Autumn and Thanksgiving

I've been playing with many of my stamps and using different techniques to make Autumn & Thanksgiving cards. I hope you enjoy them, I really enjoyed making them!

For Card #1, I used the brayer technique. Then I heat embossed the stamped medallion image. It was incomplete until I added the "Give Thanks" sentiment. Then it was perfect!

Card #2 is a card I made for a swap I participated in. The sentiment is from my favorite Bright Blessings (wheel) that I cut apart. Inside, I used one of the leafs to decorate the side with. If you look closely, you will see that I crimped the strip of paper down the middle.



Card #3 was inspired by a card that I seen posted on Inking Idaho using the small star punch to make a wreath. I sprayed the wreath and the paper with shimmer paint spray. You can see how sparkly it is!

Thanksgiving Card Share

I'm having so much fun with all the stamps I cut out of the Bright Blessings Jumbo Wheel Stamp!! I love the sentiments... People have asked which set the sentiment on this card and the PPA9 challenge card belonged to. I shared my little secret with them... that I cut 10 stamps from 1 wheel! I have to admit, it wasn't originally my idea. Here is the link to the blog on which I first seen the idea: How to turn a SU Jumbo Wheel into a set of 13 stamps. Give it a try, I'm sure you'll love the results! When I seen it, I thought I'd have to find a wheel with words on it that I could cut apart. Thanksgiving was coming, and I had no Thanksgiving stamps! When I was browsing the catalog, I thought that this wheel would be perfect for cards of many sorts! The leaves are also from the same wheel. Our in-colors are perfect for all your autumn/fall/Thanksgiving craft needs.

PPA 9 - Inspiration Challenge

Picture Perfect Inspiration - Pals Paper Arts Challenge Blog, This weeks challenge was inspired by the above picture from Pottery Barn. I immediately thought of entering the challenge because I just finished creating the card below for a swap tomorrow! Anywho, I LOVE the medallion stamp!! For this card, I simply cut it in half. The sentiment I chose was from the Bright Blessings Jumbo Wheel 115626. I took the rubber off the wheel and cut it apart, creating 10 stamps!! Hope you enjoy... and thanks for looking!