I Will Give You Shepherds

Hi Friends!

I designed this fall Pastor Appreciation card using Give Thanks Bundle and the Pastor & Ministry Appreciation Sentiments stamp set plus other supplies from Stamp Simply.

I love all of the fall colors here in the Northeast and especially love the change of the seasons in this area.  I wanted to participate with a few online challenges and will be linking this card to the following challenges: 

Alphabet Challenge “L is for Leaves”

Hand Stamped Sentiments  #HSSSIC397  Inspiration Challenge- I was inspired by the fall scene

Simon Wednesday “Stamp It” Challenge- the leaves and sentiment are stamped on this card

Word Art Wednesday #559-#560 “Anything Goes” Challenge

If you have not already had a chance to do so, I hope you visit the Stamp Simply blog to see all of the inspiration from the rest of the SS Design Team as well as the other challenge galleries- gorgeous galleries from all!

To create this card:

De-static the top right hand area of a 4” x 5 ¼” piece of the Craft Consortium Brick Textures 6x6 paper pad with an embossing powder tool, stamp the verse from Pastor & Ministry Appreciation Stamp Set with Versafine Onyx Black ink, apply clear embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool.

Distress the edges, mount onto a piece of tangerine cardstock and trim close to the edge.

Add a strip of rust seam binding, wrapping the ends behind the panel. 

Add three strips of Natural Burlap String, wrapping the ends behind the panel and mount onto a piece of white cardstock (trim close to the edge).

Add the layered panel to a piece of espresso cardstock and mount onto a white card base.

Ink the leaf/acorn image from the Give Thanks Bundle with Versafine Onyx Black ink, stamp onto a piece of white cardstock,  apply clear embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool.  Repeat this process for the second leaf image.

Once the embossing has cooled, watercolor with water-based markers and die cut with the coordinating die (also die cut several more leaves from white cardstock to layer behind the colored images to create a thicker layer).

Adhere the leaves to the card front using dimensional foam to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets: Give Thanks Bundle, Pastor & Ministry Appreciation Scripture Sentiments 

Ink/Mediums: Versafine Onyx Black, Stampin’ Write Markers- Cajun Craze, Cherry Cobbler, Tangerine Tango

Cardstock/Paper:  White, Espresso, Tangerine; Craft Consortium Brick Textures 6x6 Paper Pad

Accessories/Tools: Gemini, Jr., Give Thanks Die, Embossing Powder Tool, Clear Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, May Arts Burlap String- 400 yd spool- Natural, Seam Binding Sampler- Patina- 30 yards

Also, check out the new Fall Release at Stamp Simply!!

Thanks again for taking the time to visit- I hope I have inspired you to create a few fall cards!