Frosty Pinecones ~ HSS426, TGIF444

Hello stampers!  Today's card is for Hand Stamped Sentiments photo inspiration challenge.  I really don't have many pumpkin stamps, so I was excited to see pinecones.  I love pinecones and evergreen cards for Christmas, so that's the direction I went.  I wanted to bring in some of the white in the photos as well, so I kept the colors simple....Soft Seafoam and Pecan Pie.

I'm also playing with TGIF layered leaves challenge.  Do pine needles count as leaves?  I think so!

I'm actually in love with all the texture on this card. From the lace background, to the die cut pine boughs with chunky glitter.  

Here's a list of my supplies....

Stamps: Christmas Season, Inspired Thoughts

Ink: Soft Seafoam, Pecan Pie

Paper: White

Accessories: Beautiful Boughs dies, Stitched Lace die, Pretty Pines dies, Ice Glitter, White Bakers Twine, Blending Brushes

Thanks for taking a peek and have a blessed day!

Jenny

 

Joy and Peace Wreath ~ HSS425

Hello stampers!  Today's card is for Hand Stamped Sentiments sketch challenge.  

This card combines new and old stuff.  New stuff is the Tartan Foil specialty paper, the sentiment from Night Divine, and the color Pebbled Path.  The old stuff is the wreath from Season Swirls dies (which I've had laying on my desk for over a year that was a cast off from another project), the Snowflake specialty vellum, and the elegant faceted gems.  I'm always happy when I can use up old stuff, although I do love using new stuff, too!

Thanks for taking a peek and have a blessed day!

Jenny

 

Sunset Lagoon ~ HSS424, GDP414

Hello stampers!  Today's card is for Hand Stamped Sentiments newest color challenge.  Our colors are Pebbled Path, Calypso Coral, Lost Lagoon, and Blackberry Bliss.  

I also used the sketch from Global Design Project this week.

I've never been a huge fan of Calypso Coral or Blackberry Bliss, so I felt like this combo might be a bit of a challenge for me, but then I had the bright idea of using Coral and Blackberry as sunset colors!  The Lost Lagoon was perfect for a lake color and of course, Pebbled Path could be the sand/beach.  I watercolored my ink onto watercolor paper and the Blackberry Bliss came out on the pink side, but I promise you that I did use Blackberry Bliss!

I'm actually pleased with the way this scene came out!  I love the grassy edge and the birds standing in the water.  Sunset scenes are so much fun to create and so serene!

Here's a list of my supplies....

Stamps: Wetlands, Very Best Occasions

Ink: Blackberry Bliss, Calypso Coral, Lost Lagoon, Pebbled Path

Paper: Watercolor, Very Vanilla, Pebbled Path, Lost Lagoon

Accessories: Fern EF, bakers twine, Sweetly Stitched Dies

Thanks for taking a peek and have a blessed day!

Jenny

Moonlight Fall Foliage ~ HSS423, GDP412

Hello stampers!  Today's card is for Hand Stamped Sentiments September photo inspiration challenge.  I also used the case the designer challenge over at Global Design Project to help me along with my design.  

The photos have lots of texture and foliage to get inspired by!  I especially drawn to the blue pumpkins, so that's the main color I went with.  I know I said this already in a previous post, but I am so thrilled that Misty Moonlight was brought back as a main color.  It's one of my most favorite blues and I just can't seem to stop using it!

Here's a list of my supplies....

Stamps: Sparkle of the Season, Very Best Occasions, French Foliage

Ink: Misty Moonlight, Boho Blue, Crumb Cake

Paper: Misty Moonlight, Boho Blue, Crumb Cake, Glimmer White

Accessories: Misty Moonlight twine, stapler, distressing tool, Seasonal Swirls dies

Thanks for taking a peek and have a blessed day!

Jenny

 

Triple Panel Mountain Air ~ HSS422, SSC317

Hello stampers!  Today's card is for Hand Stamped Sentiments September sketch challenge.  

My card takes in Sunday Stamps color challenge #317 as well, so I decided to use my Mountain Air set to mimic the color inspiration photo.  

Thanks for taking a peek and have a blessed day!

Jenny

 

Western Bluebird Branch ~ HSS421

Hello stampers!  Today's card is for Hand Stamped Sentiments color challenge #421.  First off, I need to say that I am so happy they brought back Misty Moonlight as a core color.  It was one of my favorite blues ever!  Secondly, when I saw this color combo I immediately thought of a western bluebird, which is a bird that visits my area.  They are blue with a bit of the copper clay color on their breast.  

I chose to use the Seasonal Branches set and water color my bluebird.  I just love the way the colors mix together when watercoloring, especially on birds.

For the background, I took a piece of Like an Animal DSP (I'm trying to use up paper in my old stash) and brushed it with Misty Moonlight ink.  I'm loving the way this turned out!

Here's a list of my supplies.....

Stamps: Seasonal Branches

Paper: Pecan Pie, Copper Clay, Watercolor, Like an animal DSP

Ink: Pecan Pie, Misty Moonlight, Copper Clay, Stazon

Accessories: Stitched Nested Labels dies, Intricate Leaves dies, Misty Moonlight twine.

Thanks for taking a peek and have a blessed day! 

Jenny

 

Twisted Easel Happy Thoughts ~ HSS420

Hello Stampers!  Today's card is for Hand Stamped Sentiments inspiration challenge #420.  I chose to go with the bottom right photo of the little yellow posies and leaves.  

I used Granny Apple Green for my leaves and Daffodil Delight for the flower centers and other accents.  Aren't these just bright, happy, summery colors?  Happy is what I thought, so I chose a sentiment that had the word happy in it....it's from On the Farm.

I'm also playing along with As You See It #304.  The challenge is fill in the blank.  The thing I love about summer is____________.  

What I love about it is the summery colors.  Green grass, leaves, plants and flowers.  Yellow sunshine and beautiful blooms.

I had recently been thinking of doing some sort of fun fold on my next card, so I chose this cute easel style.  It's super simple.  Here's a video (not mine) giving all the in's and out's of making this style.  So much summer fun!

Thanks for taking a peek and have a blessed day!

Jenny