This is a card that was featured in my August class – Razzle Dazzle Shabby Chic Gift Set – and I also demonstrated it during my September parties. I love how you can use up all sorts of scraps on this project. Of course I'm assuming you are like me and cannot throw out even the smallest pieces of your designer series paper, because you just don't know when you might use it. Anyone else out there horde their designer papers? Come on, am I the only one?

While I said you could use your scraps, your scraps do need to be at least 4" in length – the width can vary, and actually looks better with varied widths across the card front. I tore all of the right edges of my scraps and then sponged them with Dusty Durango ink so that they all had a uniform feel to them. As you are layering, simply start on the side on which you want your torn edges to show. In my case, I started layering on the right side of my card and worked left until my card front was full. Does that make sense?

For the tag, I used a piece of Dusty Durango card stock that I rounded 2 corners and tore the opposite edge. I also used the horizontal slot punch to make a place for the Rich Razzleberry ribbon to slide through. Here's a little tip with the ribbon – place a small piece of SNAIL adhesive just underneath the "fold-over" loop, so that your ribbon doesn't try to come undone. For the words on the tag, I used the Autumn Harvest rub-ons and chose the words – a note of thanks. I rubbed those onto my DSP, tore the edges and sponged them with Dusty Durango ink. I then layered that on another scrap of the Razzleberry Lemonade DSP, tore those edges and sponged them as well, and then layered everything onto my tag. Then I added the bough rub on over all of the layers (rub-ons are great for that!), so the image went from the DSP to the card stock tag. I attached the tag to the front of my card, and voila – done! Isn't this a great use for scraps? I love the rich look of this card.

Change out the words and image and this card would make a beautiful Thanksgiving card (well, I guess saying a note of thanks would also work as is).

Stamps: Full of Life (inside sentiment)

Ink: Dusty Durango

Paper: Dusty Durango, Razzleberry Lemonade DSP

Accessories: Autumn Harvest rub-ons, Rich Razzleberry polka-dot grosgrain ribbon, horizontal slot punch, corner rounder, sponge

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