Hello and welcome to my blog! I am writing this ahead of time so that it will be published while I am away at a Stampin' Up! event in Vienna. Whilst we have been able to gather virtually for events during the height of the pandemic, there is nothing quite the same as an in person event. I am so excited!
Events are so much fun. There are presentations, we get to see and use new products, we get to mingle with like minded people and one of my favourite bits is swapping! So, whether you are a regular visitor or you have popped in because I was lucky enough to swap/chat with you - Welcome!
I love the whole swapping process - designing a card, prepping the ingredients and assembling the card, chatting whilst you exchange cards and then finding inspiration from the cards received. Wonderful! I have used the Happy Forest Friends for my swaps, and I have used two different colourways.
The card has a shortened front panel to allow two types of decoration to shine - a piece of DSP on the front and a decorative strip on the back. To create the texture I used the leafy Wintry 3-d embossing folder. When I started my production line for these cards, I utilised my Stamparatus as there was plenty of stamping and die cutting required for each one. Once I had stamped and die cut one set of images, I could use the template to stamp a stack of blank white images without having to line the dies up each time!
The die cut animals are arranged so that they are in the centre of the scene, but the bear hangs off the front panel a fraction. Also, toadstools are added to the back panel so that the scene continues across both panels. The thanks sentiment is stamped on a die cut label from this set and then mounted on to layering labels from the Stylish Shapes set. I couldn't resist adding two die cut leaves to nestle in the stack of labels - aren't they cute?
The collections look like this! Above, the green version has a Mossy Meadow base topped with an Old Olive panel, with the bear stamped in Soft Suede. Below, the pink version has a Basic Gray card base topped with a Blushing Bride decorative panel and this time the bear is stamped in Basic Gray. For the foxes, I used Calypso Coral and the owls are in Gray Granite.
I hope that you are inspired by my cards today. I would love to hear from you and so if you have been inspired, or I if I swapped with you, please leave a comment.
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collection today.
Thank you for joining me today! Looking forward to seeing you next time.
Stay safe and as always, happy crafting,
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