October Stamping Project: Smitten Mitten Greeting Cards

If it feels like I skipped over Halloween - I have! Unfortunately I don't have any little goblins and ghouls to make a craft for. Autumn in Calgary is a very short season - maybe a few weeks before we're launched into winter. I designed this card as mini-glove weather approached.



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Supply list for two cards

• Powder Pink 8.5x11" cardstock
• Whisper White 8.5x11" cardstock
• Rose Red 8.5x11" cardstock
• Powder Pink ink
• Rose Red ink
• Smitten Mittens stamp and die bundle
• Cable Knit embossing folder
• Stamping sponges
• Ruler and craft knife or Stampin' Trimmer
• Adhesive and Big Shot

1. Score a sheet of Whisper White down the middle. Do not fold or cut in half yet.
2. On the right hand side of the Whisper White sheet, stamp mittens and patterns all over in Powder Pink ink.
3. Cut in half to make two card bases.
4. Flip the cards over and stamp the non-mitten sentient inside with Rose Red ink. Add a tiny mitten too!
5. Use up largish scraps of Whisper White by stamping the mitten sentiment twice in Rose Red ink. Die cut.
6. Die cut two solid mittens from Rose Red cardstock.
7. Cut one long 2x11" strip from a sheet of Powder Pink cardstock and cut in half.
8. Emboss with cable knit embossing folder.
9. Go back to your card bases and sponge Powder Pink ink around the edges.
10. Time to assemble! Adhere the embossed strip to the front of the card. Layer the solid mitten behind the stamped mitten. Voila!

You could also try making this card vertical or use the Softly Falling embossing folder instead. Imagine all the cool colour combos you could do - purple, red, green, blue - I went with pink tones to be a little different :-)