Friday, November 8, 2019

First Frost and Butterfly Gala

I am undeniably drawn to the First Frost stamp set
(page 140) with the coordinating Frosted Bouquet Dies
(page 193).  This combo allows you to create such
delicate, wistful images.  In this example, I paired this
dynamic duo with the Butterfly Gala set on page 46,
and the coordinating Butterfly Duet punch on page 188.
I love coordinating punches because they are a quick
way to cut a precise image. 

The Hammered Metal 3D Embossing Folder 
(Holiday page 31) seems to work with almost
any image or theme.  Holiday catalog samples show it used 
with SU foil sheets, but it works just as well with a
neutral Whisper White!

Wednesday, November 6, 2019

Best Catch with Let it Ride


My brother recently purchased lake property in
Wisconsin, which prompted my purchase of the
Best Catch set on page 20, with the coordinating 
Catch of the Day dies (page 191).  This product combination
reminded me so much of the fun we had out on the
lake (see story below).

The trees came from the Let It Ride set (page 154), birds
and grass from High Tide (page 152) and water and
shore from Waterfront (page 125).  I ran the focal
image through the Subtles 3D Embossing folder, layering
it on to some Neutrals Designer Series Paper (page 168).

OK, so on to the story.

Even a dead pontoon boat in the middle of
the lake was a hoot.  It was our first voyage and the
motor was a bit cranky throughout.  Eventually, it
died and would not restart.  First my BIL got out to try
to tow it (with the raft).   Mind you, he'd had a collapsed lung
 about a month prior.  He could barely budge the thing.  So 
my sister, and brother jumped into the lake,
to swim, push and ultimately walk the pontoon
back to the dock.  The rest of us had very comfortable
seats, taking pictures and cheering them on.

Monday, November 4, 2019

Merry Moose with Mercury Glass

Time for another moose, or should I say it's always
a good time for Merry Moose (Holiday page 27).
This was a quick card, given that you just stamp and then
punch with the Moose Punch.  I stamped the tree and
sentiment and then ran that through the Stitched Shapes
dies.   Finally, I added a layer of Mercury Glass 
Designer Acetate (page 33) to add that Christmas glitz.