Cottage Lane Stamper

 I love fall leaves so this set will become one of my fall favorites, the "Gather Together" bundle.   I paired with the the Plaid Tidings DSP.  It's fun to use both the die cut leaf and the negative space for this card and have the DSP peak out from behind.  I also used two other leaf dies from the bundle in Pumpkin Pie and Old Olive. When I die cut the smaller leaves with the coordinating dies, they also emboss the leaves, which I love! This adds just a little more interest.   I embossed the Whisper White layer with Subtles 3D embossing folder.  Then die cut the leaf. The sentiment is from the stamp set. I cut a 1" piece of Whisper White and punched the end with the Banners Pick A Punch and then stamped the sentiment. I then cut of the side where it would fit along the edge of the card.  I cut another piece of Old Olive and punched another banner punch and layered it behind. I put a layer of Pumpkin Pie behind the top layer and then embellis...

I was working on some of my Baker Boxes for the upcoming craft fair. When it came to one "flavor" I couldn't decide on the embellishments for the tag.  I had already made the tags from the Brushed Metallic cardstock that is part of the Gilded Autumn Suite.  When I looked at the suite again I thought that the punches with an acorn, maple and oak leaves would be great.  My initial idea was to punch them also from metallic paper.  So I ordered the pack of punches. When they arrived in the mail they were a little larger than I expected. Then a light bulb went on and I wondered if the punches would match up with the images on two of the different pattern papers in the suite.  I had to wait overnight to try because I was working on sleep deprivation. So this morning I meandered into my craft room, brought out the DSP and cut out a small section.  I didn't want to cut too large a piece in case my idea didn't work. Was I thrilled to find out that they mat...

I think of all the cards we made in class this month, featuring the Tropical Oasis Suite,   from the 2020 Mini Catalog , this was my favorite. It's fairly quick and easy too. I just love the background, the little flowers and of course, the palm trees remind me of Florida.Thoughts go to somewhere warm always this time of year in Minnesota.  SIGH..... CLICK HERE FOR A LIST OF SUPPLIES My favorite, favorite part of the card are the little flowers. When you die cut them,  (the  die has three flowers connected   but cuts three separate flowers)  there are tiny little stars from the center! Couldn't throw those away, no way!  I used them as embellishments on the card.  Two of the flowers are on the front and one is in the inside, you can just see it peeking out. The since the flowers have a tiny star cut out of the center, I needed to cover the Mini Dimensional and what better than a pearl from the ocean! I used the splotchy...

Welcome, thanks for stopping by today! Classes for this month have wrapped up.  And like our card today, it is beautiful outside for Minnesota.  The skies are blue, the weather is humid free and the windows are open to let in the gentle breeze. Our first card is a beautiful card to give someone, just because.  The sentiment is from the Love What You Do, from our Share What You Love Suite.  It is paired with elements from another suite, Rooted in Nature.  The gorgeous Nature's Poem DSP and the leaves are from the Natures Roots Thinlits.  The vellum in the background lends a little bit of sophistication to this card.  I love the muted colors of the Mint Macaron leaves in the DSP.  I toyed with the idea of also making the leaves with vellum but didn't have enough on hand for my class.  You could also use the embossing dies in the Framelits set to emboss the leaves.  Guess I was sleeping a little when I made this card! ...

  Every month I go to my up-line's house for stamp class.  It's nice to have someone cut everything out for me, just like I do for my classes.  Kind of like having someone else cooking for you! We usually make 4 different designs, but a few more cards.  Some people can't make it to her Monday class, we go Thursdays, there is two of us plus my up-line, so we also make the cards for those that don't make it on Monday.    These are the cards we made last month:   Vintage Leaves This is my favorite card.  I love the deep, rich colors in this card, Cajun Craze, Crushed Curry, Old Olive and Pumpkin Pie I believe. Our demonstrator did the sponging on our leaves ahead of time. They were then cut with Leaflets Framelits .  We did the background stamping in Early Espresso.    Vintage Leaves     Leaflet Thinlits   This next card is made with the Sw...