Very Simply Susan

It’s time to start thinking about Thanksgiving!  Whether its getting your recipes in order, shopping or card making for friends & family, that holiday is near! Today’s card features a simple design that uses a color combo I really love, Cajun Craze and Pretty Peacock. These two colors are rich and make you think of changing leaves and bonfires.

Because the focal point of the card is simple, I needed some texture to set off the rustic pitcher of fall foliage. Layering the White and Cajun Craze using the Stitched Rectangle Dies was perfect for that. The background of Pretty Peacock Gingham seemed perfect. The rustic pitcher with the greenery seems like something you would see on a farmhouse gingham tablecloth! I found the cheery looking sentiment in the Ride With Me set. And, keeping with the stitched dies, I used a Stitched Shape die for the sentiment. And to pop that, I die cut a leaf from the Gathered Leaves Die set and added a little bit of Cajun Craze twine. Simple and really just my style for a Thanksgiving card!

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Don’t Forget To Sign Up For Your Paper Pumpkin Tag Kit By November 10th!

The November Paper Pumpkin coordinates with the kits being shipped out now for November.  So, if you got the October Card Kit, you will surely want the coordinating tags! And also check out the cute holiday houses you can make using materials from the box your Paper Pumpkin Ships in as well as kit materials. How cute are these? Don’t miss it! Sign up now, HERE!

I decided to try a new challenge this week, saw the design challenge at Fab Friday and decided to give it a try!  I chose the crafting themed stamp sets of It Starts with Art and Crafting Forever. If you love crafting and you love Stampin’ Up!, then the Follow Your Art Suite Bundle is a must have. It includes everything you need to create cards, craft room decor and gifts for other crafters! It was a love at first site when I saw it in the new catalog.

So, it made sense to use this suite of products to create for the Fab Friday Challenge #173. To see what everyone else has created, click on the image below to see all the other wonder creations using this wonderful card layout.

Because I used the Follow Your Art DSP and a sentiment from the Crafting Forever set, this is a great card to send to a new customer or downline.  As well, it could be a great card to send to any stamper.  And as part of the World Card Making Day challenge for Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators, this card is going to a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator in England as part of the challenge to send 50,000 cards this week! Being a fellow stamper and crafter, I am sure this is a card she can appreciate!  I love that this was a card that made 2 challenges and was mailed out to someone. I don’t mail nearly enough cards. But its a problem I hope to overcome soon!

Products Used To Make This Card 

October 10th Is The Last Day To Sign Up For Paper Pumpkin Holiday Kit Matching Sets!

Thursday, October 10th is the last day to sign up for the Paper Pumpkin Winter Wonders matching holiday kits! You will not want to miss this! Click on the image above to sign up now!  If you sign up by tomorrow at 11:50PM Mountain Time, you will receive the October kit which has all you need to make 10 beautiful cards with matching envelopes. Then, if you stay a subscriber, you will get the November kit which has all you need to make 24 gift tags that coordinate with the cards you made in October! How’s that for easy holiday crafting? Before Thanksgiving is here, you could have your cards and gift tags ready to go. The kits contain all you need and coordinate with the colors of Shaded Spruce, Poppy Parade, Early Espresso and Pool Party. The box designs above give you a hint as to what the kit designs will look like. I am loving the snowing scenes. Click HERE! to sign up before this Pretty Pumpkin goes away!