Grateful Heart Greeting Card

Show off your stunning patterned paper with this layout! Swap up the two rectangles and accent with coordinating cardstock for a whole new look.

Share the ambience of autumn with your friends and family this season using the Autumn Leaves Bundle. Add die-cut leaves and stamped leaf images to your paper crafting projects, perfect for stunning cards, decorated gift packaging, and elegant gift tags. Just cut out your paper using the detailed leaf-shaped or square-shaped dies to frame the sentiments or the leaf-shaped stamps.

Measurements

Full list of supplies needed, listed below. A die cutting machine is needed for this card.

Very Vanilla

  • 5 ½” x 8 ½”  scored and folded on the long-side at 4 ¼” 
  • 3” x 2 ¼” (for die cutting the rectangle layer behind the leaf)
  • 2 ⅛” x ¾” (for stamping the sentiment)
  • 3” x 3” (for stamping and die leaf)

Copper Clay

  • 1 ⅞” x 5 ⅜”
  • 3 ⅜” x 2 ⅞”

Gold Foil

  • 2 ½” x 1 ¼” (for die cutting the mat around the sentiment)
  • 3 ½” x 3” (for die cutting the veins in the leaf)

All About Autumn Designer Series Paper

  • 5 ¼” x 1 ¾” (Wood Print)
  • 4 ¼” x 2 ¾” (Leaf Print)


Let’s Create

  1. Affix all stamps to Acrylic Blocks.
  2. Fold the Card Base in half using a Bone Folder to sharpen the crease.
  3. Using Copper Clay ink pad, stamp the large maple leaf onto the 3” square Very Vanilla piece of cardstock. 
  4. Using Copper Clay ink pad, stamp the sentiment onto the 5 ⅜” x ¾” piece of Very Vanilla cardstock.  
  5. Using the 2nd largest rectangle die from the Nested Essentials Dies, cut the 3” x 2 ¼”  piece of Very Vanilla. Using the Fold Foil Paper, Die cut the layer that goes behind the sentiment.
  6. Die cut the Leaf using the Maple Leaf die from the Autumn Leaves Die Set.  Die cut the maple leaf veins from the Gold Foil paper.
  7. Assemble your card: Adhere the wood print Designer Series Paper to the coordinating size Copper Clay Cardstock, and adhere this toward the left side of the folded card base.  Adhere the Leaf print Designer Series Paper to the coordinating size of Copper Clay Cardstock, and adhere this toward the right side of the folded card, overlapping the other panel just a bit.
  8. Adhere the die cut rectangle to the card front off setting it towards the left just a bit.
  9. Adhere the gold foil veins to the stamped maple leaf. Using Stampin’ Dimensionals, adhere the die cut leaf to the Very Vanilla rectangle.
  10. Adhere the sentiment to the die cut foil piece. And adhere these layers to the lower edge of the card.
  11. Tie a small bow and adhere it to the stem of the leaf using a Mini Glue Dot.
  12. Randomly place 3 gold sequins Neutrals Adhesive Backed Sequins onto your card.
  13. Be sure to decorate the inside of your card and the envelope!

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Autumn Leaves

Another round of inspiration with the beautiful Autumn Leaves Bundle. This color combination is on point! So pretty! Thank you to my friend Janice for these beautiful ideas.

Share the ambience of autumn with your friends and family this season using the Autumn Leaves Bundle. Add die-cut leaves and stamped leaf images to your paper crafting projects, perfect for stunning cards, decorated gift packaging, and elegant gift tags. Just cut out your paper using the detailed leaf-shaped or square-shaped dies to frame the sentiments or the leaf-shaped stamps.

Measurements

Full list of supplies needed, listed below. A die cutting machine is needed for this card.

Very Vanilla

  • 5 ½” x 8 ½”  scored and folded on the long-side at 4 ¼” 
  • 3 ½” x 2 ¼” 
  • 5” x 3”  (for stamping and die cutting leaves)

Copper Clay

  • 4 ⅛” x 5 ⅜”
  • 4 ⅛” x 2 ¾”
  • 3 ⅝” x 2 ⅜”

Gold Foil

  • 5” x 4” (For die cutting Leaf Veins and 2 small leaves)

All About Autumn Designer Series Paper

  • 4” x 1” (Pretty Peacock/Copper Clay/Gold Print)
  • 4” x 1 ¾” (Pretty Peacock/Copper Clay/Gold Print)
  • 4 x 2 ⅝” (Copper Clay/Gold Print)


Let’s Create

  1. Affix all stamps to Acrylic Blocks.  
  2. Fold the Card Base in half using a Bone Folder to sharpen the crease.
  3. Using Cajun Craze ink, stamp the maple leaf onto the 5” x 3” Very Vanilla Cardstock.  Using Pretty Peacock ink, stamp the set of 2 leaves onto the same piece of cardstock.  Die cut both of these images.  
  4. Die cut the veins for both the maple leaf and the double leaf from the Gold Foil paper.  You’ll get 2 smaller leaves from this piece of Gold Foil as well.  (one of each of the smaller leaf dies)
  5. Adhere the gold leaf veins to each of their coordinating leaves.  Cut apart the double leaf. 
  6. Using the 3 ½” x 2 ¼” Very Vanilla and the die from the Autumn Leaves die that just puts holes in the paper, run it through the Die Cutting Machine twice.  I did this so I got an impression on the upper right as well as the lower left.  
  7. Assembling your card:  Adhere the 4” x 1 ¾” Designer Series Paper – along the top edge of the 5 ⅜” x 4 ⅛” Copper Clay layer.  Adhere the 4” x 1” Designer Series Paper – along the lower edge of this same layer.  
  8. Adhere the 4” x 2 ⅝” Copper Clay Designer Series Paper to the 4 ⅛” x 2 ¾” Copper Clay Cardstock. Adhere these layers to the center of the 5 ⅜” x 4 ⅛” Copper Clay Cardstock, covering the edges of the other printed paper. Adhere these layers to the folded Very Vanilla card base.
  9. Adhere the 3 ½” x 2 ¼” Very Vanilla cardstock layer to the 3 ⅝” x 2 ⅜” Copper Clay cardstock. Using Stampin’ Dimensionals, adhere these layers to your card.
  10. Adhere the leaves to the popped up Very Vanilla layers.  
  11. Using 2 strands of Gold Cord, tie a small bow and adhere it with a Mini Glue Dot to the stem of the leaf.
  12. Randomly place 3 gold sequins from the Neutrals Adhesive Backed Sequins onto your card.
  13. Be sure to decorate the inside of the card and the envelope!

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Seasonal Branches – Thanks 2

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Seasonal Branches – Thanks 1

Calypso Coral and Garden Green might just be my new favorite color combo! I’m also loving the new Pecan Pie for this cute bird.

Seasonal Branches Bundle
Create an arbor full of branches replete with leaves, flowers, fruit, and birds in just minutes when you use the Seasonal Branches Bundle. Stamp the images you want, then cut them out using the coordinating dies. It’s the easiest way to get beautiful boughs for your handmade cards and scrapbook pages.

Measurements

Full list of supplies needed, listed below. A die cutting machine is needed for this card.

Basic White

  • 5 ½” x 8 ½”  scored and folded on the long-side at 4 ¼” 
  • 5 ¼” x 4” 
  • 3” x 3” (for die cutting deckled circle)
  • 1 ½” x 1 ½” (scrap for stamping and die cutting bird)

Calypso Coral

  • 5 ⅜” x 4 ⅛”
  • 1 ½” x 1 ½” (for die cutting 3 small flowers)

Garden Green

  • 3” x 3” (for die cutting circle)

Pecan Pie

  • 4” x 1 ½” (for die cutting branch)

Garden Walk Designer Series Paper

  • 3 ¼” x 2 ⅛”  (Floral Print)
  • 2 ¾” x 1 ⅞” (Green Strip)
  • 2 ¾” x 1 ¾” (Calypso Coral print)



Let’s Create

  1. Affix all stamps to Acrylic Blocks.
  2. Fold the Card Base in half using a Bone Folder to sharpen the crease.
  3. Using Memento Black ink, stamp the bird on the small Basic White scrap.  Color using Stampin’ Blends – Calypso Coral (light & dark), Pecan Pie (light & dark) and Daffodil Delight (dark). Die cut using the bird die from the Seasonal Branches die set.
  4. Using the circle that measures about 2 ⅝” from the stylish shapes die set.  Cut a Garden Green circle.
  5. Using the deckled circle that measures about 2 ½” cut a circle using the 3” x 3” Basic White piece of cardstock.
  6. Using the longer branch from the Seasonal Branches die set and the Pecan Pie scrap of cardstock, cut one branch.
  7. Using the set of 3 flowers from the Seasonal Branches die set and the Calypso Coral scrap of cardstock, cut one set of 3 flowers.
  8. Using a Pecan Pie ink pad, stamp the “THANKS” onto the Basic White die cut deckled circle towards to lower right.
  9. Adhere the Pecan Pie branch to the circle just above the “thanks”.  Adhere the 3 flowers to the circle randomly placing them on the branch.
  10. Adhere the die cut bird towards the left side of the branch using Stampin’ Dimensionals.
  11. Adhere the Calypso Coral panel to the folded card base.
  12. Adhere the Basic White panel to the Calypso Coral.
  13. Place the 3 pieces of Designer Series Papers to the Basic White layer using the photo for placement. 
  14. Using Stampin’ Dimensionals, adhere the layered Circle to the center of the card.
  15. Place an iridescent pearl in the center of each of the Calypso Coral flowers.
  16. Be sure to decorate the inside of the card and your envelope before sending it off to someone special.
  17. Sprinkle on the gems.

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