Hello! I'm wayyyy behind in my posting! I actually do have several things that I've finished recently, but just haven't had the time to do all that it takes to get it posted (photographing, editting, uploading, blah, blah, blah). If today were New Year's day, my resolution would be to stay on top of my posting a little more! Apologies, apologies...
Now, if you've forgiven me for my bad blogging, onto today's post!
I haven't made a card in some time and I had some new goodies to play with, so I decided to get in the autumn mood by making an autumn card (I made this about 3 weeks ago before it really felt like autumn...now, it's in full swing here in Connecticut!).
For the top layer, I used one of my new favorite stamp sets from Stampin' Up! current Holiday Mini called Paisley Prints. I inked up the leaf stamp with several different colors and randomly stamped them on Kraft cardstock. I then ran that through my Big Shot with the PTI canvas impression plate and roughed up the edges with my edging tool. Finally, I aged the roughened edges with some of the dark brown ink. I wanted to give it a little rustic look to go with the autumn theme. I rounded the bottom patterend paper and layered it on top of my leaf layer. I wrapped some of the new Stampin' Up! crocheted ribbon (loving that stuff!) around the seam and tied it off in a pretty knot. Finally, I used the Tiny Tags stamp set and punch to create a little sentiment:
Have you been getting out and enjoying the lovely fall? I love this time of year! October is my favorite month. Fortunately, except for some rain, we've had some lovely warm weather in Connecticut this month. That's definitely helped with getting out and enjoying things!
This past weekend, we went to an event called "The Blaze" that is going on every weekend in October about 45 minutes away (in Croton-on-Hudson, NY for those that are local). They have 4,000 carved pumpkins set up around the grounds at an historic mansion. Some are your traditional carved pumpkins, but they have also taken it a step further and stacked pumpkins to create huge "sculptures"! The carvings in the pumpkins form the image. Some of these structures were 10 - 15 feet tall! Here are a few pics to give you an idea:
[click on the picture to see these larger for a better view!]
Picture #1: Sunflower Stalks (these were probably about 15 feet tall)
Picture #2: I thought these were like intricate baskets. Not sure if that's right, but whatever they are, the carvings are amazing.
Picture #3: A dinosaur (this was also enormous!)
I'll be back later this week to share a mini book I created of a weekend getaway we took back in the summer. In the meantime, enjoy your autumn and hopefully, you can spend sometime outside!
Supplies:
- Cardstock: Kraft (Papertrey Ink); Early Espresso, More Mustard (Stampin' Up!)
- DSP: Build a Bear Workshop Pawsitively Prints II (Stampin' Up!)
- Stamps: Paisley Prints, Teeny Tiny Wishes (Stampin' Up!)
- Ink: Early Espresso, Cherry Cobbler, More Mustard, Cajun Craze (Stampin' Up!)
- Accessories: Crochet Trim (Stampin' Up!)
- Tools: Jewelry Tag Medium Punch (Stampin' Up!); Canvas Impression Plate (Papertrey Ink)
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