Here’s another idea from my friend Susan Horr in New York.  I need a lot of birthday cards for men this month, and I was in a creative slump.  All I can see are flowers.  Even when I tried to use Clockworks – which is a pretty masculine set – it came out quite feminine in Calypso Coral with doilies.

So Susan’s blog came to the rescue today – with Wonderfall and the Autumn Accents Bigz Die from the Stampin’ Up!® Holiday catalog.   I also used the Woodgrain embossing folder, for the Sizzix Big Shot, also in the Holiday catalog.

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Don’t you love it?  The Big Shot makes it so easy to make.  I embossed the Soft Suede layer with the Woodgrain folder, then die cut all the leaves at one time with the Autumn Accents die.  I stamped each with coordinating stamps and fall colors (I think my acorn colors are backwards; I always do that), then sponged the edges with Soft Suede.  So easy!

Thanks, Susan!  I may make a lot of these to keep on hand.

Thanks for stopping by – and have a “Wonderfall” day!!
Supplies – Stamps:  Wonderfall, Petite Pairs; Ink:  Soft Suede, Riding Hood Red, Summer Starfruit, Cajun Craze, Old Olive classic; Crumb Cake, Cajun Craze stampin’ write markers; Paper:  Naturals Ivory, Summer Starfruit, Soft Suede card stock; Other:  Big Shot, Woodgrain embossing folder, Autumn Accents Bigz Die, sponge, scallop oval punch, decorative label punch, stampin’ dimensionals