Cards for Giving Thanks

Since Thanksgiving is almost upon us here in the USA, thought that I'd share a few cards I have made for various challenges over at Splitcoaststampers.  

All supplies are listed at the bottom of my post.

For my leaf card- I water colored a big leaf Sizzix die cut from watercolor paper.  I adhered it to the panel just along the center of the leaf so the edges would curl up a bit off the panel.

The panel behind the leaf is  monoprint stenciled using a beautiful succulent stencil from Stencil Girl but the leaf ended up covering most of it!  Monoprint stenciling is the November challenge over at CAS Stencil. Check out my blog post here to see the technique!

I splattered the next layer panel with a brown water color paint.  The stamp is from an older PTI set - Autumn Abundance.

My next card was inspired by a cardigan sweater - I thought this Orchard stencil from Stencil Girl looked rather like knit and pearl!  I sponged the wheat stencil from The Greetery in Frayed Burlap Distress and then stamped the sentiment from Give Thanks by PTI in Dark Chocolate. I added a little acrylic red heart to give a pop of color and to complement the sentiment. I sponged the edges of the panel with Scattered Straw and layered it to a Cocoa Bean panel and then to a Vintage Cream card base.

Same sweater inspiration for this card - but I used a Rib Knit Mini Stencil from Stencil Girl, the same wheat stencil from The Greetery and a sentiment from  Sentiment Staples Thanksgiving set from PTI.

For my final Thanksgiving card today - I used stamps and dies from Butterfly Kisses by Lawn Fawn, coloring the images with Copics.  The background is stenciled with Festive Flourish by Echo Park and sprayed with Perfect Pearls to add some shimmer. The sentiment is from an older Thanksgiving Wishes set by Lil Inker Designs.

I'm linking my leaf card to:

The Card Concept

Inspired by the orange and green colors - mixed media style (stenciling and watercoloring)

 Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge
Thank You/Thanksgiving

Autumn Blessings Card
Stamps:  Autumn Abundance - PTI 
Paper:  Watercolor paper - Canson, Rustic Cream, Vintage Cream - PTI 
Ink:   Cocoa Bean - PTI, Ranger Distress Bundled Sage 
Accessories:   leaf die - Sizzix, Succulent Stencil - Stencil Girl, Kuretake Water color paints Cadmium Scarlet, Yellow Ochre, Lemon Yellow, Burnt Sienna, water brushes, water  

Grateful Heart Card
Stamps: Give Thanks - PTI
Paper:   Rustic Cream, Vintage Cream, Cocoa Bean - PTI
Ink:  Ranger Distress Wild Honey, Scattered Straw, Frayed Burlap; Dark Chocolate - PTI 
Accessories: Orchard Stencil - Stencil Girl, Mason Jar Fillers Stencil - The Greetery, Red Hots Acrylic Heart - Honey Bee Stamps     

 Happy Thanksgiving Card
Stamps: Sentiment Staples: Thanksgiving Set - PTI
Paper:  Rustic Cream, Vintage Cream, Cocoa Bean - PTI
Ink: Ranger Distress Wild Honey, Scattered Straw, Frayed Burlap; Dark Chocolate - PTI
Accessories: Rib Knit Mini stencil - Stencil Girl, Mason Jar Fillers Stencil - The Greetery, Red Hots Acrylic Heart - Honey Bee Stamps    

Simple Pleasures Card
Stamps:  Butterfly Kisses - Lawn Fawn, Thanksgiving Wishes - Lil Inker Designs
Paper:  white, Terracotta Tile, DP First Fruits Collection - PTI, Strathmore Bristol Smooth Paper.
Ink:  Hero Hues Black, Spring Rain - PTI
Accessories:  Butterfly Kisses Dies - Lawn Fawn, Sentiment Strips - Neat and Tangled, Pierced Feature Frames - PTI, Festive Flourish Stencil - Echo Park, Sunflower Sparkle Perfect Pearls Mist, foam dots.