Leaves of November and The Holidays in the Wings

November!  Where did you come from and why are you going so fast?  Before we know it Turkey Time will be here.  Second Thursday Stampers are thankful for family and friends, and the wonderful opportunity to gather together once a month with our talented stampers!  We honor the season with beautiful creations to share in our world!  

This month our cards are designed with the seasons in mind!  We are bringing the beauty of Fall inside with a Serene Silhouette exploding with Cajun and Curry . . .


 

. . . promoting peace with a wonderful image of Wonderland, while getting some practice with an impressive embossing technique in Indigo.



 
. . . and topping things off with a stunning Embellished Ornament to get everyone in the tree trimming mood!  

Most papers, inks, and accessories used in our projects are from ©Stampin’ Up!

Fancy Folding for Fall

Our choice of Cajun Craze and Crushed Curry inks and card stock make the task of embracing the beautiful and fleeting colors of Fall in Wisconsin as easy as can be.  We got a little help from our Serene Silhouettes Stamp Set and Leaflets Framelits.  Whisper White Card Stock is always our favorite "go to" to set things off. One 11" x 4" piece supports our efforts beautifully with a fold at 5 1/4", a flip around and another score at 2 1/4" . . . mountain and valley fold and we are ready to get serious!

 Serene Fall Fold Card

Once our folding is accomplished the stamping and embellishing begins!  We stamped trees from White Christmas in Basic Black Ink on the Whisper White CS piece, and decorated them up with "leaves" made with our Awesomely Artistic Stamp, first with Cajun Craze Ink, next with Crushed Curry Ink.  A little sponging on the sky and ground and we are ready to walk in the leaves!  A piece of Crushed Curry Card Stock embossed with some Tiny Dots, and a piece of Cajun Craze Card Stock embossed with Decorative Dots provide a pretty backdrop for our Serene Silhouette stamped image.  Our stamped Whisper White Card Stock leaf is cut out with a Leaflet Framelit and sponged with our go to colors.  We tied things up with Gold Bakers Twine, and popped our leaf on with Dimensionals.  Just in time to Give Thanks!

All papers, inks, and accessories used in this card are from ©Stampin’ Up!

A Winter Wonderland in the Forest

Our Big Shot gets a workout to make our really impressive forest.  Island Indigo Card Stock and Ink give us the soothing feeling of a familiar atmosphere reminiscent of the beautiful Birch Forests of Door County Wisconsin.  We can almost feel the peaceful silence of a walk in the winter woods.  

 Peaceful Wonderland Forest Card

We have been waiting for just the right card to give the technique of stamping right on the embossing folder a try and this is it!  We can honestly say that this technique is easier than we thought, and over the top impressive!  Stamping a Wonderland forest directly on the Woodland Embossing Folder in Island Indigo Ink and a run through the Big Shot loaded with Whisper White Card Stock will knock your socks off!  The rest is a piece of cake--layering with Island Indigo and Brushed Silver Card Stock and topping things off with a greeting of Peace made with a scrap of Silver Glimmer Paper and the Christmas Greetings Thinlits.  Our greeting is from Holly Jolly Greetings, and Rhinestones give our finished product a bit of brilliance.  

All papers, inks, and accessories used in this card are from ©Stampin’ Up!

 

Time to Trim the Tree

Wow!  Just wow!  How much easier can it get to make an impressive card to share your holiday greetings.  This card is sweet and simple and says Merry Christmas just as nicely as can be!  

Embellished Ornament in Red Card 

Put this together 1-2-3!  One:  arrange the Red Foil Sheet Scrap, the Brushed Silver Scrap, on the Big Shot with Magnetic Platform and Delicate Ornament Thinlits and crank!  Two:  trim the corners of Whisper White and Real Red Card Stock with the Curvy Corner Trio Punch and stamp a message--ours is from Petite Pairs and Three:  Layer and adorn with Whisper White and Real Red Card Stock, Season of Cheer Designer Series Paper, and top things off with an Iced Rhinestone Embellishment.  This card should have everyone humming a few Christmas carols before the last Glue Dot grabs the Silver Cord bow on top!

All papers, inks, and accessories used in this card are from ©Stampin’ Up!