Happy Thanksgiving Weekend

This is a quick post to wish all my Canadian readers and friends a Happy Thanksgiving weekend! I hope you are all having a great time with family and friends, gobbling turkey (see what I did there?) and pumpkin pie, and enjoying yourselves! At the time I am writing this, I am still awaiting word about whether or not my youngest daughter and family with be with us, but if not we will be inviting someone to Thanksgiving dinner.

I wanted to make a card to mark the occasion, so I got out my beautiful All About Autumn DSP and my Autumn leaves bundle, some Fluid 100 watercolour paper and the Timber 3D embossing folder and I was set to create. Here's what ensued:

• On a piece of Fluid 100 Watercolour paper, I started, using a wet-on-wet technique, to apply gradually darkening shades of ink to the bottom. I used Lemon Lime Twist, Daffodil Delight, Crushed Curry, Pumpkin Pie, and Cajun Craze. After drying the ink, I spattered some water onto the paper and soaked up the droplets with a paper towel after letting it sit for a minute. I redried the paper and then, using the Autumn Leaves dies, die cut several of the small leaf shapes out of the whole paper. 
• I trimmed a small rectangle of Copper Clay and ran it through the Stampin' Cut & Emboss machine with the Timber 3D embossing folder. Then I sponged on some Copper Clay ink around the edges and over the raised bits to enhance the embossing.
• I stamped the sentiment from Autumn Leaves in Pumpkin Pie ink and die cut it with one of the labels from the Autumn Leaves dies.
• For the background I took the two patterns you see behind and cut 4 1/4" x 4" pieces and arranged one on the left and one on the right of the card front.
• Then I adhered the main image piece.
• On the Copper Clay rectangle, I arranged all the leaves I wanted (including a gold leftover sprig from a Paper Pumpkin kit) into a nice spray and adhered them down using glue dots. I added the sentiment, using Seal, then mounted the whole rectangle using dimensionals.
• Finally, I doubled a strand of Linen Thread and tied a bow to add with a glue dot.

Get ready to place your orders! Make it $100 or more online, or I'll add it to a workshop order and we'll earn it together! And it's 72 hours long, from Monday, Oct. 9th to Wednesday, Oct. 11th, in honour of World Card Making Day!

If you live in Canada, and don't have a Stampin' Up! demonstrator, I'd love to be yours. I can help you with ideas, get you catalogues and provide you with Stampin' Up products. You can leave a message in the comments or contact me using any of the methods listed in the right side bar at the top of the page. You can shop with me from anywhere in Canada by clicking on the SHOP NOW button in the top menu or clicking on any of products below from my Online Store.

Product List

Autumn Leaves Bundle (English) [162186] $76.50	Autumn Leaves Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [162179] $33.00	All About Autumn 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper [162178] $21.00	Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper [149612] $12.25	Copper Clay 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [161721] $13.75
Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159276] $14.50	Lemon Lime Twist Classic Stampin' Pad [147145] $12.25	Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad [147094] $12.25	Crushed Curry Classic Stampin' Pad [147087] $12.25	Pumpkin Pie Classic Stampin' Pad [147086] $12.25
Cajun Craze Classic Stampin' Pad [147085] $12.25	Copper Clay Classic Stampin' Pad [161647] $12.25	Linen Thread [104199] $7.00	Water Painters [151298] $18.00	Sponge Daubers [133773] $7.50
Timber 3 D Embossing Folder [156406] $15.00	Autumn Leaves Dies [162185] $52.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $175.00	Stampin' Seal [152813] $11.00	Mini Glue Dots [103683] $8.00
Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $6.00

I want to wish all my American readers a very happy Thanksgiving! Gobble 'til you wobble!!  And here's a little flashback from October and our Canadian Thanksgiving to help you celebrate!

You can find out how I made it here. He's made from the Curvy Keepsake Box!  Creations made with that little sucker are all over the internet.  It's one thinlit you really need!

The Many Merry Stars Simply Created Kit is one you really need, too!  I've only made about 9 of the the 26 possible stars and they are a big part of my mantle display and my table display for Christmas dinner.  And you get a mountain of materials and all the instructions for only $31.95!

You see above a few of the other stars, but mostly I wanted you to notice the little Santa design Gift Certificates.  These are available for any amount $15 and over and are the perfect gift for the crafter on your gift list.  (And in case you are wondering, the Christmas card in this picture is always our first Christmas card each year and comes from our realtors from over 20 years ago! Now that is persistence and consistency!)

The other suggestion is Paper Pumpkin, a subscription service that delivers a pure delight of creative crafting right to the door of the recipient once a month.  I would recommend them for anyone, but would make a really cool gift for a grandchild, child, busy mom, or someone with little space to store supplies.  Everything they need except for adhesive is supplied.  You can prepay in 1 month, 3 months, 6 months or 12 months subscriptions.  Contact me for more details.

I will be putting in another order by the end of the week, so if you are interested in taking advantage of these amazing deals, click on the banner above to get a look at the sale prices, up to 50% OFF!! You can shop online yourself or email your order to me and I will submit it for you! Don't wait too long and miss out on the best prices of the year!