Crisp Autumn & Pretty Pumpkins Cards with Mendi

Hello and welcome! This is Mendi here today, popping in to share some fall cards featuring the Crisp Autumn Stamps.

For my first card showcasing the Crisp Autumn Stamps, I paired the layered fall leaves and the "Happy Autumn" sentiment from the set with the large sunflower and green leaves from the Sunflower Fields Stamps. I then layered them with a couple of loopy circle die-cuts cut from brown cardstock using the Snowflake Circle Frame Dies to form my grapevine twine wreath.

Here's a closer look at how I inked only the recessed portions of my embossed background. I used a spongy foam ink brayer with VersaFine Clair Cheerful Ink to apply ink to only the raised diamond side portion of my embossing folder. I then laid a clean white A2-sized cardstock panel on the dry side of my embossing folder, positioned just where I wanted it, and carefully closed the lid onto my sheet of paper before rolling the sandwich through my die-cutting machine. It's important to note that this technique only works with pigment inks, which are sticky enough to adhere to the slick plastic surface of the embossing folder. Sadly, dye inks will only bead up on the surface. 

As a finishing touch, I applied our Champagne Clear Jewels with Multi Medium Matte liquid adhesive to the center of my sunflower to add sparkle and make it the true focal point of my card. It was difficult for me to capture in the photo, but the clear rhinestones really catch the light in person and helped add that tiny bit of bling I was looking for. I also love that their clear nature allows the stamped image from below to peek through, making these the perfect match with whatever you use them with.

For my second card of the day, I started by creating an oversized picket fence using the pencil die from our Color My World Dies, cut from woodgrain textured cardstock. This cardstock is naturally a kraft brown color, but I decided it would be fun to create a whitewashed look to brighten up my fence and emphasize the incredible texture of the paper. I achieved this just by dipping my finger into Hero Arts Unicorn Pigment Ink and rubbing it along the surface of each die-cut fence piece before hitting them with a heat gun to speed up the drying process. 

I then used a Tim Holtz clear ruler to line them up on my card front and help keep them evenly spaced. I started by adhering the two slats on the outside edges. I then added the one in the very center of my card. From there, I found the center between the two posts on each side, leaving me with only two posts to fill in between each of those, which I eyeballed. I then added a grass border using the grassy border die from the Picket Fence Dies, adding flicks of "grass" with my Copic Marker pen. I created an arrangement of pumpkins in front of my fence using the images from the Pretty Pumpkins Stamps and Crisp Autumn Stamps. Finally, I stamped my thank you sentiment from the Words of Gratitude Stamps onto a stitched label from the Sliding Window Dies.

I am frequently asked which ink colors I used for my layered images. While I think there are so many great options out there, these are the colors I used today from light to dark:

Sunflower Petals
PinkFresh Lemon Whip
PinkFresh Sunshine

PinkFresh Sweet Mustard 

PinkFresh Marigold

Sunflower Seeds Center
PinkFresh Doe
Versafine Clair Acorn

Sunflower Leaves 

PinkFresh Grassy Knoll
PinkFresh Key Lime
PinkFresh Studio Olive
PinkFresh Studio Evergreen

Pumpkins
PinkFresh Studio Apricot
PinkFresh Studio Clementine
Concord & 9th Marmalade
Hero Arts Green Hills
Hero Arts Fresh Lawn

Red Leaf
PinkFresh Studio Passion Fruit
Hero Arts Red Royal
Concord & 9th Cranberry
Gina K. Warm Cocoa

Orange Leaf
PinkFresh Studio Apricot
Gina K. Sweet Mango
PinkFresh Studio Persimmon 

Yellow Leaf
Concord & 9th Buttercup
Hero Arts Butterbar
PinkFresh Studio Apricot
Gina K. Sweet Mango

That wraps up my projects for today. Thanks so much for hanging out with me. I hope I've inspired you to spread a little happiness by sending out a card to someone you love. 💛

Don't forget to check out our Pretty Pumpkins Stamps, Pretty Pumpkins Dies, Sunflower Fields Dies, and Dapper Diamond Embossing Folder in our online shop, which are currently on sale!  Also, while you are there, check out the loads of other card ideas on each of the product pages, as there are so many other beautiful ways to use these stamps!

Supplies Used:

Crisp Autumn Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Crisp Autumn Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Sunflower Fields Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Sunflower Fields Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Pretty Pumpkins Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Pretty Pumpkins Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Words of Gratitude Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Dapper Diamonds Embossing Shop at: Sunny Studio
Picket Fence Border Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Sliding Window Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Snowflake Circle Frame Shop at: Sunny Studio	Color My World Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Hero Arts Unicorn Pigment Ink Shop at: Sunny Studio	Versafine Onyx Black Ink Shop at: Sunny Studio	Versafine Clair Ink- Cheerful Shop at: Sunny Studio	Versafine Clair Ink- Acorn Shop at: Sunny Studio
PinkFresh Studio Blending Brushes Shop at: Sunny Studio	Multi Medium Matte Shop at: Sunny Studio	Champagne Clear Jewels Shop at: Sunny Studio

Foxy Friends Card with Tina

Hi there crafty friends, Tina here and today we are creating a sweet Autumn card with the adorable Foxy Friends stamp and die set. There are many cute images in this set so it was hard to select just three of them.

Although I wanted to reflect that fall vibe, I still kept the card light by using a large white panel. This piece was dry embossed with the Woodgrain embossing folder which is perfect for these autumnal cards. I love layering shapes to create dimension so next, I cut the wood panel with the largest die in the Limitless Labels 1 set and splattered it with yellow and brown inks.

Then I browsed in my stash of pattern papers and I chose a fun polka dot sheet (Critter Country) which I ran through the die cut machine with the largest of the Rounded Rectangle Mat dies. I glued both pieces together and added them to a slightly smaller white card base. I colored the cute foxes (Foxy Friends stamp) with my Copics and added white highlights with a gel pen.

Then it was time to stamp three pumpkins using the Pretty Pumpkins stamp set. I went with sizes that would work well together and used several Distress Oxide inks in yellow, brown, orange and teal colors.

Before assembling the scene, I stamped the sentiment from the Autumn Greetings set with a teal ink from my stash. This font was the perfect fit for my scene! I used a mix of foam tape and liquid glue to adhere the images to my card panel. Lastly, I added a few Champagne Clear Jewels since I had already brought so much color into this design.

And that finishes my card, I hope you are having fun creating your Autumn projects! Thank you for joining me and happy crafting!

Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Autumn Greetings Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Pretty Pumpkins Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Pretty Pumpkins Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Woodgrain Embossing Shop at: Sunny Studio	Critter Country Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio
Limitless Labels 1 Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Foxy Friends Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Foxy Friends Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Rounded Rectangle Mat Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio

Sunflower Fields Card with Marine

Hello crafty friends, Marine here, I'm happy to be back with this bright and cheerful autumn card featuring a mix and match of images from different layering stamp sets. It's always so much fun and kind of magical to see those images come to life layer after layer.

To start, I cut a 5,5 x 4,25 inches panel out of dark kraft cardstock and cut an opening out of it using the largest Stitched Semi Circle die. Next I took my Woodgrain embossing folder, applied brown ink inside the folder on one side, placed my kraft panel on the other side, closed the embossing folder and ran it through my die cutting machine to create a cool tone on tone brown woodgrain texture. I mixed some ground espresso distress ink with water and used a slim brush to add brown splatters all over my panel, and then did the same with copic opaque white ink. While my Stitched Semi Circle woodgrain panel was drying, I cut a 5,5 x 4,25 inches panel out of a brown polka dot paper from the Critter Country paper pack, added white splatters all over it, and once that panel was dry, I stuck my woodgrain panel to it using 1mm foam squares.

Next I stamped all my images on 110lb Neenah solar white cardstock using dye inks from Lawn Fawn and from Altenew, and here is a detailed list of the layering stamp sets I used: • Sunflower Fields - sunflowers • Pretty Pumpkins - pumpkins, leaves, swirling ivy • Watering Can - watering can. And here are the different color combinations I used to create each image:

• sunflowers - butter + sunflower + carrot + fake tan + doe + walnut (LF)
• watering can - lobster + chili pepper (LF)
• aqua pumpkins - kiddie pool + merman + peacock (LF)
• green pumpkin - frayed leaf + forest glades + moss (Altenew)
• yellow pumpkin - butter + lemonade + sunflower (LF)
• orange pumpkin - carrot + fake tan + pumpkin spice (LF)
• leaves - forest glades + moss (Altenew)
• swirling ivy - moss (Altenew)

Once all the stamping was done, I cut the images using the matching dies, splattered white ink all over them, and once they were dry, I attached them all to my card using 1mm and 2mm foam squares, and liquid glue as well for the swirling ivy. I white heat embossed "Happy autumn" from Crisp Autumn on dark brown cardstock, cut it using the coordinating die, and stuck it to the card using foam squares again. 

And that's it! I hope that you like this bright autumn themed card. Thanks so much for stopping by, and see you next week!

Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Pretty Pumpkins Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Pretty Pumpkins Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Sunflower Fields Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Sunflower Fields Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Woodgrain Embossing Shop at: Sunny Studio	Stitched Semi-Circle Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Watering Can Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Watering Can Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Crisp Autumn Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Crisp Autumn Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Critter Country Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio

Pretty Pumpkins Card with Tina

Hello crafty friends, it’s Tina and today’s project consists of lots of Pretty Pumpkins! This is a beautiful layering set and I love that the pumpkins come in three sizes. Loads of possibilities for your card designs!

As always, I used the printed sheet on which the stamps come as my guide for placement. For the pumpkins I went with teal, coral, and yellow colors. I used several inks from my stash to get that great dimensional look these stamps provide! The set comes with it’s own leaves but I decided to go for the Autumn Greenery dies which I inked in similar colors. To create that rustic fall look, I added lots of splatters with matching inks and white gouache.

Next, I stamped and die cut the Layered Basket onto a piece of cream paper that I had dry embossed with the Woodgrain embossing folder. I took a blending brush to darken the edges of the basket. I wanted to add a scalloped strip using one of the Ribbon And Lace Border dies. This white border was perfect for my sentiment as well (Words Of Gratitude).

I created a white card base and adhered a coral gingham panel (Frilly Frames Eyelet Lace die and Gingham Pastels pad). Next, I added a white border.

Then it was time to assemble the pumpkin scene starting with the basket and working my way up. I used some temporary glue so I could arrange all the elements until I was happy with the design. Lastly, I added the leaves and pumpkin in front of the basket and scattered a few Chrystal Clear Jewels over the entire scene.

Thank you for joining me and I hope you have fun creating cards with these pretty pumpkins! Happy crafting!

Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Words of Gratitude Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Pretty Pumpkins Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Pretty Pumpkins Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Gingham Pastels 6x6 Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Woodgrain Embossing Shop at: Sunny Studio
Frilly Frames-Eyelet Lace Shop at: Sunny Studio	Layered Basket Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Layered Basket Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Autumn Greenery Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Ribbon & Lace Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio