Somewhere along the line, I bought the die that I used for this post.  I don’t know where or how I got it.  I do know that I must have got it in a sale. , because it is always the impulse buys that I can’t remember.  I swear that this die just jumped in my cart of its’ own accord.  Then later, when I looked in my “new” drawer for inspiration, there it was.  I had recently seen a video that featured a fall card with this die set and so I took that as a sign.  I can’t remember where I saw the video to give proper inspiration credit.  Where I live the “Fall” ship has sailed already.  We are supposed to receive 12 centimetres of new snow this weekend, but since this design is perfect for fall colours,  I went with that theme.

I made my own sequin mix using some Bottle Cap sequins from Brutus Monroe as the base.  It turned out so well that I wished I had made a bigger batch of the mix.   The die is from Sizzix and is called Multi Window Shaker die.  I think it will end up being quite versatile and I will find uses for it in both cardmaking and scrapbooking.  I love it when an impulse buy works out so well. The coffee cup is from Jane’s Doodles.  The patterned paper, wood grain and glitter cardstocks are Lawn Fawn and Simon Says Stamp.  The coffee sleeve cardstock is from Stampin Up (Discontinued so I have to hoard it).  The big leaves are from My Favorite Things