Gilded Autumn Thanks for FMS451

Today is Labor Day, a federal holiday in the United States that honors the laborers who’ve helped to build this country and who continue to work to make it a wonderful place to live. While this is a special holiday, it’s even more important in 2020 – so many have helped to keep this country moving when it seemed that so much was going wrong. It felt right, then, to make a “thank you” card in honor of this holiday. It might be Thanksgiving-themed, but it’s still my show of appreciation. Here’s my card:

My card was inspired by the sketch at this week’s Freshly Made Sketches challenge. Here’s the banner for the challenge that inspired my card: Tips, Tricks and Reminders

• Gilded Autumn. Have you taken a moment to study the gorgeous pages in the Gilded Autumn Specialty Designer Series Papers? The two Cajun Craze panels of gourds really sets the tone for a beautiful Fall-themed card. The left panel is 1-1/4″ wide, and the panel on the right panel is 1″ wide. Here’s a look at the colors and patterns in the Gilded Autumn Specialty Designer Series Paper: The front page of each of these pages is designed with copper foil and/or gold foil designs that really look great against the rich colors in the papers. If you’d like to flip through each of the pages of this paper for a closer look, click on the image below to flip through them in my online store:
• Focal Layers. While the sketch calls for a sentiment right across these two panels on the face of the card, I added a pumpkin, some leaves and a sweet, tiny sentiment banner. Here’s a closer look:  Here is how I built this little trio that’s the focal point of this card:
  • The pumpkin is stamped with the Gather Together stamp set in Cajun Craze on Thick Very Vanilla. I cropped it with the coordinating Gathering Leaves Dies. I love that Stampin’ Up! has brought back this bundle – and that they’ve offered it with 10% savings on the bundle in the new Mini Catalog!
  • The leaves that stick out from behind the pumpkin are cropped with the Sunflowers Dies, found in Stampin’ Up!’s 2020 Annual Catalog. I cropped one in Crumb Cake and added a soft green with one in Pear Pizzazz.
  • I masked the “Season of Thanks” sentiment from Gather Together (inked up the stamp, put masking tape over everything but “thanks” and stamped on Crumb Cake cardstock. I cropped the sentiment with the Classic Label Punch, snipped one end flat and cropped a banner tip with the end of the punch. I popped this banner up with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals.
• Color Combination. I love the rich tones of Fall  – perhaps it’s why I love the Gilded Autumn Specialty Designer Series Paper so very much! I pulled Cajun Craze, Early Espresso, Crumb Cake and Very Vanilla from this pack of papers but added a little Pear Pizzazz for a softness behind my focal point. If you like the warm mix of Crumb Cake, Cajun Craze and Early Espresso, I hope you will save this for future reference:

Bundles: Gather Together  Stamp Sets: Gather Together  Papers: Gilded Autumn Specialty Designer Series Paper, Cajun Craze, Early Espresso, Crumb Cake, Pear Pizzazz, Thick Very Vanilla  Inks: Cajun Craze, Early Espresso  Accessories: Gathering Leaves Dies, Sunflowers Dies, Classic Label Punch, Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals, Stampin’ Dimensionals

Gather Together Bundle – 153036

Price: $38.50

Gilded Autumn Specialty Designer Series Paper – 153520

Price: $15.00

Sunflowers Dies – 152704

Price: $33.00

Classic Label Punch – 141491

Price: $18.00

Cajun Craze Classic Stampin’ Pad – 147085

Price: $7.50

Cajun Craze 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock – 119684

Price: $8.75

Early Espresso Classic Stampin’ Pad – 147114

Price: $7.50

Early Espresso 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock – 119686

Price: $8.75

Crumb Cake 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock – 120953

Price: $8.75

Pear Pizzazz 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock – 131201

Price: $8.75

Very Vanilla 8-1/2″ X 11″ Thick Cardstock – 144237

Price: $8.25

Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals – 144108

Price: $4.00

Stampin’ Dimensionals – 104430

Price: $4.00

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I hope you’ll pop over to the Freshly Made Sketches site to see the cards by the design team members and to play along with this week’s challenge.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Brian

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