Get Well Soon Honeycomb Haven Card

I recently began subscribing to Altenew's Craft-Your-Life monthly subscription, and my first kit arrived earlier this month! It's great to receive the kits the month before they are released on the website! This one is such a fantastic kit with a honeycomb 3D embossing folder, a stamp set with loads of great sentiments as well as a honey pot (that could be a jam or a jar for flowers) and honey dipper that are layering stamps. Then there's the amazing stencil set with a coordinating die that cuts out all the flowers, bees, and honeycombs, and leaves at once that I used to create this card. Seeing a sneak peek of this kit was what convinced me to subscribe. My grandpa used to keep bees and harvest the honey, so I've always loved bee-themed items. 

This card was created during the subscriber live session Altenew has started doing for anyone who subscribes to any of their monthly subscription products. It was such a fun session, and I followed Maryam Perez's design to create this card. During the class, we started by ink blending the 6 X 6 stencil set and the die cutting a circle out of a portion of the stenciled background. Then we die cut the rest of the background with the coordinating Zero Waste die. It cuts all the elements at once, making it quick and easy to create flowers, bees, leaves, and little hexagons. I added the other 2 bees the stencil creates and the die cuts out using Altenew's Instant Dimension Foam Tape and then stamped the "hope you get well soon" sentiment from the stamp set that comes with this kit. This is a very CAS card (which is not typical for me!), but I really like how it turned out! 

If you're interested in shopping at Altenew and/or checking out their monthly subscription products like this Craft-Your-Life kit, I'd love it if you used my affiliate link here: Carrie's Altenew Link. I receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. 

Here's a look at both cards I created during Maryam's live:

Challenges I'm entering: 

Altenew October 2025 Inspiration Challenge: 

Word Art Wednesday: ATG (1/5 for the week; 4/10 for the challenge; ends 11/5/25)

Double D Challenges: Halloween colors (ends 11/2/25)

Allsorts challenge blog: ATG or Autumn Colors (2/4; ends 11/7/25)

We Love to Create mixed media Challenge Blog...sponsored by Polkadoodles: ATG (4/4; ends 10/30/25)

Crafter's Cafe: ATG with option of Christmas (4/8; ends 11/12/25)

Crazy is our fame - STENCILS are our game!: ATG with stencils with optional theme of Halloween (1/3; ends 11/1/25)

AAA Cards: Like Karen's card, I have a circle for the focal point (hers was ink blended and mine was die cut) and I added my sentiment on the bottom of the focal point. 

****Pammie's Inky Pinkies**** **********Challenges**********: ATG (1/3; ends 11/3/25) C10

simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/: ATG (1/5; ends 11/5/25)

No more challenges. 

I'd like to leave a blessing for all the lovely visitors to my blog: 

The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make His face shine on you and be gracious to you;

The Lord turn His face toward you and give you peace.

--Numbers 6: 22-26

 

Honeycomb Haven Card

I recently began subscribing to Altenew's Craft-Your-Life monthly subscription, and my first kit arrived last week! It's a fantastic kit with a honeycomb 3D embossing folder, a stamp set with loads of great sentiments as well as a honey pot (that could be a jam or a jar for flowers) and honey dipper that are layering stamps. Then there's an amazing stencil set with a coordinating die that cuts out all the flowers, bees, and honeycombs, and leaves at once. Seeing a sneak peek of this kit was what convinced me to subscribe. My grandpa used to keep bees and harvest the honey, so I've always loved bee-themed items. 

This card was created during the subscriber live session Altenew has started doing for anyone who subscribes to any of their monthly subscription products. It was such a fun session, and I followed Maryam Perez's design to create this card. She had a genius trick with the 3D embossing folder to make the honeycomb look more realistic: she had us cover the embossing folder with Honey Drizzle ink and then after it was embossed, we added clear embossing powder over it, and that created the shine that looks like real honey in the honeycomb! So cool! 

I fussy cut the stamped honey pot and dipper, but then I ordered the add-on die set so I now have the dies for those items as well as several of the sentiments. I die cut the leaves and flower using the coordinating Zero Waste die that die cuts all the elements from the stenciled background the kit also creates. 

If you're interested in shopping at Altenew and/or checking out their monthly subscription products like this Craft-Your-Life kit, I'd love it if you used my affiliate link here: Carrie's Altenew Link. I receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. 

Challenges I'm entering: 

Altenew October 2025 Inspiration Challenge: 

Word Art Wednesday: ATG (3/5 for the week; 3/10 for the challenge; ends 11/5/25)

A Place To Start: ATG with optional twist of pumpkins (8/8; ends at the end of the month)

https://tictactoechallenge.com/: Diagonal: leaves, free, die cuts 

Creative Fingers Challenge Blog: ATG (3/3; ends 10/31/25)

Allsorts challenge blog: ATG or (1/4; ends 11/7/25)

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge ...: ATG (3/3; ends 10/31/25)

We Love to Create mixed media Challenge Blog...sponsored by Polkadoodles: ATG (3/4; ends 10/30/25)

{Cupcake Inspirations}: What makes you smile: Thinking of my grandpa makes me smile, and this honey/bee-themed kit reminds me of him (3/3; ends at the end of the month) 

Crafter's Cafe: ATG with option of Christmas (4/8; ends 11/12/25)

Can You Handle The Pressure?: ATG with an embossing folder (the honeycomb on my card was made with a 3D embossing folder)

Dream Valley Challenge: Autumn Colors (1/3; ends 11/1/25)

simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge/: Add some texture (1/5; ends 11/3/25)

I'd like to leave a blessing for all the lovely visitors to my blog: 

The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make His face shine on you and be gracious to you;

The Lord turn His face toward you and give you peace.

--Numbers 6: 22-26

Sending Thanks Card

I recently won a gift card to Whimsy Stamps from the Lunar New Year Challenge, and I purchased the Postage Window A2 Die Set with my gift card. Here I paired it with Altenew's Bright Blooms Die Set and a butterfly from Altenew's Craft-A-Flower: Butterfly Bush as well as Altenew's Labels and Tags 1 Die Set and Altenew's One-Go: Solid Sentiments 3 Press Plate and Coordinating Die. 

I used the following papers from Your Paper Insider: Bright Gold Gloss Glitter, Canary Yellow Shimmer Cardstock, Pumpkin Colormates Cardstock, Black with Color Florals: Yuzenshi, White Holographic Confetti, Jr (all from Box 13) and Violet Thai Unryu from Box 12. This card was fun and easy to create, and I think the next time I use the Postage Window, I will try a shaker card with it. 

If you'd like to learn how to subscribe to Your Paper Insider's quarterly box of specialty papers, I'd be so grateful if you shopped with my affiliate link. I earn a small commission at no extra cost to you: Your Paper Insider.  And if you're interested in shopping at Altenew, I'd love it if you used my affiliate link here: Carrie's Altenew Link. Again, I receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. Altenew carries many lovely 3D floral die sets like the one I used here that are easy to assemble using Altenew's patented keyhole system.

 Challenges I'm entering: 

Ellibelle's Corner: Ellibelle's Garden Party: Anything in or from a garden (1/5; ends 11/10/25)

Allsorts challenge blog: Autumn Colors (1/5; ends 11:7/25)

Fab 'n' Funky Challenges: Things with Wings (1/2; ends 11/4/25)

Cardz 4 Guyz: Orange/Purple/Black + 1 other (I chose yellow) (if gold doesn't count as a neutral, please disregard my entry) (1/3; ends 11/16/25)

Beautiful Blossoms Challenge: ATG with flowers as the focus (2/6; ends 11/12/25)

Dream Valley Challenge: Autumn Colors (1/3; ends 10/31/25)

Crafter's Cafe: ATG with option of Christmas (3/8; ends 11/12/25)

A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge: ATG (unlimited entries; ends at the end of the month)

Word Art Wednesday: ATG (2/5 for the week; 2/10 for the challenge; ends 11/5/25)

613 Avenue Create: ATG with optional twist: Think Pink (6/8; ends at the end of the month)

Crafty Catz: ATG (1/5; ends 11/6/25)

Love Those Pretty Papers Challenge: ATG with pattern paper with option of Halloween colors (1/3; ends at the end of the month)

I'd like to leave a blessing for all the lovely visitors to my blog: 

The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make His face shine on you and be gracious to you;

The Lord turn His face toward you and give you peace.

--Numbers 6: 22-26

Orange Branch Fun Fold Card

 I've seen several cardmakers recently creating a quick and easy fun fold with the center panel opening up. If you'd like to try this style out, here's a video with a few variations: Quick & Easy Fun Fold - Card on a Card Design You’ll Love! For my card, I changed the dimensions a bit (all measurements given below), but the idea is the same. 

To create my card, I started with a piece of 4 1/4 by 5 1/2 inch Kelly Green Cadillac cardstock from Your Paper Insider's Box 13. (All papers except the white cardstock for the center panel on the card are from Your Paper Insider.) Then I trimmed two pieces of Marigold Thai Unryu paper that I had adhered to Ultrawhite Smooth Cardstock with a spray adhesive to 1 5/8 by 4 inches. I used Art Glitter glue to adhere them to the side of the green panel. Then I created the center pop up panel using a piece of white cardstock trimmed to 2 5/8 by 8 inches and scored at 4 inches. 

I sprayed watercolor paper from Your Paper Insider with Altenew's Warm Sunshine Shimmer Spray and let that dry while I die cut the pieces for the branch, flowers, and oranges from Altenew's Orange Blossom Die Set. I used Pumpkin Colormates Cardstock, more of the Marigold Thai Unryu on Ultrawhite Smooth Cardstock, Key Lime Colormates Cardstock, Green Leaf Vellum, and White Holographic Confetti Jr from Box 13 and Bronze and Bright Orange Glitter Cardstock from Your Paper Insider's Non-Shed Glitter Assortment Pack. Once I had everything die cut, I assembled my branch the way I wanted it and used Press 'N Seal to hold the piece in place. I trimmed 2 panels of the sprayed watercolor paper to 2 1/8 by 3 3/4 and adhered one of them to the front of the pop up panel. I then adhered the oranges, leaves, flowers, and branch, being careful to only add glue to the parts that touch the center panel. 

For the inside of the card, I stamped "wishing you everything wonderful" from Altenew's Craft-Your-Life: Tangerine Grove project kit and added an orange, a flower, and some leaves and then adhered the panel to the inside of the white center pop up panel. 

I finished the card by adding some of Altenew's Emerald City Gem Sparkles to the side panels on the front of the card. 

If you'd like to learn how to subscribe to Your Paper Insider's quarterly box of specialty papers or to shop their paper collections, I'd be so grateful if you shopped with my affiliate link. I earn a small commission at no extra cost to you: Your Paper Insider.  And if you're interested in shopping at Altenew, I'd love it if you used my affiliate link here: Carrie's Altenew Link. Again, I receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. Altenew carries many lovely 3D die sets like the one I used here as well as a wide variety of other wonderful craft supplies.

Challenges I'm entering:

Altenew October 2025 Inspiration Challenge: 

October 2025 | Lunar New Year Challenge Link-Up + Giveaways! | Lunar New Year Challenge: ends at the end of the month 

Creative Creases Challenge: I'm on the DT so just linking up for fun

Word Art Wednesday: ATG (1/5 for the week; 1/10 for the challenge; ends 11/5/25)

613 Avenue Create: ATG with optional twist: Think Pink (5/8; ends at the end of the month)

A Place To Start: ATG with optional twist of pumpkins (7/8; ends at the end of the month)

A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge: ATG (unlimited entries; ends at the end of the month)

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge: Halloween or ATG (2/2; ends 10/29/25)

Creative Fingers Challenge Blog: ATG (2/3; ends 10/31/25)

Cut It Up: Add embellishments: I added gem sparkles to my card (2/3; ends 10/27/25)

Allsorts challenge blog: Traditional Christmas colors or ATG (2/5; ends 10/24/25)

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge ...: ATG (2/3; ends 10/31/25)

We Love to Create mixed media Challenge Blog...sponsored by Polkadoodles: ATG (2/4; ends 10/30/25)

{Cupcake Inspirations}: What makes you smile: Fun fold cards always make me smile! (2/3; ends at the end of the month) 

Crafter's Cafe: ATG with option of Christmas (2/8; ends 11/12/25)

I'd like to leave a blessing for all the lovely visitors to my blog: 

The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make His face shine on you and be gracious to you;

The Lord turn His face toward you and give you peace.

--Numbers 6: 22-26

Warm Hugs Shaker Pop-Out Window Card

I'm finishing up the Altenew Educator Program and taking my final classes. I recently finished one called Cards In Motion that included shaker card ideas. I combined the first lesson on creating an enclosed shaker shape to add to a card with a fun fold card design I saw by Wendy Lee here: WOW Fall Pop-Out Window Card | Easy 3D Acetate Card Tutorial to create this card.

All papers used for this card are from Your Paper Insider. I'm blessed to be on their Design Team and love getting a new box of specialty papers every quarter! If you'd like to subscribe to receive your own box of fun papers or to purchase previous boxes and paper collections on their website, I would love it if you used my affiliate link at no additional cost to you: Your Paper Insider. I've listed the papers I used in the comments below. All papers were from Box 13 which is the current box shipping from October through December. 

I started my card by trimming a panel of Amazon Blue Lessebo Cardstock to 4 1/8 by 5 1/2 inches. Then I trimmed a piece of Silver Holographic Micro Mosaic to 3 7/8 by 5 1/4 inches. I embossed that panel with Altenew's Layered Snowflakes 3D embossing folder and adhered it to the Amazon Blue cardstock panel. Then I trimmed a piece of Dura-Lar Clear acetate to 6 by 4 inches and scored it at 7/8 inch from both ends on the long side. Before adhering the sides to the Amazon Blue panel, I die cut a tag from Baby Pink Cardstock and then die cut a smaller tag out of the inside of the larger tag using Altenew's Terrific Tags set. It's hard to tell in the photos, but the snowflakes have pink tints in them, and the Baby Pink Cardstock coordinates well with that. I adhered the large tag to the embossed background (I didn't want to cover much of the beautiful embossed holographic cardstock, so that's why I die cut a tag out of the larger tag) and then adhered snowflakes I had die cut using Altenew's Layered Snowflakes and Layered Snowflakes 2 die set and blue papers from the Aurora Origami Gift Pack included in Box 13. I held up the acetate and the shaker frame to see where I should place my snowflakes so they peeked out nicely. 

For the shaker in the front, I die cut a label using Altenew's Labels and Tags1 Die Set and White Holographic Confetti Jr. Cardstock and then used a smaller die from the same set to die cut the center of the label. I adhered 2 layers of Altenew's 1/8 inch thick 1/4 inch wide Instant Dimension Foam Tape around the shaker opening and added silver, blue, pink, and transparent beads to the shaker. I carefully lined up the front of the acetate panel to center the shaker and adhered it to the acetate. Then I adhered the side tabs to the back of the Amazon Blue panel. I covered the tabs with another panel of Amazon Blue Cardstock. Then I created a stand for the card because unlike Wendy's card, my card is very top heavy due to the shaker on the front. I trimmed a piece of Blue Raspberry Poptone cardstock to 6 by 3 inches and scored it at 1/2, 1 1/2, 2 1/2, and 5 1/2. I folded along the score lines to create a stand and adhered the top and bottom tabs to the back of the card. This gives the card stability so it can stand up without tipping over. 

To finish the card, I added a couple more die cut snowflakes and stamped and heat embossed "warm hugs" in silver using a stamp from Altenew's Pumpkin Patch Stamp Set and the coordinating die to cut it out. 

If you're interested in shopping at Altenew, I'd love it if you used my affiliate link here: Carrie's Altenew Link. Again, I receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. 

Side view to show the stand I added to the back of the card:

Close up of the shaker elements:

Challenges I'm entering: 

Creative Creases Challenge: I'm on the DT so just linking up for fun

Word Art Wednesday: ATG (2/5 for the week; 4/10 for the challenge; ends 10/22/25)

613 Avenue Create: ATG with optional twist: Think Pink (4/8; ends at the end of the month)

A Place To Start: ATG with optional twist of pumpkins (6/8; ends at the end of the month)

A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge: ATG (unlimited entries; ends at the end of the month)

Can You Handle The Pressure?: ATG with a twist of harvest (2/3; ends 10/22/25)

simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/: Christmas (1/5; ends 10/22/25)

Art Impressions Blog: Containers (my card features a pop out containing shaker bits) (ends 10/22/25)

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge: Halloween or ATG (1/2; ends 10/29/25)

Crafty Catz: ATG with wet or dry embossing (I have both on my card) (3/5; ends 10/23/25)

Creative Fingers Challenge Blog: ATG (1/3; ends 10/31/25)

Cut It Up: Add embellishments (I have beads in my shaker and die cut snowflakes embellishing my card) (1/3; ends 10/27/25)

Allsorts challenge blog: Traditional Christmas colors or ATG (1/5; ends 10/24/25)

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge ...: ATG (1/3; ends 10/31/25)

We Love to Create mixed media Challenge Blog...sponsored by Polkadoodles: ATG (1/4; ends 10/30/25)

{Cupcake Inspirations}: What makes you smile: Hugs always make me smile! (1/3; ends at the end of the month) 

Crafter's Cafe: ATG with option of Christmas (1/8; ends 11/12/25)

October 2025 Monthly Mood Board Challenge: I chose the snowflakes from the mood board for inspiration (ends at the end of the month)

AECP Homework for the class Cards in Motion: Lesson 1 Part 1 (self-contained shaker). Submission #1111.

I'd like to leave a blessing for all the lovely visitors to my blog: 

The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make His face shine on you and be gracious to you;

The Lord turn His face toward you and give you peace.

--Numbers 6: 22-26

 

Cherry Blossom Fun Fold Card

I recently started Level 3 of the Altenew Educator Certification Program (AECP), and my first level 3 class is one of my favorites of all the 21 classes I've now taken: 3D Floral Focus with Therese Calvird as the instructor. I love Therese, and I love 3D floral die sets, so this was really the perfect class for me!

My homework was to apply one of the lessons from the class to create a card. I wanted to make a fun fold card since those are my favorite type to create, and I wanted to use papers from Your Paper Insider's Box 13 which releases today to the general public. As a member of the YPI Design Team, I received Box 13 a little while ago and have been having a great time playing with all the beautiful papers! This card uses only YPI papers, and all of them are from Box 13 except the woodgrain paper I used for the cherry blossom branch. That one is Wood Kogagami, and it's from Box 12 (which you can now purchase separately from the subscription box on the website). These are the papers from Box 13 that I used: Key Lime Colormates Cardstock, Sicily Colorwheel Spellbinders, Red Wagon Mirri Sparkle, Marigold Thai Unryu, and Pumpkin Colormates Cardstock.

I started by trimming a piece of Sicily Colorwheel Spellbinders to measure 4 1/2 by 5 1/2 inches. That's my card base. Then for the fun fold I adhered to the card base, I trimmed a piece of Key Lime Colormates Cardstock to 5 1/2 by 7 1/4 inches.  I scored it at 1 5/8, 2 7/8, 4 11/16, and 5 13/16. Then I trimmed pieces of Sicily Colorwheel Spellbinders and Key Lime Pie to 7/8 by 5 1/4 (2 of each color) and embossed them using Altenew's Garden Harmony 3D embossing folder. I trimmed 2 pieces of Red Wagon Mirri Sparkle to 1 1/4 by 5 1/4 and adhered them to the larger panels of the pop-out center section. I adhered the narrow pieces to the card base and the inside side sections of the pop out. For the center of the card, I trimmed a piece of Marigold Thai Unryu adhered to Pumpkin Colormates Cardstock to 2 by 5 1/4 inches. 

For the inside of the pop out section, I die cut a piece of Woodgrain Kogogami using Altenew's Ornate Nesting Die set. Then I die cut several layers of the word "Hugs" from the coordinating dies for Altenew's Watercolor Roses Stencil Art set so that they would have some dimension. I added one of the flowers from the Cherry Blossom set to decorate the inside panel. 

Next, I created a belly band for the card using the same Marigold Thai Unryu adhered to Pumpkin Colormates Cardstock that I used for the center panel on the inside of the card. I trimmed the belly band to 2 by 11 inches and bent it around the card, gluing it shut in the back of the card.

To decorate the belly band, I die cut the pieces from Altenew's Craft-Your-Life: Cherry Blossom set. This is a beautiful set that requires some time to do it justice, but it's worth the effort! I used the coordinating papers for the flowers that I used for the card base and pop out section. It's hard to see, but I even used the Marigold Thai Unryu papers for the middle parts of some of the flowers. Once I assembled my cherry blossom branch, I was careful to add glue only the parts that have the belly band behind them. Once I adhered the branch to the belly band, I die cut the phrase "sending love" and its shadow using the coordinating dies from Altenew's Strong Oak Stencil Art set and adhered that to the belly band. I then added 3 of Altenew's Emerald City Gem Sparkles to the belly band to finish the card. 

If you'd like to learn how to subscribe to Your Paper Insider's quarterly box of specialty papers, I'd be so grateful if you shopped with my affiliate link. I earn a small commission at no extra cost to you: Your Paper Insider.  And if you're interested in shopping at Altenew, I'd love it if you used my affiliate link here: Carrie's Altenew Link. Again, I receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. Altenew carries many lovely 3D floral die sets like the one I used here that are easy to assemble using Altenew's patented keyhole system. 

Challenges I'm entering: 

Creative Creases Challenge: I'm on the DT so just linking up for fun

little red wagon: Captain's Log (faux wood: I used woodgrain paper for the branch of my cherry blossom die set) (1/3; ends 10/22/25)

Triple B: ATG with birds, blooms, and/or butterflies (2/3; ends at the end of the month)

Word Art Wednesday: ATG (1/5 for the week; 3/10 for the challenge; ends 10/22/25)

Heart's Quest for Shaped Cards and Tags: ATG with shaped cards or tags (3/5; ends at the end of the month)

Beautiful Blossoms Challenge: ATG with flowers as the focus

613 Avenue Create: ATG with optional twist: Think Pink (3/8; ends at the end of the month)

A Place To Start: ATG with optional twist of pumpkins (5/8; ends at the end of the month)

The Paper Funday Challenges: ATG with option of Cute or Creepy (I think my flowers are cute!) (6/6; ends at the end of the month)

Crafty Catz: ATG (3/3; ends 10/23/25)

A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge: ATG (unlimited entries; ends at the end of the month)

This card is my AECP homework for the class 3D Floral Focus: Lesson 1: Create a project with 3D floral dies and Lesson 5: use design paper with 3D floral dies (I used Marigold Thai Unryu and Red Wagon Mirri Sparkle specialty papers for my flowers). Submission #1101

I'd like to leave a blessing for all the lovely visitors to my blog: 

The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make His face shine on you and be gracious to you;

The Lord turn His face toward you and give you peace.

--Numbers 6: 22-26

 

Grateful Fall Card

I was recently part of an IG hop coordinated by a wonderful cardmaker who has become a friend of mine through our Altenew connection. She lives in Canada, and I tried to send her a package of crafty goodies as a thank you for coordinating the hop. The post office told me there would be $138 in duties, tariffs, etc. for her to pay when it arrived. I dropped that idea and tried to mail the fun fold card I had made her. That was going to cost me nearly $20 because its thickness meant it counted as a package rather than a letter. So hopefully the third time is a charm because I made this standard A2 card for her! Of course now the Canadian postal service is on strike, so who knows when it will reach her, but I feel like I've tried my hardest at this point! 😂

For this card, I started with an A2 size panel of white cardstock that I sprayed with Altenew's Orange Cream Shimmer Spray. I let that dry and die cut a couple pumpkins from Altenew's Pretty Pumpkins set using paper I had painted with acrylic paints in fall colors. I die cut the stems from some watercolor cardstock I had ink smooshed with brown inks. I think they were Altenew's Cocoa Cream and Choco Hazelnut. I found a couple leaves I had previously die cut using Altenew's Zero Waste: Autumn Leaves die and Your Paper Insider's Mars Stardream metallic shimmer paper and decided how I wanted to arrange them with my little pumpkins. Then I embossed the background panel using Altenew's 3D Pumpkin Patch embossing folder. I adhered it to the card base with Art Glitter glue and then added my pumpkins and leaves, being careful not to add any extra dimension (it was hard not to add foam tape! but I wanted this card to be thin enough to go as a letter!). I then used my new One-Go Solid Sentiments 3 press plate by Altenew with more of the ink smooshed watercolor paper to create a batch of thank you sentiments. I die cut them with the coordinating die and chose the "I'm truly grateful" sentiment for the front of the card. Now I have a bunch of thank you sentiments ready for upcoming cards. 

For the inside of the card, I added another leaf from the Zero Waste: Autumn Leaves die along with the "thankful for you" sentiment. This is the most CAS card I've made in a long time! Fun folds are my favorites, but it's good for me to add some variety to my cards!

If you'd like to learn how to subscribe for your own quarterly box of specialty papers from Your Paper Insider, I'd be so grateful if you shopped with my affiliate link. I earn a small commission at no extra cost to you: Your Paper Insider.  And if you're interested in shopping at Altenew, I'd love it if you used my affiliate link here: Carrie's Altenew Link. Again, I receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. I highly recommend their One Go: Solid Sentiments press plates and coordinating die (the die works with all 3 of the press plates, and I imagine they will add more to the series for different occasions at some point). It's so handy to make up a batch of sentiments all at once. 

 Challenges I'm entering:

Aud Sentiments Challenge Blog: Ink Blending and/or Fall/Thanksgiving + a sentiment (2/5; ends at the end of the month)

{Cupcake Inspirations}: Fall Harvest (2/3; ends 10/17/25)

Word Art Wednesday: ATG (2/5 for the week; 2/10 for the challenge; ends 10/22/25)

613 Avenue Create: ATG with optional twist: Think Pink (2/8; ends at the end of the month)

A Place To Start: ATG with optional twist of pumpkins (4/8; ends at the end of the month)

The Paper Funday Challenges: ATG with option of Cute or Creepy (I think my pumpkins are cute!) (5/6; ends at the end of the month)

Pearly Sparkles Challenge Blog: Challenge 112 - Pumpkins and/or Autumn Leaves: Pumpkins and/or autumn leaves (unlimited entries; ends at the end of the month)

Double Trouble Paper Crafting: My 3, 2, 1 recipe:    3 Colors - Shades of Fall  (brown, orange, and rust) 

     2   Images: pumpkins and leaves

     1   Stenciled or Dry-Embossed Element (my background features the 3D Pumpkin Patch embossing folder) 

Thing 3: I have pumpkins  Thing 2: I have entered this in the Pearly Sparkles challenge (1/4; ends 10/26/25)

Crafty Catz: ATG (2/3; ends 10/23/25) Winner of Digis from All Dressed Up 10/24/25

Paper Rocks Scissors: ATG with paper and/or scissors (5/5; ends at the end of the month)

A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge: ATG (unlimited entries; ends at the end of the month)

Can You Handle The Pressure?: ATG with a twist of fall harvest (1/3; ends 10/22/25)

I'd like to leave a blessing for all the lovely visitors to my blog: 

The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make His face shine on you and be gracious to you;

The Lord turn His face toward you and give you peace.

--Numbers 6: 22-26