Stampin’ Up! Gathering Moments Thankful For You Card for the Happy Inkin’ Thursday Blog Hop

Good Morning and welcome to the Happy Inkin’ Thursday Blog Hop! The Stampin’ Up! Gathering Moments bundle is great for Fall cards and Thanksgiving. I used it with the Gathering Together designer series paper for today’s card. You can find the supplies I used along with card stock cuts at the bottom of my post.

We have a sketch challenge this week:

Adhere a panel of Gathering Together specialty designer series paper to a Cajun Craze card base with liquid glue. Adhere another panel to an Early Espresso mat and adhere it to the card front with dimensionals. Cut another panel with the third largest Stylish Shapes circle die and adhere it to the card.

Stamp the sentiment from the Stampin’ Up! Gathering Moments stamp set on Basic Beige using Early Espresso ink. Cut it out with the small angled Traditional Labels dies and adhere it to the card with glue dots. Fold a length of irregular weave ribbon and adhere it to the card with glue dots.

Stamp the leaf from the Stampin’ Up! Gathering Moments stamp set twice using Cajun Craze ink on Basic White. Stamp the mushroom and two sets of berries using Early Espresso ink and cut it all out using the coordinating dies. Adhere the berries and leaves to the card with glue dots and the mushroom with dimensionals. Make an Early Espresso bow and adhere it with a glue dot and finish with Early Espresso dots.

For the inside, stamp the leaf and berries from the Stampin’ Up! Gathering Moments stamp set using Cajun Craze and Early Espresso inks in the corner of a Basic White panel. Trim the bottom with DSP and adhere the panel to the inside of the card with Stampin’ Seal.

The Fall foliage peaked this week by my house and driving around the countryside has been just beautiful. The Stampin’ Up! Gathering Together bundle captures the beauty of the season perfectly!!

On with the Hop! Click on the Next Blog button to move forward to see the beautiful project Tara Carpenter has created.

If you get lost along the way, here are the participants for the hop:

Thanks for stopping by and Happy Stamping!

Akiko


Cardstock Cuts for this project:

  • Cajun Craze – 4-1/4″ x 11″ card base, scored at 5-1/2″
  • Early Espresso – 2-7/8″ x 4-1/8″ (DSP mat)
  • Basic Beige – 1″ x 2-1/2″ (label)
  • Basic White – 3-3/4″ x 5″ (inside panel), 2″ x 4″ (die leaves and berries)
  • Gathering Together DSP – 4-1/4″ x 5-1/2″ (front background), 2-3/4″ x 4″ (leafy DSP panel), 2-1/2″ x 2-1/2″ (die cut circle), 1/2″ x 3-3/4″ (inside trim)

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Stampin’ Up! Gathering Moments with You Are Remarkable

Good Morning! I used the pretty leaf sprig stamps from the Stampin’ Up! Gathering Moments stamp set along with one of the pretty sentiments from the You Are Remarkable stamp set to make a simple Fall friendship card. You can find the card stock cuts along with supplies at the bottom of my post.

I did practice stamping my leaves on printer paper to determine the relative placement and colors of the different leaves and I recommend that you do so first so that you have a layout you are happy with. I started with the Old Olive large leaf in the lower left corner and built out towards the right and upper corners. I used Old Olive, Crushed Curry, and Early Espresso inks for the different leaves and Cajun Craze ink for the berries. And I stamped on Very Vanilla card stock.

After stamping the leaves using full strength ink, stamp along the edges using stamped off ink to fill in empty spots using Old Olive, Crushed Curry and Cajun Craze. I used the same ink for each leaf in the Stampin’ Up! Gathering Moments stamp set. After I was happy with the leaves, I stamped the sentiment from the You Are Remarkable stamp set using Cajun Craze ink in the empty space.

I adhered a panel of Cajun Craze Gathering Together specialty DSP to a Crump Cake mat and adhered the stamped panel on top using liquid glue. I wrapped it with Old Olive Linen Thread and tied a bow before popping it on the front of a Crumb Cake card base with dimensionals. I finished with retired Crushed Curry dots.

For the inside panel, I stamped the leaves and berries from the Stampin’ Up! Gathering Moments stamp set in the top corner of a Very Vanilla panel using the same colors as as the card front. I trimmed the bottom with DSP and adhered the panel to the inside of the card with Stampin’ Seal.

I really love stamping leaf sprays for Fall cards and the Stampin’ Up! Gathering Moments stamp set is great for this with the distinktive (different shades in one stamp) stamps and the variety of shapes. You get a chance to really get creative with your stamps and inks without relying on die cutting. A nice way to show off a great sentiment!

Thanks so much for stopping by and Happy Stamping!!

Akiko

Cardstock Cuts for this project:

  • Crumb Cake – 4-1/4″ x 11″ card base, scored at 5-1/2″, 3-7/8″ x 5-1/8″ (DSP mat)
  • Very Vanilla – 3-3/4″ x 5″ (inside panel), 3-1/4 x 4-1/2 (art panel
  • Gathering Together specialty DSP – 3-3/4″ x 5″ (front mat), 1/2″ x 3-3/4″ (inside trim)

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Stampin’ Up! Gathering Moments Thankful For You Card

Good Morning! Today’s card features the Stampin’ Up! Gathering Moments stamp set used with the pretty Splendid Autumn and Timeless Plaid 6″ x 6″ designer series papers and the Perennial Postage and Label Me Grateful Dies. You can find the card stock cuts along with the supplies at the bottom of my post.

Adhere a a panel of Timeless Plaid 6″ x 6″ designer series paper to the front of a Cajun Craze card base. Use the second largest Perennial Postage die to cut a Pecan Pie panel and adhere a panel of Splendid Autumn designer series paper to the front. Adhere the panel to the card with dimensionals.

Use the dies from the Label Me Grateful dies to cut Old Olive, Pecan Pie and Crushed Curry card stock. Fold a length of the fun Irregular Weave ribbon and adhere it to the card with glue dots. Adhere the die cut leaves and acorns to the card with glue dots on top of the ribbon.

Stamp the sentiment from the Stampin’ Up! Gathering Moments stamp set using Memento Tuxedo Black ink on Cajun Craze and cut it out with the Perennial Postage die. Pop the label on the card using dimensionals.

For the inside panel, trim the bottom of a Basic White panel with DSP. Cut another Crushed Curry leaf cluster from Crushed Curry and adhere it to the panel. Adhere the panel to the inside of the card with Stampin’ Seal.

Falling leaves with plaids are perfect for Fall and it’s great to be able to combine designer series papers, stamps and dies from different sets to make cards! Give it a try.

Thanks so much for stopping by and Happy Stamping!!

Akiko

Cardstock Cuts for this project:

  • Cajun Craze – 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″ card base, scored at 4-1/4″, 1-1/4″ x 2-1/4″ (label)
  • Pecan Pie – 3-1/2″ x 4-3/4″ (die cut DSP mat), 1″ x 2-1/2″ (die cut acorns)
  • Crushed Curry – 1-1/2″ x 4-1/2″ (die cut leaves)
  • Old Olive – 1″ x 2″ (die cut leaves)
  • Basic White – 4″ x 5-1/4″ (inside panel)
  • Splendid Autumn 6″ x 6″ DSP – 3″ x 4-1/4″ (art panel)
  • Timeless Plaid 6″ x 6″ DSP – 4″ x 5-1/4″ (front background), 1/2″ x 4″ (inside trim)

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Stampin’ Up! Gathering Moments Many Thanks for the Happy Inkin’ Thursday Blog Hop

Good Morning and welcome to the Happy Inkin’ Thursday Blog Hop! Fall is here and I used the beautiful Stampin’ Up! Gathering Moments bundle along with the Gather Together specialty designer series paper to make a Thanksgiving card. You can find the supplies I used along with card stock cuts at the bottom of my post.

We have a pretty sketch challenge this week:

Adhere a strip of Basic Beige Gather Together specialty designer series paper to the dark side of a two-tone Early Espresso mat and adhere it to a Cajun Craze panel of the DSP. Adhere it to another dark Early Espresso mat before adhering it to the front of a Cajun Craze card base. The two-tone card stock is a little thinner than regular card stock so you get the pretty effects of the layered card front without extra bulk, making it great for mailing.

Stamp the leaf and berry clusters from the Stampin’ Up! Gathering Moments stamp set using Early Espresso, Cajun Craze and Basic Beige inks and cut them out with the coordinating dies. I stamped and cut two of each. I also used the Early Espresso watercolor pencil to draw the veins on the Basic Beige leaves to get more contrast. Adhere the leaves and berries together with liquid glue making little clusters and use glue dots to adhere the clusters to the card.

Stamp the sentiment from the Stampin’ Up! Gathering Moments stamp set on Basic Beige using Early Espresso ink and cut it out with the pretty Traditional Labels die. Adhere the label to the card with dimensionals and finish with a loopy Early Espresso linen thread bow and Cajun Craze dots.

For the inside, I kept it simple by adhering a strip of DSP to the side of a Basic White panel and adhered it to an Early Espresso two-tone mat before adhering it to the inside of the card.

The Stampin’ Up! Gathering Moments bundle is a wonderful leaf set that is great for making Fall cards. And of course I love the Gather Together specialty DSP!

On with the Hop! Click on the Next Blog button to move forward to see the beautiful project Tara Carpenter has created.

If you get lost along the way, here are the participants for the hop:

Thanks for stopping by and Happy Stamping!

Akiko


Cardstock Cuts for this project:

  • Cajun Craze – 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″ card base, scored at 4-1/4″
  • Early Espresso two-tone – two 5-1/8″ x 3-7/8″ (front background and inside mats), 1-5/8″ x 5 (DSP stripe mat)
  • Basic Beige – 2″ x 3″ (label)
  • Basic White – 3-3/4″ x 5″ (inside panel), 4-1/4″ x 5-1/2″ (die cut leaves)
  • Gather Together specialty DSP – 3-3/4″ x 5″ (front background), 1″ x 3-3/4″ (inside trim), 1-1/2″ x 5″ (front stripe)

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Stampin’ Up! Gathering Moments for the Happy Inkin’ Thursday Blog Hop

Good Morning and welcome to the Happy Inkin’ Thursday Blog Hop! The Stampin’ Up! Gathering Moments bundle is a new Online Exclusives bundle with pretty Fall leaves and sentiments. I’ve mixed the new with the old by using it with the pretty Thoughtful Journey 6″ x 6″ designer series paper for a ‘Gather’ card that would be great for Thanksgiving. You can find the supplies I used along with card stock cuts at the bottom of my post.

We have a theme challenge this week and the colors in the Thoughtful Journey 6″ x 6″ DSP are great for Fall:

Adhere a panel of Thoughtful Journey 6″ x 6″ designer series paper to a Mossy Meadow mat with liquid glue. Cut the large oak leaf from the Stampin’ Up! Gathering Moments die from a mottled yellow panel (I think this is actually the retired Wild Wheat colored panel, but it looks good with the current yellows too). Just use the outline die. Here’s the fun part (be brave) – crumple the die cut leaf in a ball. This gives it dimensional texture to add to the DSP color texture. Use a sponge dauber to distress the outside of the leaf with Pecan Pie ink.

Adhere the crumpled leaf to the DSP panel with liquid glue. Wrap Old Olive linen thread around the panel three times and make a loopy bow. Adhere the panel to the front of a Pretty Peacock card base with dimensionals.

Stamp the sentiment from the Stampin’ Up! Gathering Moments stamp set on a mottled panel of Thoughtful Journey 6″ x 6″ DSP using Versamark ink. Sprinkle with white embossing powder and heat set. Punch it out with the Labeled with Love punch and punch out a backing from Mossy Meadow. Adhere the label to the backing with liquid glue and pop it on the card with dimensionals. Finish with Daffodil Delight dots.

For the inside, stamp the large leaf from the Stampin’ Up! Gathering Moments stamp set in the corner of the last Basic White panel using Crushed Curry ink. Trim the bottom with DSP and adhere the panel to the inside of the card with Stampin’ Seal.

The large leaves from the Stampin’ Up! Gathering Moments bundle are really impressive and fun to use. The crumpled, mottled die cut leaf reminds me of dried up leaves that have fallen and are ready to be raked up. I can hear the leaves crunch already!

On with the Hop! Click on the Next Blog button to move forward to see the beautiful project Tara Carpenter has created.

If you get lost along the way, here are the participants for the hop:

Thanks for stopping by and Happy Stamping!

Akiko


Cardstock Cuts for this project:

  • Pretty Peacock – 4-1/4″ x 11″ card base, scored at 5-1/2″
  • Mossy Meadow – 3-3/4″ x 4-3/4″ (DSP mat), 1-3/4″ x 3″ (label backing)
  • Basic White – 4″ x 5-1/4″ (inside panel)
  • Thoughtful Journey 6″ x 6″ DSP – 3-1/2″ x 4-1/2″ (front background), 4″ x 5″ (die cut leaf), 1-3/4″ x 3″ (label), 1/2″ x 4″ (inside trim)

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Stampin’ Up! Gathering Moments Thankful Card

Good Morning! Here’s another sneak peek of the Stampin’ Up! Gathering Moments bundle from this week’s Online Exclusives release that will be available on Wednesday, September 3. And I’ve used it along with more of the pretty Gather Together specialty designer series paper. You can find the card stock cuts along with the currently available supplies at the bottom of my post.

Adhere the Cajun Craze panel of Gather Together specialty DSP to the bottom of a Crushed Curry mat and adhere the leafy pattern to the top of the panel. Wrap the seam with the cute Irregular Weave ribbon (available Sept 3) and secure it in the back. Pop the Panel on an Old Olive card base with dimensionals.

Use the Textured Notes rectangle die to cut a Cajun Craze panel. Stamp the sentiment from the Stampin’ Up! Gathering Moments bundle using Early Espresso ink on a Basic White panel and adhere it to the die cut rectangle. Adhere the panel to the card with dimensionals.

Stamp the leaves and acorn from the Stampin’ Up! Gathering Moments stamp set using Old Olive, Crushed Curry, Cajun Craze and Early Espresso inks. Cut them out with the coordinating dies and adhere the leaves to the card with glue dots. Make a loopy bow using Early Espresso linen thread (available Sept 3) and adhere it to the back of the acorn with a glue dot. Adhere the acorn to the card with dimensionals and finish with Cajun Craze dots (available Sept 3)

For the inside panel, stamp the sentiment from the Stampin’ Up! Gathering Moments stamp set using Early Espresso ink on a Basic White panel. Stamp the leaf underneath in Cajun Craze and trim the bottom with DSP. Adhere the panel to a Crushed Curry mat before adhering to the inside of the card.

Here is the Stampin’ Up! Gathering Moments bundle. I love the pretty sentiments and the color variation you can get with Distinktive stamps.

And here’s the beautiful Gathering Together specialty DSP.

The Stampin’ Up! Gathering Moments bundle is part of the upcoming Gathering Together Suite that will be available on Sept 3 and I love how the stamps go so well with the pretty Fall DSP. The fun new ribbon gives a nice contrast to the border details on the Textured Notes die cut rectangle and nicely frames the die cut leaves and stamped sentiment.

Thanks so much for stopping by and Happy Stamping!!

Akiko

Cardstock Cuts for this project:

  • Old Olive – 5-1/2″ – 8-1/2″ card base, scored at 4-1/4″
  • Crushed Curry – two 3-3/4″ x 5″ (front DSP and inside mats)
  • Cajun Craze – 4-1/4″ x 2-1/2″ (die cut rectangle mat)
  • Basic White – 3-3/4″ x 5″ (inside panel), 1-7/8″ x 3-3/8″ (focal panel), 1-1/4″ x 2-1/2″ (die cut acorn and leaf), 2″ x 5″ (die cut leaves and acorn)
  • Gathering Together specialty DSP – 3-5/8″ x 3-3/4″ (front top background), 1-1/4″ x 3-5/8″ (front bottom background) 1/2″ x 3-3/8″ (inside trim)

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Stampin’ Up! Gathering Moments Sneak Peek

Good Morning! The Stampin’ Up! Gathering Moments bundle is a new Fall bundle from the upcoming Online Exclusives release that will be available on September 3 (that’s next week! YAY!!!). It will be perfect for Thanksgiving or any special Fall occasion or thank you cards. You can find the card stock cuts along with the currently available supplies at the bottom of my post.

Adhere a panel of the beautiful Gathering Together specialty designer series paper to the right side of an Early Espresso mat. Emboss a strip of Basic Beige card stock with the Mini Corrugated 3D embossing folder and adhere it to the left side of the DSP panel. Pop it on the front of a Cajun Craze card base with dimensionals.

Stamp the acorn and leaf from the Stampin’ Up! Gathering Moments stamp set using Early Espresso and Crushed Curry inks on Basic Beige and cut them out with the coordinating dies. Stamp the sentiment from the Stampin’ Up! Gathering Moments stamp set using Early Espresso ink on Basic Beige and cut it out with the pretty Textured Notes die.

Adhere the label to the card with dimensionals. Adhere the die cut acorn and leaf with dimensionals and glue dots. Tie a bow with the new Early Espresso Linen Thread and adhere it with glue dots and finish with the new Cajun Craze and Gold dots.

For the inside panel, stamp the acorn and leaf from the Stampin’ Up! Gathering Moments stamp set in the corner of a Basic Beige panel using Early Espresso and Crushed Curry inks. Adhere the panel to the inside of the card.

Here is the Stampin’ Up! Gathering Moments bundle. Aren’t those huge leaf dies great. In some of the samples, I’ve seen them stitched through the holes – such a fun idea!

And here’s the beautiful Gathering Together specialty DSP with so many pretty leaves and background patterns.

The Stampin’ Up! Gathering Moments bundle is part of the upcoming Gathering Together Suite that will be available on Sept 3. The linen thread (it comes in Old Olive too!) and dots are also part of the Suite. There are so many pretty Fall sets that will be available then, but this is probably my favorite!

Thanks so much for stopping by and Happy Stamping!!

Akiko

Cardstock Cuts for this project:

  • Cajun Craze – 4-1/4″ – 11″ card base, scored at 5-1/2″
  • Early Espresso – 3-3/4″ x 5″ (DSP mat)
  • Basic Beige – 3-3/4″ x 5″ (inside panel), 1″ x 4-7/8″ (embossed strip), 1-1/4″ x 2-1/2″ (die cut acorn and leaf), 2″ x 3-1/2″ (label)
  • Gathering Together specialty DSP – 2-5/8″ x 4-7/8″ (front background)

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