Waffle Flower Sneak Peek – Kit #09

Give Thanks
09/25/2023

Hi everyone!

It’s time for another Waffle Flower Link Party!  This month’s party – and my card today – feature products from Sneak Peek Club #09!  

In case you hadn’t heard, the Sneak Peek Club provides Club Members with a super fun monthly kit of Waffle Flower products.  Members get the products about a month earlier than they are released to everyone else!  So, if you’re interested in being a Club Member, you can sign up here:  Club

Once again, Waffle Flower is generously providing a GIVEAWAY* to one of my blog readers (that would be YOU) if you comment on this blog post by September 29th, 2023.  The GIVEAWAY* is Kit #09 – the same kit I used to make my card for today!  Winners are picked at random and will be announced on Waffle Flower’s Link Party post*the GIVEAWAY can only be shipped to the US.

My card for the Party is a super dimensional tag card that features  several new products from the coming release – including: the Pop-Up Leaves Panel die, the Fall Leaves Background Stencil, and the Give Thanks Print die. 

I love to use tags on my cards!  I think they add a fun and playful element while also adding interest and grounding some of the other card elements.  For this card, I also decided to go with a non-traditional fall color scheme that looks eerily similar to the early fall colors we are sporting right now in south-central Wisconsin. 

To make this card:

  1. Die cut the Pop-Up Leaves Panel die on white cardstock and then again on Kraft cardstock.
  2. Trim your Kraft panel to 4 x 5.25 inches and adhere it to a card base.
  3. Align the Fall Leaves Background Stencil over the white die cut panel and ink blend your leaves using the colors of your choice.  The colors I chose are listed in the Supplies section below.
  4. Die cut a tag out of the stenciled panel and out of a piece of peacock colored cardstock. If any of your stenciled leaves go over the edge of your tag, you may need to tape them on the back side to keep them from falling off.  Do not tape the full back of the tag or you will not be able to pop up the leaves in the next step.
  5. Gently lift a few of the leaves on your stenciled tag.
  6. Adhere your stenciled tag to your peacock-colored tag so that you can see the peacock color under the leaves you lifted.
  7. Die cut the Give Thanks dies from white cardstock and the shadow from vellum and assemble them using liquid glue.
  8. Die cut a leaf and its outline from the Spring Leaves die set.  Ink-blend the leaf portion to match your other leaves, then assemble leaf and outline using liquid glue.
  9. Add a twine bow to the top of your tag using liquid glue and add a clothespin over the top.
  10. Use foam adhesive and liquid glue to adhere your tag, sentiment, and accent leaf on the card front.  
  11. Add a few gems for some sparkle!

I really appreciate you stopping by my blog today and I hope you’re following along with the Link Party for even more inspiration.  Pssst: you’ll have more chances to win the GIVEAWAY if you visit and comment on their blogs too!

Have a wonderfully creative day!

      jd

supplies

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30 Comments

  1. Denise Bryant

    Love the background design and the pretty tag for your card! Great colors and textures! Looks like an awesome kit!

  2. Hanh

    Wow! How BEAUTIFUL! Oh I am just in love with all of the Waffle Flowers’ amazing Pop-up Panels and gorgeous word dies! Awesome layout with the tag! Thank you for the inspiration!

  3. Kailash

    Gorgeous card, love the card design!

  4. Samantha Pfrimmer

    Fantastic design! I love the tag idea.

  5. Laurie Black

    Beautiful card!

  6. Joanne Travis

    So beautiful! Thanks for the detailed instructions.

  7. Mary Holshouser

    The tag is a fun idea.
    the leaves look like they
    are getting ready to turn
    into fall colors. Great
    card. thanks for sharing.

  8. Michele W

    Great card. The tag really shows how the leaves pop up if you use the cutting plate. Also like the way you used the cutting plate to create your background. Thanks for sharing!

  9. Amy Cooley

    Beautiful fall card! I love the shades of green.

  10. Meghan Kennihan

    ABSOLUTELY stunning! I love the kraft paper and gorgeous tag! The leaves are awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!

  11. Erika Hayes

    Oh I love the tag idea. Great use of shape and repetition on your design!

  12. Mary-Anne V.

    Beautiful card. I like to use tags too. It really does add a special design element to the card.

  13. Susan Babcock

    I love the pop up leaves panel! It makes such great dimension without having to diecut a bunch of little leaves!

  14. Karen Walker

    I love the way you’ve used the cover plate in two very different ways! Your ink blended leaves are beautiful!

  15. ionabunny

    Ooooh, this is pretty. Love the pop of green leaves against the white on the tag. So pretty. Looks like a great kit. Hugz

  16. Rosemary D

    Super pretty card!

  17. Alison Risner

    Beautiful card! 😁

  18. Lauryne Cunningham

    What a pretty design! I love the clothespin and twine!

  19. Donna Tuschoff

    Beautiful card, love the greens!!

  20. Nancy Zocco

    Love love, love the originality of your cards. They are earthy and give me a happy Fall feeling. Beautiful !!!

  21. Kathy G.

    Great card design, and I love the bright colors!

  22. Deborah Hellman

    Very pretty 😍

  23. Jeanne Rice

    Lovely card. I love the green leaves.

  24. Greta H

    Love your card & this great kit!

  25. Cindy Shelley

    Love the use of tags… love the mini clothespin too!!!

  26. Bo Gilmore

    Hi Jean. I just found out about Waffle Flower, and this is my first time to your Blog. I love that your card has a tag on it. It has a very unique look. I also like the vibrant green colors for Fall. You blend your colors beautifully. I like how you bent up the leaf edges so you can see the peacock color underneath. The twine with the clothespin is the perfect finishing touch. I can’t wait to see what you make next.

  27. Angy Hughes

    Love Love the pretty leaves!

  28. Liz O

    Lovely card! The large sentiment is a must have! Thanks for the inspiration!

  29. Bo Gilmore

    ***I don’t see my comment, so I am trying to post it again.
    Hi Jean. I just found out about Waffle Flower, and this is my first time to your Blog. I love that your card has a tag on it. It has a very unique look. I also like the vibrant green colors for Fall. You blend your colors beautifully. I like how you bent up the leaf edges so you can see the peacock color underneath. The twine with the clothespin is the perfect finishing touch. I can’t wait to see what you make next.

jean

designer & content creator

I fell in love with card-making many years ago and I’ve been hooked on it ever since. I love trying out new techniques and finding the perfect color combination for whatever I’m creating.

By nature, I am an uber-organizer and a steadfast planner, but as you’ll see, my creations are much more fluid. And while I love color theory, the concept of lights and shadows, and the importance of depth and perspective – these are not things I worry about when it comes to my creations.

I simply find joy in creating and delight in sharing.

I hope that by sharing my cards and other art with you here on my blog I can inspire you to create something you love!

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