Viva la Pumpkin

Hi friends! Happy Friday! I'm popping in today with another card I made with the October Viva la Verve sketch. Our challenge is up for the whole month, so there's still about 2 weeks left to play along. I've loved all the entries so far, and can't wait to see what you create with the sketch.

If you've been following my blog, it's no surprise that I reached for the Amber Moon collection again. This paper collection just soothes my autumn loving soul. I even turned the video camera on, so if you want to watch a very unpolished video of me rambling about how I made this card, look for the link to my YouTube video at the bottom of the post. I finally figured out how to do some basic editing and a voice over (which saved you from listening to a hacking, sniffling, sneezing version of me), so yay me! Pardon the super soft volume, I really need to get a better microphone.

If you'd rather just read about it, I stamped the pumpkin and hello pumpkin stamps from Autumn Leaves on the back of an Amber Moon 3 x 4 journaling card, then colored and cut out with dies.  I added some sponging with antique linen and frayed burlap ink to these pieces, as well as to the other portions of paper I had selected.  The stripey paper, the pumpkins and the leaves (which had already been stamped previously) were cut with the stitched rectangle from the Falling Leaves Die Set.  I tied a taffeta bow  to finish off the sketch, then came back later and added the flower and golden leaf.  Then came back one more time and added the little metal leaves underneath.  I just always have to keep on adding!

Thanks so much for stopping by today! Let me know if you like the video.

Enabler's List
Stamps: Autumn Leaves (Verve Stamps)
Paper: Amber Moon 6 x 6 paper and 3 x 4 journaling cards (Prima), early espresso (SU!), cream (bazzill)
Ink: antique linen and frayed burlap distress, coffee archival (Ranger), warm sunshine, crimson and espresso (Altenew), copic markers
Accessories: Falling Leaves Die Set (A Cut Above by VERVE), pierced squares stax (MFT), amber moon flowers (Prima), ribbon (SU!), metal leaves (The Funkie Junkie), MISTI (My Sweet Petunia)

Other Links


View my card tutorial on YouTube
Viva la Verve October Sketch Recap

Autumn Blessings Pop Up

Hi friends! Did y'all have fun hopping for Verve's mini release yesterday?  If you missed it, then be sure to hit the 'previous story' button once you're done with today's post, because you don't want to miss it.

My card for today was inspired by Lori's Falliday Fest challenge over on SCS. She challenged us to make an autumn, Thanksgiving or Christmas card using the word blessing. I immediately thought of this sentiment from the new Autumn Leaves set.

In my wanderings on the internet last week, I strolled across a pop up gift card holder that I hadn't seen before and wanted to give it a go. It is simply a piece of cardstock cut in half lengthwise and then scored at 4.5", 5.5" and 6.5".  The inner folds create a little tent you close with sticky strip, then use a word window punch (or I just realized a die cut would have been much easier) to cut a slit to slide the gift card in.  So the card becomes a 4.25" square card and when you open the card, the gift card is sticking up in the middle. Easy peasy.

I started with the front of the card, knowing I wanted to use the Amber Moon collection from Prima. I am head over heels for this paper collection and I keep buying more odds and ends to go with it!  I bought the little 3x4" journaling cards because I thought they would be perfect for cardmaking.  Here, I cut one of the journaling cards down with the stitched rectangle die from the Falling Leaves Die Set. It's just the perfect size for this. Next I stamped the autumn blessings sentiment from Autumn Leaves in espresso ink and then added some color with copics and cut with a stitched oval die.

The strip down the side is done with the two small leaves in this set.  I first stamped the outline in espresso turning as I went down the page to give the effect of falling leaves. Next I went back with the solid leaf and inked with warm sunshine and then did the rock-n-roll technique (rocked the edges all around the stamp with another ink before stamping) in crimson.  I love how realistic the look is, and I became a little obsessed with stamping leaves all afternoon! I'm sure you'll be seeing lots of red and yellow leaves from me.  {grin}

Next I grabbed some of the Amber Moon flowers I picked up and arranged them how I wanted them, adding in a metal leaf for a little interest.  I wanted to capture the look of those pumpkins in the journaling card with the flower, so painted with some paint, some metallique wax, some sparkly paint and then with some white crackle paste. I love the frosty, golden look it gave everything.  I finished with a little die cut border down the side for a little interest.

Inside the card I layered one of the journaling cards with some early espresso paper behind it.  I stamped the some people make the world special just by being in it sentiment from the Cake & Candles stamp set on another journaling card and then die cut and matted with early espresso.  The leaves from Autumn Leaves are stamped in potting soil archival ink and then the solid leaf with distress oxide inks and then cut with the coordinating dies from the Falling Leaves die set.

So that's my little share for today. I hope you enjoyed walking through the process with me. This card will be going to my sister for her birthday, but I think I'll make a few more possibly with the thanks a latte sentiment and leafy cup from this set to give away during November with a little coffee gift card tucked inside. Let me know if you try one of these gift card holders. I'd love to see what you create. Have a fantastic day!

Enabler's List
Stamps: Autumn Leaves, Cake & Candles (Verve Stamps)
Paper: Amber Moon 3x4 journaling cards (Prima), crumb cake, early espresso (SU!)
Ink: espresso, warm sunshine, crimson (Altenew), potting soil archival, candied apple and warm honey distress oxides (Ranger)
Accessories: Falling Leaves Die Set (A Cut Above by VERVE), oval dies, border die, Amber Moon flowers (Prima), bronze leaf embellishments (The Funkie Junkie), white crackle texture paste, metallique ancient coin art alchemy paint, rich copper metallique wax (Prima), word window punch (SU!), scor-pal

Other Links:
Lori's Falliday Fest SCS challenge
Song of My Heart's pop up gift card tutorial

Thankful for Autumn Leaves Blog Hop

Welcome to Verve's October Mini Release Spotlight Hop! I'm the first stop on today's hop and I'm just so excited to get started! Autumn is my favorite time of year, and this release is filled with autumn leaves and pumpkin spice. To celebrate the new release, the Divas are putting on a blog hop sharing our first looks at the new Autumn Leaves stamp set and coordinating Falling Leaves die set.

And since we love to share, we're hosting a little giveaway. Just leave a little shout out in the comments at each stop along the hop and you'll be in the prize drawing for the new Autumn Leaves stamp set and Falling Leaves die set. Deadline for commenting is Monday, October 16. Happy hopping!

1. Julee (ME) 6. Betty 2. Charmaine 7. Teresa 3. Maureen 8. Lesley 4. Marisa 9. Laurie 5. Christyne

My card today is an explosion of fall. {grin} I was working a mixed media project doing some acetate smooshing with Magical shakers and had a bunch of left over color on my acetate, so cleaned it up with a scrap of watercolor paper I had laying on the desk. And wouldn't you know it became my favorite piece from the whole day? I just love those happy accidents, don't you?

I used the stitched rectangle die from the Falling Leaves set to cut the sentiment panel, then stamped several of the three sizes of the leaves from Autumn Leaves and cut with the coordinating die set.  I wrapped some twine around the bottom of the rectangle, then stamped the thankful for you sentiment and highlighted with a white gel pen. I tucked my leaves in here and there and then accented with a sprinkling of Nuvo crystal drops in orange and yellow.

Thanks so much for stopping by today! I hope you have a fabulous time hopping and would love to hear what you think of the set.  I've also got another card over on the Verve Blog today.

We're celebrating a brand new release and the shipping is on us! Enjoy free first class shipping on US orders over $35 placed October 10 - 16, 2017 in the Verve shop. Just select US Shipping as your ship method at checkout and the discount will be calculated automatically.

Next up on the hop is the fabulous Charmaine.

Enabler's List
Stamps: Autumn Leaves (Verve Stamps)
Paper: cold press watercolor paper
Ink: potting soil archival (Ranger), Oktoberfest Orange, Yodeling Yellow and Cuckoo Clock Cardinal Magical shakers (Lindy's Stamp Gang)
Accessories:  Falling Leaves  die set (A Cut Above by VERVE), twine, Nuvo crystal drops (Tonic), scor-pal, paper distresser