Making cards can be fun and challenging! Occasionally it takes a paper a little while to speak to me. This Rustic Harvest finally spoke out!
Papers
The star of this card is this piece from the Rustic Harvest Designer Series paper. This pack of papers is beautiful and has great colors, but this one was a bit more difficult. It was the yellow pumpkins and gourds that were stalling me in deciding which direction to go. Finally my little brain picked up on the gorgeous leaves. And the card was finished! Well, almost finished. By using the Merry Merlot, which is a color I rarely use, it brought the leaves out from that dark background. Of course the larger layer of Basic White helped with that.
Stamps
The Hello Harvest Bundle, Hello Harvest stamps and Rustic Pumpkin Dies, is a match for this DSP. But after finally getting the paper idea worked out, I did not want to cover it up! The banner sentiment is a stamp with a matching die. So using Mossy Meadow Ink and then die cutting the banner I was almost finished. There was quite a lot of debate about a background layer for the banner. But finally I decided it could stand alone. However, I did notice the small leaf stamp and matching die. So I used Merry Merlot Ink and added the little die cut leaf to the top edge of the card. With that leaf and a few of the Brushed Metallic Dots placed around, I declared it good to go.
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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.
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I hope you enjoyed yesterday’s InKing Royalty Blog Hop. There were some great ideas for birthday cards. You can see my post by clicking HERE. And you can go thru the full hop from my page.
Today I am sharing the Morning Star stamp set. It is a sweet stamp set that pairs with the Stitched Stars Dies that were part of the Holiday Catalog. The stamp set they were paired with in that catalog retired, but the dies carried on. I love that Stampin’ Up! is extending the life of dies and punches. That is so nice on our pocket books! Here is today’s card.
The flowers on the card are the morning glory flowers and vines. Some may consider them weeds actually. I always thought they were pretty first thing in the morning. I used the Rococo Rose for the flowers and Pear Pizzaz for the vines. They are my flowers and don’t have to be the correct color. I love the Rococo Rose.
I used the flowers as background for one of the larger of the Stitched Stars dies. The center star is two sizes smaller. I stamped the star stamp with the Rococo Rose as well. The stars are raised with Stampin’ Dimensionals for depth.
I have loved the Scalloped Linen Ribbon since it debuted. I just never seem to have the proper place for it. Today’s project is Perfect!!! I paired the ribbon with the new Label Me Fancy Punch. I punched out the sentiment, which is from the stamp set. I also used the ribbon slot that is part of the punch. There are guides on the bottom of the punch on each end of the slot to assist you in lining it up. I was very pleased at how easy it worked. I usually have a backing for my sentiment layers. With the ribbon slides and the sentiment like a buckle, I did not feel it needed a backing. You will see me using that punch a lot more now that I have played with it!
Thank you for stopping by today. I hope you liked today’s card and will return tomorrow for another one.
The Ultimate Bundle is the Stampin’ Up! Starter Kit. During Sale-A-Bration you get the extra value for your $99.00. If you have a wish list or are ready to place an order and it totals close to 99.00, please read this first.
There is NO OBLIGATIONS to do anything beyond ordering the kit. You pay $99.00 + tax and receive $125.00 of your choice of products + any stamp set from the annual or mini catalog (the most expensive one is the Well Said set with a $45.00 price) + the Mini Paper Cutter, a $26.50 value + the 6X6 DSP sampler pack (48 sheets of DSP) an $11.50 value + a Paper Pumpkin Kit with a value of $22.00 + FREE Shipping which is usually 10% of the order and would add another $23.00 value here. This equals over $230.00 value + business supplies added in at no cost. That is an awesome deal!! And you never have to purchase another thing. But while you are trying it out, and you have until the end of July before your trial period runs out, you are part of my Team! As well as my upline’s team. We have Facebook groups to share our projects and assist each other. I would love to talk with you about this opportunity.
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I have a quick and simple Get Well card or Thinking of You type card to share today. Sometimes it seems we need these type cards on short notice. I like to have some of these on hand so I can send them right away. My memory isn’t what it used to be!! LOL!!
Fussy cutting may not be your idea of fun. But this rose and leaves actually are easy to cut out. I stamped them originally on a layer and just didn’t like the look, so out came the paper snips.
The sentiment is from one of my new favorite stamp sets, Inspiring Iris. It is layered using the Story Label Punch and the Timeless Label punch.
The gorgeous background paper is from the Christmastime Is Here Designer Series Paper. I have used it with the Christmas Rose set. But isn’t it great to see that it works on a non Christmas card? Another reason to purchase the bundle of products.
Thanks for visiting today. Please return tomorrow. I am participating tin the Pals Blog Hop by Mary Fish.
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UPDATES:
The new Stampin’ Up! Paper Trimmer has been revealed!! It is available for order by Demonstrators on October 1. Here is a picture of it. I will be giving you my opinion after the beginning of the month. I cannot wait and I hope you will be just as excited! The trimmer will be available for customer orders beginning on November 1st. WooHoo!!
CHRISTMASTIME IS HERE SUITE BUNDLE: This can be ordered as a Suite Bundle with everything pictured, or individually to get just the pieces you want. The products will be available on November 1 for customers to order.
I hope you are looking at the Christmas Rose Suite of products that Stampin’ Up! has recently introduced. Oh My!! It is all beautifu! I splurged and got it all, which I usually do not do on the limited releases. I will say, I was very pleased when it all arrived. I cannot say enough about the colors. The gold glitter dots and gold ribbon are the icing on the cake for me. I even ordered the bracelet as well. It is gorgeous. It has a little Stampin’ Up! tag along with the rose tag. It is adorable.
Today’s card is sharing a bit of the Christmas Rose paired with some other SU products. As I have said before, that is one of the reasons I love SU. The ability to mix and match is wonderful.
The Christmas Time Is Here Designer Series Paper is gorgeous! It has gold touches throughout. I chose the Poppy Parade to pull from it, as well as the Mossy Meadow. The twine is the Mossy Meadow Baker’s Twine from the Magnolia Lane Ribbon Combo pack.
The die cut behind the sentiment is from the Roses Dies, part of this suite of products. It is so pretty. The sentiment is from the Inspiring Iris stamp set. I loved this sentiment from the first time I read it in the catalog. It is so sweet and I am blessed to have a couple of people in my life this sentiment is perfect for. I gave this card to one of those ladies. The sentiment is punched with the Timeless Label Punch and then layered on the tags from the Frosted Bouquet Dies. The tag is a layer of Gold Foil and Poppy Parade. The sentiment is stamped in the Gold Metallic Ink.
I have a link to the Christmas Rose Suite of products under the UPDATES at the end of this post. Please take a look at the array of products. You can order the entire suite, the stamp and dies, or any mix of the items.
Thank you for stopping by today. Please come back tomorrow for another InKing Royalty Blog Hop! You will love the great Halloween type projects.
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UPDATES:
The new Stampin’ Up! Paper Trimmer has been revealed!! It is available for order by Demonstrators on October 1. Here is a picture of it. I will be giving you my opinion after the beginning of the month. I cannot wait and I hope you will be just as excited! There is not a date yet as to when it will be available for customer orders. However, you can place it on a Starter Kit!! Hint, Hint !!
CHRISTMASTIME IS HERE SUITE BUNDLE: This can be ordered as a Suite Bundle with everything pictured, or individually to get just the pieces you want. The products will be available on November 1 for customers to order.
I have really enjoyed playing with the stamp set Enjoy Life. The sentiments are spot on and the images are great for encouragement and sports. We can all use those, or at least I can. I must have subconsciously been thinking of The Tour De France when I made this card. LOL!!
Actually, this was for one of the challenges while Brian King was away on our Facebook group. It was titled Transportation. But it does totally fit the Tour De France.
The Swirl & Curls Embossing Folder seems to be a perfect match for the bicycle. Like the wind and he is speeding along! The color pairing is a bit different. I just played around and came up with Merry Merlot and Pool Party. I never would have thought to pair these two. I like to peruse my ink pads and look across them for different combinations.
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UPDATES:
For every $50.00 of product you spend during July, you will receive a coupon code worth $5.00 to use in August. There are no limits to the number of coupons you can receive!
Joining Stampin’ Up! and my TEAM is always a good idea. Now there are some good incentives to do it during July and August. For the price of the Starter Kit, which is the ULTIMATE BUNDLE!!!!, you receive an additional $30.00 of products, plus a $10 coupon.
The Starter Kit is $99.00. For that amount, you normally receive $125.00 in product. During July and August, you will receive $155.00 in product. This includes FREE SHIPPING, and an additional $10.00 Coupon to be used the following month. There are NO requirements to ever place another order. However, if you do decide to use your discount and place other orders, you will receive a 20% discount on every order.
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