Another Cottage Scene

Just because there are new products coming in the new Annual catalogue does not mean that we have to forget about the "oldies".

For instance, in this card, I brought back Swirly Bird and the Window Framelit, and together with some new catalogue products created this cottage scene.

Am I wishing for warm weather or what?

The Soft Suede card base is layered first with Crumb Cake and then Wood Texture DSP which has been embossed with the Brick Embossing Folder. The last two layers were added to the card front at a slight angle

The window was die cut with Crumb Cake card stock and the edges sponged with Crumb Cake ink. A piece of Window Sheet was adhered to the wrong side of the window.

On the other side of the window is a cottage scene depicting a sail boat on a lake, clouds in the sky, and a branch with flowers on it.

The branch and flowers were stamped with "Colorful Seasons"; the water with "High Tide": The boat with "Swirly Bird".  I created the clouds using 3 scallop circles adhered together, a sponge and Marina Mist ink.

On the window sill, I placed 6 stamped and die cut flowers, with leaves and 2 birds from the Swirly Bird set.  Below is a close up of the window.

Supplies Used
Stamps: Colorful Seasons, Swirly Bird, High Tide
Inks: Soft Suede, Marina Mist, Melon Mambo, Basic Black, Real Red, Daffodil Delight, Pacific Point,
Papers: Soft Suede, Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Wood Texture DSP stack, Old Olive
Accessories: Window Sheet, Hearth & Home Framelit, Brick Wall Embossing Folder, 3/8" Burlap ribbon, pearls, small oval punch, dimensionals.

Looking Out the Window - Try Stampin' On Tuesday #233

My black cat Mischief loves to look out the window and makes the funniest noises when he sees a bird or a squirrel.  He sits so that he can see the bird bath in the summer and facing the lilac bush in the winter.
When I saw the sketch with Try Stampin on Tuesday I immediately visualized my cat sitting at the window.  I did make this a Christmas card, but I did not put a sentiment on it.

 

• The base card is a Cherry Cobbler top fold 4 1/4 by 11" card, layered with a Crumb Cake piece of cardstock embossed with the Brick Wall embossing folder.
• I used the Home for Christmas DSP to make the banner, and matted it with Gold Glimmer paper
• There are such wonderful stamp sets and framelits in the new Holiday catalogue, that I just had to use some of this to create this card.

I used the following:  Hearth & Home framelits to die cut the window in Whisper White
                                   Happy Scenes stamp set to create the winter scene behind the window
                                   A piece of window sheet is attached behind the window
                                   Festive Fireplace stamp set to stamp the wreath, bow and cat
                                   Festive Fireside Framelits to die cut the wreath, bow, cat and stockings

• The scene was stamped in Mossy Meadow, with the sky sponged in Marina Mist.  The snow flakes were stamped with Pacific Point ink.  Dazzling diamonds make the snowflakes and the ground sparkle.  A bit of Liquid Applique and the heating tool gives the illusion of fallen snow on the trees.
• The wreath was stamped in Old Olive, with the red berries painted with a blender pen and Real Red ink.  The bow was stamped in Real Red.
• My cat is black, so this cat was coloured black using black ink and a blender pen.

• I used a lot of glue dots to adhere everything together.

Supplies Used:

 

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Thinking of You with a Grateful Heart

Today was an "off" day for me.  I have heard that the third day after surgery is the worst - and certainly that was the case for me.
I'm glad I don't have a craft show tomorrow.
So, instead, I tried doing some playing in the craft room today, and managed one card, the one I am about to post.
I was so happy to get the "Hearth & Home" framelit and the stamp set   "Happy Scenes" that coordinates with it.

• I started with the scene out of the window, selecting the Halloween/Thanksgiving image.
• The sky was coloured with s Marina Mist sponge and a cluster of scallop circles adhered together.  The rest of the image was coloured with markers from the Brights family - Pumpkin Pie, Real Red, Old Olive, Daffodil Delight.  The tree was touched up with a Chocolate chip marker
• The image was trimmed to fit behind a Very Vanilla window, die cut using the Hearth and Home framelit.  I later sponged the edges of the window with Crumb Cake ink so the window would blend in with the rest of the card.
•  On the left side of the window I attached a small piece of Happy Haunting DSP.
• Then I built the rest of the card - an Old Olive base, layered with Very Vanilla, and then Crumb Cake cardstock embossed with the new Softly Falling Embossing Folder.  All of these edges were sponged with Crumb Cake ink.
• Horizontally, in the middle, was attached a piece of Old Olive cardstock upon with was attached 1/2 of a frayed burlap ribbon.  I tied the frayed pieces in a knot in the middle and put it aside.
• The window & DSP was attached to the rest of the card using dimensionals.
• The knotted piece of frayed burlap was added to the lower window sill.

The sentiment was stamped with Chocolate Chip ink, the strip notched at both ends and attached below the window with dimensionals.

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