Wendy Sue on the blog today! And fall is definitely here – the days are getting shorter, the morning air is crisp and cool and I’m craving pumpkin-flavored everything! Even my paper-crafting has gone the way of the pumpkin! And since I’ve been baking up a storm lately, I need to share some goodies with some friends (before I eat everything myself) – and now I have some great Fall cards to go along with the goodies! Hello, Fall! 🙂
Here’s how I made this fun card trio with the “DIY Home” collection:
Step 1: Cut three pumpkin shapes from three different patterned papers from the collection – I chose to cut the shapes with my Silhouette, but you could also cut them with a metal die, or even by hand. It’s kind of hard to tell in the photos, but the left pumpkin is cut from gold embossed specialty paper and it’s beautiful!
Step 2: Cut three card fronts from the same papers:
Step 3: Cut three of the “hello” cards from the “From Me to You” paper:
Step 4: Rub brown ink around all of the edges:
Step 5: Adding some simple machine stitching around the edge with brown thread is next:
Step 6: Now add the card front to card bases cut from kraft cardstock:
Step 7: Now start layering the pieces onto the card front – start with the main pumpkins:
Step 8: Add the stems – mix and match the papers here. I like the sticky thumbs glue stick for adhering small pieces:
Step 9: Tie jute through 3 of the gold clips:
Step 10: Add the clips to the mini sentiment cards:
Step 11: And place them on top of the pumpkins:
Step 12: Now add coordinating Thicker letter stickers to spell “FALL” under the “hello” cards:
Step 13: Write a sweet note inside and share with a friend!
Supplies:
DIY Home “From Me to You” Patterned Paper
DIY Home “Gold Foil with Embossed Dots” Paper
DIY Home “Chunky Gold” Foam Thickers
DIY Home “Gold Metal Clips”
DIY Home “Wood Floors” Patterned Paper
American Crafts Smooth Kraft Cardstock
American Crafts Caramel Jute
American Crafts Sticky Thumb Glue Stick
