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CSF881 – Encircled with Love

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It’s Thursday and time for our Create with Stamping Friends challenge!  We’re back with our regular sketches and color challenges this month!  This week is a fun sketch!

ENCIRCLED WITH LOVE

I was looking at a bunch of different DSPs that would have a front and back pattern that would work for this sketch!  I came across the Nests of Winter Designer Paper and thought I could make it work!  I also haven’t had an opportunity to use my new Encircled with Love stamp set, so pulled out one of the greetings for today’s card!

Stampin’ Details:

  • The base is 4-1/4 x 11 Calypso Coral cardstock, scored at 5-1/2 and folded.  The 4 x 5-1/4 layer of Early Espresso cardstock was added on top.
  • I cut the Nests of Winter DSP to 4 x 6, then trimmed it to 3-7/8 x 5-1/8, cutting off more at the bottom so the birds were balanced on the front where I needed them.
  • The corner was folded down so the reverse side shows through to the front and adhered in place.
  • The Encircled with Love greeting was stamped with Early Espresso Ink on Calypso Coral cardstock and punched with the 1-3/4″ Circle Punch.  It was added to the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
  • Two acorns from the Nests of Winter DSP were hand-cut and added next to the greeting.
  • Some Linen Thread was tied in a bow and added above the acorns with a Mini Glue Dot.
  • A trio of Low Profile Dots were added to the background.

This Designer Paper is so gorgeous…I’m glad they kept in in the lineup from last winter even though they retired the stamping bundle!  Check out what the rest of the Challenge Team did with this challenge over on Create with Stamping Friends.

Supplies:
Stamps:  Encircled with Love
Ink: Early Espresso
Cardstock:  Calypso Coral, Early Espresso
Designer Paper:  Nests of Winter 12×12
Accessories: Low Profile Dots, Linen Thread, Adhesives

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CS155 – Winterly Tree Tops

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Welcome to Create with Stamping Friends Creatively Simple Challenge!  Each month Debbie and I will pick a theme for our simple cards.  Our August theme is “Scenic”.

WINTERLY TREE TOPS

I was so happy to have the opportunity to purchase the Winterly Tree Tops Suite of products early during Creativity Now training this summer.  Now it is available for EVERYONE to order in the upcoming August-December Mini Catalog!  For today’s Creatively Simple card I used just the Nests of Winter Designer Paper for most of this card…along with the greeting from Winterly Tree Tops stamp set!

Stampin’ Details:

  • The base is 4-1/4 x 11 Copper Clay cardstock, cut off 1-1/4 x 4-1/4 on one end, then scored at 5-1/2 and folded with the shorter side on top.
  • I placed a 4 x 4 piece of Nests of Winter DSP on the front panel and a coordinating 1 x 4 piece on the inside (so it shows thru to the front).

  • Next, I added a 4 x 4 piece of Basic White cardstock inside (should have stamped a bird on it!!!)
  • I used the leftover 1-1/4 x 4-1/4 piece of Copper Clay cardstock and trimmed to 1-1/4 x 4.  I used a corner rounder on the top right and bottom left sides, then added the left side to the front panel over the DSP with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
  • I stamped the greeting with Copper Clay Ink on 1 x 3-3/4 piece of Basic White cardstock, used the Corner Rounder again, and added to the Copper Clay piece.
  • Then I cut the bird, acorn and greenery from the DSP and added to and under the greeting with Stampin’ Dimensionals.  (TIP:  Use those edge pieces to tuck under the greeting panel and you won’t even know they are missing some of the image!)
  • Finally, I added two of the Earth Tones Shimmer Gems to the greeting panel to finish it off.

 

This came together SO quickly!  Check out Debbie’s new Creatively Simple card over on Create with Stamping Friends!

 

 

 

Supplies:
Stamps: Winterly Tree Tops
Ink:  Copper Clay
Cardstock:  Basic White, Copper Clay, Nests of Winter 12×12 Designer Paper
Accessories: Earth Tones Shimmer Gems, Adhesives, Non-SU Corner Rounder

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