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Hello, welcome to the Stampin’ Pretty Pals’ Blog Hop! This month our Design Team created projects where “It’s the Sentiment that Counts.” We hope you enjoy and will be inspired by them! Don’t forget to leave comments! We love hearing from you. At the end of my post, you will find the full line-up to help you “hop” along from Pal to Pal.
Who loves fall? That’s me over here, waving my arms madly. What’s not to love? Fewer bugs, crisp and comfortable air, beautiful colors everywhere you look, and combines in the fields.
Ok, maybe the thrill of combines working on the harvest is just me, but I digress…
Naturally, I’m in an autumn mood. With the lovely cooler temps as of late here in Northern Minnesota, my mind has gone full-tilt toward all things fall. Beautiful oranges and ruby reds contrasting with a crisp blue sky and the still-green grass is about the epitome of God’s beauty in nature, in my humble opinion, so I had to use that as my inspiration for today’s card.
“The heavens declare the glory of God;
Psalm 19:1
the skies proclaim the work of His hands.”
I combined two of my newest Stampin Up sets, Forever Fern and Lovely You, grabbed a piece of the stunning new Plaid Tidings paper pack, and went to work.
With the focus being the sentiment for this design, I was a little hesitant to go too crazy with the color, so used crumb cake in order to provide less starkness and perhaps more of an autumn feel to the design.
These cards are for a couple of friends – one celebrating her birthday in October, and I hope they bring them as much joy to receive as they gave me in designing them.
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! Mark your calendars for our next blog hop on October 14th when our theme is “Tag, You’re It!” Participants will showcase tags or 3D items that will be great for gifts for any occasion. Don’t miss the fun! Until then, please stay safe and have fun in your craft room.
Thank you so much for visiting my blog today – you make my day when you do! 🙂
Blessings,
Chrissy
| This card can also be found in my gallery on SplitCoast; “recipe” below includes keywords specific to SplitCoast Stampers challenges. |
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| Title: Miles Apart |
| SCS Keywords: PALS, Stampin Up, |
| Stamps: Forever Fern, Lovely You |
| Ink: Crumb Cake, Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight, Versafine Onyx Black |
| Paper: Crumb Cake, Plaid Tidings Designer Series Paper, White |
| Paper Size: A2 |
| Technique: Die cutting, Embossing, ink distressing, masking |
| Accessories: Forever Flourishing and Stitched Rectangle dies, Pinewood Planks & Subtle embossing folders, Gelly Roll glitter pen, Stampin’ Dimensionals, sponge |
With new stamps to play with arriving Wednesday, I was eager to play, but so eager my brain couldn’t focus! So, I turned first to the Split Coast Color Challenge for the week (CC799), then found some lovely samples online… several of which I hope to try my hand at eventually! However, I settled on one, and chose to CASE this lovely card by Wendy Cranford – two for one?! Now, we’re talking. Because some times you just want to craft, but you can’t think of how to get started!
When I started these cards, I did not know who, or what, they were for. I had them pretty well finished up Wednesday night before bed, but with a new book calling my name and the sky growing darker, I put it aside with still the sentiments and recipients undecided.
But I did have some friends out my window:
I awoke Thursday morning and realized I knew Who could help me with the final decisions for the design, and said a simple prayer to God as I began my workday to please help show me who and what these cards were for.
By evening, I received a phone call, as I finished gluing pieces together, that one of my mom’s oldest and dearest friends has just received a scary diagnosis. And the first card found it’s home.
Glitter, of course… though it was hard to capture it (and the true color of the embellishments) on camera. 🙂
Thank you so much for visiting my blog today – you make my day when you do! 🙂
Blessings,
Chrissy
This card can also be found in my gallery on SplitCoast; “recipe” below includes keywords specific to SplitCoast Stampers challenges.
| Title: CC799 Forever Ferns for Friends |
| SCS Keywords: CC799, |
| Stamps: Forever Fern (Stampin’ Up) |
| Ink: Coastal Cabana, Bashful Blue (for Balmy Blue), Soft Seafoam, Gray Granite |
| Paper: Coastal Cabana, Bashful Blue (for Balmy Blue), Soft Seafoam, |
| Paper Size: A2 |
| Technique: Split-Card Technique, Die cutting/embossing, |
| Accessories: Forever Fern dies, Wink of Stella Glitter Brush Pen, Gelly Roll Glitter Pen |
