Thursday, October 10, 2024

CSF Thursday Challenge - CSF839


This week's Create With Stamping Friends Thursday Challenge is this sketch:

 
As soon as I saw it, I thought of using DSP for the pieces, and what better DSP than Snowy Scenes, part of the Snowy Scenes Suite Collection? Aren't those penguins adorable? (I mean, really....the little guy above the greeting with the earmuffs holding the gift?! Too cute!) The penguins fit perfectly in the Stylish Shapes 2 1/8" circle die.


I stamped the snowflakes from the Snowy Wonder stamp set (part of the suite) using Pool Party ink, and then die cut the snowflake from the coordinating die set with silver foil. The silver snowflakes are in lieu of the bow shown on the sketch.


The greeting was fussy cut and popped up on dimensionals over a couple more snowflakes. That silver is the only "embellishment" on this card. 😊

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Saturday, October 5, 2024

CSF Saturday Hop - Pretty Fall Colors


Today's Create With Stamping Friends Saturday Hop theme is Pretty Fall Colors. The colors are juust beginning here; mostly gold with a little orange thrown in. I think after the chilly nights predicted next week, things will really start popping with the reds and russets.

My card features the Encircled in Nature bundle, which I haven't used nearly enough. The die cuts are perfect for a Fall wreath! I chose Pecan Pie for the wreath die, adding some Dark Copper Clay with a Stampin' Blend randomly on the pods to make them pop a little more. The die cut leaves are Copper Clay and Peach Pie Glimmer Specialty, with some Early Espresso twigs behind.


After stamping the flowers, I colored them with Calypso Coral and Pumpkin Pie, adding Daffodil Delight centers with some Wink of Stella for extra shine, and Mossy Meadow leaves. The greeting was borrowed from Autumn Leaves because it was the sentiment I wanted, and it fit perfectly on the Stylish Shapes circle. Note: the Natural Tones Linen Thread should be back in stock the week of Oct. 14.


That's all for today - see you next Saturday! Up next is Libby over at Libby Stamps. Or click the "back" button to go back to Lori at Loritamarie Crafts.
 

 
Stampin' Up! products used:
  • Stamps: Encircled in Nature, Autumn Leaves (greeting)
  • Paper: Basic White, Basic Beige, Pecan Pie, Copper Clay, Early Espresso, 2024-2026 In Color Glimmer Specialty Paper
  • Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copper Clay, plus Stampin' Blends Combos - Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie, Calypso Coral, Mossy Meadow, Copper Clay
  • Accessories: Encircled in Nature Dies, Stylish Shapes Dies, Forever Plaid 3D Embossing Folder, Natural Tones Linen Thread

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Thursday, October 3, 2024

CSF Thursday Challenge - CSF838


This week's Create With Stamping Friends Thursday Challenge are the colors Daffodil Delight, Petal Pink, and Poppy Parade. These feel like Fall colors to me, so I used the leaf images and greetings in Iconic Imagery to create the card.
 

I knew the Leaf Fall 3D embossing folder embosses the leaves at an angle, so I stamped the leaves at an angle (on Very Vanilla) as well, before embossing the background.


A strip of Petal Pink Diagonal Stripe Ribbon was adhered before fastening the background panel to the Petal Pink card base.


The large greeting was stamped with Poppy Parade ink on a scrap of Petal Pink, and the smaller greeting with VersaMark on Poppy Parade, then heat embossed in white. After adhering the smaller greeting, they were die cut together. A few Petal Pink Foiled Gems were added before popping it up on dimensionals on the card.

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