Heart's Delight Cards: Country Home

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Monday, October 19, 2020

GRATITUDE, from the Control Freaks

This month the Tour de Freaks are focusing on gratitude! Despite this crazy year, there is still much to be thankful for, and I count my blessings every single day. I'm first on the blog roll this month, but you may have landed here from Connie's blog, Stamp and Art Squared. Either way, welcome! There are seven of us this time, so be sure to follow the links at the bottom of each stop to visit all the Freaks.

I chose the oldie but goodie Country Home set, because I really liked the greeting. I am thankful for ALL the good things. (And sometimes even for the bad, because it makes me appreciate the good all the more.) Instead of using the milk can or pitcher image to place the bouquet in, I opted to use the bouquet as a background for the sentiment.

Some Cinnamon Cider was sponged around the edge of the image panel to give it a bit of an aged look after coloring and embossing.

On this next card, I did use the pitcher for the cotton boll bouquet. At first I was going to just use the DSP (In Good Taste) as the background, but then I had the idea to pop the frame up for dimension, and make it look like a still life painting.

I think it turned out kind of neat! It needed a smaller sentiment, so I used Itty Bitty Greetings for the expression of gratitude.

That's all I have to share today. I wanted to do more, but Mom is here for a two week visit, so I haven't had a lot of time to create.

Up next is Tami at Swimming in Stamps, so hop on over to see her project!

Saturday, September 12, 2020

One More Autumn Tidings

Okay, last one from this Celebration Tidings bundle, and then I'm moving on to other fun goodies! I just had to make one more Fall-themed card with it because those pumpkins are so quick and easy to color. Plus, the leaves on our walnut tree and beech trees are turning yellow, so I thought some yellow leaves would set off the pumpkins nicely. 😊

Of course I did need to add some die cut foil leaves from the Gather Together bundle. They are so gorgeous because not only do the dies cut them, but they also emboss the leaf vein pattern on them. The spatters from Gather Together were added, too.

And, last but not least, I borrowed the greeting from Country Home. Lots of good ones in that set!

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Saturday, October 27, 2018

Country Home Thank You

Heart's Delight Cards, Country Home, Thanks, Thank You, Stampin' Up!

First of all, I may be making very short blog posts for the next 2-3 weeks, because I'm trying to get all my ducks in a row before my Orlando trip, and I'm losing the battle. Not only am I trying to design cards and schedule blog posts in advance (including Stamp Review Crew and My Inky Friends commitments), I also need to make swaps for the Stampin' Up! OnStage event, PLUS roomie gifts for my two room mates. Then I need to think about my Saturday Stampers Club when I get back.

Oh, and did I mention I haven't started my Christmas cards yet, and I've been commissioned to make two dozen Christmas cards for a friend? *Sigh* It will all work out, I know it will. And besides, I do my best work when deadlines are looming, even if it does stress me out.

On to today's card.....I really, really, REALLY hope that Country Home is going to be one of the stamp sets that carries over when the Holiday catalog ends. It is such a sweet set, and I can't get enough of coloring it!

I used the Crushed Curry and Blackberry Bliss patterns in the Country Lane DSP as the background, and they look awesome together! The greeting, pitcher, and dried arrangement were stamped with Early Espresso and colored with Light Crumb Cake, Light Soft Suede, and Mint Macaron Combo Stampin' Blends Makers.

And can you believe it....no Big Shot was involved in this card! I know, shocker!

Measurements
Greeting: Scrap Shimmery White
Image panel: 2-1/4" x 3-1/2" Shimmery White
DSP: 3-1/4" x 4" Blackberry Bliss
DSP: 4" x 5-1/4" Crushed Curry
Card Base: 5-1/2" x 8-1/2" Blackberry Bliss

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Sunday, August 5, 2018

Country Lane Sneak Peek

Heart's Delight Cards, Country Home, Country Lane Suite, Tin Tile TIEF, Sneak Peek, Stampin' Up!

Here is the galvanized "fun" I mentioned yesterday! The Tin Tile Dynamic TIEF pairs perfectly with the Galvanized Metallic Paper. Doesn't it look just like an old tin ceiling? I even sponged a bit of Memento ink on it to give it a tarnished look. I guess I could have done a bit more; it's really subtle.

I stamped the milk can on a scrap of the galvanized paper and fussy cut it out. The cotton stems and lotus pods were stamped on Whisper White with Memento ink, then colored with Stampin' Blends. Dark Soft Sea Foam was added as a background color to make the cotton bolls stand out.

After embossing the background with the Tin Tile folder, some black baker's twine was added and then it was adhered to the card base. The image was matted on Basic Black and popped up on dimensionals.

Measurements

Image: Whisper White 2-1/4" x 4"
Mat: Basic Black 2-1/2" x 4-1/4"
Embossed background: Galvanized Metallic Paper 4" x 5-1/4"
Card base: Whisper White 5-1/2" x 8-1/2" scored & folded at 4-1/4"

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