2 Fall Wreath Cards

I have two cards for you today, both using wreaths as Fall decor.  

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Five Days of Emerald Envy, Day Two

Here's a favorite card of mine I made recently, as we continue our green theme.  This one actually had 3 shades of green.  I have a favorite song on my mind right now, too.  Green green.  It's green they say; on the far side of the hill.  Green green.  I'm goin' away to where the grass is greener still.  

I stamped the tree, sponged over the top of it, and then carefully stamped it again.

This looks like a good tree to sit under and enjoy some cool shade.  I'll be in my lawn chair though and not on the ground:)  I'd better take a good book to read.
Never mind.  I think I'll add a swing and enjoy pushing one of my grandchildren.

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3" Cuties, Cards 6 and 7

I have two more 3" cuties to share with you today.  These are the last of the bunch.  

This one is done with a Sahara Sand card base.  I sponged a few highlights onto the 'brick wall' background, along with a stamped off image at the bottom corner.  It adds a lot of texture to it.   

Sadly, this dotted embossing folder is retiring, but I hang onto most of my embossing folders.  When a new catalog comes out, I try my best to purge my stamps, but I have trouble letting go of any of my Big Shot items.  Anyway, most people who are not demonstrators hang onto their products, so I like to show them ways they can still use them and combine them with some of our new products.  

I did a major purge of my punches this last week, which is a big deal for me.  I will be having a nice big sale as a part of my Open House/New Catalog Party on June 26.  If you live in the area, you'll want to drop over for the party and enjoy some great deals, some new Make and Take projects, and a ton of fun.

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OSW Tutorial Series, Part 6

I have one more OSW card for you today and it's a Fall card.  Right now, it's that crazy time of the crafting year when you switch back and forth between seasons and holidays and it's all just plain fun.

I got to thinking that, especially with Christmas card-making time fast approaching, let's get even more bang for our buck and cut a 12 X 12" sheet of DSP into 1" strips.  Now, you can use them for 24 cards!  That's a big deal when you're making a bunch for Christmas.  You'll also have 12 (1") squares left over.  These can come in handy for cute little accents on other cards or for scrapbook pages.

This card has a top layer that is embossed and then gently sponged in random places to highlight the 'brick' wall look from the embossing.  I attached this layer with dimensionals.

The leaves are heat embossed with Gold EP and then cut with our framelits.  I added a sprig of linen thread to tie it all together.  This card is a good example of how a 1" strip can work nicely to highlight a card design.  You wouldn't want a larger strip because it would fight with the leaves and it would cover up too much of the embossed layer beneath it.  I really like how this one turned out.

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I hope you enjoyed my little Tutorial Series.  By now, you should be totally inspired to make some OSW cards of your own. 

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You've Got This ... Sponged and Embossed

You can add some simple sponging and embossing to a card and bump it up to a level of really WOW.  That's all it took for today's card.  With the help of a new stamp set and a new embossing folder, I was inspired and ready to rock out another fun card.  

I hope you like this one as much as I do.  
                                   Now, go stamp something!

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Watermelon Crumb Cake

No, I've not invented a new food but I do have a great new color combo... Watermelon Wonder and Crumb Cake.  I also have another beautiful new stamp set to share with you.  This one is called You've Got This.  It has a large, gorgeous flower, a couple of text stamps and a wonderful, large background stamp.  And, to bump it up a notch... I have 2 versions of this card!

Here is Version One:

Here is Version Two:

In both cards, I've used the same design, along with some little speckles stamped for added texture.  They are from our Awesomely Artistic stamp set.  So, which version do you like the best?  I hope you'll give this color combo a try with some of your next projects.  As I've explored using the new In Colors, I've enjoyed seeing how they look with our other  colors.  A color can change a lot, depending on how you use it.

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