When I saw the pre-order set called "Autumn Days," I had to have it-just for the image of the wheat. It reminds me of the line in the title song from the musical Oklahoma (hence the title of this post). I guess it is a "midwestern thing" that I tend to choose sets with farm themes whenever they are available. My pre-ordered items arrived this afternoon while I was home for my half hour lunch break. It was heart-wrenching leaving my precious box containing all of my new inks, card stock, punch, markers & more in order to finish my workday, then go to my daughter's house to feed her cat's, get her mail and water her plants. Once I finally arrived home, I needed to finish preparing for my technique class tomorrow night which left little time to play with my new stuff.
Here is the quick and easy card I came up with:
Stamp Sets: Autumn Days, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Ink: Soft Suede (one of the new "In Colors")
Card Stock: Soft Suede, Very Vanilla
Accessories: Big Shot die-cut machine, Curly Label Bigz XL die, Punch Window Movers & Shapers die, Modern Label punch, Paper Piercing Tool, Mat Pack, Soft Suede 1/2" Polka Dot ribbon (solid side out), Gold Brads
Did you notice that the sentiment is layered? I used the new Modern Label punch for the Very Vanilla layer and then used the Curly Label Bigz XL die with the Movers & Shapers die for the Soft Suede layer. Pretty neat, huh? The Movers & Shapers die comes with 4 dies, each a little larger than one of our punches so you can layer or punch out shapes in your card fronts. The possibilities are only limited by your imagination!
And no, I did not make a mistake when I listed Soft Suede 1/2" polka dot ribbon on the supply list. This new ribbon is polka dotted on one side and plain on the other. I chose to use the plain side for this particular card.
Hopefully, I will have more time to play, err, create with my new supplies in the next few days, so check back soon. Until next time..Happy Stampin'!
