Day 308: Day of Gratitude Thanksgiving Card Version 4

Finally, all done making my Thanksgiving cards!

Day 307: Day of Gratitude Thanksgiving Card Version 3

The really nice thing about using a series of coordinating papers and stamps is that you can stamp one image and mix and match it with lots of different papers for totally different looks.

Day 306: Day of Gratitude Thanksgiving Card

I have been making Thanksgiving cards using the Day of Gratitude stamp set and coordinating designer paper from Stampin' Up! and using a technique I learned on Meg Loven's blog. Today I got all of the stamped images cut out; cut and scored card stock (Recollections by Michael) for the card bases; and stamped the inner verse on all the cards I plan to send for Thanksgiving. (That felt pad is still able to be used on day three of this project!!)  I will spend time tomorrow assembling more of the cards.

Day 305: Day of Gratitude Thanksgiving Card Version 2

I have been making Thanksgiving cards using the Day of Gratitude stamp set and coordinating designer paper from Stampin' Up! and using a technique I learned on Meg Loven's blog. I was able to get three more cards made today in between all the other busy-ness of Halloween! A few subtle variations in the colors on the flower image today.  And how cool that I left the felt sitting on my desk overnight and was still able to use it today!

Day 304: Day of Gratitude Thanksgiving Card Version 1

I was googling ideas for using the flower image from the Day of Gratitude stamp set and the matching designer paper by Stampin' Up!, and came upon Meg Loven's September 8, 2010  blog post.  She described how to make custom felt pads using a piece of regular felt, an absorbent tile, and re-inkers. I thought it was such a neat technique, I decided to try it, and this is the result: