Happy Fall!

The 10th of October already?  That means tomorrow we are six weeks from Thanksgiving and we are in the thick of my favorite season of the year: Autumn.  We have finally turned off the air aonditioning and turned on the heat.  Last weekend, I made the first pot of soup of the season.  And while the leaves in the mountains above us have been changing for a month, the leaves on the trees here in the valley are now starting to change too. 

Today's card pays tribute to the changing leaves of the season:

Colors: More Mustard, Soft Suede, Early Espresso, Cajun Craze and Whisper White.  Stamps: Gently Falling and Perfectly Penned.  Accessories: Soft Suede 3/8" Taffeta Ribbon.

This card features the "Triple Stamping" technique that I have been seeing all over Pinterest and the blogosphere the past couple of months.  I first saw it done by Yapha Mason, but I know she was CASing someone else too.

Basically, you start with pieces of neutral card stock 2″ x 3 1/4″,  3″ x 4 1/4″  &  4″ x 5 1/4.”  Stack them on top of each other with the smaller layers in the center of the larger ones.  You can use a little bit of repositional adhesive to hold them in place.  Start stamping your images on the stack of card stock.  For a card like this, I would start with the largest stamp first and then work your way to the smaller stamps.  Where the edges of the card stock meet up, there will be a small gap in the images.  This is completely expected and you can fix that by adding a piece of cardstock 1/4" bigger than each layer behind them. 

This is also a good time to point out that Stampin' Up! is experimenting with selling individual stamps from three different stamp sets: Perfectly Penned (featured on this card) and Word Play from the Main Catalog, and Seasonal Saying from the Holiday Catalog.   Each stamp ranges in price from $4.95 to $6.95 and comes in a cello bag.  If Stampin' Up! finds there is a demand for these single stamp images, they may expand this offerings in the Spring.  So if you like this idea, vote with your dollars and buy a few to show Stampin' Up! you want this to be a permanent option.