Season of Thanks

Paper Pumpkin has arrived, and I just love the kit for October!  Shaker Cards!! How fun is that!!!
I hold a Paper Pumpkin Work Night - really it is not work at all, just fun! The third Thursday of the month I designate for anyone who is either on my team and subscribes to Paper Pumpkin or anyone who is a subscriber under me can come, free of charge.

 Patty worked on 2 previous Paper Pumpkin Kits and was thrilled with her progress

I started out by sponging the punched out leaves with Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie, Pear Pizzazz and Cherry Cobbler, then I saw this idea on the Paper Pumpkin Fan Club Facebook Page by Melanie and loved it! In fact, I loved it so much I decided to make all my cards the same.  I changed it up a bit by pulling out a retired Happy Thanksgiving stamp from my stash called HOLIDAYS & WISHES. Perhaps you have this set too, or a favorite "Happy Thanksgiving" stamp. Maybe you don't want your card to be a Thanksgiving card.  You can always use the wonderful stamps that come in your kit. - or even make it a great fall themed birthday card or "thinking of you" card.

Can you see the difference in these next 2 cards?

Yup, I forgot to stamp and adhere the colored squares behind my cut out leaves. It really does make a difference.

And look how great these cards coordinate with the treat containers I made.  I decided to give a card and a treat to our new neighbors at Thanksgiving time.  It is hard to see the little sequins when the card is standing up, but I can't help but think how much fun all our neighbor's little kids will love shaking these cards and seeing them sparkle.

I love it when things "fall" together like this.
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And here is a fun video to watch showing you what is in the kit.

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Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving Day Everyone! Hope you are able to enjoy this day with your family and loved ones!
Just a quick post to share the Thanksgiving cards that I made for our grandkids this year.  So thankful to have a new baby in the family this year - our blessings keep increasing!!

Have a wonderful day!
And thanks for stopping by!
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Red Hot Challenge

 

This is the card that we made at one of the classes I attended at Glenda's

She showed us how to use the brown packaging paper that arrives in our

Stampin' Up! boxes with our orders and turn them into beautiful Fall leaves

by using the new Autumn Accents Die #127812 $21.95 found in the Holiday Mini

then sponging them and spritzing them with some Champagne Shimmer Mist.

So realistic I had someone ask if I used real leaves on my card.

This card also features the NEW Brushed Bronze Buttons #127833 $6.95

At our October Down Line meeting Glenda shared with the group this same 

technique and we took some paper leaves home from Glenda's stash and were

told to go home and create something with them.

Can you say OVER ACHIEVER??

Here is a close up of each one...

 I love the little Champagne Glimmer Paper on the acorn

One more that didn't make it to the group picture...
It is for a young gal at church who had surgery on her back for scoliosis.

   As I am sponging all my leaves my Grid Paper started to look like this...

 and I thought "how pretty, but why waste it on plain grid paper"

So I laid down a sheet of Very Vanilla Card Stock and started 

sponging the rest of my leaves and this is what it looked like

when I was done...

pretty cool, huh!!??

So I made a card with it!!

I love when that happens!!

Thanks For Stopping By!

Have a Blessed Day!!

Christi

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