Imagine That! "Maggie's Apples" Thank You Card

This month's Imagine That! set for the monthly progressive challenge is a versatile and cute set with an image of a cow with a bushel of apples and some lovely thank you sentiments as well as fall sayings. I needed a thank you card for a friend, so I decided to go with one of the thank you sentiments. I like how this sentiment brings to mind the verse in Psalm 23 about my cup running over.
I started by importing the digi stamp set to my Silhouette Design Studio software so I could size up and print out the elements I needed for this card. The set came with a pre-colored image, so I didn't need to do any digital coloring before printing it out. The set also came with 3 fall digital papers, and I love the apple paper I used here. I drew a rectangle with my tools in Silhouette Design Studio and filled it in with the apple paper. I also sized the sentiment to go on the paper and printed everything out.
I cut out an aperture in my Kraft 5X7 inch card using Spellbinders Gold Majesty Cirlces. What I love about these dies is that they emboss a design outside the die cut area so there's a lovely decoration around where I made my cut out. Then I used the same die to cut out my image. I put transparent cardstock (I bought this from Papertrey Ink) behind the aperture and adhered it with clear micro glue dots. Then I lined up the die cut image-side down onto the aperture, put glue tape on the back of the image, and then folded the inside card over onto it so the image would line up perfectly with the aperture.
I cut out my sentiment with my paper cutter and then used Spellbinders Long Scalloped Rectangles to cut out the mat. I adhered the sentiment with foam squares and then popped up the mat with foam squares as well. I added a little apple "paper clip" I had made using a cut file on my Silhouette and then added some sequins to give the card a little sparkle.

You can see the transparent card stock a little better from an angle.

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:
Imagine That! Monthly progressive challenge
http://imaginethatdigistamp.blogspot.com/2015/09/september-dotm-challengemaggies-apples.html
DL Art: Coffee, Tea or any Beverage with option of a Thank you card
http://dianamlarson.blogspot.com/2015/09/dlart-thankful-thursday-challenge-164.html
Art Impressions Stamps Challenge - 2W 2E, SIO (tab at top of page) (W2 of 2)  #168 Cut Your Cards
Artbymiran Challenge - 2W , SIO, 3E, no digital projects - No.41 - (W1 of 2) - Anything Goes
Wags 'n Whiskers - 2W, 2E, SIO - No. 162 - (W1 of 2) -  Glitter/ Sparkle
Allsorts W,3E  sparkle 
Crafty Friends Challenge 2W,(W2) - something beginning with B (bushel basket)
613 Avenue Create - W - #142 Anything Goes or Women's Friendship Day and Free Sentiments
Glitter n Sparkle - W - #155 Use Punch or a Die Cut
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - 2W (1st and 3rd Sunday) E3 #18 Anything Goes   (W1 of 2)
One Stitch At A Time - 2W, SIO - #246 Anything Goes with Leaves (W1 of 2) (The apples have leaves on them)
Quirky Crafts: animal magic
http://quirkycrafts.blogspot.com/
Paper Sweeties (M,P1) #35 Photo Inspiration
Card and Scrap (2W, P1/15) #103 Use Dies
Emerald Faeries Challenge (M,P1,E3,SIO) #71 Thank You
Oddball Art Stamps (M,P15, E5, Must use a digi stamp) Fall is in the Air
Silhouette Challenges (M,P1,E3,SIR) # 29 Anything Goes
Tinker- Dream (M,P15) #33 Thanks
Crafty Gals Corner -  W, E2 - #38 Sparkle and Glitter
 Little Red Wagon - W - #308 Happy Fall Y'all
Mod Squad Challenge - W, F - Sprinkle Your Sparkle
Scrapy Land Challenges -1st and #3rd Wed of Month, Must use a die sold by Scrapy Land - #26 Add An Image (digi or stamp) PLUS Use Any Brand of Die Scrapy Land Sells
WordArt Wednesdays - W,5E , scriptural word art freebie offered each week - #202 - Anything Goes
 Wonderful Wednesdays -  W, SIO -  Always Anything Goes
City Crafter Challenge  W - #280 - Fall has Arrived
Creative Card Crew 2W - #96 Fall (week 2)
Deep Ocean Challenge 2W - #113 - Autumn (Week 1)
Fan-Tastic Tuesday - W, E4, Must Be Square or Rectangular #102 Anything Goes with a twist: Color Me Autumn
Love to Scrap - 2W, 3E, F, digi or real stamping - (Week 1) Anything Goes
Verve Stamps Inspiration Challenge: Autumn Lovelies
http://www.vervestamps.blogspot.com/p/inspiration-challenge.html

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