Good Wednesday – mid week day – and how’s it going? Here in NJ we are experiencing cool nights, down to 57 or so then the temp rises to 81-84. It’s thew cool nights that are unusual and I’ve been trying to take advantage of that coolness to do yard work – like pulling out grass when it’s grown where it shouldn’t into flower beds. It’s back breaking but necessary. Anyway – sorry no post yesterday – I got outside and didn’t finish my post. 🥴

The card… is really just Old Olive and white – the focal point is the sweetest leaves from a July release ONLINE EXCLUSIVE bundle called Label Me Grateful. I used two dies from this, the leaves and the acorns. The Branching Out Dies are from the September-December 2025 Mini Catalog, also part of a bundle. Let’s take a look at the card.

I began with watercolor paper and a couple of inks: I wet the water color paper then added Old Olive and Granny Apple Green and maybe a dab of Mossy Meadow with a water painter. I’m not sure that darkest color shows up in these leaves though. I set this aside to dry while creating the rest of the card. I die cut four layers for the card front from Basic White using the Branching Out Dies. The two largest I adhered together. The smallest die cut I ran through a brand new embossing folder from the September ONLINE EXCLUSIVE called Gathering Leaves (it’s part of a suite of products but can be purchased separately. It will be available Wednesday Sep 3)) Once embossed I adhered the two smallest Branching Out die cuts together. These two got dimensionals and attached to the two larger Branching Out die cuts. I also die cut from the Label Me Dies the sweet branch of acorns – also from Basic White. With the watercolor paper now dry, I die cut the leaves for the front, but dimensionals on the back, placed the acorn die, then the leaves over that. I created a double Linen Thread bow and added it with a glue dot. I took a panel of Floral Delight DSP and added it to my Thick Basic White card base, then added the rest. I love the simplicity of the colors and lots of white.

For the inside… a similar leaf to the die cut leaves on the front is in the Gathering Moments bundle – remember it’s a September Online Exclusive release on Sep. 3. I stamped the image in Old Olive, using the one time stamp off method, then used full strength Old Olive ink for the sentiment – also from the Gathering Moments stamp set. I added a 1/2″ strip of the DSP to the bottom of the Basic White panel then attached it to the inside of the card.

For the envelope… More of the Floral Delight DSP added to the flap and trimmed to fit. On the front I stamped the same leaf image from Gathering Moments stamp set using the one time stamp off method.

Stampin’ Up! has a fabulous sale going on right now – the 2025-2027 In Color Sale. It ends Aug 31. Over the next five days, when you place an order of $50 or more with me, regardless of what Stampin’ Up! products you purchase, I will send you a spool of the Linen Thread. That little prize will end at close of day Aug 31. Get your orders in quickly! Click the image below to go straight to the In Color Sale. Or see what’s available in the Last Chance products – or search through the 2025-2026 Annual catalog or ONLINE EXCLUSIVES. So many fabulous products.

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Thanks for stopping by. May you have a beautiful day. Make someone happy by sending them a handmade card filled with ❤️

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