Welcome to Kylie Bertucci's International highlights - I am aiming to be one of the top 10 for August! If you love my Sparkle of the Season card as much as I do - please vote for me HERE. The link will take you to this month's gallery where you can vote for your 5 top favourites. Be sure to read to the bottom and download the free card "recipe".
My card features Stampin' Up!'s new Sparkle of the Season bundle. It is perfect for creating thank you cards for the upcoming fall season. The matching Seasonal Swirls dies create three different wreath templates along with coordinating bits and pieces to create beautiful cards for Christmas and Thanksgiving. The sentiments included may be used for Thank-you cards, Halloween along with Christmas. Today's card uses the saying "thankful for you". This sentiment fits nicely into the tag. I enjoy using tags for sentiments as then you never need to worry about stamping crooked!
Colour hints:
The fall colours I chose for the card are based on the jolly felt pack in the new July - December mini catalogue from Stampin' Up! I think the felt was meant for Christmas cards but I feel the colours are perfect for Fall leaves. The card base is Basic white with Old Olive as the first layer. The felt leaves are in Old Olive, Cherry Cobbler and Bumblebee. I also used the bumblebee colour for the gingham ribbon. Anytime you can repeat colours it helps to pull the card together creating a more professional look.
I used Cinnamon Cider for the wreath as it paired well with the new Cork 12x12 Specialty paper. The Cork paper is amazing! It is soft and has an almost velvet texture. It cut very cleanly and easily. I was also pleasantly surprised by how easily the Seasonal Swirls dies cut through the felt. I recommend trying both these new products.
The "Sparkle of the Season" stamp set coordinates wonderfully with the Seasonal Swirls dies. I recommend purchasing it as a bundle to save 10% of the purchase price. This was the first bundle in the new catalogue I knew I wanted to play with! I created another card featuring the cork and fall wreath that shows you a different look by altering the colours. See it HERE. I appreciate how versatile it is and am looking forward to creating Christmas cards with it as well.
The card below is the same as above but I focussed on the Bumblebee and Old Olive and omitted the Cherry Cobbler. Which one do you prefer? What are your favourite fall colours? Leave me a comment below and I will randomly pick a comment to mail this card to.
Make it yourself!
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Sparkle of the Season Fall Thank You Card
Amy Cook
www.cardsbyacook.com
Tools
Supplies
- Sparkle of the Season bundle
- Jolly Felt
- Cork 12x12 Specialty paper
- Taylor Made Tags dies
- Stitched so Sweetly dies
- Thick Basic White: cardstock
- Basic White cardstock
- Old Olive cardstock
- Bumblebee gingham ribbon
- Tasteful Texture embossing folder
Instructions
Cut paper to the following sizes:
- Thick Basic White: 5½” x 8 ½”, scored at 4¼”
- Old Olive: 4" x 5¼"
- Cork: 3" x 4"
- Basic White: roughly 3"x4" then die cut scalloped rectangle die, scrap for tag
- Cinnamon Cider: roughly 3 ½ x 3½" then die cut wreath and small circle for tag
Stamp:
- Stamp the "thankful for you" saying in Old Olive onto the tag as shown.
Assembly:
- Emboss the Old Olive cardstock with the Tasteful Texture embossing folder and adhere to the folded Thick basic white cardbase
- Adhere the Cork layer
- Use Stampin' Dimensionals to adhere the scalloped rectangle
- Use the Fine tip glue pen to adhere the Cinnamon Cider wreath. Use glue dots or mini dimensionals to adhere the felt leaves.
- Glue the Cinnamon Cider circle onto the tag. Pull the Bumblebee gingham ribbon through. Adhere with dimensionals.
Kylie Bertucci says
Both cards are great but I prefer the one that includes the Cherry Cobbler. Thanks Amy for being part of my International Blog Highlights this month and all the best with voting!
Amy says
Thank you very much! I am leaning towards the Cherry Cobbler as well - think I will try a similar card layout with a variety of different colours and wreaths.
Lesley Seabrook says
Terrific card Amy! I love the simplicity and texture! Good luck with the voting!
Amy Jeanne Cook says
THank you so much! My fingers are crossed for the voting
Heather Arsenault says
Love the card and how you used the felt and cork! Great ideas. TFS. My preference is with the cherry cobbler - looks more like fall with all three colors.
Amy says
thank you so much for your kind words! I think I have decided to go with the red as well