Very Simply Susan

Well, Labor Day officially marked the end of summer and the start of fall! And now is the time for some fall themed cards. Today’s design could be a birthday, a thinking of you, thank you or any special occasion card simply by changing the sentiment. The inspiration for this card was the Designer Series Paper from the Pressed Petals Designer Series Paper.  I loved that this particular design had a vintage look and matched back to merlot and wanted to try something with it.

Because Merry Merlot is named after a wine and the “vintage” look of the paper,  the grapes from Slice of Happiness seemed the obvious choice for the stamp! I stamped them in Merry Merlot and Mossy Meadow on Thick Whisper White and then die cut with one of the Stitched Nested Label Dies.  It was easy to create a stitched banner by cutting off one end and using a straight stitched die to finish it off.

Then, it was a simple matter of adding a bow at the top with some Braided Linen and another banner for the sentiment. It is a very simple, easy card to do. The perfect fall card!

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Today’s card features a new stamp set from the fabulously frightening Monster Bash Suite in the 2019 Holiday Occasions catalog. Its called Spooktacular Bash and is a must have for all things spooky and fun this Halloween!

What I love most about the set are the coordinating Ornate Frames Dies. They aren’t just for Halloween! They have so many uses beyond that. I have already featured one of these on a Christmas card. The frames are much too gorgeous to use only for one season. Although as you can see above, they make very good framed pictures for a “haunted mansion” look!

This was a challenge card I did for a Demonstrator group I belong to. We set a monthly theme challenge and meet once a month for dinner and to exchange cards. We have a great time “talking shop” with each other.  And the challenge is a great exchange of ideas. This month the theme was, big surprise, Halloween!

All things spooky are coming your way soon! All the items shown in this “sneak peek” go on sale September 4th! And for more spooky, fabulous fun take a look at the Paper Pumpkin shipping in September below! It will feature all the items you need to make treat bags for Halloween! It should be monstrous! Click on the image to sign up by September 10th.

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I shared a card a few days ago with the “photo real” side of the Feels Like Frost DSP. You can see that HERE. Today I wanted to share the silver foil side of this fabulous Designer Series Paper. I think both sides of the paper are just lovely and its going to cause us all a lot of angst figuring out which side to use!

Today’s card features the silver stripe on white paper. But wait! You say you don’t see a silver on white paper in the image above? That is true you don’t. I decided I wanted a really frosty blue design, so I took a Light Seaside Spray Stampin’ Blends and colored in the white stripes on the paper. They are the non-metallic stripes and it was very easy to color them all in using a Blends. And the foil acts like a resist so you don’t have to worry about ink getting on them.

After that,  all I did was die cut one of the Frosted Frames dies in Silver Foil as a background for the sentiment. The paper for the stamped sentiment was cut from the “photo real” side of the Feels Like Frost DSP and stamped with the big bold sentiment from Frosted Foliage as well as the snowflakes. A few embellishments and I was done! Its a completely different look using the Feels Like Frost Suite of Products!

I hope you enjoyed this sneak peek! This catalog goes live on September 4th!

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