Time to be Grateful

It is always time to be grateful, but the fall season with the Thanksgiving holiday brings gratefulness to the forefront in our hearts and minds, our homes and our creative endeavors. And those gorgeous pumpkins that abound during the autumn season are often included in themes of gratefulness and abundance. Deb Felts is sharing a beautiful card sample today incorporating all those elements.

Look closely to see the 1/2 circle cutout on the shortened card front, revealing the wreath image which is stamped on the card inside. A fun design element.

Seasonal Wreaths - Fall/Winter

Spellbinders Standard Circle Dies

Faux Linen Canvas Ribbon

Welcome Autumn paper pad by Carta Bella

A closer look at the image stamped in Memento Espresso Truffle and colored with Copics.

Distress oxide inks were used for the words and the hand painted border, another nice feature.

And this shows you the card fully openend.

Thanks so much, Deb. Find Deb's post here.

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  Our Seasonal Wreaths

Seasonal Wreaths - Spring/Summer & Fall/Winter

Mix and match images and sentiments from both sets for more design options.

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Welcome Autumn by Carta Bella

A fun pad in gorgeous fall colors.

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Vintage Seed Packets and Florals

Today we are sharing 3 cards from 3 of our designers using our Vintage Seed Packet combined with a variety of our florals. Our Vintage Seed Packet makes for a wonderful background and by using the coordinating die you can cut a window opening as well to place your florals inside (behind) the window, on top of the window or you can line florals around the window. The choice is yours with options galore. The window opening also makes for a wonderful shaker card.

Our first card is from Deb Felts.

Deb used the coordinating die to cut the window opening, placing the bottom portion of her floral behind the window frame. Her floral is merely stamped, not die cut.

Sunflower Season

Vintage Seed  Packet

Grunge Light paper pad by Craft Consortium

Baker's Twine - Kraft

Here's a good close look at the window opening and the floral placed behind it.

This is the inside of Deb's card.

Sunflower Season

Ric Rac

Thanks, Deb! You can find her post here.

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This card is from Judy Rozema.

She did not cut the window opening, but rather she die cut her floral and placed it atop the window image, covering the stem with a cute little tag.

Thank you for Caring Coneflower

Daisy Pitcher (sentiment)

Vintage Seed  Packet

Tag Collection die by Tim Holtz

Baker's Twine - Kraft

Papers used are unknown, but similar can be found by

Echo Park and Carta Bella

Although Judy did not cut the window opening, she did use the floral stems in the coordinating die set to create the greenery around her cute little tag.

Thanks so very much, Judy!

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Our last card for today is from Karen Letchworth.

This card takes on a very definite fall flair.

Vintage Seed Packet

Falling Leaves Border Strip (sentiment)

Fishtail Sentiment Banners

Scorched Wood paper pad by Craft Consortium

Karen did cut the window opening, backed it with the woodgrain paper and cut the greenery from the die set that coordinates with Vintage Seed Packet.

Thanks so much, Karen. You can find her post here.

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Our Vintage Seed Packet

Vintage Seed Packet by Stamp Simply Clear Stamps

This Seed Packet background works with all of our floral sets.

And the die also works with Vintage Christmas Background.

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Our Sunflower Season

Sunflower Season by Stamp Simply Clear Stamps

A gorgeous sunflower you will use over and over again.

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Our Thank You for Caring Coneflower

Thank You for Caring Coneflower by Stamp Simply Clear Stamp

A customer favorite, for sure!

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Hello Autumn

It is nearing the end of July already, hard as that is to believe, and come August we all start thinking of those fall creations, bringing on some cooler and crisper vibes in those warm and cozy autumn colors. Esther created a lovely card for us today with a chalkboard look background which is always fun, setting off the brilliant fall leaves on her card just beautifully.

Boho Fall Leaves

Vintage Seed  Packet

Tag Collection by Tim Holtz

Tartan Plaid paper pad by Craft Consortium

Thank you so much, Esther, for this striking fall card!

You can find Esther's post on her blog here.

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Products Used

Boho Fall Leaves by Stamp Simply Clear Stamps

Lovely for any fall, nature or masculine themed project.

The companion set to this is Boho Pumpkins.

Vintage Seed Packet and Vintage Oval & Twigs Die

by Stamp Simply Clear Stamps

This die set also works with our Vintage Christmas Background.

Tartan  Plaid by Craft Consortium

Find more gorgeous pads by Craft Consortium here.

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Our Boho Series

Our Boho Series

So gorgeous with these large images and fun sentiments.

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Our Vintage Seed Packet

Our Vintage Seed Packet

This Seed Packet background works with all of our floral sets.

And the die also works with Vintage Christmas Background.

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Wishing You Joy at Christmas

Good Monday morning. A fresh new week begins, and a hot one up here for us northerners! The thought of Christmas and decorating with vintage ornaments brings thoughts of a warm and cozy house with cooler temps outside.

And although our Christmas in July Sale officially ended, we are leaving it up for ONE MORE DAY as Karen created this lovely holiday card for us - so enjoy the sale thru today, Monday!

Die cut ornaments with a simple watercolor wash background.

Christmas Joy

Vintage Christmas Images (sentiment)

Thanks so much, Karen, for this lovely card filled with holiday spirit.

You can find Karen's post on her blog here.

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Products Used

Christmas Joy

Lots of fun options with this pretty set.

Karen gave her ornaments a vintage vibe today.

These ornaments are super elegant when embossed.

The companion set is Christmas  Peace.

Vintage Christmas Images

Gorgeous vintage images and sentiments included!

This set is a companion to Vintage Christmas Background.

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Christmas in July Sale

EXTENDED ONE MORE DAY!

20% OFF All Christmas Items

(includes items already reduced)

Now running thru Monday, 7/28!

Use Code: CHRISTMAS at checkout

With FREE shipping at $100.

SHOP HERE

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All these are 20% off with the code:

Christmas Themed Stamp Simply Clear Stamps/Dies

All Christmas Paper

All Tim Holtz Dies - Folders - Stencils

All Flowers, Gems & Pins

All Ribbon

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Clean & Simple Ribbon Trees (& LAST DAY of Christmas in July Sale)

Good Sunday morning to all. Wishing you all a Blessed Lord's Day. Today is the last day of our Christmas in July Sale. All the details are at the end of this post.

But first we share this absolutely clean and simple Christmas card from Judy Rozema. Goodness, but it truly could not get any simpler. This is a fabulous card to replicate for those mass production projects. Easy to make and yet so very stunning in its simplicity.

You could make multiples of this card, using different ink and cardstock colors for some variety.

I love the color choices Judy used today.

O Christmas Tree

Rhinestones

  VersaFine Clair Inks

Thanks so much, Judy, for this very stunning Christmas card.

Sure to please the recipient, not to mention how fun it is to make!

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Products Used

O Christmas Tree by Stamp Simply Clear Stamps

This set with 3 very different tree options and lovely sentiments will quickly become a go-to Christmas set!

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Christmas in July Sale

LAST DAY!

20% OFF All Christmas Items

(includes items already reduced)

Use Code: CHRISTMAS at checkout

With FREE shipping at $100.

SHOP HERE

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All these are 20% off with the code:

Christmas Themed Stamp Simply Clear Stamps/Dies

All Christmas Paper

All Tim Holtz Dies - Folders - Stencils

All Flowers, Gems & Pins

All Ribbon

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Quick & Easy Christmas Cards (& Christmas in July Sale)

We were on a specific mission to pull cards from our archives for this post. We wanted to showcase cards that are quick and easy, clean and simple - something along those lines - knowing that so many of us either mass produce or create a variety of different cards for Christmas. In either case, keeping it simple seems to be appropriate.

Our Christmas in July Sale runs thru Sunday, 7/27. Get 20% OFF all Christmas stamps, dies, paper pads and so much more. All the sale details will be at the end of this post.

Now, on to the quick and easy card samples we selected, in no special order.

Jesus

Christmas Paper - pad used is retired

Narrow Lace

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Christmas Blessings

Festive Flora paper by Craft Consortium

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Merry  Christmas

Bazzill Mirror Cardstock

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Farmhouse Christmas

Christmas Joy (sentiment)

Scorched Wood paper by Craft Consortium

The First Noel paper by Echo Park

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We are including a few cards using O Christmas Tree as it is such a very versatile set including 3 completely different trees.

O Christmas Tree

Snowfall Speckles embossing folder by Tim Holtz

A similar background embossing folder would be Intertwine by Tim Holtz

O Christmas Tree

The wainscoting look was created by scoring every 1/2" on a scoreboard.

This is the inside of the card shown above.

Wonder of Christmas Sentiments

O Christmas Tree

O Christmas Tree

Typewritten Year Round Greetings (sentiment)

Fishtail Sentiment Banner

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Winter Poinsettia Floral Cluster

Similar vintage paper can be found in Vintage Emporium by Craft Consortium

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Seasonal Wreaths/Fall Winter

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Christmas Joy

Praying Hands (square dies)

Crochet Lace

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Christmas Peace

Sparkle embossing folder by Tim Holtz

A Wonderful Christmas paper pad by Carta Bella

Luxury Pearlescent Metallic Cardstock in gold

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Christmas Stockings & Mittens

Snowflake Blessings Border Strip (sentiment)

Fishtail Sentiment Banners

Similar papers in Welcome Winter by Carta Bella

Christmas Stockings & Mittens

Similar papers in Welcome Winter by Carta Bella

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Snowflake Blessings Border Strip

Rhinestones

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Angels Among Us

The First Noel paper pad by Echo Park

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Vintage Christmas Images

Fishtail Sentiment Banners

Vintage Oval and Twigs die set (greenery)

(above die goes with Vintage Christmas Background)

A Wonderful Christmas paper pad by Carta Bella

This is the inside of the card shown above.

Vintage Christmas Images

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Vintage Christmas Background

Vintage Christmas Images

Tartan Plaid paper pad by Craft Consortium

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Christmas in July Sale

Thru Sun 7/27 Only

20% OFF All Christmas Items

(includes items already reduced)

Use Code: CHRISTMAS at checkout

With FREE shipping at $100.

SHOP HERE

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All these are 20% off with the code:

Christmas Themed Stamp Simply Clear Stamps/Dies

All Christmas Paper

All Tim Holtz Dies - Folders - Stencils

All Flowers, Gems & Pins

All Ribbon

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