Fall - Right as Rain

Breezy Swing | Spellbinders August 2023 Small Die of the Month

Hello and happy August! I am delighted to share a card created with the Spellbinders August 2023 Small Die of the Month kit titled “Breezy Swing.” With this 15-piece die set, you can create a card suitable for a variety of occasions. Find more details and inspiration on the Spellbinders blog HERE.

I chose teal, dark orange, and yellow-gold cardstock colors to represent the change of seasons, from summer to fall in the Northern Hemisphere. The warm tones of orange and yellow evoke the anticipation of autumn’s golden hues.

To begin, dry-emboss Beeswax cardstock with Tiny Dots embossing folder and trim to A2-size; add to card base.
Next, cut Small Die of the Month pieces from a variety of cardstock colors and assemble.
Next, glimmer foil the sentiment from Sentiments for Everyday in teal on Snowdrift cardstock. Cut sentiment with On Cloud Nine die and cut additional clouds.
Finally, add the card elements to the dry-embossed base by adhering the woman on the swing assembly and clouds. Finish by embellishing with floral clusters.

Spellbinders | Tiered Tray

Hello! I am delighted to share a card created with products in the on-trend Tiered Tray Collection by Becky Roberts at Spellbinders.

Decorating the two-dimensional tray is like decorating a real tiered tray – add anchor pieces on the shelves on opposite sides for balance, add smaller pieces to create symmetry, fill empty spots, and add sprigs of greenery.

Stamp Tiered Tray Sentiments on a 5- by 7-inch yellow cardstock panel. Attach to card base.
Cut Tiered Tray from Brushed Silver cardstock and add distress ink to add dimension. Cut top of tray from Onyx cardstock. Assemble.
Cut Tiered Tray Décor pieces from Snowdrift, Onyx, and colored cardstock, shade with ink, and assemble. Add to tray.
Add decorated tray assembly to sentiment panel.

Looking for more inspiration with this collection? Check out this blog post at Spellbinders.

Spellbinders | September 2022 Clubs Inspiration Blog Hop

Hello! I am delighted to be participating in a blog hop celebrating the Spellbinders September 2022 Club Subscriptions. You should have reached me from the blog of Jennifer Kotas. (The entire list of participants is included at the end of my post.) For the hop, I created a whimsical, slimline Christmas card with this month’s Large Die of the Month “Thankful Tractor” and fall-themed gift tags with the Large Die of the Month and the Embossing Folder “Scattered Fall.”

Spellbinders is giving away a $25 gift certificate to three lucky blog readers – selected from the comments on the Spellbinders blog. Giveaway closes on Sunday, September 18, 11:59 pm MST. The winner will be announced in the blog hop post the following Wednesday. The winner is responsible for shipping cost, duties and taxes. Please note, store credit (gift certificate) cannot be applied to Club Subscriptions; store credit can be applied to shop past Club products, Club extras, and regular releases.

Dry-emboss slimline panel of Waterfall cardstock with Puff Dotty embossing folder and add to slimline card base. Add 1″ tall white cardstock to bottom for snow. (I used flocked white cardstock.)
Cut tractor and trailer with the Large Die of the Month from a variety of cardstock colors and assemble.
Add Santa, Christmas balls, stockings, and sentiment tag to trailer.

Embellish scene with snowflakes cut with dies in the Let It Snowman set and a Poppy Pearl Dot to secure the sentiment tag.

Add a sweet tag to gifts this fall. I can think of dozens of things to which I could attach these – candles, coffee, baked goods, mugs, …!

Cut tag from Lagoon cardstock dry-embossed with the Embossing Folder “Scattered Fall.”
Cut sentiment, pumpkin, corn, and gourd cut from a variety of cardstock colors with the Large Die of the Month set, assemble, add to tags.

Looking for more inspiration? I previously used the Large Die of the Month and the Embossing Folder on a slimline card here. I used the Embossing Folder on a friendship card here.

Head next to the blog of Rebecca Keppel. Scroll for the full blog hop list.

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Elizabeth Craft Designs | Scarecrow

Hello! Today, I am sharing a fall-themed card featuring the Elizabeth Craft Designs Scarecrow die set.

I colored Soft Finish cardstock with a variety of Distress Oxide inks from which I cut the Scarecrow pieces.
I stamped a white cardstock panel with the Autumn Words sentiment and cut it with the largest die in the Small Stitched Rectangle Stackables set.
I added the stamped panel to an A2-size background of PhotoPlay Fall Plaids paper, which I attached to a card base.
I added the assembled Scarecrow and crows (cut with the same die set) to the panel.

Lawn Fawn | Pumpkin House Hello

Hello! Fall is definitely in the air here in the Pacific Northwest. Right now, I am enthusiastic about the change of seasons. (This will change by the end of October!) Today, I am sharing a fall-themed card created with a combination of Lawn Fawn supplies.

I used the largest Large Stitched Rectangle Stackables die to cut a rectangle from Mermaid cardstock. For the grass, I cut a 2-inch tall Noble Fir cardstock strip with the same die. I glued the pieces together to create the background and added the panel to an A2-size card base.
I cut the Pumpkin House from a variety of cardstock colors and assembled it. With a die in the Build-A-House Spring Add-On, I cut the fence from Light Brown Woodgrain cardstock. I added the fence and house to the background.
I stamped and Copic-colored the Forest Feast food and critters-Squirrel (E31 and E34), Hedgehog (E50, E53, E23, E25), Raccoon (W0, W2, W4, W6)-and cut them with their coordinating dies.
I stamped the Hello Baby sentiment onto white cardstock and cut it with the medium cloud in the Spring Showers die set. I cut the smallest cloud with the same set.
I added the critters, sentiment cloud, and extra cloud to the scene.