Congratulations on Your New Home

Sometimes  a stamp set surprises you, and this stamp set with its' coordinating die really surprised me!  In a good way that is!
When I picked it up to use it I really questioned my sanity in purchasing these items.  But rather than continuing to chastise myself I instead challenged myself.

Here's what I came up with:

First I created a background using the Brusho Crystals, choosing a homogenous layered approach - blue for the sky and green for the grass.  I chose other stamps to bring definition to the sky and ground.

For  the clouds I stamped images from "Lift Me Up"; the grass elements from "Sheltering Tree"

Once the background was complete I die cut the outline of the house from the Color Theory DSP, and embossed the lower part of the house with the Brick embossing folder.  A bit of sponging with Basic Gray ink brought the brick pattern out a bit better.

The house itself seemed a bit plain, so I added a die cut window/window frame and door/door frame
from the Home Sweet Home Thinlets.  Some Daffodil Delight card stock behind  the window made it look like someone was home.  The décor elements of the door were highlighted with a white gel pen.

Now here is where the Welcoming Home Framelit really surprised me!

I first used the stamp set to stamp the flowers in Sweet Sugar plum ink, and when I die cut them I quickly realized this was a quick way to die cut many flowers at once.  I did not use all the flowers I die cut so I was able to save some for future use.

The front of the house was decorated with a potted plant on each side of the door.  The pots, stamped and die cut separately, were coloured with the Pumpkin Pie blendability and the other die cut stem and flowers were added separately.  The new adhesive sheets were very helpful in adhering these pieces.

Supplies Used:
Stamps:  Home Life, Lift Me Up, Sheltering Tree
Inks:  Brusho crystals, Dapper Denim, Old Olive, Sweet Sugar plum, Pumpkin Pie Blendability, Basic Gray, Black Memento
Papers:  Dapper Denim, Whisper White, Color Theory DSP, Always Artichoke, Old Olive, Daffodil Delight, Watercolor Paper
Accessories:  Welcome Home Framelits, Brick Wall Embossing Folder, Sweet Home Framelits, Adhesive sheets,

Christmas At Home

I used this stamp set to make a Halloween/fall card  here  as part of my team swap.

Today I used the same stamp set to make a Christmas card.  I just love the way it turned out.

The image of the door was stamped onto Whisper White and die cut using the "At Home Framelit dies".  I found it easier to die cut the inner door (the one that opens) before I cut the door jam. After die cutting the windows in the door,  I added a Whisper White piece of card stock behind the entire door providing stability to this unit. A piece of window sheet was adhered to the inside of the door window

Using blendabilities, the door was coloured Cherry Cobbler; the jam Slate Gray.

The base card is Real Red, layered with Slate gray card stock embossed with the Brick embossing folder. Some Basic Gray ink was sponged lightly over the surface of this embossed surface to bring out the features better.

At the bottom I added a 1" piece of Hardwood DSP - this was the porch floor.  A welcome mat was stamped and die cut and added to the door threshold.

A Christmas arrangement in a planter was placed on the floor on each side of the door, and a candle lamp was also attached to the upper wall - also on each side of the door.

An over the door wreath was coloured, die cut and hung over the top of the door. A wreath was also added over the door window.  A piece of Cherry Cobbler Baker's Twine was tied into a bow and added to the wreath.

Open the door and you are greeted with a message: "I Feel at Home when I'm with You"

To finish off I added to Lacquer to the lights, door handle and lock, Christmas arrangement pots and some Wink of Stella to the berries and flowers that had been coloured red.

Supplies Used:
Stamp:  At Home with You
Inks:  Black Memento, Stampin Blendabilities, Crumb cake and Old Olive markers
Papers:  Real Red, Smoky Slate, Whisper White, Wood Crate DSP
Accessories:  At Home Framelit die, Brick Embossing Folder, Dimensionals, Wink of Stella , Lacquer (non SU), Window Sheet, Cherry Cobbler Baker's Twine.

Here's the Fall/Halloween card I made using the same stamp set:

At Home with You - a fall birthday team swap card.

This is my swap card for the team meeting yesterday.  I used the At Home with You stamp set and coordinating framelits. And since I am starting to work on my fall cards I decided to give this card a Halloween/Fall vibe.

These are the 5 cards I made.  It took me a while, but it was well worth it.  Below is a single card:

The door is stamped with Black Memento ink onto Island Indigo card stock.  I die cut the entire door and then came the tricky part - die cutting the actual door in suck a way that the door opened the right way.  Four out of 5 times I got it right.  Hint:  feel the cutting edge of the die for the door only.  One edge is duller than the other.  This side does not cut.  It might be a good idea to mark that side with a marker so you don't make costly mistakes like I did.

On the door front a fall colored wreath with a ribbon made with double linen thread was added.

On a piece of Whisper White cardstock placed behind the door, I stamped the sentiment. Open the door to read the sentiment.

The door was adhered to the card front which was Smoky Slate card stock embossed with the Brick wall embossing folder. At the bottom of the embossed layer I placed a piece of the Wood DSP. The welcome mat was adhered just below the door and onto the wood DSP.  On the upper wall to the right of the door I placed the lantern light which I had colored and die cut.

On the left I placed the pail with the sunflowers and pumpkins which I also colored and die cut.

You can't really see it in the pictures, but I applied some clear Wink of Stella on the sunflowers, pumpkins, wreath and lantern light.

Supplies Used:
Stamp:  At Home with You
Inks:  Black Memento, SU markers
Papers:  Island indigo, Basic Blue, Smoky Slate, Wood DSP, Whisper White
Accessories:  Linen Thread, Brick Wall embossing folder, At Home framelits, dimensionals, glue dots, Clear Wink of Stella

Noel

 Happy World Card Making Day!!

The weather on this first of October Day is finally cooler, and we're even having some rainfall, although not as much as the flooding deluge that Windsor experienced. A perfect day to stay indoors and make some cards - relax and make some cards - even though I really need to work and replenish the stock that was sold at my sale yesterday.

This is the card I ended up making.

 

The base card is Cherry Cobbler cardstock, layered with Warmth and Cheer DSP, followed with the Whisper White image piece.  This piece was embossed with the Brick Wall embossing folder. The rest of the die cuts were built on this background.


"Noel" was die cut in Cherry Cobbler cardstock and adhered to the top of the art piece.

On a separate piece of Whisper White cardstock, three stockings were stamped- one with Cherry Cobbler, one with Garden Green, and one with  Delightful Dijon and then die cut with the Christmas Stockings Thinlets.  They were then embossed with the new Cable Knit embossing folder.
The tops, heels and toes were die cut using Dazzling Diamond glimmer paper and adhered to the stocking; The snowflakes die cut from the center of another stocking.

The stockings were hung from pine boughs which were die cut in Garden Green and the Pretty Pines Thinlet.  At the top of each stocking I adhered a bow made with linen thread.

Supplies Used:
Stamps: Hang Your Stocking
Inks: Cherry Cobbler, Garden Green, Delightful Dijon
Papers: Cherry Cobbler, Whisper White, Garden Green, Warmth & Cheer DSP, Dazzling Diamond Glimmer Paper
Accessories: Christmas Stockings Thinlet dies, Pretty Pines Thinlets, Linen Thread, Brick Wall embossing folder, Cable Knit embossing folder, dimensionals

Clematis in Center Step Card Fold - The Friday Mashup #221

I love my flowers!  Every mornin at 8:30 a.m.  (weather permitting) I am out in the garden, dead heading, weeding, edging, watering, etc.  It is a time I enjoy very much.  Usually the birds are very active that time of morning, and I hear cardinals, chickadees, doves, and the occasional robin and they are my music accompaniement (? spelling).
When I saw the challenge with The Friday Mashup I was delighted. Yes! Yes! I went.  Then I looked at the colour challenge that went with it: Delightful Dijon, Old Olive, and Rich Razzelberry.  I immediately thought of my clematis, which has finished blooming for the summer, but gave me such a show for over a month.  So, I punched some flower petals and leaves and formed a clematis.

• The card is a Center Step fold card, and the tutorial I used is a modified version of the SCS one.  It was done by Brian King on his blog.
• The base cardstock is Old Olive, and I used the SU trimmer to do the cutting and scoring.
• The center piece  is layered with Rich Razzelberry cardstock, and then Whisper white embossed with the Brick embossing folder.

Flower:

• 6 of the smaller flower petals from the Build a Flower punch (retired) were punched in Rich Razzelberry cardstock.  Each petal was sponged with Rich Razzelberry ink, and shaped with a stylus and the lid of the tombo glue.  A 3/4" circle was punched in Rich Razzelberry as well, and with a hot glue gun, the petals were added to the circle one by one.
• For the center of the flower, I punch a 3/4" circle in Delightful Dijon, sponged the edges with the same colour of ink, then snipped all the way around the circle to create a fringe.  The center was then shaped using a tombo lid to push it into a stamping pad.  This was hot glued to the center of the clematis.  Then I punched a small Rich Razzelberry circle using the 1/8" hand held punch and adhered it to the center.  Finally a rhinestone was added.
• 6 Old Olive leaves were punched using the same punch.  Again, each leaf was sponged using Old Olive ink, and then shaped with a stylus and tombo glue lid.
• A narrow curved stem was cut free hand from a scrap of Old Olive and adhered to the Brick layer.
• The Clematis was adhered to the upper right of this layer, with the leaves added one at a time in a random fashion.

This is one of the 4 clematis vines I have.  It was so beautiful this year.

Designer Paper

• Seeing as I did not have any DSP with those colours I decided to make my own, using a multiple colour emboss resist technique (I made that up I think)
• On a piece of Whisper White cardstock, I randomly sponged areas of Rich Razzelberry, Old Olive and Delightful Dijon using sponge daubers covering the entire surfaces i.e. no white areas.
• Then using Versa Mark ink and the stamp set "Garden in Bloom", I randomly stampedvarious  t images all over the now very colourful paper.  
• Clear embossing powder was added, and then heat embossed.
• Then the entire piece of treated paper was covered with Old Olive ink and a sponge dauber. To finish, the surface was wiped with a dry clean towel.

This DSP was used to place on the front and side pieces.

The sentiment is from the stamp set "Garden in Bloom", punched with a Decorative Label punch, sponged with Rich Razzelberry ink, and adhered to the front using dimensionals.
Tiny flowers in Rich Razzelberry cardstock were punched and added to the front, and two were punched with the remaining DSP and added under the clematis.

Rhinestones were added to the tiny flowers; bling to the edges of the clematic.

Supplies Used:
 

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