Thankful for The Flower Challenge

Hello friends!  I'm back with my reminder card for The Flower Challenge.  This month we are creating floral cards that say thanks, or whatever variation of thanks you like.  

The Flower Challenge

This time, I've dusted off an older stamp that celebrated the 45th anniversary for Hero Arts and was in collaboration with Gina K.  Take a look!

I kept things very CAS for this card.  The image was stamped across a 4" x 6" panel, then colored with Copic and Olo markers.  I put it back in my Misti, where I'd left the stamp, repeated the stamping with Pigment ink and also added the sentiment.  I decided to trim down the panel another quarter inch around, so it ended up being 3.75" x 5.75".

The background panel was cut to A7 size, embossed with a leaf folder and added to the card base.  I finished the card by adding the colored panel to the card with foam tape and called it done.  So fast and easy - I really need to make more CAS cards!!

Thanks so much for taking time to stop by, I really appreciate it.  I'd love it if you'd do the same and visit the challenge blog where my amazing teammates have some gorgeous thanks examples for you!  The challenge is open until Tuesday, November 25th, so there's still plenty of time to join in or add a second card, if you're so inclined!

Take care!

Stef

• Hero Arts/Gina K Designs Friendship Blooms stamp (from 2019?)
• Spellbinders Leafy Embossing folder
• Olos- RV 0.5, 0.4, 0.2, 0.1
• Copics - G29, 19, 03

Thankful Wreath for the Paper Players

Hello friends!  Wow, we're sure moving quickly towards the holidays.  Are you ready?  I'm not yet.  At the Paper Players this week, the lovely LeAnne has chosen a wonderful theme that is definitely appropriate for this time of year.  

Paper Players

In the fall of 2024, I attended the Altenew Cozy Comfort retreat, where we made many very beautiful fall and Christmas themed cards.  But one class, with the amazing Jacee Gaspar, was a wee bit early for me, so I opted to watch recording of the class.  Fast forward to 2025, I finally did that, finished the card, and I decided to share his beautiful design for this challenge.

We began by cutting a number of leaves with four different dies from three shades of cardstock, then doing a gradient of ink blending from the bottom to near the top.  Those were arranged in five groupings that we used to create the wreath on the Burnt Orange panel.

Next is where I varied from the class instruction.  Rather than stamping the pumpkins, I chose to gold heat emboss just three, colored them with the coordinating stencils according to the class instruction, then fussy cut them.  They were mounted on the wreath, with the die cut sentiment layered across the top.  Jaycee had the class add splatter, but I opted not to do that. I really like the wreath as is and felt the gold embossing and die cut sentiment added enough extra interest.

Thank you so much for stopping by and I encourage you to check out the bounty of beauty and thankfulness my teammates have created over at the challenge.  It will run until Friday, November 7th at 3pm EDT.  I hope you'll join us!

Stef

• Altenew Mixed Foliage, Pistachios, Hazelnut Branch and Stylish Greetings dies
• Altenew One-Go: Sweet Pumpkins stamp and stencils
• Altenew Green Onyx, Sagestone, Red Jasper, Mandarin Burst and Raw Amber inks

Thankful for The Flower Challenge

Hello friends!  I'm here with my reminder post for The Flower Challenge.  This month the theme is thanks. 

I'm also slipping in on the final day at Inkspirational, where the theme is to Layer It.

Inkspirational #328

I know sunflower season is done for the year, at least in the Northern Hemisphere, but I wanted to have one more go at using them for my floral card, so I used the lovely stamp set designed by Kelly Taylor for Honey Bee Stamps.

The stamp set has three flowers, one front facing and two side facing and I decided to incorporate all three on my card.  I used Copic markers to color them, then they were cut with the matching dies.  Next, a panel of white was ink blended with Salvage Patina Distress Ink, then adhered the card base.  It was topped with a Vintage Labels die cut from white, then I arranged the flowers and leaves, adhering them directly to the card front.  

The sentiment is from a set included with the Altenew Cozy Comfort Retreat products.  It has not yet been released but it will be sometime in the future.  It was die cut from gold metallic cardstock and twice more from white.  The card front was splattered with gold metallic paint and once dry, the sentiment was added to finish things off.

We would love to see your floral thank you card in the gallery, I hope you will join us!  The challenge remains open until Monday November 25th.  In the meantime, for some wonderful inspiration, please visit the challenge blog - my very talented team members have some beautiful cards to share!

Thanks for visiting and take care!

Stef

• Honey Bee Stamps Bloom With Grace Stamp and Die set
• HBS Layering Vintage Labels die
• Altenew Stylish Greetings die set
• Gansi Tambi Starry Colors Gold Metallic paint

Thankful for The Paper Players

Hello friends!  This is theme week at The Paper Players and the lovely Elizabeth has chosen an appropriate one for this time of year.

The Paper Players

 

I created a card that could be used for a number of occasions during the fall.

Three weeks ago I attended the Altenew Stay Cozy retreat and I've used some of the products from that were used to create this card, with the exception of the octagonal rectangle die.

I started by gold heat embossing the pumpkins and the sentiment.  I used the coordinating stencil to color the pumpkins and leaves, then everything was die cut with the matching dies.  It was fun to color the pumpkins in different colors - in fact I think it would be fun to used unexpected colors like pink or aqua on another card! 

The background panel was embossed with the pumpkin folder, trimmed down then I painted gold metallic ink around the edges to make it stand out a bit more before adhering to the white card base. After die cutting the white panel, I splatter it was a bit of gold paint as well before adding the pumpkins and sentiment.   

I hope you'll join us this week, it's the perfect time to create cards to send to friends and family during this month of Thanksgiving.  As always, my delightful and talented teammates have created some beautiful cards to inspire you, so I encourage you to stop by the challenge blog before heading off to your craft room!  The challenge remains open until Friday November 8th at 3pm EST.

Thanks for visiting and take care!

Stef

• Altenew One-Go: Sweet Pumpkins stamps, dies, stencils and 3D embossing folder (not yet released)
• Pinkfresh Studio Blanket Stitched Octagons die
• Altenew Mandarin Burst, Red Jasper, Raw Amber, Lemon Ice, Sagestone & Onyx Green
• Altenew Gold Metallic Paint and Antique Gold embossing powder