Happy Friday, y’all – when you read this, I’ll probably be on my way back to Utah.
Or not. My jet lag has jet lag – I have no idea what time it’ll be anywhere I’m at today, so…you know what I mean! When next you hear from me, it’ll be from Utah!
My card today uses an all-time favorite, the Painted Harvest stamp set, and I played with the Eclipse technique. A couple of die cuts from the Patterned Pumpkin set and a few Cat Punches lent a hand. Take a look-see:
I started with a piece of Very Vanilla card stock and, using the two-step flower image from Painted Harvest, stamped several flowers all across the panel. I used three colors for the petals – Crushed Curry, Peekaboo Peach and Pumpkin Pie. There wasn’t a lot of rhyme or reason behind the color combinations – I just played with the colors.
It’s not like there are any rules – just mix these three colors – two per flower. Stamp each image a couple three times – rotating the image a little for each stamp. And you’ll be a flower-making rock star!! Promise!
For the middles, I used Early Espresso – and stamped the large middle twice per flower, rotating with each stamp. And then I added some little dots – also in Early Espresso – to each flower.
I used the Cat Punch and cut him from the bottom of the panel – and added some eyes in Early Espresso from the Spooky Cat stamp set. Then I cut four more of him from Early Espresso and stacked them all together with Liquid Glue.
Next, I ran the panel thru the Big Shot with the large pumpkin die from the Patterned Pumpkins Thinlits laid on the panel – and slightly overlapping the cut-out cat. I made sure to keep track of the cut out-middle pieces.
Then I cut three more of the pumpkins from Early Espresso – and stacked them all up with Liquid Glue.
I Fast Fuse’d the panel to an Early Espresso and Peekaboo Peach mat and used more Liquid Glue to adhere the stacked pumpkin back into its negative space. Then I added the single-layer of the cut-out pieces back where they went in the die cut. To finish it off, I added the stacked cat back in as well. He sits a little higher than the pumpkin (due to having 4 additional layers versus the three under the pumpkin), giving the impression he’s sitting in front of the pumpkin! 🙂
I enlisted the help of the Gourd Goodness stamp set for the sentiment, stamping it on a strip of Peekaboo Peach card stock in Soft Suede. I snipped banners in both ends, edged it with my Soft Suede Stampin’ Write Marker, and adhered it to the card front with Liquid Glue.
Finally, I tied a bow with two strands each of Crushed Curry and Basic Black Solid Baker’s Twines and adhered it over a Billie Moan Bow made with Linen Thread, using a Glue Dot. I added it to the card front and it was done!
On the inside, I made three more Painted Harvest flowers across the bottom of a Very Vanilla panel – again from Crushed Curry, Peekaboo Peach and Pumpkin Pie. I added the centers with the Early Espresso.
I Fast Fuse’d the panel to an Early Espresso and Peekaboo Peach mat and into my Crushed Curry card base, popped the card front on with Stampin’ Dimensionals and the card was done.
My Very Vanilla Medium Envelope got another Painted Harvest flower on the front…
…and a few more on the envelope flap.
Et Voila! I love it! Painted Harvest never fails to impress!! And I love how it looks like the cat – when you can even see him!! – is sitting in a pumpkin patch, surrounded by beautiful flowers. Hope you like!!
TTFN
Mary
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PRODUCTS USED IN TODAY’S PROJECT:
CARD CUTS USED IN TODAY’S PROJECT:
Crushed Curry Card Stock: 4 1/4″ x 11″ (card front, scored and folded at 5 1/2″)
Early Espresso Card Stock: 4″ x 5 1/8″ (mats for card front and for inner liner); four Cat Punch shapes; three Patterned Pumpkin die cut shapes
Peekaboo Peach Card Stock: 3 7/8″ x 5 1/8″ (second mats for card front and for inner liner); 1/2″ x 2 5/8″ (sentiment)
Very Vanilla Card Stock: 3 3/4″ x 5″ (card front and inner liner)
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Finn-Fan Fix (you’ll have to settle for re-runs until I get back home to take fresh photos!!)
TTFN
M
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Very cute card! Love the eclipse on top of the eclipse design! Great fall colors too. Safe travels back to Utah! 🙂
Thanks much, Amy! 🙂
This is like a hidden object picture. I couldn’t find the cat’s face at first but by the time I looked at Finn and went back to your card…voila! I will be doing this technique, by special request, next Thursday with the group…should be interesting with 8 of us. Safe travels back to Utah.
Whoosh….have fun with that! Pick a simple die cut/punch to use – that’ll help your ladies! Have fun with that. Thanks so much, Karen! 🙂
Gorgeous card. I, too, had trouble finding the cat at first. Sort of like “Where’s Waldo?” or something. After I found him, it was so easy to see! You are certainly racking up the miles! Be safe.
Yea – too much traveling by far! But – at least I was in First Class, so it was almost a treat!! Thanks so much, Julie! 🙂
Beautiful card, great autumn colors. Love how you used the eclipse technique with the cat punch.
Thank you so much, Pat! 🙂
Mary, Painted Harvest is such a glorious stamp set. I love your card – the colors, the techniques, right down to the bakers twine. Safe travel to Utah. – Ellie
I know – it’s very high on my list and I SO hope that we see it carry over!! Thank you so much, Ellie – have a great weekend! 🙂
Boy that is an eclipse card! It took me quite a while to find that darn cat!! I really had to search! Then I finally found an eye…….then the rest of the face…….I guess it was that tail of black bakers twine that threw me off!! Happy traveling!
Weeeellll….no cat worth his whiskers is going to make himself easy to find!! Thanks so much, Karen! 🙂
Beautiful card! And now I can case you and try the silhouette tech. Thank you for the creative idea.
Definitely, Kathy! I’m thinking we’ll do the Eclipse this Sunday – I have another card in my head… Thanks so much! 🙂
You nailed it! Perfect example of eclipse card! Your cat on top of the pumpkin is like a hidden object picture and I love those, plus the Painted Harvest stamping is beautiful on its own.
Thanks so much, Susan – it was a fun one to make! 🙂
What a beautiful card, Mary. I saw the cat right away, but I was looking for the whole cat body!!! Duh!! It is just so unique. So much traveling for you. Please be safe out there, and welcome once again to your favorite place, Utah!! Take good care of yourself.
Best wishes,
Karren
I did, Karren – and it was gorgeous when I got “home” today!! Thanks so much, my friend! 🙂