I’m covering the three big Fall Holidays in three days. Yesterday I shared a fun Halloween card with Creep it Real and Spooky Night Designer Series Paper (you can see it here). Today I’m featuring a Thanksgiving card with gorgeous, Fall colors and some wonderful, new products. Tomorrow, I’ll share a gorgeous Christmas project I made with my local stamp club this week. Here’s my card:
Tips, Tricks and Reminders
- Hidden Sentiment. The gorgeous sentiment on this card is perfect for Thanksgiving, don’t you think? It’s not designed for Thanksgiving and is somewhat hidden in a fun stamp set in the Annual Catalog. When I thumbed across it last week as I looked for sentiments for another project, I knew I’d have to use it for a Thanksgiving card. That’s what brings us to today. Yay! Do you recognize the sentiment? It’s hidden in a new stamp set that’s easy to overlook in the catalog, and it’s a goodie – Orange Blossom. Here’s a look at this set:
Orange Blossom, Stampin’ Up!
- A Rich Backdrop. Since I first purchased the Merry Little Christmas, I have dreamed off sponging the black-and-white page of leaves (fifth page on the bottom row below). I just love this pattern and knew I’d enjoy applying a small layer of ink. Here’s a look at the colors and patterns in the Merry Little Christmas pack of papers:
Rather than sponging a light layer of color over these leaves (like I originally planned), I dragged my Cajun Craze ink pad over the paper to give it a rich, new coating. Quick tip: Cajun Craze is slow to dry, so I wiped the cardstock with a paper towel to make sure I didn’t get the ink on my fingers. - Fall Colors. All the black on this card plays well with the Fall colors I used – my favorites for this time of year. If you like this combination of Crumb Cake, Crushed Curry and Cajun Craze (say that five times fast!), please save this:
Stamp Sets: Orange Blossom, Vintage Leaves Papers: Merry Little Christmas Designer Series Paper, Crumb Cake, Crushed Curry, Very Vanilla Inks: Cajun Craze, Archival Basic Black Accessories: Crumb Cake 3/8″ Classic Weave Ribbon, Stampin’ Dimensionals
Thanks for stopping by today!
Brian
When you place an order for $300 or more in September or October, you will earn an amazing, limited-time stamp set – Merry Patterns. The set is added to qualifying orders. If you’d like to gather orders from friends, please reach out to me. I’d love to help you earn this set! 🙂
Beautiful card, Brian. I love the Cajun Craze with the black and the pretty yellow leaf. Great technique of coloring the leaves. I always learn something from you. Enjoy your day!
Thanks so much, HJ! I initially pictured the leaves in Crushed Curry, but that was too bright. I am happy with how the Cajun Craze layered on the black. I appreciate your comments!
You’re just full of great ideas Brian! Handsome card.
Thanks so much, Dawn! I appreciate it.
Hi Brian,
Nice card. Love the way you changed up the DSP, you made a totally new sheet.The color combo with the black is awesome too.
Have a wonderful day.
Thanks so much, Lesa! I love to play with DSP – and this sheet just needed to be colored. So glad you like it.
I love the layout and especially the sentiment!!
Thanks so much, Jackie! This isn’t the layout I initially envisioned, but I kept playing until I found something I liked. <3
The perfect sentiment for Thanksgiving. Love the DSP “refreshed” with new color. Can’t wait to see tomorrow’s holiday!
Isn’t it?! So glad you like the new color on this paper. Thanks, Mary!
Beautiful autumn card!
Thanks so much, Deb! Such fun products to play with.
Love what you did with the Cajun craze and the dsp!
Thanks, Holly! Coloring over the white allowed me to pull in Very Vanilla on my main panel – bonus! I appreciate your comment!
I adore this beautiful card! I love how you colored the Designer Series Paper and the leaf and sentiment combo…well really the whole thing!!!
Thanks so much, Jennifer! I am thrilled that you like it so much.
You had me stymied with the designer paper. Glad you explained that. Not surprised you used a paper towel, rather than just letting it dry! Nice card!
I rarely use Cajun Craze where I don’t have that color smeared everywhere. Wasn’t about to let it get all over me. Thanks for your comment! 🙂
I absolutely love the Vintage Leaves stamp set and dies and this card really shows the beauty of the Maple leaf. I am in awe of how you can off center an image and still end up with a well balanced card. Just awesome – well, with you it’s just regular but to me it’s awesome. LOL In addition “there’s always something to be thankful for” is a phrase I use almost daily verbally.
It’s a gorgeous phrase, isn’t it? Thanks so much for your kind words about this card, Grace! I really appreciate it. <3
Lovely Autumn/Thanksgiving card for my most favorite time of the year!!
Coloring on DSP is a great tip, you can customize the paper to your design and colors and the sentiment is beautiful and so true!!!
Love it Brian, thank you for sharing.
XO
Maria.
Thanks so much, Maria! I love the depth of this paper when inked with Cajun Craze. So glad you like it.
Always thinking “out of the box”, Brian… just love that about your cards ♥️
Thanks, Toni! I always try to have at least one “wow” or fun idea. So glad you like it. <3
Love this! Thank you for sharing the great tip about coloring the DSP!
I would have sponged it too, but this idea is great!
Thanks so much, Cheryl! Sponging gives a nice lightness to it, but I wanted rich and deep for this one. So glad you like it.
Ok, you took my breath away. This is simply gorgeous.
Well, it was never my intention to take away your breath. 🙂 Thanks so much for the kind comment!