Who loves to go on a craft retreat?? ME!! I am sure that I am not alone when I say-we all need time away to recharge-especially now! We always take advantage of the long Labor Day Weekend and go on a craft retreat! This time we chose our favorite, Southern Chic Retreat in Historic Downtown McKinney, Texas! The owners are just as sweet as can be and the retreat is just adorable!
I was inspired by a few cards I saw on Pinterest when I created this card! It uses the Beautiful Autumn Bundle (part of the Gilded Autumn Suite). I love when Stampin’ Up! creates these suites with all the coordinating pieces right at your fingertips!
To create this card you will need the following:
- Crumb Cake cardstock for the base cut to 8 1/2″ x 5 1/2″
2. Soft Suede cardstock cut to 4 1/4″x 3 1/4″;
3. Gilded Autumn Specialty DSP: the Cajun Craze design cut to 1 1/2″ x 4″ & the Metallic Acorn design cut to 3″x 4″;
4. a scrap piece of Very Vanilla for your sentiment and die cut out. (I used the Tasteful Labels)
5. Gather your ink pads: Mint Macaron, Cajun Craze, Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Soft Suede, and Dark Soft Suede Blends marker.
First I folded my Crumb Cake cardstock in half and creased it with my Bone Folder. Next, I took my Dark Soft Suede Blend and used the brush tip side. I tapped it against my Bone Folder onto the Crumb Cake to create the speckled background! Then I adhered the acorn design DSP to the Soft Suede mat and adhered that to the card base using Dimensionals. To create some visual interest, I adhered the Cajun Craze DSP strip on top of the prior piece.
To create the autumn shapes for your sentiment: I stamped Cajun Craze ink onto Cajun Craze cardstock and punched it out with the Autumn Punch pack. The other shapes I stamped the outline images with Early Espresso and followed with stamped off color using the coordinating solid stamp.
To finish off the card, I used the Basket Weave & Metallic ribbon combo to make a bow and cut a strip of the Mint Macaron ribbon.
There are 8 days left to join Stampin’ Up! with the Get & Go Starter Kit Promotion!! I am telling you-I wish I could sign back up for this one! All the tools are included for your first event!! Our team and I are here to cheer you on and help you support your hobby or turn it into part-time extra income! I included a video from the home office that shows you how simple the cards are to put together! If you rather sign and just be a hobby demonstrator, that is fine too!
- In addition to the regular starter kit (for $99 new demonstrators choose $125 worth of products) new recruit will also receive enough cardstock pieces to make 16 cards, a pack of Rhinestone Basic Jewels, the So Much Love stamp set, and the Queen Anne’s Lace stamp set—all for their first event.
- 8 packs of precut cardstock of the coastal cabana pack will be provided, and 8 packs of precut cardstock of the Granny Apple Green pack, for a total of 16 cards (packs include envelopes). The new recruit can choose what samples to replicate and how to distribute the packs to their customers.
- Important note: Ink, adhesive, cutting tool, and clear block for stamping must be purchased separately. However, these products may be included as part of the Starter Kit product selection.
Blessings! Laura
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