Thanks Is For Giving
Hi bloggers! Happy STAMPtember® Saturday to you! I’m so pleased to bring you another GORGEOUS card idea from the fabulous and talented Kelly Rasmussen! You may notice I gush about Fall a lot & it’s probably because I’m a born & raised “Mid-western” girl and I just LOVE this season! The colors in this card embrace the season!
Enjoy!
Hi there! I’m thrilled to be here today to help celebrate the amazing STAMPtember event! I’ve created a card that features some of the awesome new stamps from the BasicGrey Persimmon collection — a must have for all your fall projects!
I started out by stamping the Simple Leaf Background with a gradient of fall ink colors. The Hero Arts Pumpkin Pie, Just Rust and Orange Soda are perfect matches to the Persimmon collection and blend nicely next to each other. Then I used the Wink of Stella Clear Glitter Pen to go over each leaf to add a touch of shine.
Next I stamped my sentiment onto watercolor paper with Memento Luxe Nautical Blue ink and heat embossed with clear embossing powder. Then I used Distress Markers and a water brush to color in the image. And since I heat embossed the image it was very easy to stay in the lines — the embossing traps your color and doesn’t allow it to bleed over into unwanted areas.
Next, I trimmed out my sentiment and a banner shape from a piece of Simon Says Stamp Birch Wood Veneer Paper. To create the blue piece, I inked up a piece of cardstock with Hero Arts Navy Mid-Tone Shadow Ink. I don’t always have the right colors of cardstock on hand, so this is a great way to create your own matching cardstock!
And finally I tied a bow with May Arts twine around the panel and then mounted it to a top folding cream card base with foam adhesive. And for the finishing touch I added a scattering of Hero Arts Orange Metallic Decor!
Supplies:
Blog Candy Alert!! Follow our blog via email and comment on this post for a chance to win a special blog candy!
Loving the gradient background stamping. Looks like patterned paper that came that way!
Wow! Beautiful card! I absolutely love the colors! !
Gorgeous card! Love the stamping.
Beautiful card. Love the colors.
The card you made is beautiful! I want to make a card that beautiful now. Tfs
Love it, Kelly! The autumn colors are so pretty with the navy! Fantastic card! :)
Lovely Thanksgiving card. I like the gradient of colors of leaves.
I absolutely love that leaves background!
I love fall too. And that new leaf stamp is great, especially in three shades of orange.
quelle jolie carte, j’adore!
Very nice card love the fall colors!
lovely card, beautiful colors.
hugs Anke
Simple but beautiful card. Colors are gorgeous and loving adding the bit of twine.
You know I don’t normally think about using navy blue on my autumn cards and this looks beautiful…definitely adding blue to my next fall card!
So amazing! Love all the step by step photos.
The background of this card is amazing! I also really like the colors. The combo is different, but works so well.
I love how you created that gradient effect! Gorgeous background!
I’ve been using a lot more navy lately and I love it with the fall colors. Very pretty.
wow cool card.. love the stamped background..
Such a lovely fall card !
Sucn an awesome background here, bt the entire card looks wodeful and in such cool colors.
Awesome Card,Love the colors and background!!
very nice! It really does remind me of the cozy season of fall – Soups, sweaters, pumpkin pies and falling leaves! TFS
great card!
Love the colors.
Sandra ltb
Beautiful, Kelly, and now I can see the difference between these 3 inks – thank you!
Amazing card!! Love how you inked the background!!!
Love love love fall – and this card is fantastic too!
Thanks for the chance to win!! Great card!
That background is really great love it and those warm colors I love fall.
Kelly’s cards and videos are always beautiful and inspiring!
Beautiful card! Thanks for sharing your techniques :)
Beautiful!
I need to get some watercolor paper & try this!
Really like the blue with the orange & leaf background variation
Gorgeous Thanksgiving card! Love the leaf background.
Stunning card; love the colours, especially the blue! Warm, thoughtful – perfect ‘fall’ card!
c
Just love that ombre background.
Gorgeous card and I love the colors!
The background looks like expensive paper. Nicely done . . .
Gorgeous card and background stamp. Love the combination of the orangy fall colours with then blue and wood.
wonderful card, love the leaves in the background :D
like the card!
What a gorgeous card, love the gradient stamping In the background!
Wow love the background here!
Such a fun card.
I love that stamp! And your card is lovely!
Really love the colors on this card…the birch addition is pure genius.
Love the colors on this card!
Love this card, very striking! x
Thank you! Very informative!
I love this card!
The striking blue mixed against the more neutral colors the truly makes your card especially appealing.