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Be Thankful

Rosanne November 22, 2015 November 22, 2015Cards

Hello…hope you are having a somewhat relaxing Sunday given that it is the weekend before Thanksgiving. I am playing along with the Stamp, Ink, Paper sketch challenge this week and getting this project in just under the wire! Here is the sketch and it is a good one….

I saw a card created by Windy Ellard, who is in a stamping group I belong to and absolutely loved it. You can see Windy’s card here. I thought the design would work well with this sketch but I did change it up a bit.

I created the centerpiece using the Vintage Leaves stamp set and coordinating dies along with a sentiment from the hostess set, Six Sayings. This is my favorite stamp in the set but the others are really great too. I stamped the sentiment in Blackberry Bliss and fussy cut it and then matted it in Blackberry Bliss and fussy cut again. The leaves are stamped in Crumb Cake. The cardstock is Blackberry Bliss and the DSP is from the Farmers Market Designer Series Paper . I popped the leaves and sentiment with dimensionals for a little umph!

I added a little DSP to the inside of the card and stamped the front of the envelope as well as adding some DSP to the envelope flap. I really love gingham and love this paper. I am actually running low on it and will have to order another package soon, just for the checks!

Hope you enjoyed today’s project and have a wonderful rest of the weekend.

Rosanne

Merry Pillow Box

Rosanne November 17, 2015 November 17, 20153D

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Playing along with the Global Design Project again this week and the challenge is Christmas. So many possibilities…..

While I do love making and sending cards, I especially love making 3D gifts to personally hand out. So that’s what I thought I would make for this challenge.

For my little gift, I used so many of my favorite products from the Holiday catalog. First, the fabulous Square Pillow Box Thinlits Die is such a versatile die that I have used many times since purchasing it. This die is scheduled to retire with the Holiday catalog but will still be working hard in my craft room! It made such a pretty box using red foil cardstock. However, I think the star of the project is the beautiful wreath from the Peaceful Wreath stamp set. This wreath is really easy and fast to color, not to mention relaxing too. I used some Cherry Cobbler Dazzling Details on the berries to give it a little more sparkle. Lastly, the sentiment is from the Christmas Greetings Thinlits Die. I did use a die from the Circles Collection Framelits to cut a window and used a window sheet so my matching Hershey Kisses would show.

I think this is literally such a sweet gift that would be sure to please anyone. What I like most is how people who do not enjoy this fantastic hobby, are so impressed by these little projects. But we all know how much fun they are to make, too!

I have so many more ideas for this Pillow Box, so I better get on that…..stay tuned!

Thanks for checking in on my project today. Hope you enjoyed it!

Rosanne

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PPA #275 – Beautiful Bunch Note

Rosanne November 16, 2015 November 16, 2015Cards

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The challenge this week at Pals Paper Arts is a very autumnal color combination.

Despite these colors reminding my of Autumn, I chose a general card theme for my entry. This is a simple card with no sentiments that can be used for any number of occasions. I like to have a few of these around…just in case.

The centerpiece of this card is the flower stamped in Blackberry Bliss from the Beautiful Bunch stamp set. I stamped the center using the same set in Tangelo Twist and punch it out with the 7/8″ scalloped punch. My layout is pretty straightforward and I used DSP from the In-Color Designer Series Paper Stacks. However, the Blackberry Bliss is from last year’s retired stack. The ribbon is also last year’s Tangelo Twist ribbon.

I added a few rhinestones for a little added sparkle and they seem to do just the trick on this card. I love how something so simple makes the card a little more special. The flower and the center are both popped up with dimensionals.

I left the inside blank but embellished it with a little DSP. The envelope is lined with some DSP using the Envelope Liners Framelits. These quick little enhancements really complete a project and truly customized it.

Thanks for stopping by today and I hope you enjoyed this “any occasion” card. I appreciate your comments and would be happy to answer any questions you may have.

Rosanne

Winter Wonderland for GDP#010

Rosanne November 12, 2015 November 12, 2015Cards

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The sketch for this week’s Global Design Projects weekly challenge was really fun to interpret.

My first inclination with this sketch was to use the Hearth & Home Thinlit Dies and create a window scene. But I wanted to challenge myself by not doing that and trying to come up with a more unique design.

I also wanted to use the Wonderland stamp set, primarily because I love the sentiments and the fonts in this set. However, the main reason I purchased this set was for the antlers….but I still haven’t used them. I thought that they might work on this card but decided on the pine cones to coordinate with the Winter Wonderland Specialty DSP. This paper is really glossy making it quite beautiful in gold and black.

The card is very elegant looking with the Gold Glimmer paper and gold embossing on the stamped images. After gluing all the pieces onto the front of the card and before popping the pine cone image with dimensionals, I put a black oval underneath the image so that when it was popped up there would be a hint of black underneath. It is very subtle but does make a difference. I used the sentiment from Wondrous Wreath stamp set inked in Memento Black for the inside sentiment.

I really love the formal look of this card and how sparkly it is. I’ve listed all the products used below.

Thanks so much for stopping by…I do appreciate your thoughts and comments.

Have a wonderful day,

Rosanne

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