Seasonal Shadow Box - Summer

Yesterday I posted the Shadow Box I made for Spring.

Today's Shadow box features Summer - sigh I wish it were here, but all we got today was more snow!

The shadow box is constructed using Crushed Curry card stock, and layered with the Color Theory DSP.  An oval circle is die cut in the middle with one of the inserts from Color Theory Memories and more adhered behind it.  The sentiment is also trimmed from one of those insets as well as the sun and the flowers stickers.

Berry Burst card stock was used to die cut the Layering Seasons framelits and adhered to the lower right frame.

Seasonal Shadow Boxes - Spring

I made these frames from a tutorial I purchased from Craft Project Central and were designed by Buffy Cooper.

These Shadow Boxes feature all 4 seasons- but today's post features only Spring.  They are very easy to make and my plan is use these as a class project..

All shadow boxes are made using the Colorful Seasons Bundle, the Color Theory DSP,  and the Color Theory Memories & More Card Pack. I added a few other embellishments as well.

Above are the Spring and Summer shadow boxes, but today's post features the Spring Shadow Box.

The tutorial includes a tutorial on how to create a Shadow Box frame but I also found a great tutorial on You Tube here

The Shadow Box Frame is made using Berry Burst card stock (8 1/2 by 11") and decorated with the Color Theory DSP die cut with an Oval Framelit.  The insert and sentiment is from the Color Theory Memories & More Card Pack.

The flowers were made by stamping with Berry Burst ink, two of each of the flowers from the Colorful Seasons stamp set and die cutting them with the coordinating die set.  The flowers were shaped and after adhering two similar flowers together some acrylic lacquer was applied.

The larger flower in the upper and lower corner is from the Flower Shop stamp set.  I have put together a tutorial on how to colour and shape these flowers here .  The leaves were made using the Leaf Punch.

Supplies Used:

Stamps:  Colorful Seasons, Flower Shop

Inks:  Berry Burst, Daffodil Delight, Rich Razzelberry, Olf Olive

Papers:  Berry Burst, Color Theory DSP, Thick Whisper White, Old Olive

Accessories:  Coor Theory Memeories & More Card Pack, Crystal Lacquer (non SU), Dazzling Diamonds, Leaf Punch, Layering Season Framelits, Scoring Tool. Layering Oval Framelits

The Summer Shadow box will by posted separately.

Autumn Leaves - Try Stampin ' or Not on Tuesday #339

We can't stop the world turning.  Autumn is making a come back again.  As I post, the leaves are already starting to turn; the daylight is getting shorter, and the nights are definitely getting cooler.  What happened to summer?

The sketch with Try Stampin' or Not on Tuesday this week has a fall theme, so I pulled out some extra leaves I had made earlier and used them on this card.

The sketch is by Kaylin.

Earlier I had make a background using reinkers and a spritzer filled with water.  When dry I used the Colorful Season Layering framelits to die cut 3 sizes of leaves.  These I used in my art piece, but before I did, I gold embossed the edges of each leaf.

The leaves were arranged on a 2 1/4 by 2 1/4" piece of Very Vanilla card stock embossed with the Woodlands embossing folder and adhered with a glue dot.  The surface (and the edges) was lightly sponged with Soft Suede ink to bring out the details. Gold glitter Baker's twine tied into a bow was added to the stems of the leaves.

This art piece was added to a square of Cajun Craze turned onto it's side with the right edge cut even with the card edge.

The basic card is Cajun Craze card stock, layered with Very Vanilla card stock, and then a retired fall DSP.  I sponged all these edges with Soft Suede ink.

In the middle I added a 2" strip of Gold Glimmer paper.  This ties all the gold elements together.

The 3/8" Crushed Curry Mini Chevron ribbon is placed over the glitter paper, the Cajun Craze card stock and underneath the art piece.

For the sentiment I highlighted the word "Autumn"  from a sentiment that reads:  "Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower".  The entire sentiment is stamped on the inside of the card.

Supplies Used:
Stamps:  Autumn (Rosewood stamps)
Inks:  Cajun Craze, Soft Suede, Versa Mark
Papers:  Cajun Craze, Very Vanilla, Gold Glimmer, Shiny card stock background previously made, retired Autumn DSP
Accessories:  Woodlands embossing folder, Gold embossing powder, Gold glitter Baker's twine, 3/8" Crushed Curry mini chevron ribbon, dimensionals. Layering Seasonal Framelits

Summer in the Garden - Try Stampin' or Not on Tuesday #331

My design team card for this week's sketch challenge at Try Stampin' or Not on Tuesday has a theme of  "summer".
This is what I visualized.

The flowers in the stained glass window is a Frog's Whisker's Ink stamp and I already had it coloured so used it with this sketch challenge.  It was matted with a Basic Black scallop circle and added to the card front using dimensionals.

Beside the stain glass window I placed a white Adirondack chair, a place where one could sit and reflect on the summer outside.

The basic card is Marina Mist, layered with Whisper White embossed with the Ruffled Embossing Folder.  Across the middle I added a 1 1/4" striped Marina Mist ribbon with one end distressed.  On the upper edge I added a 1/4" ombre Island Indigo ribbon.  From the chair, this ribbon combo looks like water in a distance. 

I deliberately decided not to use a sentiment with this card.

Supplies Used:

Stamp:  Stained glass flower (Frog's Whisker's Ink)

Inks:  Copic markers, Black Memento

Papers:  Marina Mist, Whisper White, Basic Black

Accessories:  Layering Seasonal Framelits, 1 1/4" Marina Mist grosgrain ribbon, 1/4" ombre Island Indigo ribbon, dimensionals, Layering  Circles Framelits, Ruffles embossing folder.