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Hello and welcome to my blog! Today I decided to participate in the current color challenge over at As You See It! I was rather intrigued with the elements of the challenge and thought they would make a beautiful Thanksgiving card with a Christmas background stamp!
Today's Project
Every once in awhile I like to make a non-traditional holiday card for those in my life... and with the modern country home feel of these colors for this challenge, I couldn't resist making this Thanksgiving card that feels so clean and fresh.
Project Details
Tempted to silver emboss this amazing Festive Foliage background stamp, I opted to use Smoky Slate as my silver. Coloring the different design elements with the Blackberry Bliss, Granny Apple Green and Smoky Slate Stampin' Blends Markers was the perfect activity for a rainy Sunday afternoon. The colored image was trimmed and adhered to a Smoky Slate Cardstock layer.
The Gray Granite Baker's Twine was a great tone to add some softness under the Tasteful Labels die-cut panel stamped with the Pretty Pumpkins sentiment. The sentiment layer was adhered with dimensionals. The colored layers were raised with two additional smaller Smoky Slate layers before they were adhered to the Basic White Thick card base,
The inside layers were replicated to compliment the card front. The Shades of Summer sentiment was chosen to compliment the front design. Plenty of room is available for corresponding to family and friends over the Thanksgiving holiday. The envelope front and flap were also stamped and colored to give the recipient a sneak peek of what's inside.
I hope that my entry in this challenge has inspired you to also look at the As You See It card challenge blog. It is definitely filled with lots of amazing inspiration by the design team and other challenge participants.
You Can Make This Card!
Here's What You'll Need to Get Started...
BASICS
- Clear Blocks A, D; Stamparatus; Small Grid Paper; Paper Trimmer; Paper Snips; Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive; Tear & Tape Adhesive; Stampin' Dimensionals
- Clear Blocks A, D; Stamparatus; Small Grid Paper; Paper Trimmer; Paper Snips; Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive; Tear & Tape Adhesive; Stampin' Dimensionals
STAMPS
- Festive Foliage Cling Stamp Set, Pretty Pumpkins Cling Stamp Set and Shaded Summer Cling Stamp Set
- Festive Foliage Cling Stamp Set, Pretty Pumpkins Cling Stamp Set and Shaded Summer Cling Stamp Set
INK
- Smoky Slate Classic Stampin' Pad; Blackberry Bliss, Granny Apple Green and Smoky Slate Stampin' Blends Combo Packs
- Smoky Slate Classic Stampin' Pad; Blackberry Bliss, Granny Apple Green and Smoky Slate Stampin' Blends Combo Packs
PAPER
- Smoky Slate, Basic White and Basic White Thick Cardstocks; Basic White Medium Envelopes
- Smoky Slate, Basic White and Basic White Thick Cardstocks; Basic White Medium Envelopes
OTHER
- Baker's Twine Essentials Pack
- Baker's Twine Essentials Pack
You can purchase any of these supplies from my online store if you do not have a Stampin' Up!® demonstrator. Card challenges can be great inspiration sources! Should you not wish to participate in the challenge, you should still link to the challenge so others know the source of your inspiration.
Time to Use Your Paper Trimmer!
PAPER CUTS
- Basic White - 4-1/4" x 5-1/2"; 3-7/8" x 5-1/8"; scraps for die-cutting and stamping
- Smoky Slate - 4" x 5-1/4" (x2)
- Basic White Thick - 8-1/2" x 5-1/2" scored at 4-1/4" (card base)
- Basic White - 4-1/4" x 5-1/2"; 3-7/8" x 5-1/8"; scraps for die-cutting and stamping
- Smoky Slate - 4" x 5-1/4" (x2)
- Basic White Thick - 8-1/2" x 5-1/2" scored at 4-1/4" (card base)
What a wonderful way to use both the colours and Festive Foliage, Angie. Using Smoky Slate as your 'silver' worked a treat. I like the way you've taken a Christmas stamp and given it life in a non-Christmas context too. The mat layer of Smoky Slate adds a lovely zing to the design. Thanks so much for joining in with us at As You See It Challenge.
ReplyDeleteThsnks so much, Jan! Absolutely LOVED this challenge.
DeleteThis stamp works perfectly as a Thanksgiving card with our colours. I love the more restful, muted look of the Smoky Slate as opposed to the shiny metallic look of silver, Angie! So glad you played our colour challenge with us at As You See It Challenges.
ReplyDeleteThis is one of my favourite stamps currently Angie and I love that you used it in a non-traditional way. The Smoky Slate instead of silver adds to the overall effect - beautiful! Thanks for sharing with us over at As You See It this week!
ReplyDeleteThis is so pretty in the challenge colors...it's beautiful in the Smoky Slate, but I think embossing it in silver would be gorgeous too! Your coloring is perfect! So happy you played with As You See It this week!
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