Animal Outing with Follow Your Dreams!

Yes, let's go one more time with the Animal Outing stamp

set (p 27) and the coordinating Animal Friends Thinlits

on page 215.    These animals are so much fun and you

can absolutely use any color combination that strikes

your fancy.  In this case, I used Soft Seafoam,

Pool Party, Daffodil Delight and Ivory Stampin'

Blends (p 205).  I love color combinations that pair

a pale color with black!

The "Big Wish" sentiment comes from the 
Follow Your Dreams set on page 54.  

Rooted in Nature Leaves

To say that Rooted in Nature (p 143) is elegant is an

understatment.  It is simply stunning.  Add to it, the 

Natures Roots Framelits dies and this Bundle works

for so many card and scrapbook needs.

This card was pretty quick, stamp leaves in Mint Macaron and Mossy Meadow, add some Wood Textures DSP

and layer it up.  Given the texture of the leaves, it looks

much more complicated than it is to create.

Varied Vases with Chase Your Dreams

I love the way different Stampin' Up! products 

coordinate with one another, even if it was not planned

that way!  I had this idea in my head, and finally

got it into paper form!

The Chase Your Dreams Framelits (p 216) are perfect

for the creation of patterns or wheels.  In this example,

I lined them up over a recessed Whisper White panel.

I ran the card base through the Tufted Texture 

Impressions Embossing Folder (p 223).  The sentiment

from Varied Vases was added, along with a couple of

candy dots that were colored with a gold Sharpie.

Animal Outing Wild Kangaroo

The Animal Outing bundle, on page 27, is just a happy set.

I can't help but smile when I look at the images.  The

bonus is that it is a wonderful set to color with your

Stampin' Blends, Brusho Crystal Color or watercolor pencils, 

even when you

are coloring the koala Highland Heather! 

Stamp Off Serene Garden Polaroid

As scheduled, this is a Stamp Off Challenge

with Buffy, Susan and myself.

This week, we are doing a Polaroid card. 

I don't often use this sketch format, so it was

a bit of a "challenge".

I love the Serene Garden stamp set on page 166,

with the coordinating Garden Scene Framelits because

it is kind of fancy doodling, with the set doing all the work.
You can add as little or as much color to the images
as you need.  The Stampin' Blends are a perfect tool to
use with Serene Garden.

The sentiment comes from Varied Vases, which makes
it easy to line up on your card.  The card base was run
through the Pinewood Planks Textured Impressions
Embossing Folder (page 223)

Now it's time for you to check out the challenge projects
offered by Susan and Buffy.  They are brilliant artists
and wonderful friends!

Timeless Chase Dreams with Dandelion Wishes

I've been making a lot of get well cards, given

joint replacements and other illnesses.  I wanted

to get out of the rut a bit and make a get well card
that looks a little different.

I started with a layer of Mango Melody (love) and stamped

it with images from Timeless Textures, to give it kind of

an updated vintage look.  I then ran it through my 

Subtle Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

(even more LOVE) to rough it up a bit more.

I added Tranquil Tide feathers, from the 

Chase Your Dreams Framelits on page 216,

that were also run through the Subtle folder.

 The sentiment from Dandelion Wishes in

Poppy Parade (cut out with Stitched Shapes Thinlits),

 layered it on more Poppy Parade finished things off.