MoJo114 Card Sketch - Happy Thanksgiving Card

HAPPY THANKSGIVING! I love this season of gratitude and thankfulness and I hope you have a wonderful day with friends and family! I made this quick and simple Thanksgiving card based upon the Mojo Monday Sketch featured below! You can also click on the link and play along too if you'd like! I had so much fun this fall season creating leaves with my Big Shot Die-Cut Machine! Plus I think I used the Autumn Traditions DSP on almost every card since the colors were great and the patterns were just too cute! If the Big Shot Die-Cut Machine is on your 'Wish List' for Christmas, Stampin' Up! is offering a FABULOUS Gift Pack special on the machine and lots of necessities to help you get started! If you'd like more information on everything that is included in that great deal, please click on the link above - or the picture on the right hand side of my blog! If you're looking for more card ideas or product information, you can search under 'Labels' on the left hand side of my blog to see projects made with a variety of different Stampin' Up! stamp sets, DSP paper, themes, tools or techniques, if there's something particular you're looking for!

The Falling Leaves stamp set on page 27 of the Idea Book & Catalog is one of my favorite fall sets that I have! I love the different leaves and the sentiments are simple and perfect for the cards I
created this season! Plus it has a coordinating jumbo wheel, Bright Blessings that is filled with awesome fonts and sentiments for the season! Tip: To achieve a clear, crisp stamped sentiment on my card, I stamped the 'Happy Thanksgiving, Happy Fall, Happy Blessings to one and all' in the Jet Black StazOn Ink Pad! I'm really happy with the result since those letters are tiny but they are clearly seen on my card!

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Stamps: Falling Leaves (115368)

Ink: Jet Black StazOn Ink Pad (101406)

Card Stock: Elegant Eggplant (105126), Always Artichoke (105119)

Paper: Autumn Traditions (115668)

Embellishments: Linen Thread (104199), More Mustard 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon (Retired)
Tools: Scallop Edge Punch (112091), Big Shot Die-Cut Machine (113439), Leaves #2 die (113459)
Essentials: Stampin' Dimensionals (104430), Whisper White Envelopes (107301)

Have a very blessed Thanksgiving Holiday,

~Kari Linder

Give Thanks

Happy Thanksgiving tomorrow! I made this Fall / Thanksgiving card based upon the card layout pictured below! This sketch is featured on page 23 of the June 2009 Stampin' Success magazine! One of the great benefits of being a Stampin' Up! demonstrator is receiving this fabulous publication in my mailbox every month! I look forward to all the new samples, information, stamping techniques and layouts it contains!

The layout was quite easy to work with since it was basically color blocks and piecing everything together! I love simple card making designs! The stamp I used is from the Holiday Best stamp set on page 13 of the 2009-2010 Idea Book & Catalog! It's a Level 1 Hostess set and can be earned for FREE with either a workshop or personal order of $150 or more! Please email me if you'd like to place an order and I can help you get the best deal!

Tip: To get my brads perfectly lined up in a row, I used my Mat Pack (pg. 191) paper-piercing template and pad! The template is perfect for lining up holes perfectly!

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Stamps: Holiday Best (115364, Level 1 Hostess Set)

Ink: Soft Suede (115657)

Card Stock: Sahara Sand (105328), Ruby Red (102030)
Paper: Autumn Traditions (115668)

Embellishments: Vintage Brads (109109), Orchard Ribbon Originals (116232, I used the Elegant Eggplant Ric Rak on this card)

Tools: Big Shot Die-Cut Machine (113439), Leaves #2 die (113459), Mat Pack (105826), Paper-Piercing Tool (116631)

Essentials: Stampin' Dimensionals (104430)

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Have a wonderful Wednesday,
~Kari

MOJO113 ~ Happy Thanksgiving Card

Can you believe Thanksgiving is in one week? Oh my goodness, I can't believe how fast this year has flown by! My Thanksgiving plans are to head home up to Washington to spend time with my parents and family! I'm so looking forward to mashed potatoes and turkey! So for the big day, I created this card based upon the MOJO Monday Sketch pictured below!

I followed the sketch using Stampin' Up!'s Autumn Traditionals DSP (pg. 115668) and the Falling Leaves Stamp Set (pg. 27). I love that paper and of course the leaves are so festive and fun! Tip: I used the reverse side of the Soft Suede 1/2" ribbon so that the polk-dot side was 'hidden'.
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Stamps: Falling Leaves (115626)

Ink: Soft Suede (115657)

Card Stock: Always Artichoke (105119), Elegant Eggplant (105126), More Mustard (100946), Very Vanilla (101650)

Paper: Autumn Traditions (115668)

Accessories: Vintage (109109), Linen Thread (104199), 1/2" Polka-Dot Grosgrain Ribbon (115612)

Punches: 1-3/8" Circle Punch (104401), 1-1/4" Circle Punch (104403), 1" Circle Punch (109046)

Tools: Big Shot Die-Cut Machine (113439), Leaves #2 (113459), Scallop Circle #2 (113469)
Essentials: Stampin' Dimensionals (104430)

CTD67 ~ Joy

The Color Throwdown blog posted this great color challenge using the following Stampin' Up! Colors: Soft Sky (retired), Dusty Durango, Always Artichoke, and Kraft. I improvised a little with my color scheme and used: Dusty Durango, Always Artichoke, and Sahara Sand, it's a fun twist on Christmas colors! So I just purchased the Delightful Decorations set from the Holiday Mini Catalog along with the coordinating Ornament Punch, a must have in my opinion! Oh my - these are so fun to play with! The striped background paper is actually a Level 1 Hostess gift! It's the Patterns Pack Designer Series Paper III and I used the Really Rust color! I thought it coordinated nicely with the Dusty Durango for a monochromatic look! You too can earn this paper pack for FREE with a hostess or personal order of $150 or more! To find out more about how to place an order, please email me!

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Stamps: Delightful Decorations (116517, Holiday Mini Catalog)

Ink: Dusty Durango (115321), Always Artichoke (105219)

Cardstock: Always Artichoke (105119), Sahara Sand (105328), Very Vanilla (101650)

Paper: Patterns Pack DSP III (116234, Hostess Level 1), Autumn Traditions (115668)

Punch: Ornament Punch (116794)

Accessories: Dusty Durango 1/2" Polka-Dot Grosgrain Ribbon (115609), Silver Brads (104336)

Tools: Big Shot Die-Cut Machine (113439), Top Note Bigz Die (113463)

Essentials: Stampin' Dimensionals (104430)

Finished Size: 4-1/4" x 5-1/2"

MOJO110, Give Thanks

Leaves, leaves, leaves!! Today was a great day of raking leaves, yard work, and of course MOJO Monday sketch! I just had to incorporate the wonderful Autumn Traditions DSP (pg. 160) in another card since I love it so much! Square cards are SO great to work with since it feels like I can add so much more to it than just the standard size card! The double-sided paper works wonderfully for layering since it all coordinates and works together! So this is what I came up with based on the the sketch below:

The finished size is 5-1/4" square and will fit perfectly in the Stampin' Up! Medium Whisper White Envelopes (107289). They come in a pack of {20} for only $6.50!

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Stamps: Teeny Tiny Wishes (115370), Holiday Best (115364) Level 1 Hostess set!

Ink: Soft Suede (115657), Elegant Eggplant (105210)

Cardstock: Soft Suede Textured (115719), Ruby Red (102030), Elegant Eggplant (105126). Very Vanilla (101650), More Mustard (100946)

Paper: Autumn Traditions (115668)

Accessories: Vintage Brads (109109), Flower Assortment (112583), Soft Suede 1/2" Polka-Dot Grosgrain Ribbon (115612)

Tools: Word Window Punch (105090), Big Shot (113439), Scallop Circle #2 (113469), Leaves #2 (113459)

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Music Expressions

Music Expressions (pg. 125) is such a beautiful stamp set, it makes me want to go to the symphony of something!! I've been meaning to play around with it but haven't had a chance to yet, so last night I sat down to create something with this set! The stamp is so great just by itself, that I didn't color it in with markers or watercolor it, I just stamped it in Soft Suede Ink, inked the edges, and matted it on Soft Suede cardstock! Tried to keep it simple! The card base is Sahara Sand cut to 5" x 10", scored and folded in half. Then I trimmed out a 4-3/4" square piece of the Autumn Traditions paper and adhered that to the card base. Wrapped some Soft Suede 1/2" Polka-Dot ribbon around the side and tied Very Vanilla Grosgrain ribbon & Linen Thread around the Soft Suede piece.

Here's the list of Stampin' Up! Supplies used:
Stamps: Music Expressions (113718)
Ink: Soft Suede (115657)
Paper: Autumn Traditions (115668)
Cardstock: Sahara Sand (105328), Very Vanilla (101650), Soft Suede (115318)
Ribbon: Very Vanilla (109026), Soft Suede 1/2" Polka-Dot Grosgrain (115612), Linen Thread (104199)
Tools: Big Shot (113439), Lots of Tags (114508)
Essentials: Scoring Blade (104154), Stampin' Dimensionals (104430)
Finished Size: 5" Square

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HAPPY Halloween

It's Tuesday - so how about a fun Technique!?! I love learning new tricks for my punches and this one I learned about in my November issue of Creating Keepsakes (pg. 35). Useing my 1-1/4" square punch, I punched out several pieces of Autumn Traditions Designer Series Paper. Then I used my corner rounder punch to round the corners of opposite sides of the square, creating a fun background on my card! This layout was inspired by one of my favorite stampers, Mary Fish and a card she recently posted on her blog!

Stamps: Fundamental Phrases (114968), Gratuitous Graffiti (111636)

Rub-Ons: Chit Chat (111804)
Cardstock: Sahara Sand (105329), Ruby Red (102030), Elegant Eggplant (105126), Whisper White (100730)

Ink: Ruby Red (102259), Elegant Eggplant (105210)

Paper: Autumn Traditions (115668)

Punches: 1-1/4" Square (104400), 3/16" Corner Rounder (109047)

Ribbon: Soft Suede 1/2" Polka-Dot Grosgrain (115612)

Brad: Flower Assortment (112583)

Finished Size: 4-1/4" x 5-1/2"

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