Tricia's Stamping Creations: Rustic Retreat stamp set

Friday, June 5, 2020

GSF June Blog Hop

It's time to hop along with the GSF June Blog Hop with our theme this month being Outdoors. You will be visiting with Stampin' Up! Demonstrators from around the world as they share their wonderful projects showcasing products from the 2020-2021 Annual Catalog. I hope that our ideas help inspire you to explore the great outdoors.

Living in Colorado, when I think about the outdoors, I think of the wonderful wildlife that we have in our state. So I decided to create a card design using the Nature's Beauty stamp set (item #150528) to create a nature themed card in earthy colors.

To create this card, I chose Early Espresso cardstock for the card base and I added a layer of Crumb Cake cardstock for the background layer. I embossed a 2" x 5 1/4" Old Olive cardstock using one of the new Greenery Embossing Folders from the 2020-2021 Annual Catalog. I love the leafy impression this embossing folder adds to the background for a wonderful touch of texture. I attached this piece to the left side of the Crumb Cake cardstock and added a piece of the new Early Espresso 1/4" Faux Suede Trim to cover the seam.

The focal image was created by stamping the fox image from the Nature's Beauty stamp set with Soft Suede Classic ink onto a Whisper White cardstock circle, die cut using the Stitched Shapes Dies (item #152323). I colored the image using a Cajun Craze, Old Olive and Balmy Blue Watercolor Pencils and blended the color using a Blender pen to smooth out the pencil lines. I attached the circle to an Early Espresso scalloped circle die cut using the Layering Circles Dies (item #151770) and attached it to the card front using Stampin' Dimensionals.

For the sentiment, I heat embossed the image from the Rustic Retreat stamp set (item #150285) using Gold Embossing Powder onto a scrap of Early Espresso cardstock. I then die cut the sentiment using the Stitched Rectangles Dies (item #151820) and attached it to the card front with Stampin' Dimensionals. To finish off the card design, I attached the card front to the card base using Stampin' Dimensionals for extra dimension. This card design is wonderful for a nature lover and would also be a great masculine card design.

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog today. I hope that my card design inspires you to create your own projects that reflect the wonders of the great outdoors. There are so many wonderful possibilities to explore.

Now it's time to visit Jan's wonderful blog and see what she has to share with us this month. Just click on the Next button below to visit her blog or use the Roll Call List to find your way along our blog hop. Please leave us a comment and let us know what you enjoy about our projects. I hope you enjoy the rest of our blog hop.

Blog Hop Roll Call

1. Amanda Farlinger

2. Rachel Macleod

3. June Olsen

4. Jenn Curtis Charles

5. Tricia Butts

6. Jan Musselman

7. Kimberley Anne Morris

8. Libby Dyson

9. Angélique Stempelkeuken

10. Marieke Bart

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Until Next Time

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Tricia Butts
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Monday, August 5, 2019

Kylie's International Blog Hightlight August 2019

Today I am looking forward to sharing with you my card design for Kylie's International Blog Highlight for the month of August. Stampin' Up! demonstrators from all over the world are sharing their projects that provide encouragement. It may be to someone who is feeling sick, going through a tough time or just a way to reach out and show how you care. I hope that our project ideas will help you to reach out to the people you love.

My card design this month is actually a Christmas card that I designed for my Christmas in July Creative Card Class. The holidays can be a difficult time for people who are isolated from their family and friends and something as simple as a handmade card can help to brighten their day. Even though Christmas is still a few months away, it helps to get a head start on your cards so that you are ready for the holidays before things start to get busy.

My card design features the Rustic Retreat Cling stamp set (item #150285) from the 2019-2020 Annual Catalog and I paired it with the Pinewood Planks 3D Embossing Folder (item #152320) to create the wood grain background. I wanted this card design to have a country feel to it so I used Soft Suede cardstock for the card base and added a layer of Crumb Cake cardstock that I embossed with the Pinewood Planks embossing folder. I then antiqued the embossed cardstock using a Sponge Dauber and Crumb Cake Classic ink.

To add a touch of color to this card design, I added cut a strip of Call Me Clover designer series paper from the 2018-2020 In Colors 6"x6" Designer Series Paper pack (item #149618) and created a banner using the Banner Triple Punch (item #138292). I adhered the strip to the embossed card front using Snail Adhesive.

For the focal design, I die cut an oval from Very Vanilla cardstock using the Layering Ovals Dies (item #151771) and stamped the cabin image from the Rustic Retreat stamp set with Early Espresso Classic ink. I colored the image using a variety of Stampin' Blends Markers and then attached the oval to a Soft Suede cardstock scalloped oval that I die cut using the Layering Ovals dies. I added the oval image to the banner layer with Stampin' Dimensionals. Using liquid glue, I added Dazzling Diamonds Glitter to the roof, tree tops and the ground in front of the cabin to create the look of snow.

To complete the card, I created the sentiment by stamping the image using Cherry Cobbler Classic ink onto Very Vanilla cardstock and punched it out using the Tailored Tag Punch (item #145667) and then layered it onto a piece of Soft Suede cardstock that I punched out using the Everyday Label Punch (item #144668). I attached the sentiment label to the card front using Stampin' Dimensionals.

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog today. I hope that my card design will help inspire you to create your own Christmas cards to send to friends and family to let them know you are thinking of them. If you like my card design, please click the button below to vote for my card this month.