Stack, Slice & Shuffle with the Autumn Leaves Suite

 

This beautiful designer paper is one of my all-time favorites.  It's called All About Autumn, and it's been so popular with Stampin' Up! customers that it has sold out twice already, and in production for the third time this fall.

This paper pack is especially well-suited to the Stack, Slice & Shuffle technique because you can show three different patterns on the same card.  Trust me, it's hard to choose from just one, as every sheet is gorgeous.

The oak & maple leaves surrounding the sentiment are cut from Oxidized Copper Specialty DSP, which is part of the Autumn Leaves Suite.  I've used Thick Very Vanilla cardstock for the base of each card.  I chose a mat to coordinate with each card - here, from left to right, the mats are Copper Clay, Moody Mauve & Cajun Craze.

I have to admit that I didn't care for Moody Mauve before I saw this paper.  Now I love this color - especially paired with Pretty Peacock.  

This diagram shows how to cut your papers.  You will cut 3 pieces of 3-3/4" x 5" designer paper, stacked on top of each other, at the same time.  This is the "Stack & Slice" part of the technique.  No measuring needed here - just make the first cut approximately as shown.  Move the corner pieces you cut off out of the way and make the second cut as shown.

After you finish cutting you'll have 9 pieces of designer paper (3 pieces of 3-3/4' x 5", cut into 3 pieces each).  Now comes the shuffle - simply rearrange the pieces to make 3 card fronts, each having 3 different papers.

Now comes the fun part...the shuffle!

This is such a great card design to make a bunch of cards quickly.  Just mount these on a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of coordinating cardstock and add to your card base.  Add a punched or die-cut shape with a sentiment stamped on it & you're done!

The All About Autumn Specialty Designer Series Paper is currently scheduled to be back in stock the week of October 23.  If you would like me to notify you when it's available again, please drop me an email:  ramblinstamper@gmail.com

Product List

All About Autumn 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper

[162178]

$15.00

Oxidized Copper 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper

[162190]

$8.00

Autumn Leaves Bundle (English)

[162186]

$55.75

Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock

[144237]

$9.00

Moody Mauve 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[161723]

$10.00

Pretty Peacock 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[150880]

$10.00

Cajun Craze 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[119684]

$10.00

Copper Clay 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[161721]

$10.00

Pretty Peacock Classic Stampin’ Pad

[150083]

$9.00

Cajun Craze Classic Stampin' Pad

[147085]

$9.00

Black Stampin' Dimensionals Combo Pack

[150893]

$6.00

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

[110755]

$5.50

More Sweet Sunflower Alternatives

 I'm seriously kicking myself for not ordering more than one kit from Paper Pumpkin last month.  Sweet Sunflowers is at the top of my all-time favorites list!  Here are some more alternatives I created with this kit---

For this one I mounted the honeycomb die-cut on a piece of Basic Black cardstock and used Crushed Curry for the card base.  The sentiment from Welcoming Window is embossed in Crushed Curry.

On this one I stamped the sunflower in Early Espresso, and the center in Soft Suede.  The petals are colored with Daffodil Delight (dark) and Pumpkin Pie (dark) Stampin' Blends.  The center is filled in with Soft Suede (light).  The foliage is stamped in Mossy Meadow.  "Thank you" is stamped in Early Espresso and the frame is hand-drawn with an Early Espresso Stampin' Write Marker and a ruler.  The card base is Mossy Meadow.  There's a slightly smaller panel of Mossy Meadow embossed with the Timeworn Type Embossing Folder mounted to the card base behind the stamped panel.  Brass butterflies are the finishing touch.

This one uses 1/2 of one of the card fronts from the kit mounted on Mossy Meadow cardstock and embossed with the Timeworn Type EF.  The greeting (Dandelion Wishes) is stamped & embossed in Blackberry Bliss and mounted on Stampin' Dimensionals.  A simple gold twine bow & 3 Brass Butterflies make this card "pop".

Here are some of the extra supplies I added to the kit to create these alternatives:

Crushed Curry 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[131199]

$9.25

Mossy Meadow 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[133676]

$9.25

Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[121045]

$9.25

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock

[159229]

$8.75

Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad

[147114]

$8.00

Crushed Curry Classic Stampin' Pad

[147087]

$8.00

Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad

[147115]

$8.00

Blackberry Bliss Classic Stampin' Pad

[147092]

$8.00

Mossy Meadow Classic Stampin' Pad

[147111]

$8.00

Versamark Pad

[102283]

$9.50

Basics Embossing Powders

[155554]

$18.00

Heat Tool (Us And Canada)

[129053]

$30.00

Timeworn Type 3 D Embossing Folder

[156505]

$10.00

Brushed Brass Butterflies

[158136]

$10.00

Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154883]

$9.00

Pumpkin Pie Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154897]

$9.00

Soft Suede Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154906]

$9.00

Neutrals Stampin' Write Markers

[147158]

$30.00

Fall Barn Thinking of You Card

 

I designed this for a friend who's been having a rough time recently and loves all things country.  I'm quite pleased with how it turned out.  These colors are so calming!

I used the Christmas Barn Bundle for the focal point on my card.  The barn and fence are stamped in Early Espresso ink on Soft Suede cardstock and die-cut.  The card base is Soft Suede, the mat is Pale Papaya (4" x 5-1/4"), and the card front is Crumb Cake (3-3/4" x 5").  

There's a lot of detail on the barn stamp.  I love that it's suitable for coloring, but looks great stamped on colored cardstock too!

The leaves on the background are stamped in Pale Papaya.  The 3 leaves in the corner are cut from Merry Merlot, Pale Papaya and Brushed Metallic cardstock.  These are from a retired Stampin' Up! bundle called Colorful Seasons.  If you don't have this, the current Season of Chic Bundle has oak leaves in it that would be gorgeous!

I'm playing along with two card challenges this week that have a Fall theme (tis the season!)---

I'm using Any Shape Die, Free & Sentiment

Used the solid leaf stamp in Pale Papaya to embellish a Very Vanilla envelope, too.  This card was easy to create, I hope you'll give it a go!

Product List

Christmas Barn Bundle (English)

[159749]

$46.75

Soft Suede 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[115318]

$9.25

Pale Papaya 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[155668]

$9.25

Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[120953]

$9.25

Merry Merlot 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[146979]

$9.25

Brushed Metallic Cardstock

[153524]

$15.00

Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad

[147114]

$8.00

Pale Papaya Classic Stampin' Pad

[155670]

$8.00

Linen Thread

[104199]

$5.00

Very Vanilla Medium Envelopes

[107300]

$7.50

Season Of Chic Bundle (English)

[158816]

$57.50

Thank you for all your support!  You can click on any of the links above to purchase from me.