Square Wishes for Sunday Stamps

Happy Sunday! I hope you are enjoying your weekend. I am having a blast hanging with my Bestie this weekend...it is soooo good to spend quality time with a dear friend!

Today marks the start of a new sketch challenge over at Sunday Stamps...and we're going square!

Now, I have to admit, I can't remember the last time I made a square card...but here is my project:

I just can't seem to stop playing with the new Carols of Christmas bundle! It will be available to order this week on Tuesday...so exciting! Here I stamped the sentiment in Early Espresso ink on a piece of Wood Textures DSP and then die-cut it with the Layering Squares framelits. I layered it on a slightly larger Early Espresso card stock square and a scalloped copper foil square. The Very Vanilla background panel is embossed using the Woodland TIEF.

For the horizontal element in the sketch I used some burlap ribbon and layered some 1/4" copper trim on top. The little banner elements became pine boughs and I added a little copper trim bow. I also couldn't resist adding a little, long-retired, wooden snowflake which I brushed generously with Wink of Stella.

On the inside I added a Very Vanilla panel, some die-cut Garden Green trees and an Early Espresso deer, both of which were cut using the Card Front Builder Thinlits. I skipped a sentiment on the inside because the smaller 4-1/4" square size didn't really leave much for one.

You are definitely going to want to order this fabulous bundle during the month of August...and don't forget to redeem your Bonus Days coupons! In the meantime, be sure to check out the rest of the Design Team's awesome projects and then have a go yourself. We'd love to see what you create!



Product List

Early Espresso 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [119686] $10.00	Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [101650] $11.25	Garden Green 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [102584] $10.00	Copper Foil Sheets [142020] $5.25
Wood Textures Designer Series Paper Stack [144177] $12.50	Big Shot [143263] $136.00	Woodland Textured Impressions Embossing Folder [139673] $10.50	Layering Squares Framelits Dies [141708] $46.00
Pretty Pines Thinlits Dies [141851] $34.00	5/8" (1.6 Cm) Burlap Ribbon [141487] $9.25	1/4" Copper Trim [144179] $8.00

'Tis the Season

Happy Friday! Wahoo!! So glad the weekend is here. I'm looking forward to some quality time in the studio.
Today I have another project to show you that features the Christmas Pines bundle from the Holiday catalogue...

For this one I used the Pine Bough TIEF to emboss my Kraft card stock background and then sponged the raised image using Whisper White Craft ink. I love the frosted look it gives. I also sponged the edges of the embossed panel. The sentiment, from the Christmas Pines stamp set, is heat embossed in white.

The pine branches are die-cut from Emerald Envy card stock using the Pretty Pines thinlits. I layered them on a Mint Macaron doily. The pine cones consist of two layers, one cut from Copper foil sheets and the other from Whisper White card stock. I adhered them to the doily and added a bit of linen thread. To create my arrangement on the card, I added some Cherry Cobbler 3/8 Silky Taffeta ribbon, a bit of  sheet music-patterned This Christmas DSP and some linen thread. The panel is mounted on a Cherry Cobbler card stock base.

On the inside I added a Whisper White panel on which I stamped the pine bough image from the Christmas Pines stamp set in Mint Macaron ink as well as a sentiment from the same stamp set in Cherry Cobbler.

I hope you're enjoyed this little showcase of projects using the Christmas Pines bundle. If not, don't worry...I have LOTS more projects to share with you over the coming weeks ;)

Have a wonderful weekend...be sure to stop by on Sunday for a new sketch challenge from Sunday Stamps.


Product List

Christmas Pines Photopolymer Stamp Set [142049] $43.00	Kraft 12" X 12" Card Stock [133674] $8.75	Cherry Cobbler 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [119685] $10.00	Emerald Envy 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [141415] $10.00
Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $11.25	Copper Foil Sheets [142020] $5.25	This Christmas Designer Series Specialty Paper [141628] $17.00	Whisper White Craft Stampin' Pad [101731] $10.75
Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin' Pad [126966] $8.50	Mint Macaron Classic Stampin' Pad [138326] $8.50	Versamark Pad [102283] $11.25	Embossing Buddy [103083] $8.00
White Stampin' Emboss Powder [109132] $6.75	Heat Tool [129053] $40.00	Big Shot [143263] $136.00	Pine Bough Textured Impressions Embossing Folder [141831] $10.00
Pretty Pines Thinlits Dies [141851] $34.00	2015-2017 In Color Doilies [141674] $8.00	3/8" (1 Cm) Ribbon Silky Taffeta Combo Pack [141989] $12.00	Linen Thread [104199] $6.25
Sponge Daubers [133773] $7.00

Tidings of Comfort

Happy Wednesday...halfway to the weekend! Is it me or is this week dragging??
Today I am continuing my feature on the Christmas Pines stamp set/Pretty Pines bundle from the Holiday catalogue. Check out this one!

I am loving the combination of Mint Macaron, Emerald Envy and Cherry Cobbler this Christmas. Traditional colours with a touch of the unexpected. I especially love the way Mint Macaron and Emerald Envy work together, so I used them on this project to stamp some two-step pine branches.

I stamped the branches on my Whisper White panel before adding die-cut pine branches in Emeral Envy and Mint Macaron card stock. The die-cuts add texture and dimension and the stamped branches add fullness. What a fabulous combination! In case you were thinking you only need the dies and not the stamp set, think again! These products were made for eachother!
My pinecones are stamped in Soft Suede ink on Crumb Cake card stock and die-cut using the Pretty Pines Thinlits. I added a bit of copper metallic thread behind then and a little mini copper pinecone as well as a Cherry Cobbler bow. I love the pop of red! The sentiment is heat embossed in copper.

On the inside I stamped another sentiment from the Christmas Pines stamp set in Soft Suede ink and added more pine branches in Mint Macaron and Emerald Envy.

I just can't get enough of this bundle, so be sure to stop by later this week for more ideas. Till then, have a great day!


Product List

Christmas Pines Photopolymer Stamp Set [142049] $43.00	Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [120953] $10.00	Emerald Envy 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [141415] $10.00	Mint Macaron 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [138337] $10.00
Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $11.25	Mint Macaron Classic Stampin' Pad [138326] $8.50	Emerald Envy Classic Stampin' Pad [141396] $8.50	Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad [126978] $8.50
Versamark Pad [102283] $11.25	Embossing Buddy [103083] $8.00	Copper Stampin' Emboss Powder [141636] $6.75	Heat Tool [129053] $40.00
Big Shot [143263] $136.00	Pretty Pines Thinlits Dies [141851] $34.00	Copper Metallic Thread [141696] $4.00	3/8" (1 Cm) Ribbon Silky Taffeta Combo Pack [141989] $12.00
Mini Pinecones [141990] $10.00