who are getting hammered with yet another blast of winter. Spring certainly can't come soon enough, 'eh?

And on that note, I'd like to bring a little snippet of it into your life, if only to your monitor! This was my take on the flower pot card tutorial at Splitcoast Stampers. I changed the dimensions a bit, as you will see below.
As always, you can click on an image to enlarge it, and then click again to super-size it for details.

Several people were interested in how I made the sunflowers, so I'll explain it briefly, and let you figure out the rest.  The flowers themselves were made using the smallest daisy-like flower on the Originals Blossom Party Die (the one on the lower left).

After cutting them out with the Big Shot (easily cut 4 layers of Daffodil Delight cardstock at a time), glue one layer on top of the other, with the petals offset.

Use a blender pen and Pumpkin Pie Classic ink to shade the petals from the center out. Do the same around the edge of the 3/4" punched circle, then adhere it to the center of the flower.

For the leaves, fold a strip of Pear Pizzazz and run it through the Paper Crimper at an angle. Please pay no attention to the flannel snowflake nightgown showing in the photo below. :-)

Slide the folded edge part way into the Small Oval Punch (1-3/8 X 5/8 Inch) as shown and make the cut.

The flower pot starts with a piece of Cajun Craze cardstock cut 2-3/4" x 6-1/2". Score at 1" and 3-3/4" and fold as shown.

The 1" fold becomes the rim of the flower pot. Fold the bottom of the pot up, flip the rim up out of the way, and place the rim score line on the groove of the Paper Cutter.

Place the bottom edge of the pot on the 1/2" mark. Trim off that angled cut. Repeat for the other side.

Adhere DSP and decorate pot as desired.

To make the ladybug, slide a scrap of Poppy Parade cardstock into the 3/4 X 15/16 Inch Oval Punch at an angle and cut the body. (That poor woman needs a manicure desperately.)

Color the head and polka-dots with a Basic Black Stampin' Write Marker. I added black thread for the antennae.

I'm fairly certain y'all can figure out how to assemble the card, so I won't bore you with those details. Tomorrow I'll be showing the cards I made for Christmas in January. Yeah, I know I said I was sooo over Christmas, but I have to keep up with the challenges at Stampin' Addicts and Splitcoast Stampers to make at least four cards per month, so I'll be ready when Christmas comes around again! Then I promise I won't show any more Christmas cards.....at least not until the end of February, when I'll dazzle you with the Christmas in February cards. Teehee! Ain't I a stinker?

Thanks for visiting!