Green Tree Silhouettes

I just love the trees in Tree Silhouettes, it is definitely one of my favorite stamp sets of all time. It is not only perfect for cards, but on scrapbook pages featuring our family hikes....(and with autumn coming we will be going soon, I just love hiking amongst all of the beautiful colors of fall). I thought I would pull it out again to create a card using lots of Green for a Waltzingmouse challenge... and hey, a random winner will win all of her to soon-to-be released stamp sets and they look AWESOME!

Have a wonderful Sunday!

Blessings,



Card Deets,
Stamps: Tree Silhouettes, Autumn Leaves (sentiment) and Linen
Cardstock: Green Apple, Chocolate Kiss, VV and Basic Grey dp
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa, Vivid Olive
Accessories: Ribbon, Nesties

Technique Challenge

When I saw the Technique Challenge for this week: Pop Up Gift Card I thought I would give it a whirl. I knew the new stamp set from Gina K., My Cuppa' Joe would be perfect for this challenge. Who doesn't love a gift card to Starbucks? (Even for non-coffee drinkers, they have great tea and hot chocolate) I used Cosmo Cricket designer paper and got a bonus because it is double sided :o)) The base of the card is Chocolate Chip and I also used Sage Shadow for the layering.



I paper pieced the coffee bag onto the bag using the other side of the designer paper and stamped coffee in the label box. After the image was stamped and colored, I stamped over it using the Linen BG stamp and Creamy Caramel ink.

Here is what the inside of the card looks like....


As you can see, there is plenty of room to add something to the inside of the card if you wish.
That is all for today. Have a great Tuesday!

Limelight Sketch

I made this card for the Limelight Sketch Challenge and you can find all of the details HERE . It is a lovely sketch, but I kind of has a hard time with it... I think it was just my mojo was off a bit the day I made it. :o) For the background I used the Linen BG and a snowflake from the Christmas Magic set. Well, I still have some laundry to do from vacation so best get to it. Have a great Sunday.

Live Your Dream

I almost didn't buy this set when it was in the mini-catalog...but am glad I bit bullet and did. Sadly, it didn't make it into the current catalog. This was a card that came together rather quickly. I used my Linen BG to add a little bit of texture to the cardstock, I am not sure it has shown up to well on this photo. Then I went back and randomly stamped the butterfly using Soft Sky ink as well. This is a nice simple layout that I use when I am short of time and need a card in a jiffy.

Well, I have a full day here so I best get busy. Have a great one!

Comfort and Peace

This week is just flying by, I can hardly believe it.... I think I missed part of September and now it is October 2nd already!

The Color Challenge on SCS this week was to use colors: Chocolate Chip, Really Rust and Baja Breeze (which I substituted with Sage Shadow). The stamp set used is Comfort and Peace from Gina K. Designs. I think the sentiments in this stamp set work very nicely for a variety of occasions when you are concerned for someone, whether it is for a sympathy card or if someone is just going through a difficult time for a variety of reasons. The font is form of script and different from anything else that I have in my collection. I created the background on the Really Rust layer by first stamping it using the Canvas BG from SU, then I put it through the Cuttlebug using the Distressed Stripes folder. I think both steps give it great texture! The main focal image was stamped using markers and then stamped over the image using Creamy Caramel ink and the Linen BG.
Have a great day!

Recipe:
Stamps: Comfort and Peace (GKD), Linen, and Canvas
Cardstock: Chocolate Chip, Really Rust, Sage Shadow, and VV
Ink: Chocloate Chip, Creamy Caramel, Sage Shadow, and Really Rust
Accessories: Brown Organdy, Brads, and CB folder Distressed Stripes