Patterned Pines

Stamping 411 – Patterned Pines again

December 18, 2009 By Connie | 4 Comments

It is time again for Stamping 411's sketch challenge! Selene gave us another great sketch this week! I hope you'll play along, even though it is a busy week for everyone trying to get ready for Christmas!

Yep…I love this set, Stampin' Up!'s Patterned Pines! I'll be sad when I have to stop showing it with my samples, but I'll still keep it in my "must keep" pile!

For my card, I also used some non-traditional Christmas colors! The base is Apricot Appeal and I matched it up with Sage Shadow! The Patterned Pines trees were embossed with White Embossing powder on Sage Shadow card stock. I then used the snowflake stamp in Patterned Pines and stamped it randomly on Whisper White first with Sage Shadow Classic Ink, then Apricot Appeal Classic Ink, then I went back and filled in the blank areas with stamped off colors of Sage Shadow and Apricot Appeal! I completely filled the Whisper White card stock, making my own "designer paper" in the colors I wanted.

I layered the "designer paper" piece onto Sage Shadow. Then I stamped the snowflake again in Apricot Appeal on scrap Whisper White and punched it with the Scallop Circle punch. I pierced each of the scallops for some added interest and placed a Fire Round Rhinestone in the center. Finally I stamped Happy Holidays from Four the Holidays (in the Holiday mini!) in Basic Gray in the lower left corner.

Hope you enjoy my version of the Sketch from Stamping 411. Make sure to check out what the other Operators have done this week!

Merry Christmas!

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Bloggers Challenge 122 – No Layers!

October 23, 2009 By Connie | 19 Comments

No layers! Oh my! Sometimes the simplest looking cards are the hardest to make! However, this one did come together pretty quickly! I started with a different idea, but this is how it turned out. I do like it! I love Stampin' Up!'s Level 1 Hostess Set, Patterned Pines and used it here!

I started with Shimmer White Cardstock! Every card looks elegant with Shimmer Paper. I stamped the trio of Patterned Pines image with Gable Green Craft Ink and then embossed it with Clear Embossing Powder. I added a Summer Sun Classic Ink star at the top of the center tree. Merry Christmas from Christmas Greetings (a MUST have set!) is stamped in Rich Razzleberry and I did use my Stamp-A-Ma-Jig for placement. Finally, I wrapped some Gold Stretch Cord around the card and tied with a bow (which would NOT stay flat for photographing!) lol!

That's it! I'm anxious to see what the other Bloggers Challenge players came up with for this challenge! Have a great weekend. Come back tomorrow for Stamping 411's sketch challenge!

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Supplies:

Sets: Patterned Pines (Hostess Level 1 set), Christmas Greetings (115448)

Inks: Rich Razzleberry Classic (115658), Summer Sun Classic (100537), Gabel Green Craft Ink (101671),

Cardstock: Shimmery White (101910),

Accessories: Clear Embossing Powder (109130), Heat Tool (100005), Gold Stretch Cord (109867)

Stamping 411 Sketch – Patterned Pines

October 17, 2009 By Connie | 6 Comments

I loved both the Hostess Only sets in the Stampin’ Up! Holiday Mini! Patterned Pines is the one I was able to earn first by placing my own $150 order. But, I only just got around to mounting it today! I debated whether or not to cut the trees apart, but I figured I’d probably be stamping and cutting them out individually anyway, so I left them as one piece. Isn’t that the great thing about Stampin’ Up!’s stamp sets? You can mount them however you want!

Here is today’s sketch challenge from Stamping 411! Love the sketch…Selene always does a great job making these up!

Since Patterned Pines was calling my name to ink it up, I used that for my focal piece. I stamped the Pines with Versamark on Very Vanilla and embossed them with Gold Embossing Powder, then cut them out. I mounted them with Dimensionals on a piece of Soft Suede that was run thru the Big Shot with the Petals A Plenty Impressions Folder. It was layered on Brushed Gold cardstock. I added a strip of Brushed Gold Cardstock on the base card of Confetti Cream Cardstock. This color combination is in serious contention for my Christmas Cards this year! I LOVE it! Finally, I stamped Season’s Greetings from Four the Holidays stamp set in Versamark and embossed with Gold Embossing Powder, too.

Pretty simple card and easy to mail since it would basically lie flat in the envelope.

I hope you check out what the other Operators have made using this sketch over on Stamping 411, then create your own. Add the direct link to your creation on Mister Linky over there.

Have a great weekend…GO BUCKS!

INKspired Treasures

Supplies:

Stamps: Patterned Pines (116525 Level 1 hostess set), Four the Holidays (116921)

Inks: Versamark (102283)

Cardstock: Very Vanilla (101650), Confeetti Cream (102835), Soft Suede (115318), Brushed Gold (102935)

Accessories: Big Shot machine (113439), Petals A Plenty Impressions Folder (116824), Gold Embossing Powder (109129)