Lunch Bunch Cards for October

This month I had planned 2 cards for my Lunch Bunch class.  An anniversary card and a fall card but either of them could be used for any occasion.  Unfortunately, my crafting friends were unavailable this month for Lunch Bunch so I am posting these cards for all of you to enjoy instead.

Happy Anniversary card - Original idea from Stesha Bloodhart

Happy Anniversary card close up

I used this greeting from the stamp set - Wild about Flowers

This card used the Seasonal Layers Framelits and a retired mini heart punch.  You could easily switch the retired heart punch out for a current framelit.  I loved using the Wood Textures DSP for a card layer and the chairs.  It reminds me of a vacation my family took to Deep Creek Lake, MD this past summer at my sister and brother-in-law's cabin.  We sat in chairs just like these and watched boats go by on the lake, ducks swimming on the lake and sat around the fire pit most nights.  My favorite part of this card was the "happy anniversary" greeting.  I don't know about you but this month is filled with friends and family celebrating their anniversaries so I love finding an unusual card design to use for anniversaries and this one fit the bill.

Life is a beautiful thing card - Original idea from Holly Stene

Close up of the (retired) On Film Framelits I used behind the greeting.

Life is a beautiful thing card - Inside

The second card I created used the Colorful Seasons stamp set that actually coordinates with the Seasonal Layers Framelits. I loved using the crackled-look paper from the Color Theory DSP for this card.  It helped create part of the color combination and gave the background a different look as well.  Holly used washi tape to create her Island Indigo layer but I decided to use a favorite retired framelit behind the greeting.  I used the retired On Film Framelits to create a little film-like layer behind the words "Life is a beautiful thing."  I think it gave the greeting a bit more pop and helped it stand out more from the background layers.  The leaves popping out from behind the greeting layer also added a touch of the Old Olive color as well.

I hope you enjoyed both of these fall-like cards and will give them a try yourself.

October Stamp Club

This month at Stamp Club we created 2 non-traditional fall colors cards and 1 "getting ready for the holidays" gift card holder project.  I love the colors of Fall but when I'm crafting lately, I like to throw in a few non-traditional fall colors.

You're the Best card - idea from Peta Stephen

You're the Best card changed up

Leaf Wreath Card - original idea from Mary Fish

I decided to change up the colors of the Leaf Wreath card.  I really like using non-traditional fall color combinations right now.  So I liked the look of Always Artichoke, Calypso Coral, Crushed Curry and Fresh Fig together especially with the leaves creating a wreath. 

Metallic Wreath card - changed up

I loved the idea of using Mary Fish's original idea of the new Leaf Punch to create a wreath of leaves for the fall and a holiday version as well.  I created my own with foil paper and glitter paper and a bit of vellum cardstock.  I will be posting more directions on this card very soon.

Beautiful Gift Card Holder - original idea from Connie Stewart

Beautiful Gift Card Holder - inside w/ GC

Bright Gift Card Holder - outside

Bright Gift Card Holder - inside w/ GC

I loved Connie Stewart's idea for a Gift Card Holder and thought it would be a great time to show my Stamp Club members how to create one of these before the holidays.  Of course, they loved it!  The simplicity of using the Mini Treat Bag Framelits and having it be small enough to fit into a regular envelope made this idea even sweeter.  If you are interested in creating a Gift Card Holder of your own, here is the link to Connie Stewart's blog post.  It has wonderful instructions to follow along as well.

I hope you enjoyed these cards and GC project.  Please comment below if you plan on giving one of them a try.