No matter how hard I tried, I could NOT get a good picture of this project. That probably has something to do with the fact that I was taking pictures at night instead of during the day. But I knew that if it didn't happen last night, it wouldn't happen at all today, and I really wanted to make sure I posted this today!
This is a cool hybrid project that uses My Digital Studio AND stamps and ink. I know I've already mentioned that I love the Autumn Spice Designer Series Paper, and sadly, it's retired. I especially love it with the Day of Gratitude stamps. What's a girl to do when she's out of her favorite paper? MDS to the rescue! I use the Autumn Spice download, and created a single scrapbook page with it. I selected the striped paper you see here as the background for my page. I then typed the text of Psalm 100 and centered it on the page. I did have to take into account that my frame is an 8x10, while the page is 8-1/2 x 11. That's nothing a little trimming can't fix. At that point, I was done, and printed out my page onto Whisper White card stock.
Next I just went crazy stamping lots and lots of leaves in my favorite fall colors. I resurrected More Mustard for this one, and was reminded just how much I miss that color. I'm sorry, but as lovely as Crushed Curry is, it's no replacement for the perfect fall yellow.
And if you're wondering if I cut all those leaves out, the answer is yes, yes I did. And my hand still hurts. I tied a few scraps of ribbon around the frame (TIP: tie the ribbon loosely so there's room for the glass and backing to fit in the space!) Then I used my sanding block to rough up the frame a bit. It had been a hideous blue and unfortunately the only black paint I had was some high gloss spray paint. It needed some distressing to tone down that shine! And that was it. It's now sitting on my piano and I love it. It really adds some pizazz to that area of my home this Thanksgiving season.
Supplies
Stamps: Day of Gratitude (retired)
Ink: Cajun Craze, More Mustard (retired...boo), Old Olive, and Soft Suede
Paper: Whisper White and Very Vanilla Card Stock
Accessories: PAPER SNIPS. Ok, and some retired ribbon and the MDS download, Autumn Spice :)
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