When the winter rains come in to settle, there's not much to be done but hunker down in the craft room. It's a good time to do so with a box of pre-order goodies for the September-December mini awaiting attention. That's my story... and I'm sticking to it!
For inspiration, I turned to the sketch at Atlantic Hearts. And for product inspiration, I picked up the Noel Tidings bundle, the Neutral Noel DSP and the Softly Woven 3D embossing folder. All of these products will be readily available from September.
I started by cutting an oval, from Very Vanilla, using a die from Noel Tidings, then embossed it with the Softly Woven folder to give me the central panel of the sketch. I stamped various leaves, branches and pinecones using Mossy Meadow, Old Olive and Pecan Pie before die cutting them out. I coloured the cones in light Pecan Pie Stampin' Blend and die cut some berries from Cherry Cobbler.
I chose two patterns of DSP from the Neutral Noel specialty DSP, cut them and adhered them to a panel of Very Vanilla before attaching the embossed oval.
Then I arranged the die cuts on the oval around a centre point.
To create the sentiment, I stamped the 'Season's Greetings' in Mossy Meadow on Very Vanilla and fussy cut the words out. I arranged them over a Mossy Meadow label shape from the set.
To finish off, I added a trio of Gold Adhesive-backed Dots from the same suite.
Given this is only the second experimentation with this bundle, I'm very happy with the result. Thank you for the sketch to inspire, Atlantic Hearts!
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Update: Delighted to be chosen in the Top 3 at Atlantic Hearts Challenge.
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I absolutely love this card! The combination of the patterned papers with the textured oval is gorgeous, and the arrangement of the greenery, pinecones and berries is just perfect. Such a beautiful design, Jan! Thank you so much for playing along with us at Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge! ❤️
ReplyDeleteBeautiful card!! You've inspired me. Thanks for playing along with us at Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge.
ReplyDeleteI love this. I have been so excited to play with this suite, and I love what you have done with this one! The pop of red is great! Beautiful card! Thanks for playing along with the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge (AHSC).
ReplyDeleteBrandi R.
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crzy4scrapbooking.blogspot.ca
Such pretty papers and great interpretation of the sketch. Thank you for joining us at Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge.
ReplyDeleteThis is the card that sold me on those papers - stunning! I am going to recreate this with items in my stash, it is the perfect layout to showcase that beautiful cluster of foliage. Such a gorgeous card!
ReplyDeleteLove your card!! Really highlights the DSP, as well as all the fabulous dies. Would you mind sharing the dimensions for the DSP layers. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Kathy. I was very happy with this card. The card base is 21cmx14cm, scored at 10.5cm. The vanilla card front is 10cm x 14cm. The wider DSP panel is 5.5cmx13cm and the narrower one is 3 cmx13cm. 😀
DeleteSorry - card base is 21x 14.5, scored at 10.5.
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