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12 Weeks of Christmas ~ Peaceful Cabin Christmas

Hello Fellow Stampers ~

Well, my goodness!!  LOL  I let this past end of week/weekend/first of week just absolutely get away on me.  I kept saying to myself - "I gotta finish up that card and get on the blog" -- but you can see it didn't happen!!  LOL  Sometimes life just gets in the way !!  Too many things on my list, not enough hours in the day!!

But . . .  I always say, better late than never; and considering the week I had with work last week, I'm amazed I kept up as well as I did overall!!  This week is MUCH quieter and I'm getting back in the rhythm of my list of things to do.  So please bear with me today, as I do several blog posts to get us caught with our schedule.  I don't want to put everything into one; it's too overwhelming and doesn't really work.

Some of you may wonder what I do when I'm not creating paper craft.   And some of you already know that I'm a quilter and sewer; and my newest obsession is embroidery.  I am "in love" with my Pfaff 4.5 and all the wonderful things I can create!  That being said, I thought I'd share the "big" project that I've been working on since June 2020 (my Pandemic project I call it!).  It's basically what we call a "block of the month" project (although some months of this project were more than one block).  And now over this past month I've been working to pull those blocks together into a completed quilt top.  I have some work to do yet - including a number of outer borders; but things are finally starting to come together, and I always love it when you see the fruition of so much work!

 

    

 This fun quilt is called Stitcher's Garden.  It is intended to walk you through all the different stitches on your machine, the different techniques and machine feet, and kind of just walk you through a Pfaff sewing machine's capabilities.  I have had so much fun just learning and using things I had not used before.  You can be sewing for the more than 20 years that I have been, and still learn so much!!

This quilt is a little different than standard quilt tops, in that it comes together in "columns" rather than rows".

So you are looking at the 3 columns here.  I'm almost ready to pull them together -- I still have to sash on a final block in Column 3 and Column 1 and that will require some careful measuring to make sure I put in the right size sashing to match the center column length.  Once that is done, I can put sashing between each column and pull it all together.   There are approximately 4 outer borders that have to be worked once the main blocks are together;  I intend to set this aside until after Christmas . . . we'll see!!  LOL

I have too many other large projects to tackle over the next 45 days, so we'll see how things go!!

Hope you enjoyed this little peek into my "other life." -- LOL

 

For now, let's catch up last week's installment of our 12 Weeks of Christmas here at DDS Studios.

I finally pulled out the Peaceful Cabin bundle last week.  I've been wanting to play with this set for awhile.

I ended up spending a couple of hours just cutting out all the dies in this bundle, because they are so different, and you really have to see what each does and how they align with the stamp set.

Once I figured out how each die works, I was just like "WOW!"  I LOVE this set!

You HAVE to get this if you haven't yet.

What you see here is not only the dies that cut the "wavy hills", but also how they cut around the cabin, the trees, the cute little running fox; and then additional des that add details into the trees if you don't want to stamp trees; additional details to the cabin, if you don't stamp the cabin, etc.

It's just such a fabulous set!!  Kudos to whomever designed this one!!

So I decided a couple of things for this first design with this bundle.

First, I chose the fabulous silver foiled paper from the Peaceful Place Specialty Paper; and in this case the falling snowflakes pattern as my backdrop.  This drove me to staying with a Black/Gray/White color theme which I just fell in love with.

It makes it feel like a night scene with a bright moon shining down on a beautiful quiet snow scene I think.

The second thing I decided was to go with the "Thank You" sentiment for this card, rather than an overt Christmas sentiment.

But, obviously, you can create whatever you would want with this design -- it is sooo versatile!  I see a great masculine birthday card with this set!!

 

This card base is Basic Gray, cut 4-1/4" x 11", scored @ 5-1/2".

I have a layer of Basic Black in the background; and then I cut a piece of one of the new Silver Foils using the largest scallop rectangle in the Scalloped Contours Dies.

Then I laid in my piece of Designer Series Paper which measures 3-1/4" x 4-5/8".

I then played with the stamps themselves for a little bit, and decided that the right thing was 2 pieces of Basic White cardstock cut 4" x 3-1/2" so that I could stamp the trees on one; and then the cabin on the other (in Memento Tuxedo Black), and then die cut them, so I could layer the lovely scene on the front of the card.

I wrapped the Basic white layers with the Black & White Twine from the Playful Pets Trim Combo Pack before using dimensionals to pop it on the front the card.

I finished things off with some cute little fences; and lots of Wink of Stella on the roof and trees, etc.

I had considered adding some little rhinestones to the centers of the snowflakes across the background; but the card is so pretty the way it is.  Who knows, maybe I'll add them later!!  LOL

I love the Silver/Gray/Black tones of this card - it feels so peaceful to me!!

 

Well, I hope this feels inspiring to you.  If you have not picked up this set yet, it's a "Must Have" in my book!!

Head over to my Online Store and snag it for your craft room.  I'll be showcasing this one more I'm sure!!

 

We'll be back in a little bit with some important Promotional News from Stampin' Up! ~~  So Stay Tuned!!

 

I Love to hear from you.  Leave your questions or comments below!!

Hugs, . . .

 

 

 

CASE-Out Thursdays ~ May the Season Bring Blessings Card

 

Hello Fellow Stampers ~

 

Today we won't belabor . . . rather, I will simply wish you all the simple joys of family, warmth, good food, and all the Blessings of the Lord in your lives!

Happy Thanksgiving!!

 

May this season bring you smiles & love that will all year!!

 

Design Colorology . . .

Very Vanilla

Pear Pizzazz

Pool Party

Mint Macaron

Champagne Foil

Crumb Cake

 

Stamps, and Ink, and Paper . . . Oh, My! 

Stamps: Gather Together photopolymer stamp set** [Item #150589]
Paper:  Thick Very Vanilla (4-1/4" x 11", score at 5-1/2"); Pear Pizazz (5-3/8" x 4-1/8"; 4" x 2-1/2" for Nested Label die cut out); Champagne Foil (5-1/4" x 4; 4-1/2" x 3" for Nested Label die cut out; scrap for leaf die cut out); Come to Gather DSP (3-3/4" x 5"); Shimmery White cardstock (3" x 3" for large leaf stamp & cut out); scrap pieces of Soft Sea Foam, Pool Party & Crumb Cake for small leaf die cut out 
Inks:  Early Espresso [Item #147114]; Pear Pizzazz [Item #147104]; Soft Suede [Item #147115]; Watercolor Pencils [Item #141709]
Other: Gathered Leaves Dies** [Item #150662]; Stitched Nested Labels Dies [Item #149638]; Tags & Feathers Elements [Item #150455]; Come to Gather Ribbon Combo Pack [Item #150456]; Magnolia Lane Ribbon Combo Pack [Item #149485]; Basic Adhesive Backed Sequins [Item #146933]

**Purchase this in the bundle to save 10% - Item #153036

 

 

"CASE-Out" Design Guide

1. Score your 11" x 4-1/4" Thick Very Vanilla cardstock base at 5-1/2", and gently fold and burnish with your bone folder.  Reminder:  The "raised bump" of your score line goes to the inside to create that beautiful professional fold.

2.  Layer your DSP, Champagne Foil and Pear Pizzazz layers together with SNAIL and attach to the card front.

3.  Lay down some SNAIL adhesive across the middle of the card and layer approximately 15-1/2" of 5/8" Crumb Cake Satin-Edge Ribbon (from the Come to Gather Ribbon Combo Pack), across the front middle of the card.

4.  Using the Stitched Nested Labels Dies cut the 4-3/8" long die from Champagne Foil; and the 3-3/4" long die (measurements are approximate) from Pear Pizzazz cardstock. 

5.  Stamp the Pear Pizzazz Nested Label with the large leaf image in the Gather Together stamp set using Pear Pizzazz ink (toward the center bottom).  Stamp the dotted scatter image using Soft Suede ink, stamping off first and then numerous times across the label to keep the dots "light".

6.  Layer the two labels together and attach to the front of the card base using dimensionals.

7.  Stamp the large leaf image in Early Espresso ink on Shimmery White cardstock; color with Watercolor Pencils (no water/just shading); cut out with the corresponding die in the Gathered Leaves Dies.

8.  Cut the larger of the 3 emboss/die leaf dies from Soft Sea Foam, Champagne Foil, Pool Party and Crumb Cake cardstock.

9.  Using glue dots, attach and arrange your leaves in a "spray" near the top right of your Nested Labels (so that the Pear Pizzazz leaf peeks out at the bottom).

10.  Stamp the "May this season" sentiment using Early Espresso ink on a "log" wood element from the Tags & Feathers elements set.  Tie a piece of Mossy Meadow Twine from the Magnolia Lane Ribbon Combo Pack through the hole at the top of the element tag.  Attach where your leaf die stems come together using Multi-Purpose glue.

11.  Finish off the front of the card with a scattering of Basic Adhesive-Backed Sequins.

 

Hugs, . . .

 

 

 

 

Wednesday Spotlight ~~ Simply Thankful with Gathered Leaves Card & Treat Box

Hello Fellow Stampers ~

 

My goodness!  The sun is shining!!  That's a GOOD thing!!!  LOL  As soon as this blog post is settled and on its way to everyone, I'm going to head out and down to Colorado Springs to pick up the Mom-in-Law.  I'm crossing my fingers that the roads on the route I've chosen will be clear and dry!!  No ice please!! 

 

In case you haven't noticed, this week has been focused on "gathering together," "gratefulness," and Thanksgiving at large.  Today I want to combine several products suites together and share with you a very special card and "keepsake box" for the guests arriving at your home.

 

I like to have a welcome note and a little gift of chocolate waiting on the beds of my guests when they arrive to settle in.  You could also put this at your place settings for your guests if you'd like!

I designed this card and mini keepsake box for a nice handful of Hershey's Kisses to await my guests upon their arrival this week.

 

I've gone totally non-traditional on the color scheme for this design, inspired by the gorgeous paper in the Come to Gather DSP collection.

This design is totally wrapped around Pretty Peacock.

The card base is Thick Whisper White, cut 5-1/2" x 8-1/2", scored at 4-1/4".  This is a "top fold" card.

I layered a background mat of Pretty Peacock cardstock cut 5-3/8" x 4-1/8"; then an overlayer of this beautiful paper cut 5-1/4" x 4".

Then I created the middle section by first laying down a top and bottom "border" using the Pretty Peacock 1/2" Scalloped Linen Ribbon.  (and yes, I eyeballed this - but if you want to know the result it's approximately 3/4" at top and bottom - top is a little wider than bottom on this card - and I cut the whisper white sentiment center section at 5-1/4" x 2-1/4", which is popped up with Dimensionals to allow for the thickness of the ribbon underneath).

 

The edge on this ribbon just simply makes the best and most beautiful little "edging" for my cards.

The sentiment is snagged from the Country Home stamp set stamped in Pretty Peacock classic ink.

 

Now here is where I just simply had the most fun!!

I twisted a piece of the ribbon in the background and used it as the "base" of my leaf spray.

I used the technique I "taught" you on Monday HERE and pressed my leaf dies in Pretty Peacock ink first before laying them on Vellum and cutting them out!  The result is stunning!  NOTE:  Ink takes a while to dry on Vellum - be careful not to smear when lifting your dies (use your pick up tool); and you could speed the drying process using your Heat Tool.

I also cut some leaves straight from Pretty Peacock cardstock and Shimmery White cardstock.

Finally I used the little twig spray in the Bouquet Bunch Dies and cut several from the "wood" paneled paper in the DSP collection.

Then I just used glue dots and played, laying my leaf spray out, layering it around and across my bow and just getting it the way I wanted.

It's finished off where the stems of the leaves meet with a double bow tied from the Braided Trim.

And we can't forget the Rhinestones - these from the Noble Peacock Rhinestone collection 😉

 

The inside is layered with Pretty Peacock and Whisper White cardstock.  Then I laid an additional strip of Pretty Peacock at the bottom (3/4" x 5-1/4") and then layered a piece of the ribbon centered across it.  I finished it all off with another sentiment from Country Home, and some of the leftover leaves.

 

I often wonder how many people are forgetting the adorable Mini Curvy Keepsake Box in the Holiday Occasions Catalog!!

I cut this one from matching designer paper, filled it with Hershey's Kisses; then after closing it up, I used one of the tags in the die set, stamped "Enjoy" from Country Home stamp set, added a few more matching leaves, and tied it on the handle with some more Braided Linen Trim.

 

I sure wish you could see this in person!  The vellu leaves are just gorgeous and the whole card just turned out so pretty - I'm having a hard time giving them away!!  LOL

As we step into the busy-ness of tomorrow - I want to Thank each and every one of you for supporting me and joining me here every day (well, almost every day -- LOL); I am SO GRATEFUL and THANKFUL for each and every one of you!!

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

 

I Love to hear from you.  Leave your questions or comments below!! Happy Shopping!!!  😉

Hugs, . . .

 

 

"It's the Sentiment that Counts" - September 2019 Stampin' Pretty Pals Blog Hop

 

Good Morning Fellow Stampers ~

Whooo Hooooo!!  Time to celebrate the 2nd Wednesday of the month with the Stampin' Pretty Pals!!  We’re so glad you’re here because we made some great projects for “It’s the Sentiment That Counts”  - showcasing new or favorite sentiments as the focal point of our projects.  You may be starting the hop here or coming you may be coming from Beth McCullough at Stamping Mom.  Either way, you’ve come to the right place.  When you're done perusing today's project, you’ll find the the full line-up below to help you move or “hop” along your way from Pal-to-Pal.

 

So, I finally found some time in the midst of the hecticness of finishing up with details around the house, and final finishing touches on the upcoming wedding, to pull out some of these wonderful new goodies from the 2019 Holiday Occasions Catalog and play!  Yeah!!!  And what better place to start than with Fall.  And while we're focused on sentiments, I think today's project showcases a sentiment of "gratitude" from the Day of Thanks stamp set just beautifully.

 

Creating around a focal sentiment is so much fun!

And even more fun, is how easily you can use our gorgeous designer papers for a backdrop.

 

This is not a fancy fold card today; instead all the fun is put into the layering and fun decor around the sentiment itself.

This card is cut from Early Espresso cardstock, 4-1/14" x 11", scored at 5-1/2".

Then layers of Pretty Peacock, Copper Foil and various designs from the Come Gather Together DSP, and built up to create a wonderful backdrop for the focal sentiment.

 

The sentiment was stamped in new Celestial Copper Delicata Ink; then die cut with the Stitched Nested Labels Dies.

From there, I went to town with the new Gather Together stamp set and coordinating Gathered Leaves Dies in Cajun Craze, Merry Merlot and Copper Foil.  The largest leaf is rock 'n roll stamped with Pretty Peacock and Merry Merlot inks and cut out with the coordinated die.

I snuck in some interesting leaf sprays in Pretty Peacock from the In the Woods Dies.

Then layered in wonderful ribbon and twine from the Come to Gather Ribbon Combo Pack, and finished it all off with a wooden feather element from the Tags & Feathers Elements collection and some Holiday Rhinestone Basic Jewels.

 

 I guess I'm making up for "disappearing off the grid" these past several weeks all in one card project -- LOL

But what fun!!  I am loving our new products!!  How about you?

 

I hope you had fun with me today!!  More inspiration awaits! Use the Blog Hop Line-up below to visit the rest of this month’s Design Team.  My fellow Pals are excited to show you what they’ve created!  Don’t forget to show us some love by commenting on our creations.  Mark your calendars for Wednesday, October 9, 2019 when our Hoppin’ Pals share "My Favorite Season" projects.  Don’t miss the fun!

Until Next Time . . . Puppy Hugs,

Pals Blog Hop Line-Up

1. Mary Fish at Stampin’ Pretty
2. Katy McGloin at Just Fun Stamping
3. Beth McCullough at Stamping Mom
4. Wendy Klein at Doggone Delightful Stampin’
5. Mary Hanson at Up North Stampin’
6. Tricia Chuba at ButterDish Designs
7. Peggy Noe at Pretty Paper Cards
8. Rae Harper Burnet at Wild West Paper Arts
9. Karen Hallam at Karen’s Stamping Habit
10. Lori Pinto at LollyPop Paper and Ink
11. Su Mohr at Aromas And Art
12. Debbie Mageed at Secrets to Stamping
13. Debra Simonis at Deb’s Stampin’ Grounds
14. Jackie Beers at Blue Line Stamping
15. Jeanie Stark at Just Stampin’
16. Rosanne Mulhern at Heartfelt Stamping
17. Lynn Kolcun at Avery’s Owlery
18. Pamela Sadler at Stampin Pink Rose
19. Denise Hoepfner at The Mountain Magpie
20. Stesha Bloodhart at Stampin’ Hoot!
21. Lisa Ann Bernard at Queen B Creations

 

Mix-It Up Mondays ~ Painted Sunflower

Hello Fellow Stampers ~

 

Howdy Howdy!!  I had intended this project and post to be last week's CASE-Out Thursday post; but, . . . the best laid plans.  And since I kind of played with the project and made it my own, I thought I'd just share it for today's Mix-It Up Monday's post.

I'm also happy to announce that as of right now, it looks like I only need a root canal on a tooth that I didn't realize was the "culprit" to all my pain and yuckiness; and that the upper tooth, at least at this time, appears to be fine!!  So no extractions, surgeries, implants . . . . yikes!!  I'm a happy camper -- LOL; considering I'm facing a root canal on Wednesday!!  LOL  This has definitely been making me feel "sick" though; so I'm actually going to be glad to just get this procedure done and start feeling better I hope!

 

Today's project features the Painted Harvest stamp set which I was just so happy to see carried forward in our Annual Catalog this year.  It is definitely one of my favorites from the "past."  And since we're playing with Sunflowers to celebrate the month of August, I think it only appropriate to pull out the quintessential sunflower set!! 😊

As I said earlier, I had intended this design for last week's CASE-Out; but the post just never got finished and up.

So this will look similar to a SU! catalog project, with some fun twists added for a "Wendy card" - LOL

 

 

Terracotta Tile

Poppy Parade

Crushed Curry

Mango Melody

Gold Glimmer

With Fall approaching, now is when I get to play with some of my favorite colors, and color combinations.

You MUST try the new Terracotta Tile with Poppy Parade!!  They are Fabulous!!

 

This is a card with a lot more interesting layers and detail than you may see in the picture.  So let me talk you through a few of them.

The card base is a 8-1/2" x 11", scored at 4-1/4" piece of Poppy Parade.

There is a background layer of Whisper White cut 4" x 5-1/4".

Then there is a second piece of Whisper White that is cut 3-1/4" x 3-7/8".  This piece was embossed with the Layered Leaves 3D Embossing Folder (this is so new that the Item # is not in the product listing below yet - Item #152321 if you need it).  Then a piece of Whisper White approximately 1-1/2" x 3-7/8" was "torn" on it's long edge to create weathered antiqued look and attached just behind on the right-hand side edge of the 3-1/4" x 3-7/8" piece to make it approximately 3-1/2" long now.  Then this was attached to the larger Whisper White piece. 

This picture gives you a little bit closer look at what I'm talking about.  You can see the torn edge tucked behind the embossed layer; and all of that attached to the larger Whisper White background behind it.

Next I laid down a piece of Vellum measuring 1-1/4" x 5-1/2" on the Whisper White layers; and then wrapped everything with a piece of 1/8" Gold Cord (which I think is retired actually).  Then I attached the entire finished layers to the front of the card base.

 

Now it's fun with sunflowers - and these 2-step flowers from the Painted Harvest stamp set are so much fun to play with.

I first stamped the "larger" flower image on Shimmery White cardstock in Terracotta Tile; and then the detailed stamp flower image (the smaller one) in Poppy Parade over it.  The effect is gorgeous!!  I originally had two flowers done with the Terracotta Tile and Poppy Parade inks; and then decided I had to have a yellow sunflower.

So the second flower is done in Crushed Curry (for the first stamp), and Mango Melody (for the detailed second stamp).  Aren't these flowers pretty??  They are both fussy cut out - doesn't take that long to do!

Even more fun!  I stamped the centers with Versamark on Shimmery White cardstock, and embossed them with the emboss powder mixture I made for the "anchor" in this project.  Then I fussy cut the center for each and attached it to the center of the flowers with SNAIL.  I love how the "mixed" embossing powders toned down the center of this sunflower and made it look more realistic!!

The "detailed" stamp for the leaves was also stamped with Versamark on Shimmery White cardstock, embossed with my emboss powder mixture and easily punched out with the Leaf Punch.  I punched several more leaves from Vellum and from Gold Glimmer paper.

Then I was ready to layer and attach to the card front.  The yellow sunflower is popped with dimensionals.

 

The sentiment is also stamped in Versamark and embossed with my powder mixture.  The piece is a 1" x 3" banner that was punched with the Banner Triple Punch for an easy "tail."  This is also popped with dimensionals over the gold cord - do this before you layer on your sunflowers/leaves.

I finished things off by picking up some Crushed Curry ink with an Aqua Painter and "flicking" it across my card front for a fun splatter effect.

And then you are getting a sneak peak and some brand new products that you haven't even seen yet!!  LOL

The Holiday Rhinestone Basic Jewels are available in the new 2019 Holiday Occasions Catalog!!  What a perfect finish to my card with the perfect colors!!

 

I hope you enjoyed this "late" post; and feel all inspired now to pull out your Painted Harvest sets and just play play play!!!  LOL  I think that since we have all new color collections, it might be time for me to experiment again with different combinations.  These definitely were just glorious!!  Have a wonderful day -- and I'll be back soon with updates! 

 

Hugs, . . .