Very Simply Susan

It’s the second day of the 2019 Holiday Occasions season! And I am still obsessing over the Feels Like Frost DSP! This will be the third card I have shared and I still have a lot more ideas I haven’t even tried with this paper. With one side a beautiful photo real winter scene and the other side a silver metallic embossed design, what’s not to obsess about!

Today’s card is just a simple winter themed “Thinking of You” design. For some added sparkle, I used the Wink of Stella Glitter Brush, which is the best way to glitter. This was added to the trees and the sunspots and really adds some sparkle and shine in a subtle way. I also added strands of the Silver Metallic Thread under the sentiment for a little more sparkle. The paper is framed in Highland Heather and Purple Posy.  The sentiment comes from the Playful Peguins set and I stamped it on the Purple Posy and die cut using a frame from the Lakeside dies. I cut another frame in Highland Heather and used that to set off the sentiment. It’s a small detail, but it really makes the sentiment stand out.

Check out all the new Holiday Occasions Stamps Sets and Papers now at www.OrderFromSusan.com. It’s worth the time to take a look at the product suites and all the kits available in this catalog. They really are beautiful.

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Well, Labor Day officially marked the end of summer and the start of fall! And now is the time for some fall themed cards. Today’s design could be a birthday, a thinking of you, thank you or any special occasion card simply by changing the sentiment. The inspiration for this card was the Designer Series Paper from the Pressed Petals Designer Series Paper.  I loved that this particular design had a vintage look and matched back to merlot and wanted to try something with it.

Because Merry Merlot is named after a wine and the “vintage” look of the paper,  the grapes from Slice of Happiness seemed the obvious choice for the stamp! I stamped them in Merry Merlot and Mossy Meadow on Thick Whisper White and then die cut with one of the Stitched Nested Label Dies.  It was easy to create a stitched banner by cutting off one end and using a straight stitched die to finish it off.

Then, it was a simple matter of adding a bow at the top with some Braided Linen and another banner for the sentiment. It is a very simple, easy card to do. The perfect fall card!

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Today’s card features a new stamp set from the fabulously frightening Monster Bash Suite in the 2019 Holiday Occasions catalog. Its called Spooktacular Bash and is a must have for all things spooky and fun this Halloween!

What I love most about the set are the coordinating Ornate Frames Dies. They aren’t just for Halloween! They have so many uses beyond that. I have already featured one of these on a Christmas card. The frames are much too gorgeous to use only for one season. Although as you can see above, they make very good framed pictures for a “haunted mansion” look!

This was a challenge card I did for a Demonstrator group I belong to. We set a monthly theme challenge and meet once a month for dinner and to exchange cards. We have a great time “talking shop” with each other.  And the challenge is a great exchange of ideas. This month the theme was, big surprise, Halloween!

All things spooky are coming your way soon! All the items shown in this “sneak peek” go on sale September 4th! And for more spooky, fabulous fun take a look at the Paper Pumpkin shipping in September below! It will feature all the items you need to make treat bags for Halloween! It should be monstrous! Click on the image to sign up by September 10th.

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