Framed Fall

by Julie Warner - The Write Stuff

 Happy Friday!

I hope your week has gone well! I'm happy to say we didn't get near the rain & wind they predicted we'd have from the remnants of Hurricane Sally. AND..a cold front is on the way so YAY! I'm so ready for fall. 

For my card today, I took a bunch of extra pics because I was determined to do this all on one layer & not fussy cut anything. Usually that's not a problem, but using the top scarecrow & having him in & out of the frame meant I had to figure out what to mask first. So I figured if anyone else had this dilemma, I'd show my solution. First, I'll show you the masks I had already cut from a previous card for the frames. I stamped the frames 4 or 5 times on scratch paper & used a craft knife to cut out a different window from each one & one w/ all the frames cut out. Also, I already had a cut out mask of the split scarecrow, so I was good to go.

My first step was to die cut the panel & figure out where the frame was going to be. I placed the mask of the scarecrow where he would go, folding back his feet where the frame would go, then stamped the frame. This left the blank spot in the frame for the scarecrow's head so I then placed the frame mask on, folded back the top & bottom part of it & stamped the scarecrow (see photo below).

 So far, so good! Then I removed this mask & attached the next mask w/ a different window cut out & stamped the image inside. Since all the others didn't have any in & out areas, they were easy. After I stamped the images inside the frames, I added the greeting then colored them all in.

In case you're wondering, I keep all my masks for future use so I don't have to keep cutting them over & over. I keep them in a little baggie & there's a separate baggie for each section of images. Below is my baggie for the fall, Halloween & Thanksgiving images.

And where do I keep these baggies? In the binder w/ the stamps. This is how I store my unmounted stamps. I put Tombow multi glue on the backs, let it dry, then put them on those old pages they tell you not to use for your photos anymore. They are perfect for storing stamps. Under the plastic over sheet, I put a copy of the image so I know where it goes. I have 3 big zipper binders for all my DRS images. I don't know what your system is, but this seems to work for me. And I can move whole pages at a time if need be.

Anyway, that's how I did this card & that's my storage system. Oh & the glue will allow me to stick these stamps to my Misti or an acrylic block for a good long time before I have to add more glue.

Here's the inside & the Copics I used.

Thanks so much for stopping by. Have a great weekend!

Supplies:

stamps: DRS Designs -Split Scarecrow, Laid Out Scarecrow, Pumpkin Pile, Cattail Milk Pail,  Wooden Frame Collection, Scarecrow Greeting, 4 in 1 Harvest (inside: World Changed Greeting )

paper:  Staples 110# white

ink:  Memento tuxedo black (Kaliedacolor tomato vine used on inside)

accessories: Rubbernecker Rectangle Stitch dies,  Copic markers, Misti

 

Split Scarecrow 054K	Laid Out Scarecrow 024G	Pumpkin Pile 781H	Cattail Milk Pail 581F	Wooden Frame Collection 914M
Scarecrow Greeting 460F	World Changed Greeting 066H	4 in 1 Harvest 758D	RN Rectangle Stitch dies 5007D
Copic Sketch Markers	Staples 110# White Card Stock	MISTI	Memento Inks

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