Crunchy Leaves + Class GIVEAWAY!
Hi readers! Happy Wednesday to you! I hope you’re having a great week so far! Here in the mid-west section of the United States we’re really starting to settle in to the autumn season. I must admit I love it. The colors, the nip in the air, pulling out cozy sweaters from the bottom drawer… oh it’s all good in my book! Do you enjoy the season? What is your favorite thing about it?
I’m always beyond giddy to have the very talented Kelly Rasmussen as a guest on our blog! She provides such consistently beautiful inspiration and today is of no exception.
Enjoy!
Hi everyone! The arrival of autumn has me anxious to bring back the warm tones to my crafting, so today I’ve got a Thanksgiving card to share featuring some Hero Arts and Simon Says Stamp products.
The Simon Says Stamp Pointed Feathers also work great for leaves! I used various colors of Distress Ink mixed with water to color the leaves and then misted them with some Heidi Swapp Gold Color Shine. I also used the Gold Color Shine to create a light wash of color for my background panel.
The Hero Arts Thanksgiving Banner is stamp with Gathered Twigs Distress Ink, which I think is the absolute perfect brown color! And it is all mounted onto a Neenah Dessert Storm card base.
I think this card would also be great for a fall birthday — just swap out the sentiment with a birthday message!
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CLASS GIVEAWAY:
If ever the world had a shortage of patterned papers, washi tapes, and brads and the only way to save our planet was to gather lots of these things… well I’d be a hero. The odds of this happening seem fairly slim, so rather than continue to be a shopper and collector I’m working towards using more of what I have on hand, and maximizing my crafty fun. What could be better than a class packed with videos and lessons on utilizing your supplies? How about an all-star team of contributors who will be sharing their own unique ideas as well!
Supplies On Hand: making the most of your crafty stash will have you creating cards, scrapbook layouts, and thinking of your supplies in new ways. We will focus on ideas and techniques and sharing how you can find inspiration and make the most of it through more than 8 hours of video instruction, more than 16 PDF files, 4 live video chats, and more! You’ll be asking yourself what you already have that will work and using up all the fabulous treasures already in your hands. This class is now live – and registration is open! Content will be added through October 10th, 2014 and once complete this class will remain open as a self-paced course so that students may return and utilize the materials as much, and for as long, as they like.
For more information and to register for class click here.
As a special Simon reader bonus – we’ve got a $5 off discount offer for you! Just use this link, and $5 will automatically be taken off the registration fee for this class! What could be better?
Two lucky people can enter to win a spot in class!
Note if the winner drawn has already registered for class, their class fee will be refunded in full.
The winners will be drawn for the class soon!! Comment below for a chance to win!
Congrats! Blog Candy Winner!
From: Time to Celebrate: Dafne Guasch!
Please email Samantha ([email protected]) with your mailing address and the name of the blog you won from to claim your prize!
Kelly’s thanksgiving card is gorgeous. I really could do with a class that helps me reduce my stash, especially papers and ribbons.
I love that card and the class for using old stash is inspired! Karen x
Love how the leaves were colored and looks like a great class.
Lovely card, The colors are so nice
This class is something I desperately need! And the card today is very inspiring. Lovely colors.
What a beautiful and simple card. Colors make me want to put on a sweater.
Lovely card and a much needed class! Thanks for the chance!
Nifty class. Thanks!
Finding new ways to use our stash… what a great idea.
love the Thanksgiving and a stash-using class would be so welcome.
Love the colors on those “leaves” (still look like feathers to me, but feathers for thanksgiving is great too!)
Really need to get the feather die. The class sounds perfect for all of us with stashes.
Beautiful card, I love the leaves autumn colours and the golden drops on them! It would be so helpful for me to win a spot on this great class. I really need to make the most of my stash. Thank you for the chance!
That card is beautiful. And that class sounds perfect for me – I *just* vowed not to buy any more patterned paper until I use what I have!
Would love to win a class from May! I met her at Create Event and she was amazing to talk with and watch ;0)
~God bless~
Seems to be a really cool class!! Thanks for the chance to win!
i have more “supplies on hand” than i care to admit, so i think this class would be perfect for me! :)
Gorgeous card! Would love to win a spot in this class. Thanks for the chance :)
This card is so gorgeous! I love those leaves!!
This class seems like it is completely geared towards me! I have so much stuff laying around!
Lovely fall card! And thanks for the chance to win a spot in the class.
I really need this class! My stash is ridiculous. I have bought a lot of cool stuff that has never been used. It’s so bad, I have considered selling most of it. Yep, this class has my name all over it! Thanks for the chance to win a spot.
Love those Autumn colours on the card. And what a great idea for a class – think we are all guilty of hoarding stash!
Hi, hi, who doesn’t own toooo much pattern paper. I am certainly guilty ;o)
This class looks intriguing. I too could help “save the world.”
Beautiful card. Would love to win a spot in that class..
Wow..What a Beautiful card !
Love your gorgeous card, Kelly! The leaves turned out amazing!
This card is so beautiful. Those leaves are just stunning and the CAS design is fantastic. Thanks for the great giveaway! =)
Love Kelly’s Thanksgiving card. She always come up with something special. As she said, a great idea for fall birthdays, too! The class sounds fantastic. I can always use more ideas! I’ve actually been using some of my stash( to make room for more)! :)
Beautiful color and shine on your feathers/leaves.
I’d LOVE to do this class; thanks for offering the giveaway!
What a lovely card. Congrats to the winner too.
GORGEOUS card…beautiful colors and design.
AWESOME Card!! LOVE the Colors and the Design!! I’d LOVE to win a Spot in this Class looks like a Good one!! THANKS for sharing and for the chances to win a spot!! Have a Fabulous Week!! =)
Love the CAS style and the gorgeous colours on the feathers. Hugz
That class sounds awesome! I think I NEED it!
I love what Kelly did with the feathers in the Thanksgiving Card! The class sounds just what i need to ease my guilt about the stuff I am not using!
Always love leaves.
Awesome leaves
This sounds perfect!! My stash is overflowing and taking over the craft room!!
I have been trying lately to put a dent in my stash. There are things on my wish list to buy, but I already have so much stuff, it is super hard to justify. Would love a spot in May’s class. Looks like there is a ton of content. Thanks for the chance to win!
Beautiful card, and I love the title of this post!! It really evoked the idea of fall for me.
sounds like a great class! thank you.
Those gold-splattered leaves/feathers are gorgeous, and I love how the card pulled together with the banner and bow. Very nice!
And the class giveaway…oh, that’s so me! I’ve been a collector since I found Kristina Werner’s channel a few years ago and decided card-making was a hobby I wanted to get into. After all, I had a bunch of unused scrapbook stuff to put to use :)
Now I have lots of stuff, and I’m a monthly kit subscriber. But I don’t have many projects to show for it. I’d really like to change that, and use my stuff instead of shopping and collecting! Thanks for the chance to win a spot!
What a wonderful card and thanks for the idea.
Love the card! I so enjoy making fall cards, the colors are so beautiful. I’d love to win the class – my husband would like me to win the class too!
A: The card is GORGEOUS! I love it!
B: The class would be perfect for me! I have SO many supplies scattered around our house, and it would certainly help to use up these supplies on fantastic cards! :)
Love the idea of using the feather stamp for the leaves. What a pretty clean and simple card. Thanks for sharing.
looks like an awesome class!!!!
Love your beautiful card with the awesome feathers. Great idea for making it into a b’day card! This class sounds fantastic, must check it out!
OK….begging is not nice…but, when you’re 69 years old, and have more stash than I can possibly use BEFORE I die..I really need this class. Just sayin’