Copper Leaves

Hi everyone.  Have you ever started out making a card with a plan in your head ... only for it to morph into something completely different??!!  Of course, we all have ... but the problem is that I was CASE'ing this beautiful card by Susie.  Susie has had the double pleasure of being picked this week at Splitcoaststampers as Queen for the Day AND Featured Stamper - wow!!  Congrats to you Susie!

I'm hoping that you can still see that this card is inspired by Susie.  I have the leaves and the CAS design ... just went with more white space .... OK, all white space :)  I do love the little banner sentiment ... I don't know why I don't have banners on my cards more often.

This also will be entered into the Less is More #139 Sketch challenge and CAS-ology #64 - cue word:  Harvest.  And, because I used a snippet on this card, I'm entering it into Pixie's Crafty Snippets Playground #92.

Here's a close-up:

Stamps:  Friends Sentiments (Amy R)
Paper:  White
Ink:  Early Espresso (SU!)
Accessories & Tools:  Big Shot, Large Leaves #2 dies (Cheery Lynn), Circle Nestabilities (Spellbinders), Woodgrain embossing folder (Sizzix for SU!), Copper metal sheet .005 thickness (K&S Precision Metals), mini torch, sticky strips and dimensionals

I heated the copper with the mini brule torch until it changed color and then die-cut the two leaves.  Sometimes I have to use my scissors to get the die-cut to release from the sheet ... it worked pretty well with this die.

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On another note, I managed to get a batch of Red Pepper Jelly made this afternoon ... just starting my jelly and relish making and have lots to do as I give them out to family and friends at Christmas.  Today I decided to throw caution to the wind and not wear gloves when handling the jalapeno peppers ... big mistake.  My hands are burning so much right now, it's hard to type - yikes!!!  I'll never make that mistake again!

Edited to Add:  ... was telling my hubby how much my hands were burning and he suggested coating them in baking soda ... it worked!!! :)

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Also, today marks an anniversary for our family that is one worth recognizing, even though it was a very traumatic event.  One year ago today, my dear, sweet hubby had a heart attack.  He survived ... and we are celebrating tonight.  We are so thankful ... so blessed.