Autumn Lazy Days Card for the HLS Die Challenge

Hi, Stampers!

A new Happy Little Stampers Die Challenge starts today, and the theme is always Anything Goes with Dies. Since we are at the beginning of autumn, which happens to be my most favorite season, my card is reflecting the beautiful colors of the season. As soon as I saw this DSP, I knew that I’d be using it with this wonderful Lazy Days bundle. They really go together, in my opinion!

Once you finish here, I hope you visit the HLS Die Design Team gallery for some great inspiration and play along!

My Secrets!

Let’s start with the card base…

• Firstly, this was such an easy card to make, and I decided to make it a 5-1/2″ square card to use as much of that gorgeous designer paper as possible. If you’d rather make an A2 card, that would work totally fine as well.
• So, first I cut the white cardstock to 5-1/2″ x 11″ and scored it at 5-1/2.”
• Then, I cut the Early Espresso cardstock to 5-1/4″ x 5-1/4″ and layered the All About Autumn designer paper onto it after cutting it down to 5-1-8″ x 5-1/8.”
• After that, I cut the bottom piece of All About Autumn designer paper at 5-1/8″ x 1-1/4″ and adhere to the bottom of the DSP.

And now, the fun part!

• Once that was done, I started stamping the chair (then colored with Wild Wheat) and rug images and cut them out with their coordinating dies.
• Then, I stamped the little table with Early Espresso ink and colored it with the Gray Granite Stampin’ Blends marker. After that, I colored the liquid in the glasses with Pumpkin Pie Stampin’ Blends marker.
• I was going to leave it there but then I decided to die cut another chair (which doesn’t have a stamp to go with it, unfortunately) with Crumb Cake cardstock.
• Before adhering them down to the card base, I cut out two of the railings with the die, cutting the left one just a bit to create an entrance to the porch. SECRET: I added dimension to the rocking chair on the right as well as the table at the top of the image only and just added glue at the bottom. This helped them from looking like they were suspended in mid-air!
• Finally, I stamped the two sentiments onto a scrap of white cardstock and cut it out with a nice frame die from the Meadow dies.

Then, on the inside…

• Finally, the inside was completed by making an Early Espresso cardstock, cut to 5-1/4″ x 5-1/4″ and white cardstock, cut to 5-1/8″ x 5-1/8″.
• Then, I stamped the pretty image on the top (what would you call that??), the rocking chair and the planter on the cardstock in Early Espresso ink. Once that was done, I colored the rocking chair and planter with Gray Granite Stampin’ Blends and the leaves with Old Olive Stampin’ Blends.

I’m sharing my card with these challenges:

• Addicted to Stamps and More
• Allsorts
• Ally’s Angels
• 613 Avenue Create
• A Place To Start
• Crafty Catz
• Crafting Happiness
• Die Cut Divas
• Ellibelle’s Crafty Wednesday
• Krafty Chicks 
• The Paper Funday
• Try It On Tuesday

Before You Go!

I love hearing from you! Please leave a comment if you have any questions or comments about my project today.

If you enjoyed my project today, please be sure to…

• Firstly, visit my Gallery and Fun Fold Gallery for lots of ideas, and…
• Enter the Creative Creases Challenge HERE with any fun fold card!
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Lazy Days Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [161340] $24.00	Lazy Days Bundle [161343] $52.00	All About Autumn 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper [162178] $15.00	Early Espresso 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [119686] $10.00	Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [120953] $10.00	Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad [147114] $9.00
Gray Granite Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154886] $10.00	Pumpkin Pie Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154897] $10.00	Old Olive Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154892] $10.00	Wild Wheat Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack [161661] $10.00	Lazy Days Dies [161342] $34.00	Meadow Dies [155852] $38.00

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