top down autumn day

Hi there my creative and crafty friends! It’s Wanda here on The Greetery Blog today to share a fun project with you! Autumn is my very favorite season, and it’s my favorite time of year to craft, too. I am so happy it’s September and the season is changing! Can’t wait to wear a sweater, and a jean jacket, and be cozy!! So, that cozy feeling of Autumn is what inspired my card for today….

My finished card is A2 sized, and made from kraft cardstock. I layered cream and russet and then more kraft! My card features that adorable Hearts at Home Sweater Die! The sentiment is from one of my favorite Greetery sets – Top Down Autumn.

I started by using my MISTI to stamp the classic Windowpane background in brown ink onto cream cardstock. I die cut two Crimped Rectangles dies to frame the sweaters. I mixed and matched warm Fall tones of cardstocks to make the sweaters and the small images for the front of the sweaters. Leaves and pumpkins – perfect!

The sentiment is stamped in brown ink and die cut with the matching die. I gently inked the sweaters and icons using a small sponge dauber and Distress Inks. To assemble the card, I intertwined the sweaters and mounted them to the card with foam tape.

That’s it for my card for today! Wishing you a very happy Autumn season…. I hope you have a wonderful and creative day and I look forward to sharing with you again soon. In the meantime, happy crafting! XO Wanda

Wow, can you believe it’s already Friday? TGIF time! Wanda has the most adorable project for us today using our new Hug in a Mug die. If you ordered yours it is on its way, or may have already arrived! I’m so excited for Wanda’s Pumpkin Spice version. Let’s check it out…

Hello and Welcome to TGIF here at The Greetery! Wanda here, sharing two of my favorite things! Coffee and Fall! I do so love a good Pumpkin Spice Latte, and that’s what I have made for you today. You might just be receiving your goodies from the Merry Makings release last week, so I want to give you some more inspiration using the Hug in a Mug stamps and dies. I am always inspired by Fall colors. This project would be so cute as a favor for a girls coffee date or your Thanksgiving table. Thanks for joining me on this beautiful Fall Friday.

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My coffee mug was made with orange cardstock and the saucer was made from cream cardstock using the Hug in a Mug dies and the Saucer dies. I stamped the plaid border at the top of the mug, and stamped the latte art on the top using the Hug in a Mug stamp set.

After the mug pieces were cut out I used the beautiful Berry Branch stencil, a blender brush, and Crackling Campfire Distress Ink to make a pretty leaf design onto it! I also brushed a bit of the ink onto the bottom of the handle for an ombre effect. I stamped the sentiment on the front in brown ink and added a wee heart too. I glued the mug handles together, glued the steam pieces together, and glued the mug together and set that aside to dry. I always use a glue pen for putting together my 3D dies. For the saucer I used cream cardstock. I again used my blender brush and ink (Carved Pumpkin Distress Ink) to gently ink the outer edges of the saucer. I glued the saucer together. Next, I die cut the Coaster Die from gingham patterned paper.

I splattered everything with gold watercolor ink! I used one of my favorite stamp sets to add the little seasonal embellishment on the top – the Top Down Day Autumn stamp set. I stamped the pumpkin/leaves image and die cut it with the matching dies. I cut a small slit on the left side of the image so it would fit over the edge of the mug. I used Stickles Diamond Glitter to add shine to the pumpkins and the steam.

I put some sweet pumpkin candies inside as a treat for the recipient. Some coffee candies would be sweet too. You could add a small gift, some sweets, or whatever little trinkets your heart desires. This is such a fun suite of products – I have so many more ideas!

Thank you for spending some time with me here on The Greetery Blog today. Wishing you a beautiful weekend full of happiness and creativity! Take care friends. XO

Meet Me at the Patch with Wanda

TGIF – Pumpkin Spice Hug in a Mug