Have a couple of brothers-in-law with upcoming birthdays, so I used this beautiful set for the first time. Love the scenes that can be created with it.
The trees and grass were embossed with a clear embossing powder. The sponging over the embossing uses the emboss resist technique. This lets the white card base shine through the ink on the sponged areas while giving it some wonderful texture, too. I have always loved this look.
This scene on this second card was created by stamping the trees image in a row several times.
Grasses were also added along with some sponging. The trees have been colored with Copics.
Using the sweet deer image from this same set, a little scene was created for a mom and special little guy born just a few days ago.
The button is an antique button given to me by Sharon Johnson. Love.
Challenges:
Card 1:
Simon Says Stamp Monday: “Challenge: Emboss It”
Crazy for Challenges: “C4C335 – Emerald”
STAMPlorations: “May Challenge – Theme: ‘Stamps & Anything Goes'”
Card 2:
Seize the Birthday: “Coloring”
Card 3:
Lawnscaping Challenge: “Calling All Critters”
Craftyhazelnut’s Patterned Paper Challenge: “May 2016 – Use Patterned Paper”
Happy Crafting!
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Card 1:
Stamps: SU “In the Meadow” and “Number of Years”
Papers: PTI Select White and True Black
Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black; SU Certainly Celery, Old Olive, Always Artichoke, Garden Green, Not Quite Navy, Bashful Blue, Summer Sun and Close to Cocoa; Copics:
Accessories: Jumbo Eyelet; Baker’s Twine; Stickles “Diamond”; Clear Embossing Powder
Card 2:
Stamps: SU “In the Meadow”; PTI “Keep It Simple: Birthday II”
Papers: PTI Select White
Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black; SU Always Artichoke and Not Quite Navy; Copics:
Accessories: Corduroy Button; Baker’s Twine
Card 3:
Stamps: SU “In the Meadow” and “Sweetest Gift”
Papers: PTI Select White; Echo Park “Bundle of Joy: Dots & Stripes” Designer Paper; Carta Bella “It’s a Boy!” Designer Paper
Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black; SU Always Artichoke and Not Quite Navy; Copics:
Accessories: Antique Button
Very pretty masculine card! Love the scene you have created. Thanks for playing along with us at Seize the Birthday!
These are great masculine cards, Susan!
Absolutely stunning cards here and so perfectly coloured. Thanks for sharing your card at Less is More this week although we do like to see a little more white space on our entries as it’s a Clean and Simple challenge. Thanks so much. Sarah (LIM DT)
Oh my goodness these are just amazing, love the scenes and your stamping is terrific! Great examples for masculine cards, and the deer one is cute for a new baby!
lovely cards
Oh, Susan, these are so beautiful, and I am now wishing I had gotten these (may still have to now – haha!). What wonderful masculine cards you’ve made, and I love each one. I so love how these sweet deer work for a baby card too!! You are so masterful and creative, and your cards are always so beautifully made! I am enthralled by each one! Stunning, sweet friend! And It’s nice to see more cards from you! Big hugs, and I hope your Mother’s Day was a joy!
Beautiful job on these cards. Love the scenes you created and the sponging is beautiful. Thanks for sharing.
Such Beautiful nature scenes! Love your cards! Thanks so much for playing with us at Lawnscaping, hugs, Karin
Thanks for showing us how versatile a stamp set can be with this beautiful collection of cards! I love that emboss resist look too! Very pretty cards!
I love the soft scene that you created using texture.
Thanks for playing along with us at Seize the Birthday!
Barbara DT member
Oh Susan! These cards exemplify why I started stamping 16 years ago, and why I love it still! Beautiful designs, my friend! <3
Beautiful scenes in all three cards! Loving that emboss resist in #1. I haven’t looked at SU sets much lately, but this one would have caught my eye. Makes wonderful masculine cards or for anyone who appreciates the outdoors. Really love the deer image and design for a baby card!
I like them all for different reasons!! I love the idea of the baby card! Yeay for playing with new toys! 🙂
All your cards are gorgeous! Love the beautiful colors and textures. Thank you so much for sharing with us at Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge. 🙂
These cards are beautiful, you have created such pretty scenes in all of them! Thanks for playing along with us at Seize The Birthday 🙂
Gorgeous cards, love the effect the embossing and inking gives. So beatiful. Thank you for joining STAMPlorations May challenge, hope to see you in June also.
Great cards… love them all!!
Thanks for sharing your lovely work in Crafty Hazelnut’s Patterned Paper Challenge Hope to see you in our next challenge too, Donna ☺
Susan, I’ve just run across a wedding card you made and posted about in October 2010. Your back ground was an embossing folder you simply called “Roses” and you colored in the roses and leaves on the embossing folder.
I have been trying for two hours to find this embossing folder – it might be a Cuttlebug one but I’m not having any success. I know this has been six years. . . would you tell me the name so I can try to find it?
Best wishes for a wonderful holiday,
Diane