Cottage Lane Stamper

 After a few stumbles and technical difficulties we got off to our card making class.  The first one was for the more avid card maker.  The other two were a bit simpler.   I call the first card Harvest Hoop and I CASE'd it from Mary Deathrage It uses the DSP "Gilded Autumn" as a background layer and also to punch out leaves and acorns; Metallic Foil cardstock, linen thread, In Color enamel dots, Cajun Craze, Early Espresso and Very Vanilla cardstock to stamp additional images. We also used the stamps from the Beautiful Autumn stamp set and the bundled acorn, maple and oak leaf stamps.   Card #2 also uses the Gilded Autumn DSP.  I love the beautiful foiling on the paper.  The cardstock is Very Vanilla and Early Espresso.  We punched out leaves from another sheet of the DSP!  Love when we can use our dies and punches to cut out images from the DSP!  This card was CASE'd (Copy And Share Everything) from Jaimie Barbarczy. The 3rd c...

 I must confess, when preparing for today's Facebook Live "Tuesdays At Ten" I didn't feel well and had no energy so almost cancelled.  But as I lay awake in bed Monday night I asked God for guidance, and He answered me.  I had volunteered to make cards for every family in our congregation to send out so we could still feel connected during these unsettling times during Covid19.  He reminded me that I had most of the preparation done.   The shipment of stunning Gold Foil cards & Gold envelopes, that I ordered, came a day earlier than expected - yesterday.  It wasn't supposed to arrive until today. It also came a day earlier than an order I had placed two days before this one.  Must have been God's intervention.  I had chosen this card off of Pinterest because it was simple in design and I could mass produce 35 to 50 of them in a short period of time.  It's CASE'd from Diane Dimich. Thank you Diane for your perfect idea! See how quickl...