To pair with the Winter theme from yesterday, I have another Winter card to share with you. This one is more of snow and trees. The idea for this card was from the paper. It is the Beauty of the Earth Designer Series Paper. I love this pack of great designs and color of paper, but find I have not been using it.
Paper
The blue trees of the DSP is what set the tone of this card. Because of the DSP, I did an unusual mix of Misty Moonlight and Soft Succulent. And it makes me happy to say that I love this coordination! The focal tree is also stamped in Soft Succulent and Evening Evergreen, with some snowflakes in Balmy Blue. But the DSP reminds me of a snowy night scene!
Stamps
The stamped tree is from the Beauty of Friendship stamp set. It pairs with the paper, and was the perfect tree for my snow scene. For the sentiment, I went with the new Flowing Flowers stamp set. I love that “Time For A Happy Dance”. It reminds me of childhood when it snowed! Just to be different, I fussy cut around the sentiment. Then I layered it onto a scrap of Misty Moonlight and followed my first fussy cutting to create the layer. As a finishing touch, I used the Navy Bakers Twine from the Fan Bakers Twine pack to create the ribbon and bow.
Sale-A-Bration is the Best Time of Year!!
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The idea for today’s post is somewhat humorous. I live in Georgia and we do not get a lot of Winter. The temperature goes up and down with some fairly cold mixed in. But most of the time our winters are pleasant. Today’s card if for the Make My Monday Challenge and the theme is Winter. Well…..by the time this post is live on Monday, assuming forecasts are correct, we will have had a Snowy, Icy, day. So no more Winter Themes for me!!! LOL!!
The Make My Monday Challenge can be reached by clicking on the picture. You can see the Winter cards made by the other Design Team Members and add your own card if you wish.
The Paper
I wish I could say that I created that beautiful scene. But sadly, I did not. It is from the new and awesome New Horizons Designer Series Paper in the Mini Catalog. In my mind, and in thinking of Winter, I see this scene as a frozen pond or a snowy field. By using different stamps it could be a totally different scene / time of year. All of these papers are this fabulous!!
The Stamps and Dies
The On The Horizon Bundle is a match to the great paper. These stamps are designed to be stamped onto the paper for scenery as I have made. I did use the birds and the wood piece for the sentiment from the stamp set. There is a matching die for the wood piece. To help my scene look a bit more like winter, I added the trees on the bottom right. They are from my favorite Christmas set in the Annual Catalog, Perfectly Plaid.
Sale-A-Bration is the Best Time of Year!!
HOST CODE
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I love the adorable animals the Stampin’ Up! Artists create. The new Mini Catalog and Sale-A-Bration Catalogs both have some cute ones. I am focusing on the Happy Hedgehog Bundle with today’s card.
Happy Hedgehog Bundle
I really love it when I can make a card using a single stamp set. To me it means that you can purchase the set, or in this case the bundle, and be ready to go. And for the set to include adorable little critters is just a bonus! Did you notice the sentiment? That is going to be an often used one for me!
The hedgehog is punched using the matching Hedgehog Punch. The cutie can be stamped and punched as one piece like I did. Or it can be layered with the top different to give added depth. More versatility is always a good thing.
Colors
My goal for this card was to be bright and happy to match the new Friends. So I used Just Jade and Pale Papaya. I stamped everything with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink and then used Stampin’ Blends to color. The adorable bird is one that I actually researched. I needed a bird that was not brown, since most of the other elements had quite a lot of tan / brown. This adorable little girl is an Eastern Bluebird, if you want to be exact.
After layering the hedgehog for a bit of depth, I did the same for the sentiment. It is layered over a strip of Pale Papaya. The perfect fit for the sentiment was the Double Oval Punch. And for a finishing touch, to go along with the other critters, I added a Brushed Brass Butterfly. These little butterflies are so adorable!!
Sale-A-Bration is the Best Time of Year!!
HOST CODE
My January Host Code is GR679MMV. Please use this code for orders under $150.00. I will have a small gift for those with orders over $50.00 in addition to the Perk Rewards Program. You can read all of the information at the top of the page in the Menu Bar under SHOP / Perks.
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Welcome to the Stampin’ Pretty Pals’ Blog Hop in 2022! This month, the theme is Sale-A-Bration. We really hope that you enjoy and will be inspired by them! As you hop from blog to blog, don’t forget to leave comments because we love hearing from you. You will find the lineup at the end of my post to help you “hop” along from Pal to Pal.
I love Sale-A-Bration! So choosing a project with those products was a piece of cake, except for choosing which awesome product to use! I chose a few of them for today’s card.
Sale-A-Bration Products
I chose the Awesome Otters stamp set for my star of the card. The little guy floating was too cute to resist! And that sentiment is perfect for so many occasions. We are all Awesome! To pair with the floating otter, I saw the speckled Fresh Freesia DSP as looking like water. (You might have to squint real hard!)
That DSP is part of the Sale-A-Bration Friendly Hello Bundle. It is one of the Free with a 100.00 purchase. Beautiful paper with a matching stamp set is a win. And this paper is all Awesome!. Both of the sheets I used are from the pack of paper.
Other Products
To start at the beginning, the card base is Fresh Freesia chosen from the speckled DSP paper. A layer of Bermuda Bay is behind the otter, and it came from the dotted DSP piece. I stamped, colored, and then free form cut the little otter. For the sentiment I wanted to use a tag . I found this one in the new Sweet Hearts Dies. It is a bit longer than I needed, so I simply cut off the bottom area a little. A bow is always a good thing. This one is made using the tan from the Baker’s Twine Essentials Pack. Of course I had to add some bling. The 2021-2023 In Color Jewels was perfect with the Fresh Freesia one.
Fun Fold
I failed to mention that this card is a Fun Fold. You know how much I love to add a bit to a card with a fold. This one is what I like to call the Barn Door fold. It is easy to do and allows for some creativity with your layers.
I cut the piece of DSP to 4 X 5 1/4. Then cut the 5 1/4 to 4 X 2 3/8 and 4 X 2 7/8. This allows it to appear to be a solid piece from the front. By adhering the bottom section to the “door” with the DSP flush with the top of the door and equals distance on the other three sides. Then do the same on the inside of the card. Except have the door closed and place the DSP flush with the top of the door.
More inspiration awaits, so use the lineup below to visit the rest of the team. The Pals are excited to show you what they’ve created! Then, please mark your calendars for our next blog hop on February 9th. Our theme will be Birthday Bash when our team creates birthday projects to celebrate our family and friends.
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Sympathy cards are unfortunately necessary. Blessings of Home fit the need of necessity and still quite pretty.
Stamp sets
The sweet sentiment I chose is from the Peaceful Moments stamp set. This set has great “caring” type sentiments. I paired this with a subtle, but pretty, flower from the Blessings Of Home stamp set. To have the flower appear softer than usual, I used Petal Pink Light Stampin’ Blends to create a squiggled background. Then stamped the flower with Smoky Slate for a softer outline. To continue the soft, I colored only the leaves with Light Soft Sea Foam Stampin’ Blend. The Pale Papaya shows through for the flower petals.
Colors
The cardstock colors were chosen from the flower colors. I went with the Smoky Slate card base with a Soft Sea Foam layer. The light green helps the leaves to show off a bit more. On cards with this type layout, the sentiment is not normally the star. But I wanted it to be on this one. So it is stamped using Memento Tuxedo Black for a brighter appearance. The card is finished with a scattering of small Pearls.
Sale-A-Bration is the Best Time of Year!!
HOST CODE
My January Host Code is GR679MMV. Please use this code for orders under $150.00. I will have a small gift for those with orders over $50.00 in addition to the Perk Rewards Program. You can read all of the information at the top of the page in the Menu Bar under SHOP / Perks.
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