Stampin' Up! Winter Woods for Thursday Happy Inkin' Blog Hop

Welcome to our weekly Blog Hop. Today we have a color challenge.

I got my inspiration from Chris Smith. I used the same design and stamp set she used but different colors and I varied the stamping and embellishments. That's what you call a CASE in the stamping world, just in case you haven't heard that term.

My card base is Thick Whisper White cardstock 11" x 4 1/4", scrored and folded at 5 1/2". 

I cut a piece of Whisper White 5 1/2" x 2 3/4", ran it through my Big Shot with the Softly Falling Embossing Folder and then adhered it to a piece of Poppy Parade 5 1/2" x 3". I then glued that to the card base.

For my sentiment oval, I used the Winter Woods stamp set. Unfortunately, I stamped the sentiment first and cut it out with the 3" Layering Oval Framelit Die. So, I had to stamp only the tippy top of the trees, (you'll see the whole tree inside) by stamping full strength; stamping again without reinking; and  following that pattern until I liked the way it looked.  

On a scrap of Whisper White, I stamped three evergreen boughs and cut them out with the In the Woods Framelits Dies. Using a neutral ink (Crumb Cake), I stamped two pines cones and cut them with dies from the same set. I adhered them to each other with mini dimensionals and then to the sentiment. I tied my bow with Garden Green and White Baker's Twine.

For the inside, I stamped the evergreen with Garden Green, second generation (which for those who aren't familiar with that term means stamping off once on a scrap piece of paper so it's not full strength). Then I stamped the sentiment from the Snowflake Sentiments set, using Poppy Parade. I love the tree stamp because it looks like there is snow on the branches.

I hope you have enjoyed my very simplistic card and that you will enjoy hopping with us. Remember to click on the "next" button to hop directly to Julie Johnston.

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Amy Koenders

Shelagh Freemantle

Mary Deatherage

Kristi Gray

Jaimie Babarczy

Sue Prather

Karen Finkle - You are here!

Julie Johnston

Partial List of Products Used

Winter Woods Clear-Mount Bundle [149992] $50.25	Snowflake Sentiments Clear-Mount Stamp Set [144820] $22.00	Softly Falling Textured Impressions Embossing Folder [139672] $8.50
Layering Ovals Framelits Dies [141706] $35.00	Garden Green & White Baker's Twine [147814] $4.00

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