In The Pines, A Fun Fold and a Blog Hop

 Happy Tuesday! Can you believe we are already halfway through September?? Fall will soon be here and then...Christmas! Have you started thinking about your Christmas cards this year? This month our Stamping Symphony Blog hop is all about inspiring you to get started on your holiday crafting.

This week I am featuring the In The Pines bundle from the August-December Mini catalogue. Check out this rustic fun fold card I made...

I took a basic box card and adhered it to a standard-sized card base so that it stands up better, allowing the diorama effect to really shine. The box portion is sized at 3-1/2" x 5-1/4" and it is adhered to a 4-1/4" x 5-1/2" card base. I used some of my beloved Plaid Tidings Designer Paper for the background on both the card base and the facing of the box portion. I used the Stitched Nested Labels dies to cut the window, allowing the trees, stamped in Old Olive on Whisper White card stock, to peek through. You can get a better idea of the dimension and 3D effect in this photo...

My thought had originally been to just use the trees on this card, but then I couldn't resist adding Mr. Moose...he's just too cute and makes the perfect addition, strolling through the trees. The best thing about this card is that with a simple change of sentiment, this could easily become a masculine birthday or Father's Day card.

On the inside of the card I added a piece of Whisper White card stock, on which I stamped more pine trees in Old Olive ink and a sentiment from the Merry Moose stamp set in Early Espresso.

Below is the video in which I demonstrated this card and two others using this bundle.  All of the measurements for this card will be posted in the video description on my YouTube channel, so be sure to check it out!

Now, it's time to hop on over to Sandy's blog to see what she festive fun she has in store...

1. Leena (You are here)

2. Sandy

3. Barb

4. Jennifer

5. Leigh

Thanks so much for stopping by this week...make it a great day!

Product List

In The Pines Bundle [155182] $70.00	Merry Moose Bundle [153015] $41.25	Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [120953] $12.00	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [100730] $13.25
Plaid Tidings 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [153527] $15.75	Old Olive 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [100702] $12.00	Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad [147090] $10.25	Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad [147114] $10.25
Crumb Cake Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [144601] $12.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $163.00	Stitched Nested Labels Dies [149638] $48.00	Paper Trimmer [152392] $34.00
Stampin' Seal+ [149699] $16.25	All The Trimmings Embellishments [153540] $11.00

Merry Moose

Happy Monday! I hope you had a good weekend. Mine was FABULOUS! I hosted my annual Autumn Adventure Fall Retreat weekend in Niagara Falls. We had a wonderful three days of crafting fun!

I LOVE spoiling my guests...here's all the loot they went home with...

Now I am back to reality and this week I am featuring the Merry Moose bundle from the Holiday Catalogue...

Being Canadian, the decision to buy this set was a no-brainer! It is so much fun!! Check out this cute card I made with it...

I chose Crumb Cake for my base colour because I wanted a rustic look. I embossed the background panel using the new Winter Knit embossing folder...that is one AWESOME folder...the catalogue does not do it justice! The plaid paper is from the Wrapped in Plaid DSP pack. I matted it in gold foil for extra shine. 

I used the silhouette of the moose, by punching the shape from both gold foil and Wrapped In Plaid Designer Paper. I love the shadow effect that creates. The trees are from the Merry Moose stamp set and are stamped in Shaded Spruce ink. I used the Stitched Shapes dies to cut the Whisper White circle. My sentiment label is die-cut using the Ornate Frames dies and the little pine branch behind it is cut using the Beautiful Boughs dies. I stamped my greeting in Shaded Spruce ink.

The only embellishment I added was a little red jingle bell with a linen thread bow. 

On the inside I stamped some more trees in Shaded Spruce ink on a Whisper White card stock panel and another sentiment from the Merry Moose stamp set in Cherry Cobbler ink.

I'll be demonstrating this card and two others in this week's Tuesday Live @ Five video over on my Facebook page. I hope you'll join me for the live broadcast, but if you miss me you can catch the replay on my YouTube channel later in the week.

Thanks so much for stopping by today. I hope you have a spectacular week!

Product List

Merry Moose Bundle [153015] $41.25	Shaded Spruce Classic Stampin' Pad [147088] $10.25	Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin' Pad [147083] $10.25	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [100730] $13.25
Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [120953] $12.00	Shaded Spruce 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146981] $12.00	Gold Foil Sheets [132622] $6.75	Wrapped In Plaid 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper [149596] $20.00
Winter Knit 3D Embossing Folder [150645] $14.00	Beautiful Boughs Dies [150661] $48.00	Ornate Frames Dies [150664] $46.00	Stitched Shapes Dies [152323] $41.00
Jingle Bells [149598] $6.75	Linen Thread [104199] $6.75