Control Freaks Blog Hop

It's time for our October blog hop!

If you are arriving from Amy Koenders blog I'm sure you're thrilled you're hopping with us – she does fabulous work! If you're starting here on my blog – make sure you click on the NEXT button at the bottom to continue on the hop!

The theme is GRATITUDE..and I wanted to combine that with Fall…so here's what I came up with. I had this picture in my head to use the LARGE LETTER FRAMELITS to spell out the word FALL – because it's small enough to fit on a card front – right? And then after I stamped the TIMELESS TEXTURE stamp set elements all over the Very Vanilla layer – I die cut it…and look what I thought of! I could use the letters that pop out on another card!!! A 2 for 1!!!!

I used a COLLAGE stamping technique for this card – I just stamped several of the TIMELESS TEXTURES elements in various inks (you can see them listed down below) to make a collage background. The leaf is from the LEAFLETS FRAMELITS die set.

Here's the inside – I just decorated it up a little bit and added the THANK YOU so I would stay in line with our GRATITUDE theme.

Here's my "afterthought" card – LOL! I think it turned out pretty cute! I used an Aqua Painter and ink pads and markers to color in my scarecrow.

And the inside – with just a touch of stamping from the TIMELESS TEXTURES stamp set:

Here's a list of the supplies I used:

Stamps: Timeless Textures (140514-W 140517-C), Thankful Thoughts (141519-W, 141522-C), Tin of Cards (138946), Cookie Cutter Halloween (142252-W, 142255-C))

Ink: Soft Suede (126978), Old Olive (126953), Black (132708), Pumpkin Pie (126945), Crumb Cake (126975)

Big Shot & Accessories: Large Letter Framelits (141712), Leaflets Framelits (138283), Petal Burst Embossing Folder (141493), Big Shot (143263), Magnetic Platform (130658)

Other Accessories: Cookie Cutter Builder Punch (140396), Linen Thread (104199), Dimensionals (104430), Mini Glue Dots (103683), Aqua Painters (103954)

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