Demonstrator Training October 2019 Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to my blog. I am thrilled to be taking part in a blog hop with fellow demonstrators, from around the world, who are part of Kylie Bertucci's training program. There is no theme for the hop, but there is sure to be a wealth of inspiration for creating with Stampin' Up! products.

I am using a set from the Autumn Winter catalogue called From Our House To Yours. Although it contains some sentiments that would be useful for Christmas, it is so much more than a Christmas set. 

This set reminds me of the Fuzzy Felt sets that I played with when I was little (have I given away my age here?). The sets were filled with small felt pieces that would stick temporarily to a felt board so that you could build scenes with them (I had animals and houses!). 

I had great fun creating houses with this stamp set. There are plenty of mix and match buildings, rooves, doors and some trees too.

Not only are the images mix and match, but so are the sentiments. I used three separate stamps to make the sentiment on my cards.

To create the background I used sponge brayers, ink and some scrap paper. Using a Whisper White layer I coloured the sky first - I used some scrap paper to cover everything except the sky area and then gently brayered on some Balmy Blue ink. Next, I created the hills using Pear Pizzazz ink and then finally the Grey Granite foreground. For each area of the landscape I used the brayer to apply ink to the exposed area, and the scrap paper protected area where a different colour was required.

After adding the Autumnal skeleton trees and the sentiment to the landscape I also added some dimension with the Subtle embossing folder. The layer was double embossed. After the first impression the piece was rotated 90 degrees and then re-embossed. The resulting texture is wonderful. (Note: There is a solid canopy stamp to add greenery for Spring trees too!) The final step was to add a cluster of houses! Stamp a building, a roof, a front door on to Whisper White card and then cut out the house using Snips. Easy and so satisfying.

Following on from World Card making Day last weekend and Stampin' Up!'s encouragement to send cards out during World Card Sending Week, I thought I would carry on with the making and sending this week too. I have a pile of cards ready to send, and a few more that are almost ready to go - just need to cut out the last few houses! Can't wait to put this pile of cards in the post. Go on , cheer someone up this week and send them a card to tell them that you are thinking of them.

Thank you for visiting my blog today - you are currently visiting Karen Henderson. Please look at the list below to see who to visit next. I am sure you will find lots of inspiration on your journey around the hop. Make sure you don't miss any!

 
If you want to purchase the items I have used for these cards, or any other supplies, please take a look in my online Stampin' Up! shop.  You can follow the link or click on the pictures below of the products I have used today.

As always, happy crafting,

If you would like to order any supplies, and you live in the UK, I would love to be your demonstrator.  Use the hostess code GF7HJRXM to get some free product (it will follow in the post after the end of the month). If your order is over £150 do not use the code as you become the hostess and get rewards.  To place an order please visit my online shop HERE.

If you would like to join my team, you can choose your starter kit HERE and if you have any questions, please contact me at furrycatdesigns@gmail.com

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