Fall Is Here!

Fall is here and this week my card was inspired by all of the gorgeous fall decor I see in my daily travels to and from work and around town. I see so many beautiful fall displays with everything from pumpkins to scarecrows and everything in between. This card has used a lot of stamps from High Hopes (list below the pictures) and involved a lot of fussy cutting but I am happy with how it turned out!

I stamped on alcohol marker friendly paper, coloured with Copic and Spectrum Noir markers and hand fussy cut the images. I ran a black marker around the edges to make sure I got any white I had missed. I decided to keep the patterned paper neutral because there are so many images in my scene. After cutting a circle in a piece of card stock, I put some blue paper behind it and inked all of the edges with Ground Espresso Distress ink. I cut some clouds with a die and glued them in the sky. 

Next, I added the stamped images to create my scene, coloured the sentiment sign and added it using a brad. 

Some enamel dots finish off my card. 

Stamp Recipe

Stamps - Bucket Of Sunflowers (H203), Corn Stalk (M011), Farm Fence (M045), Bale O' Hay (M046), Pumpkin Border (J105)- High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiment - Welcome Fall (G093) - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Patterned Paper - Gingham Galore - Honey Bee Stamps, Bloom & Wild - Craft Consortium 

Memento Tuxedo Black ink, Hammermill Digital Cover Card Stock, enamel dots, cloud die - Die'sires, circle die, Ground Espresso Distress ink, brad

Copic Markers

Corn Stalk - E41 E42 E57 Y00 Y11 Y15

Straw Bale  - Y15 YR23 Y26 B01

Sign  - E51 E53 E33 E74

Spectrum Noir Markers

Fence- EB6 EB5 EB8

Sunflowers - 1G1, 1G3 1G7 EB6 EB8 CT1 CT2 CT4

Pumpkins/Leaves - MB1 MB2 MB3 OR1 OR3

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Pumpkin Thank You

 Sometimes someone does something so kind that just saying thank you isn't enough so I like to send a card. I love the "Pumpkin Border" from High Hopes Rubber Stamps so I decided to use it for a seasonal thank you card for just such a person.

I had a "plan" for this stamp and card design but when I started putting my plan together thing went sideways real quick. In the process of trying to make my original plan work I ended up coming up with a mini slim line design that actually works a lot better then what I had planned - can you say happy accident?

                                                                             

                                                                     

 After stamping on alcohol marker friendly paper I coloured it with Copic markers and hand fussy cut it leaving a thin white edge. Patterned paper from Echo Park and Lawn Fawn helped my create the background for my card. I cut the sky using a circle die and cut some off the bottom to give my the half circle shape. Next I added the fence and grass dies and added the pumpkin border on top. The sentiment is masked out of a larger sentiment - I love stretching my supplies by doing this! A gingham ribbon bow, some falling leaf die cuts with inked edges and enamel dots finish off my card. 

Card Details

Stamps - Pumpkin Border (J105) - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiment - Being A Friend (FDG018) - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Patterned Paper - Fall - Echo Park, Water Color Washes - Lawn Fawn

Memento Tuxedo Black ink, Hammermill Digital Cover Card Stock, grass die -  Dress My Craft, circle die, fence die - Gina Marie Designs, bark ink - Versa Color, enamel dots, mini leaf die - Your Next Stamp, gingham ribbon

Copic Markers

Sunflowers - Y11 Y19 YR24 E17 E23 E25 E27 E29  YG01 YG17 YG67 BG99

Pumpkins - YR15 YR16 YR18 E19 YG01 YG17 YG67 BG99

Leaves - YR21 YR23 YR24 E23

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Pumpkin Friends

I have a few friends going through some tough times and I am hoping this card will make one of them feel better or smile when they receive it. 

I had some  fun making a fall themed "hug in a card" using Pumpkin Border and Chubby Pumpkins from High Hopes. This is the first card I have made using a stamped border. I find it very challenging to find a way to use them to be honest. However, this card has started the border creative juices flowing so you may see more in the future.

After colouring my stamps with alcohol markers, I hand fussy cut them leaving a thin white border around the edge of the pumpkin border. Paper from MFT gave a subtle water color wash background and to me makes the card feel like a warm hug. I cut the border piece out using a stitched rectangle die - I had to cut the leaves on the edge to slip the die in behind the border to cut it. A matching stitched fishtail banner was perfect for the sentiment. Some ribbon and heart shaped sprinkles finish off my card. 


Card Recipe 

Stamp:Pumpkin Border, Chubby Pumpkins - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiment: If Friends Were Pumpkins - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Patterned Paper: Water Color Washes - MFT

Tuxedo Black Memento ink, Hammermill digital cover stock, shape sprinkles - Doodlebug, stitched rectangle die - YNS, stitched fishtail banner die - YNS, ribbon - Stampin Up

Spectrum Noir Markers: OR1 OR2 OR3 CT4 GB4 GB7 CG4 DG3 JG6 EB3 EB6 EB5 

Copics: E31 E34 E37 

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