Thank You, Friend

Cheerful Thanksgiving Card

Hi. Welcome to a little bird crafts. I have an autumn inspired card to share using the new Everyday Elements Collection from Elizabeth Craft Designs.

Thanksgiving is just a few days away, so I wanted to create something expressing gratitude. I’m so very thankful for my crafting friends. They are always so supportive and encouraging to me and each other. Let’s get started.

Step 1) Cut a piece of Romantic Revival paper with the largest Postage Stamp die. Lightly blend brown ink between the dashed frame lines and the outer edge of the die to accentuate the frame. I used washi tape to mask off the inside of the postage stamp to keep a straight line when inking.

Step 2) Add double sided adhesive to the back of the patterned paper for your words. Using the Everyday Big Words dies, die-cut “Thanks”, “You”, and “Friend” from the patterned paper. Cut off the s from “Thanks”.

Cut a second set of the words using a dark brown. Adhere the dark brown words behind the patterned paper words offsetting a bit to make a shadow.

Adhere the words to the center of the postage stamp die-cut panel.

Step 3) Use three pieces of watercolor paper approximately 6×4 inches each. Paint orange watercolor onto a Kraft mat and thin with some water. Press a piece of watercolor paper into orange watercolor paint. Use another piece for green watercolor, and the third piece in yellow watercolor.

Step 4) Cut from the watercolor papers:

Three orange flowers and three orange flower centers (darken the centers by ink blending over with rust or brown) and five green leafy stems from Build A Bouquet

Three orange flowers, three yellow flower centers, and five green leaf bunches from Tea Time

One pumpkin and one pumpkin vein from the orange watercolor paper. One green stem, and three yellow sprigs of wheat from Festive Harvest

Hint: While I enjoyed watercoloring the diecuts, colored cardstock would have worked equally well.

Step 5) Adhere the flower centers to the flowers. Use a white gel pen to add white dot highlights on the flower centers.

Step 6) Build your arrangements adding foam dots behind some pieces for dimension. I did intentionally go off the edge of the panel a bit since it is smaller than the card base.