One of the best sources for inspiration when you want some is to look in any of the Stampin’ Up! catalogs, even past ones! This card, however, is from the Holiday Catalog on the page with products from the Painted Autumn Suite. I didn’t copy it exactly, but pretty much! Usually once you get started, even if you think you are going to copy exactly, your own creativity takes over and you see ways that YOU want to create your card or project! I even cut extra pieces for more cards while I was at it. Better to do it as you go along and make cards assembly style than to start over completely each time!
This card base is Garden Green Cardstock, which I would think that I don’t use very often, yet my package is empty and I have a new pack coming in my order today! But any other color of green would be fine too. Some of the other cards I plan to make will be in Old Olive. This card has the Garden Green layered on the Garden Green card base. You could have another color, like Very Vanilla, for the card base.
To begin, I stamped the fern-like image randomly on the card layer in the same Garden Green color. You could also use Versamark Ink. The strip of designer paper is Painted Autumn, some of the most beautiful paper we have had, in my opinion! I hate to see the fall season end.
For some texture, I added a piece of the 5/8″ Burlap Ribbon, which wrapped around the designer paper strip and the card layer. The piece of Baker’s Twine is Crushed Curry.
The greeting is stamped from the Painted Harvest Stamp Set, as well as the leaves and acorns. Although there are no dies to use to cut out these pieces, we do have a fun punch, the Leaf Punch. You can even save 10% by purchasing the Bundle with the stamp set and punch!
I”m sure you have a few people you would like to send or give Thanksgiving cards to in gratitude. Look in the Holiday Catalog if you need ideas for the stamp set you want to use. I’m sure you will get ideas and you can change it up to make it simpler, faster, or easier than the sample in the catalog. Or if you have time, go ahead and take some crafting time for yourself and enjoy making a deluxe card for someone special!
Check out the Painted Autumn Suite for Thanksgiving card ideas!