Harvest Mouse

Hi readers and happy Friday!  I hope you have fun things planned for the weekend ahead!  I have lots of work to do in my craft room from preparing for next week's gel cards class to ALL the samples I need to create to share here on the blog over the coming weeks.  Right now I have a whopping zero cards "in the works!" 
So, there's always something crafty that needs to be done! 

Today I have created a fun fall card by spelling out the word "F-A-L-L" with my (retired) Large Letter Framelit dies by Stampin' UP!  I used lots of fall colors in both polka dot and plaid patterns, and added a couple of cute mice - one playing in the leaves and one carrying a pumpkin to convey that fall feeling. 

Card details:

The base of this A2 sized card is made from Neenah Solar White Smooth cardstock.  The first  5 1/4" x 4" matted layer is a yellow polka dot piece of paper from Echo Park.  Using the Gina Marie Scalloped Stitched Nesting Rectangle Dies, I cut a piece of Cajun Craze cardstock and lined it with a sheet of white cardstock (also cut with the Gina Marie Designs Stitched Nesting Rectangle dies).  Using the (retired) Large Letter Framelit Dies from Stampin' UP! I die cut the letters "F-A-L-L" from another piece of plaid paper from the Celebrate Autumn paper pack by Echo Park.  I adhered the letters to the white cardstock using 3M foam adhesive for added dimension.  I stamped the mouse images in Memento Tuxedo black ink on white cardstock and colored them using Spectrum Noir Alcohol Ink markers.  I added small details to the images using a Uniball White Gel Pen.  I die cut the images and adhered them to the card.  Lastly, I added a coat of Nuvo Crystal Glaze to the pumpkins and leaves to give them a glossy coating. 

Here is the Harvest Mouse stamp set from My Favorite Things that I used to make today's card:

Thanks for visiting and have a great weekend!

XO, Crystal

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