Fall Still Life

#stampinup     #faithfulinkspirations   Have you ever paged through the Stampin' Up catalog and found a stamp set or embellishment that you'd missed the first dozen times you looked? I do that all the time. In the current catalog, I've practically overlooked all the cool background stamps we offer. I know they're there, but I just flip on by. And then I see a card where someone has used a background stamp and I take another look.

Today's card uses the Burlap Background Stamp that I've overlooked, oh, I can't tell you how many times! I think it's used to great effect in this card that we made at the Proverbial Stampers get together.

We started by stamping a 4" by 5-1/4" piece of Crumb Cake Card Stock using the Burlap Background Stamp and Crumb Cake Ink. I stamped this image off to the side a bit so that the fringed edges would show. We adhered this to an Early Espresso Card Stock card base.

Next, we stamped several images from the "Pick a Pumpkin" stamp set onto a 2-5/8" Very Vanilla square cut with one of the Stitched Shapes Framelits. We used Tangerine Tango, Early Espresso, and Old Olive Ink. We also stamped another Tangerine Tango pumpkin onto a Very Vanilla scrap and cut it out with the matching Patterned Pumpkins Thinlit Die. We adhered this element to the card with Stampin' Dimensionals.

We stamped a sentiment from the "Thoughtful Banners" set in Early Espresso onto an Old Olive strip and punched it out with the Modern Label Punch. We adhered this to the card with Mini Stampin' Dimensionals.

Finally, we tied a bow into a length of Linen Thread and adhered it to the card with a Glue Dot. 

What a nice, fall-themed thank you note this turned out to be!!

 

tams# 16295

Product List

Pick A Pumpkin Clear-Mount Bundle [146025] $38.50	Thoughtful Banners Photopolymer Stamp Set [141614] $21.00	Tangerine Tango Classic Stampin' Pad [126946] $6.50	Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad [126953] $6.50
Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad [126974] $6.50	Early Espresso 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [119686] $8.00	Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [120953] $8.00	Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [101650] $9.00
Old Olive 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100702] $8.00	Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies [145372] $30.00	Classic Label Punch [141491] $18.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.00
Mini Stampin' Dimensionals [144108] $4.00	Linen Thread [104199] $4.50

Hurry Up, Fall!!

#stampinup   #faithfulinkspirations   I don't know about the weather in your neck of the woods. But it's supposed to be fall. You know, crisp, cool air, gentle breezes, the smell of falling leaves. Here in central Maryland it was in the nineties on Sunday. Stop! Please! Fall is my second favorite season (Winter is first, in case you're wondering) and it needs to get here already!

If I can't change the Maryland weather, at least I can make some pretty fall-themed cards, right? Today and tomorrow I'll be sharing the last two fall cards that we made at the Proverbial Stampers get together. They both use the "Pick a Pumpkin" stamp set.

For today's card, we stamped the sentiment from the "Basket of Wishes" set in Early Espresso Ink onto a Very Vanilla circle that we'd punched with the 2-1/4" Circle Punch. We also stamped two of the pumpkins from the "Pick a Pumpkin" stamp set in Tangerine Tango ink onto Very Vanilla scraps. We stamped the gourd from the same set in Old Olive Ink onto Very Vanilla. We used the matching Patterned Pumpkins Thinlits Dies to cut out these elements. The stamp set and thinlits come in a bundle, which, when you purchase them together, saves you 10% over purchasing them separately.

Next, we ran a 4" by 5-1/4" piece of Old Olive card stock through the Big Shot with the Layered Leaves Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. I'm telling you, I totally missed that folder in the annual catalog, but it's da bomb! It's already on my October purchase list!

We wrapped a length of Crumb Cake Classic Weave Ribbon around the embossed Old Olive mat before adhering it to an Early Espresso Card Stock card base. We added the stamped circle and pumpkins and gourds to the card with Stampin' Dimensionals.

I think this is my favorite card of the fall cards we made at our gathering!

 

tams# 16292

Product List

Pick A Pumpkin Clear-Mount Bundle [146025] $38.50	Basket Of Wishes Photopolymer Stamp Set [142200] $17.00	Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad [126974] $6.50	Tangerine Tango Classic Stampin' Pad [126946] $6.50
Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad [126953] $6.50	Early Espresso 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [119686] $8.00	Old Olive 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100702] $8.00	Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [101650] $9.00
2-1/4" (5.7 Cm) Circle Punch [143720] $18.00	Crumb Cake 3/8" Classic Weave Ribbon [144162] $7.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.00

Thank Goodness

#stampinup   faithfulinkspirations   What's fall without pumpkins? They're everywhere--decorating front porch stoops and table tops and even in our coffee! (Yuck--you can have your PSLs. I'll stick to my caramel macchiato, thank you.) The "Pick a Pumpkin" set is perfect for fall! Today's sweet thank you card is another one we made at the Proverbial Stampers session.

We started by stamping two of the pumpkins from the "Pick a Pumpkin" stamp set in Tangerine Tango Ink and the gourd in Fresh Fig Ink onto Very Vanilla Card Stock scraps. We cut these elements out with the matching Patterned Pumpkins Thinlits Dies. We also cut a couple of Old Olive Card Stock curlicues with one of the thinlits.

We used the 2-1/4" Circle Punch to punch a circle from a sheet of Wood Textures Designer Series Paper and adhered it directly to a 4" by 5-1/4" Very Vanilla Card Stock panel. We used the Fine-Tip Glue Pen to adhere an Early Espresso pumpkin silhouette to the Wood Texture DSP. The pumpkin silhouette is another of the Patterned Pumpkins Thinlits dies.

We stamped a sentiment from the "Gourd Goodness" set in Fresh Fig Ink at the bottom of the Very Vanilla panel and adhered it to a Fresh Fig Card Stock card base. 

Next, we folded a 5" piece of Fresh Fig Finely Woven Ribbon and adhered it to the card. We adhered the pumpkins to the card with Stampin' Dimensionals and tucked the curlicues in between. Isn't this card just darling?!

 

tams# 16211

Product List

Pick A Pumpkin Clear-Mount Bundle [146025] $38.50	Gourd Goodness Photopolymer Stamp Set [144785] $17.00	Tangerine Tango Classic Stampin' Pad [126946] $6.50	Fresh Fig Classic Stampin' Pad [144082] $6.50
Fresh Fig 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [144242] $8.00	Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [101650] $9.00	Wood Textures Designer Series Paper Stack [144177] $10.00	2-1/4" (5.7 Cm) Circle Punch [143720] $18.00
Fresh Fig 1/2" Finely Woven Ribbon [144132] $7.00	Fine-Tip Glue Pen [138309] $7.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.00

It's Almost Fall (Y'all)

#stampinup   #faithfulinkspirations  The Stampin' Up Holiday Catalog has some great sets for the upcoming holidays--Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and even a little something for Valentine's Day. It also has some gorgeous fall themed stamp sets and designer series papers. Today's card features two of those sets and one DSP. 

This is another card we made at the Proverbial Stampers new catalog set get-together. Being a Stampin' Up demonstrator introduces you to so many wonderful stampers--in your immediate group, in your upline group, and at Stampin' Up OnStage events I've really met some fabulous new friends this way--and I've gotten to play with so many fun Stampin' Up products. If this sounds fun to you, you should consider joining Stampin' Up as a demonstrator. Use the tab above to find more info, or contact me. I'd be glad to answer all your questions! Now back to the card.

We started by stamping one of the pumpkins from the "Pick a Pumpkin" stamp set in Tangerine Tango onto a pre-cut 2-1/2" Very Vanilla Card Stock circle. (The circle was pre-cut with one of the Layering Circles Framelits.) Next, we stamped a gourd from the same set in Old Olive. The sentiment is from the "Painted Harvest" stamp set and is stamped in Early Espresso. We adhered this to a large Gold Metallic Foil Doily.

To make the card, we started with an Early Espresso Card Stock card base and added three banners. The first banner is a 1-1/2" by 5" Tangerine Tango strip that we stamped a floral pattern from the "Pick a Pumpkin" set in Tangerine Tango Ink. The second banner is a 1-1/2" by 4-1/2" Old Olive strip. And the last banner is a 1-1/2" by 4" strip of the gorgeous Painted Autumn DSP. All the strips were punched with the Banner Triple Punch and adhered directly to the card.

We adhered the circle element to the card with Stampin' Dimensionals. We also stamped a second pumpkin from the "Pick a Pumpkin" set in Tangerine Tango Ink onto a Very Vanilla scrap and cut it out with the matching Patterned Pumpkins Thinlit. We adhered this to the card with a couple of Stampin' Dimensionals and then added a Linen Thread bow to the card with a Glue Dot. Super cute!!

 

tams# 16176

Product List

Pick A Pumpkin Clear-Mount Bundle [146025] $38.50	Painted Harvest Photopolymer Stamp Set [144783] $21.00	Tangerine Tango Classic Stampin' Pad [126946] $6.50	Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad [126953] $6.50
Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad [126974] $6.50	Early Espresso 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [119686] $8.00	Tangerine Tango 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [111349] $8.00	Old Olive 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100702] $8.00
Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [101650] $9.00	Painted Autumn Designer Series Paper [144613] $11.00	Layering Circle Framelits Dies [141705] $35.00	Banner Triple Punch [138292] $23.00
Metallic Foil Doilies [138392] $4.00	Linen Thread [104199] $4.50	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.00	Glue Dots [103683] $5.25