There is a very fun release dropping over at Hero Arts today call Parade Day! Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays of the year and, embarrassing or not, the parade (and dog show) are a huge part of why I love this day so much. When I saw this collection it was an INSTANT love for me. You will absolutely want the I Want it ALL Bundle!
I'm excited to share 4 cards today using allll of the stamps and dies available in the Parade Day collection.
I'm starting with a simple card to celebrate Thanksgiving day. It was very easy to fall in love with this darling turkey die from the Big Fun Add On die set, so I made three of them, and one very special turkey is featured on this card.
All cardstock used for each of these cards comes from the beautiful ColorWheel collection.
There is also a full sheet of fun Thanksgiving, Christmas, Winter, and parade day sentiments with matching dies called The Holiday Season. It's the baste time of the year.... it doesn't get better than that ☺ I paired the Arches Die with the perfect-for-fall Sweater Weather Embossing Folder.
My second card today is my attempt at a nighttime city scene. We can pretend that the Thanksgiving Day Parade takes place at night! This card features the In the City Stamp and Cut set. There are a variety of options to layer-stamp buildings, taxi cabs, and a lot of fun parade balloons, which are from the On Parade Stamp and Cut set.
I ink blended the background to have a yellow glow of the city lights and then fade into the dark blues and grey of a nighty sky. The Santa and elf balloons from the On Parade Stamp and Die set float over the city as taxi cabs honk below.
I had a lot of fun with the third card! I wanted the Chrysler Building from the Big Fun Die Set to be floating in low-laying clouds with the holiday balloons floating nearby. The background was blended with stencils that I created using the Cloud Die set and blended very lightly with Soft Pool Ink. The two festive parade balloons are created using dies from the Big Fun Add On set.
The outer layer of the building was die cut with Brushed Silver Cardstock, which I feel is the best match for this elegant art deco building! Two Cloud Die layers were cut to sandwich the building into the sky. The beautiful sentiment finished off this card - it's the most wonderful time of the year!
The final card today showcases the fun interactive Wiper element! It features the City Skyline die set, the Big Fun die set, AND the Big Fun Add On die set. At first glance, this card is a city scene of skyscraper buildings and a darling turkey parade float....
As you "unfold" the card, a fun Santa swings his way up above the buildings! The die set includes pieces to create the interactive mechanism.
This card was inspired by the parade itself, which usually begins as a Thanksgiving celebration with the turkey float, and then ends with a Christmas celebration with the Santa float as the grand finale.
Just floating by with a Holiday Hi!
I hope you've enjoyed all my cards showing off the new Parade Day collection! Thanks for stopping by and reading this far!
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