Leaves in Suede

#stampinup   #faithfulinkspirations   The Nature's Poem suite of products on pages 142-144 in Stampin' Up's 2018-2019 Annual Catalog is stunning! That's the beauty of Stampin' Up products--they always coordinate wonderfully.  I love the "Rooted in Nature" stamp set. There's something about trees and leaves that call to me. And the Nature's Poem Designer Series Paper is stunning!

For today's card, I let the DSP take the lead and be the star of the card. I started with a 3-3/4" by 5" Soft Suede piece of the Nature's Poem DSP. I adhered this to a 3-7/8" by 5-1/8" Whisper White Card Stock mat, and then onto a 4" by 5-1/4" Grapefruit Grove Card Stock mat. Then I adhered everything to a Soft Suede Card Stock card base. Easy, right?!

Next, I stamped the "thinking of you" sentiment (that I'm using all week) from the "Rooted in Nature" stamp set in Soft Suede Ink onto Whisper White Card Stock. I set this with my Heat Toll and then cut it out with one of the Stitched Shapes Framelits. I adhered it to a Grapefruit Grove scalloped circle that I cut with one of the Layering Circles Framelits.

Next, I punched for sprays of leaves from Vellum Cardstock with the Leaf Punch. I adhered these to the back of the sentiment piece. I finished the card by adhering the sentiment piece with Stampin' Dimensionals.

Don't you love how the vellum leaves mimic the leaves on the DSP?! So pretty!

I'll have another card tomorrow featuring the "Rooted in Nature" and Nature's Poem DSP on a slightly stepped up card. Be sure to come back and see what I have in store!

 

tams# 25547

Product List

Rooted In Nature Clear-Mount Stamp Set [146482] $42.00	Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad [147115] $7.50	Soft Suede 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [115318] $8.50	Grapefruit Grove 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146972] $8.50
Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $9.75	Nature's Poem 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock Pack [146339] $8.50	Vellum 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [101856] $9.00	Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies [145372] $30.00
Layering Circle Framelits Dies [141705] $35.00	Leaf Punch [144667] $16.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.00	Heat Tool [129053] $30.00

Falling Leaves

#stampinup   #faithfulinkspirations   It's going to be September in a few days and we'll soon be leaving behind the hot, sticky summer weather for the cool, crisp fall weather that I love so much. I love when the leaves start to turn and fall from the trees. Our neighborhood trees give us a spectacular show every year. I can't wait for this year's show!

In the meantime, I've created five cards using the "Rooted in Nature" stamp set, all with the "thinking of you" theme. I love the big, graphic text of the sentiment in this set and I always need cards on hand to send to people when they need a lift.

Today's card is a clean and simple take on falling leaves. I started by stamping the larger leaf in Pear Pizzazz Ink down the side of a 3-3/4" by 5" Whisper White Card Stock panel. I added the sentiment in Memento Tuxedo Black Ink and set the ink with my Heat Tool. I adhered this panel to a 3-7/8" by 5-1/8" Basic Black Card Stock mat and then onto a Pear Pizzazz Card Stock card base.

Next, I stamped the same leaves in Cajun Craze Ink onto Whisper White Card Stock. I cut these out with the coordinating Nature's Roots Framelit. I adhered these to the card with Stampin' Dimensionals. Easy-peasy!

Come back tomorrow for another card using this set. I'm going to be stepping up the designs a bit every day--but I'll always give you my recipe!!

tams# 25545

Product List

Rooted In Nature Clear-Mount Bundle [148353] $72.75	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $6.00	Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin' Pad [147104] $7.50	Cajun Craze Classic Stampin' Pad [147085] $7.50
Pear Pizzazz 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [131201] $8.50	Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [121045] $8.50	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $9.75	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.00
Heat Tool [129053] $30.00

Merry & Plaid

#stampinup   #faithfulinkspirations   I fell in love with the "Rooted in Nature" stamp set and matching Nature's Roots Framelits as soon as I saw them! I've always loved the perennial favorite, "Lovely As A Tree," and this new set complements that set so well. I had been thinking that using "Rooted in Nature" would be fun for a Christmas card so I combined it with the pretty Under the Mistletoe Designer Series Paper for a quick and easy card.

I stamped the double tree stamp from the "Rooted in Nature" set in Old Olive and Shaded Spruce Inks at the bottom of a 2-1/4" by 3-3/4" piece of Whisper White Card Stock. I stamped a sentiment from the "Hearts Come Home" set in Night of Navy Ink at the top. I adhered this piece to a 2-1/2" by 3-3/4" Night of Navy Card Stock mat.

Next, I layered a 3-3/4" by 5" piece of the Under the Mistletoe DSP onto a 3-7/8" by 5-1/8" piece of Real Red Card Stock. I wrapped a length of Whisper White Classic Weave Ribbon around and then adhered everything to a Night of Navy Card Stock card base.

I stamped the single tree from the "Rooted in Nature" set in Old Olive onto Whisper White Card Stock and cut it out with the matching Nature's Roots Framelit. I adhered this piece to the stamped panel with Stampin' Dimensionals. I finished the card by using the Fine-Tip Glue Pen to adhere three sequins from the Metallics Sequin Assortment.

I think this card turned out pretty cute, if I do say so myself--and that's easy to do when Stampin' Up's products coordinate so seamlessly!

tams# 25458

Product List

Rooted In Nature Clear-Mount Bundle [148353] $72.75	Hearts Come Home Clear-Mount Stamp Set [145416] $21.00	Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad [147110] $7.50	Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad [147090] $7.50
Shaded Spruce Classic Stampin' Pad [147088] $7.50	Night Of Navy 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100867] $8.50	Real Red 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [102482] $8.50	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $9.75
Under The Mistletoe Designer Series Paper [146921] $11.00	Whisper White 3/8" Classic Weave Ribbon [144159] $7.00	Metallics Sequin Assortment [144214] $5.00	Fine-Tip Glue Pen [138309] $7.00
Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.00

My Wonderful Friend

#stampinup   #faithfulinkspirations   When I got into this crazy stampin' business almost 20 years ago, my goal was to develop my skills so that I could give my BFF, Lynn, a run for her money. She is one of the most creative people I know and I pale by comparison. Twenty years later, I still haven't caught up to her, but I have improved immensely. Sometimes a little friendly competition is just what you need to stretch and grow in just about any endeavor.

I was surprised to find a card in the mail from Lynn last week. See, she's a wonderful artist, but she doesn't have that follow-through to get a card in the mail. I noticed that her hubby had addressed it. He's good like that. In the past, Lynn has also given me cards and stamps and asked me to get them addressed and in the mail. I'm good like that, too. 

Anyway, Lynn sent me the card to thank me for a little thing I'd done for her--a thing for which I did not need thanks. But I was so pleased that she sent me one of her beautiful creations. And I'm pleased to share that creation with you!

Isn't that card gorgeous?! I tell ya: everything Lynn makes is a work of art! Lynn used the gorgeous "Lilypad Lake" and matching Lakeside Framelits to make this card. She stamped the crane in Memento Tuxedo Black Ink onto Whisper White Card Stock and added some subtle coloring with her Bermuda Bay and Grapefruit Grove Stampin' Write Markers. She gave him some shine with some Wink of Stella.

Next, Lynn sponged Lovely Lipstick, Pineapple Punch, and Bermuda Bay Inks onto Whisper White Card Stock, overlapping them a bit so they blended. She stamped over the Bermuda Bay with the wavy stamp from "Lilypad Lake" that was inked with a Versamark pad and stamped the sun in Grapefruit Grove. She "roughed up" the sun with her sponge so that it looks like it's shimmering in the sky. She cut out this piece with a Layering Oval Thinlit.

Lynn used a slightly larger Layering Oval Thinlit to cut an oval out of the center of a 4" by 5-1/4" Bermuda Bay panel and then embossed it with the Seaside Embossing Folder. She adhered this to a 4-1/8" by 5-3/8" Basic Black Card Stock mat. She tied on a length of Grapefruit Grove Grosgrain Ribbon and then used Stampin' Dimensionals to adhere this to a Bermuda Bay Card Stock card base.

Lynn adhered her stamped oval piece and the crane to the card with Stampin' Dimensionals. She stamped a sentiment  from the "Dragonfly Dreams" stamp set in Versamark onto a 1/2" strip of Basic Black Card Stock, sprinkled on some White Stampin' Emboss Powder, and set it with her Heat Tool. She used her Paper Snips to flag the end of this piece before adhering it directly to the card.

For a finishing touch, Lynn added three Basic Adhesive-Backed Sequins to the oval.

I love this card, but I love my BFF even more!!

 

tams# 25456

Product List

Lilypad Lake Clear-Mount Bundle [148366] $44.00	Dragonfly Dreams Photopolymer Stamp Set [142924] $21.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $6.00	Lovely Lipstick Classic Stampin' Pad [147140] $7.50
Grapefruit Grove Classic Stampin' Pad [147142] $7.50	Pineapple Punch Classic Stampin' Pad [147141] $7.50	Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin' Pad [147096] $7.50	Versamark Pad [102283] $8.50
Bermuda Bay 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [131197] $8.50	Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [121045] $8.50	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $9.75	In Color 2018–2020 Stampin' Write Markers [147159] $15.00
Layering Ovals Framelits Dies [141706] $35.00	Seaside Textured Impressions Embossing Folder [141481] $8.50	Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush [141897] $8.00	Grapefruit Grove 1/8" (3.2 Mm) Grosgrain Ribbon [146954] $6.00
Basic Adhesive-Backed Sequins [146933] $7.00	Stamping Sponges [141337] $3.50	White Stampin' Emboss Powder [109132] $5.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.00
Heat Tool [129053] $30.00	Paper Snips Scissors [103579] $10.00