Well here we are in September, which is really hard to believe. Our Canadian Thanksgiving is only 5 weeks away, so I thought I would be a bit pro-active and get a couple of Thanksgiving cards made. I usually keep putting 'holiday' cards off and then before you know it, it's here. So this is my first card of two that I'm sharing today.
I received my order from PTI a couple of weeks ago and this set Autumn Adornments was just waiting to be used.
I started with my top layer measuring 5.5 x 3 7/8. I stamped the flourish in each corner using distress milled lavender. Added the acorns with distress antique linen, and the small pink flowers using PTI - sweet blush.
I used a piece of scrap paper (5.5 x 1) in kind of a plum/grey tone and placed that along the left edge of my folded card base. I then adhered the the stamped layer on top of my card base about 1/8" from the right side of the card. For my sentiment I used the Thanksgiving blessings which comes with this set stamped using PTI - dark chocolate onto a piece of kraft c/s. Along the top of the kraft strip, I adhered a piece of Little B gold washi tape. I cut this kraft piece a little bit wider than the top layer because I wanted to overhang on each side of the main panel. Under the kraft panel I stamped 'so grateful' from a Flourish stamp set using distress antique linen.
The leaves were cut from scraps using the leaf from the die Phrase play #7 die.
So now for the finishing touches- I added some PTI Rainstones - love how crystal these little gems are, little white bow made from silk ribbon, wooden bird, and then for the center of the bow I added crystal self adhesive from Prima.
Finish card size - A2 - 5.5 x 4.25
Supplies:
Stamps - PTI - Autumn adornments, Flourishes - autumn blossoms
Ink- Distress inks - antique linen, milled lavender, PTI - dark chocolate, sweet blush
Cardstock - white cougar 110 lb, kraft, scraps
Dies - PTI - phrase play #7
Misc - PTI - rainstones, silk ribbon, studio calico wooden bird, prima crystal self adhesive embellishment
Thanks for your visit. Enjoy your week.
Pauline
Good grief, I'm so behind in my visiting I'll never catch up. That's what I get for a mere weekend away from home. But I saw this in my Bloglovin' and just had to come for a closer look. How clever you are with your designs! So well thought out and just the right amount of everything always. I absolutely love LOVE those stamped corners with the acorns added. And the die cut leaves, the little wooden bird -- all so perfect and completely enchanting!
ReplyDeleteSo classy and elegant and of course may as a pin. Your design skills are amazing lady. Perfect combo of colors for the stamping and I love the little wood bird on the kraft. It makes him stand out. Another slice of perfection. Hugs!
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