Painted Autumn Crate

Well, the calendar says September and Fall is supposed to begin on Friday, but you certainly wouldn't know it to look outside! It is downright HOT here this week...hotter than it has been all summer! Not the kind of weather conducive to learning with a bunch of sweaty teenagers in an unairconditioned classroom...yuck! I'm ready for cool crisp days and chilly nights.

Today I have a fall project for you, despite the weather. It is one that we will be creating at my Suite of the Month class this Friday...

This cute little crate is filled with six 3" x 3" notecards and envelopes. They fit perfectly in the little crate made with the Wood Crate Framelits. I used Crumb Cake card stock embossed with the Pinewood Planks TIEF to construct the crate. I stamped the sunflower image from the Painted Harvest stamp set using Crushed Curry, Cajun Craze and Soft Suede inks and then fussy-cut it out and adhered it to the front of the crate, along with some stamped and punched leaves and half of a foil snowflake (vanilla side out).

Each card is cut from thick Very Vanilla card stock, so they're nice and sturdy. On each one I cut a 2-3/4" square of DSP which I then layered on a 2-7/8" square of Early Espresso card stock. The sentiment is from the One Big Meaning stamp set and is stamped in Early Espresso ink. I punched it out using the 2" circle punch and then layered it on a copper foil circle punched with the Starburst punch. I added some stamped leaves using Lemon Lime Twist and Garden Green inks.

Here I used a smaller sentiment image, also from the One Big Meaning set, punching it with the Classic Label punch. I added some more stamped/punched leaves and a little Linen Thread bow.

For this design I stamped the sentiment from the Painted Harvest stamp set in Early Espresso ink, punched it with the Pretty Label punch and then stamped the leaves in Cajun Craze ink (stamped off once). I layered the label on a copper foil label punched with the Everyday Label punch.

I love the 3" x 3" size...they make cute little notes to tuck in with a gift or to attach to a bottle of wine. This little crate is the perfect way to package them to gift to someone special.

Did you know that my Suite of the Month classes are all available as Classes-to-go? Click HERE to learn more.

Thanks for stopping by...have a great week!


Product List

Painted Harvest Photopolymer Stamp Set [144783] $26.00	One Big Meaning Clear-Mount Stamp Set [139420] $25.00	Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock [144237] $9.25	Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [101650] $11.25
Early Espresso 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [119686] $10.00	Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [120953] $10.00	Copper Foil Sheets [142020] $5.25	Painted Autumn Designer Series Paper [144613] $14.50
Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad [126974] $8.50	Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad [126978] $8.50	Garden Green Classic Stampin' Pad [126973] $8.50	Lemon Lime Twist Classic Stampin' Pad [144086] $8.50
Crushed Curry Classic Stampin' Pad [131173] $8.50	Cajun Craze Classic Stampin' Pad [126965] $8.50	Big Shot [143263] $136.00	Wood Crate Framelits Dies [143730] $40.00
Leaf Punch [144667] $21.50	2" Circle Punch [133782] $23.50	Starburst Punch [143717] $23.50	Pretty Label Punch [143715] $23.50
Everyday Label Punch [144668] $23.50	Classic Label Punch [141491] $23.50	Foil Snowflakes [144642] $8.00	Linen Thread [104199] $6.25
Whisper White 3" X 3" (7.6 X 7.6 Cm) Envelopes [145829] $11.75

Thankful Sunflowers

Well, I survived my first day back..but boy, am I tired! It's going to be a loooonnnggg week!

Today I want to share one of the projects I designed for my September Suite of the Month class. This is available as both an in-person and a class-to-go. We are focusing on the Painted Autumn Suite this month...

Have I mentioned how much I LOVE sunflowers? The images in the Painted Harvest stamp set are so easy to stamp and get amazing results every time. Here I stamped on a piece of Wood Textures DSP using Crushed Curry ink for the base layer and Cherry Cobbler for the detailed layer. I love the way the colours blend where they overlap. Here's closer look...

I stamped the centres of the flowers and the sentiment in Early Espresso ink. The leaves are stamped in Always Artichoke and the little acorns are Crumb Cake and Soft Suede. I love the earthy colour scheme. I layered the stamped panel on a piece of Cajun Craze card stock and then on a panel of Crumb Cake which I embossed using the Pinewood Planks Dynamic TIEF. I used the Pretty Label punch to create my sentiment label and the new Leaf punch for the little accent leaves peeking out from behind the label. The only embellishment is some Linen Thread.

On the inside I added a Whisper White panel over my Crumb Cake card base and stamped more flowers and leaves...so pretty!

Now before I go, just a reminder about my new Annual & Holiday Catalogue Ribbon Share.  Now you can purchase any ribbon or twine from either catalogue by the yard or the equivalent in pre-tied bows! How easy will it be to just pop a quick, ready-made bow as the finishing touch on your project? You can read all of the details by click the image below:

Have a wonderful Wednesday!

Product List

Painted Harvest Photopolymer Stamp Set [144783] $26.00	Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [120953] $10.00	Cajun Craze 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [119684] $10.00	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $11.25
Wood Textures Designer Series Paper Stack [144177] $12.50	Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad [126975] $8.50	Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin' Pad [126966] $8.50	Crushed Curry Classic Stampin' Pad [131173] $8.50
Always Artichoke Classic Stampin' Pad [126972] $8.50	Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad [126978] $8.50	Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad [126974] $8.50	Big Shot [143263] $136.00
Pinewood Planks Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder [143708] $13.50	Pretty Label Punch [143715] $23.50	Leaf Punch [144667] $21.50	Linen Thread [104199] $6.25