Stampin' Up! Zany Zebras

Hello-

Happy Monday!!

 

I thought I would start out our week with a fun card!

This little zebra, from the 'Zany Zebras' stamp set.

He just makes me smile!

And I hope that he makes you smile too!

 

This is a bright & cheery card!

And it could be used for so many different occasions & for friends of all ages!

This zebra card is hot off of the press & made just to share with you!

stamp set:  'Zany Zebras' & 'Best Year' (words)

card stock:

• Bermuda Bay- 5 1/2 x 8 1/2"- score at 4 1/4"- fold in half for card base
  
• Misty Moonlight- 3 1/4 x 4 1/4"; 1/2 x 3 1/4"
  
• Coastal Cabana- 3 x 4"
  
• Whisper White- 2 3/4" strip- stamp words onto & die cut with Rectangle Stitched Dies; 3" strip- stamp Zebra & die cut out with Stitched Shapes (circle); 4 x 5 1/4"- for inside of card
  

designer paper:  Playing With Patterns- 3 x 4"

ink:  Memento

other:  Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine; Stitched Shapes (circle); Rectangle Stitched Dies; Wrapped in Texture Embossing Folder; dimensionals; Playing With Pattern Resin Dots

I hope you have a MARVELOUS Monday!!
Happy Stamping!
Hugs-

SUSIE

TRY THIS SKETCH

 Here is this weeks TRY THIS SKETCH!

 

Basic Black- 5 1/2 x 8 1/2"- score at 4 1/4"- fold in half for card base

Smoky Slate- 4 1/4 x 3"

Basic Gray- 3 1/2 x 4 3/4"

Whisper White- Circles- approx. 2 1/4" & 1 1/2"

 

Here is my version of it!

 So what do you think?

I like the way it turned out.....clean & simple, yet elegant.

The Gold Hoop Embellishment adds that added dimension to it.

 I used some of my favorite words.

They are from the 'Beautiful Autumn' stamp set on page 46 in the Holiday Mini Catalog.

Where did I get the leaves from?

They are actually the from the Perennial Flowers punch & 

I cut the petals off & tucked them underneath the Daisy.

 Here are all of the supplies & measurements so that you can make this card too!

stamp set: 'Beautiful Autumn'

card stock:

• Thick Whisper White- 5 1/2 x 8 1/2"- score at 4 1/4"- fold in half for card base
  
• Bumble Bee- 2" strip- punch out 2 Daisies; 3" strip- die cut 2 1/2" Circle
  
• Whisper White- 3 1/4 x 4 3/4"; 2 1/2" strip- stamp words onto & punch out using the 2 1/4" Circle Punch; 4 x 5 1/4"- for inside of card
  
• Old Olive- 2" strip- punch out 2 petals from the Perennial Flowers Punch for the leaves
  
• Early Espresso- 3/4" strip- punch out 1/2' Circle
  

designer paper:  Plaid Tidings- 4 1/4 x 3"

ink:  Early Espresso

other:  Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine; Layering Circle Dies (for large Circle, approx. 2 1/2"); Perennial Flower Punch (for leaves); Medium Daisy Punch; Gold Hoop Embellishment; Multipurpose Liquid Glue (to attach the Gold Hoop to the Whisper White Circle; dimensionals; glue dots; 2 1/4" Circle Punch

RETIRED:  1/2" Circle Punch- for center of Daisy

 

I hope you have a SUPER Sunday!!
Happy Stamping!
Hugs-

SUSIE

Simple Saturday with the Love of Leaves Bundle!

 It is Saturday,  so check out today's simple card!!!

I used the 'Love of Leaves' Bundle.

And look at the cool Gold accents with the 

Gold Hoop Embellishment & Gold Cord!

 

I flicked on some Rich Razzleberry splatters with my  

Rich Razzleberry Stampin' Write Marker & the cap of the marker!

And then sprayed some Champagne Shimmer Mist over it for some added sparkle!

 

The cool plaid DSP is from the Plaid Tidings DSP pack.

The stitching in this leaf die is just so cool!

How did I attach the Gold Hoop Embellishment?  I lightly added a little bit of the Multipurpose Glue around the back of the hoop, let is dry for about 1 minute & the pressed it down onto the center of the card front.   

NOTE:  I did stamp the words onto the center of the card front BEFORE I adhered the Gold Hoop Embellishment. 

 

stamp set:  'Love of Leaves'

card stock:

• Thick Whisper White- 5 1/2 x 8 1/2"
  
• Rich Razzleberry- 3 1/2 x 4 3/4"
  
• Whisper White- 3 1/4 x 4 1/2"; 2" strip- die cut leaf out, flip over & stamp onto it.  Then I embossed it using the center stitching die; 4 x 5 1/4"- for the inside of the card
  

designer paper:  Plaid Tidings DSP- 1/2 x 2" (x2).  I put these along the edge of each side of the card.  Since the center is covered.....I hated to waste the designer paper under the center part. 

ink:  Rich Razzleberry

Stampin Write Marker:  Rich Razzleberry

other:  Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine; Stitched Leaves Dies; Gold Hoop Accent; Wonder of the Season Combo pack (Gold Cord); dimensionals; glue dots; Champagne Shimmer Paint Spray

 

I hope you have a SENSATIONAL Saturday!!
Happy Stamping!!
Hugs-

SUSIE

Stampin' Up! Slim Line Daisy card

 Wow-

Slim Line cards are very popular right now!

They are something that I have made for years.

Their size works perfectly to fit in a legal envelope.

I have made many cards this size for wedding invites, birthday invites 

& Christmas cards over the years, doing this Slim Line size card!

 

What size is this Slim Line card base? 

7 x 8 1/2"- score long wise at 3 1/2" & fold in half

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Today is my mom's birthday!!

So this is the card that I made for her.

 I hope she likes it!

I just love the way it turned out! 

And I'm so excited to share lots of photos & details here with you about it!

I combined the leaves, sprigs & flower centers that are from the Poinsettia Dies,

with the Daisy Punch & Medium Daisy Punch!

My goal was to make it look fallish.

 

Look at this GORGEOUS Plush Poinsettia Specialty Paper!

WOW.....it is just beautiful!

 

And check out the sparkle!

I sprayed the card with the Champagne Shimmer Mist Spray over it!

 

Look at the center of the flowers!  

They are so cool & made with the Poinsettia Dies.

I used the words from the 'Beautiful Autumn' stamp set.

It is on page 46 in the Holiday Mini Catalog.

And these awesome stitched dies around the words are from the Hippo & Friends Dies.

They are on page 176 in the Annual Catalog!

Check out them!

They are really neat too!

Here are the different dies from the Poinsettia Dies that I used!

See how the inside of the leaves are embossed!

And the little flower center is embossed too!

This is the leaf die, that I'm cutting out.

It is 2 different pieces...one that cuts out the image 

& one that embosses the leaf veins.

You can emboss & cut them both at one time by layering them like this together!

 

Just look at the NEW Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine!

I am totally in LOVE with it!

Shown above, I'm cutting on the NEW self healing Magnetic Platform!

It is thin & it is a solid Magnetic Platform!

Your dies don't hop, skip & jump around when using it!

It is just amazing!

Let me share with you all of the details, including the measurements- so that you can make a Slim Line card too!

 

stamp sets:  'Daisy Lane' & 'Beautiful Autumn'

card stock:

• Early Espresso- 7 x 8 1/2"- score at 3 1/2"(long wise) & fold, for card base; 2" strip- die cut stitched hexagon; 1' strip- die cut flower centers
  
• Brushed Metallic card stock (bronze)-8 1/4 x 3 1/4"; 2" strip- die cut sprigs
  
• Whisper White- 1 3/4" strip- stamp words onto & die cut out with Hippo Dies; 8 1/4 x 3 1/4"- for inside of card
  
• Bumblebee- 2 3/4" strip- stamp 4 large Daisy's & punch out; 2" strip- stamp 2 small daisies & punch out
  
• Garden Green- 2" strip- die cut leaves.  I used 2 large ones & 2 smaller ones
  

designer paper:  Plush Poinsettia Specialty Paper- 3 x 8"

ink:  Bumblebee & Early Espresso

other:  Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine; Poinsettia Dies; Hippo Dies; dimensionals; glue dots; Champagne Shimmer Mist Spray; Medium Daisy Punch; Daisy Punch

RETIRED:  1/2" Circle Punch & 3/4" Circle Punch- for flower centers

I hope you have a FABULOUS Friday!!
Happy Stamping!
Hugs-

SUSIE

Stampin' Up! Gather Together fall leaves

Fall is just around the corner!

AND it is my favorite time of the year. 

Here is another fun leaf card I made.

I love the way this card turned out!

And it is totally not my normal color combination!

But I am so pleased with the turn out!

 

I used these card stock colors: Sahara Sand, Bermuda Bay, Pool Party & Early Espresso. 

And I used the awesome stamp set- 'Gather Together'!

You can CLICK HERE TO SEE a step by step tutorial on how make this card!

As I made another one like this layout (using different colors) last week.

 So let me know what you think!

 

It is hard to see the sparkle by the photo.

But I mixed some of the Champagne Shimmer Paint with 

Rubbing Alcohol in my Stampin' Spritzer & lightly sprayed it all over the card front. 

 

stamp sets:  'Gather Together'

card stock:

• Sahara Sand- 4 1/4 x 11"- score at 5 1/2"- fold in half for card base; 3 1/2 x 1 1/2"
• Early Espresso- 3 3/4 x 5"; 5 x 1/4"; 2" strip- die cut stitched circle
  
• Bermuda Bay- 3 1/2 x 1 1/2"
  
• Pool Party- 3 1/2 x 1 1/2"; 2" strip- stamp words onto & punch out
  
• Whisper White- 4 x 5 1/4"- for inside of card
  

ink:  Early Espresso

other:  Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine; Tasteful Label Dies; 1 1/2" Circle Punch; Braided Linen Thread; Dimensionals; Champagne Shimmer Paint; Stampin' Spritzer; dimensionals; glue dots

I hope you have a great Thursday!!
Happy Stamping!
Hugs-
SUSIE

Stampin' Up! Lots to Celebrate with Jar Punch

Oh wow!!

Check out these gorgeous Misty Moonlight products!!

I love this NEW 2020-2022 In Color!

Here are some of the fun pieces I had laid out, when creating today's card!
I used my 'Lots to Celebrate' stamp set- including the jar image, lid image, 

dangling dots, snowflake stamp & Seasons Greeting words.

 This is a totally Susie card!!

I hope you like this card as much as I do!

It is so pretty!

And it is made with lots of my favorite things!

stamp set:  'Lots to Celebrate'

card stock:

• Smoky Slate- 5 1/2 x 8 1/2"- score at 4 1/4"- fold in half for card base; 4 1/4 x 1 1/4"
  
• Misty Moonlight- 3 1/4 x 4"- emboss using the Winter Snow Embossing Folder
  
• Whisper White- 2 3/4" strip- stamp jar onto; 1" strip- stamp material doily onto; 1" strip- stamp jar lid onto; 3 1/2 x 4 1/4"- layer behind snowflake embossing folder; 2" strip- die cut 2 snowflakes; 4 x 1"- stamp words onto left side; 4 x 5 1/4"- for inside of card
  
• Window Sheet- 2" strip- punch out jar
  

designer paper:  Trimming the Town DSP- 4 x 1"

ink:  Misty Moonlight & Smoky Slate
other:  Stampin' Cut & Embossing Machine; Winter Snow Embossing Folder; So Many Snowflake Dies; Snowflake Splendor Ribbon; Snowflake Sequins; Basic Rhinestones; Jar Punch; Paper Snips- to fussy cut out the material doily & the jar lid; dimensionals; glue dots

 

I hope you have a WONDERFUL Wednesday!!
Happy Stamping!
Hugs-

SUSIE

Stampin' Up! Celebration Tidings

Check out this pretty Christmas card!!

I used the 'Celebration Tidings' stamp set.

Check it out on page 58 in the Holiday Mini Catalog.

A couple of weeks ago I posted a couple of other cards using this stamp set.

One was a fall one & the other one was a Christmas one.

CLICK HERE TO SEE THEM!

This is a fun z fold card.

Check it out when it is standing up!

 

Where did these metallic berries come from?

They are from the Sequins for Everything- #153556= $12.00 

on the Mini Catalog- pg. 66

Check out the center of the card......this "technique is called block stamping".

 How did I do it?

• Here I stamped the pines/berries using Shaded Spruce ink.
• Then took the CLEAR BLOCK C.
• I inked it into Soft Seafoam ink.
• I then pressed it down over pines/berries.
• And check out the neat rectangle shading I got by doing this.

stamp set:  'Celebration Tidings'

card stock:

• Old Olive- 5 1/2 x 8 1/2"- score at 2 1/8 & 4 1/4"- fold to make a z fold card; 2 3/4 x 3"; 3 3/4 x 1/2"
  
• Real Red- 3 3/4 x 5"; 1 1/2" strip- stamp words onto & punch out
  
• Whisper White- 2 1/2 x 2 3/4"- stamp leaves/berries onto; 4 x 5 1/4"- for inside of card
  

designer paper:  Heartwarming Hugs DSP- 4 x 3 1/2"

inks:  Old Olive & Soft Seafoam

other: Real Red 3/16" Braided Linen Thread; Sequins for Everything; Label Me Fancy Punch; dimensionals; glue dots; Multipurpose Glue; Clear Block C

I hope you have a TERRIFIC Tuesday!!
Happy Stamping!
Hugs-
SUSIE

Celebrate Labor Day

 

Today I'm sharing a quick card to celebrate Labor Day!

I hope you have all had a great holiday weekend!

I know we spent it camping with our family & it was wonderful!

Check out this red, white & blue star card!

I used the star stamps from my 'Lots to Celebrate' stamp set.

And then coordinated some stitched star dies with it.

Check out the RED FOIL!!

Oh my gosh.....it just adds some added color, dimension & contrast.

stamp set:  "Lots to Celebrate' & 'So Much Happy'

card stock:

• Night of Navy- 5 1/2 x 8 1/2"- score at 4 1/4"- fold in half for card base; strips to die cut various star sizes
  
• Real Red- 5 1/2 x 2"; strips to die cut various star sizes
  
• Whisper White- 3 1/2" x 3 1/2"- die cut large Stitched Circle & stamp words onto; strips to die cut various star sizes; 4 x 5 1/4"- for inside of card
  

ink:  Real Red

other:  Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine; Layering Star Dies; Layering Shapes Dies (largest Circle); dimensionals

I hope you have a SPECIAL Labor Day holiday today!!
Happy Stamping!
Hugs-
SUSIE

TRY THIS SKETCH with the Love of Leaves bundle!

Here is my sketch idea for this week!!  Give it a try!!

 

Basic Black- 5 1/2 x 8 1/2"- score at 4 1/4" for card base; 3 x 3 3/4"

Basic Gray- 3 3/4 x 5"

Whisper White- 3" circle

Wow- this is a neat new fall bundle called- "Love of Leaves' in the Holiday Mini Catalog!  I LOVE fall....so I know I will end up using this alot!

The coordinating Stitched Leaves Dies are totally awesome!!!  I just love them!  Check out the detail in them!!  There are multiple dies that you can mix & match- all with stitching on them!  They are all so cool!!

The 'Love of Leaves' stamp set is a dis"ink"tive stamp that has a shadowing look in the leaves when they are stamped. 

I added a mixture of Champagne Shimmer Mist spray & rubbing alcohol in a Stampin' Spritzer, over the front of this card to give it some added sparkle!!

 

I think this turned out really pretty!!  And it is not my normal fall color combo that I do!

 

stamp set: 'Love of Leaves'

card stock:

• Crumb Cake- 5 1/2 x 8 1/2"- score at 4 1/4"- fold in half for card base; 3 3/4 x 1 3/4"- emboss using the Stitches Leaves Die;
  
• Whisper White- 4 x 5 1/4"- ; 3/4 x 2 1/2"- stamp words onto & flag end with Banners Pick A Punch; 3 1/4"x 3 1/4"- die cut Scalloped Circle with Largest Scalloped in Layering Circle Dies
  
• Pumpkin Pie- 3 1/4 x 3 1/4"- die cut Stitched Circle with Largest one in Layering Stitched Shapes
  
• Mango Melody-  3" strip- stamp leave onto using Pumpkin Pie ink & die cut out with 2 of the Stitches Leaves dies.  The one that cuts out the leaf image & the one that embosses the center with the stitching!
  

designer paper:  Plaid Tidings DSP- 3 3/4 x 5"

inks:  Crumb Cake & Pumpkin Pie

other:  Stampin' Cut & Embossing Machine; Stitched Leaves Dies; Stitched Shapes Dies (Largest Circle); Layering Circle Dies; Banners Pick A Punch; Linen Thread; Champagne Shimmer Mist Spray; dimensionals; glue dots

Check out my sketch & my finished card!

 

I hope you have a SPECIAL Sunday!
Happy Stamping!
Hugs-

SUSIE

Simple Saturday!!

It is simple Saturday!!  So there isn't much stamping done when making today's card.  It is just a piece of card stock & a couple pieces of foil!  What a WOW card it is!!

I just LOVE this NEW Evergreen Forest Embossing Folder!  And check out the fun z fold of this card too!

Here are the NEW Holiday Mini products that I used:

• Wonderful Gems for the dots
• Evergreen Forest Embossing Folder
• Green Foil Sheets
• 'Lots to Celebrate' stamp set- words 
• Wonderful Season Combo Ribbon- Gold cord
  

Isn't this stunning!!!  This is a card that you could easily mass produced.  

stamp set:  'Lots to Celebrate'

card stock:

• Shaded Spruce- 4 1/4 x 11"- score at 2 3/4 & 5 1/2"- fold to make a z fold card base
  
• Gold Foil- 4 x 5 1/4"; 1/2 x 5 1/4"
  
• Green Foil- 3 3/4 x 5"- emboss using the Evergreen Forest Embossing Folder
  
• Whisper White - 2" strip- stamp words & punch out using the 1 1/2" circle punch- snip top part of circle off & tuck it in under the gold strip; 3 3/4 x 5"- for inside of card
  

ink: Shaded Spruce

other:  Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine; Evergreen Forest Embossing Folder; Wonderful Gems; Wonderful Season Ribbon Combo (gold cord); 1 1/2" Circle Punch; glue dots

I hope you have a SUPER SPECIAL Saturday!!
Happy Stamping!
Hugs-
SUSIE

Stampin' Up! Lots to Celebrate with hearts in a jar

OH wow!  Check out this CUTE fun fold jar card!  I used my 'Lots to Celebrate' stamp set, along with the Jar Punch!  Just look at the hearts floating out of the jar!  And did you notice the words on the banner?  I love these words!!  They are my favorite ones in this whole 'Lots to Celebrate' stamp set!

   

I made this a fun fold card, called a Dutch Door fold!  

This is what it looks like when it is opened up!  Neat huh!  

 This is such a totally Susie card!!  I just love the way it turned out!!

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Here are the supplies & measurements I used, so that you can re-create this card too!  I hope you love it as much as I do!

NOTE:  I used only the Real Red ink pad to get the lighter & darker shades of red & pink of the hearts!  I stamped them full strength using the Real Red ink & then without reinking, I stamped them again to make the pink.  This is a technique called "STAMPING OFF"! 

 stamp set:  'Lots to Celebrate' 

card stock:

• Basic Black- 4 1/4 x 5 1/2"- for card base; 2 3/4 x 8 1/2"- score at 4 1/4"- fold in half & then adhere to the bottom of the Basic Black card base; 4 1/4 x 2 1/2"- for layering of jar
  
• Real Red- 4 x 2 1/4"- for layering of jar; 4 x 2 1/2"- Emboss using the Wrapped in Texture Embossing folder & adhere to the front piece of the Basic Black folded card stock; 4 x 5 1/4"- for inside of card, adhere this over where you adhered the smaller folded piece at the bottom of the Basic Black card base.
  
• Whisper White- 2 3/4" strip- stamp jar & punch out; 1 x 1 3/4"- stamp words onto & Banners Pick A Punch to flag the one end; 1/2" strip- stamp lid onto & fussy cut out with your Paper Snips (scissors); 2 x 3 3/4"- shadow stamp some hearts at the top of this piece of card stock & then using dimensionals, pop up the jar below them, along the bottom edge of these hearts. 
  

designer paper:   Heartwarming Hugs DSP- 4 x 1"

ink:  Memento & Real Red

other:  Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine; Wrapped in Texture Embossing Folder; Jar Punch; Red 1" Sheer Ribbon; dimensionals; glue dots; Paper Snips; Banners Pick A Punch

I hope you have a FABULOUS Friday!!
Happy Stamping!
Hugs-
SUSIE

Stampin' Up! Press On

This 'Press On' stamp set is on page 68 in the August-December (Holiday) Mini Catalog, is so fun & cute!! I made this card using it, along with some other (Holiday) Mini Catalog products!

Check out this plaid DSP!  It is from the Plaid Tidings DSP on page 57 in the (Holiday) Mini!  What a great variety of colors this pack has in it!!  I like every single sheet in it!

I love warm drinks & so any time a stamp set has a cup or mug in it, you can almost guarantee that I will get it!!  This 'Press On' stamp set has several images that are both larger & smaller, plus some great words!

stamp set:  'Press On'

card stock:

• Cinnamon Cider- 4 1/4 x 11"- score at 5 1/2"- fold in half for card base; 1 1/2" strip- stamp cup & fussy cut out with your scissors; 5/8 x 2 3/8"- stamp words on to
• Cajun Craze- 3 3/4 x 5"; 1 1/2 x 3 1/2"- stamp coffee bean onto; 2 3/4" strip- die cut scalloped circle
• Basic Black- 1/2 x 3 3/4"; 2 3/4" strip- die cut circle; 1 1/4 x 3 3/4"
• Whisper White- 2" strip- die cut circle; 4 x 5 1/4"- for inside of card
  

designer paper: Plaid Tidings DSP- 2 x 3 1/2"; 1" strip- stamp center of cup onto, stamp words in center & fussy cut out with your scissors

ink: Memento

other:  Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine; Layering Circle Dies; Paper Snips; Cinnamon Cider ribbon; dimensionals; glue dots

I hope you have a great Thursday!
Happy Stamping!
Hugs-
SUSIE

Stampin' Up! Lots to Celebrate with Jar Punch

 

 I used my 'Lots to Celebrate' stamp set & the coordinating Jar Punch to make this card!

 

This is a fun fold card!!!

AND

Check out the stars that are pouring from the jar!

I chose to use the Season's Greetings wording....although you could just 

change the color & the words & this could be used for lots of occasions.

 

I love this traditional colored holiday DSP called Heartwarming Hugs!

It has so many cool patterns in it using greens & red.

The different patterns can be used for many occasions though, just not Christmas.

stamp set:  'Lots to Celebrate' & 'Gift Wrapped'

card stock:

• Real Red- 5 1/2 x 8 1/2"- score at 4 1/4"- then fold corner back, aligning it with the fold edge; 3 x 3"
  
• Old Olive- 3 1/4 x 3 1/4"- emboss with Wrapped in Texture Embossing Folder; 4 x 1"
• Whisper White- 2 3/4" strip- stamp jar & punch out; 1" strip- stamp lid & fussy cut out; 1 1/2" strip- stamp bow & fussy cut out; 1 1/2" stamp words & cut out with Tasteful Textures Dies; 4 x 5 1/4"- for inside of card
  

designer paper:  Heartwarming Hugs DSP- 3/4 x 3 3/4"

ink:  Old Olive & Real Red

other:  Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine; Tasteful Textures Dies; Paper Snips; Wrapped in Texture Embossing Folder; Jar PunchRed Rhinestones; dimensionals; glue dots

I hope you like this card as much as I do!

Have a wonderful Wednesday!!

Happy Stamping!

Hugs-

SUSIE

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Stampin' Up! Gather Together fall card

 

Here is another pretty fall card, that is a totally Susie card!

I just love it!!

And it was so fun to make!

 

NOTE:  You wouldn't have to use stamped images on these 3 strips on the card front.  You could use DSP too!  All of these 3 strips could be different, like I did here.  Or they could all be the same too!   I have done several different cards in various colors and with various images over the year, with this layout!  It is one that I never get tired of.  And it has endless possibilities! 

 

How did I do it?

#1.  Take 3 strips of different colors of card stock, that measure 3 1/2 x 1 1/2" each.

#2.  The bright orange square below is actually a post it note.  I used it with the sticky end up & laid the 3 card stock pieces, side by side, along it to hold them all together.

#3.  Now carefully stamp the leaf images onto these strips of card stock, being very careful to not move them.  You want them to line up perfectly & not omit any part of the stamped image when you stamp them. 

 #4.  Flip the pieces over & write numbers on them- so that you can keep them in order when you are assembling them.

 

#5.  Now adhere these strips (in order of 1-3), directly onto a piece of Early Espresso card stock that measures 5 x 3 3/4".   Start by putting the 2 outside pieces on first. 

 #6.  Then lastly, adhere the center one- leaving approximately a 1/8" edge around & in between all of the strips. 

#7.  This is what it looks like when all of them are adhered. 

 

#8.  When I got it all done, I added a combination of approx. 1/8 tsp of Champagne Shimmer paint to a Stampin' Spritzer with rubbing alcohol in it.  Be sure you SHAKE THIS WELL in between each use!  Hold the spritzer about 5" away from your card stock when you spray it!  And then check out the awesome sparkle that it adds!  

NOTE:  Start with a LITTLE shimmer, as you can always add more!  You will need to let you card stock dry too.  So be sure you don't over spray it! 

I then added some words & braided linen trim to finish it off!

 

I hope you like this card as much as I do!  

Have fun creating with this layout, by following my step-by-step tutorial directions!

stamp sets:  'Gather Together' (leaves & dots) & 'Beautiful Autumn' (words)

card stock:

• Sahara Sand- 4 1/4 x 11"- score at 5 1/2"- fold in half for card base; 3 1/2 x 1 1/2"; 3 1/2 x 3/4"- stamp words onto
  
• Early Espresso- 3 3/4 x 5"; 5 x 1/4"
  
• Cajun Craze- 3 1/2 x 1 1/2"
  
• Terracotta Tile- 3 1/2 x 1 1/2"
  
• Whisper White- 4 x 5 1/4"- for inside of card
  

ink:  Early Espresso

other:  Braided Linen Thread; Banners Pick A Punch; Dimensionals; Champagne Shimmer Paint; Stampin' Spritzer; dimensionals; glue dots

 

You can change the words & shapes of the word.....to make it look totally different!  

I love them both!

 

I hope you have a TERRIFIC Tuesday!! 

Happy Stamping! 

Hugs- 

SUSIE