Autumn Greetings with Taylored Expressions
Greetings! Today we are featuring cards made with beautiful products from Taylored Expressions. I’m sharing two cards that are sure to get you in the Autumn spirit. Let’s get started! The first card is a festive greeting made in traditional colors of Fall.
To make this pumpkin card I started with an A2 card base cut from cream cardstock. Then I had lots of fun stamping out the new Taylored Expressions Peek a Boo Pumpkins stamps in different shades of orange and green using SSS hybrid inks. (Tip: If you use the small SSS ink cubes it’s easy to get your ink colors in the little spaces like the leaves). I die cut the pumpkins out using the matching Peek a Boo Pumpkin dies. I embossed a piece of brown cardstock using the pretty Leafy Vine Embossing Folder and cut that into a strip for an accent piece.
I layered patterned paper with fall color solids to form my card layout. I cut out three Postage Stamp Stacklets Dies from cream paper, and inked the edges with Antique Linen Distress Ink. You can also see I inked some brown speckles using the TH Spritzer tool and a Corduroy Distress Marker. This just gives a nice shabby chic look. I die cut the Little Bits Leaves Dies and inked them using the same ink colors as my pumpkins to bring the colors together on the card. Lastly I assembled everything and stamped my sentiment in crisp black SSS ink. This would make a great Thanksgiving card! So many reasons to be thankful right now!
The next card is a bright and cheerful Apple card. I am in love with the new Block Party Dies!
This new Block Party Die is just so fun for making clean and simple card designs. And the C’mon Get Happy Stamp Set is the perfect partner for happy and cheerful creations! For this card I made an A2 card base with Kraft cardstock. then I die cut the Happy word die at an angle across the front. Next, I lined the inside of the card with pretty polka dot paper, so that the pattern would show through the cut out. I used the Apple Stacklets dies to make a cute Autumn apple and put it all together. I placed a tiny twine bow and an enamel dot on the apple for some interest and texture. I mounted the apple to the card with foam tape. I used nice rich black ink to stamp the ‘everything’ word on the bottom of the card front and then finished with a couple more enamel dots. This is a super quick and easy project – great for Fall greetings or teacher gifts!
Please be sure to leave a comment below for the chance to win some Simon Says Stamp Blog Candy! Tell us – what is your favorite Fall item to craft?
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WOW! Both these cards are so into Fall and soooo lovely, but the second one just took my mind! The color combination is perfect and the block Happy die cut with the polka dot paper and the apple die cut look AMAZING!!! Now my favorite Fall item…hmmm…I think I love leafs and the Fall colors of orange, green and brown if that count! Thank you for the inspiration!
My favorite fall item to craft is anything with a pumpkin on it!
These are fabulous cards, I love the polka-dotted-pumpkins and postage die cut borders! The apple card is CAS perfection!
Wow! Awesome cards!
Two awesome fall creations! Love these adorable paper pieced pumpkins on polka dotted paper and great embossed panel too! And i totally love this CAS beauty with a combo of Kraft and polka dot!!!
Love these two cards especially the Happy everything card with its cut out ‘Happy’ word. So cool:)
Oh how I love autumn! And these cards just make me smile out loud !!
favorite items..pumpkins and autumn leaves..
great cards Wanda!
Pumpkins, of course!
I LOVE autumn and the gorgeous colours that come with it and these 2 cards are fabulous!!
xx Irene
Very cool cards-love the one with the Happy cut out. My favorite items of fall are the warm colors of leaves & of course pumpkins!
beautiful fall cards. I just like the colors of Fall so this time of year I used orange, red, greens and even brown for my cards.
stamping sue
http://stampingsueinconnecticut.blogspot.com/
Great fall cards! Love the postage stamp edged die cut. The centre cut out Thanks is such a great technique too.
NICE cards! Love the fall colors on the first one.
I love making fall tags to go with my homemade caramel corn. It’s my tradition each year! Beautiful cards! Love that postage stamp die.
Wanda you definitely have a wonderful way with layering!!! How wonderful! Your HAPPY card just makes ME happy – Loving the dots!!!
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Just love the layering, patterns and colors of these projects.
I love using stamps and dies and inks to craft leaves for Thanksgiving cards.
Love love love that Happy card and the Happy die cut!
I love the color of autumn leaves and enjoy making cards and tags in colorful leaf designs. These cards with their apples, pumpkins and leaves looks to be the perfect cards for fall.
Two beautiful cards! I love working with leaves in the fall…so many shapes, so many warm colors.
Fabulous cards, loving that Happy die!!
Love these autumn cards. I can see the Happy die being a real versatile die.
Beautiful autumn cards. tfs!
Love that touch of dry embossing to add interest to the first lovely card. The apple on the second is just pure fun!
Love the Happy block die and the card is great with the pop of colour inside
Wow, both cards are fabulous. I’d have a hard time picking a favorite for sure. My favorite Fall item to craft would have to be pumpkins. They can be so varied & fun to create.
Such wonderful cards! Thanks for the inspiration!
Both cards are wonderful! Love the cute patterned pumpkins!
Great cards. That apple card is my fav.
Lovely cards!
Right now I’m making Halloween cards. then it’s on to some cards for thanksgiving.
and naturally Christmas cards follow. This is a busy time of year for making greeting cards.
Love the cards in the posting today.
thanks.
Love the pumpkins in the different patterns. Awesome Happy die!!!
I LOVE to make leaves with different textures and colors. My FAVE is vintage leaves.
Great cards! The simplicity of the “Happy Everything” is fabulous!
Beautiful cards,i loved the red one more.
Very cute cards. Love the pumpkins. I like to make Fall themed cards at this time of year.
Beautiful fall cards!! I definitely saved some of these items to my project lists :) Really like your photography too! Great job! :)
Lizzie
I love to create leaves with their infinite variety of colours. That “Happy” die is wonderful!
Christmas cards are my favorite thing to kraft in the fall since there is so much inspiration around. I would love to be ahead on at least one project, at least.
I love making fall cards for bdays esp since the colours are so rich and warm.
Epecially love the Apple card
Wanda did such a professional looking job with these 2 cards. They look sharp and give cheerful delight. I love the colors of both. In the autumn I love inking leaves in the colors of my favorite season.
My first love is making cards, but I also have fun embellishing candles, especially for Fall & the holidays.
Beautiful with the cuts and colors and papers. Thanks for the wonderful ideas and inspiration.
I love to craft Halloween cards and projects!! I love Halloween decorations!!
Wanda – I just love these cards..!!! I know how much you LOVE Fall…. I’m really digging that HAPPY die-cut.. Cute, cute, cute!
Wonderful projects! My favorite fall items to craft are Halloween decorations!
WOW, Wanda! These are fabulous! That first one is so very Fall-chic! Love the papers, love the layout. The second…..yummy apple! ♥ Love them both ♥
Both wonderful cards. Love the layering in the first and the HAPPY cutout in the second!
Two beautiful cards! Love the colors. I love that block die — so clever!
Anything with pumpkins!! Also, I love making fall banners for my house!