Lovely as a Tree!

This is a birthday card for my brother-in-law, Paul.  Again, I used the Thankful Tablescape kit from the Holiday Catalog.  It is just perfect for masculine cards!

The cardbase is Crumb Cake.  I used the paper ribbon and orange strips from the kit.  I stamped the pinecones from Lovely as a Tree randomly on the cardbase.  The tree is Always Artichoke and Early Espresso stamped on Confetti White cardstock.  I distressed the edges and added some Soft Suede ink then popped it up with dimensionals.

I hope Lovely as a Tree never retires!  Happy stamping!

Card box

This is a card box we made at last month's workshop.  The box holds standard 4 1/4 X 5 1/2 cards.  It's made with the envelope punch board.  We added a belly band and leaf from the Thankful Tablescape kit.  The button is retired. (I got the measurements from Kim Wilson's blog.)

Happy stamping!

Another fall card

Here is another card I made using the Thankful Tablescape kit.  The bottom piece is from the holder in the kit, and the orange piece was originally a belly band.  I used the edge of my inkpad on the leaves.
Happy stamping!
 

A fall card

Saturday was World Card Making Day.  I celebrated by making a card!  Since I'm traveling, I have limited supplies.  Fortunately, I brought my Thankful Tablescape kit!  The cardbase is Crumb Cake, and all of the other supplies came from the kit.  The birch paper ribbon is my favorite, and I added a piece of brown paper ribbon.  I used the new rotary cutter scallop blade on the edge.  I cut a tag shape from the orange paper and crumpled the leaf for texture.
Happy stamping!
 

Tie-dye?

I just got a new shirt that has a tie-dye print on it.  I thought that would make a cool background for a card, so I decided to try it on Daniel's birthday card.

My shirt is gray and eggplant, but Daniel's favorite color is blue.  I decided to use Smoky Slate and Marina Mist.  To create the tie-dye pattern, I used crumpled wax paper because I thought that would hold its shape better than plastic wrap.  I like how it looks!

The skid mark from Gorgeous Grunge is stamped 3 times in Midnight Muse.  The image from Bombs Away Birthday is stamped in Whisper White on a tag from theThankful Tablescapes Simply Created kit.

I don't usually stamp on the inside, but I wanted to add the Happy Birthday bomb, and then I added the small splatters from Gorgeous Grunge in Smoky Slate.

Happy stamping!

Birch ribbon!

My favorite product in the Holiday Catalog is the Thankful Tablescape Simply Created Kit.  I'm not planning any table settings; I'm going to use it to make cards!  This card includes 3 products from the kit: the birch paper ribbon, the leaf, and the twine in the button.

The cardbase is Wild Wasabi.  I embossed the front with the Pretty Print EF.  The birch paper ribbon is 5" wide, so I cut a 4 1/4" piece and cut a 2" strip of it for the card front.  I stamped the oak tree from Lovely as a Tree onto Whisper White after coloring the stamp with Wild Wasabi and Early Espresso.  I sponged Crushed Curry around the edges to tie in the leaf color.  I added a Naturals Designer Button with a twine bow.

Happy stamping!