If you saw my post here about one sheet wonder stamping, this is one of the two cards I made with the scrap of Very Vanilla I decided to stamp randomly with the Magnificent Maple stamp. I inked up the stamp and stamped it on the Very Vanilla, then without reinking stamped it again in a different spot on the paper. Turn your stamp in different positions, even off the edge of the paper, even just stamping a tiny bit of the stamp on the edge of the paper. It doesn’t matter if you stamp over another image, it’s just random stamping.

I love the strip of Natural Trim Ribbon! It goes so perfectly with fall colors and with the Naturals Designer Buttons. In another post the other day I showed you how I frayed the new Burlap Ribbon and used some of the threads to tie on the button.  The greeting, as it often is, is from the stamp set Teeny Tiny Wishes.

I can’t believe that the beginning of fall finally came and it actually is feeling a little like fall here in Houston!  I think the Magnificent Maple stamp is just beautiful to use on your fall and Thanksgiving projects.

What stamp do you have that you could use for a one sheet wonder project?

Here’s one fun way to use the Stampin’ Up! 1 1/4″ Burlap Ribbon in the Holiday Catalog on page 18. Burlap is quite the “in thing” right now so it is nice that we have burlap ribbon to play with on our projects! One thing you can do with it is rip off the edges of the ribbon and then continue fraying the edge, maybe on both sides.  Use the frayed threads to tie on your project.  On this one, I have use it to tie through a Naturals Designer Button on my card.  Just adds another bit of texture and a natural look to your card or project!

It’s time to start making those fall projects!  At least I hope it will be fall soon here!

As I’ve said before, I really LOVE the new Circle Card Thinlits Die! I just made this easy card using it and the stamp set  For the Birds, one of those good, all-purpose stamp sets. I used some flowers from the Betsy’s Blossoms stamp set to add some interest to the plain card stock and on the greeting on the inside. I also added some Gingham Garden Washi Tape along the edges of the card.  Washi tape is so much fun and easy to use!  Just tear it off and then trim it with your Paper Snips.  I even pulled one piece off and tried a different Washi tape and then decided to stick with the flowery one and put it back on.  It’s repositionable!  The Early Espresso circle is punched with the 2 1/2″ Circle Punch, a perfect fit for the circle on this card. The stamped image is cut out with the scallop circle that comes with the Thinlits Die.  That’s another great thing with the Thinlits Dies is that they both come with extra elements to use in your designs!

Be sure to watch the Stampin’ Up! video about using the Thinlits Dies on the store page!

Here is the inside of the card!

The most difficult thing about this type of card is photographing it! Since it doesn’t lay perfectly flat it comes out looking odd-shaped and standing it up also makes for an odd angle.  But I assure you you will enjoy using either one of the thinlits designs. I will warn you, it will make a HORRIBLE noise going through your Big Shot!  But that is normal.

Oh, and in case you need a Big Shot, be sure to order one of those too.  Another decision you won’t regret!!

I wanted to play with the Bitty Butterfly Punch included in the Butterfly Bundle Special going on during September and this is the butterfly card I came up with using the Artisan Label Punch as a background for each butterfly. If you don’t already own the Elegant Butterfly Punch I would suggest getting that also in addition to the Butterfly Bundle.  Then you can layer the two butterfly sizes.  The paper is the Modern Medley Designer Series Paper.  The greeting is from the Happy Day stamp set.

To make it less plain, I embossed the Artisan Design Punch pieces with the Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder and the butterflies with the Flower Garden Embossing Folder. And I even added some Basic Pearls Jewels for the butterfly body and some Whisper White 5/8″ Organza Ribbon.

The Butterfly Bundle Special is available through September 30, 2013. If you need any Stampin’ Up! supplies, you can always get them here in my Online Store.