Thinking of Trees

Hello again!
Today I have an autumny card that used the latest from Freshly Made Sketches, the colors from As You See It and the theme of Trees from Inkspirational!  

Supplies:

Stamps: Winter Woods, Simply Said 
Ink: Secret Sea
Paper: Basic White, Secret Sea, Cloud Cover, Timid Tiger, Pumpkin Pie
Accessories: Transparent Adhesive Dots 

We had a couple good fall days, but we're back to the 80's this week. Next week looks better and I hope it stays that way! 

We Create Blog Hop: Whatevs

February already?! We only got our first real snowfall of 2021 this weekend, and it's already melting away...! Hopefully it's snowy where you are! 

This month we're making whatever we're in the mood to make, and snow and cold temperatures were the inspiration for my card today! I actually combined a few challenges and might be too late for one or two... But I like what I created and I've got it in the mailbox this morning too!
I took the Freshly Made Sketch with the colors from Color Throwdown, along with the theme from TGIF Challenges, and all that together made this: 

Supplies:

Stamps: Winter Woods, Buffalo Check

Ink: Smoky Slate, Misty Moonlight, Misty Moonlight marker
Paper: Blushing Bride, Misty Moonlight, Smoky Slate, Whisper White

Accessories: Wink of Stella, Dimensionals, Circle Dies, Big Shot (retired) 

Here's a different shot to maybe better see the icy Wink of Stella I painted all over the trees.

Now hop on over to Libby's blog and see what she's created to inspire you today!

Then hop on through and let us know what you think of our work! We love feedback and knowing that our creations brightened your day too! Happy February! 

We Create Blog Hop JANUARY 2021 Blog Roll
Kimberley Morris 
Tricia Butts
Tanya Harvey <-- you are HERE
Libby Fens
Cheryl Curtis
Jeanna Kay

We Create Bloggers: You Go, Ghoul!

October is here! The holidays are upon us and I spent the morning decorating for Halloween because the neighbors already did and my little one can't wait another minute! 

For our blog hop today we tried to go with Halloween or Harvest as a theme for our projects. I don't have a lot of current supplies with either topic but I do love the changing leaves of this season so that is what I went with. I am really hoping to get up into a canyon soon!

So for my card, I used the Color Throwdown challenge, and combined it with the Inspire. Create. sketch, and I even made it work (I think!) with the TGIF Challenge to ink blend! ...altho I watercolored, more than "blended"... 

I used a watercolor brush that came in a Paper Pumpkin kit to add the colored leaves to the trees. I also used that shadow image, stamped off, which I don't often do. I like it tho!! Also, that plaid!! 

Supplies:

Stamps: Winter Woods

Ink: Stazon Black, Cherry Cobbler, Rich Razzleberry, Cinnamon Cider

Paper: Very Vanilla card stocks, Plaid Tidings DP

Accessories: Natural Ribbon, Linen Thread, Dimensionals, Watercolor Brush 
 

Let me know what you think of my fall trees, then click below to see what Tricia has made to inspire you! Hop on through to see everyone's projects, it won't take long AND you'll definitely be inspired to make something pretty yourself! 

Happy October! 

We Create Blog Hop OCTOBER 2020 Blog Roll
Kimberley Morris 
Tanya Harvey  <-- You are here
Tricia Butts
Cheryl Curtis
Jeanna Kay
Libby Fens
Julie Davidse

We Create Neutrals Collection Blog Hop

And just like that, December has arrived! It snowed a bunch this past week, and we spent a few days at my parents for Thanksgiving where they got over a foot in 24 hours. So I made a snowy, wintery card that could be a great Christmas card or really to send out anytime in December or January.

This month we're focusing on the Neutral Color Collection. Currently, there is a blue, green and a red shade in the Neutrals so I pulled in some Night of Navy. I used the latest from Freshly Made Sketches for the layout. I used the Night of Navy ink and an aquapainter to scribble a blue background. Then I stamped the row of trees in Memento Black. I used the SUO Challenge for die cuts to layer up a white evergreen tree, and a snow bank across the front. Then I layered the whole thing on to a white base and there's my card!

Supplies:
Stamps: Winter Woods
Ink: Night of Navy, Memento Black
Paper: Whisper White card stock
Accessories: Frosted Epoxy Droplets, Aquapainter, In The Woods Dies, Big Shot, Dimensionals

Now hop along to see what Libby has made to inspire you. It's an extra short hop with the holidays, but still great ideas for you! Come see, and tell us what you think! And Happy December to you!

Autumn Trees

Hello again! Fall Break starts today for us and I am SO HAPPY. I'm really over getting up at 6am or earlier...and the school year has only just begun...! Anyway, here is my second guy birthday card for the week.

I used three challenges to make this card, but two passed before I got it posted. The only one still open is the As You See It Challenge to use trees. I liked these bare birch or aspen trees, with a fall leaf color background.
As a matter of information, I would have linked up to the SUO Challenge for autumn, and the Just Add Ink challenge to Just Add H. I picked Happy birthday, haha.

Supplies:
Stamps: Winter Woods
Ink: Early Espresso, Crushed Curry, Pumpkin Pie, Cajun Craze
Paper: Crushed Curry, Early Espresso & Very Vanilla card stocks
Accessories: Big Shot, Well Written dies, Stamping Sponges, Fine Tip Glue Pen

Monochrome Christmas

I played about two weeks late for this particular Freshly Made Sketch challenge, but I loved the sketch, so I used it anyway. And I love the result so that is happy!

To make the circle-y shape, I ran the biggest circle die thru the Big Shot on a sheet of printer paper. Then I used it as a mask on the card front and stamped the trees in the circle. I die cut the leaf image from the coordinating dies. Then I stamped the greeting on this super cool lined paper print from the Come To Gather DP pack.

Supplies:
Stamps: Winter Woods
Ink: Shaded Spruce
Paper: Come to Gather DP, Shaded Spruce, Whisper White card stocks
Accessories: Metallic Pearls, In The Woods dies, Big Shot, Dimensionals

This will definitely be part of a Christmas card class! It was quick and I think the card turned out great. Perfect for a Christmas card, or a winter card, or whatever you need a card for from November til January!

Summer Woods

Here is a set that I am so glad stuck around in the new catalog! I've used these trees so far for winter, fall, winter, spring and spring, so here's my first summer version! This is also for my upcoming class- great for a guy, (Father's Day is almost here!) or for anything else you might need. Personally, I used this greeting from the A Good Man set, and it still could be sent to pretty much anyone!

I started with the latest sketch from the Inspire.Create. blog, tho I kind of added a bit. I wanted to mat the main image with copper foil DP but I didn't have enough for a class, so a strip of foil has to work! I also heat embossed the trees- a technique I haven't shown in years!

Supplies:

Stamps: Winter Woods, A Good Man

Ink: Versamark, Old Olive, Cajun Craze

Paper: Old Olive & Very Vanilla card stock, Copper Foil DP

Accessories: Copper Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, Stamping Sponge

However, heat embossed images, and foil paper can be pretty tricky to photograph, so let's try that again...

Hmm...still tricky. But trust me, it looks neat with the definition to the branches and the sponged on "leaves". And really, I love that these trees work for all seasons.

Spring Trees Take Two...

Today's card is very similar to the last thing I posted, but this time I used a sketch (Freshly Made Sketches) and color challenge (Just Add Ink -I picked the pink and green and the gray sign) ...and it happens to fit two other challenges too! (SUO Challenges of anything made with Stampin' Up! products, and Global Design Project's "day at the park". Trees are definitely in our parks.)

I needed a sympathy card and I wanted it to brighten the day of the recipient instead of keep them feeling down... I really wanted to use these trees in the main panel of the sketch, and I wanted to use the gorgeous leafy print from the Occasions Mini. I also really love this sentiment that 'today a friend is thinking of you'...

Supplies:
Stamps: Winter Woods, Part of My Story (now retired)
Ink: Gray Granite, Pear Pizazz, Powder Pink
Paper: Pear Pizazz, Whisper White card stock, Floral Romance DP
Accessories: Stamping Sponge

And almost as soon as I photographed it, I sent it on its way to brighten someone's day!

We Create In Color 2017-2019 Blog Hop

Annnd another month has come and gone! But that means a new blog hop, full of inspiration for you, so let's get to it!

This month we're focusing on the In Colors that are going to be gone soon! I bought all the ink pads and card stocks as soon as these colors were released and I have really loved them. I will especially miss Fresh Fig, but since I've used it the most, I wanted to focus on other colors this time, haha. I picked Powder Pink, Berry Burst and Lemon Lime Twist. 

I also chose to focus on spring, which is coming...I'm sure of it! even if it has snowed here a couple times this past week... I love this Winter Woods set from the Holiday Mini and I'm so glad it's carried over, at least this far. This time I used it to make some pretty spring-green trees with some pink blossoms sponged over them! I added some sequins for a little something and as I'm typing, it strikes me they have kind of a late season icicle look? hahaha.... And I have to add- the sequins are so much easier to use with the Take Your Pick tool!! SO much easier!

The latest Freshly Made Sketch worked perfectly for these trees and for adding that pop of Berry Burst, so that's what I used for the layout.

Supplies:

Stamps: Winter Wood

Ink: Lemon Lime Twist, Powder Pink, Berry Burst

Paper: Powder Pink, Berry Burst & Whisper White card stocks

Accessories: Metallic Sequins, Glue Dots, Stamping Sponges, Take Your Pick Tool

Now click the NEXT button to hop on over to see what Cheryl has created for you, then hop on thru to see the rest of our creations. And leave us your thoughts- everyone loves feedback on their work!

Limited Time Snowflake Sets!

Every once in a while, Stampin' Up! offers something for a very limited time, and this is a fun one!
I got to pre-order the velveteen paper and this is the first project I used it on:

Supplies:
Stamps: Winter Woods
Ink: Tranquil Tide, Crumb Cake
Paper: Mint Macaron, Tranquil Tide & Whisper White card stocks, White Velveteen Paper
Accessories: In The Woods framelits, Big Shot, Dimensionals

So the snowbank is velvet! Can you see the texture in this second picture? And! YOU can make this same card at my upcoming Christmas Card Class!

Check out the video to see how everything works together, then let me know which ones you want to order!

 

Snow is Glistening photopolymer stamp set: $21.00

Happiness Surrounds photopolymer stamp set: $17.00

Snowfall Thinlit Dies: $39.00

Snowflake Trinkets: $8.00

White Velveteen DP: $5.00

You can check out THIS blog hop and see lots of projects using these supplies! This is a great little selection you won't want to miss out on!

We Create Gratitude Blog Hop

Welcome to another fun Blog Hop!

November already!!! Once again, October seemed to fly by- I had no idea Halloween was only a week away when my friend posted with the same panic! Our costumes were not super well planned, but teenagers are a little tricky that way anyway.

Calvin (& Hobbes), Kitty & Greaser

There was a lot we didn't manage to do this October, but, now it's November and a month of gratitude is coming up! Do you do anything like that? We have a can of slips of paper with suggestions for showing gratitude for specific people in our lives, and I've also done years where I post things I am grateful for. I think maybe my favorite was the year I die cut tons of leaves and each day we wrote on a leaf something we were thankful for and stuck it on the inside of the front door. I have a lofty goal to send out thank you cards this month...ideally a different person each day, but we'll see how much I can do. Tho really, any card mailed out to brighten someone's day is a good thing.

Anyway, this month we're doing a Gratitude themed blog hop. For my card, I used the Inky Friends sketch and this beautiful Winter Woods stamp set. I love autumn leaves so that seemed a perfect fit. I sponged Crushed Curry ink on to the doily, but it doesn't show up well. And I'm just going to have to keep doing the thread bits until I get it looking right! ha!

Supplies:

Stamps: Winter Woods, At Home With You

Ink: Early Espresso, Crushed Curry

Paper: Crushed Curry, Early Espresso, Very Vanilla card stocks

Accessories: Pearlized Doilies, Gold Thread, Metallic Sequins, Sponge, Glue Dots

Now hop on over to see what Cheryl has created. Then hop on thru to everyone's blog, and leave us your thoughts! 

And have a peaceful November!

Cozy Winter

When the Holiday Mini came out, I loved this bundle. I didn't get it right away and I have seen tons of ideas online and had many more of my own ideas too- so of course then I had to get it! I really do love it and can't wait to make more cards with it. It really is so versatile and I can think of many occasions I could use this set!

This is the final card for my upcoming class. I love the Buffalo Check background and today's card I think has a cozy, flannely feel to it. This is a pretty close CASE of THIS card on Pinterest, but I wanted to use blue for more cold, winteryness. And, I actually made two versions because I couldn't pick which tree I preferred, haha! So I glued down one, and set the other on top, and will let class attendees decide which one they want!

Supplies:
Stamps: Winter Woods
Ink: Early Espresso
Paper: Very Vanilla & Bermuda Bay card stock
Accessories: Vanilla Bakers Twine, Big Shot, Circle Dies, Dimensionals

If you want, here's a fun little video Stampin' Up! put together showing some ideas you can do with the bundle. It's a keeper!