Fall Thank You

Time for a new challenge over at Retro Rubber Blog Challenge!  This time around we have a beautiful color scheme to work with to create a project.  I am in need of a few thank you cards this time of year, and the colors provided the perfect inspiration.  Do stop by the RRBC and see all of the Mod Squad's fabulous makes!

1.    I started by searching through my papers to find my version of Hello Honey, Old Olive, Blackberry Bliss, and Baked Brown Sugar.  I knew I wanted to use the multi-lingual thank you sentiment by Distinctive Impressions and combine the colors in the stamping as well.  This is a timeless image because I purchased it in 1995 at the Portland Stamp Convention! 

2.    The easiest way to stamp different ink colors on one image is to use water based marker directly on the image.  For this card I used Memento Dual Tip Markers in Cottage Ivy and Grape Jelly.  They are a great color match, don't you think?  After coloring, a very light mist of Imagine Crafts Ink Potion No. 9 reactivated the ink before stamping on honey cardstock trimmed to 3 ½” x 5”.

3.    The Spellbinders A-2 Locking Loops die is centered over the image allowing for twine embellishment along the bottom and secured with light tack tape.  The sentiment is die cut.

4.    An 18” length of Darice hemp twine is tied in a multi-loop bow with the Simple Bows template.  The ends are threaded through holes in the design and secured into placed on the reverse side.

5.    The Blackberry Bliss card stock is trimmed to 2 ¾” x 4” and adhered to the sentiment panel die cut.

6.    A piece of Kraft card stock is pressure embossed with Sizzix Wrought Iron Balcony Moroccan folder.  Cottage Ivy is colored in a strip on a rubber brayer and gently misted with Ink Potion No. 9.  The brayer is gently rolled over the raised portion of the design.  The design is trimmed to ¾” x 4”.

7.    The Old Olive is trimmed 4" x 5 1/4" and adhered to the A-2 sized base card.  The remained sections are adhered into place.

Please come and join in the fun over at Retro Rubber Blog Challenge and play along with this beautiful color scheme.  Remember to use your rubber stamps that are more that a year old (mine is 20 years in my collection!) and have some fun.

I would like to enter the following challenges that provided inspiration for this card.

Creative Knockouts #115 I used twine

Southern Girls Challenge Twine

Aud Sentiment 144 Tic Tac Toe row: embossing, rubber stamp, die cut

Simon Says Thanks

Shabby Tea Room 263 Thankful

Cards in Envy Gratitude

Crafty Card Makers 151 Thank You
Make My Monday Many Thanks
Simply Create Too #98 Give Thanks
That Craft Place Kraft challenge