The Greetery {Autumn Blessings}

I snuck a little time yesterday morning to do some autumn crafting! I just haven't gotten my fill and there are stamps sets and dies that have been calling my name! I turned on a Nat King Cole album, got comfy and had so much fun putting this card together!  Autumn is one of my favorite seasons and I haven't done nearly enough seasonal crafting!

I had an extra Wood Slice left over from the latest release and I really wanted to try using the BotaniCuts Toadstool Garden with it! I have also really been wanting to combine the toadstools with the Bountiful Wreath stamp set so it all just worked out so well! I was able to combine three things on my "to-make list" onto one card! 

To begin, I die cut the outer portion of the Bountiful Wreath using the Bountiful Wreath die. I did all of the stamping using an assortment of Distress Oxide inks in warm, autumn tones. Once the stamping was done, I die cut the inner portion of the wreath. I added a few extra details using colored pencils to a few of the different stamped images.

I layered it onto the Wood Slice using foam squares. The toadstools were leftovers from THIS card, so all I had to to was tuck them a little bit behind the bottom of the wreath and adhere them with foam squares. I added some Martha Stewart Crafts coarse crystal glitter to both the wreath and the toadstools.

I die cut the "Autumn" word, which is from the Bittersweet Bouquet stamp set, and then stamped it using Distress Oxide inks. I added it above the toadstools using mini foam squares. 

I used the Square Dance Stencils on an A2 panel of white cardstock. I fell in love with this particular color combination that Betsy used when these stencils were released, so I wanted to recreate it for today's card. I accidentally turned the Stencil C upside down, so this isn't perfect (don't look too close) ha ha! This was my second attempt so I just went with it! I stamped the "blessings" portion of the sentiment at the bottom and then added the entire wood slice portion directly to the panel using a tape runner. I finished it off with just a touch of ink splatter for some added detail! This was such a fun card to create and I'm glad I snuck a little "me" time to put it together! Have your Merry Makings orders arrived yet? I'd love to hear what you're working on! Thanks for fluttering by!