The Fox in the Forest - Hand Stamped Sentiments #355

 For the Inspirational Challenge  at HSS I added the fox from “Nature’s Best” into the forest from “Rooted in Nature” and added a cardinal from “Snow Front”. The slope was created using the “Curvy Die” and the diecut “Snow” is from an unknown retired Stampin Up die set

On a 4 by 5 1/4” piece of Whisper White card stock I sponged the sky with the new blending brushes applying Balmy Blue in a ‘blotchy’ manner creating a sky 

that looked like it was about to dump snow.

On and below the slope created with the Curvy Die was added some trees.  These were stamped with Old Olive and die cut with the Nature's Roots die.  Also added were some stamped trees from Nature's Best.

The fox was stamped on a separate piece of Whisper White and coloured with Water colour pencils and a Blender pen then fuss cut, and added to the card front with dimensionals.

More sprigs and branches were stamped around the fox and on one of the branches I added a cardinal.

Snow was added to the base of the trees and along the slope using Liquid applique and Dazzling Diamonds.  In one area under one of the trees, some glimmer Crystal Effects was added to make it look like an ice patch. (Actually I inadvertently applied to much Balmy Blue to that spot so this was my "fix")

The sentiment was die cut twice- once in Night of Navy and one in Whisper White.  They were adhered together with each letter off set from the other, and then added to the sky in the upper right.

The completed art scene was added to a Night of Navy card base.

Supplies Used:

Stamps:  Nature's Best, Rooted in Nature, Snow Front

Inks:  Balmy Blue, Night of Navy, Old Olive, Real Red, Early Espresso, Black Memento, Watercolor pencils

Papers:  Night of Navy, Whisper White

Accessories:  Blender Brushes, "Snow" die cut, Curvy die, Nature's Root Dies, Blender pen, Liquid Applique, Dazzling Diamonds, Glimmer Crystal Effects, Dimensionals

Another Curvy card for Easter

 Continuing with the theme of using the Curvy dies and stamp set, I made another card which I made for Easter.  I wanted to show the versatility of this stamp set as well as increase my comfort level with the curved die.

I started with a Thick Whisper White card stock card base to which I added a 4 by 5 1/4" piece of Fine Art Floral DSP.

On top of the DSP I added 2 pieces of Flirty Flamingo card stock die cut separately using the curvy die (floral pattern).  Note, they are not just cut in half.

These 2 pieces were adhered to the top and bottom of the DSP leaving a space between them. This is a great way to display DSP and another way to use the Curvy die.

On a separate piece of Whisper White, I stamped a flower sprig as well as 3 birds.  The flowers, and birds were coloured with Stampin' Blends, and then die cut using the curvy dies.  I also die cut 2 extra sprigs of foliage using Old Olive card stock.

These were adhered below the bottom curve as shown in the above picture, adding the floral strip and the birds using dimensionals.  A bow made with gold metallic trim was added to the left side of the floral strip, and some rhinestones were added randomly on the front.

The sentiment, from Itty Bitty Greetings, was stamped on a scrap of Whisper White die cut with the Stitched so Sweetly die.

Supplies Used:

Stamps:  Quite Curvy, Itty Bitty Greetings                                                                   Inks:  Black Memento, Stampin' Blends (Crumb Cake, Daffodil Delight, Flirty Flamingo, Old Olive)                                                                                                    Papers:  Thick Whisper White, Whisper White, Flirty Flamingo, Fine Art DSP, Old Olive                                                                                                                             Accessories:  Curvy Dies, Stitched So Sweetly Die, Dimensionals, Champagne rhinestones, Gold trim

The sentiment was stamped to a die cut j

Just For You Using the Quite Curvy Bundle

 The Curvy Stamp set and coordinating dies have certainly been a challenge for me because it is new and different.

However, I think I am getting my mojo back with regards to this stamp set,  and am using the dies to not "flatten" the curve but to use the curve.

This card could be a Valentine's Day card, or an Easter card, or a whatever card.

The 5 1/2 by 10 1/2"  card base of Thick Whisper White card stock is scored at 2 1/8" and 4 1/4".  It is folded in half and the top half is folded back on itself to form a Z fold card.

On the front is added a piece of Blushing Bride card stock 1 7/8" by 5 1/4" layered with the beautiful Love You Always Specialty DSP. This one sided, shiny foil paper comes in colours of Blushing Bride, Rococco Rose and Sahara Sand.  I almost hated to cut a piece of this for my card, but I took a deep breath, closed my eyes (well partially) and cut a piece measuring 1 3/4 by 5" in the Rococco Rose colour - and adhered it to the Blushing Bride cardstock on the front panel.

On the inside I first added a 4 by 5 1/4" of Blushing Bride card stock.  Then I took a piece of Whisper White card stock with the same measurements and die cut one of the long ends with the Curvy Edgelet die (floral pattern).  This I adhered to the Blushing Bride layer as shown below.

For the focal image, I used the Stitched Oval dies to die cut a larger (3 1/4 by 2 5/8") oval in Blushing Bride and a smaller one (2 3/4 by 2") in Whisper White. These two I adhered together.

On a separate piece of Whisper White I stamped 2 of the floral images and 2 of the birds using Black Memento ink.  I coloured the flowers with Stampin' Blends (Rococco Rose and Granny Apple Green) and the birds with Rococco Rose and Crumb Cake. All were die cut with the Curvy dies.

Before adhering them to the layered ovals, the sentiment was stamped in the center using Blushing Bride ink.  One of the floral strips was adhered to the top and the other on the bottom of the ovals.  The two birds were added at the top of the oval perching just on the edge.

Only part of the oval image piece (about 1 1/4") was adhered to the front panel. 

To finish the card, some Dazzling diamonds was added to the flowers and some champagne rhinestones were added randomly on the ovals and on the inside.

Supplies Used:

Stamp: Quite Curvy

Inks:  Black Memento, Blushing Bride, Stampin' Blends - both light and dark (Rococco Rose, Crumb Cake, Granny Apple Green)

Papers:  Thick Whisper White, Whisper White, Blushing Bride, Love You Always DSP

Accessories:  Curvy Dies, Stitched Oval dies, Champagne rhinestones, Dazzling Diamonds