Thanksgiving Fun

 

I recently finished and mailed out my Thanksgiving cards. Whew! These were a lot of work! I had planned on using a different stamp, but didn’t get it in time, so went with the Hello Bluebird Leaf Play stamp and die set that I already had. I also used some pumpkins from a Recollections little Halloween stamp and die set. 

Of course, I’ll be entering some challenges as well, namely: the Simon Says: Happy Holidays challenge, the SugarPea Designs November Meant To Be Sent - Happy Holiday challenge, the Repeat Impressions DCC N420 ~ Pumpkins challenge, and The House That Stamps Built Inspiration Palette Challenge ~ N1820.


Starting with  5”x7” Kraft card bases, and 4.75”x6.75” black mats, I cut 4.5”x6.5” pieces of watercolor paper. I then used the spray starch and Brushos technique, with the orange and lemon colors, to create the backgrounds. I wanted it to be bright and cheerful.

Using MFT Extreme Black, I stamped the images on alcohol ink paper, colored them in, and started die cutting, and cutting, and cutting...  You see, I’d decided I wanted the images the be a little more 3-dimensional, but I didn’t want to use dozens of foam squares on those tiny little images. Instead, I cut extra pieces of every image, except the little leaves, out of tan cardstock; enough to add 2 layers. 

For the ‘thankful’ I used Samantha Craft font on my Cricut and cut a quantity to allow 3 each per card plus extra for damage. I glued them together in 3’s and heat embossed them twice in black. Also using my Cricut, I used Print Then Cut to make the small sentiment strips and the verses I used inside.


Before attaching the background to the base & black mat, I made one more addition. I added a bit of “ground” for the animals to stand on. After tearing a piece of paper in a slight curve, I used it as a template to blend on some Catherine Pooler Sand Castle ink.

Once the background was attached, I started gluing on the animals, sentiments, and leaves. I colored the borders on the inside verses and attached them to finish up.


Thanks for stopping by!

Sandy


Comments

  1. Glittered PawsNovember 22, 2020 at 10:05 AM

    What a cute card with the animals playing in the autumn leaves. I am going to have to go look up the brusho and starch technique. Thanks for joining us over at The House that Stamps Built.

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  2. HeatherNovember 23, 2020 at 9:27 PM

    This is soooo adorable!!! Super cute scene, and I can see why it took a long time to make!! All that cutting and coloring, wow! Thanks for playing with The House That Stamps Built.

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