Happy April!
I’m back this month to share more of my stamping creations from last October while I was a member of the Splitcoast Stampers Dirty Dozen Design team. Each month we were given a theme around which we were supposed to design six cards/projects. I can’t remember what was happening last October, but when I look back at my work I only see that I shared five projects. Must have been a busy month for me.
The theme for last October was Friends and Neighbors. It was suggested our cards feature images of people or we make a card showing something we like to do with friends. It was also suggested we create a card that was inspired by a friend, make a house shaped card, or create a housewarming gift.
Colorado Rocky Mountain High
This wall hanging I created could very easily be used as a housewarming gift for someone who moves to Colorado. It is one of my favorites this month. It features a lot of things related to Colorado: bears, moose, mountains, trout, sunshine, camping and of course the Colorado state flower, the Columbine. The two stamps I used by Ann Corbiere-Scott were created exclusively for a local paper crafting store that I like to visit on occasion.
STAMPS: Forest Friends by Stampablities, Gone Fishing by Creative Expressions, Greetings from Colorado & Colorado Rocky Mountan stamp sets by Ann Corbiere-Scott.
PAPER: Basic white, Highland Heather, Gorgeous Grape, Pool Party, Daffodil Delight, Old Olive, Crumb Cake and Basic Black
INK: Memento Tuxedo Black, Versa Mark, Highland Heather, Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie, Real Red, Crushed Curry, and Daffodil Delight
ACCESSORIES: Rugged Icons, Alphabet A La Mode, Tree Lot and Majestic Mountain Dies by Stampin’ Up! Forest Animalsl #1 and Mountain Scene Doe Sets by Echo Park, Stampin’ Up! Moose Punch, White Heat Embossing Powder and Heat Tool
***A special note about this project: I couldn’t stand to part with it so I saved it for myself! 🙂
“Our House was a Very Very Fine House”
We used to have two cats in the yard too! (If you know, you know!) This house card was very labor intensive, but I am extremely happy with how it turned out! I first sketched my house on a piece of scrap paper that measured 4-1/4” x 5-1/2” and cut it out. Then I cut a piece of card stock for the base that measures 8-1/2” x 5-1/2” and folded it in half. I used the house I sketched as a stencil and drew cut lines onto the card base. The top edge of the house is placed on the fold. I cut slivers of black card stock for the outlining, etc. I didn’t measure width…I just cut slivers. I used pieces of Pool Party card stock for the windows, a punched pool party circle cut in half for the door window and a full circle for the window above the door. A slightly large circle punch was used with some black card stock for the black outline around the circle window. The door was created using a tag die from the Unbounded Love dies. I just cut off one rounded end for the bottom of the door. Everything was colored using Stampin’ Blends
STAMPS: Garden Meadow and Unbounded Love
PAPER: Smoky Slate, Pool Party, Real Red, Basic Black and Basic White
INK: Memento Tuxedo Black, Fresh Freesia, Daffodil Delight, Granny Apple Green, Pecan Pie, Smoky Slate Stampin’ Blends
ACCESSORIES: Garden Meadow Dies, Unbounded Love Dies, 3/4” and 1” circle punches
Happy Birthday!
This card is a remake of one I received for my birthday. The card I received was printed. For this one, I cut strips of DSP approx. 1/2” x 2-1/2” and evenly spaced and attached them to white card stock. I used dimensional to attach to the card front. I then punched five mini ornaments out of pumpkin pie card stock and used mini dimensional to attach them upside down with the top end under the strips to create the candle flames.
STAMPS: Sweetly Scripted
PAPER: Berry Burst, Basic White, Pumpkn Pie, Flowering Zinnia Designer Series Paper.
INK: Berry Burst
ACCESSORIES: Retired mini-tree ornament punch
Another Card Re-Make
This is a remake of another friend’s card. Her card was beautiful! I just did a few things differently. First, I added a sentiment, and instead of stamping the strip under the sentiment, I used a piece of DSP. I also changed the colors. Her card was light purple and green. Mine is Night of Navy and Highland Heather. I also added a stamped image above the sentiment. Her square was punched out with a punched out of a piece of light purple card stock beneath the top white layer. I cut a square out of basic white and applied it over the base of the stems. She also used an embossing folder for the thin strip of embossing under the flowers. I used my Simply Score tool to make scored lines under the flowers.
STAMPS: Spotlight on Nature
PAPER: Night of Navy, Basic White, Highland Heather, Retired DSP, Vellum
INK: Highland Heather
ACCESSORIES: Stylish Shapes Dies, Painted Lavender Dies, Retired Flower Punch, Iridescent Pearls
Wine Not!
Yes, another old and retired stamp set, and another thing I like to do with friends! It’s an old favorite as well. My husband and I consider ourselves wine connoisseurs; we even make our own wine. Some would say “winos” is a better description. LOL! I come from a long line of Italian home made wine makers and getting my “wanna be Italian” husband into the craft was easy. We enjoy sharing a glass with friends and family members while catching up on life.
STAMPS: Half Full, Tuscan Vineyard, Unbounded Love
PAPER: Basic White, Crumb Cake, Shaded Spruce, Berry Burst
INK: Berry Burst, Shaded Spruce, Memento Tuxedo Black
ACCESSORIES: Deckled Circle Dies, Stripes 3D Embossing Folder.
Well that’s it for this month. I’ ve a few technique videos in the planning stages and I’ll get to work on them as soon as possible. It has been awhile since a video and it’s time to get back at it. NOTE: If an item doesn’t appear in the list of supplies below it is because it is retired or not a Stampin’ Up! item.
Hope you enjoyed your visit here today. Until next time…
Happy Stamping!
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