You're in My Thoughts - Try Stampin' on Tuesday #602

 This card was a different take on the sketch challenge at Try Stampin' on Tuesday  #602. I took some liberties with the sketch, making the larger rectangle in the sketch a transparent window. And through the window was seen a rainbow of colours in the sea.

The background was created by cutting and pasting 3 different patterns of By the Bay  DSP .  The setting sun was created by punching a 2" circle from Basic White card stock and applying Daffodil Delight ink using a blender brush.  Crushed Curry was added around the edges to give it more of a 3D shape. It set between two different pieces of DSP throwing a rainbow of colours on the sea in the foreground. The birds in the sky were from "Grassy Grove". The completed background was adhered to an A2 Night of Navy card base.

The window was created by die cutting 2 different sizes of Stitched Rectangle dies, first in Smokey Slate card stock, and then Soft Suede. A piece of window sheet was added behind the frames. It was added to the card front using foam strips.

The image, from "In the Moment" stamp set was coloured with Stampin' Blends and then fussy cut and adhered to the window sheet

Flat adhesive backed pearls added to the upper right of the card finished the card.

Supplies Used:

Stamps:  In the Moment, Grassy Grove

Inks:  Black Memento, Daffodil Delight, Crushed Curry, Basic Gray. Stampin' Blends (Bermuda Bay, Pebbled Path, Rich Razzelberry, Skin tone, Daffodil Delight)

Papers:  Basic White, Soft Suede, Smokey Slate, Night of Navy, By the Sea DSP

Accessories:  2" circle punch, Stitched Rectangle Dies, Window sheet, Foam adhesive strips,  Flat adhesive backed pearls.

Hello Irresistible DSP & Grassy Grove bundle - a Thank you card

 For the second scenic card using the Hello Irresistible DSP as  background, I used the "Grassy Grove" stamp set to stamp the trees, and the "On the Horizon" stamp set for the birds in the sky.

The sentiment is punched with the double oval punch and adhered together using dimensionals. The edges of the smaller punch are daubed with Pretty Peacock ink.  The ribbon behind the sentiment is 1/2" Natural Woven ribbon; the rhinestones are from the wave rhinestone collection.

The completed scene is adhered to an A2 Pretty Peacock card base.

Supplies Used:

Stamps:  Grassy Grove, On the Horizon

Inks:  Shaded Spruce, Basic Gray, Pretty Peacock

Papers:  Pretty Peacock, Irresistible DSP, Basic White

Accessories:  1/2" Natural Woven ribbon, Double oval punch, Waves rhinestones, dimensionals.

New Horizon Designer Paper - some wow cards!

 The gorgeous New Horizon DSP can be used on a card without any stamps, or embellishments with the exception of a sentient. However, the card can be made even more gorgeous using the following stamps:  On the Horizon, Grassy Grove, and Special Moments (SAB) as well as the following dies: Grove dies, Horizon Dies.

To make these cards, I took any one 6 by 6" piece of DSP, cut it into 4 (3 by 3") pieces, then matted each piece with 3 1/4 by 3 1/4" Basic Black card stock.  This was mounted onto a Basic White A2 card front using dimensionals.

Sentiments used were from SAB Special Moments stamp set.

Below are the 4 cards.  In the first 2 cards I did not add anything to the DSP, but I did in the third and fourth.

Sailboat and birds from "Sailing Home"

Trees and birds from "On the Horizon"

For the next card I cut a 3 by 5" piece of DSP that reminded me of a Sunset.  I matted it with 3 1/4 by 5 1/4" Basic Black and added it to a 4 by 5 1/4" piece of Basic White embossed with the Texture Embossing folder.

The birds are from "On the Horizon", the trees from "Grassy Grove" stamp sets.  The fence, grass around the fence, are from Horizon dies; the deer from Grove dies.

And finally, I used a full sheet of DSP for my last card.  I did trim it down a bit to make a 5 by 5" card. I matted the DSP with Basic Black card stock 1/8" larger than DSP and mounted it on a Thick Basic White card base.

The background reminds me of Niagara Falls with the steam coming off the falls.  All I did was add a trio of trees, a deer and a sentiment.