New Video - Pouncing with Plastic Wrap

You may remember this card, one which was entered into the Watercooler Wednesday Challenge (and I was so excited to have my card picked as a winner!):

 I originally had another idea, so I decided to remake my card and experiment with the background, using a technique that is an oldie, but goody.    It came out so nice that I used it in my Card Club this month...everyone loved the background and I heard, "I see a video coming..."

So naturally I couldn't disappoint anyone.  Here's my second attempt at this card, changing up the background and showing you this great technique:  Pouncing with Plastic Wrap!



 I hope you'll give it a try!

Transitioning to Fall

It's time.
Time to start the annual transition to autumn; autumn colors, autumn leaves, and grateful sentiments.

Here's my first card for the season:

Copper is a new Stampin' UP! color this year.  And I'm lovin' it!  I wanted to highlight the new Copper Foil Sheets, so I decided to play along with the Watercooler Wednesday Challenge.  (see it here)

The challenge was to play Tic Tac Toe:



And I decided to run straight across the bottom:  Copper, Banner and Die Cut.

So I started with the leaves.  Vintage Leaves is a great autumn set, and has matching Leaflets Framelits dies.  I pulled out an old technique - Saran Wrap Pouncing (at least that's what I call it) to create a sheet of fall colors.  Using Very Vanilla card stock, I scrunched up a piece of Saran Wrap, mashed it into my Crushed Curry ink pad, and pounced on the paper.  I repeated it with Cajun Craze and Old Olive inks.  Once done, I stamped my leaves in Versamark and embossed them with new Copper Embossing Powder.  Pretty!

I cut an oval with the Layering Oval Framelits and the Copper Foil, and layered my leaves over it (two are popped up with Dimensionals).  A Mini Pinecone (so cute!) was threaded onto two strands of Linen Thread, which was tied into a bow and added with a Mini Glue Dot.

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The sentiment from Thankful Thoughts was stamped in Versamark on Early Espresso and also embossed with Copper.

The card base is Early Espresso, and the Very Vanilla layer was stamped with Hardwood in Early Espresso ink, then heavily sponged with Early Espresso.

OK, autumn--I'm ready for you!

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Vintage Leaves

Here's a simple, elegant card that has many uses.

We made this card at my Card Club last month and my attendees got to choose a variety of sentiments.  From birthday to thank you to sympathy--this card does it all.

We started with a Mossy Meadow card base, and added a layer of Pear Pizzazz.  Then on the Whisper White we stamped Vintage Leaves in various colors, layering Pear Pizzazz (stamped off once) with another leaf in full strength Pear Pizzazz, then Old Olive and Mossy Meadow.

The sentiment from Petite Pairs was stamped and cut out with the Leaflets Framelits, popped up with a Dimensional and decorated with a piece of (retired) Mossy Meadow Striped Satin Ribbon.

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