SSS Twisted Tree Arch

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Today's card features the Twisted Tree Arch die.  I started by created a blended background for my card using Crakling Campfire, Carved Pumpkin, and Mustard Seed Distress Inks.

For the foreground, I die cut the tree from black cardstock as well as from the center of a panel of dark purple cardstock.  Because the tree is slightly wider than the purple panel, this created two separate piece.  To create the window opening, I used scissors to cut across the 'ground'.

I cut a piece of black cardstock slightly smaller than my purple panel, and also cut a large opening in the center.  I used this as a base, adhering the purple pieces, and then inlaying the Twisted Tree Arch.

To complete the card, I stamped a sentiment from the Pumpkin to Talk About set with Versa Clair black ink, and then adhered the inked panel to the card base.  The inlaid die cut piece was then adhered with foam tape.  The Twisted Tree Arch die includes  a piece that cuts out a bunch of leaves.  I cut these from black cardstock, and adhered a few of them to the inked piece.

This was a fun one, don't you love this twisty tree?

SSS Be Patient, Take 3

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I've got one last Be Patient card to share with you today.  

I pulled out the Sunflower Fields stencil for this one, inking it up with Sky, Dusk, and Artichoke in a very light hand.  I used Artichoke twice, the second inking went heavier and for those emerging buds, I inked those areas with both Artichoke and a little bit of Dusk as well.

Normally, I stamp my sentiments with Versa Clair black, but I wanted a more muted tone for this one to go with the background, so I opted for Charcoal ink instead.  I also added a light blue mat.

I hope you enjoyed this week's Be Patient cards, and I hope you're inspired to pull out some of your older products too!

SSS Be Patient, Take 2

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I've got another Be Patient card to share today.  Yesterday's card used just the stamp set.  Today, I'm using the dies as well, and have paired them with my Spiky Flowers dies.

I started by created my flower using four shades of yellow, along with a very muted green for the stem and leaves.  These are great dies for using up scraps.

The flower was adhered directly to my white panel.

Once that was done, I cut the sentiment from black cardstock and the shadow piece from white.  I stamped one of the secondary sentiment from the Be Patient set with Versa Clair black ink directly onto my white panel, and then popped the die cut sentiment up with foam tape.  I also added a light yellow mat to finish things off.

See you back here tomorrow for one more Be Patient card.

SSS Be Patient

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This week I'm highlighting my Be Patient stamps and dies which are part of the STAMPtember release.

The fun thing about highlighting sentiment sets is that it allows me to pull out some of my older products, so I'll be using oldies but goodies along with the new this week.  In this case, I pulled out my Snake Plant stencils to create the background.

Because I wanted a nice, flat, one layer card, I inked this up very lightly using Melon, Cantaloupe, Cabbage and Artichoke inks.

The panel was trimmed down, and the sentiments were stamped with Versa Clair black ink.

Really simple.  Thematically, I think plants/florals work well with the theme of patience, so you'll be seeing those this week also.

That's all for today, see you tomorrow!

SSS Curvy Background, Take 4

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I hope you've been enjoying this week's cards featuring my Curvy Background stamp.  It was really fun creating all these difference looks.

Today's card is probably the simplest, but I think it packs a huge punch.  I simply gold embossed the background on black cardstock, and then added a Matte Gold Thanks sentiment on a black shadow piece.

So quick and easy, but really striking. Have a great weekend!

SSS Curvy Background, Take 3

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Today's card, featuring the Curvy Background stamp I've been highlighting this week is colored with Copics.

I started by stamping the background with Ocean ink on Neenah Solar White cardstock.  Because Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Saturated inks are dye inks, they can bleed some with Copic coloring, but in this case it wasn't an issue because I was going for a more blended look.  I wanted to create a topographical monotone, where the areas near the lines would be darker, and the areas with more space between would be lighter .  I used four markers: B00, BG02, BG05, and BG07.

The finished panel reminded me of water, so I pulled out my So Swell stamp set, stamping the sentiment with Ocean ink, die cutting, and adhering it with foam tape.

I've got one more card to share with this background tomorrow, see you then!

SSS Curvy Background Take 2

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Hi friends!  This week I'm sharing different ways to use my Curvy Background from the STAMPtember release.

Today's card features Embossing Glaze.

I placed the background in my stamping platform, and inked a section with Versafine, applied Embossing Glaze and embossed.  The panel was then placed back in the stamping platform, another section was inked with Versafine, and the process was repeated.

For my card, I used Fired Brick, Rusty Hinge, and Dried Marigold.  It's a little hard to pick up the Rusty Hinge as it didn't end up having the contrast I was looking for, but it shows up just a little bit in the bottom right of the card.

I trimmed the panel down, backed it with a red mat, and adhered it to my card base.

For the sentiment, I did something similar, using Fired Brick for the bottom of the Be Patient sentiment, and Dried Marigold for the top.  This was die cut and popped up with foam tape.  I also added a secondary sentiment from the Be Patient set which also used Fired Brick.

See you back here tomorrow for another Curvy Background card!