October Stamp It Blog Hop — Thanksgiving
Good Morning stampers and paper crafters! I'm so excited to have you visiting me. Welcome to my spot on the Stamp It Bog Hop for the month of October. This month's theme is Thanksgiving. I have a dear friend who has been taking lots of pictures of the change of leaves in her area. The time lapse showcasing the change in color has been breathtaking; thus, the outcome of my card project. I have several friends struggling with health complications and/or have lost a loved one…they could use a little extra special love sent their way….beautiful happy mail to put a smile on their face and in their heart.
If you have been traveling along the Stamp It Group Blog Hop, you may have come here from, Linda Cullen's blog. If this is your very first stop, I want to thank you so much for stopping to visit me. If you like to skip and hop and happen to get off track, the full blog lineup below will help you move along from blog to blog so you see all of the amazing creations.
I love creating cards that stray away from the traditional A2 card base size (4-1/4" x 5-1/2"). There was a left over piece of Kraft cardstock sitting in the Merry Little Christmas 12" x 12" Cardstock pack that was only 4" wide. **squeal** Perfect opportunity to create something 'unusual'.
My favorite time of the year is the Fall season and the leaves dies that come in the Seasonal Layers Thinlits die set are sooo much fun. When I was figuring out an arrangement of the Fresh Fig, Crushed Curry, Cajun Craze and Pumpkin Pie colored leaves, I decided to leave the little pieces in the large intricate pieces. As the leaves fall from the tree, they are still whole, but as we rake them into a pile, some will have little hallowed areas as the dried areas crumble.
To add some balance, the large scallop die from the Seasonal Layers Thinlits helped with the Old Olive matte layer attached to the Pinewood Planks Very Vanilla layer. The sentiment comes from the coordinating stamp set called Colorful Seasons…die cut from the Lovely Laurel Thinlits die set.
For more Thanksgiving themed inspiration, make sure you hop on over to Pam Nichols's blog and all the other Stamp It Group members' blogs to see what projects they have to share. Thank you so much for stopping by….stop back again real soon.
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#stampitcontest love the purple for autumn
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Lovely colors! Love this bundle!
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Beautiful fall color pallet
Leaving some of the cut pieces in while taking some out is pure genius. Because you are so right, leaves deteriorate around their veins as they dry out. So this was a much more realistic look. I really love that idea! #stampitcontest
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Very nice. Thanks for sharing.
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What a great card ! Love the colors!
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#stampitcontest — great card
Beautiful Autumn card..like the wood planks on the background
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#stampitcontest. love the colorful leaves.
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Love the fall colors!!
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Love the texture on this card.
terrific idea to leave the bits in the leaves 🙂 #stampitcontest
#stampitcontest I never thought of leaving some or most of the pieces in the maple leaf ribs die cut. Thank you for that inspiration.
#stampitcontest first card in the hop that I already have everything listed. So I will definitely will by trying this one. thanks
#Stampitcontest Love your card!
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Never thought purple for a leaf love it
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Berger thought of purple for a leaf have to try it
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Nice card
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Just love it, very colorful
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Love the card and colors!
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Really like the idea leaving the die cut pieces randomly in the leaves.
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Hi Lori!
This card is amazing!
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Fun colored card!
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Awesome representation of Fall! Gorgeous card. Thanks for sharing!
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Love it
#stampitcontest Your card is beautiful and you used my favorite colors for fall, especially the Fresh Fig! The way you left some of the pieces in the die cut leaves is a wonderful idea. They look so realistic. Wonderful card!
Very pretty!!
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Enjoy seeing new ways of doing cards, thanks. #stampitcontest
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I love the Seasonal Layers thinlets. Thanks for sharing your creation.
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I love the colorful leaves. Beautiful!
Great color combo and beautiful card. #stampitcontest
Love the die cut leaves and the Fall colors.
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Iris Soscia
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I love outside the box size cards too!!
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Very nice – thanks for sharing!
#stampitcontest. Love your card and how you make the leaves look like they have fallen and are starting to fall apart.
Beautiful fall colors and textures!! #stampitcontest
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Beautiful fall card! Love the textures and layering! Gorgeous leaves!
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I love the colors and the simplicity of this card.
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The purple looks great in fall cards and I love how parts of the die cuts are left in instead of taking all the little pieces out.
#stampitcontest a very pretty card. Thanks so much for sharing
lovely card i love it
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Love the card base a tad smaller in width—LOL—worth the SQUEAL–and the colors are total yelling Fall—thanks for sharing.
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#stampitcontest cute!
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Very pretty!
Cool card – love the colors!
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#stampitcontest Nice card. Like the way you left some of the pieces fall out of the leaves.
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Such a pretty autumnal card! I love the way you did the leaves! Thanks for the inspiration and the chance to win!
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I love how detailed the leaves are. I like how your arrangement gives the effect of falling leaves…
thinking outside of the box is always fun. tyfs #stampitcontest
#stampitcontest. Love your colors
#stampitcontest. Pretty card! I love maple leaves! Like the colors.
#stampitcontest In love with the variety of colors and the textures of the leaves and background in your card composition. It’s a beauty!
Very pretty card. #stampitcontest
#stampitcontest. Pretty card
#stampitcontest Neat idea.
Lovely card, great idea to leave the detailed pieces in the leaves. Thank you for sharing!
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#stampitcontest fall is my favorite season also!such a pretty fall card!
Not taking all of the pieces out of the die cut leaves is really cool! Love the colors. #stampitcontest
The fall leaves are gorgeous on your card !
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#stampitcontest love the falling leaves! Pretty!
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Interesting color combination. Usually think of Halloween with these colors.
#stampitcontest I like your use of a non traditional size card base!
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You are so artistically clever with this card. Love the whole layout!
Thanks for sharing. Can’t wait to make my card.
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Very unique! At first I was….like, what… then I thought, that is cool! #stampitcontest
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Love the colors!
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Such a neat card
Fun Card! #stampitcontest
#stampitcontest. Your card is just beautiful. I am 85 yrs. young and I feel like I am a beginner at card making when I see your card. Card making is very challenging, but when people like you share their talent…it helps so much for people like me. TFS your God given talent with the paper crafting world.
#stampitcontest one of my favorite bundles, you used it to express “fall” perfectly
Love Love Love this card – the colours are beautiful. Thanks so much for sharing #stampitcontest
Love the fall cards!
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#stampitcontest Beautiful card
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Great falling leaves – beautiful rich colors!
nice use of left over material
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beautiful colors #stampitcontest