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Sunday, 20 September 2020

In the Pines for Fab Friday 197

I was playing around with my fantastic new bundle, In the Pines, yesterday. I think I'm going to love this bundle! I always like it when, in addition to dies to cut out the stamped images, there are other exciting extras. In this case, some gorgeous trees.

I took inspiration from the sketch at Fab Friday to get me started.

I started by repeat stamping the smallest group of pines onto the honeycomb design from the In Good Taste DSP, using Early Espresso. I like that one of the stamps in the set lets you add in some ground, so that the trees don't end up floating on the page.

I die cut the two 'extra' trees in Copper Foil. They coordinate with the outline dies for the stamped images too, which is a nice bonus. So I mounted the smaller one onto an outline cut from Early Espresso and popped it up on dimensionals so that it wouldn't merge in with the trees behind.

The 'Season's Greetings' is just the right width for the stitched banner die from Tasteful Labels and just requires a tweak to extend the dies to get the right length. I mounted this panel on a piece of woodgrain paper, also from the In Good Taste DSP pack and used an Early Espresso card base.

The finishing touch was to add a Star Designer Element to the skyline.

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In The Pines Bundle

[155182]

$108.00

Early Espresso A4 Card Stock

[121686]

$18.50

Whisper White A4 Card Stock

[106549]

$20.50

Copper Foil Sheets

[142020]

$10.50

In Good Taste Designer Series Paper

[152494]

$44.00

Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad

[147114]

$15.75

Tasteful Labels Dies

[152886]

$65.00

Star Designer Elements

[150430]

$19.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$7.25

Saturday, 31 August 2019

Rooted in Nature for Fab Friday 171

As I was wrapping up my father-in-law's Father's Day present this afternoon, I realised that none of the many cards in my stash would do for this darling man. We're having an early family dinner tonight for him so I had to get cracking on the job.

Inspiration came from this morning's challenge at Fab Friday.

He's a man who loves trees and gardens so I turned to my old favourite, Rooted in Nature. The skeleton leaves are my favourite images (I think...) from my favourite set. The sky was created by a happy intersection between shaving cream, Balmy Blue re-inker and an acrylic block.

I've highlighted the Pinewood Plank by swiping white pigment ink over it lightly. The triple-layered 'happy' has a coating of clear Wink of Stella. The bow embellishment in the sketch has been replaced by a pair of Leaves trinkets.

I'm sure my FIL will love this card but I guess I'll find out at tonight's dinner. 😀

If you live in New Zealand and don't have a Stampin' Up Demonstrator, I'd love to be yours. I can help you with ideas, get you catalogues and provide you with Stampin' Up products. You can leave a message in the comments or contact me using any of the methods listed in the Contact Me tab at the top of the page. You can shop with me from anywhere in New Zealand by clicking on the SHOP NOW button in the sidebar or clicking on any of products below.

Product List

Rooted In Nature Cling-Mount Stamp Set

[148217]

$88.00

Well Said Cling Stamp Set

[148796]

$95.00

Blueberry Bushel A4 Cardstock

[146991]

$18.50

Balmy Blue A4 Cardstock

[147007]

$18.50

Whisper White A4 Card Stock

[106549]

$20.50

Silver Foil Sheets

[132178]

$10.50

Blueberry Bushel Classic Stampin' Pad

[147138]

$15.75

Uninked Stampin’ Craft Pad & Whisper White Refill

[147277]

$20.00

Balmy Blue Classic Stampin' Ink Refill

[147168]

$7.75

Pinewood Planks 3D Embossing Folder

[152320]

$20.00

Well Written Dies

[148534]

$84.00

Stitched Rectangle Dies

[148551]

$74.00

Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush

[141897]

$14.00

Leaves Trinkets

[146343]

$16.75

Sunday, 31 March 2019

Fab Friday plus TGIF Bonus

A few weeks ago, I watched a video by Jennifer McGuire showing her pop-up shadow box card. I was very keen to try it and the challenges at Fab Friday and TGIF gave me the perfect inspiration.

TGIF have a celebratory balloon challenge, while Fab Friday have a lovely summer colour challenge.

For balloons, it's hard to go past Balloon Celebration. The two sizes of balloon in the set help to give a sense of distance, with the smaller ones at the rear. I sponged clouds onto the back panel of the card with a cloud mask and Bermuda Bay ink. I used Stitched Rectangle dies to create the window.

The lovely 'Hooray' balloons come from Happy Birthday Gorgeous. They also work with the Balloon Bouquet punch.

There are balloons in three planes: the back wall of the card, on the frame and one attached to acetate in the middle ground. (That was the best little tip in Jennifer McGuire's tutorial.)

Best of all, this 3-D card folds flat to fit in an envelope.

UPDATE: Delighted to be the FAB FAVE at Fab Friday!

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