Here is another card I made for fathers day using one of the sneak peek sets that I pre-ordered. This set is called
Autumn Days and will be in the new catalog and available July 1st. I loved this set right away because it has a masculine feel to me...all the men in my family are hunters or at least outdoorsy...and I also liked that it comes with several different branches that you could use on their own without the pheasant. For this card I used the new InColors. The card stock base is
Soft Suede and the orange piece is the new
dusty durango. I sent that piece through the big shot with the texture plate to make it look wood-grain. Here's a close-up where you can see it better:
I love how texture really adds to a card. It looks so much cooler in person! The center image is a piece of whisper white card stock that I die cut using the top note die in my big shot. Then I got the colors on the pheasant by coloring on the stamp with markers and then stamping it. To make the wheat look lighter I inked the stamp then stamped off on a piece of scrap paper before stamping on the image.
The for you stamp is from the
Great Friend stamp set that was in the occasions mini-- this set did make it into the new catalog, I'm glad because I didn't get to use it that much yet!! And the Father word is from a retired set, everyday flexible phrases.
Hope you enjoyed this sneak peek!!
stamps:Autumn Days, Great friend, Everyday flexible Phrases
ink: soft suede, dusty durango, old olive markers
paper: whisper white, soft suede, dusty durango
other: brads, big shot, top note die
Sympathy cards are always hard to make - partly because it's just sad to have to send one. For this card I wanted to create a pretty fall card to say I cared! I used the branches from stamp set Autumn Days to create a fall wreath using more mustard, soft suede and cajun craze inks. I added on a little bow using 1/8" Taffeta ribbon in pumpkin pie. I created a textured background for the card using the Square Lattice Embossing folder in the big shot. Then the rest of the card is made using punches. the Lace Ribbon Border punch for the bottom and then two sizes of oval and the scallop oval to create the sentiment.
stamps: Autumn Days, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Here is a great card for Easter. I can't believe easter is only a few weeks away...where does the time go? I used the branch from the stamp set Autumn Days to create the wreath. You just stamp it four times in a sort of square shape with the first color and then stamp it again with the other colors to fill it in! Isn't it pretty? Then I punched out the bird using the XL Two-Step Bird punch in bashful blue. The whole thing is framed with pretty in pink. The sentiment is from the set Well-Scripted.
I love how texture really adds to a card. It looks so much cooler in person! The center image is a piece of whisper white card stock that I die cut using the top note die in my big shot. Then I got the colors on the pheasant by coloring on the stamp with markers and then stamping it. To make the wheat look lighter I inked the stamp then stamped off on a piece of scrap paper before stamping on the image.
