BEAUTIFUL AUTUMN GRATITUDE CARD!

Hi, Friends,

I am enjoying this beautiful sunshine; I honestly don't know if it is cold outside, but inside it is a gorgeous day.  Today I am sharing with you a gratitude card (AKA a thank you card) made with the fabulous Gilded Autumn DSP.  I have to admit that I have used up several packs of this DSP this year.  I love the colors and the little bit of "shine"!  If you look on page 44 of the August - December 2020 Mini Catalog, you can see a picture of the card that I have CASED here (yes, it is definitely OK to use the cards in the catalogs as inspiration).  With all of that said, here is my card for today:

MY RECIPE:

STAMPS:  Beautiful Autumn

CARDSTOCK:

     Crumb Cake:  5-1/2 x 8-1/2, scored at 4-1/4

     Early Espresso:  3-3/4 x 5

     Gilded Autumn DSP:  1-1/2 x 3-5/8 (3)

     SCRAPS:  Very Vanilla, Early Espresso, Brushed Metallic CS

          INSIDE:

               Early Espresso:  3-3/4 x 5

               Very Vanilla:  3-5/8 x 4-7/8

INK:  Cajun Craze, Early Espresso

BLENDS:  Cajun Craze (Light)

ACCESSORIES:  Hippo and Friends Dies, Sunflower Dies, Autumn Essentials Dies, Rhinestones, Dimensionals, Glue Dots

The inside of the card looks like this:

I simply stamped the leaf from the Beautiful Autumn stamp set using Early Espresso ink and colored the leaves with my Cajun Craze blend marker.

HOW I MADE THE CARD:

1.  Use Early Espresso ink to stamp the signature stamp on the back of the card base.

2.  Stamp leaf image using Early Espresso ink on the lower right corner of the inside panel.  Color the leaf image using Cajun Craze blend marker.

3.  Adhere inside panels together; adhere to inside of card base.

4.  Lay the three DSP panels on the Early Espresso cardstock to determine placement.  Adhere DSP pieces to Early Espresso cardstock.  (I always adhere down the middle panel first, then the two outside panels).  Adhere the Early Espresso panel to the front of the card base.

5.  Use Cajun Craze ink to stamp the sentiment onto a scrap of Very Vanilla cardstock.  Cut out using Hippo and Friends dies and Die Cut Machine.  

6.  Use the larger die from Hippo and Friends to cut a die cut from Early Espresso cardstock.

7.  Adhere the stamped sentiment to the Early Espresso die cut.  

8.  Cut several leaf stems from Brushed Metallic Cardstock using dies from the Sunflower Dies and the Autumn Essentials Dies.

9.  Lay the sentiment panel on the front of the card base.  Determine placement for the Brushed Metallic Cardstock leaf stem die cuts and adhere them to the front of the card base using glue dots.

10.  Attach the sentiment panel to the front of the card base using dimensionals.

11.  Add rhinestones to the sentiment panel.  See sample for placement.

Thanks for stopping by today!  As always, I am grateful for you and today I am especially grateful that I had NO COMPUTER GLITCHES!  

Thanksgiving is only a few days away and whether you are celebrating it with family and friends or in a smaller group this year, be grateful for the little things and express your gratitude to others.

Happy stamping,

Linda