Month: October 2018

country home hello

The gloomy rainy weather continues – ugh.  It really makes it hard to get anything done, including creating.  Anyone else feel like that?  I need a jolt of sun and warmth.  SOON!  I am counting the days until I leave for Orlando and Stampin’ Up! On Stage!  And of course Disney and Universal with some of my best friends!  Bring on the sun and fun – and Butter Beer!

Today’s card takes a different approach to the popular Country home stamp set.  I wanted to do something without the milk can or pitcher.  This set is more versatile than you might think.

Country Home Hello - Center Stage Stamping

I stamped the cotton spray image in Fresh Fig along the bottom of the card base and colored select flowers with my Crushed Curry marker.  I used an image from Timeless Textures to add the distressed look on the base.  I wrapped some linen thread around a Wood Textures dsp layer and layered the fussy cut little oval with the sentiment.  The little Crushed Curry sprigs are from the Eclectic Layers Thinlits.  A quick and simple card with a funcountry fall feel.  Don’t be afraid to branch out from the obvious with a stamp set.  There is a lot more fun to be had!

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Christmas Wreath

The weather here has been nutso this week.. We dropped into the 40’s, back into the 50’s, jumped up to the 80’s for a day, then plummeted back to the low 50’s.  Plus rain every other day.  Please, bring back the sun and some warmth!  I am not ready for winter.  At all.  I think I need to move farther south.

In spite of the weather, I have been busy creating some fun Christmas cards.  And I just got some new goodies that I can’t wait to play with this weekend! I’m excited to share those projects with you soon.  Today I have a card that puts the wonderful Wishing You Well set center stage.

Wishing You Well wreath - Center Stage Stamping

I love the combination of Crumb Cake, White and a touch of copper!  I embossed the wreath in white and added little “berries” with the Bright Copper Shimmer Paint.  I used the stylus end of the Take Your Pick Tool, dipped it in the Copper Shimmer Paint and dotted it on the wreath.  a great way to add some detail with the shimmer paint. A Copper Trim bow is a great finishing touch for the wreath.  The sentiment is embossed in copper on a little tag cut from the Stitched Labels Framelits.  This would be an easy card to mass produce.

While I am not ready for winter and the cold and gray skies that come with it, I do love Christmas and creating fun cards to send to friends and family.  But, hey! I can do that year round!! Hmmm – maybe I do just need to move where it is warmer….

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