In All Things of Nature

Today I was going through my collection of Susan's Garden "Seeds Of Thought" Rubber Stamps and thought this stamp was perfect to combine with Bianca's Robin 2 - Flower Branch stamp. The stamped image was framed with one of the frames from the Fitted Frames 3 - Curvy Rectangles set.  

The bird was stamped on 85 lb Soft White Cardstock.  This bird is called a Red-capped Robin which is native to Australia.  I think it is so pretty! The stamped image was colored with a combination of Copic Markers and Susan's PanPastels. The image was die cut using a circle die then an Elizabeth Craft Designs Line Peel-Off Sticker was attached around the edge.  The same line sticker was used around the green frame and the outside of the card.  Black Corner Peel-Off stickers were added at the top of the card.  There were black dots left (the negative portion) of the corner stickers.  I used them in the circle openings of the green frame.

Both Susan's Seeds Of Thought frame and the bird were attached with dimensional tape.  Elizabeth Craft Designs die cut Leafy Branch was added below the bird. 

This card will be perfect for anyone with the love of nature!

The links below to products from Elizabeth Craft Designs:

RS010 - Seeds of Thought - All Things of Nature

RS023 - Robin 2 - Flower Branch

PSF101 85-lb Soft White Cardstock

1063 - Fitted Frames 3 Curvy Rectangles

Pan Pastels

1033 - Leafy Branch

1034 - Peel Off Stickers

 

Joyful Snowman

Winter is here!  We woke up to snow today.  I decided to work on another snowman card created with Susan's Garden Country Scapes dies.

This is a 6x6 inch card.  I used a piece of light blue design paper with white polka dots for the background.  

The snowman was created with Garden Notes Build A Snowman dies.  The little blue bird was die cut from the CountryScapes Critters 2 die set.  To create the background scene, I used one of the CountryScapes - Woods 4 Holiday Evergreen tree.  The fence was built with two die cuts from the CountryScapes New England Stonewall & Gate die set.  The snow below the tree, fence and snowman were die cut from the CountryScapes Backyard 4 - Snow Decor die set.  The little die cut rabbit is from the CountryScapes - Critters 1 die set.

The "joy"  sentiment is from Quietfire Creations.  It was framed with one of the die cut frames from the Elizabeth Craft Designs Fitted Frames 4 - Curvy Squares.  To decorate the frame I used the evergreen branches and small poinsettia from the CountryScapes - Backyard 4 die set.  To finish the card, I used one of the small snowflake stamps from Bianca's Hedgehog Daisy Christmas stamp set.  The snow flakes were stamped with VersaMark Ink and white embossed.

Below are links to the products used from Elizabeth Craft Designs:

1081 - CountryScapes Build A Snowman

1084 - CountryScapes Stonewall & Gate

1079 - CountryScapes Backyard 4 - Snow Decor

989 - CountryScapes Critters 1

1012 - CountryScapes Critters 2

1093 - CountryScapes Woods 4

1064 - Fitted Frames 3 - Curvy Rectangles

CS005 - Hedgehog Daisy Christmas

Season's Greetings

I love the bird stamps by Bianca Petroschi that are available from Elizabeth Craft Designs.  This is a Titmouse on a branch of winter berries, which is perfect for a Christmas card.

 

The bird was stamped using gray ink on Elizabeth Craft Designs Soft Finish Cardstock and colored with a mixture of watercolor pencils and Copic markers.  A detailed fine point black marker was used to go in and add detail.  The stamped image was cut out.    For dimension, I added Faber Castell Whipped Spackle to the snow, which is in the stamped image, then sprinkled it with diamond glitter.  The berries were also glittered.

Before attaching the bird to the card, I scored around the edges of the front of the card,  then sponged on Tea Dye Distress Ink behind where the bird would be placed.  A few of Susan's Garden Notes Whitepine Boughs were added behind the bird, then it was attached with dimensional glue dots.

The beautiful sentiment is one of the Quietfire "A Way With Words" sentiments.  It was die cut using glitter card stock.  To complete the card, a strip of Elizabeth Craft Line Peel Off Stickers was attached at the bottom and two corner Peel Off Stickers added at the top.

RS024 - Titmouse 

PSF102 - 100lb Soft Finish Cardstock

1091 Garden Notes Whitepine Bough

1057 A Way With Words Season's Greetings

 

Christmas Candlelight

 Have you seen the great selection of new rubber stamps by Bianca Petroschi now available from Elizabeth Craft Designs.  She has a line of stamps in high quality cling-mounted deep etched red rubber plus another line in clear photopolymer for easy see through positioning.

 

The stamp by Bianca that I used today is called Christmas Candlelight.  I stamped the image three times on the new Elizabeth Craft Designs Soft Finish Cardstock.  This card stock has beautiful texture and comes in two different paper weights. Copic Markers were used to color the stamped images.  Glitter was added over the candle flames and dimensional berries were created with Love Letter, irRESISTible Pico Embellisher. I used the entire stamped image in the back, then cut out only the smaller candle from the second stamped image, then cut out the two poinsettias from the third stamped image. The poinsettias were shaped with Susan's Flower Tools.  The three layers were attached together with dimensional tape to give it a three dimensional look. 

 

I chose to create a stair step card.  For the large center section, I used Fitted Frames 3 Curvy Rectangles for a background.  I die cut the frame - which is one plate that includes all the frames - in both red and green card stock.  I alternated colors fitting the frames back together.  On the side panels, I used the heart die cut and a few of the dots from unused frames to decorate.  

For a background for the candles, I used Susan's Garden Notes Carolina Window.  I backed it with a piece of light blue Shimmer Sheetz.  There is dimensional tape between the window frame and Shimmer Sheetz.  To add more foliage behind the candles, I added Susan's Garden Notes Whitepine Boughs.  

Below are the links to products used from Elizabeth Craft Designs:

RS017 Christmas Candlelight

PSF101 85 lb Soft Finish Cardstock

Susan's Flower Tool Kit

1063 Fitted Frames 3 Curvy Rectangles 

1086 Garden Notes Carolina Window & Shutters

1091 Garden Notes Whitepine Bough & Pine Cone

SS0227 Iris Sampler Pack Shimmer Sheetz

The Best Things in Life Aren't Things

 

Today I have something new to show you.  Elizabeth Craft Designs is proud to now have a new line of stamps called Petroschi Designs by Bianca.  Here is the LINK to all Bianca's stamps.

The first stamp I chose to work with is the Bluebird.  Isn't this a beautiful stamp.  I stamped the image on 2 pieces of white card stock.  Both were colored with Distress Inks.  The body of the Bluebird was cut out with scissors and attached over the other stamped image.  This gave it a little dimension.  The stamped panel was attached over the design paper with dimensional tape.

Two branches of Susan's Garden Notes Lilac were made and attached along the side of the stamped image.  Susan's The Best Things In Life stamp was used below the bird.  To complete the card ECD Peel Off Stickers were added.

Here are the links to the products used from Elizabeth Craft Designs:

1017 Garden Notes Lilac

RS009 The Best Things In Life Stamp

RS020 Bluebird

1034 Corners and Lines Peel Off Stickers